1856 Liverpool Town Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Coat_of_arms_of_Liverpool_City_Council.svg/50px-Coat_of_arms_of_Liverpool_City_Council.svg.png)
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← 1855 | November 1, 1856 (1856-11-01) | 1857 → |
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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 Monday 2 November 1856. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Eleven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1856 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | | | | | | | | |
| Whig | | | | | | | | |
Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | William Earle | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Whig hold | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | James Steains | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Everton
No. 1 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | John Johnson Stitt | 573 | 51% | |
| Conservative | John Longton | 559 | 49% | |
Majority | 7 | 2% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 1,132 | | |
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Turner * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Great George
No. 9 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alexander Shand * | 107 | 93% | |
| Whig | William Gibson | 8 | 7% | |
Majority | 99 | 86% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 115 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | James Reddecliffe Jeffrey | 430 | 54% | |
| Conservative | John Buck Lloyd * | 359 | 46% | |
Majority | 71 | 8% | N/A |
Registered electors | 957 | | |
Turnout | 789 | 82% | |
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | William Hollis Anthony | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| gain from | Swing | | |
Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Walter Powell Jeffreys * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Aspinall Tobin * | 236 | 81% | |
| Whig | George Holt | 54 | 19% | |
Majority | 182 | 62% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 290 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | James Mellor | 204 | 83% | |
| Conservative | Hugh Molyneux | 123 | 38% | |
Majority | 81 | 45% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 246 | | |
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | Oliver Holden * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Whig hold | Swing | | |
St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Holme * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Scotland
No. 2 Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Woodruff * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | James Robertson | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| gain from | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | William Nicholson * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| | Swing | | |
West Derby
No. 14 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | Francis Anderson Clint * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Whig hold | Swing | | |
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On 10 November 1856, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1850 expired.
The following were elected as Aldermen by the Council on 10 November 1856 for a term of office of six years.
* - re-elected Alderman.
Party | Alderman |
| Conservative | William Bennett * |
| Reformer | William Preston * |
| Conservative | Thomas Dover * |
| Conservative | Thomas Robinson * |
| Conservative | John Haywood Turner * |
| Conservative | George Henry Horsfall |
| Reformer | Thomas Chilton |
| Conservative | Raymond William Houghton |
See also
References
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 2 November 1856
- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1856 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1856 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1856 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 28 December 2016.