1850 Liverpool Town Council election

English local election August 2020 February 2018 1850 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1850 11 01 1849 1849 Liverpool Town Council election 1851 1851 Liverpool Town Council election 16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (incl. Aldermen) 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: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative ?? +1 ?? ??Reformers ?? −1 ?? ?? Election result Liverpool local election result 1850 Conservative Party (UK) 14 2 1 +1 87.5% Whigs (British political party) 2 1 2 -1 12.5% Ward results * – Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby No. 11 Abercromby Conservative Party (UK) Richard Cardwell Gardner Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Conservative Party (UK) George Holt 277 69% Whigs (British political party) John Smith 122 31% 155 38% N/A 399 Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Everton No. 1 Everton Conservative Party (UK) Samuel Moulsdale Mellor 311 51% Whigs (British political party) William Walthew * 294 49% 17 2% N/A 605 Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Conservative Party (UK) Charles Turner Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Great George No. 9 Great George Conservative Party (UK) William Ashley Clayton Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Lime Street No. 12 Lime Street Conservative Party (UK) John Buck Lloyd * 300 64% Whigs (British political party) K. Leversedge 167 36% 133 28% 467 Conservative Party (UK) North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Gregson Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Conservative Party (UK) Walter Powell Jeffreys * Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Conservative Party (UK) James Aspinall Tobin * Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Conservative Party (UK) John Nicholson 172 54% Whigs (British political party) W. K. Tyrer 144 46% 28 8% 316 Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's Whigs (British political party) Oliver Holden 192 65% Conservative Party (UK) John James 104 35% 88 30% N/A 296 Whigs (British political party) Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 7 St. Peter's Conservative Party (UK) James Holme 282 53% Whigs (British political party) William Henderson 248 47% 34 6% 784 530 68% Conservative Party (UK) Scotland No. 2 Scotland Whigs (British political party) John Woodruff * 327 66% Conservative Party (UK) Raymond William Houghton 172 34% 155 32% 499 Whigs (British political party) South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Samuel Holme Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall Whigs (British political party) William Preston * Unopposed N/A N/A Whigs (British political party) West Derby No. 14 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) James Marks Wood 260 67% Whigs (British political party) Eyre Evans 127 33% 133 34% 387 Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pTTh1bTdKMnlvRkk Liverpool Courier Wednesday 30 October 1850 (1) (scan) 29 November 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pUldkd3p6ci0xY1U Liverpool Courier Wednesday 30 October 1850 (3) (scan) 29 November 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pbGh0VlpGenpVS1U Liverpool Courier Wednesday 30 October 1850 (4) (scan) 29 November 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pLXhSMnZlMDk5N1U Liverpool Courier Wednesday 30 October 1850 (5) (scan) 29 November 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pMElISFZIQ0s2X0E Liverpool Courier Wednesday 6 November 1850 (1) (scan) 29 November 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pdkxCR0tPNzdCSkU Liverpool Courier Wednesday 6 November 1850 (2) (scan) 29 November 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pVzQzcmdCTWNlc28 Liverpool Courier Wednesday 6 November 1850 (3) (scan) 29 November 2016 Aldermanic Elections 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. PartyAlderman 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 * https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pSXN3MWpGUGgwY0E Liverpool Courier Wednesday 13 November 1850 (1) (scan) 29 November 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pZTZTdkZfTjZwLXM Liverpool Courier Wednesday 13 November 1850 (2) (scan) 29 November 2016 By-elections No. 10, Rodney Street, 1 November 1950 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 Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Fleming Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) No. 1, Everton, 15 November 1850 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 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Aked Whigs (British political party) Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) No. 3, Vauxhall, 15 November 1850 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 William Nicholson No. 8, Pitt Street, 15 November 1850 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 John Gladstone jun. No. 13, St. Anne Street, 15 November 1850 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 Whigs (British political party) William Kenney Tyrer Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pd2F3OWJWQ2dSa00 (Liverpool) Albion Monday 18 November 1850 (1) (scan) 30 November 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pYnZBQnp6MXBJYm8 (Liverpool) Albion Monday 18 November 1850 (2) (scan) 30 November 2016 No. 7, St. Peter's, 4 August 1851 Caused by the death of Councillor John Ferguson (Conservative, elected 1 November 1848). No. 7 St. Peter's Thomas Clarke https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pY2VHMmE4YXlGTWc Liverpool Town Council – Council Minute Book 1850–1851 p. 237 (scan) 30 November 2016 See also Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 – 1879 Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present History of local government in England References 1850 Category:1850 English local elections Category:November 1850 Category:1850s in Liverpool