# 1844 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1844. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Seven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election of Councillors on Friday 1 November 1844 and the Aldermanic election on Saturday 9 November 1844, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| | Conservative | 35 | 0 | 16 | 51 |
| | Reformers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1844 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 81% | 56% | 2,105 | |
| | Whig | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19% | 44% | 1,646 | |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Procter | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 673 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Holmes * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 821 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Shaw * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 781 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Stuart Middleton | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 670 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Green Hornby | 136 | 67% |
| | Conservative | Robertson Gladstone | 67 | 33% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 34% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 487 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 203 | 42% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Buck Lloyd * | 324 | 53% |
| | Whig | Henry Holmes | 292 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 813 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 616 | 76% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Mann | 274 | 56% |
| | Whig | George Holt | 214 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 877 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 488 | 56% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Aspinall * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 536 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Pemberton | 273 | 55% |
| | Whig | Robert Ellison Harvey | 222 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 796 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 495 | 62% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Parker * | 231 | 52% |
| | Whig | William Earle | 216 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 527 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 447 | 85% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Brodhurst Hill | 152 | 56% |
| | Whig | James Stitt | 119 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 388 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 271 | 70% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Sellar Henderson | 269 | 54% |
| | Whig | Thomas Bolton | 230 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 716 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 499 | 70% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | James Brancker | 217 | 52% | |
| | Conservative | Isaac Holmes | 204 | 48% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 4% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 535 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 421 | 79% | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Roger Lyon Jones | 175 | 56% |
| | Whig | Richard Vaughan Yates | 136 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 464 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 311 | 67% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | William Preston * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 512 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Shaw Leigh * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 590 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

## Aldermanic Elections

On 9 November 1844, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1838 expired.
The following were elected as Aldermen by the Council on 9 November 1844 for a term of office of six years.
* - re-elected Alderman.
| Party | Alderman |
| Conservative | David Hodgson |
| Conservative | Thomas Berry Horsfall |
| Conservative | James Lawrence * |
| Conservative | Sir Thomas Brancker * |
| Conservative | Anthony Swainson |
| Conservative | John Shaw Leigh |
| Conservative | William Pratt Bushby |
| Conservative | Thomas Sands |