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16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority | ||
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Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1855. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Nine of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Reformers | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | |||||||||
Whig |
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Robertson Gladstone * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Gibbons Livingston | 298 | 54% | ||
Whig | Thomas Avison * | 252 | 46% | ||
Majority | 40 | 8% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 550 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Darnley Anderson * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Tyrer * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Lawrence | 232 | 59% | ||
Whig | John Rogers | 159 | 41% | ||
Majority | 73 | 18% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 391 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Allanson Picton * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hilton Halhead * | 313 | 71% | ||
Whig | William Evans | 129 | 29% | ||
Majority | 184 | 42% | |||
Registered electors | 941 | ||||
Turnout | 442 | 47% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Mann | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Barnes Brancker * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Llewelyn Hodson * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Godfrey | 222 | 55% | ||
Whig | J. B. Spence | 179 | 45% | ||
Majority | 43 | 10% | |||
Registered electors | 522 | ||||
Turnout | 401 | 77% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Charles Fernihough * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Woodruff * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Farnworth | 267 | 76% | ||
Whig | W. F. McGregor | 83 | 24% | ||
Majority | 184 | 52% | |||
Registered electors | 651 | ||||
Turnout | 350 | 54% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roger Haydock | 145 | 51% | |||
Thomas Chalmer | 138 | 49% | |||
Majority | 7 | ||||
Registered electors | 394 | ||||
Turnout | 283 | 72% | |||
gain from | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Aikin | 335 | 54% | ||
Conservative | Arthur Henderson * | 284 | 46% | ||
Majority | 51 | 8% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,054 | ||||
Turnout | 619 | 59% | |||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |
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16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority | ||
---|---|---|
|
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1855. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Nine of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Reformers | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | |||||||||
Whig |
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Robertson Gladstone * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Gibbons Livingston | 298 | 54% | ||
Whig | Thomas Avison * | 252 | 46% | ||
Majority | 40 | 8% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 550 | ||||
Conservative gain from Whig | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Darnley Anderson * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Tyrer * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Lawrence | 232 | 59% | ||
Whig | John Rogers | 159 | 41% | ||
Majority | 73 | 18% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 391 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | James Allanson Picton * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hilton Halhead * | 313 | 71% | ||
Whig | William Evans | 129 | 29% | ||
Majority | 184 | 42% | |||
Registered electors | 941 | ||||
Turnout | 442 | 47% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Mann | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Barnes Brancker * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Thomas Llewelyn Hodson * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Godfrey | 222 | 55% | ||
Whig | J. B. Spence | 179 | 45% | ||
Majority | 43 | 10% | |||
Registered electors | 522 | ||||
Turnout | 401 | 77% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Charles Fernihough * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Woodruff * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Farnworth | 267 | 76% | ||
Whig | W. F. McGregor | 83 | 24% | ||
Majority | 184 | 52% | |||
Registered electors | 651 | ||||
Turnout | 350 | 54% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roger Haydock | 145 | 51% | |||
Thomas Chalmer | 138 | 49% | |||
Majority | 7 | ||||
Registered electors | 394 | ||||
Turnout | 283 | 72% | |||
gain from | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | John Aikin | 335 | 54% | ||
Conservative | Arthur Henderson * | 284 | 46% | ||
Majority | 51 | 8% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,054 | ||||
Turnout | 619 | 59% | |||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]