1856 Liverpool Town Council election

English local election March 2020 March 2020 1856 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1856 11 01 1855 1855 Liverpool Town Council election 1857 1857 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 Monday 2 November 1856. 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: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative ?? ?? ?? ??Liberal ?? ?? ?? ?? Election result Liverpool local election result 1856 Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context. Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby No. 11 Abercromby Whigs (British political party) William Earle unopposed Whigs (British political party) Conservative Party (UK) Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Whigs (British political party) James Steains unopposed Whigs (British political party) Conservative Party (UK) Everton No. 1 Everton Whigs (British political party) John Johnson Stitt 573 51% Conservative Party (UK) John Longton 559 49% 7 2% N/A 1,132 Whigs (British political party) Conservative Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Conservative Party (UK) Charles Turner * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Great George No. 9 Great George Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Shand * 107 93% Whigs (British political party) William Gibson 8 7% 99 86% 115 Conservative Party (UK) Lime Street No. 12 Lime Street Whigs (British political party) James Reddecliffe Jeffrey 430 54% Conservative Party (UK) John Buck Lloyd * 359 46% 71 8% N/A 957 789 82% Whigs (British political party) Conservative Party (UK) North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth William Hollis Anthony unopposed Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Conservative Party (UK) Walter Powell Jeffreys * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Conservative Party (UK) James Aspinall Tobin * 236 81% Whigs (British political party) George Holt 54 19% 182 62% 290 Conservative Party (UK) St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Whigs (British political party) James Mellor 204 83% Conservative Party (UK) Hugh Molyneux 123 38% 81 45% N/A 246 Whigs (British political party) Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's Whigs (British political party) Oliver Holden * unopposed Whigs (British political party) St. Peter's No. 7 St. Peter's Conservative Party (UK) James Holme * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Scotland No. 2 Scotland Conservative Party (UK) John Woodruff * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth James Robertson unopposed Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall William Nicholson * unopposed West Derby No. 14 West Derby Whigs (British political party) Francis Anderson Clint * unopposed Whigs (British political party) Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 2 November 1856 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pOHRlbFlGWk5FN28 Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1856 (1) (scan) 28 December 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pQ2hEaVVmbmFKVm8 Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1856 (2) (scan) 28 December 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pSEQ4RWhhR28wZkk Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1856 (3) (scan) 28 December 2016 Aldermanic Elections On 10 November 1856, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1850 expired. The following were elected as Aldermen by the Council on 10 November 1856 for a term of office of six years. * - re-elected Alderman. PartyAlderman Conservative William Bennett * Reformer William Preston * Conservative Thomas Dover * Conservative Thomas Robinson * Conservative John Haywood Turner * Conservative George Henry Horsfall Reformer Thomas Chilton Conservative Raymond William Houghton 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 1856 Category:1856 English local elections Category:November 1856 Category:1850s in Liverpool