1844 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1844. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Seven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election of Councillors on Friday 1 November 1844 and the Aldermanic election on Saturday 9 November 1844, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative3501651
Reformers100010

Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1844
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 13 1 1 0 81% 56% 2,105
  Whig 3 1 1 0 19% 44% 1,646

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Procter unopposed
Registered electors 673
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Holmes * unopposed
Registered electors 821
Whig hold Swing

Everton
No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Shaw * unopposed
Registered electors 781
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange
No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Stuart Middleton unopposed
Registered electors 670
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Great George
No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Green Hornby 136 67%
Conservative Robertson Gladstone 67 33%
Majority 69
Registered electors 487
Turnout 203 42%
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Buck Lloyd * 324 53%
Whig Henry Holmes 292 47%
Majority 32
Registered electors 813
Turnout 616 76%
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Mann 274 56%
Whig George Holt 214 44%
Majority 60
Registered electors 877
Turnout 488 56%
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Aspinall * unopposed
Registered electors 536
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Pemberton 273 55%
Whig Robert Ellison Harvey 222 45%
Majority 51
Registered electors 796
Turnout 495 62%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Parker * 231 52%
Whig William Earle 216 48%
Majority 15
Registered electors 527
Turnout 447 85%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Brodhurst Hill 152 56%
Whig James Stitt 119 44%
Majority 33
Registered electors 388
Turnout 271 70%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Sellar Henderson 269 54%
Whig Thomas Bolton 230 46%
Majority 39
Registered electors 716
Turnout 499 70%
Conservative hold Swing

Scotland
No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig James Brancker 217 52%
Conservative Isaac Holmes 204 48%
Majority 13
Registered electors 535
Turnout 421 79%
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Lyon Jones 175 56%
Whig Richard Vaughan Yates 136 44%
Majority 39
Registered electors 464
Turnout 311 67%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig William Preston * unopposed
Registered electors 512
Whig hold Swing

West Derby
No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Shaw Leigh * unopposed
Registered electors 590
Conservative hold Swing

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Aldermanic Elections

On 9 November 1844, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1838 expired.

The following were elected as Aldermen by the Council on 9 November 1844 for a term of office of six years.

* - re-elected Alderman.

PartyAlderman
ConservativeDavid Hodgson
ConservativeThomas Berry Horsfall
ConservativeJames Lawrence *
ConservativeSir Thomas Brancker *
ConservativeAnthony Swainson
ConservativeJohn Shaw Leigh
ConservativeWilliam Pratt Bushby
ConservativeThomas Sands

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See also

References
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  2. "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 6 November 1844 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  3. "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 13 November 1844 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  4. "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 13 November 1844 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  5. "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 13 November 1844 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  6. "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 8 November 1844 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  7. "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 8 November 1844 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  8. "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 12 November 1842 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  9. "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 12 November 1842 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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