1870 Liverpool Town Council election

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:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
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
[[|N/A]] hold 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
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
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
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
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
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
Liberal gain from Conservative 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
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]

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See also

References
  1. "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 115 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  4. "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 132 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  5. "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  6. "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 150 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  7. "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  8. "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 252 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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