1876 Liverpool Town Council election

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.

1876 Liverpool Town Council election

← 1875 November 1, 1876 (1876-11-01) 1877 →

16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards
33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
Conservative 28 0 16 44
Liberal 15 -3 0 15
Irish Home Rule 3 +2 0 3

Election result

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Liverpool Local Election Result 1879
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

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* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

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No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Arthur Hornby Lewis unopposed
Registered electors
Swing

Castle Street

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No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David MacIver MP * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Everton

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No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Vining * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

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No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stephen Barker Guion * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Great George

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

Lime Street

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No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Allanson Picton * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

North Toxteth

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No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Leyland unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

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No. 8 Pitt Street
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

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No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Henry Rathbone * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne Street

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No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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

St. Peter's

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No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Radcliffe unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

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No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Nichol unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

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By-elections

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No. 8, Pitt Street, 23 April 1877

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The 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]

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Liverpool Daily Post Thursday 2 November 1876
  2. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 2(scan)". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 92(scan)". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 105(scan)". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 112(scan)". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 143(scan)". Retrieved 22 July 2016.