# 1851 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Saturday 1 November 1851. 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 1851 :
| 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 | Hugh Neill * | 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 | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Hugh Hornby * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Aked * | 171 | 72% |
| | Whig | John Johnson | 65 | 28% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106 | 44% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 236 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Littledale * | 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 | Thomas Wagstaff * | 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 | % | ±% |
| | Whig | James Johnson * | 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 | Thomas Royden | 253 | 61% |
| | Whig | William Fisher | 161 | 39% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 22% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 414 | |
| | 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 | | | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing | | |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Flemming | 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 | Raymond William Houghton | 207 | 59% | |
| | Whig | William Purser Freme * | 141 | 41% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 66 | 18% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 348 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Rowland McGuffie | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harmood Banner | 285 | 61% | |
| | Whig | Thomas Clarke * | 182 | 39% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | 22% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 467 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | James Thomson * | 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 Stewart | 272 | 80% | |
| | Whig | Edward Cannon Hindley * | 66 | 20% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 60% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 338 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Edward Bradley | 147 | 65% | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Llewelyn Hodson * | 78 | 35% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 30% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 225 | | |
| | Whig gain from Conservative | Whig gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Mitchell Beckwith * | 233 | 62% | |
| | Whig | William Earle | 140 | 38% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 24% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 373 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | | |