Liverpool City Council election, 1880

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 1st November 1880. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

	Councillors	±	Aldermen	Total
Conservative	??	??	??	??
Liberal	??	??	??	??
Irish Home Rule	??	??	??	??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1880
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	9	0	1	-1	56%	53%	25,821
	Liberal	6	1	0	+1	37.5%	41%	20,040
	Home Rule	1	0	0	0	6%	6.1%	2,972

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Thomas English Stephens	1,041	52%
	Conservative	Dr. George Gill *	960	48%
Majority			81
Registered electors			2,478
Turnout			2,001	81%
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alexander Garnett *	782	51%
	Liberal	George Holt	756	49%
Majority			26
Registered electors			1,945
Turnout			1,538
	Conservative hold		Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Edward Whitley MP *	7,972	61%
	Liberal	Owen Williams	5,166	39%
Majority			2,806
Registered electors			29,110
Turnout			13,138	45%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Robert Durning Holt *	905	57%
	Conservative	Joseph Bond Morgan	693	43%
Majority			212
Registered electors			2,223
Turnout			1,598	72%
	Liberal hold		Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	John Hays Wilson *	523	56%
	Conservative	Walter Pierce	415	44%
Majority			108
Registered electors			1,210
Turnout			938	78%
	Liberal hold		Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	James Alexander Forrest *	713	52%
	Liberal	John Henderson	658	48%
Majority			55
Registered electors			1,705
Turnout			1,371	80%
	Conservative hold		Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Hughes	2,934	55%
	Liberal	John Thomas Warrington	2,400	45%
Majority			534
Registered electors			7,844
Turnout			5,334	68%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Henry Charles Hawley *	393	57%
	Conservative	Henry Jennings	294	43%
Majority			99
Registered electors			848
Turnout			687	81%
	Liberal hold		Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Radcliffe *	955	50%
	Liberal	Edward Richard Russell	938	50%
Majority			17
Registered electors			2,499
Turnout			1,893	76%
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Dr. William Cross *	1,070	51%
	Liberal	Thomas Shepherd Little	1,018	49%
Majority			52
Registered electors			2,571
Turnout			2,088	81%
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George Curzon Dobell	708	50%
	Liberal	William Williams	703	50%
Majority			5
Registered electors			1,767
Turnout			1,411	80%
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Edmund Knowles Muspratt *	667	54%
	Conservative	Joseph Boumphrey	560	46%
Majority			107
Registered electors			1,632
Turnout			1,227	75%
	Liberal hold		Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Home Rule	Patrick de Lacy Garton *	2,972	59%
	Conservative	Joshua Siddeley	2,096	41%
Majority			876
Registered electors			7,828
Turnout			5,068	65%
	Irish Home Rule gain from Irish Home Rule and Liberal

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Thomas Bland Royden *	1,937	57%
	Liberal	John Evans	1,486	43%
Majority			451
Registered electors			5,004
Turnout			3,423	68%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	John Yates *	875	75%
	Conservative	David Quaile	299	25%
Majority			576
Registered electors			1,732
Turnout			1,174	68%
	Liberal hold		Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Samuel Graves *	3,433	58%
	Liberal	Charles Frederick Bosomworth	2,511	42%
Majority			922
Registered electors			8,821
Turnout			5,944	67%
	Conservative hold		Swing

^[1] ^[2]

Aldermanic Elections

At the meeting of the Council on 9th November 1880, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.^[3] The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9th November 1890 for a term of six years.

* - re-elected aldermen.

Party		Alderman
	Conservative	William Chambres *
	Conservative	Henry Jennings
	Conservative	Joseph Gibbons Livingston *
	Conservative	David MacIver MP *
	Conservative	Hugh Hathorn Nicholson *
	Conservative	Thomas Rigby *
	Conservative	Thomas Richard Shallcross
	Conservative	Sir Andrew Barclay Walker *

^[4]

By-elections

No. 6, Castle Street, 21st March 1881

Caused by the death of Councillor William Crossfield (Liberal, Castle Street, elected 1st November 1878), ^[5] which was reported to the Council meeting on 2nd March 1881. ^[6]

No. 6 Castle Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Joseph Bond Morgan	727	52%
	Liberal	William Crosfield	679	48%
Majority			48
Registered electors			1,945
Turnout			1,406	72%
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

^[7]

No. 4, St. Paul's, 4th April 1881

Caused by the result of the election for the St. Paul's ward on 1st November 1889 being declared void under the Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act, 1872. Andrew Patterson, the Agent for George Curzon Dobell (Conservative), was found to have given 5 shillings to Catherine Tallon in order to induce her to vote for George Curzon Dobell. ^[8]

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robert Wheeler Preston	635	50.4%
	Liberal	John Thomas Warrington	626	49.6%
Majority			9
Registered electors			1,767
Turnout			1,261	71%
	Conservative hold		Swing

^[9]

No. 12, Lime Street, 4th April 1881

Caused by the result of the election for the Lime Street ward on 1st November 1889 being declared void under the Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act, 1872. Edward Dobson, the Agent for James Alexander Forrest (Conservative), was found to have given a pair of gloves to Martha Wilson in order to induce her to vote for James Alexander Forrest. ^[10]

No. 12 Lime Street
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		John Henstock	713	52%
		Mr. Turner	513	45%
Majority			113
Registered electors			1,705
Turnout			1,139	67%
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

^[11]

No. 6, Castle Street, 11th May 1881

No. 6 Castle Street
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	James Marke Wood	unopposed
Registered electors			1,945
	Conservative hold		Swing

^[12]

No. 10, Rodney Street, 11th May 1881

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John McDiarmid	unopposed
Registered electors			2,499
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

^[13]

No. 9, Great George, 26th May 1881

No. 9 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes
		John Frederick Rogers	unopposed
Registered electors			1,210
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

^[14]

No. 16, North Toxteth, 17th June 1881

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Fell Steble (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1st November 1878). ^[15] ^[16]

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Robert Hamilton	unopposed
Registered electors			7,844
	Conservative hold		Swing

^[17]

No. 4, St. Paul's, 4th July 1881

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
		John William McWean	641	52%
		Mr. Preston	585	48%
Majority			56
Registered electors			1,767
Turnout			1,226	69%
	[[\|N/A]] hold		Swing

^[18]

References

↑ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 2nd November 1880
↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881
↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 4
↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 11
↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1878-1879
↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 169
↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 196
↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 189
↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 197
↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 197
↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 197
↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 224
↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 224
↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 239
↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1878-1879
↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 251
↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 251
↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 252

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