1861_Liverpool_Town_Council_election
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Friday 1 November 1861. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years, and nine of the 16 wards were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was:
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| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
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| Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
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Quick Facts 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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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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More information Party, Seats ...
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Conservative | 4 | ||||||||
| Liberal | 12 | ||||||||
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Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Robertson Gladstone * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
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| Liberal hold | |||||
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Castle Street
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Thomas Avison * | unopposed | |||
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| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Everton
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Thomas Darnley Anderson * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Exchange
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | James Tyrer * | 343 | 54% | ||
| Liberal | John Ravenscroft | 292 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 51 | 8% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 635 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Until the Ballot Act 1872 polling at elections was in public and the state of the polls were reported on an hour by hour basis in the newspapers.
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| Time | James Tyrer | John Ravenscroft | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 91 | 48% | 98 | 52% |
| 11:00 | 163 | 49% | 168 | 51% |
| 12:00 | 253 | 54% | 218 | 46% |
| 13:00 | 289 | 53% | 253 | 47% |
| 14:00 | 303 | 53% | 270 | 47% |
| 15:00 | 324 | 53% | 287 | 47% |
| 16:00 | 343 | 54% | 292 | 46% |
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Great George
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| John Rogers * | unopposed | ||||
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| Swing | |||||
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Lime Street
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | James Allanson Picton * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
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| Liberal hold | |||||
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North Toxteth
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Joseph Harrison | 395 | 68% | ||
| Liberal | William Digby Smith | 188 | 32% | ||
| Majority | 207 | 36% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 583 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
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More information Time, Joseph Harrison ...
| Time | Joseph Harrison | William Digby Smith | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 98 | 68% | 46 | 32% |
| 11:00 | 152 | 66% | 79 | 34% |
| 12:00 | 202 | 63% | 118 | 37% |
| 13:00 | 273 | 66% | 141 | 34% |
| 14:00 | 336 | 67% | 167 | 33% |
| 15:00 | 370 | 67% | 180 | 33% |
| 16:00 | 396 | 67% | 195 | 33% |
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The discrepancy between the final results given in the Council Minute Book and the 4 o'clock final figures as reported in the Liverpool Mercury should perhaps be attributed to errors in the newspaper report.
Pitt Street
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ridley * | unopposed | ||||
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| Swing | |||||
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Rodney Street
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Thomas Bulley Job * | unopposed | |||
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| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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St. Anne Street
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | William Bottomley Bairstow | 226 | 53% | ||
| Conservative | Arthur Piggot Fletcher | 200 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 26 | 6% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 426 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Time, William Bottomley Bairstow ...
| Time | William Bottomley Bairstow | Arthur Piggot Fletcher | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 11:00 | 178 | 52% | 167 | 48% |
| 12:00 | 186 | 52% | 170 | 48% |
| 13:00 | 187 | 52% | 176 | 48% |
| 14:00 | 193 | 52% | 177 | 48% |
| 15:00 | 208 | 53% | 183 | 47% |
| 16:00 | 226 | 53% | 200 | 47% |
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St. Paul's
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | John Buck Spence | 192 | 54% | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Rigby | 162 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 30 | 8% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 354 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Time, John Buck Spence ...
| Time | John Buck Spence | Thomas Rigby | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 55 | 49% | 57 | 51% |
| 11:00 | 109 | 60% | 73 | 40% |
| 12:00 | 137 | 59% | 94 | 41% |
| 13:00 | 155 | 59% | 106 | 41% |
| 14:00 | 170 | 59% | 118 | 41% |
| 15:00 | 180 | 58% | 132 | 42% |
| 16:00 | 187 | 57% | 141 | 43% |
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St. Peter's
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | David Rae * | unopposed | |||
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| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Scotland
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Richard Sheil * | unopposed | ||||
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| Swing | |||||
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South Toxteth
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Horace Seymour Alpass | 298 | 54% | ||
| Conservative | John Farnworth | 249 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 49 | 8% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 547 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Time, Horace Seymour Alpass ...
| Time | Horace Seymour Alpass | John Farnworth | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 100 | 59% | 69 | 41% |
| 11:00 | 111 | 58% | 79 | 42% |
| 12:00 | 164 | 61% | 105 | 39% |
| 13:00 | 205 | 56% | 160 | 44% |
| 14:00 | 233 | 56% | 185 | 44% |
| 15:00 | 259 | 51% | 247 | 49% |
| 16:00 | 298 | 54% | 249 | 46% |
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Vauxhall
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Roger Haydock * | 118 | 75% | ||
| Conservative | James Denton | 39 | 25% | ||
| Majority | 79 | 50% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 157 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Time, Roger Haydock ...
| Time | Roger Haydock | James Denton | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 29 | 74% | 10 | 26% |
| 11:00 | 51 | 78% | 14 | 22% |
| 12:00 | 76 | 79% | 20 | 21% |
| 13:00 | 85 | 73% | 32 | 27% |
| 14:00 | 112 | 75% | 38 | 25% |
| 16:00 | 118 | 75% | 39 | 25% |
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West Derby
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Peter George Heyworth | 507 | 52% | ||
| Conservative | Edward Samuelson | 471 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 36 | 4% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 978 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Time, Peter George Heyworth ...
| Time | Peter George Heyworth | Edward Samuelson | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 9:30 | 27 | 69% | 12 | 31% |
| 10:00 | 66 | 53% | 58 | 47% |
| 11:00 | 147 | 53% | 129 | 47% |
| 12:00 | 195 | 43% | 260 | 57% |
| 13:00 | 275 | 50% | 277 | 50% |
| 13:35 | 334 | 51% | 318 | 49% |
| 14:30 | 394 | 51% | 377 | 49% |
| 15:00 | 451 | 52% | 419 | 48% |
| 16:00 | 507 | 52% | 471 | 48% |
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- "Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (3)(scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- "Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (8) (scan)". Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (7) (scan)". Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- Liverpool Daily Post Saturday 2 November 1861
- "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book 1861 pg 54 (scan)". Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book 1861 pg 55 (scan)". Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book 1861 pg 56 (scan)". Retrieved 19 August 2016.