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.
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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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Thirteen of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
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Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 12 | 1 | 75% | 56% | 1,088 | ||||
Liberal | 1 | 1 | 44% | 856 |
Because only three of the sixteen seats were contested, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results
edit* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Hutchinson * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Castle Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Edward Estell | unopposed | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
gain from | Swing |
Everton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Daniel Crosthwaite * | 598 | 62% | ||
Liberal | William Williams | 372 | 38% | ||
Majority | 226 | 24% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 970 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Time | Daniel Crossthwaite | William Williams | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 130 | 61% | 83 | 39% |
11:00 | 230 | 59% | 163 | 41% |
12:00 | 322 | 60% | 219 | 40% |
13:00 | 395 | 60% | 219 | 40% |
14:00 | 480 | 59% | 327 | 41% |
15:00 | 545 | 61% | 353 | 39% |
16:00 | 598 | 62% | 372 | 38% |
Exchange
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Thomas Littledale * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Great George
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Thomas Wagstaff * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lime Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Johnson * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
North Toxteth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Thomas Vernon * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pitt Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Samuel Robert Graves * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Rodney Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Charles Mozley * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. Anne Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Joseph Kitchen * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Paul's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Barton * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Peter's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Charles Tricks Bowring * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Scotland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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James Crellin * | unopposed | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Swing |
South Toxteth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Joseph Steel | unopposed | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
gain from | Swing |
Vauxhall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Johnson | 132 | 50.4% | ||
Liberal | Christopher James Corbally JP * | 130 | 49.6% | ||
Majority | 2 | 0.8% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 386 | ||||
Turnout | 262 | 68% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
West Derby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Mitchell Beckwith * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections
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See also
editLiverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present
Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
References
edit- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Friday 2 November 1860
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 529 (scan)". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 530 (scan)". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 531 (scan)". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1860 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1860 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 31 January 2017.