1845 Liverpool Town Council election

1845 English local government election March 2020 March 2020 1845 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1845 11 01 1844 1844 Liverpool Town Council election 1846 1846 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 1845. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative 35 -3 16 51Reformers 13 +3 0 13 Election result Liverpool local election result 1845 Conservative Party (UK) 10 1 4 -3 63% 49% 1,273 Whigs (British political party) 6 4 1 +3 17% 51% 1,317 Given that ten of the sixteen seats were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context. Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby No. 11 Abercromby Conservative Party (UK) Charles William Reade Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Whigs (British political party) Hugh Hornby * Unopposed N/A N/A Whigs (British political party) Everton No. 1 Everton Conservative Party (UK) Francis Shand * Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Littledale jun Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Great George No. 9 Great George Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Royden * Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Lime Street No. 12 Lime Street Whigs (British political party) Vincent Higgins 324 56% Conservative Party (UK) Robert Rigby * 252 44% 72 12% N/A 576 Whigs (British political party) Conservative Party (UK) North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth Whigs (British political party) Timmy Turner 291 56% Conservative Party (UK) John Sheppard * 227 44% 64 12% N/A 518 Whigs (British political party) Conservative Party (UK) Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Robinson 203 65% Whigs (British political party) George Thirkell 108 35% 95 30% N/A 311 Conservative Party (UK) Whigs (British political party) Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Conservative Party (UK) John Nelson Wood * 275 50% Whigs (British political party) Robert Ellison Harvey 275 50% 0 0% 550 Conservative Party (UK) Because there was a tie, the casting vote of the presiding alderman (Richard Smethurst Crook, Conservative) went to John Nelson Wood (Conservative). https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pVS1PM05ReHRyVmc Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (5) (scan) 5 November 2016 St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Whigs (British political party) William Earle Unopposed N/A N/A Whigs (British political party) Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's Whigs (British political party) Eyre Evans 171 56% Conservative Party (UK) John Caton Thompson * 133 44% 38 12% N/A 304 Whigs (British political party) Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 7 St. Peter's Conservative Party (UK) John Stewart Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Scotland No. 2 Scotland Conservative Party (UK) Richard Houghton jun * Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Ambrose Lace * Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall Whigs (British political party) William Rathbone Unopposed N/A N/A Whigs (British political party) West Derby No. 14 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) James Plumpton * 183 55% Whigs (British political party) James Mellor 148 45% 35 10% 331 Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pV3ZtemdUNzJLbVk Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (1) (scan) 5 November 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pX2lrcThmeTVMSUE Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (2) (scan) 5 November 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pR2MtaG1SM1lEU0U Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (3) (scan) 5 November 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pdndwU2tXYWI1S2c Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (4) (scan) 5 November 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1peXpTbWdtZ21URFU Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (1) (scan) 5 November 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pQkZ6bnBVTmtIOEE Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (2) (scan) 5 November 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pRHdZaXF2NnJSVTg Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (3) (scan) 5 November 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pYnItTlBjY3hOMWs Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (4) (scan) 5 November 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pOUlYSkNROU94OE0 Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (5) (scan) 5 November 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pTm9SWTBKZEV1cms Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (6) (scan) 5 November 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1peGdqQm1xaFJOTE0 Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (7) (scan) 5 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 1845 Category:1845 English local elections Category:November 1845 Category:1840s in Liverpool