1844 Liverpool Town Council election
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16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards
33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

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:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
Conservative 35 0 16 51
Reformers 10 0 0 10

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 N/A N/A
Registered electors 673
Conservative hold

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Holmes * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 821
Whig hold

Everton

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Shaw * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 781
Conservative hold

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Stuart Middleton Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 670
Conservative gain from Whig

Great George

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Green Hornby 136 67%
Conservative Robertson Gladstone 67 33%
Majority 69 34%
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 6%
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 12%
Registered electors 877
Turnout 488 56%
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Aspinall * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 536
Conservative hold

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Pemberton 273 55%
Whig Robert Ellison Harvey 222 45%
Majority 51 10%
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 4%
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 12%
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 12%
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 4% N/A
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 12%
Registered electors 464
Turnout 311 67%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig William Preston * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 512
Whig hold

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Shaw Leigh * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 590
Conservative hold

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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.

Party Alderman
Conservative David Hodgson
Conservative Thomas Berry Horsfall
Conservative James Lawrence *
Conservative Sir Thomas Brancker *
Conservative Anthony Swainson
Conservative John Shaw Leigh
Conservative William Pratt Bushby
Conservative Thomas Sands

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 6 November 1844 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  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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