1872 Liverpool Town Council election

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1872 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 1872. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

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The Ballot Act 1872 received Royal Assent on 18 July 1872, introducing the Secret Ballot.

Six 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 1872
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 913-256%48%6,668
  Liberal 621-138%44%

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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Bower78855%
Liberal Arthur Earle65345%
Majority13510%N/A
Registered electors 2,236
Turnout 1,44164%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Castle Street

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

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Pearson *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Holder88758%
Conservative Hugh Hathorn Nicholson64442%
Majority24316%N/A
Registered electors 2,257
Turnout 1,531
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hughes *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Rowlands Minton *61263%
Liberal John Horsfall36137%
Majority25126%
Registered electors 1,560
Turnout 97362%
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Fell Steble *54493%
Liberal William Lyon Warke407%
Majority50486%
Registered electors
Turnout 584
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

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

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Houghton *72756%
Liberal Samuel James Capper57744%
Majority15012%
Registered electors 2,330
Turnout 1,30456%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Tarbuck *70861%
Liberal William Dawbarn44639%
Majority26222%
Registered electors 2,307
Turnout 1,15450%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Owen Hugh Williams67458%
Liberal George Mayall jnr.49842%
Majority17616%
Registered electors 1,641
Turnout 1,17271%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Tricks Bowring *46670%
Conservative William George Bradley19630%
Majority27040%
Registered electors 1,595
Turnout 66242%
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Williams *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Richard Allison Watson *1,01871%
Liberal Henry Jevons36125%
Conservative John Hughes534%
Majority657
Registered electors 4,169
Turnout 1,43234%
gain from Conservative Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Whitty *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Durning Holt1,81851%
Conservative John Birch Melladew *1,72249%
Majority962%N/A
Registered electors 5,885
Turnout 3,54060%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4]

By-elections

Aldermanic By Election 6 January 1873

The death of alderman Oliver Holden was reported to the Council on 1 January 1873. [5] Former Councillor John Birch Melladew (Conservative, West Derby, last elected 1 November 1869) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and aldermen) on 6 January 1873. [6]

Aldermanic By Election, 9 April 1872

Alderman William Bennett resigned on 12 February 1873. [7]

Thomas Carey was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 9 April 1873. [8]

No. 15, South Toxteth, 28 March 1873

The death of Councillor John Parrat (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1871) was reported to the Council on 24 March 1873. [9]

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Bland Roydenunopposed
Registered electors 4,169
Conservative hold Swing

[10]

No. 12, Lime Street, 22 July 1873

The death of Councillor Henry Hornby (Conservative, Lime Street, elected 1 November 1871) was reported to the Council on 6 August 1873 [11]

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Alexander Forrestunopposed
Registered electors 1,560
Conservative hold Swing

[12]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 2 November 1872
  2. ↑ Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Saturday 2 November 1872
  3. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 1 (scan)" . Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 2 (scan)" . Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 45 (scan)" . Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 116 (scan)" . Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 98 (scan)" . Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 116 (scan)" . Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 2 (scan)" . Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 2 (scan)" . Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 158 (scan)" . Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 2 (scan)" . Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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