1855 English local government election
1855 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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← 1854 | November 1, 1855 (1855-11-01) | 1856 → |
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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 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1855 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | | | | | | | | |
| Whig | | | | | | | | |
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | Robertson Gladstone * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Whig hold |
Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street 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 | | |
Everton
No. 1 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Darnley Anderson * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Tyrer * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Great George
No. 9 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Lawrence | 232 | 59% | |
| Whig | John Rogers | 159 | 41% | |
Majority | 73 | 18% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 391 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | James Allanson Picton * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Whig hold |
North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth 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 | | |
Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Mann | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Barnes Brancker * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | Thomas Llewelyn Hodson * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Whig hold | Swing | | |
St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's 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 | | |
St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Charles Fernihough * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Scotland
No. 2 Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | John Woodruff * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Whig hold |
South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth 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 | | |
Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Roger Haydock | 145 | 51% | |
| | Thomas Chalmer | 138 | 49% | |
Majority | 7 | | |
Registered electors | 394 | | |
Turnout | 283 | 72% | |
| gain from | Swing | | |
West Derby
No. 14 West Derby 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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See also
References
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- ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 24 December 2016.
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