Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1877. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Six of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative ?? ??16 ??
Liberal ?? ??0 ??
Irish Home Rule4+104

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1879
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 9 1 4 -3 56% 49% 9,103
  Liberal 6 4 2 +2 44% 51% 9,354
  Home Rule 1 1 1 +1

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dr. George Gill * 974 56%
Liberal Thomas Shepherd Little 770 44%
Majority 204 12%
Registered electors 2,572
Turnout 1,744 68%
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander Garnett 634 54%
Liberal James Thornley 539 46%
Majority 95 8%
Registered electors 1,763
Turnout 1,173 67%
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Whitley * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Durning Holt 912 62%
Conservative Joseph Armstrong * 549 38%
Majority 363 24% N/A
Registered electors 2,224
Turnout 1,461 66%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Hays Wilson 547 60%
Conservative Dr. Robert Thomas Lodge * 369 40%
Majority 178 20% N/A
Registered electors 1,299
Turnout 916 71%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Alexander Forrest * 685 53%
Liberal Charles James Crosfield 607 47%
Majority 78 6%
Registered electors 1,749
Turnout 1,292 74%
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Bower Forwood * 2,253 58%
Liberal John Phillips 1,630 42%
Majority 623 16%
Registered electors 6,368
Turnout 3,883 61%
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Charles Hawley 424 52%
Conservative William Bower Forwood * 385 48%
Majority 39 4% N/A
Registered electors 943
Turnout 809 86%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Radcliffe 1,006 56%
Liberal Henry Sylvester Samuel 780 44%
Majority 226 12%
Registered electors 2,543
Turnout 1,786 70%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dr. William Cross unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Williams 648 52%
Conservative Robert Wheeler Preston * 597 48%
Majority 51 4% N/A
Registered electors 1,749
Turnout 1,245 71%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edmund Knowles Muspratt unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Irish Home Rule Patrick de Lacy Garton 2,497 60%
Conservative Joseph Thomas 1,651 40%
Majority 846 20% N/A
Registered electors 9,453
Turnout 4,148 44%
Liberal Party (UK) and Home Rule League gain from Liberal

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Bland Royden * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Yates * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Samuel Graves unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

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

Aldermanic Election

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1877, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.[5] The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1877 for a term of six years.

* - re-elected aldermen.

PartyAlderman
ConservativeAndrew Boyd *
ConservativeWilliam Bower Forwood
ConservativeRichard Cardwell Gardner *
ConservativeBernard Hall *
ConservativeJoseph Harrison *
ConservativeEdward Samuelson *
ConservativeJohn Weightman *
ConservativeJohn Woodruff *

[6]

By-elections

No. 1, Everton, 2 March 1878

The death of Alderman Joseph Harrison was reported to the Council on 16 February 1878. [7]

His place was taken by Councillor John Pearson (Conservative, Everton, elected 1 November 1875) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 16 February 1878. [8]

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Barkeley Smith 7,752 61%
Liberal William Oulton 4,913 39%
Majority 2,839 22%
Registered electors
Turnout 12,665
Conservative hold Swing

[9]

No. 16, North Toxteth, 23 May 1878

Caused by the death of Councillor William Leyland (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1876), which was reported to the Council on 5 June 1878. [10]

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Hughes 1,753 55%
Liberal Ewing Whittle 1,411 45%
Majority 342 10%
Registered electors 6,368
Turnout 3,164 50%
Conservative hold Swing

[11]

No. 8, Pitt Street, 23 May 1878

Caused by the election of Charles Courtenay Deane (Conservative, Pitt Street, elected 23 April 1877) being declared void on 27 June 1877 under the Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act 1872 and reported to the Council on 4 July 1877. [12]

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Steel 359 54%
Conservative Charles Courtenay Deane 306 46%
Majority 53 8% N/A
Registered electors 943
Turnout 665 71%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post Friday 2nd November 1877 (scan 1)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post Friday 2nd November 1877 (scan 2)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 1 (scan)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 4(scan)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 9(scan)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 99(scan)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 101 (scan)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 105(scan)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 149(scan)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 150(scan)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 143(scan)". Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 146(scan)". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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