1856 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 2 November 1856. 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

Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

On 10 November 1856, the term of office of eight aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1850 expired.
The following were elected as Aldermen by the Council on 10 November 1856 for a term of office of six years.
* - re-elected Alderman.