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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1852 Liverpool Town Council election
| flag_image = Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg
| type = parliamentary
| election_date = {{Start date|1852|11|01}}
| previous_year = 1851
| previous_election = 1851 Liverpool Town Council election
| next_year = 1853
| next_election = 1853 Liverpool Town Council election
|seats_for_election = 16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards
|majority_seats = 33 (incl. Aldermen)
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Elections to [[Liverpool City Council|Liverpool Town Council]] were held on Monday 1 November 1852. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Elections to [[Liverpool City Council|Liverpool Town Council]] were held on Monday 1 November 1852. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.


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{{Election box begin | title=No. 5 [[Exchange (Liverpool ward)|Exchange]]}}
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{{Election box begin | title=No. 12 [[Lime Street, Liverpool ward|Lime Street]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=No. 12 [[Lime Street, Liverpool ward|Lime Street]]}}
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{{Election box begin | title=No. 8 [[Pitt Street (Liverpool ward)|Pitt Street]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=No. 8 [[Pitt Street (Liverpool ward)|Pitt Street]]}}
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|candidate = '''Thomas Toulmin *'''
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{{Election box begin | title=No. 10 [[Rodney Street (Liverpool ward)|Rodney Street]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=No. 10 [[Rodney Street (Liverpool ward)|Rodney Street]]}}
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|candidate = '''John Barnes Brancker'''
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{{Election box begin | title=No. 7 [[St. Peter's (Liverpool ward)|St. Peter's]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=No. 7 [[St. Peter's (Liverpool ward)|St. Peter's]]}}
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{{Election box begin | title=No. 15 [[South Toxteth (Liverpool ward)|South Toxteth]]}}
{{Election box begin | title=No. 15 [[South Toxteth (Liverpool ward)|South Toxteth]]}}
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Latest revision as of 16:43, 6 January 2024

1852 Liverpool Town Council election
← 1851 November 1, 1852 (1852-11-01) 1853 →
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 Monday 1 November 1852. 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, the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
Conservative ?? ?? ?? ??
Reformers ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result

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Liverpool Local Election Result 1852
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative
  Whig

Ward results

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* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

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No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Robertson Gladstone 360 61%
Conservative Bernard Hall * 226 39%
Majority 134 22% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 586
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

Castle Street

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No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Thomas Avison * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

Everton

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No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Darnley Anderson 439 56%
Whig Thomas Chalmer * 346 44%
Majority 93 12% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 785
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Exchange

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No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % �%
Conservative James Tyrer * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Great George

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No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % �%
Conservative John McNichol 240 56%
Whig John Rogers * 188 44%
Majority 52 12% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 428
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Lime Street

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No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % �%
Whig James Allanson Picton * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

North Toxteth

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No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % �%
Conservative Hilton Halhead 329 69%
Whig Thomas Lloyd * 151 31%
Majority 178 38% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 480
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Pitt Street

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No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % �%
Conservative Thomas Toulmin * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Rodney Street

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No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % �%
Conservative John Barnes Brancker Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

St. Anne Street

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No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % �%
Whig Thomas Llewelyn Hodson 226 56%
Conservative Francis Shand 181 44%
Majority 45 12% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 407
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

St. Paul's

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No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % �%
Conservative Thomas Godfrey * 207 52%
Whig Thomas Savage 193 48%
Majority 14 4%
Registered electors
Turnout 560
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

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No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % �%
Whig John Charles Fernihough * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

Scotland

[edit]
No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % �%
Whig John Bingham * 297 54%
Conservative Samuel Taylor 249 44%
Majority 48 10%
Registered electors
Turnout 546
Whig hold Swing

South Toxteth

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No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % �%
Conservative William Joseph Horsfall * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Vauxhall

[edit]
No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Moss 144 54%
Conservative Alexander Shand 123 46%
Majority 21 8% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 267
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

West Derby

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No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Henderson * 243 61%
Whig William Earle 158 39%
Majority 85 22% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 401
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 3 November 1852 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 3 November 1852 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 3 November 1852 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 3 November 1852 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 3 November 1852 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 3 November 1852 (6) (scan)". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 3 November 1852 (7) (scan)". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 3 November 1852 (8) (scan)". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 3 November 1852 (9) (scan)". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 3 November 1852 (10) (scan)". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 3 November 1852 (11) (scan)". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 3 November 1852 (12) (scan)". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 3 November 1852 (13) (scan)". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 3 November 1852 (14) (scan)". Retrieved 2 December 2016.
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