Elections to
Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1853. 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:
Election result
Ward results
* – Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
Castle Street
Everton
Exchange
Great George
Lime Street
North Toxteth
Pitt Street
Rodney Street
St. Anne Street
St. Paul's
St. Peter's
Scotland
South Toxteth
Vauxhall
West Derby
Aldermanic Elections
On 9 November 1853, the term of office of eight
aldermen
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who were elected on 9 November 1847 expired.
The following were elected as
Aldermen
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law with similar officials existing in the Netherlands (wethouder) and Belgium (schepen). The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking membe ...
by the council on 9 November 1853 for a term of office of six years.
* – re-elected Alderman.
By Elections
No. 11, Abercromby, November 1853
Caused by Councillor Richard Cardwell Gardner (Conservative, elected 1 November 1853) being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1853.
No. 8, Pitt Street, November 1853
Caused by Councillor Thomas Toulmin (Conservative, elected 1 November 1852) being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1853.
No. 15, South Toxteth, November 1853
Caused by Councillor Samuel Holme (Conservative, elected 1 November 1853) being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1853.
See also
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Liverpool Town Council elections
Liverpool Town Council existed from 1835 to 1880.
Liverpool Town Council was established by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, replacing the Liverpool Common Council which was first established under the Charter of John, King of England, King J ...
1835 – 1879
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Liverpool City Council elections
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1880–present
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Mayors and Lord Mayors
of Liverpool 1207 to present
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History of local government in England
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