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1847 Liverpool Town Council election

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2018}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1847 Liverpool Town Council election

| flag_image = Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg

| type = parliamentary

| election_date = {{Start date|1847|11|01}}

| previous_year = 1846

| previous_election = 1846 Liverpool Town Council election

| next_year = 1848

| next_election = 1848 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)

}}

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1847. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Four of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the annual Council election on 1 November 1847, the Aldermanic election on 9 November 1847 and the four by-elections caused by four Councillors having been elected as Aldermen on 17 November 1847, the composition of the council was:

class="wikitable"
colspan="2"|PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen  ±  Total
style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |

|Conservative

32−215−147
style="background-color: {{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |

|Reformers

16+21+!17

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Election result

{{Election summary begin|title = Liverpool Local Election Result 1847}}

{{Election summary party|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|seats = 13

|gain = 0

|loss = 2

|net = -2

|seats % = 81%

|votes % = 55%

|votes = 2,879

|plus/minus =

}}

{{Election summary party|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|seats = 3

|gain = 2

|loss = 0

|net = +2

|seats % = 19%

|votes % = 45%

|votes = 2,347

|plus/minus =

}}

{{Election box end}}

Ward results

* – Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

=Abercromby=

{{Election box begin | title=No. 11 Abercromby}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = James Procter *

|votes = Unopposed

|percentage = N/A

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Castle Street=

{{Election box begin | title=No. 6 Castle Street}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = John Holmes *

|votes = Unopposed

|percentage = N/A

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Everton=

{{Election box begin | title=No. 1 Everton}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = William Watthew

|votes = 283

|percentage = 50.4%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = George Green Hornby

|votes = 278

|percentage = 49.6%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 5

|percentage = 0.8%

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 858

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 561

|percentage = 65%

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Exchange=

{{Election box begin | title=No. 5 Exchange}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = George Henry Horsfall

|votes = 256

|percentage = 58%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = William Clare

|votes = 182

|percentage = 42%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 74

|percentage = 16%

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 748

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 438

|percentage = 59%

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Great George=

{{Election box begin | title=No. 9 Great George}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Henry Gordon Harbord

|votes = Unopposed

|percentage = N/A

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 564

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Lime Street=

{{Election box begin | title=No. 12 Lime Street}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Buck Lloyd *

|votes = 312

|percentage = 53%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = James Allanson Picton

|votes = 281

|percentage = 47%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 31

|percentage = 6%

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 818

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 593

|percentage = 72%

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=North Toxteth=

{{Election box begin | title=No. 16 North Toxteth}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William Mann *

|votes = 281

|percentage = 55%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = William Purser Freme

|votes = 230

|percentage = 45%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 51

|percentage = 10%

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 907

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 511

|percentage = 56%

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Pitt Street=

{{Election box begin | title=No. 8 Pitt Street}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Thomas Rimmer

|votes = 169

|percentage = 56%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = James Denton

|votes = 131

|percentage = 44%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 38

|percentage = 12%

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 476

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 300

|percentage = 63%

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Rodney Street=

{{Election box begin | title=No. 10 Rodney Street}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = James Aspinall Tobin

|votes = 295

|percentage = 63%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = James Lewin

|votes = 176

|percentage = 37%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 119

|percentage = 26%

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 781

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 471

|percentage = 60%

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=St. Anne Street=

{{Election box begin | title=No. 13 St. Anne Street}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = James Parker *

|votes = 216

|percentage = 55%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = James Mellor

|votes = 180

|percentage = 45%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 36

|percentage = 10%

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 491

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 396

|percentage = 81%

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link |

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=St. Paul's=

{{Election box begin | title=No. 4 St. Paul's}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Brodhurst Hill *

|votes = 173

|percentage = 57%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Thomas Booth

|votes = 129

|percentage = 43%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 44

|percentage = 14%

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 461

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 302

|percentage = 66%

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=St. Peter's=

{{Election box begin | title=No. 7 St. Peter's}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Sellar Henderson *

|votes = 242

|percentage = 53%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Daniel Bell

|votes = 214

|percentage = 47%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 28

|percentage = 6%

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 725

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 456

|percentage = 63%

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Scotland=

{{Election box begin | title=No. 2 Scotland}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John Woodruff

|votes = 197

|percentage = 51%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = James Thompson

|votes = 190

|percentage = 49%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7

|percentage = 2%

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 535

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 387

|percentage = 72%

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=South Toxteth=

{{Election box begin | title=No. 15 South Toxteth}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Roger Lyon Jones *

|votes = 219

|percentage = 54%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Thomas Avison

|votes = 184

|percentage = 46%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 35

|percentage = 8%

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 625

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 403

|percentage = 64%

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Vauxhall=

{{Election box begin | title=No. 3 Vauxhall}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = William Preston *

|votes = Unopposed

|percentage = N/A

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 234

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

}}

{{Election box end}}

=West Derby=

{{Election box begin | title=No. 14 West Derby}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Josias Booker

|votes = 210

|percentage = 56%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Richard Mitchell Beckwith

|votes = 163

|percentage = 44%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 47

|percentage = 12%

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 661

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 373

|percentage = 56%

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

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[[Liverpool Town Council elections#Aldermanic Elections|Aldermanic Elections]]

On 9 November 1847, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1841 expired.

The following were elected as Aldermen by the council on 9 November 1847 for a term of office of six years.

* – re-elected Alderman.

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colspan="2"|PartyAlderman
style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}} " |

| Conservative

John Bramley-Moore *
style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}} " |

| Conservative

Edmund Molyneux *
style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}} " |

| Conservative

Thomas Chilton *
style="background-color:{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}} " |

| Reformer

John Holmes
style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}} " |

| Conservative

William Nicol *
style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}} " |

| Conservative

James Procter
style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}} " |

| Conservative

John Nelson Wood
style="background-color:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}} " |

| Conservative

Joseph Cooper

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|access-date= 5 November 2016 }}

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|access-date= 5 November 2016 }}

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By-elections

=No. 6, Castle Street, Wednesday 17 November 1847=

Caused by the election of Councillor John Holmes (Reformer, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1847) as an Alderman on 9 November 1847.

{{Election box begin | title=No. 6 Castle Street 17 November 1847}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = George Holt

|votes = Unopposed

|percentage = N/A

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= No. 9, Great George, Wednesday 17 November 1847=

Caused by the election of Councillor Joseph Cooper (Conservative, Great George, elected 1 November 1846) as an Alderman on 9 November 1847.

{{Election box begin | title=No. 9 Great George 17 November 1847}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = John Rogers

|votes = 177

|percentage = 53%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Mr. Dover

|votes = 156

|percentage = 47%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 21

|percentage = 6%

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 564

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 333

|percentage = 59%

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Whigs (British political party)

|loser = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=No. 11, Abercromby, Wednesday 17 November 1847=

Caused by the election of Councillor James Procter (Conservative, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1847

{{Election box begin | title=No. 11 Abercromby 17 November 1847}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Richard Cardwell Gardner

|votes = 189

|percentage = 51%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Robertson Gladstone

|votes = 183

|percentage = 49%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6

|percentage = 2%

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 613

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 372

|percentage = 61%

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=No. 10, Rodney Street, Wednesday 17 November 1847=

Caused by the election of Councillor John Nelson Wood (Conservative, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1845) as an Alderman on 9 November 1847.

{{Election box begin | title=No. 10 Rodney Street 17 November 1847}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = George Booker

|votes = 267

|percentage = 66%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidate = Mr. Lewin

|votes = 140

|percentage = 34%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 127

|percentage = 32%

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 781

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 407

|percentage = 52%

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

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|access-date= 5 November 2016 }}

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See also

of Liverpool]] 1207 to present

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Merseyside elections}}

1847

Category:1847 English local elections

Category:November 1847

Category:1840s in Liverpool