1876 Liverpool Town Council election

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1876 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 Wednesday 1 November 1876. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative 2801644
Liberal 15-3015
Irish Home Rule 3+203

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1879
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 9 ?19%1,755
  Liberal 4 ?02-225%47%4,265
  Home Rule 220+212%33%2,986

Because of the large number of contested seats, these statistics should be read in that context.

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Arthur Hornby Lewisunopposed
Registered electors
Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David MacIver MP *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Vining *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

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

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Peet *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street

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

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Leylandunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Col. Charles Edward Hamilton *33254%
Liberal Garrett Michael Byrne28746%
Majority458%
Registered electors 764
Turnout 61981%
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Henry Rathbone *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Fowler95555%
Home Rule Dr. Daniel Walter Parsons79245%
Majority16310%
Registered electors 2,305
Turnout 1,74776%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

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

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alexander Balfour *60356%
Conservative Edward Lewis Wigan46844%
Majority13512%
Registered electors 1,467
Turnout 1,07173%
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh2,22852%
Liberal John McArdle *2,01648%
Majority2124%N/A
Registered electors 9,876
Turnout 4,24443%
Home Rule gain from Liberal Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Radcliffeunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule Dr. Andrew Commins 75857%
Liberal Lt. Col. Peter Silvester Bidwell *56743%
Majority19114%N/A
Registered electors 2,337
Turnout 1,32557%
Home Rule gain from Liberal Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Nicholunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2]

By-elections

No. 8, Pitt Street, 23 April 1877

The death of Alderman William Barton was reported to the Council on 4 April 1877. [3]

Councillor Henry Jennings (Conservative, Pitt Street, elected 1 November 1875) was elected by the Council as an Alderman on 9 April 1877. [4]

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Courtenay Deane31150.1%
Liberal James Steel31049.9%
Majority10.2%
Registered electors 764
Turnout 62181%
Conservative hold Swing

[5]

This election was declared void on 27 June 1877 under the Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act 1872 and reported to the Council on 4 July 1877. [6] The election was re-run on 23rd Mar 1878

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References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post Thursday 2 November 1876
  2. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 2(scan)" . Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 92(scan)" . Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 105(scan)" . Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 112(scan)" . Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 143(scan)" . Retrieved 22 July 2016.
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