1878 Liverpool Town Council election

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1878 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 Saturday 1 November 1878. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

Seven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative  ?? ?? ?? ??
Liberal  ?? ?? ?? ??
Irish Home Rule 5+105

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1878
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 822050%51%9.956
  Liberal 623-138%49%9,575
  Home Rule 210+112%0%0

Given the significant number of uncontested wards, these statistics should be read in that context.

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Bower *unopposed
Registered electors 2,612
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Crosfield *65652%
Conservative Lawrence Hodson Parr60948%
Majority474%
Registered electors 1,802
Turnout 1,26570%
Liberal hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Barkeley Smithunopposed
Registered electors 19,910
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Holder *unopposed
Registered electors 2,067
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Hampden Jackson57554%
Conservative John Hughes *49546%
Majority808%N/A
Registered electors 1,329
Turnout 1,07081%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Grindley74651%
Liberal Charles James Crosfield70649%
Majority402%
Registered electors 1,955
Turnout 1,45274%
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Fell Steble *unopposed
Registered electors 7,444
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Steel37855%
Conservative Horatio Syred30445%
Majority7410%N/A
Registered electors 847
Turnout 68281%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Brocklebank the younger *93751%
Conservative Edmund Buckley90549%
Majority322%
Registered electors 2,572
Turnout 1,84272%
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Hayes Sheen1,16551%
Liberal Ronald McDougall *1,10949%
Majority562%N/A
Registered electors 2,944
Turnout 2,27477%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Owen Hugh Williams *73953%
Liberal David Hughes64747%
Majority926%
Registered electors 1,770
Turnout 1,38678%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Tricks Bowring *unopposed
Registered electors 1,494
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule Laurence Connolly *unopposed
Registered electors 9,671
Home Rule hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Ball1,87051%
Liberal John Evans1,78349%
Majority872%
Registered electors 5,862
Turnout 3,65362%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule Charles McArdleunopposed
Registered electors 2,146
Home Rule gain from Liberal Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William John Lunt3,12353%
Liberal William Durning Holt *2,78447%
Majority3396%N/A
Registered electors 9,008
Turnout 5,90766%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

By-elections

No. 9, Great George

Caused by John Hampden Jackson (Liberal, Great George, elected 1 November 1878) ceasing to be a Councillor.

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Samuel Bennett Jackson58054%
Conservative John Hughes49346%
Majority878%
Registered electors 1,329
Turnout 1,07381%
Liberal hold Swing

[6]

No. 13, St. Anne Street

Caused by Thomas Hayes Sheen (Conservative, St. Anne Street, elected 1 November 1878) ceasing to be a Councillor.

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ronald McDougall1,08750.3%
Conservative Thomas Patrick Holden1,07249.7%
Majority150.6%N/A
Registered electors 2,944
Turnout 2,15973%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

[7]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post - 1878.11.02 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post - 1878.11.02 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post - 1878.11.02 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1878-1879 (page 2 scan)" . Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1878-1879 (page 881 scan)" . Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1878-1879 (page 112 scan)" . Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1878-1879 (page 112 scan)" . Retrieved 16 July 2016.
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