Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1853. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Eleven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Reformers | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | |||||||||
Whig |
* – Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Cardwell Gardner * | 369 | 75% | |||
John H. Brancken ? | 124 | 24% | |||
Majority | 245 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 493 | ||||
gain from | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Holt * | 2 | unopposed | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Samuel Moulsdale Mellor * | 6 | unopposed | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Turner * | 5 | unopposed | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alexander Shand | 6 | unopposed | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Buck Lloyd * | 11 | unopposed | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matthew Gregson * | 4 | unopposed | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Powell Jeffreys * | 225 | 63% | ||
Whig | John Smith | 133 | 37% | ||
Majority | 92 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 358 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Aspinall Tobin * | 2' | unopposed | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Nicholson * | 3 | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Oliver Holden * | 22 | unopposed | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Whig hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Holme * | 2 | unopposed | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Woodruff * | 329 | 69% | ||
Whig | James Jack | 146 | 31% | ||
Majority | 183 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 475 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Samuel Holme * | 3 | unopposed | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Nicholson | 165 | 51% | |||
Daniel Powell | 157 | 49% | |||
Majority | 8 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 322 | ||||
gain from | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Whig | Francis Anderson Clint | 250 | 51% | ||
Conservative | William Earle | 241 | 49% | ||
Majority | 9 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 491 | ||||
Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |
On 9 November 1853, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1847 expired.
The following were elected as Aldermen by the council on 9 November 1853 for a term of office of six years.
* – re-elected Alderman.
Party | Alderman | |
---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Cooper * | |
Conservative | Richard Cardwell Gardner | |
Thomas Bold | ||
Conservative | John Bramley-Moore * | |
Conservative | Francis Shand | |
Conservative | James Parker * | |
Conservative | Thomas Toulmin | |
Conservative | Samuel Holme |
Caused by Councillor Richard Cardwell Gardner (Conservative, elected 1 November 1853) being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1853.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Earle | |||||
Majority | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | |||||
gain from | Swing |
Caused by Councillor Thomas Toulmin (Conservative, elected 1 November 1852) being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1853.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Mann | |||||
Majority | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Swing |
Caused by Councillor Samuel Holme (Conservative, elected 1 November 1853) being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1853.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Robertson | |||||
Majority | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | |||||
gain from | Swing |