Election Name: | 1846 Liverpool Town Council election |
Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Year: | 1845 |
Previous Election: | 1845 Liverpool Town Council election |
Next Year: | 1847 |
Next Election: | 1847 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 Monday 2 November 1846. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Three of the sixteen wards were uncontested. In the uncontested elections, votes were still cast, although in very small numbers.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | 0 | 16 | 52 | ||
12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||