1845 English local government election
1845 Liverpool Town Council election
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← 1844 | November 1, 1845 (1845-11-01) | 1846 → |
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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 Wednesday 1 November 1845. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | 35 | -3 | 16 | 51 |
| Reformers | 13 | +3 | 0 | 13 |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1845 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 10 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 63% | 49% | 1,273 | |
| Whig | 6 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 17% | 51% | 1,317 | |
Given that ten of the sixteen seats were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles William Reade | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold |
Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | Hugh Hornby * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Whig hold |
Everton
No. 1 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Francis Shand * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Littledale jun | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Great George
No. 9 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Royden * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold |
Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | Vincent Higgins | 324 | 56% | |
| Conservative | Robert Rigby * | 252 | 44% | |
Majority | 72 | 12% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 576 | | |
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | Thomas Lloyd | 291 | 56% | |
| Conservative | John Sheppard * | 227 | 44% | |
Majority | 64 | 12% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 518 | | |
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Robinson | 203 | 65% | |
| Whig | George Thirkell | 108 | 35% | |
Majority | 95 | 30% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 311 | | |
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |
Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Nelson Wood * | 275 | 50% | |
| Whig | Robert Ellison Harvey | 275 | 50% | |
Majority | 0 | 0% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 550 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Because there was a tie, the casting vote of the presiding alderman (Richard Smethurst Crook, Conservative) went to John Nelson Wood (Conservative). [1]
St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | William Earle | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Whig gain from Conservative |
St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | Eyre Evans | 171 | 56% | |
| Conservative | John Caton Thompson * | 133 | 44% | |
Majority | 38 | 12% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 304 | | |
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Stewart | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold |
Scotland
No. 2 Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Houghton jun * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold |
South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ambrose Lace * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold |
Vauxhall
West Derby
No. 14 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Plumpton * | 183 | 55% | |
| Whig | James Mellor | 148 | 45% | |
Majority | 35 | 10% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 331 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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See also
References
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