1845 Liverpool Town Council election explained
| Election Name: | 1845 Liverpool Town Council election |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Year: | 1844 |
| Previous Election: | 1844 Liverpool Town Council election |
| Next Year: | 1846 |
| Next Election: | 1846 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 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 |
|---|
| | 35 | -3 | 16 | 51 |
| | 13 | +3 | 0 | 13 |
|
Election result
Given that ten of the sixteen seats were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results
- - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Rodney Street
Because there was a tie, the casting vote of the presiding alderman (Richard Smethurst Crook, Conservative) went to John Nelson Wood (Conservative).[1]
West Derby
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (5) (scan). 5 November 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (1) (scan). 5 November 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (2) (scan). 5 November 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (3) (scan). 5 November 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 5 November 1845 (4) (scan). 5 November 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (1) (scan). 5 November 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (2) (scan). 5 November 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (3) (scan). 5 November 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (4) (scan). 5 November 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (5) (scan). 5 November 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (6) (scan). 5 November 2016 .
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 7 November 1845 (7) (scan). 5 November 2016 .
