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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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Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Friday 1 November 1861. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years, and nine of the 16 wards were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 4 | ||||||||
Liberal | 12 |
Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Robertson Gladstone * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Avison * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Darnley Anderson * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Tyrer * | 343 | 54% | ||
Liberal | John Ravenscroft | 292 | 46% | ||
Majority | 51 | 8% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 635 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Until the Ballot Act 1872 polling at elections was in public and the state of the polls were reported on an hour by hour basis in the newspapers.
Time | James Tyrer | John Ravenscroft | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 91 | 48% | 98 | 52% |
11:00 | 163 | 49% | 168 | 51% |
12:00 | 253 | 54% | 218 | 46% |
13:00 | 289 | 53% | 253 | 47% |
14:00 | 303 | 53% | 270 | 47% |
15:00 | 324 | 53% | 287 | 47% |
16:00 | 343 | 54% | 292 | 46% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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John Rogers * | unopposed | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Allanson Picton * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Harrison | 395 | 68% | ||
Liberal | William Digby Smith | 188 | 32% | ||
Majority | 207 | 36% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 583 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Time | Joseph Harrison | William Digby Smith | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 98 | 68% | 46 | 32% |
11:00 | 152 | 66% | 79 | 34% |
12:00 | 202 | 63% | 118 | 37% |
13:00 | 273 | 66% | 141 | 34% |
14:00 | 336 | 67% | 167 | 33% |
15:00 | 370 | 67% | 180 | 33% |
16:00 | 396 | 67% | 195 | 33% |
The discrepancy between the final results given in the Council Minute Book and the 4 o'clock final figures as reported in the Liverpool Mercury should perhaps be attributed to errors in the newspaper report.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Thomas Ridley * | unopposed | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Bulley Job * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Bottomley Bairstow | 226 | 53% | ||
Conservative | Arthur Piggot Fletcher | 200 | 47% | ||
Majority | 26 | 6% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 426 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Time | William Bottomley Bairstow | Arthur Piggot Fletcher | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
11:00 | 178 | 52% | 167 | 48% |
12:00 | 186 | 52% | 170 | 48% |
13:00 | 187 | 52% | 176 | 48% |
14:00 | 193 | 52% | 177 | 48% |
15:00 | 208 | 53% | 183 | 47% |
16:00 | 226 | 53% | 200 | 47% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Buck Spence | 192 | 54% | ||
Conservative | Thomas Rigby | 162 | 46% | ||
Majority | 30 | 8% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 354 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Time | John Buck Spence | Thomas Rigby | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 55 | 49% | 57 | 51% |
11:00 | 109 | 60% | 73 | 40% |
12:00 | 137 | 59% | 94 | 41% |
13:00 | 155 | 59% | 106 | 41% |
14:00 | 170 | 59% | 118 | 41% |
15:00 | 180 | 58% | 132 | 42% |
16:00 | 187 | 57% | 141 | 43% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Rae * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Sheil * | unopposed | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Horace Seymour Alpass | 298 | 54% | ||
Conservative | John Farnworth | 249 | 46% | ||
Majority | 49 | 8% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 547 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Time | Horace Seymour Alpass | John Farnworth | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 100 | 59% | 69 | 41% |
11:00 | 111 | 58% | 79 | 42% |
12:00 | 164 | 61% | 105 | 39% |
13:00 | 205 | 56% | 160 | 44% |
14:00 | 233 | 56% | 185 | 44% |
15:00 | 259 | 51% | 247 | 49% |
16:00 | 298 | 54% | 249 | 46% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Roger Haydock * | 118 | 75% | ||
Conservative | James Denton | 39 | 25% | ||
Majority | 79 | 50% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 157 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Time | Roger Haydock | James Denton | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 29 | 74% | 10 | 26% |
11:00 | 51 | 78% | 14 | 22% |
12:00 | 76 | 79% | 20 | 21% |
13:00 | 85 | 73% | 32 | 27% |
14:00 | 112 | 75% | 38 | 25% |
16:00 | 118 | 75% | 39 | 25% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Peter George Heyworth | 507 | 52% | ||
Conservative | Edward Samuelson | 471 | 48% | ||
Majority | 36 | 4% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 978 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Time | Peter George Heyworth | Edward Samuelson | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
9:30 | 27 | 69% | 12 | 31% |
10:00 | 66 | 53% | 58 | 47% |
11:00 | 147 | 53% | 129 | 47% |
12:00 | 195 | 43% | 260 | 57% |
13:00 | 275 | 50% | 277 | 50% |
13:35 | 334 | 51% | 318 | 49% |
14:30 | 394 | 51% | 377 | 49% |
15:00 | 451 | 52% | 419 | 48% |
16:00 | 507 | 52% | 471 | 48% |
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