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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 Wednesday 1 November 1845. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 35 | -3 | 16 | 51 | |
| Reformers | 13 | +3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 10 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 63% | 49% | 1,273 | ||
| Whig | 6 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 17% | 51% | 1,317 | ||
Given that ten of the sixteen seats were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context.
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles William Reade | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Hugh Hornby * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Whighold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Francis Shand * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Littledale jun | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Royden * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Vincent Higgins | 324 | 56% | ||
| Conservative | Robert Rigby * | 252 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 72 | 12% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 576 | ||||
| Whiggain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Timmy Turner | 291 | 56% | ||
| Conservative | John Sheppard* | 227 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 64 | 12% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 518 | ||||
| Whiggain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Robinson | 203 | 65% | ||
| Whig | George Thirkell | 108 | 35% | ||
| Majority | 95 | 30% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 311 | ||||
| Conservativegain fromWhig | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Nelson Wood * | 275 | 50% | ||
| Whig | Robert Ellison Harvey | 275 | 50% | ||
| Majority | 0 | 0% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 550 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Because there was a tie, the casting vote of the presiding alderman (Richard Smethurst Crook, Conservative) went to John Nelson Wood (Conservative).[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | William Earle | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Whiggain fromConservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Eyre Evans | 171 | 56% | ||
| Conservative | John Caton Thompson* | 133 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 38 | 12% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 304 | ||||
| Whiggain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Stewart | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
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| Conservativehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Houghton jun * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
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| Conservativehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ambrose Lace * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | William Rathbone | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Whighold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Plumpton * | 183 | 55% | ||
| Whig | James Mellor | 148 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 35 | 10% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 331 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
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