1879 Liverpool Town Council election

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1879 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 Saturday 1 November 1879. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

Four of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative  ?? ?? ?? ??
Liberal  ?? ?? ?? ??
Irish Home Rule 5005
Independent1001

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1879
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 206-612.5%48%17,519
  Liberal 1160+670%37%13,572
  Home Rule 200012.5%7.7%2,938
  Independent 110+16%7.5%2,736

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas English Stephens88150%
Conservative Dr. Nicholas Kendrick Marsh87250%
Majority90%
Registered electors 2,540
Turnout 1,75369%
Liberal hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Samuel Smith69551%
Conservative David MacIver *65649%
Majority392%N/A
Registered electors 1,900
Turnout 1,35171%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal David Hughes6,30150%
Conservative Robert Vining *6,28650%
Majority150%N/A
Registered electors 21,625
Turnout 12,58758%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Stephen Barker Guion *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Benjamin Lewis53052%
Conservative George Peet *49848%
Majority324%N/A
Registered electors 1,283
Turnout 1,02880%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Allanson Picton *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Hughesunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jeremiah Miles37159%
Conservative Robert Andrew Thomas24939%
Conservative William de Silva112%
Majority12220%N/A
Registered electors 880
Turnout 63172%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Philip Henry Rathbone *97056%
Conservative John Henstock75144%
Majority21912%
Registered electors 2,542
Turnout 1,72168%
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Vaughan1,13553%
Conservative George Fowler *1,01047%
Majority1256%N/A
Registered electors 2,792
Turnout 2,14577%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Davies69754%
Conservative Thomas Huntington *60246%
Majority958%N/A
Registered electors 1,803
Turnout 1,29972%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alexander Balfour *59053%
Conservative John Hughes53147%
Majority596%
Registered electors 1,602
Turnout 1,12170%
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh *2,83856%
Conservative Joshua Siddeley2,19144%
Majority64712%
Registered electors 8,300
Turnout 5,02961%
Home Rule hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Radcliffe *1,72955%
Liberal Edward Paull1,40245%
Majority32710%
Registered electors 4,772
Turnout 3,13166%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule Andrew Commins *unopposed
Registered electors
Home Rule hold Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William Simpson2,73656%
Conservative John Nicol *2,14444%
Majority59212%N/A
Registered electors 8,845
Turnout 4,88055%
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

[1] [2] [3]

By-elections

Aldermanic By-Election, 4 February 1880

Caused by the resignation of Alderman Richard Cardwell Gardner. [4]

Former councillor John Nicol (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1876) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 February 1880. [5]

No.16, North Toxteth, 18 February 1880

Caused by the resignation of Alderman John Woodruff. [6]

Councillor Arthur Bower Forwood (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1877) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 February 1880. [7]

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hughes2,59554%
Mr. Matheson2,22346%
Majority372
Registered electors
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

|} [8] [9]

No. 11, Abercromby, 18 February 1880

Caused by Thomas English Stephens (Liberal, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. Nicholas Kendrick Marsh1,02651%
Mr. Stephens98849%
Majority38
Registered electors 2,540
Turnout 2,01479%
Conservative hold Swing

[10] [11]

No. 1 Everton, 18 February 1880

Caused by William Simpson (Independent, West Derby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Galloway8,03855%
Liberal Mr. Hughes6,59045%
Majority1,44810%N/A
Registered electors 21,625
Turnout 14,62868%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

[12] [13]

No. 14, West Derby, 23 March 1880

Caused by William Simpson (Independent, West Derby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samuel Leigh Gregson3,17155%
Mr. Little2,64045%
Majority531
Registered electors 8,845
Turnout 5,81166%
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

[14] [15]

Aldermanic By-Election 5 May 1880

The death of Alderman James Jack was reported to the Council on 5 May 1880. [16] His position was filled when former Councillor David MacIver MP was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 5 May 1880. [17]

Aldermanic By-Election, 28 October 1880

The resignation of Alderman Henry Jennings on 21 October 1880, was reported to the Council on 28 October 1880. [18] Hugh Hawthorne Nicholson was elected as an alderman by the Council on 28 October 1880. [19] [20]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post Monday 3 November 1879
  2. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 1 scan)" . Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 2 scan)" . Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 112 scan)" . Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 114 scan)" . Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 109 scan)" . Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 111 scan)" . Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 151 scan)" . Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 152 scan)" . Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 151 scan)" . Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 152 scan)" . Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 151 scan)" . Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 152 scan)" . Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 161 scan)" . Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 162 scan)" . Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 173 scan)" . Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 175 scan)" . Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 271 scan)" . Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  19. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 272 scan)" . Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  20. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 273 scan)" . Retrieved 2 July 2016.
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