1882 Liverpool City Council election

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1882 Liverpool City Council election
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16 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 16 wards
33 seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1882. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

Ten of the sixteen seats were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1882
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 600037.5%43%4,926
  Liberal 800050%48%5,540
  Home Rule 200012.5%
 Ratepayers' Association00000%5.8%663
  Labour 00000%2.7%304
 Labour League00000%0.24%28

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. Nicholas Kenrick Marsh *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Samuel Smith *78852%
Conservative Edmund Taylor73048%
Majority584%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,518
Liberal hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Gallowayunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Stephen Barker Guion *84273%
Labour Patrick Murphy30427%
Majority53846%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,146
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Benjamin Lewis *56361%
Conservative Thomas McCracken35639%
Majority20722%
Registered electors
Turnout 919
Liberal hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sir James Allanson Picton *69078%
Ratepayers' AssociationArchibald Beatty19522%
Majority49556%
Registered electors
Turnout 885
Liberal hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Hughes *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jeremiah Miles *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Philip Henry Rathbone *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Woodcock81548%
Ratepayers' AssociationPatrick Byrne46827%
Liberal Henry Vaughan39123%
Labour LeagueJohn O'Brien281.6%
Majority42421%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,702
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Davies *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Stevensonunopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh *unopposed
Registered electors
Home Rule hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Radcliffe *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

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

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samuel Leigh Gregson3,02557%
Liberal William Simpson2,26643%
Majority75914%
Registered electors
Turnout 5,291
Conservative hold Swing

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

By-elections

No.2, Scotland, 7 August 1883

Caused by the death of Councillor Patrick de Lacy Garton (Irish Home Rule, Scotland, elected 1 November 1880 – 1881) [5] [6]

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule Patrick Byrne1,69058%
Joseph Thomas1,15339%
John O'Brien782.7%
Majority537
Registered electors
Turnout 2,921
Home Rule hold Swing

[7] [8]

Aldermanic By Election, 18 September 1883

Alderman John Weightman died on 5 August 1883. [9] Former Councillor Robert Vining (Conservative, Everton, elected 1 November 1876) [10] was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 18 September 1883. [11]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post Thursday 2 November 1882
  2. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1882-1883 front page" . Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1882-1883 page 1" . Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1882-1883 page 2" . Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 page 2" . Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1882-1883 page 237" . Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1882-1883 page 251" . Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 page 251" . Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1882-1883 page 252" . Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 page 2" . Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1882-1883 page 268" . Retrieved 20 March 2017.
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