1874 Liverpool Town Council election

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1874 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 1874. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

All 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 1874
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 10
  Liberal 5

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. George Gill *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Thomas Avison *unopposed
Registered electors
Swing

Everton

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

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Armstrong *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Hays Wilson *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Alexander Forrestunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Bower Forwood *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Bower Forwood *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Campbell *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. William Crossunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Wheeler Preston *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Christie Beloe *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Faihurst *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Bland Roydenunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold 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 Clint *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

[1] [2]

Aldermanic Election

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1874, the terms of office of eight alderman expired. [3]

The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1874 for a term of six years.

* - re-elected aldermen.

PartyAlderman
Conservative William Barton *
Conservative Thomas Carey *
Conservative William Chambres
Conservative Joseph Hubback *
Conservative James Jack *
Conservative Joseph Gibbons Livingston *
Conservative Thomas Rigby *
Conservative Andrew Barclay Walker *

[4]

By-elections

Aldermanic By Election, 19 March 1875

The death of Alderman Thomas Cary (Conservative) was reported to the Council on 19 March 1875. [5] William Bennett was elected as an alderman by the Council on 19 March 1875. [6]

No. 13, St. Anne Street, 9 July 1875

The death of Alderman James Tyrer (Conservative) was reported to the Council on 29 June 1875. [7] Dr. John Stepford Taylor (Conservative, St. Anne Street, elected unopposed 1 November 1873) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 29 June 1875. [8]

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Fowler61764%
Henry Ashby33635%
Edmund Fowler141.4%
Richard Fowler20.21%
Majority 28129%
Registered electors
Turnout 969
Conservative hold Swing

[9]

No. 10, Rodney Street, 24 September 1875

Caused by the death of Councillor James Houghton (Conservative, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1872). [10]

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Boyd72154%
Liberal William Oulton61646%
Majority 1058%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,337
Conservative hold Swing

[11]

No. 11, Abercromby, 14 October 1875

The Death of Councillor Robertson Gladstone (Liberal, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1873) was reported to the Council on 6 October 1875. [12]

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Arthur Hornby Lewis79051%
Thomas Brocklebank jnr.75349%
Majority 37
Registered electors
Turnout 1,543
Swing

[13]

No. 14, West Derby, 21 October 1875

The Death of Councillor Francis Anderson Clint (Liberal, West Derby, elected 2 November 1874) was reported to the Council on 6 October 1875. [14]

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Samuel Gravesunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 3rdd November 1874
  2. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 2 (scan)" . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 3 (scan)" . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 6 (scan)" . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 83 (scan)" . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 85 (scan)" . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 115 (scan)" . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 117 (scan)" . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 134 (scan)" . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 148 (scan)" . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 148 (scan)" . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 149 (scan)" . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 160 (scan)" . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 149 (scan)" . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 160 (scan)" . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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