1850 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Friday 1 November 1850. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Eight of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative??+1????
Reformers??−1????

Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1850
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 14 2 1 +1 87.5%
  Whig 2 1 2 -1 12.5%

Ward results

* – Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Cardwell Gardner unopposed
Registered electors
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Holt 277 69%
Whig John Smith 122 31%
Majority 155
Registered electors
Turnout 399
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Everton
No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Moulsdale Mellor 311 51%
Whig William Walthew * 294 49%
Majority 17
Registered electors
Turnout 605
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Exchange
No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Turner unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Great George
No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Ashley Clayton unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Buck Lloyd * 300 64%
Whig K. Leversedge 167 36%
Majority 133
Registered electors
Turnout 467
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Gregson unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Powell Jeffreys * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Aspinall Tobin * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Nicholson 172 54%
Whig W. K. Tyrer 144 46%
Majority 28
Registered electors
Turnout 316
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Oliver Holden 192 65%
Conservative John James 104 35%
Majority 88
Registered electors
Turnout 296
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Holme 282 53%
Whig William Henderson 248 47%
Majority 34
Registered electors 784
Turnout 530 68%
Conservative hold Swing

Scotland
No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Woodruff * 327 66%
Whig Raymond William Houghton 172 34%
Majority 155
Registered electors
Turnout 499
Conservative hold Swing

South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Holme unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

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

West Derby
No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Marks Wood 260 67%
Whig Eyre Evans 127 33%
Majority 133
Registered electors
Turnout 387
Conservative hold Swing

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Aldermanic Elections

On 9 November 1850, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1844 expired.

The following were elected as Aldermen by the council on 9 November 1850 for a term of office of six years.

* – re-elected Alderman.

PartyAlderman
ConservativeWilliam Bennett
ConservativeJohn Bent *
ConservativeThomas Dover *
ReformerEdward Langsdale
ConservativeJames Lawrence *
ReformerWilliam Preston
ConservativeThomas Robinson
ConservativeJohn Haywood Turner *

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By-elections

No. 10, Rodney Street, 1 November 1950

A signed declaration, dated 27 October 1850, from Councillors Bernard Hall, Thomas Wagstaff and John Charles Fernihough was submitted to the council on 29 October 1850 stating that Councillor George Booker (Conservative, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1848) had been absent from the borough for more than six months. This disqualified Councillor Booker and initiated the by election.

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Fleming unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

No. 1, Everton, 15 November 1850

Caused by the election of Councillor Edward Langsdale (Reformer, Everton, elected 1 November 1848) as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1850.

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Aked
Whig
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

No. 3, Vauxhall, 15 November 1850

Caused by the election of Councillor William Preston (Reformer, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1850) as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1850.

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
William Nicholson
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

No. 8, Pitt Street, 15 November 1850

Caused by the election of Councillor Thomas Robinson (Conservative, Pitt Street, elected 1 November 1848) as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1850.

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
John Gladstone jun.
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

No. 13, St. Anne Street, 15 November 1850

Caused by the election of Cllr. William Bennett (Conservative, St. Anne Street, elected 1 November 1849) as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1849.

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig William Kenney Tyrer
Conservative
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

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No. 7, St. Peter's, 4 August 1851

Caused by the death of Councillor John Ferguson (Conservative, elected 1 November 1848).

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Thomas Clarke
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

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See also

References
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  2. "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 30 October 1850 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 30 October 1850 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 30 October 1850 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  5. "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 6 November 1850 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  6. "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 6 November 1850 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  7. "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 6 November 1850 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  8. "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 13 November 1850 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  9. "Liverpool Courier Wednesday 13 November 1850 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  10. "(Liverpool) Albion Monday 18 November 1850 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  11. "(Liverpool) Albion Monday 18 November 1850 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  12. "Liverpool Town Council – Council Minute Book 1850–1851 p. 237 (scan)". Retrieved 30 November 2016.
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