# 1856 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 2 November 1856. 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 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| | Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1856 :
| 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 |
| | Whig | William Earle | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Whig | James Steains | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Johnson Stitt | 573 | 51% | |
| | Conservative | John Longton | 559 | 49% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,132 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Exchange

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

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alexander Shand * | 107 | 93% |
| | Whig | William Gibson | 8 | 7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 86% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | James Reddecliffe Jeffrey | 430 | 54% | |
| | Conservative | John Buck Lloyd * | 359 | 46% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 8% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 957 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 789 | 82% | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | William Hollis Anthony | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Walter Powell Jeffreys * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Aspinall Tobin * | 236 | 81% |
| | Whig | George Holt | 54 | 19% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | 62% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 290 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | James Mellor | 204 | 83% | |
| | Conservative | Hugh Molyneux | 123 | 38% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 45% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 246 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Whig | Oliver Holden * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James Holme * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Woodruff * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | James Robertson | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | William Nicholson * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | | | Swing |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Whig | Francis Anderson Clint * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing |

## Aldermanic Elections

On 10 November 1856, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1850 expired.
The following were elected as Aldermen by the Council on 10 November 1856 for a term of office of six years.
* - re-elected Alderman.
| Party | Alderman |
| Conservative | William Bennett * |
| Reformer | William Preston * |
| Conservative | Thomas Dover * |
| Conservative | Thomas Robinson * |
| Conservative | John Haywood Turner * |
| Conservative | George Henry Horsfall |
| Reformer | Thomas Chilton |
| Conservative | Raymond William Houghton |