| Election Name: | 1856 Liverpool Town Council election |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Year: | 1855 |
| Previous Election: | 1855 Liverpool Town Council election |
| Next Year: | 1857 |
| Next Election: | 1857 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 1856. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.
On 10 November 1856, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1850 expired.
The following were elected as Aldermen by the Council on 10 November 1856 for a term of office of six years.
| Party | Alderman | |
|---|---|---|
| William Bennett * | ||
| William Preston * | ||
| Thomas Dover * | ||
| Thomas Robinson * | ||
| John Haywood Turner * | ||
| George Henry Horsfall | ||
| Thomas Chilton | ||
| Raymond William Houghton | ||