1869 Liverpool Town Council election
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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

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1869. 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 ?? +4 16 ??
Liberal ?? -4 0 ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1869
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 11 4 0 +4 69% 52% 9,719
  Liberal 5 0 4 -4 31% 48% 9,216

Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Pierre Melly * 759 52%
Conservative Robert Vining 691 48%
Majority 68 4%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,450
Liberal hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Samuel Greg Rathbone * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Pearson * 2,685 54%
Liberal Robert Owen Evans 2,317 46%
Majority 368 8%
Registered electors 10,107
Turnout 5,002 49%
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fletcher Rogers unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Hughes 384 53%
Liberal Francis Gerard Prange 344 47%
Majority 40 6% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 728
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Rowland Minton * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lieut Col. Richard Fell Steble 1,237 60%
Liberal Henry Jevons 815 40%
Majority 422 20%
Registered electors
Turnout 2,052
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Jennings * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Houghton 683 55%
Liberal Thomas Gair * 551 45%
Majority 132 10% N/A
Registered electors 2,030
Turnout 1,234 61%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Tarbuck 560 55%
Liberal John Knight Archer 459 45%
Majority 101 10%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,019
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

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

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Tricks Bowring * 449 69%
Conservative Reginald Young 202 31%
Majority 247 38%
Registered electors
Turnout 651
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Williams * 1,454 65%
Conservative Walter Pierce 784 35%
Majority 670 30%
Registered electors
Turnout 2,238
Liberal hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Allison Watson 929 59%
Liberal Dr. Ewing Whittle 639 41%
Majority 290 18% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 1,568
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Whitty * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Birch Melladew * 1,636 53%
Liberal Richard Johnson 1,429 47%
Majority 207 6%
Registered electors
Turnout 3,065
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2] [3]

By-elections

Aldermanic By Election, 9 November 1869

Following the retirement of Alderman Thomas Bold, Bernard Hall was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1869.

[4]

No. 7, St. Peter's, 14 January 1870

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Jacob Gaitskell Brown (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1867) on 30 December 1869.[5]

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Francis Gerard Prange 451 53%
Conservative Thomas Blissett 394 47%
Majority 57 6%
Registered electors
Turnout 845
Liberal hold Swing

[6] [7]

No. 2, Scotland, 3 February 1870

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Joseph Robinson (Liberal, Scotland, elected unopposed on 1 November 1867)

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John McArdle unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

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See also

References

  1. ^ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 2 November 1869
  2. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869-1870 pg 1 (scan)". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869-1870 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869-1870 pg 4 (scan)". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869-1870 pg 54 (scan)". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869-1870 pg 65 (scan)". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869-1870 pg 66 (scan)". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869-1870 pg 81 (scan)". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869-1870 pg 82 (scan)". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
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