Liverpool Town Council election, 1877
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1877. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Six of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ?? | ?? | 16 | ?? | |
Liberal | ?? | ?? | 0 | ?? | |
Irish Home Rule | 4 | +1 | 0 | 4 | |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1879 | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 9 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 56% | 49% | 9,103 | |||
Liberal | 6 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 44% | 51% | 9,354 | |||
Home Rule | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | ||||||
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dr. George Gill * | 974 | 56% | ||
Liberal | Thomas Shepherd Little | 770 | 44% | ||
Majority | 204 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,572 | ||||
Turnout | 1,744 | 68% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alexander Garnett | 634 | 54% | ||
Liberal | James Thornley | 539 | 46% | ||
Majority | 95 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,763 | ||||
Turnout | 1,173 | 67% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Everton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Whitley * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Exchange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Durning Holt | 912 | 62% | ||
Conservative | Joseph Armstrong * | 549 | 38% | ||
Majority | 363 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,224 | ||||
Turnout | 1,461 | 66% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Great George
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Hays Wilson | 547 | 60% | ||
Conservative | Dr. Robert Thomas Lodge * | 369 | 40% | ||
Majority | 178 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,299 | ||||
Turnout | 916 | 71% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Lime Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Alexander Forrest * | 685 | 53% | ||
Liberal | Charles James Crosfield | 607 | 47% | ||
Majority | 78 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,749 | ||||
Turnout | 1,292 | 74% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Bower Forwood * | 2,253 | 58% | ||
Liberal | John Phillips | 1,630 | 42% | ||
Majority | 623 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,368 | ||||
Turnout | 3,883 | 61% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Charles Hawley | 424 | 52% | ||
Conservative | William Bower Forwood * | 385 | 48% | ||
Majority | 39 | ||||
Registered electors | 943 | ||||
Turnout | 809 | 86% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Radcliffe | 1,006' | 56% | ||
Liberal | Henry Sylvester Samuel | 780 | 44% | ||
Majority | 226 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,543 | ||||
Turnout | 1,786 | 70% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dr. William Cross | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Williams | 648 | 52% | ||
Conservative | Robert Wheeler Preston * | 597 | 48% | ||
Majority | 51 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,749 | ||||
Turnout | 1,245 | 71% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edmund Knowles Muspratt | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Scotland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Irish Home Rule | Patrick de Lacy Garton | 2,497 | 60% | ||
Conservative | Joseph Thomas | 1,651 | 40% | ||
Majority | 846 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,453 | ||||
Turnout | 4,148 | 44% | |||
Liberal and Irish Home Rule gain from Liberal | |||||
South Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Bland Royden * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Yates * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
West Derby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Samuel Graves | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Aldermanic Election
At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1877, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.[5] The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1892 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
Party | Alderman | |
---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Boyd * | |
Conservative | William Bower Forwood | |
Conservative | Richard Cardwell Gardner * | |
Conservative | Bernard Hall * | |
Conservative | Joseph Harrison * | |
Conservative | Edward Samuelson * | |
Conservative | John Weightman * | |
Conservative | John Woodruff * | |
By-elections
No. 1, Everton, 2nd March 1878
The death of Alderman Joseph Harrison was reported to the Council on 16 February 1878. [7]
His place was taken by Councillor John Pearson (Conservative, Everton, elected 1 November 1875) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 16 February 1878. [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Barkeley Smith | 7,752 | 61% | ||
Liberal | William Oulton | 4,913 | 39% | ||
Majority | 2,839 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 12,665 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
No. 16, North Toxteth, 23rd May 1878
Caused by the death of Councillor William Leyland (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1876), which was reported to the Council on 5 June 1878. [10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Hughes | 1,753 | 55% | ||
Liberal | Ewing Whittle | 1,411 | 45% | ||
Majority | 342 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,368 | ||||
Turnout | 3,164 | 50% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
No. 8, Pitt Street, 23rd May 1878
Caused by the election of Charles Courtenay Deane (Conservative, Pitt Street, elected 23 April 1977) being declared void on 27 June 1877 under the Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act 1872 and reported to the Council on 4 July 1877.. [12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Steel | 359 | 54% | ||
Conservative | Charles Courtenay Deane | 306 | 46% | ||
Majority | 53 | ||||
Registered electors | 943 | ||||
Turnout | 665 | 71% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
See also
- 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
- ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post Friday 2nd November 1877 (scan 1)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post Friday 2nd November 1877 (scan 2)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 1 (scan)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 4(scan)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 9(scan)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 99(scan)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 101 (scan)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 105(scan)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 149(scan)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 150(scan)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 143(scan)". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 146(scan)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.