1875 Liverpool Town Council election

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1875 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 1875. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Eleven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative 28 ??1644
Liberal 18 ??018
Irish Home Rule 1+101

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1875
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 802-250%29%3,039
  Liberal 721+143%45%4,770
  Home Rule 110+17%26%2,815

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%±%
Conservative Anthony Bower *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William CrosfieldUnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Liberal hold

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Pearson *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Holder *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Liberal hold

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hughes *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Rowland Minton *76460%
Liberal Samuel Bennett Jackson52040%
Majority24420%
Registered electors 2,004
Turnout 1,28464%
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Fell Steble *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Jennings *38351%
Liberal Edward Browne37349%
Majority102%
Registered electors 1,027
Turnout 75674%
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Brocklebank jun97852%
Conservative Andrew Boyd91948%
Majority594%N/A
Registered electors 2,741
Turnout 1,89769%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ronald McDougall1,01251%
Conservative James Tarbuck *97349%
Majority392%N/A
Registered electors 3,070
Turnout 1,98565%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Owen Hugh Williams *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles. Tricks Bowring *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Liberal hold

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule Laurence Connolly2,81560%New
Liberal William Williams *1,88740%
Majority92820%N/A
Registered electors 9,622
Turnout 4,70249%
Home Rule gain from Liberal Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Allison Watson *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Whitty *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Liberal hold

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Durning Holt *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Liberal hold

[1] [2]

By-elections

No. 16, North Toxteth, 6 November 1875

Caused by the death of Alderman Charles Turner MP which was reported to the Council on 25 October 1875. [3] This position was filled by the election of Councillor Joseph Harrison (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1873) as an alderman. [4]

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William LeylandUnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

[5]

Aldermanic Election, 22 May 1876

The death of the Mayor, Alderman Peter Thompson was reported to the Council on 22 May 1876. [6]

Former Councillor Andrew Boyd (Conservative, Rodney Street, last elected 24 September 1875 to 1 November 1875) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 22 May 1876. [7]

No. 14, West Derby, 3 August 1876

Caused by the resignation of Alderman John Stopford Taylor. [8]

Councillor Edward Samuelson (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1874) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 19 July 1876. [9]

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John NicolUnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

[10]

No. 3, Vauxhall, 6 September 1876

Caused by the death of Councillor James Whitty which was reported to the Council on 4 October 1876. [11]

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Charles McArdleunopposed
Registered electors
Swing

[12]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 2 November 1875
  2. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1875-1876 pg 2(scan)" . Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1874-1875 pg 161 (scan)" . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875-1876 pg 2 (scan)" . Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 2 (scan)" . Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 124 (scan)" . Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 126 (scan)" . Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 161 (scan)" . Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 162 (scan)" . Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 175 (scan)" . Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 173 (scan)" . Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 175 (scan)" . Retrieved 23 July 2016.
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