Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1876. 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 | 28 | 0 | 16 | 44 | |
| Liberal | 15 | -3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Irish Home Rule | 3 | +2 | 0 | 3 | |
Election result
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 9 ? | 19% | 1,755 | ||||||
| Liberal | 4 ? | 0 | 2 | -2 | 25% | 47% | 4,265 | ||
| Home Rule | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 12% | 33% | 2,986 | ||
Because of the large number of contested seats, these statistics should be read in that context.
Ward results
edit* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Hornby Lewis | unopposed | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Swing | |||||
Castle Street
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David MacIver MP * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Everton
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Vining * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Exchange
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stephen Barker Guion * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Great George
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Peet * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Allanson Picton * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Leyland | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Col. Charles Edward Hamilton * | 332 | 54% | ||
| Liberal | Garrett Michael Byrne | 287 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 45 | 8% | |||
| Registered electors | 764 | ||||
| Turnout | 619 | 81% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Philip Henry Rathbone * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | George Fowler | 955 | 55% | ||
| Home Rule | Dr. Daniel Walter Parsons | 792 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 163 | 10% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,305 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,747 | 76% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Huntington * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Alexander Balfour * | 603 | 56% | ||
| Conservative | Edward Lewis Wigan | 468 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 135 | 12% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,467 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,071 | 73% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Scotland
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Home Rule | Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh | 2,228 | 52% | ||
| Liberal | John McArdle * | 2,016 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 212 | 4% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 9,876 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,244 | 43% | |||
| Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | William Radcliffe | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Home Rule | Dr. Andrew Commins | 758 | 57% | ||
| Liberal | Lt. Col. Peter Silvester Bidwell * | 567 | 43% | ||
| Majority | 191 | 14% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 2,337 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,325 | 57% | |||
| Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
West Derby
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Nichol | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections
editNo. 8, Pitt Street, 23 April 1877
editThe death of Alderman William Barton was reported to the Council on 4 April 1877. [3]
Councillor Henry Jennings (Conservative, Pitt Street, elected 1 November 1875) was elected by the Council as an Alderman on 9 April 1877. [4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Charles Courtenay Deane | 311 | 50.1% | ||
| Liberal | James Steel | 310 | 49.9% | ||
| Majority | 1 | 0.2% | |||
| Registered electors | 764 | ||||
| Turnout | 621 | 81% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
This election was declared void on 27 June 1877 under the Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act 1872 and reported to the Council on 4 July 1877.[6] The election was re-run on 23rd Mar 1878
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 Daily Post Thursday 2 November 1876
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 2(scan)". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 92(scan)". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 105(scan)". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 112(scan)". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 143(scan)". Retrieved 22 July 2016.