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1851 Liverpool Town Council election
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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 Saturday 1 November 1851. 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 ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result

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Liverpool Local Election Result 1851
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative
  Whig

Ward results

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* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

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No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hugh Neill * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Castle Street

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No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Hugh Hornby * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

Everton

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No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Aked * 171 72%
Whig John Johnson 65 28%
Majority 106 44%
Registered electors
Turnout 236
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

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No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Littledale * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Great George

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No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Wagstaff * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Lime Street

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No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig James Johnson * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

North Toxteth

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No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Royden 253 61%
Whig William Fisher 161 39%
Majority 92 22%
Registered electors
Turnout 414
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

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No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Gladstone jun. Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
gain from Swing

Rodney Street

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No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Flemming Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

St. Anne Street

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No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Raymond William Houghton 207 59%
Whig William Purser Freme * 141 41%
Majority 66 18% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 348
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

St. Paul's

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No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Rowland McGuffie Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig gain from Conservative

St. Peter's

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No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harmood Banner 285 61%
Whig Thomas Clarke * 182 39%
Majority 103 22% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 467
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Scotland

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No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig James Thomson * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

South Toxteth

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No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Stewart 272 80%
Whig Edward Cannon Hindley * 66 20%
Majority 206 60% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 338
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Vauxhall

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No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Edward Bradley 147 65%
Conservative Thomas Llewelyn Hodson * 78 35%
Majority 69 30% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 225
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

West Derby

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No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Mitchell Beckwith * 233 62%
Whig William Earle 140 38%
Majority 93 24% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 373
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1851 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (6) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (7) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (8) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Tuesday 4 November 1851 (9) (scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
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