Elections to
Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1855. 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:
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
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
Liverpool City Council elections are held every four years. Between 1973 and 2021 elections were generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Liverpool City Council is the local authority for t ...
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
The history of local government in England is one of gradual change and evolution since the Middle Ages. England has never possessed a formal written constitution, with the result that modern administration (and the judicial system) is based on ...
References
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1855 English local elections
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1850s in Liverpool