1865 Liverpool Town Council election
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← 1865 | November 1, 1865 (1865-11-01) | 1866 → |
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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 Wednesday 1 November 1865. One-third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Seven 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 1865 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 7 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 44% | 47% | 2,376 | |
| Liberal | 9 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 56% | 53% | 2,680 | |
Because nine of the sixteen wards were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Philip Henry Holt | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Chilton | 398 | 55% | |
| Conservative | Peter Bancroft | 323 | 45% | |
Majority | 75 | 10% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 721 | | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Time | Thomas Chilton | Peter Bancroft |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 59 | 54% | 50 | 46% |
11:00 | 152 | 59% | 107 | 41% |
12:00 | 218 | 55% | 179 | 45% |
13:00 | 260 | 55% | 216 | 45% |
14:00 | 311 | 56% | 248 | 44% |
15:00 | 365 | 55% | 301 | 45% |
16:00 | 398 | 55% | 323 | 45% |
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Everton
No. 1 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edward Whitley | 1,002 | 53% | |
| Liberal | John Johnson Stitt * | 894 | 47% | |
Majority | 108 | 6% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 1,896 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Time | Edward Whitley | John Johnson Stitt |
Votes ! % ! Votes ! % |
9:00 | 138 | 58% | 102 | 42% |
10:00 | 174 | 58% | 125 | 42% |
10:45 | 389 | 60% | 262 | 40% |
12:00 | 566 | 58% | 407 | 42% |
13:00 | 698 | 57% | 531 | 43% |
14:00 | 826 | 55% | 685 | 45% |
15:00 | 932 | 53% | 685 | 45% |
16:00 | 1,002 | 53% | 894 | 47% |
[2]
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Swainson | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Great George
No. 9 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Haye Wilson * | 235 | 53% | |
| Conservative | James Sykes | 208 | 47% | |
Majority | 27 | 6% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 443 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Time | John Haye Wilson | James Sykes |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 76 | 48% | 83 | 52% |
11:00 | 143 | 56% | 113 | 44% |
13:00 | 185 | 53% | 163 | 47% |
14:00 | 196 | 52% | 183 | 48% |
15:00 | 223 | 53% | 196 | 47% |
16:00 | 233 | 51% | 223 | 49% |
[3]
Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Bottomley Bairstow | 317 | 58% | |
| Conservative | J. Lunt | 227 | 42% | |
Majority | 90 | 16% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 544 | | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Time | William Bottomley Bairstow | J. Lunt |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 75 | 62% | 46 | 38% |
11:00 | 143 | 66% | 75 | 34% |
12:00 | 181 | 60% | 120 | 40% |
13:00 | 238 | 59% | 163 | 41% |
14:00 | 259 | 59% | 178 | 41% |
15:00 | 291 | 59% | 204 | 41% |
16:00 | 317 | 58% | 227 | 42% |
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North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Gibbons Livingston * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. C. Janion | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Charles J. English | 496 | 62% | |
| Conservative | R. Galloway | 299 | 38% | |
Majority | 197 | 24% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 795 | | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Time | Charles J. English | R. Galloway |
Votes ! % ! Votes ! % |
10:00 | 100 | 72% | 39 | 28% |
11:00 | 189 | 73% | 70 | 27% |
12:00 | 338 | 68% | 146 | 32% |
13:00 | 417 | 65% | 215 | 35% |
14:00 | 450 | 63% | 270 | 38% |
15:00 | 487 | 62% | 293 | 38% |
16:00 | 496 | 62% | 299 | 38% |
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St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Bennion | 226 | 52% | |
| Liberal | James Fairhurst | 211 | 48% | |
Majority | 15 | 4% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 437 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Time | Joseph Bennion | James Fairhurst |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 60 | 56% | 48 | 44% |
11:00 | 88 | 53% | 79 | 47% |
12:00 | 125 | 54% | 107 | 46% |
13:00 | 151 | 52% | 138 | 48% |
14:00 | 181 | 53% | 159 | 47% |
15:00 | 206 | 53% | 185 | 47% |
16:00 | 224 | 51% | 212 | 49% |
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St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Oliver Holden | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Henry Christie Beloe * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Scotland
No. 2 Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Clarke Aspinall * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Henry Threlfall Wilson * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Yates | 129 | 59% | |
| Conservative | R. R. Minton | 91 | 41% | |
Majority | 38 | 18% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 220 | | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Time | John Yates | R. R. Minton |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
10:00 | 34 | 58% | 25 | 42% |
11:00 | 58 | 58% | 42 | 42% |
12:00 | 75 | 59% | 52 | 41% |
13:00 | 91 | 59% | 64 | 41% |
14:00 | 107 | 59% | 75 | 41% |
15:00 | 115 | 59% | 81 | 41% |
16:00 | 129 | 59% | 91 | 41% |
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West Derby
No. 14 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Francis Anderson Clint * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
[8] [9]
At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1865, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.
The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1865 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
Party | Alderman |
| Conservative | Thomas Bold * |
| Conservative | James Parker * |
| Conservative | Joseph Cooper * |
| Conservative | Richard Cardwell Gardner * |
| Conservative | John Woodruff * |
| Conservative | John Stewart * |
| Conservative | Richard Sheil |
| Conservative | Charles Turner |
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By-elections
See also
References
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