1860 Liverpool Town Council election

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1860 Liverpool Town Council election
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  1859 November 1, 1860 (1860-11-01) 1861  

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 1860. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

Thirteen of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative  ?? ?? ?? ??
Liberal  ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1860
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 12175%56%1,088
  Liberal 1144%856

Because only three of the sixteen seats were contested, these statistics should be taken in that context.

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Hutchinson *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Edward Estellunopposed
Registered electors
gain from Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Daniel Crosthwaite *59862%
Liberal William Williams37238%
Majority22624%
Registered electors
Turnout 970
Conservative hold Swing
TimeDaniel CrossthwaiteWilliam Williams
Votes %Votes %
10:0013061%8339%
11:0023059%16341%
12:0032260%21940%
13:0039560%21940%
14:0048059%32741%
15:0054561%35339%
16:0059862%37238%

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Littledale *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Wagstaff *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Johnson *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Vernon *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samuel Robert Graves *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Mozley *unopposed
Registered electors
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Kitchen *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Barton *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Tricks Bowring *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
James Crellin *unopposed
Registered electors
Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Joseph Steelunopposed
Registered electors
gain from Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Johnson13250.4%
Liberal Christopher James Corbally JP *13049.6%
Majority20.8%N/A
Registered electors 386
Turnout 26268%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Mitchell Beckwith *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

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By-elections

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

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References

  1. Liverpool Daily Post Friday 2 November 1860
  2. "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 529 (scan)" . Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 530 (scan)" . Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  4. "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 531 (scan)" . Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  5. "Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1860 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  6. "Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1860 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 31 January 2017.