1859 Liverpool Town Council election

1859 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

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1859. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Seven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1859

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	8				50%	49%	2,511
	Liberal	8				50%	51%	2,578

Because seven of the sixteen seats were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context.

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Earle *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Steains *	391	52%
	Conservative	Thomas Woodburn	355	48%
Majority			36	4%
Registered electors			1,127
Turnout			746	66%
	Liberal hold		Swing

Time	James Steains		Thomas Woodburn
	Votes	%	Votes	%
10:00	88	64%	49	36%
11:00	172	59%	121	41%
12:00	245	56%	190	44%
13:00	291	54%	246	46%
14:00	319	54%	277	46%
15:00	353	53%	318	47%
16:00	391	52%	355	48%

Everton

No. 1 Everton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Johnson Stitt *	665	53%
	Conservative	C.F. Carne	595	47%
Majority			70	6%
Registered electors			1,833
Turnout			1,260	69%
	Liberal hold		Swing

Time	John Johnson Stitt		C.F. Carne
	Votes	%	Votes	%
10:00	171	65%	93	35%
11:00	267	67%	130	33%
12:00	351	58%	251	42%
13:00	458	56%	353	44%
14:00	542	53%	472	47%
15:00	603	53%	534	47%
16:00	665	53%	595	47%

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Turner *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Hays Wilson	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal gain from		Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Redcliffe Jeffrey *	275	90%
	Conservative	Mr. Wilson	30	10%
Majority			245	80%
Registered electors
Turnout			305
	Liberal hold		Swing

Time	James Redcliffe Jeffrey		John Wilson
	Votes	%	Votes	%
10:00	110	89%	13	11%
11:00	117	84%	22	16%
12:00	222	89%	27	11%
13:00	273	90%	30	10%
14:00	273	90%	30%	10%

As there had been no votes cast between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., the poll was closed.

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph Gibbons Livingston	352	58%
	Liberal	W.H. Anthony	252	42%
Majority			100	16%
Registered electors			865
Turnout			604	70%
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Voting throughout the day.

Time	Joseph Gibbons Livingston		W.H. Anthony
	Votes	%	Votes	%
10:00	58	51%	55	49%
11:00	124	55%	102	45%
12:00	176	56%	136	44%
13:00	222	56%	178	45%
14:00	280	57%	210	43%
15:00	317	57%	239	43%
16:00	352	58%	252	42%

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Walter Powell Jeffreys *	209	55%
	Liberal	James Steel	174	45%
Majority			35	10%
Registered electors			509
Turnout			383	75%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Time	Walter Powell Jeffreys		James Steel
	Votes	%	Votes	%
10:00	53	54%	45	46%
11:00	114	55%	95	45%
12:00	141	54%	121	46%
13:00	173	56%	136	44%
14:00	181	55%	149	45%
15:00	203	54%	170	46%
16:00	209	55%	174	45%

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Aspinall Tobin *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Nickson	262	62%
	Liberal	Clarke Aspinall	161	38%
Majority			101	24%	N/A
Registered electors			565
Turnout			423	75%
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Time	George Nickson		Clarke Aspinall
	Votes	%	Votes	%
10:00	84	65%	46	35%
11:00	147	64%	83	36%
12:00	189	64%	105	36%
13:00	220	63%	128	37%
14:00	248	64%	142	36%
15:00	256	63%	153	37%
16:00	266	62%	161	38%

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Oliver Holden *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Christie Beloe	331	54%
	Conservative	James Holme *	283	46%
Majority			48	8%	N/A
Registered electors			875
Turnout			614	70%
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Time	Henry Christie Beloe		James Holme
	Votes	%	Votes	%
10:00	90	59%	63	41%
11:00	168	55%	135	45%
12:00	228	56%	174	44%
13:00	261	55%	216	45%
14:00	280	55%	226	45%
15:00	297	54%	251	46%
16:00	331	54%	283	46%

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Woodruff *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Robertson *	272	55%
	Liberal	Alexander Miller	222	45%
Majority			50	10%
Registered electors			1,207
Turnout			494	41%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Time	James Robertson		Alexander Miller
	Votes	%	Votes	%
10:00	55	50%	56	50%
11:00	100	52%	94	48%
12:00	140	54%	118	46%
13:00	180	54%	156	46%
14:00	213	54%	185	46%
15:00	245	55%	200	45%
16:00	272	55%	222	45%

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Shimmin	153	59%
	Liberal	Samuel Cearns	107	41%
Majority			46	18%	N/A
Registered electors			653
Turnout			260	40%
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Time	John Shimmin		Samuel Cearns
	Votes	%	Votes	%
10:00	72	57%	55	43%
11:00	91	61%	59	39%
12:00	106	58%	76	42%
13:00	116	58%	85	42%
14:00	133	60%	89	40%
15:00	139	58%	100	42%
16:00	153	59%	107	41%

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Francis Anderson Clint *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

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Aldermanic Elections

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1859, the terms of office of eight alderman expired. ^[8]

The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 10 November 1862 for a term of six years.

* - re-elected aldermen.

Party		Alderman
	Conservative	R C Gardner *
	Conservative	Samuel Holme *
	Conservative	James Parker *
	Liberal	John Woodruff
	Conservative	Joseph Cooper *
	Conservative	John Bramley-Moore *
	Conservative	John Stewart
	Conservative	Thomas Bold *

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By-elections

No. 2, Scotland, 18 November 1859

Caused by the election of Councillor John Woodruff (Liberal, Scotland, elected 1 November 1859) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1859.

No. 2 Scotland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Clarke Aspinall
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
	Liberal hold		Swing

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No. 15, South Toxteth, 18 November 1859

Caused by the election of Councillor John Stewart (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1857) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1859.

No. 15 South Toxteth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Joseph Steel	unopposed
Registered electors			1,207
	Conservative hold		Swing

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See also

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

1. "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 153 (scan)" . Retrieved 29 August 2016.
2. "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 154 (scan)" . Retrieved 29 August 2016.
3. "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 155 (scan)" . Retrieved 29 August 2016.
4. "(Liverpool) Daily Post Friday 2nd November 1859 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 29 August 2016.
5. "(Liverpool) Daily Post Friday 2nd November 1859 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 29 August 2016.
6. "(Liverpool) Daily Post Friday 2nd November 1859 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 29 August 2016.
7. "(Liverpool) Daily Post Friday 2nd November 1859 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 29 August 2016.
8. "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 159 (scan)" . Retrieved 29 August 2016.
9. "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 160 (scan)" . Retrieved 29 August 2016.
10. "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 197 (scan)" . Retrieved 29 August 2016.
11. "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 196 (scan)" . Retrieved 29 August 2016.