Election in Liverpool
1870 Liverpool Town Council election
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← 1869 | November 1, 1870 (1870-11-01) | 1871 → |
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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 |
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Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1870. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Nine of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | ?? | 16 | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | 0 | ?? |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1870 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 56% | 42% | 3,663 | |
| Liberal | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 44% | 58% | 5,016 | |
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 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Robertson Gladstone * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Woodburn | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Everton
No. 1 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Woodburn | 2 | | |
| Liberal | Peter Williams | 0 | | |
Majority | | | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Stephen Barker Guion | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Great George
No. 9 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | John Tudsbery Turner | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| | Swing | | |
Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | James Allanson Picton * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Harrison * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Edward Hamilton | 363 | 55% | |
| Liberal | Daniel Lowrey | 298 | 45% | |
Majority | 65 | 10% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 661 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Philip Henry Rathbone * | 869 | 66% | |
| Conservative | Thomas Dawson | 447 | 34% | |
Majority | 442 | 32% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 1,316 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Stopford Taylor * | 677 | 59% | |
| Liberal | Edwin Hughes | 469 | 41% | |
Majority | 208 | 18% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 1,146 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Huntington | 544 | 52% | |
| Liberal | John Taylor Davies | 497 | 48% | |
Majority | 47 | 4% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 1,041 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Francis George Prange | 2 | | |
| Conservative | Francis George Harbord | 0 | | |
Majority | 2 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 2 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Scotland
No. 2 Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John McArdle | 2,881 | 64% | |
| Conservative | Robert Owen Evans | 1,630 | 36% | |
Majority | 1,251 | 28% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 4,511 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andrew Barclay Walker * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Silvester Bidwell | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
West Derby
No. 14 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edward Samuelson * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[1]
By-elections
No.4, St. Paul's, 17 March 1871
The death of Alderman Richard Sheil was reported to the Council on 1 March 1870. [2] Councillor Oliver Holden (Conservative, St. Paul's, elected 1 November 1868) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 8 March 1871. [3]
No. 4 St. Paul's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | George Mayall jun. | 558 | 52% | |
| Conservative | Peter Thomson | 513 | 48% | |
Majority | 45 | 4% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 1,071 | | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
[4]
Aldermanic By Election, 15 April 1871
The death of Alderman John Stewart JP was reported to the Council meeting on 19 April 1871. [5] Peter Thomson was elected as an Alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 15 April 1871. [6]
Aldermanic By Election, 6 October 1871
The death of Alderman Thomas Dover JP was reported to the Council meeting on 4 October 1871. [7] Former Councillor James Jack (Conservative, Rodney Street last elected 1 November 1864) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 6 October 1871. [8]
See also
References
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 115 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 132 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 150 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 252 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.