Liverpool Town Council election, 1866
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1866. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Twelve of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ?? | ?? | 16 | ?? | |
Liberal | ?? | ?? | 0 | ?? | |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1866 | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 7 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 44% | |||||
Liberal | 9 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 56% | |||||
Because twelve of the sixteen seats were uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Pierre Melly | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Castle Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Samuel Greg Rathbone * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Everton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Pearson | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Exchange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Barry * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Great George
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Rogers | 233 | 50.2% | ||
Conservative | James Sykes | 231 | 49.8% | ||
Majority | 2 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 464 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Lime Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Rowlands Minton | 357 | 54% | ||
Liberal | H. S. Alpass | 309 | 46% | ||
Majority | 48 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 666 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Lawrence * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Jennings | 202 | 52% | ||
Liberal | James Steel | 187 | 48% | ||
Majority | 15 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 389 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Gair | unopposed' | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur P. Fletcher | 238 | 60% | ||
Liberal | Dr. Edward Watts | 158 | 40% | ||
Majority | 80 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 396 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Barton * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Tricks Bowring * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Scotland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Williams * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Cowley Miller | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Whitty * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
West Derby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Birch Melladew * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections
No. 6, Castle Street, 1st November 1866 - 2 seats
Caused by the retirements of Councillors John Cheshyre Blythe (Conservative, elected for the Castle Street ward on 1st November 1864) and Thomas Chilton (Liberal, elected 1st November 1865).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Woodburn | ||||
Liberal | Thomas Avison | ||||
Majority | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
No. 10, Rodney Street, 1st November 1866
Caused by the retirement of Councillor C. J. English (Liberal, Rodney Street, elected 1st November 1865)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Dawson | |||||
Majority | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | |||||
[[|N/A]] hold | Swing | ||||
No. 13, St. Anne Street, 1st January 1867
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Joseph Bennion (Conservative, elected 1st November 1865)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Dawbarn | ||||
Majority | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Liverpool Daily Post Friday 2nd November 1866
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1866-1867 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1866-1867 pg 4 (scan)". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1866-1867 pg 4 (scan)". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1867 January 1st (scan)". Retrieved 13 August 2016.