Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1875. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Eleven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
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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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After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
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Conservative | 28 | ?? | 16 | 44 | |
Liberal | 18 | ?? | 0 | 18 | |
Irish Home Rule | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 |
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 8 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 50% | 29% | 3,039 | ||
Liberal | 7 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 43% | 45% | 4,770 | ||
Home Rule | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 7% | 26% | 2,815 |
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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anthony Bower * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold |
Castle Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Crosfield | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold |
Everton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Pearson * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold |
Exchange
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Holder * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold |
Great George
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Hughes * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold |
Lime Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Rowland Minton * | 764 | 60% | ||
Liberal | Samuel Bennett Jackson | 520 | 40% | ||
Majority | 244 | 20% | |||
Registered electors | 2,004 | ||||
Turnout | 1,284 | 64% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
North Toxteth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Fell Steble * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold |
Pitt Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Jennings * | 383 | 51% | ||
Liberal | Edward Browne | 373 | 49% | ||
Majority | 10 | 2% | |||
Registered electors | 1,027 | ||||
Turnout | 756 | 74% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Rodney Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Thomas Brocklebank jun | 978 | 52% | ||
Conservative | Andrew Boyd | 919 | 48% | ||
Majority | 59 | 4% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,741 | ||||
Turnout | 1,897 | 69% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Anne Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Ronald McDougall | 1,012 | 51% | ||
Conservative | James Tarbuck * | 973 | 49% | ||
Majority | 39 | 2% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 3,070 | ||||
Turnout | 1,985 | 65% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Paul's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Owen Hugh Williams * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold |
St. Peter's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Charles. Tricks Bowring * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold |
Scotland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Home Rule | Laurence Connolly | 2,815 | 60% | New | |
Liberal | William Williams * | 1,887 | 40% | ||
Majority | 928 | 20% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,622 | ||||
Turnout | 4,702 | 49% | |||
Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing |
South Toxteth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Allison Watson * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold |
Vauxhall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | James Whitty * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold |
West Derby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Durning Holt * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold |
By-elections
editNo. 16, North Toxteth, 6 November 1875
editCaused by the death of Alderman Charles Turner MP which was reported to the Council on 25 October 1875.[3] This position was filled by the election of Councillor Joseph Harrison (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1873) as an alderman.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Leyland | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold |
Aldermanic Election, 22 May 1876
editThe death of the Mayor, Alderman Peter Thompson was reported to the Council on 22 May 1876.[6]
Former Councillor Andrew Boyd (Conservative, Rodney Street, last elected 24th September 1875 to 1 November 1875) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 22 May 1876.[7]
No. 14, West Derby, 3 August 1876
editCaused by the resignation of Alderman John Stopford Taylor.[8]
Councillor Edward Samuelson (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1874) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 19 July 1876. [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Nicol | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold |
No. 3, Vauxhall, 6 September 1876
editCaused by the death of Councillor James Whitty which was reported to the Council on 4 October 1876. [11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Charles McArdle | unopposed | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
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 Tuesday 2 November 1875
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1875-1876 pg 2(scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1874-1875 pg 161 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875-1876 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 124 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 126 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 161 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 162 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 175 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 173 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 175 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.