Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1866. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
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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 | ||
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Twelve of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
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| Conservative | ?? | ?? | 16 | ?? | |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | 0 | ?? | |
Election result edit
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 44% | ||||
| Liberal | 9 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 56% | ||||
Because twelve of the sixteen seats were uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results edit
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles Pierre Melly | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Castle Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Samuel Greg Rathbone * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Everton edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | John Pearson | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Exchange edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | William Barry * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Great George edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | John Rogers | 233 | 50.2% | ||
| Conservative | James Sykes | 231 | 49.8% | ||
| Majority | 2 | 0.4% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 464 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Lime Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Richard Rowlands Minton | 357 | 54% | ||
| Liberal | H. S. Alpass | 309 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 48 | 8% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 666 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Edward Lawrence * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Henry Jennings | 202 | 52% | ||
| Liberal | James Steel | 187 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 15 | 4% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 389 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Thomas Gair | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Arthur P. Fletcher | 238 | 60% | ||
| Liberal | Dr. Edward Watts | 158 | 40% | ||
| Majority | 80 | 20% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 396 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | William Barton * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Charles Tricks Bowring * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Scotland edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | William Williams * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | William Cowley Miller | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | James Whitty * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
West Derby edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | John Birch Melladew * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections edit
No. 6, Castle Street, 1 November 1866 - 2 seats edit
Caused by the retirements of Councillors John Cheshyre Blythe (Conservative, elected for the Castle Street ward on 1 November 1864) and Thomas Chilton (Liberal, elected 1 November 1865).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Thomas Woodburn | ||||
| Liberal | Thomas Avison | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
No. 10, Rodney Street, 1 November 1866 edit
Caused by the retirement of Councillor C. J. English (Liberal, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1865)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Thomas Dawson | |||||
| Majority | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
No. 13, St. Anne Street, 1 January 1867 edit
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Joseph Bennion (Conservative, elected 1 November 1865)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | William Dawbarn | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
See also edit
- 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 edit
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Friday 2 November 1866
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1866-1867 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1866-1867 pg 4 (scan)". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1866-1867 pg 4 (scan)". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1867 January 1st (scan)". Retrieved 13 August 2016.