1865_Liverpool_Town_Council_election
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1865. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
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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Seven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
More information Party, Councillors ...
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
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| Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
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More information Party, Seats ...
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 44% | 47% | 2,376 | ||
| Liberal | 9 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 56% | 53% | 2,680 | ||
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Because nine of the sixteen wards were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context.
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Philip Henry Holt | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Castle Street
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Chilton | 398 | 55% | ||
| Conservative | Peter Bancroft | 323 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 75 | 10% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 721 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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More information Time, Thomas Chilton ...
| Time | Thomas Chilton | Peter Bancroft | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 59 | 54% | 50 | 46% |
| 11:00 | 152 | 59% | 107 | 41% |
| 12:00 | 218 | 55% | 179 | 45% |
| 13:00 | 260 | 55% | 216 | 45% |
| 14:00 | 311 | 56% | 248 | 44% |
| 15:00 | 365 | 55% | 301 | 45% |
| 16:00 | 398 | 55% | 323 | 45% |
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Everton
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Edward Whitley | 1,002 | 53% | ||
| Liberal | John Johnson Stitt * | 894 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 108 | 6% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,896 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
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More information Time, Edward Whitley ...
| Time | Edward Whitley | John Johnson Stitt | ||
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| Votes ! % ! Votes ! % | ||||
| 9:00 | 138 | 58% | 102 | 42% |
| 10:00 | 174 | 58% | 125 | 42% |
| 10:45 | 389 | 60% | 262 | 40% |
| 12:00 | 566 | 58% | 407 | 42% |
| 13:00 | 698 | 57% | 531 | 43% |
| 14:00 | 826 | 55% | 685 | 45% |
| 15:00 | 932 | 53% | 685 | 45% |
| 16:00 | 1,002 | 53% | 894 | 47% |
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Exchange
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Swainson | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Great George
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Haye Wilson * | 235 | 53% | ||
| Conservative | James Sykes | 208 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 27 | 6% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 443 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Time, John Haye Wilson ...
| Time | John Haye Wilson | James Sykes | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 76 | 48% | 83 | 52% |
| 11:00 | 143 | 56% | 113 | 44% |
| 13:00 | 185 | 53% | 163 | 47% |
| 14:00 | 196 | 52% | 183 | 48% |
| 15:00 | 223 | 53% | 196 | 47% |
| 16:00 | 233 | 51% | 223 | 49% |
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Lime Street
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Bottomley Bairstow | 317 | 58% | ||
| Conservative | J. Lunt | 227 | 42% | ||
| Majority | 90 | 16% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 544 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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More information Time, William Bottomley Bairstow ...
| Time | William Bottomley Bairstow | J. Lunt | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 75 | 62% | 46 | 38% |
| 11:00 | 143 | 66% | 75 | 34% |
| 12:00 | 181 | 60% | 120 | 40% |
| 13:00 | 238 | 59% | 163 | 41% |
| 14:00 | 259 | 59% | 178 | 41% |
| 15:00 | 291 | 59% | 204 | 41% |
| 16:00 | 317 | 58% | 227 | 42% |
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North Toxteth
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph Gibbons Livingston * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Pitt Street
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. C. Janion | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Rodney Street
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Charles J. English | 496 | 62% | ||
| Conservative | R. Galloway | 299 | 38% | ||
| Majority | 197 | 24% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 795 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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More information Time, Charles J. English ...
| Time | Charles J. English | R. Galloway | ||
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| Votes ! % ! Votes ! % | ||||
| 10:00 | 100 | 72% | 39 | 28% |
| 11:00 | 189 | 73% | 70 | 27% |
| 12:00 | 338 | 68% | 146 | 32% |
| 13:00 | 417 | 65% | 215 | 35% |
| 14:00 | 450 | 63% | 270 | 38% |
| 15:00 | 487 | 62% | 293 | 38% |
| 16:00 | 496 | 62% | 299 | 38% |
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St. Anne Street
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph Bennion | 226 | 52% | ||
| Liberal | James Fairhurst | 211 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 15 | 4% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 437 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Time, Joseph Bennion ...
| Time | Joseph Bennion | James Fairhurst | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 60 | 56% | 48 | 44% |
| 11:00 | 88 | 53% | 79 | 47% |
| 12:00 | 125 | 54% | 107 | 46% |
| 13:00 | 151 | 52% | 138 | 48% |
| 14:00 | 181 | 53% | 159 | 47% |
| 15:00 | 206 | 53% | 185 | 47% |
| 16:00 | 224 | 51% | 212 | 49% |
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St. Paul's
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Oliver Holden | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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St. Peter's
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Henry Christie Beloe * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Scotland
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Clarke Aspinall * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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South Toxteth
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Henry Threlfall Wilson * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Vauxhall
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Yates | 129 | 59% | ||
| Conservative | R. R. Minton | 91 | 41% | ||
| Majority | 38 | 18% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 220 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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More information Time, John Yates ...
| Time | John Yates | R. R. Minton | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 34 | 58% | 25 | 42% |
| 11:00 | 58 | 58% | 42 | 42% |
| 12:00 | 75 | 59% | 52 | 41% |
| 13:00 | 91 | 59% | 64 | 41% |
| 14:00 | 107 | 59% | 75 | 41% |
| 15:00 | 115 | 59% | 81 | 41% |
| 16:00 | 129 | 59% | 91 | 41% |
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West Derby
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Francis Anderson Clint * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1865, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.
The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1865 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
More information Party, Alderman ...
| Party | Alderman | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Bold * | |
| Conservative | James Parker * | |
| Conservative | Joseph Cooper * | |
| Conservative | Richard Cardwell Gardner * | |
| Conservative | John Woodruff * | |
| Conservative | John Stewart * | |
| Conservative | Richard Sheil | |
| Conservative | Charles Turner | |
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- "(Liverpool) Daily Post 2 November 1865 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- "(Liverpool) Daily Courier 2 November 1865 (6) (scan)". Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- "(Liverpool) Daily Post 2 November 1865 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- "(Liverpool) Daily Courier 2nd November 1865 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- "(Liverpool) Daily Courier 2nd November 1865 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- "(Liverpool) Daily Post 10th November 1865 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 30 August 2016.