# 1857 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 2 November 1857. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Nine of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| | Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| | Whig | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1857 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | | | | | | | | |
| | Whig | | | | | | | | |
Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Hutchinson | 361 | 52% | |
| | Whig | Dr. Joseph Anderson | 335 | 48% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 4% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 696 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James Ryley | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Daniel Crosthwaite * | 564 | 57% |
| | Whig | George Melly | 417 | 43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 14% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 981 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | Thomas Littledale * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | | | Swing |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | Thomas Wagstaff * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | | | Swing |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | James Johnson * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | | | Swing |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Vernon | 405 | 64% |
| | Whig | Thomas Avison | 231 | 36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | 28% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 636 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | Samuel Robert Graves | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | | | Swing |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Charles Mozley * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Joseph Kitchen * | 209 | 54% |
| | Conservative | James Clegg | 177 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 386 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Barton | 201 | 51% | |
| | Whig | John Rowland McGuffie * | 195 | 49% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 396 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Charles Tricks Bowring | 322 | 52% | |
| | Conservative | Harmood Banner * | 301 | 48% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 4% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 623 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | James Crellin | 362 | 50.3% |
| | | William Liversidge | 357 | 49.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 719 | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing | |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Stewart * | 164 | 92% |
| | Whig | Mr. Alpass | 14 | 8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 84% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 178 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Christopher James Corbally | 121 | 64% |
| | Conservative | Mr. Savage | 69 | 36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 28% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 190 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Richard Mitchell Beckwith * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |