1869 Liverpool Town Council election

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1869 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 1 November 1869. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

Six of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative  ??+416 ??
Liberal  ??-40 ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1869
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1140+469%52%9,719
  Liberal 504-431%48%9,216

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%±%
Liberal Charles Pierre Melly *75952%
Conservative Robert Vining69148%
Majority684%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,450
Liberal hold 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 Pearson *2,68554%
Liberal Robert Owen Evans2,31746%
Majority3688%
Registered electors 10,107
Turnout 5,00249%
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fletcher Rogersunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hughes38453%
Liberal Francis Gerard Prange34447%
Majority406%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 728
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Rowland Minton *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lieut Col. Richard Fell Steble1,23760%
Liberal Henry Jevons81540%
Majority42220%
Registered electors
Turnout 2,052
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Jennings *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Houghton68355%
Liberal Thomas Gair *55145%
Majority13210%N/A
Registered electors 2,030
Turnout 1,23461%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Tarbuck56055%
Liberal John Knight Archer45945%
Majority10110%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,019
Conservative hold 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 *44969%
Conservative Reginald Young20231%
Majority24738%
Registered electors
Turnout 651
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Williams *1,45465%
Conservative Walter Pierce78435%
Majority67030%
Registered electors
Turnout 2,238
Liberal hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Allison Watson92959%
Liberal Dr. Ewing Whittle63941%
Majority29018%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 1,568
Conservative gain from Liberal 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 *1,63653%
Liberal Richard Johnson1,42947%
Majority2076%
Registered electors
Turnout 3,065
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2] [3]

By-elections

Aldermanic By Election, 9 November 1869

Following the retirement of Alderman Thomas Bold, Bernard Hall was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1869.

[4]

No. 7, St. Peter's, 14 January 1870

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Jacob Gaitskell Brown (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1867) on 30 December 1869. [5]

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Francis Gerard Prange45153%
Conservative Thomas Blissett39447%
Majority576%
Registered electors
Turnout 845
Liberal hold Swing

[6] [7]

No. 2, Scotland, 3 February 1870

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Joseph Robinson (Liberal, Scotland, elected unopposed on 1 November 1867)

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John McArdleunopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

[8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 2 November 1869
  2. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869-1870 pg 1 (scan)" . Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869-1870 pg 2 (scan)" . Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869-1870 pg 4 (scan)" . Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869-1870 pg 54 (scan)" . Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869-1870 pg 65 (scan)" . Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869-1870 pg 66 (scan)" . Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869-1870 pg 81 (scan)" . Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869-1870 pg 82 (scan)" . Retrieved 6 August 2016.
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