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.[1]

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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