1867 Liverpool Town Council election

1867 Liverpool Town Council election
← 1866 November 1, 1867 (1867-11-01) 1868 →
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 Friday 1 November 1867. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Twelve of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
Conservative ?? ?? 16 ??
Liberal ?? ?? 0 ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1867
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 10 0 1 -1 62% 56% 1,390
  Liberal 6 1 0 +1 38% 44% 1,087

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 % ±%
Liberal Robertson Gladstone * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Woodburn unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Bland unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Tyrer * 305 54%
Liberal John Johnson Stitt 261 46%
Majority 44
Registered electors
Turnout 566
Conservative hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Isaac Jackson * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Allanson Picton * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Harrison * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Rimmer * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Philip Henry Rathbone unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dr. John Stopford Taylor * 225 52%
Liberal Henry Pooley 209 48%
Majority 16 4%
Registered electors
Turnout 434
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Maurice Williams * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jacob Gaitskell Brown 337 51%
Conservative Major Richard Fell Steble 327 49%
Majority 10 2% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 664
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Scotland

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

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Barclay Walker 533 56%
Liberal Horace Seymour Alpass 280 34%
Majority 253 22%
Registered electors
Turnout 813
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Rigby* unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Samuelson * unopposed
Majority
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2]

By-elections

No. 16, North Toxteth, 1 November 1867

Caused by the retirement of Councillor Edward Lawrence (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 2 November 1865).

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Fell Steble
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

[3]

Aldermanic By Election, 4 April 1868

Following the death of Alderman James Parker, reported to the Council on 1 April 1868, John Weightman was elected as an alderman on 4 April 1868. [4]

No. 5, Exchange, 22 April 1868

Caused by the death of Councillor William Barry (Liberal, Exchange, elected unopposed 1 November 1866) which was reported to the Council on 29 April 1868

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fletcher Rogers
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

[5]

No. 5, Exchange, June 1868

Caused by the resignation of Councillor John Swainson (Exchange, elected 1 November 1865), reported to the Council on 3 June 1868 [6]

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Johnson Stitt
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Liverpool Daily Post Saturday 2 November 1867
  2. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1867-1868 pg 3 (scan)". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1867-1868 pg 4 (scan)". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1867-1868 pg 119 (scan)". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1867-1868 pg 130 (scan)". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1867-1868 pg 149 (scan)". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868 June 17th (scan)". Retrieved 9 August 2016.