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.
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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 | 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 edit
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Robertson Gladstone * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Thomas Woodburn | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Everton edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Bland | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Exchange edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | James Tyrer * | 305 | 54% | ||
| Liberal | John Johnson Stitt | 261 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 44 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 566 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Great George edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Isaac Jackson * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | James Allanson Picton * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Joseph Harrison * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | John Rimmer * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Philip Henry Rathbone | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Maurice Williams * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Joseph Robinson * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Andrew Barclay Walker | 533 | 56% | ||
| Liberal | Horace Seymour Alpass | 280 | 34% | ||
| Majority | 253 | 22% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 813 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Thomas Rigby* | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
West Derby edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Edward Samuelson * | unopposed | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections edit
No. 16, North Toxteth, 1 November 1867 edit
Caused by the retirement of Councillor Edward Lawrence (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 2 November 1865).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Richard Fell Steble | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Aldermanic By Election, 4 April 1868 edit
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 edit
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Fletcher Rogers | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
No. 5, Exchange, June 1868 edit
Caused by the resignation of Councillor John Swainson (Exchange, elected 1 November 1865), reported to the Council on 3 June 1868 [6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | John Johnson Stitt | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | 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 Saturday 2 November 1867
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1867-1868 pg 3 (scan)". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1867-1868 pg 4 (scan)". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1867-1868 pg 119 (scan)". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1867-1868 pg 130 (scan)". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1867-1868 pg 149 (scan)". Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868 June 17th (scan)". Retrieved 9 August 2016.