Liverpool Town Council election, 1872
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1872. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
The Ballot Act 1872 received Royal Assent on 18th July 1872, introducing the Secret Ballot.
Six of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1872 | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Conservative | 9 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 56% | 48% | 6,668 | |||
Liberal | 6 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 38% | 44% | ||||
Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Bower | 788 | 55% | ||
Liberal | Arthur Earle | 653 | 45% | ||
Majority | 135 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,236 | ||||
Turnout | 1,441 | 64% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | 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 | Thomas Holder | 887 | 58% | ||
Conservative | Hugh Hathorn Nicholson | 644 | 42% | ||
Majority | 243 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,257 | ||||
Turnout | 1,531 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Great George
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hughes * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Rowlands Minton * | 612 | 63% | ||
Liberal | John Horsfall | 361 | 37% | ||
Majority | 251 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,560 | ||||
Turnout | 973 | 62% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Fell Steble * | 544 | 93% | ||
Liberal | William Lyon Warke | 40 | 7% | ||
Majority | 504 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 584 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Jennings * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Houghton * | 727 | 56% | ||
Liberal | Samuel James Capper | 577 | 44% | ||
Majority | 150 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,330 | ||||
Turnout | 1,304 | 56% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Tarbuck * | 708 | 61% | ||
Liberal | William Dawbarn | 446 | 39% | ||
Majority | 262 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,307 | ||||
Turnout | 1,154 | 50% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Owen Hugh Williams | 674 | 58% | ||
Liberal | George Mayall jnr. | 498 | 42% | ||
Majority | 176 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,641 | ||||
Turnout | 1,172 | 71% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Tricks Bowring * | 466 | 70% | ||
Conservative | William George Bradley | 196 | 30% | ||
Majority | 270 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,595 | ||||
Turnout | 662 | 42% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Scotland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Williams * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Allison Watson * | 1,018 | 71% | |||
Liberal | Henry Jevons | 361 | 25% | ||
Conservative | John Hughes | 53 | 4% | ||
Majority | 657 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,169 | ||||
Turnout | 1,432 | 34% | |||
[[|N/A]] gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Whitty * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
West Derby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Durning Holt | 1,818 | 51% | ||
Conservative | John Birch Melladew * | 1,722 | 49% | ||
Majority | 96 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,885 | ||||
Turnout | 3,540 | 60% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
By-elections
Aldermanic By Election 6th January 1873
The death of alderman Oliver Holden was reported to the Council on 1st January 1873. [5] Former Councillor John Birch Melladew (Conservative, West Derby, last elected 1st November 1869) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and aldermen) on 6th January 1873. [6]
Aldermanic By Election, 9th April 1872
Alderman William Bennett resigned on 12th February 1873. [7]
Thomas Carey was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aqldermen) on 9th April 1873. [8]
No. 15, South Toxteth, 28th March 1873
The death of Councillor John Parrat (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1st November 1871) was reported to the Council on 24th March 1873. [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Bland Royden | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,169 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
No. 12, Lime Street, 22nd July 1873
The death of Councillor Henry Hornby (Conservative, Lime Street, elected 1st November 1871) was reported to the Council on 6th August 1873 [11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Alexander Forrest | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 1,560 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 2nd November 1872
- ↑ Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Saturday 2nd November 1872
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 1 (scan)". Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 45 (scan)". Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 116 (scan)". Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 98 (scan)". Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 116 (scan)". Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 158 (scan)". Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ↑ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 26 July 2016.