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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 | ||||
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Elections toLiverpool 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 | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Samuel Moulsdale Mellor * | 6 | Unopposed | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Turner * | 5 | Unopposed | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alexander Shand | 6 | Unopposed | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Buck Lloyd * | 11 | Unopposed | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Matthew Gregson * | 4 | Unopposed | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Powell Jeffreys * | 225 | 63% | ||
| Whig | John Smith | 133 | 37% | ||
| Majority | 92 | 26% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 358 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Aspinall Tobin * | 2 | Unopposed | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Nicholson * | 3 | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Oliver Holden * | 22 | Unopposed | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Whighold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Holme * | 2 | Unopposed | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | John Woodruff * | 329 | 69% | ||
| Conservative | James Jack | 146 | 31% | ||
| Majority | 183 | 38% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 475 | ||||
| Whighold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Samuel Holme * | 3 | Unopposed | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| 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 | 2% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 491 | ||||
| Whiggain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
On 9 November 1853, the term of office of eightaldermen who were elected on 9 November 1847 expired.
The following were elected asAldermen 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 | ||||
