Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1871. 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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Ten 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 | 9 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 56% | 53% | 4,243 | ||
Liberal | 7 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 44% | 47% | 3,796 |
Because of the large number of uncontested seats, 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 | Dr. George Gill | 886 | 53% | ||
Liberal | Edgar Musgrove | 797 | 47% | ||
Majority | 89 | 6% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,683 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Castle Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Thomas Avison * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Everton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edward Whitley * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Exchange
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Joseph Armstrong | 749 | 58% | ||
Liberal | John Johnson Stitt * | 549 | 42% | ||
Majority | 200 | 16% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,298 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Great George
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John Hays Wilson * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Lime Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Hornby | 650 | 54% | ||
Liberal | Samuel Pack | 547 | 46% | ||
Majority | 103 | 8% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,717 | ||||
Turnout | 1,197 | 70% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
North Toxteth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Arthur Bower Forwood | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pitt Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Bower Forwood * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Rodney Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | David Campbell * | 767 | 54% | ||
Conservative | John Atkinson | 662 | 46% | ||
Majority | 105 | 8% | |||
Registered electors | 2,401 | ||||
Turnout | 1,429 | 60% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. Anne Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Denton * | 653 | 54% | ||
Liberal | Edwin Hughes | 567 | 46% | ||
Majority | 86 | 8% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,220 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Paul's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Wheeler Preston | 643 | 53% | ||
Liberal | George Mayall jun. | 569 | 47% | ||
Majority | 74 | 6% | |||
Registered electors | 1,613 | ||||
Turnout | 1,212 | 75% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Peter's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Henry Christie Beloe * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Scotland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | James Faihurst * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
South Toxteth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John Parratt * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Vauxhall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John Yates * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
West Derby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Francis Anderson Clint * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1877, the terms of office of eight alderman expired. [3] The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1871 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
Party | Alderman | |
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Conservative | Richard Cardwell Gardner * | |
Conservative | Bernard Hall * | |
Conservative | Oliver Holden * | |
Conservative | Peter Thomson * | |
Conservative | Charles Turner MP * | |
Conservative | James Tyrer * | |
Conservative | John Weightman * | |
Conservative | John Woodruff * |
By-elections
editNo. 15, South Toxteth, 30 December 1871
editThe death of Alderman Raymond William Houghton JP was reported to the Council on 20 December 1871. [5]
Councillor Andrew Barclay Walker (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1870) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 20 December 1871. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Isaac Jackson | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
No. 4, St. Paul's, 20 March 1872
editThe death of Alderman John Hayward Turner JP was reported to the Council on 6 March 1872. [8]
William Barton (Conservative, St. Paul's, elected 1 November 1869) was elected as an Alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 11 March 1872. [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | George Mayall the younger | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,613 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
See also
edit- 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
edit- ^ "Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Thursday 2nd November 1871". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871 - 1875 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871 - 1875 pg 8 (scan)". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871 - 1875 pg 8 (scan)". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871-1872 pg 44 (scan)". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871-1872 pg 46 (scan)". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871-1872 pg 56 (scan)". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871-1872 pg 102 (scan)". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871-1872 pg 115 (scan)". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871-1872 pg 118 (scan)". Retrieved 28 July 2016.