1855 Liverpool Town Council election

1855 English local government election March 2020 March 2020 1855 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1855 11 01 1854 1854 Liverpool Town Council election 1856 1856 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 Thursday 1 November 1855. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Nine of the sixteen wards were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative ?? ?? ?? ??Reformers ?? ?? ?? ?? Election result Liverpool local election result 1855 Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby No. 11 Abercromby Whigs (British political party) Robertson Gladstone * Unopposed N/A N/A Whigs (British political party) Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Gibbons Livingston 298 54% Whigs (British political party) Thomas Avison * 252 46% 40 8% N/A 550 Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Everton No. 1 Everton Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Darnley Anderson * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Conservative Party (UK) James Tyrer * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Great George No. 9 Great George Conservative Party (UK) John Lawrence 232 59% Whigs (British political party) John Rogers 159 41% 73 18% 391 Conservative Party (UK) Lime Street No. 12 Lime Street Whigs (British political party) James Allanson Picton * Unopposed N/A N/A Whigs (British political party) North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Hilton Halhead * 313 71% Whigs (British political party) William Evans 129 29% 184 42% 941 442 47% Conservative Party (UK) Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Conservative Party (UK) William Mann unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Conservative Party (UK) John Barnes Brancker * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Whigs (British political party) Thomas Llewelyn Hodson * unopposed Whigs (British political party) St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Godfrey 222 55% Whigs (British political party) J. B. Spence 179 45% 43 10% 522 401 77% Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 7 St. Peter's Conservative Party (UK) John Charles Fernihough * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Scotland No. 2 Scotland Whigs (British political party) John Woodruff * Unopposed N/A N/A Whigs (British political party) South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) John Farnworth 267 76% Whigs (British political party) W. F. McGregor 83 24% 184 52% 651 350 54% Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall Roger Haydock 145 51% Thomas Chalmer 138 49% 7 394 283 72% West Derby No. 14 West Derby Whigs (British political party) John Aikin 335 54% Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Henderson * 284 46% 51 8% N/A 1,054 619 59% Whigs (British political party) Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pVVpsbnNrbXJMcDA Liverpool Daily Post 1 November 1855 (1) (scan) 24 December 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pT0U2VzFhSjdyNE0 Liverpool Daily Post 1 November 1855 (2) (scan) 24 December 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pd2R4TFZCN0ZvU2c Liverpool Daily Post 1 November 1855 (3) (scan) 24 December 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pUVpFblBEd2dzQzQ Liverpool Daily Post 1 November 1855 (4) (scan) 24 December 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pUGRMc09qOU1NZ3M Liverpool Daily Post 1 November 1855 (5) (scan) 24 December 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pbGdaQmdHUG1tXzQ Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (1) (scan) 24 December 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pci15aFFLWndQdFE Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (2) (scan) 24 December 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1peVhfRmVIanVtS28 Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (3) (scan) 24 December 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pakxWS3JXWG1OM3M Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (4) (scan) 24 December 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pMnpldE53alpNLWc Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (5) (scan) 24 December 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pQ2JsaGZ1cGhBUzg Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (6) (scan) 24 December 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pWnRWOUI1WjlaR1k Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (7) (scan) 24 December 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1peGVPa1IwVG10VE0 Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (8) (scan) 24 December 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pdFZaZ0ZNdzJnOFU Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1855 (9) (scan) 24 December 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 1855 Category:1855 English local elections Category:November 1855 Category:1850s in Liverpool