Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Saturday 1 November 1879. 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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Four of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
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| Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| Irish Home Rule | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Election result edit
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 12.5% | 48% | 17,519 | ||
| Liberal | 11 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 70% | 37% | 13,572 | ||
| Home Rule | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5% | 7.7% | 2,938 | ||
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6% | 7.5% | 2,736 | ||
Ward results edit
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas English Stephens | 881 | 50% | ||
| Conservative | Dr. Nicholas Kendrick Marsh | 872 | 50% | ||
| Majority | 9 | 0% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,540 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,753 | 69% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Samuel Smith | 695 | 51% | ||
| Conservative | David MacIver * | 656 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 39 | 2% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 1,900 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,351 | 71% | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Everton edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | David Hughes | 6,301 | 50% | ||
| Conservative | Robert Vining * | 6,286 | 50% | ||
| Majority | 15 | 0% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 21,625 | ||||
| Turnout | 12,587 | 58% | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Exchange edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stephen Barker Guion * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Great George edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Benjamin Lewis | 530 | 52% | ||
| Conservative | George Peet * | 498 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 32 | 4% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 1,283 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,028 | 80% | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Lime Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Allanson Picton * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Hughes | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jeremiah Miles | 371 | 59% | ||
| Conservative | Robert Andrew Thomas | 249 | 39% | ||
| Conservative | William de Silva | 11 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 122 | 20% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 880 | ||||
| Turnout | 631 | 72% | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Philip Henry Rathbone * | 970 | 56% | ||
| Conservative | John Henstock | 751 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 219 | 12% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,542 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,721 | 68% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Henry Vaughan | 1,135 | 53% | ||
| Conservative | George Fowler * | 1,010 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 125 | 6% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 2,792 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,145 | 77% | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | John Davies | 697 | 54% | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Huntington * | 602 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 95 | 8% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 1,803 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,299 | 72% | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Alexander Balfour * | 590 | 53% | ||
| Conservative | John Hughes | 531 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 59 | 6% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,602 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,121 | 70% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Scotland edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Home Rule | Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh * | 2,838 | 56% | ||
| Conservative | Joshua Siddeley | 2,191 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 647 | 12% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,300 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,029 | 61% | |||
| Home Rule hold | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | William Radcliffe * | 1,729 | 55% | ||
| Liberal | Edward Paull | 1,402 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 327 | 10% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,772 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,131 | 66% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Home Rule | Andrew Commins * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Home Rule hold | Swing | ||||
West Derby edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | William Simpson | 2,736 | 56% | ||
| Conservative | John Nicol * | 2,144 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 592 | 12% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 8,845 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,880 | 55% | |||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
By-elections edit
Aldermanic By-Election, 4 February 1880 edit
Caused by the resignation of Alderman Richard Cardwell Gardner. [4]
Former councillor John Nicol (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1876) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 February 1880. [5]
No.16, North Toxteth, 18 February 1880 edit
Caused by the resignation of Alderman John Woodruff. [6]
Councillor Arthur Bower Forwood (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1877) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 February 1880. [7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | John Hughes | 2,595 | 54% | ||
| Mr. Matheson | 2,223 | 46% | |||
| Majority | 372 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
No. 11, Abercromby, 18 February 1880 edit
Caused by Thomas English Stephens (Liberal, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dr. Nicholas Kendrick Marsh | 1,026 | 51% | ||
| Mr. Stephens | 988 | 49% | |||
| Majority | 38 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,540 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,014 | 79% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
No. 1 Everton, 18 February 1880 edit
Caused by William Simpson (Independent, West Derby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Galloway | 8,038 | 55% | ||
| Liberal | Mr. Hughes | 6,590 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 1,448 | 10% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 21,625 | ||||
| Turnout | 14,628 | 68% | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
No. 14, West Derby, 23 March 1880 edit
Caused by William Simpson (Independent, West Derby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Samuel Leigh Gregson | 3,171 | 55% | ||
| Mr. Little | 2,640 | 45% | |||
| Majority | 531 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,845 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,811 | 66% | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Aldermanic By-Election 5 May 1880 edit
The death of Alderman James Jack was reported to the Council on 5 May 1880. [16] His position was filled when former Councillor David MacIver MP was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 5 May 1880. [17]
Aldermanic By-Election, 28 October 1880 edit
The resignation of Alderman Henry Jennings on 21 October 1880, was reported to the Council on 28 October 1880. [18] Hugh Hawthorne Nicholson was elected as an alderman by the Council on 28 October 1880. [19] [20]
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 Monday 3 November 1879
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 1 scan)". Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 2 scan)". Retrieved 2 July 2016.
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- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 173 scan)". Retrieved 2 July 2016.
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