Liverpool Town Council election, 1850

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:

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

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Aldermanic Elections

On 9th November 1850, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9th November 1844 expired.

The following were elected as Aldermen by the Council on 9th November 1850 for a term of office of six years.

* - re-elected Alderman.

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By-elections

No. 10, Rodney Street, 1st 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 29th October 1850 stating that Councillor George Booker (Conservative, Rodney Street, elected 1st November 1848) had been absent from the borough for more than six months. This disqualified Councillor Booker and initiated the by election.

No. 1, Everton, 15 Novemver 1850

Caused by the election of Councillor Edward Langsdale (Reformer, Everton, elected 1st November 1848) as an alderman by the council on 9th November 1850.

No. 3, Vauxhall, 15 November 1850

Caused by the election of Councillor William Preston (Reformer, Vauxhall, elected 1st November 1850) as an alderman by the council on 9th November 1850.

No. 8, Pitt Street, 15 November 1850

Caused by the election of Councillor Thomas Robinson (Conservative, Pitt Street, elected 1st November 1848) as an alderman by the council on 9th November 1850.

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

Caused by the election of Cllr. William Bennett (Conservative, St. Anne Street, elected 1st November 1849) as an alderman by the council on 9th November 1849.

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

Caused by the death of Councillor John Ferguson (Conservative, elected 1st November 1848).

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See also

• Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
• Liverpool City Council elections 1880 - present
• Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
• History of local government in England

References

Local elections in Merseyside
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Liverpool City Council	1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Mayor of Liverpool	2012 2016
Liverpool School Board	1870 1873 1876 1879 1882 1885 1888 1891 1894 1897 1900 Abolished
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016
Merseyside County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished
Liverpool City Region Mayor	2017
See also: Wards Boundary changes