1853 Liverpool by-election

The 1853 Liverpool by-election was held due to the previous election of two Conservative MPs being declared void. It resulted in the election of the Conservative MPs Charles Turner and Thomas Horsfall.

Liverpool by-election, 1853 (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Horsfall 6,034 34.4 +5.6
Conservative Henry Thomas Liddell 5,543 31.6 +4.2
Liberal Sir Thomas Erskine Perry 4,673 26.7 +5.6
Ind. Conservative J B Moore 1,274 7.3 New
Majority 870 4.9 +0.1
Turnout 17,524 64.7 −1.9
Registered electors 16,182
Conservative hold Swing +1.4
Conservative hold Swing +0.7

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