Liverpool Town Council elections 1876
1876 Liverpool Town Council election
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← 1875 | November 1, 1876 (1876-11-01) | 1877 → |
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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 |
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Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1876. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | 28 | 0 | 16 | 44 |
| Liberal | 15 | -3 | 0 | 15 |
| Irish Home Rule | 3 | +2 | 0 | 3 |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1879 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 ? | | | | | 19% | 1,755 | |
| Liberal | 4 ? | 0 | 2 | -2 | 25% | 47% | 4,265 | |
| Home Rule | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 12% | 33% | 2,986 | |
Because of the large number of contested seats, these statistics should be read in that context.
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Arthur Hornby Lewis | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David MacIver MP * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold |
Everton
No. 1 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Vining * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Stephen Barker Guion * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Great George
No. 9 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Peet * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | James Allanson Picton * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Leyland | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Col. Charles Edward Hamilton * | 332 | 54% | |
| Liberal | Garrett Michael Byrne | 287 | 46% | |
Majority | 45 | 8% | |
Registered electors | 764 | | |
Turnout | 619 | 81% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Philip Henry Rathbone * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Fowler | 955 | 55% | |
| Home Rule | Dr. Daniel Walter Parsons | 792 | 45% | |
Majority | 163 | 10% | |
Registered electors | 2,305 | | |
Turnout | 1,747 | 76% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Huntington * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Alexander Balfour * | 603 | 56% | |
| Conservative | Edward Lewis Wigan | 468 | 44% | |
Majority | 135 | 12% | |
Registered electors | 1,467 | | |
Turnout | 1,071 | 73% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Scotland
South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Radcliffe | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
West Derby
No. 14 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Nichol | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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By-elections
No. 8, Pitt Street, 23 April 1877
The death of Alderman William Barton was reported to the Council on 4 April 1877. [3]
Councillor Henry Jennings (Conservative, Pitt Street, elected 1 November 1875) was elected by the Council as an Alderman on 9 April 1877. [4]
No. 8 Pitt Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Courtenay Deane | 311 | 50.1% | |
| Liberal | James Steel | 310 | 49.9% | |
Majority | 1 | 0.2% | |
Registered electors | 764 | | |
Turnout | 621 | 81% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[5]
This election was declared void on 27 June 1877 under the Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act 1872 and reported to the Council on 4 July 1877.[6] The election was re-run on 23rd Mar 1878
See also
References
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Thursday 2 November 1876
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 2(scan)". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 92(scan)". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 105(scan)". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 112(scan)". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 143(scan)". Retrieved 22 July 2016.