1863 Liverpool Town Council election

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1863 Liverpool Town Council election
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  1862 November 1, 1863 (1863-11-01) 1864  

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 Monday 2 November 1863. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

Seven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1863
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 608-837%49%2,403
  Liberal 1080+863%51%2,493

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

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

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

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Samuel Greg Rathboneunopposed
Registered electors
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Reddecliff Jeffery205
Conservative Daniel Crosthwaite *0
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Barryunopposed
Registered electors
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Wagstaff *24056%
Liberal Joseph Robinson19044%
Majority 5012%
Registered electors
Turnout 430
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Tate UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Liberal gain from Conservative

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Lawrence44758%
Liberal Henry Pooley33042%
Majority 11716%
Registered electors
Turnout 777
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samuel Robert Graves *20100%
Liberal James Levington00%
Majority 20100%
Registered electors
Turnout 20
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street

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

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Kitchen23355%
Conservative Samuel Goodacre19045%
Majority 4310%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 423
Liberal gain from Conservative 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%±%
Liberal Charles Tricks Bowring *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Williams49755%
Conservative James Crellin *40545%
Majority 9210%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 902
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Cowley Miller48860%
Conservative Joseph Steel *32440%
Majority 16420%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 812
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Whilty13954%
Conservative Thomas Rigby12046%
Majority 2468%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 1,068
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Birch Melladew65762%
Liberal Arnold Baruchson41138%
Majority 24624%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,068
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2]

By-elections

No. 2, Scotland,

Following the resignation of Alderman Sanuel Holme, Councillor Richard Sheil (Merchant, of Bankfield Road, West Derby, elected to Scotland ward on 1 November 1861) was elected as an alderman on Wednesday 11 May 1864.

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
gain from Swing

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See also

References

  1. Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 3 November 1863
  2. "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1863-1864 pg 4 (scan)" . Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  3. "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1864 May 11 (scan)" . Retrieved 14 August 2016.