# 1855 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1855. 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 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| | Reformers | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1855 :
| 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 | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Robertson Gladstone * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Gibbons Livingston | 298 | 54% | |
| | Whig | Thomas Avison * | 252 | 46% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 8% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 550 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Darnley Anderson * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Exchange

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

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Lawrence | 232 | 59% |
| | Whig | John Rogers | 159 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 18% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 391 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | James Allanson Picton * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hilton Halhead * | 313 | 71% |
| | Whig | William Evans | 129 | 29% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 42% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 941 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 442 | 47% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Mann | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Barnes Brancker * | 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 | Thomas Llewelyn Hodson * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Godfrey | 222 | 55% |
| | Whig | J. B. Spence | 179 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 | 10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 522 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 401 | 77% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Charles Fernihough * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Woodruff * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Farnworth | 267 | 76% |
| | Whig | W. F. McGregor | 83 | 24% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 52% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 651 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 350 | 54% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | Roger Haydock | 145 | 51% |
| | | Thomas Chalmer | 138 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 394 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 283 | 72% |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing | |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Aikin | 335 | 54% | |
| | Conservative | Arthur Henderson * | 284 | 46% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 8% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,054 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 619 | 59% | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |