# 1853 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1853. 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 | Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| | Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| | Reformers | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1853 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | | | | | | | | |
| | Whig | | | | | | | | |

## Ward results

* – Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | Richard Cardwell Gardner * | 369 | 75% |
| | | John H. Brancken ? | 124 | 24% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 493 | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing | |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Holt * | 2 | Unopposed | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samuel Moulsdale Mellor * | 6 | Unopposed | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Turner * | 5 | Unopposed | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alexander Shand | 6 | Unopposed | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Buck Lloyd * | 11 | Unopposed | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Gregson * | 4 | Unopposed | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Walter Powell Jeffreys * | 225 | 63% | |
| | Whig | John Smith | 133 | 37% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 26% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 358 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Aspinall Tobin * | 2 | Unopposed | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | John Nicholson * | 3 | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | | | Swing | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Oliver Holden * | 22 | Unopposed | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Holme * | 2 | Unopposed | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Woodruff * | 329 | 69% |
| | Conservative | James Jack | 146 | 31% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | 38% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 475 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samuel Holme * | 3 | Unopposed | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | William Nicholson | 165 | 51% |
| | | Daniel Powell | 157 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 322 | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing | |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Francis Anderson Clint | 250 | 51% | |
| | Conservative | William Earle | 241 | 49% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 491 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

## Aldermanic Elections

On 9 November 1853, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1847 expired.
The following were elected as Aldermen by the council on 9 November 1853 for a term of office of six years.
* – re-elected Alderman.
| Party | Alderman |
| Conservative | Joseph Cooper * |
| Conservative | Richard Cardwell Gardner |
| | Thomas Bold |
| Conservative | John Bramley-Moore * |
| Conservative | Francis Shand |
| Conservative | James Parker * |
| Conservative | Thomas Toulmin |
| Conservative | Samuel Holme |

## By Elections
### No. 11, Abercromby, November 1853

Caused by Councillor Richard Cardwell Gardner (Conservative, elected 1 November 1853) being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1853.
No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | William Earle | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing |

### No. 8, Pitt Street, November 1853

Caused by Councillor Thomas Toulmin (Conservative, elected 1 November 1852) being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1853.
No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | William Mann | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | | | Swing |

### No. 15, South Toxteth, November 1853

Caused by Councillor Samuel Holme (Conservative, elected 1 November 1853) being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1853.
No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | James Robertson | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing |