# 1850 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Friday 1 November 1850. 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 | ?? | +1 | ?? | ?? |
| | Reformers | ?? | −1 | ?? | ?? |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1850 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 14 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 87.5% | | | |
| | Whig | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 12.5% | | | |

## Ward results

* – Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Cardwell Gardner | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Holt | 277 | 69% | |
| | Whig | John Smith | 122 | 31% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 38% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 399 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samuel Moulsdale Mellor | 311 | 51% | |
| | Whig | William Walthew * | 294 | 49% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 605 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Turner | Unopposed | N/A | 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 | William Ashley Clayton | Unopposed | N/A | 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 * | 300 | 64% |
| | Whig | K. Leversedge | 167 | 36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 28% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 467 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Gregson | Unopposed | N/A | 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 * | 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 | James Aspinall Tobin * | Unopposed | N/A | 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 | % |
| | Conservative | John Nicholson | 172 | 54% |
| | Whig | W. K. Tyrer | 144 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | 8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 316 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Oliver Holden | 192 | 65% | |
| | Conservative | John James | 104 | 35% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | 30% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 296 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Holme | 282 | 53% |
| | Whig | William Henderson | 248 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 | 6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 784 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 530 | 68% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Whig | John Woodruff * | 327 | 66% |
| | Conservative | Raymond William Houghton | 172 | 34% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 | 32% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 499 | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | |

### South Toxteth

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

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Marks Wood | 260 | 67% |
| | Whig | Eyre Evans | 127 | 33% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | 34% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 387 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## Aldermanic Elections

On 9 November 1850, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1844 expired.
The following were elected as Aldermen by the council on 9 November 1850 for a term of office of six years.
* – re-elected Alderman.
| Party | Alderman |
| Conservative | William Bennett |
| Conservative | John Bent * |
| Conservative | Thomas Dover * |
| Reformer | Edward Langsdale |
| Conservative | James Lawrence * |
| Reformer | William Preston |
| Conservative | Thomas Robinson |
| Conservative | John Haywood Turner * |

## By-elections
### No. 10, Rodney Street, 1 November 1950

A signed declaration, dated 27 October 1850, from Councillors Bernard Hall, Thomas Wagstaff and John Charles Fernihough was submitted to the council on 29 October 1850 stating that Councillor George Booker (Conservative, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1848) had been absent from the borough for more than six months. This disqualified Councillor Booker and initiated the by election.
No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Fleming | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### No. 1, Everton, 15 November 1850

Caused by the election of Councillor Edward Langsdale (Reformer, Everton, elected 1 November 1848) as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1850.
No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert Aked | |
| | Whig | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing |

### No. 3, Vauxhall, 15 November 1850

Caused by the election of Councillor William Preston (Reformer, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1850) as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1850.
No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | William Nicholson | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing |

### No. 8, Pitt Street, 15 November 1850

Caused by the election of Councillor Thomas Robinson (Conservative, Pitt Street, elected 1 November 1848) as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1850.
No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | John Gladstone jun. | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing |

### No. 13, St. Anne Street, 15 November 1850

Caused by the election of Cllr. William Bennett (Conservative, St. Anne Street, elected 1 November 1849) as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1849.
No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Whig | William Kenney Tyrer | |
| | Conservative | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing |

### No. 7, St. Peter's, 4 August 1851

Caused by the death of Councillor John Ferguson (Conservative, elected 1 November 1848).
No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | Thomas Clarke | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing |