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Town council election

1854 Liverpool Town Council election

← 1853 November 1, 1854 (1854-11-01) 1855 →
16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1854. 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:

Liverpool Local Election Result 1854

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative
	Whig

* – Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

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Caused by the resignation of Councillor John McNichol (Conservative, elected 1 November 1852)

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