1874 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 2 November 1874. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

1874 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

All of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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

Election result

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Liverpool Local Election Result 1874
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 10
  Liberal 5

Ward results

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* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

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No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dr. George Gill * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

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

Everton

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

Exchange

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No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Armstrong * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Great George

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

Lime Street

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No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Alexander Forrest unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth

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

Pitt Street

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

Rodney Street

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No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Campbell * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne Street

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No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dr. William Cross unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

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No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Wheeler Preston * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

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

Scotland

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

South Toxteth

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No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Bland Royden unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

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

West Derby

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

[1] [2]

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1874, 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 1874 for a term of six years.

* - re-elected aldermen.

Party Alderman
Conservative William Barton *
Conservative Thomas Carey *
Conservative William Chambres
Conservative Joseph Hubback *
Conservative James Jack *
Conservative Joseph Gibbons Livingston *
Conservative Thomas Rigby *
Conservative Andrew Barclay Walker *

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By-elections

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Aldermanic By Election, 19 March 1875

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The death of Alderman Thomas Cary (Conservative) was reported to the Council on 19 March 1875. [5] William Bennett was elected as an alderman by the Council on 19 March 1875.[6]

No. 13, St. Anne Street, 9 July 1875

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The death of Alderman James Tyrer (Conservative) was reported to the Council on 29 June 1875. [7] Dr. John Stepford Taylor (Conservative, St. Anne Street, elected unopposed 1 November 1873) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 29 June 1875. [8]

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Fowler 617 64%
Henry Ashby 336 35%
Edmund Fowler 14 1.4%
Richard Fowler 2 0.21%
Majority 281 29%
Registered electors
Turnout 969
Conservative hold Swing

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No. 10, Rodney Street, 24 September 1875

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Caused by the death of Councillor James Houghton (Conservative, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1872).[10]

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Boyd 721 54%
Liberal William Oulton 616 46%
Majority 105 8%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,337
Conservative hold Swing

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No. 11, Abercromby, 14 October 1875

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The Death of Councillor Robertson Gladstone (Liberal, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1873) was reported to the Council on 6 October 1875.[12]

No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Arthur Hornby Lewis 790 51%
Thomas Brocklebank jnr. 753 49%
Majority 37
Registered electors
Turnout 1,543
Swing

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No. 14, West Derby, 21 October 1875

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The Death of Councillor Francis Anderson Clint (Liberal, West Derby, elected 2 November 1874) was reported to the Council on 6 October 1875.[14]

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Samuel Graves unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 3rdd November 1874
  2. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 3 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 6 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 83 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 85 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 115 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 117 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 134 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 148 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 148 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  12. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 149 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 160 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  14. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 149 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 160 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.