1848 Liverpool Town Council election

English local election February 2018 February 2018 1848 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1848 11 01 1847 1847 Liverpool Town Council election 1849 1849 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 Wednesday 1 November 1848, with the exception of Castle Street and Scotland wards where the elections were held on 2 November because the Aldermen for these wards were not able to act as returning officers. 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. This was the first year that the local press referred to "Liberals" rather than "Reformers" The main issue at this election was whether the Corporation's estate and the docks should be subject to Rates (tax). After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative 33 0 15 48Reformers 15 0 1 16 Election result Liverpool local election result 1848 Conservative Party (UK) 10 4 4 0 62% 60% 1,826 Whigs (British political party) 6 4 4 0 38% 40% 1,218 Because half of the wards were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context. Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby No. 11 Abercromby Conservative Party (UK) Hugn Neil 249 55% Whigs (British political party) William Earle 201 45% 48 10% 450 Conservative Party (UK) Polling Place : The Phœnix Inn, on the east side of Mount-pleasant. Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Whigs (British political party) Hugh Hornby * Unopposed N/A N/A Whigs (British political party) Polling Place : The Saracen's Head in Dale-street. Everton No. 1 Everton Whigs (British political party) Edward Langsdale 352 51% Conservative Party (UK) Francis Shand * 338 49% 14 2% 690 Whigs (British political party) Conservative Party (UK) Polling Place : The Public-house on the north side of Great Homer-street, Occupied by Mr. Charles Unwin. Francis Shand was opposed to the rating of the Corporation and Dock Estates, Edward Langsdale was of the opposite view. Exchange No. 5 Exchange Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Littledale jun. * Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Polling Place : The north end of the Sessions' house, in Chapel-street. Thomas Littledale jun. was a pro-rater. Great George No. 9 Great George Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Wagstaff 202 58% Whigs (British political party) Thomas Lloyd 147 42% 55 16% 349 Conservative Party (UK) Polling Place : The Shop, No. 64 at the north side of Nelson-street, occupied by Mr. Richard Hesketh. Lime Street No. 12 Lime Street Whigs (British political party) James Johnson Unopposed N/A N/A Whigs (British political party) Polling Place : The Public-house of Mr. William Prescott, at the corner of St. Vincent-street, London-road. James Johnson was a pro-rater. North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) William Fisher Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Polling Place : The Public-house, sign of "The Royal Oak", corner of Warwick-street, Park-road. William Fisher was a pro-rater. Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Robinson * Unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Polling Place : The Committee-room of the South Corporation School, in Park-lane. Thomas Robinson was a pro-rater. Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Conservative Party (UK) George Booker Unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Polling Place : The Shop, near the entrance to the New Arcade, on the west side of Renshaw-street, occupied by Mr. Robert Brassey. George Booker was a pro-rater. St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Poole 138 80% Whigs (British political party) Henry Adams 35 20% 103 60% N/A 173 Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Polling Place : The House of Mr. Thomas Hindle, on the west side of Christian-street Thomas Pool was a pro-rater. St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's Conservative Party (UK) John Briscoe 185 50.4% Whigs (British political party) John Rowland McGuffie 182 49.6% 3 0.8% N/A 367 Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Polling Place : The House of Mr. Mather, at the northwest corner of St. Paul's-square. Both candidates were pro-raters. St. Peter's No. 7 St. Peter's Conservative Party (UK) John Ferguson 268 59% Conservative Party (UK) John Stewart * 184 41% 84 18% N/A 452 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Polling Place : The Public-house, sign of "The Horse and Jockey" in Seel-street' John Ferguson, a determined pro-rater and chairman of the National Federation. Scotland No. 2 Scotland Whigs (British political party) James Thomson Unopposed N/A N/A Whigs (British political party) Conservative Party (UK) Polling Place : The House No. 64, on the north side of Burlington-street, near Limekiln-lane, occupied by Mr. Joseph Jones. James Thomson advocated the rating of the Corporate and Dock estates. South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth Whigs (British political party) Edward Cannon Hindley Unopposed N/A N/A Whigs (British political party) Conservative Party (UK) Polling Place : The Shop, on the west side of Park-road, occupied by Mrs. Eliza Gould, near the church of St. John the Baptist. Edward Cannon Hindley was a pro-rater. Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Llewellyn Hodson 123 78% Whigs (British political party) William Rathbone * 35 22% 88 56% N/A 158 Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Polling Place : The House occupied by Mr. George Gurden, on the west side of Vauxhall-road nearly opposite the end of Blackstock-street. William Rathbone was an advocate of the Rivington Pike water scheme and opposed to the rating of the Corporate and Dock estates. Mr. Hodson took the contrary views. West Derby No. 14 West Derby Whigs (British political party) Richard Mitchell Beckwith 266 65% Conservative Party (UK) James H. Bourne 141 35% 125 30% N/A 407 Whigs (British political party) Conservative Party (UK) Polling Place : The House, on the south side of Edge-hill, opposite the Church, in the occupation of Mrs. Mary Fleetwood. 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