1862 Liverpool Town Council election

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1862 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 Wednesday 1 November 1862. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

Eleven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

This was the first year that the 'Proceedings of the Council' were printed.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative ????16??
Liberal ????0??

Election result

Liverpool local election result 1862
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative
  Liberal

Because eleven 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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
William Earle *unopposed
Registered electors
Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Maxwell35663%
Liberal John Yates the younger20537%
Majority 15126%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 561
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Johnson Stitt *80652%
Conservative Joseph Hubback73448%
Majority 724%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,540
Liberal hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Turner *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Hays Wilson *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Rothwell Cooper37852%
Liberal James Reddecliff Jeffrey34648%
Majority 324%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 724
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Gibbons Livingston*41855%
Liberal Hugh Almond34345%
Majority 7510%
Registered electors
Turnout 761
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Walter Powell Jeffreys *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Aspinall Tobin *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne Street

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

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Oliver Holden *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Christie Beloe *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Clarke Aspinallunopposed
Registered electors
gain from Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Threlfall Wilson41757%
Liberal Maurice Williams31143%
Majority 10614%
Registered electors
Turnout 728
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Shimmin *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Francis Anderson Clint *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

[1] [2] [3]

Aldermanic Elections

At the meeting of the Council on 10 November 1862, the terms of office of eight alderman expired. [4]

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.

PartyAlderman
Conservative William Bennett *
Conservative Thomas Dover *
Conservative John Farnworth
Conservative Raymond William Houghton *
Conservative Joseph Hubback
Conservative John Grant Morris *
Conservative William Preston *
Conservative John Hayward Turner *

[5]

By-elections

No. 15, South Toxteth, November 1862

Caused by the election of Councillor John Farnworth (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1861) by the Council as an alderman on 10 November 1862.

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
Swing

No. 1, Everton & Kirkdale, November 1862

Caused by the election of Councillor Maurice Hubback (Conservative, Everton & Kirkdale, elected 1 November 1862) by the Council as an alderman on 10 November 1862.

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

No. ?, November 1862

Caused by the election of Councillor John Grant Morris (Party?, ward?, elected ???) by the Council as an alderman on 10 November 1862.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post Monday 3 November 1862
  2. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1862-1863 pg 1 (scan)" . Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1862-1863 pg 2 (scan)" . Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1862-1863 pg 5 (scan)" . Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1862-1863 pg 10 (scan)" . Retrieved 15 August 2016.
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