1847 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1847. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Four of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the annual Council election on 1 November 1847, the Aldermanic election on 9 November 1847 and the four by-elections caused by four Councillors having been elected as Aldermen on 17 November 1847, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen  ±  Total
Conservative32−215−147
Reformers16+21+!17

[1] [2] [3]

Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1847
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 13 0 2 -2 81% 55% 2,879
  Whig 3 2 0 +2 19% 45% 2,347

Ward results

* – Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

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

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

Everton
No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig William Watthew 283 50.4%
Conservative George Green Hornby 278 49.6%
Majority 5
Registered electors 858
Turnout 561 65%
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

Exchange
No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Henry Horsfall 256 58%
Whig William Clare 182 42%
Majority 74
Registered electors 748
Turnout 438 59%
Conservative hold Swing

Great George
No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Gordon Harbord unopposed
Registered electors 564
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Buck Lloyd * 312 53%
Whig James Allanson Picton 281 47%
Majority 31
Registered electors 818
Turnout 593 72%
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Mann * 281 55%
Whig William Purser Freme 230 45%
Majority 51
Registered electors 907
Turnout 511 56%
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Rimmer 169 56%
Whig James Denton 131 44%
Majority 38
Registered electors 476
Turnout 300 63%
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Aspinall Tobin 295' 63%
Whig James Lewin 176 37%
Majority 119
Registered electors 781
Turnout 471 60%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Parker * 216 55%
Whig James Mellor 180 45%
Majority 36
Registered electors 491
Turnout 396 81%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Brodhurst Hill * 173 57%
Whig Thomas Booth 129 43%
Majority 44
Registered electors 461
Turnout 302 66%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Sellar Henderson * 242 53%
Whig Daniel Bell 214 47%
Majority 28
Registered electors 725
Turnout 456 63%
Conservative hold Swing

Scotland
No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Woodruff 197 51%
Whig James Thompson 190 49%
Majority 7
Registered electors 535
Turnout 387 72%
Conservative hold Swing

South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Lyon Jones * 219 54%
Whig Thomas Avison 184 46%
Majority 35
Registered electors 625
Turnout 403 64%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig William Preston * unopposed
Registered electors 234
Whig hold Swing

West Derby
No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Josias Booker 210 56%
Whig Richard Mitchell Beckwith 163 44%
Majority 47
Registered electors 661
Turnout 373 56%
Conservative hold Swing

[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Aldermanic Elections

On 9 November 1847, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1841 expired.

The following were elected as Aldermen by the council on 9 November 1847 for a term of office of six years.

* – re-elected Alderman.

PartyAlderman
ConservativeJohn Bramley-Moore *
ConservativeEdmund Molyneux *
ConservativeThomas Chilton *
ReformerJohn Holmes
ConservativeWilliam Nicol *
ConservativeJames Procter
ConservativeJohn Nelson Wood
ConservativeJoseph Cooper

[15] [16] [17]

By-elections

No. 6, Castle Street, Wednesday 17 November 1847

Caused by the election of Councillor John Holmes (Reformer, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1847) as an Alderman on 9 November 1847.

No. 6 Castle Street 17 November 1847
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig George Holt unopposed
Registered electors
Whig hold Swing

No. 9, Great George, Wednesday 17 November 1847

Caused by the election of Councillor Joseph Cooper (Conservative, Great George, elected 1 November 1846) as an Alderman on 9 November 1847.

No. 9 Great George 17 November 1847
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Rogers 177 53%
Conservative Mr. Dover 156 47%
Majority 21
Registered electors 564
Turnout 333 59%
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

No. 11, Abercromby, Wednesday 17 November 1847

Caused by the election of Councillor James Procter (Conservative, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1847

No. 11 Abercromby 17 November 1847
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Cardwell Gardner 189 51%
Whig Robertson Gladstone 183 49%
Majority 6
Registered electors 613
Turnout 372 61%
Conservative hold Swing

No. 10, Rodney Street, Wednesday 17 November 1847

Caused by the election of Councillor John Nelson Wood (Conservative, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1845) as an Alderman on 9 November 1847.

No. 10 Rodney Street 17 November 1847
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Booker 267 66%
Whig Mr. Lewin 140 34%
Majority 127
Registered electors 781
Turnout 407 52%
Conservative hold Swing

[18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

See also

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