1853 UK local government election
1853 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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← 1852 | November 1, 1853 (1853-11-01) | 1854 → |
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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 1853. 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 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Reformers | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1853 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 | % | ±% |
| | Richard Cardwell Gardner * | 369 | 75% | |
| | John H. Brancken ? | 124 | 24% | |
Majority | 245 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 493 | | |
| gain from | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Holt * | 2 | Unopposed | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold |
Everton
No. 1 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Samuel Moulsdale Mellor * | 6 | Unopposed | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Turner * | 5 | Unopposed | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold |
Great George
No. 9 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alexander Shand | 6 | Unopposed | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold |
Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Buck Lloyd * | 11 | Unopposed | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold |
North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Matthew Gregson * | 4 | Unopposed | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold |
Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Walter Powell Jeffreys * | 225 | 63% | |
| Whig | John Smith | 133 | 37% | |
Majority | 92 | 26% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 358 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Aspinall Tobin * | 2 | Unopposed | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold |
St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | John Nicholson * | 3 | unopposed | |
Registered electors | | | |
| | Swing | | |
St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | Oliver Holden * | 22 | Unopposed | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Whig hold |
St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Holme * | 2 | Unopposed | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold |
Scotland
No. 2 Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | John Woodruff * | 329 | 69% | |
| Conservative | James Jack | 146 | 31% | |
Majority | 183 | 38% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 475 | | |
| Whig hold | Swing | | |
South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Samuel Holme * | 3 | Unopposed | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold |
Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | William Nicholson | 165 | 51% | |
| | Daniel Powell | 157 | 49% | |
Majority | 8 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 322 | | |
| gain from | Swing | | |
West Derby
No. 14 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Whig | Francis Anderson Clint | 250 | 51% | |
| Conservative | William Earle | 241 | 49% | |
Majority | 9 | 2% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 491 | | |
| Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
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On 9 November 1853, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1847 expired.
The following were elected as Aldermen by the council on 9 November 1853 for a term of office of six years.
* – re-elected Alderman.
Party | Alderman |
| Conservative | Joseph Cooper * |
| Conservative | Richard Cardwell Gardner |
| | Thomas Bold |
| Conservative | John Bramley-Moore * |
| Conservative | Francis Shand |
| Conservative | James Parker * |
| Conservative | Thomas Toulmin |
| Conservative | Samuel Holme |
By Elections
No. 11, Abercromby, November 1853
Caused by Councillor Richard Cardwell Gardner (Conservative, elected 1 November 1853) being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1853.
No. 8, Pitt Street, November 1853
Caused by Councillor Thomas Toulmin (Conservative, elected 1 November 1852) being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1853.
No. 15, South Toxteth, November 1853
Caused by Councillor Samuel Holme (Conservative, elected 1 November 1853) being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1853.
See also
References
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council – Council Minute Book 1853 p. 703 (scan)". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council – Council Minute Book 1853 p. 704 (scan)". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury 28 October 1853 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury 28 October 1853 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury 4 November 1853 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury 4 November 1853 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 4 December 2016.