1873 Liverpool Town Council election

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Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1873. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

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Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative  ?? ?? ?? ??
Liberal  ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1873
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 956%56%11,297
  Liberal 744%44%8,745

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 Robertson Gladstone *unopposed
Registered electors 2,689
Liberal hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David MacIver unopposed
Registered electors 1,897
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Vining *4,92959%
Liberal David Hughes3,43641%
Majority1,493
Registered electors 17,742
Turnout 8,36547%
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Stephen Barker Guion *unopposed
Registered electors 2,445
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Peet48650.4%
Liberal Edward Lewis47949.6%
Majority7
Registered electors 1,511
Turnout 965
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Allanson Picton *unopposed
Registered electors 2,068
Liberal hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Harrison *1,70958%
Liberal William Pirrie Sinclair1,23642%
Majority474
Registered electors 6,000
Turnout 2,94449%
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Edward Hamilton *30550%
Liberal James Steel30350%
Majority2
Registered electors 774
Turnout 60879%
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Philip Henry Rathbone *73658%
Conservative Dr. Arthur Brown Steele53342%
Majority203
Registered electors 2,689
Turnout 1,26947%
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. John Stopford Taylor *unopposed
Registered electors 2,647
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Huntington *unopposed
Registered electors 2,029
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alexander Balfour57652%
Conservative Edward Lewis Wigan53748%
Majority39
Registered electors 1,753
Turnout 1,11363%
gain from Liberal Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John McArdle *unopposed
Registered electors 9,851
Liberal hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Isaac Jacksonunopposed
Registered electors 5,084
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Peter Silvester Bidwell *unopposed
Registered electors 2,087
Liberal hold Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Samuelson *2,79859%
Liberal Daniel Rowlinson Ratcliff1,98041%
Majority818
Registered electors 7,601
Turnout 4,77863%
Conservative hold Swing

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By-elections

No. 13, St. Anne Street, 27 March 1874

Caused by the death of Councillor James Denton (Conservative, St. Anne Street, elected 1 November 1871)

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. William Cross51454%
Henry Ashby32334%
W. N. S. Cope10611%
John Morrell161.7%
Majority191
Registered electors 2,647
Turnout 95936%
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post Monday 3 November 1873
  2. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1873 - 1874 pg 2 (scan)" . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1873-1874 pg 100 (scan)" . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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