1871 Liverpool Town Council election

1871 Liverpool Town Council election
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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 Monday 1 November 1871. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
Conservative ?? ?? ?? ??
Liberal ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1871
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 9 2 0 +2 56% 53% 4,243
  Liberal 7 0 2 -2 44% 47% 3,796

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

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dr. George Gill 886 53%
Liberal Edgar Musgrove 797 47%
Majority 89 6% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 1,683
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Avison * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Whitley * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Armstrong 749 58%
Liberal John Johnson Stitt * 549 42%
Majority 200 16% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 1,298
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Hays Wilson * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Hornby 650 54%
Liberal Samuel Pack 547 46%
Majority 103 8% N/A
Registered electors 1,717
Turnout 1,197 70%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Bower Forwood unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Bower Forwood * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Campbell * 767 54%
Conservative John Atkinson 662 46%
Majority 105 8%
Registered electors 2,401
Turnout 1,429 60%
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Denton * 653 54%
Liberal Edwin Hughes 567 46%
Majority 86 8%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,220
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Wheeler Preston 643 53%
Liberal George Mayall jun. 569 47%
Majority 74 6%
Registered electors 1,613
Turnout 1,212 75%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Christie Beloe * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Faihurst * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Parratt * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Yates * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Francis Anderson Clint * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

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Aldermanic Election

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1877, the terms of office of eight alderman expired. [3] The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1871 for a term of six years.

* - re-elected aldermen.

Party Alderman
Conservative Richard Cardwell Gardner *
Conservative Bernard Hall *
Conservative Oliver Holden *
Conservative Peter Thomson *
Conservative Charles Turner MP *
Conservative James Tyrer *
Conservative John Weightman *
Conservative John Woodruff *

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By-elections

No. 15, South Toxteth, 30 December 1871

The death of Alderman Raymond William Houghton JP was reported to the Council on 20 December 1871. [5]

Councillor Andrew Barclay Walker (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1870) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 20 December 1871. [6]

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Isaac Jackson unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

[7]

No. 4, St. Paul's, 20 March 1872

The death of Alderman John Hayward Turner JP was reported to the Council on 6 March 1872. [8]

William Barton (Conservative, St. Paul's, elected 1 November 1869) was elected as an Alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 11 March 1872. [9]

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Mayall the younger unopposed
Registered electors 1,613
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Thursday 2nd November 1871". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871 - 1875 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871 - 1875 pg 8 (scan)". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871 - 1875 pg 8 (scan)". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871-1872 pg 44 (scan)". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871-1872 pg 46 (scan)". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871-1872 pg 56 (scan)". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871-1872 pg 102 (scan)". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871-1872 pg 115 (scan)". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871-1872 pg 118 (scan)". Retrieved 28 July 2016.