1866 Liverpool Town Council election

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1866 Liverpool Town Council election
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←  1865 November 1, 1866 (1866-11-01) 1867  →
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 1866. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

Twelve 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 1866
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 723-144%
  Liberal 932+156%

Because twelve 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%±%
Liberal Charles Pierre Mellyunopposed
Registered electors
Turnout
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Samuel Greg Rathbone *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Pearsonunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Barry *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Rogers23350.2%
Conservative James Sykes23149.8%
Majority20.4%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 464
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Rowlands Minton35754%
Liberal H. S. Alpass30946%
Majority488%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 666
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Lawrence *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Jennings20252%
Liberal James Steel18748%
Majority154%
Registered electors
Turnout 389
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Gairunopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur P. Fletcher23860%
Liberal Dr. Edward Watts15840%
Majority8020%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 396
Conservative gain from Liberal 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 Williams *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Cowley Millerunopposed
Registered electors
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Whitty *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Birch Melladew *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2]

By-elections

No. 6, Castle Street, 1 November 1866 - 2 seats

Caused by the retirements of Councillors John Cheshyre Blythe (Conservative, elected for the Castle Street ward on 1 November 1864) and Thomas Chilton (Liberal, elected 1 November 1865).

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Woodburn
Liberal Thomas Avison
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing

[3]

No. 10, Rodney Street, 1 November 1866

Caused by the retirement of Councillor C. J. English (Liberal, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1865)

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Thomas Dawson
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
Swing

[4]

No. 13, St. Anne Street, 1 January 1867

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Joseph Bennion (Conservative, elected 1 November 1865)

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Dawbarn
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

[5]

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References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post Friday 2 November 1866
  2. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1866-1867 pg 2 (scan)" . Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1866-1867 pg 4 (scan)" . Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1866-1867 pg 4 (scan)" . Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1867 January 1st (scan)" . Retrieved 13 August 2016.
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