1861 UK local government election
1861 Liverpool Town Council election
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← 1860 | November 1, 1861 (1861-11-01) | 1862 → |
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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 Friday 1 November 1861. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years, and nine of the 16 wards were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1861 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Liberal | 12 | | | | | | | |
Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Robertson Gladstone * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold |
Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Avison * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Everton
No. 1 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Darnley Anderson * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Tyrer * | 343 | 54% | |
| Liberal | John Ravenscroft | 292 | 46% | |
Majority | 51 | 8% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 635 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Until the Ballot Act 1872 polling at elections was in public and the state of the polls were reported on an hour by hour basis in the newspapers.
Time | James Tyrer | John Ravenscroft |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 91 | 48% | 98 | 52% |
11:00 | 163 | 49% | 168 | 51% |
12:00 | 253 | 54% | 218 | 46% |
13:00 | 289 | 53% | 253 | 47% |
14:00 | 303 | 53% | 270 | 47% |
15:00 | 324 | 53% | 287 | 47% |
16:00 | 343 | 54% | 292 | 46% |
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Great George
No. 9 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | John Rogers * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| | Swing | | |
Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | James Allanson Picton * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold |
North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Harrison | 395 | 68% | |
| Liberal | William Digby Smith | 188 | 32% | |
Majority | 207 | 36% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 583 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Time | Joseph Harrison | William Digby Smith |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 98 | 68% | 46 | 32% |
11:00 | 152 | 66% | 79 | 34% |
12:00 | 202 | 63% | 118 | 37% |
13:00 | 273 | 66% | 141 | 34% |
14:00 | 336 | 67% | 167 | 33% |
15:00 | 370 | 67% | 180 | 33% |
16:00 | 396 | 67% | 195 | 33% |
[2]
The discrepancy between the final results given in the Council Minute Book and the 4 o'clock final figures as reported in the Liverpool Mercury should perhaps be attributed to errors in the newspaper report.
Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Thomas Ridley * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| | Swing | | |
Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Bulley Job * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Bottomley Bairstow | 226 | 53% | |
| Conservative | Arthur Piggot Fletcher | 200 | 47% | |
Majority | 26 | 6% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 426 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Time | William Bottomley Bairstow | Arthur Piggot Fletcher |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
11:00 | 178 | 52% | 167 | 48% |
12:00 | 186 | 52% | 170 | 48% |
13:00 | 187 | 52% | 176 | 48% |
14:00 | 193 | 52% | 177 | 48% |
15:00 | 208 | 53% | 183 | 47% |
16:00 | 226 | 53% | 200 | 47% |
[3]
St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Buck Spence | 192 | 54% | |
| Conservative | Thomas Rigby | 162 | 46% | |
Majority | 30 | 8% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 354 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Time | John Buck Spence | Thomas Rigby |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 55 | 49% | 57 | 51% |
11:00 | 109 | 60% | 73 | 40% |
12:00 | 137 | 59% | 94 | 41% |
13:00 | 155 | 59% | 106 | 41% |
14:00 | 170 | 59% | 118 | 41% |
15:00 | 180 | 58% | 132 | 42% |
16:00 | 187 | 57% | 141 | 43% |
[4]
St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | David Rae * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Scotland
South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Horace Seymour Alpass | 298 | 54% | |
| Conservative | John Farnworth | 249 | 46% | |
Majority | 49 | 8% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 547 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Time | Horace Seymour Alpass | John Farnworth |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 100 | 59% | 69 | 41% |
11:00 | 111 | 58% | 79 | 42% |
12:00 | 164 | 61% | 105 | 39% |
13:00 | 205 | 56% | 160 | 44% |
14:00 | 233 | 56% | 185 | 44% |
15:00 | 259 | 51% | 247 | 49% |
16:00 | 298 | 54% | 249 | 46% |
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Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Roger Haydock * | 118 | 75% | |
| Conservative | James Denton | 39 | 25% | |
Majority | 79 | 50% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 157 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Time | Roger Haydock | James Denton |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 29 | 74% | 10 | 26% |
11:00 | 51 | 78% | 14 | 22% |
12:00 | 76 | 79% | 20 | 21% |
13:00 | 85 | 73% | 32 | 27% |
14:00 | 112 | 75% | 38 | 25% |
16:00 | 118 | 75% | 39 | 25% |
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West Derby
No. 14 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Peter George Heyworth | 507 | 52% | |
| Conservative | Edward Samuelson | 471 | 48% | |
Majority | 36 | 4% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 978 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Time | Peter George Heyworth | Edward Samuelson |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
9:30 | 27 | 69% | 12 | 31% |
10:00 | 66 | 53% | 58 | 47% |
11:00 | 147 | 53% | 129 | 47% |
12:00 | 195 | 43% | 260 | 57% |
13:00 | 275 | 50% | 277 | 50% |
13:35 | 334 | 51% | 318 | 49% |
14:30 | 394 | 51% | 377 | 49% |
15:00 | 451 | 52% | 419 | 48% |
16:00 | 507 | 52% | 471 | 48% |
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By-elections
See also
References
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (3)(scan)". Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (8) (scan)". Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (7) (scan)". Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Saturday 2 November 1861
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book 1861 pg 54 (scan)". Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book 1861 pg 55 (scan)". Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book 1861 pg 56 (scan)". Retrieved 19 August 2016.