1868 Liverpool Town Council election

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1868 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 Monday 2 November 1868. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

Eight 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 1868
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative
  Liberal

Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Philip Henry Holtunopposed
Registered electors
Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Avisonunopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Whitley *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Johnson Stittunopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Hays Wilsonunopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Bottomley Bairstow *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Gibbons Livingston41756%
Liberal John Philips34445%
Majority73
Registered electors
Turnout 761
Conservative gain from Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Bower Forwood18959%
Liberal James Steele13441%
Majority5618%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 323
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Campbell44556%
Conservative Dr. Thomas Dawson34744%
Majority9812%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 792
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Denton22951%
Liberal William Dawbarn21749%
Majority122%
Registered electors
Turnout 446
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Oliver Holden23353%
Liberal Peter George Heyworth20547%
Majority286%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 438
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Christie Beloeunopposed
Registered electors
Liberal gain from Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Fairhurst44258%
Conservative Walter Pierce32242%
Majority12016%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 764
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Parratt54480%
Liberal Horace Seymour Alpass13420%
Majority41060%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 678
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Yates *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Francis Anderson Clint66857%
Conservative Thomas Page49743%
Majority17114%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 1,165
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

[1] [2] [3]

Aldermanic Elections

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1868, the terms of office of eight alderman expired. [4]

The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1868 for a term of six years.

* - re-elected aldermen.

PartyAlderman
Conservative William Bennett *
Conservative Thomas Dover *
Conservative Raymond William Houghton *
Conservative Joseph Hubback *
Conservative Joseph Gibbons Livingston
Conservative John Grant Morris *
Conservative Thomas Rigby
Conservative John Hayward Turner *

[5]

By-elections

No. 3, Vauxhall,

Caused by the election of Councillor Thomas Rigby (Conservative, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1867) as an Alderman on 9 November 1868. [6]

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
Swing

No. 12, Lime Street,

Following the death of Councillor William Bottomley Bairstow (Liberal, Lime Street, elected 2nd November 1868) which was reported to the Council on 6 January 1869. [7]

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Henry Hornby
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
gain from Swing

[8]

No. 5, Exchange,

The death of alderman Joseph Cooper J.P. Was reported to the Council on 10 February 1869. [9] Councillor James Tyrer (Conservative, elected for the Exchange ward on 1 November 1867) was elected as an alderman by the Council on 17 February 1869. [10] [11]

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Stephen Barker Guion
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
gain from Swing

[12]

No. 15, South Toxteth,

The death of Councillor William Cowley Miller (Liberal, elected for the South Toxteth ward on 1 November 1866) was reported to the Council on 2 June 1869.

[13]

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Richard Allison Watson
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
gain from Swing

[14]

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References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 3 November 1868
  2. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 pg 2 (scan)" . Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 pg 3 (scan)" . Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 pg 3 (scan)" . Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 pg 8 (scan)" . Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 pg 8 (scan)" . Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 January 6th (scan)" . Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 February 3rd (scan)" . Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 February 10th (scan)" . Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 pg 81 (scan)" . Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 pg 82 (scan)" . Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869 March 3rd (scan)" . Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869 June 2nd (scan)" . Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869 July 7th (scan)" . Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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