1865 Liverpool Town Council election

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1865 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 Wednesday 1 November 1865. One-third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

Seven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative  ?? ?? ?? ??
Liberal  ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1865
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 714-344%47%2,376
  Liberal 941+356%53%2,680

Because nine of the sixteen wards were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context.

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Philip Henry Holtunopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Chilton39855%
Conservative Peter Bancroft32345%
Majority7510%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 721
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
TimeThomas ChiltonPeter Bancroft
Votes %Votes %
10:005954%5046%
11:0015259%10741%
12:0021855%17945%
13:0026055%21645%
14:0031156%24844%
15:0036555%30145%
16:0039855%32345%

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Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Whitley1,00253%
Liberal John Johnson Stitt *89447%
Majority1086%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 1,896
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
TimeEdward WhitleyJohn Johnson Stitt
Votes ! % ! Votes ! %
9:0013858%10242%
10:0017458%12542%
10:4538960%26240%
12:0056658%40742%
13:0069857%53143%
14:0082655%68545%
15:0093253%68545%
16:001,00253%89447%

[2]

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Swainsonunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Haye Wilson *23553%
Conservative James Sykes20847%
Majority276%
Registered electors
Turnout 443
Liberal hold Swing
TimeJohn Haye WilsonJames Sykes
Votes %Votes %
10:007648%8352%
11:0014356%11344%
13:0018553%16347%
14:0019652%18348%
15:0022353%19647%
16:0023351%22349%

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Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Bottomley Bairstow31758%
Conservative J. Lunt22742%
Majority9016%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 544
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
TimeWilliam Bottomley BairstowJ. Lunt
Votes %Votes %
10:007562%4638%
11:0014366%7534%
12:0018160%12040%
13:0023859%16341%
14:0025959%17841%
15:0029159%20441%
16:0031758%22742%

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North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Gibbons Livingston *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. C. Janionunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles J. English49662%
Conservative R. Galloway29938%
Majority19724%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 795
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
TimeCharles J. EnglishR. Galloway
Votes ! % ! Votes ! %
10:0010072%3928%
11:0018973%7027%
12:0033868%14632%
13:0041765%21535%
14:0045063%27038%
15:0048762%29338%
16:0049662%29938%

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St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Bennion22652%
Liberal James Fairhurst21148%
Majority154%
Registered electors
Turnout 437
Conservative hold Swing
TimeJoseph BennionJames Fairhurst
Votes %Votes %
10:006056%4844%
11:008853%7947%
12:0012554%10746%
13:0015152%13848%
14:0018153%15947%
15:0020653%18547%
16:0022451%21249%

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St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Oliver Holdenunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Christie Beloe *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Clarke Aspinall *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Threlfall Wilson *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Yates12959%
Conservative R. R. Minton9141%
Majority3818%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 220
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
TimeJohn YatesR. R. Minton
Votes %Votes %
10:003458%2542%
11:005858%4242%
12:007559%5241%
13:009159%6441%
14:0010759%7541%
15:0011559%8141%
16:0012959%9141%

[7]

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Francis Anderson Clint *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

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Aldermanic Elections

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.

PartyAlderman
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

[10]

By-elections

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References

  1. ↑ "(Liverpool) Daily Post 2 November 1865 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "(Liverpool) Daily Post 2 November 1865 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "(Liverpool) Daily Courier 2 November 1865 (?) (scan)" . Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "(Liverpool) Daily Post 2 November 1865 (6) (scan)" . Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "(Liverpool) Daily Post 2 November 1865 (5) (scan)" . Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "(Liverpool) Daily Courier 2 November 1865 (6) (scan)" . Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "(Liverpool) Daily Post 2 November 1865 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "(Liverpool) Daily Courier 2nd November 1865 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "(Liverpool) Daily Courier 2nd November 1865 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "(Liverpool) Daily Post 10th November 1865 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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