# 1854 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1854. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Eight 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 1854 :
| 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 |
| | Conservative | John Abraham Tinne | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Hugh Hornby * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Daniel Crosthwaite | 394 | 54% |
| | Whig | Thomas Chalmer | 333 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 727 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

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

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Wagstaff * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | 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 | Bernard Hall | 308 | 51% |
| | Whig | W. H. Ogden | 296 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 604 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Gladstone jun. * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Flemming * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Joseph Kitchen | 211 | 74% | |
| | Conservative | Raymond William Houghton * | 76 | 26% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 48% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 287 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Rowland McGuffie * | 204 | 58% |
| | Whig | Thomas Savage | 147 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 351 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Harmood Banner * | 247 | 52% |
| | Whig | A. H. Wylie | 71 | 15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 475 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Archibald Charles Stewart | 350 | 58% | |
| | Conservative | James Thomson * | 256 | 42% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 350 | 16% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 606 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Stewart * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | Edward Bradley * | 162 | 57% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Atkinson | 124 | 43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 | 14% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 286 | |
| | 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 |

## By-elections
### No. 9, Great George, Wednesday 1 November 1854

Caused by the resignation of Councillor John McNichol (Conservative, elected 1 November 1852)
No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Marke Wood | 242 | 53% |
| | Whig | John Rogers | 211 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 453 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |