1870_Liverpool_Town_Council_election
1870 Liverpool Town Council election
Election in Liverpool
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1870. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Nine of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
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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After the election, the composition of the council was:
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| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
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| Conservative | ?? | ?? | 16 | ?? | |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | 0 | ?? | |
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More information Party, Seats ...
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Conservative | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 56% | 42% | 3,663 | ||
| Liberal | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 44% | 58% | 5,016 | ||
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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
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Robertson Gladstone * | unopposed | |||
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| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Castle Street
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Thomas Woodburn | unopposed | |||
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| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
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Everton
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Thomas Woodburn | 2 | |||
| Liberal | Peter Williams | 0 | |||
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| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Exchange
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Stephen Barker Guion | unopposed | |||
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| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Great George
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| John Tudsbery Turner | 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 | |||
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| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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North Toxteth
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Joseph Harrison * | unopposed | |||
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| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Pitt Street
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Charles Edward Hamilton | 363 | 55% | ||
| Liberal | Daniel Lowrey | 298 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 65 | 10% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 661 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Rodney Street
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Philip Henry Rathbone * | 869 | 66% | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Dawson | 447 | 34% | ||
| Majority | 442 | 32% | |||
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| Turnout | 1,316 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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St. Anne Street
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | John Stopford Taylor * | 677 | 59% | ||
| Liberal | Edwin Hughes | 469 | 41% | ||
| Majority | 208 | 18% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,146 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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St. Paul's
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Thomas Huntington | 544 | 52% | ||
| Liberal | John Taylor Davies | 497 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 47 | 4% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,041 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
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St. Peter's
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Francis George Prange | 2 | |||
| Conservative | Francis George Harbord | 0 | |||
| Majority | 2 | ||||
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| Turnout | 2 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Scotland
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | John McArdle | 2,881 | 64% | ||
| Conservative | Robert Owen Evans | 1,630 | 36% | ||
| Majority | 1,251 | 28% | |||
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| Turnout | 4,511 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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South Toxteth
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Andrew Barclay Walker * | unopposed | |||
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| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Vauxhall
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Peter Silvester Bidwell | unopposed | |||
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| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
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West Derby
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Edward Samuelson * | unopposed | |||
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| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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No.4, St. Paul's, 17 March 1871
The death of Alderman Richard Sheil was reported to the Council on 1 March 1870. [2] Councillor Oliver Holden (Conservative, St. Paul's, elected 1 November 1868) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 8 March 1871. [3]
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | George Mayall jun. | 558 | 52% | ||
| Conservative | Peter Thomson | 513 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 45 | 4% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,071 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Aldermanic By Election, 15 April 1871
The death of Alderman John Stewart JP was reported to the Council meeting on 19 April 1871. [5] Peter Thomson was elected as an Alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 15 April 1871. [6]
Aldermanic By Election, 6 October 1871
The death of Alderman Thomas Dover JP was reported to the Council meeting on 4 October 1871. [7] Former Councillor James Jack (Conservative, Rodney Street last elected 1 November 1864) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 6 October 1871. [8]
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- "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 115 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 132 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 150 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 252 (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.