1870 Liverpool Town Council election
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1870. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Nine 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[]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 56% | 42% | 3,663 | ||
Liberal | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 44% | 58% | 5,016 |
Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results[]
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robertson Gladstone * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Castle Street[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Woodburn | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Everton[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Woodburn | 2 | |||
Liberal | Peter Williams | 0 | |||
Majority | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Exchange[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Stephen Barker Guion | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Great George[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Tudsbery Turner | unopposed | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Swing |
Lime Street[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Allanson Picton * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
North Toxteth[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Harrison * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pitt Street[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Edward Hamilton | 363 | 55% | ||
Liberal | Daniel Lowrey | 298 | 45% | ||
Majority | 65 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 661 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Rodney Street[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Philip Henry Rathbone * | 869' | 66% | ||
Conservative | Thomas Dawson | 447 | 34% | ||
Majority | 442 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,316 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. Anne Street[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Stopford Taylor * | 677 | 59% | ||
Liberal | Edwin Hughes | 469 | 41% | ||
Majority | 208 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,146 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Paul's[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Huntington | 544 | 52% | ||
Liberal | John Taylor Davies | 497 | 48% | ||
Majority | 47 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,041 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
St. Peter's[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Francis George Prange | 2 | |||
Conservative | Francis George Harbord | 0 | |||
Majority | 2 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 2 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Scotland[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John McArdle | 2,881 | 64% | ||
Conservative | Robert Owen Evans | 1,630 | 36% | ||
Majority | 1,251 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 4,511 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
South Toxteth[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Barclay Walker * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Vauxhall[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Silvester Bidwell | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
West Derby[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Samuelson * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections[]
No.4, St. Paul's, 17 March 1871[]
The death of Alderman Richard Sheil was reported to the Council on 1 March 1870. [2] Councillor Oliver Holden (Conservative, St. Paul's, elected 1 November 1868) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 8 March 1871. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Mayall jun. | 558 | 52% | ||
Conservative | Peter Thomson | 513 | 48% | ||
Majority | 45 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,071 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Aldermanic By Election, 15 April 1871[]
The death of Alderman John Stewart JP was reported to the Council meeting on 19 April 1871. [5] Peter Thomson was elected as an Alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 15 April 1871. [6]
Aldermanic By Election, 6 October 1871[]
The death of Alderman Thomas Dover JP was reported to the Council meeting on 4 October 1871. [7] Former Councillor James Jack (Conservative, Rodney Street last elected 1 November 1864) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 6 October 1871. [8]
See also[]
- Liverpool City Council
- Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
- Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present
- Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
- History of local government in England
References[]
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 115 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 132 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 150 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 252 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- Liverpool City Council elections
- 1870 English local elections
- November 1870 events
- 1870s in Liverpool