1850 Liverpool Town Council election

1850 Liverpool Town Council election
← 1849 November 1, 1850 (1850-11-01) 1851 →
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 Friday 1 November 1850. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Eight of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
Conservative ?? +1 ?? ??
Reformers ?? −1 ?? ??

Election result

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Liverpool Local Election Result 1850
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 14 2 1 +1 87.5%
  Whig 2 1 2 -1 12.5%

Ward results

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* – Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

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No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Cardwell Gardner Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Castle Street

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No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Holt 277 69%
Whig John Smith 122 31%
Majority 155 38% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 399
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Everton

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No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Moulsdale Mellor 311 51%
Whig William Walthew * 294 49%
Majority 17 2% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 605
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Exchange

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No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Turner Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Great George

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No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Ashley Clayton Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Lime Street

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No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Buck Lloyd * 300 64%
Whig K. Leversedge 167 36%
Majority 133 28%
Registered electors
Turnout 467
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth

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No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Gregson Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Pitt Street

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No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Powell Jeffreys * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Rodney Street

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No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Aspinall Tobin * 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 John Nicholson 172 54%
Whig W. K. Tyrer 144 46%
Majority 28 8%
Registered electors
Turnout 316
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

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No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Oliver Holden 192 65%
Conservative John James 104 35%
Majority 88 30% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 296
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

St. Peter's

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No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Holme 282 53%
Whig William Henderson 248 47%
Majority 34 6%
Registered electors 784
Turnout 530 68%
Conservative hold Swing

Scotland

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No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Woodruff * 327 66%
Conservative Raymond William Houghton 172 34%
Majority 155 32%
Registered electors
Turnout 499
Whig hold Swing

South Toxteth

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No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Holme Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Vauxhall

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No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig William Preston * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

West Derby

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No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Marks Wood 260 67%
Whig Eyre Evans 127 33%
Majority 133 34%
Registered electors
Turnout 387
Conservative hold Swing

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Aldermanic Elections

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On 9 November 1850, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1844 expired.

The following were elected as Aldermen by the council on 9 November 1850 for a term of office of six years.

* – re-elected Alderman.

Party Alderman
Conservative William Bennett
Conservative John Bent *
Conservative Thomas Dover *
Reformer Edward Langsdale
Conservative James Lawrence *
Reformer William Preston
Conservative Thomas Robinson
Conservative John Haywood Turner *

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By-elections

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No. 10, Rodney Street, 1 November 1950

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A signed declaration, dated 27 October 1850, from Councillors Bernard Hall, Thomas Wagstaff and John Charles Fernihough was submitted to the council on 29 October 1850 stating that Councillor George Booker (Conservative, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1848) had been absent from the borough for more than six months. This disqualified Councillor Booker and initiated the by election.

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

No. 1, Everton, 15 November 1850

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Caused by the election of Councillor Edward Langsdale (Reformer, Everton, elected 1 November 1848) as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1850.

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Aked
Whig
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

No. 3, Vauxhall, 15 November 1850

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Caused by the election of Councillor William Preston (Reformer, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1850) as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1850.

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
William Nicholson
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
gain from Swing

No. 8, Pitt Street, 15 November 1850

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Caused by the election of Councillor Thomas Robinson (Conservative, Pitt Street, elected 1 November 1848) as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1850.

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
John Gladstone jun.
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
gain from Swing

No. 13, St. Anne Street, 15 November 1850

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Caused by the election of Cllr. William Bennett (Conservative, St. Anne Street, elected 1 November 1849) as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1849.

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig William Kenney Tyrer
Conservative
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

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No. 7, St. Peter's, 4 August 1851

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Caused by the death of Councillor John Ferguson (Conservative, elected 1 November 1848).

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thomas Clarke
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
gain from Swing

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 30 October 1850 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 30 October 1850 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 30 October 1850 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 30 October 1850 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 6 November 1850 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 6 November 1850 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 6 November 1850 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 13 November 1850 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 13 November 1850 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  10. ^ "(Liverpool) Albion Monday 18 November 1850 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  11. ^ "(Liverpool) Albion Monday 18 November 1850 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Liverpool Town Council – Council Minute Book 1850–1851 p. 237 (scan)". Retrieved 30 November 2016.
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