1844 Liverpool Town Council election explained

Election Name:1844 Liverpool Town Council election
Flag Image:Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg
Type:parliamentary
Previous Year:1843
Previous Election:1843 Liverpool Town Council election
Next Year:1845
Next Election:1845 Liverpool Town Council election
Seats For Election:16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards
Majority Seats:33 (incl. Aldermen)

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:

PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen Total
35 0 16 51
10 0 0 10

Ward results

West Derby

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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.

PartyAlderman
David Hodgson
Thomas Berry Horsfall
James Lawrence *
Sir Thomas Brancker *
Anthony Swainson
John Shaw Leigh
William Pratt Bushby
Thomas Sands
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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 6 November 1844 (1) (scan). 3 November 2016 .
  2. Web site: Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 6 November 1844 (2) (scan). 3 November 2016 .
  3. Web site: Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 13 November 1844 (1) (scan). 3 November 2016 .
  4. Web site: Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 13 November 1844 (2) (scan). 3 November 2016 .
  5. Web site: Liverpool Courier and Commercial Advertiser Wednesday 13 November 1844 (3) (scan). 3 November 2016 .
  6. Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 8 November 1844 (1) (scan). 3 November 2016 .
  7. Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 8 November 1844 (1) (scan). 3 November 2016 .
  8. Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 12 November 1842 (1) (scan). 28 October 2016 .
  9. Web site: Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire General Advertiser Friday 12 November 1842 (2) (scan). 28 October 2016 .