1860 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1860. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Thirteen of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative????????
Liberal????????

Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1860
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 12 1 75% 56% 1,088
  Liberal 1 1 44% 856

Because only three of the sixteen seats were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context.

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Robert Hutchinson * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Edward Estell unopposed
Registered electors
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

Everton
No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Daniel Crosthwaite * 598 62%
Liberal William Williams 372 38%
Majority 226
Registered electors
Turnout 970
Conservative hold Swing
Time Daniel Crossthwaite William Williams
Votes % Votes %
10:0013061%8339%
11:0023059%16341%
12:0032260%21940%
13:0039560%21940%
14:0048059%32741%
15:0054561%35339%
16:0059862%37238%

Exchange
No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Thomas Littledale * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Great George
No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Thomas Wagstaff * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative James Johnson * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Thomas Vernon * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Samuel Robert Graves * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Charles Mozley * unopposed
Registered electors
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Joseph Kitchen * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William. Barton * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Charles Tricks Bowring * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Scotland
No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
James Crellin * unopposed
Registered electors
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Joseph Steel unopposed
Registered electors
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Johnson '132 50.4%
Liberal Christopher James Corbally JP * 130 49.6%
Majority 2
Registered electors 386
Turnout 262 68%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

West Derby
No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Richard Mitchell Beckwith * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

By-elections

See also

Liverpool City Council

Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879

Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present

Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present

History of local government in England

References
  1. Liverpool Daily Post Friday 2 November 1860
  2. "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 529 (scan)". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 530 (scan)". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  4. "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 531 (scan)". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  5. "Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1860 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  6. "Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1860 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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