1868 Liverpool Town Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Coat_of_arms_of_Liverpool_City_Council.svg/50px-Coat_of_arms_of_Liverpool_City_Council.svg.png)
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← 1867 | November 2, 1868 (1868-11-02) | 1869 → |
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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 Monday 2 November 1868. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Eight 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 1868 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | | | | | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | | | | | |
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 | % | ±% |
| | Philip Henry Holt | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| | Swing | | |
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 | Edward Whitley * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Johnson Stitt | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Great George
No. 9 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Hays Wilson | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Bottomley Bairstow * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Gibbons Livingston | 417 | 56% | |
| Liberal | John Philips | 344 | 45% | |
Majority | 73 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 761 | | |
| Conservative gain from | Swing | | |
Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Bower Forwood | 189 | 59% | |
| Liberal | James Steele | 134 | 41% | |
Majority | 56 | 18% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 323 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | David Campbell | 445 | 56% | |
| Conservative | Dr. Thomas Dawson | 347 | 44% | |
Majority | 98 | 12% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 792 | | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Denton | 229 | 51% | |
| Liberal | William Dawbarn | 217 | 49% | |
Majority | 12 | 2% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 446 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Oliver Holden | 233 | 53% | |
| Liberal | Peter George Heyworth | 205 | 47% | |
Majority | 28 | 6% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 438 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Henry Christie Beloe | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal gain from | Swing | | |
Scotland
No. 2 Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | James Fairhurst | 442 | 58% | |
| Conservative | Walter Pierce | 322 | 42% | |
Majority | 120 | 16% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 764 | | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Parratt | 544 | 80% | |
| Liberal | Horace Seymour Alpass | 134 | 20% | |
Majority | 410 | 60% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 678 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Yates * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
West Derby
No. 14 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Francis Anderson Clint | 668 | 57% | |
| Conservative | Thomas Page | 497 | 43% | |
Majority | 171 | 14% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 1,165 | | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
[1] [2] [3]
At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1868, the terms of office of eight alderman expired. [4]
The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1868 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
Party | Alderman |
| Conservative | William Bennett * |
| Conservative | Thomas Dover * |
| Conservative | Raymond William Houghton * |
| Conservative | Joseph Hubback * |
| Conservative | Joseph Gibbons Livingston |
| Conservative | John Grant Morris * |
| Conservative | Thomas Rigby |
| Conservative | John Hayward Turner * |
[5]
By-elections
No. 3, Vauxhall,
Caused by the election of Councillor Thomas Rigby (Conservative, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1867) as an Alderman on 9 November 1868. [6]
No. 12, Lime Street,
Following the death of Councillor William Bottomley Bairstow (Liberal, Lime Street, elected 2nd November 1868) which was reported to the Council on 6 January 1869. [7]
[8]
No. 5, Exchange,
The death of alderman Joseph Cooper J.P. Was reported to the Council on 10 February 1869. [9] Councillor James Tyrer (Conservative, elected for the Exchange ward on 1 November 1867) was elected as an alderman by the Council on 17 February 1869. [10] [11]
[12]
No. 15, South Toxteth,
The death of Councillor William Cowley Miller (Liberal, elected for the South Toxteth ward on 1 November 1866) was reported to the Council on 2 June 1869.
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[14]
See also
References
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 3 November 1868
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 pg 3 (scan)". Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 pg 3 (scan)". Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 pg 8 (scan)". Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 pg 8 (scan)". Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 January 6th (scan)". Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 February 3rd (scan)". Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 February 10th (scan)". Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 pg 81 (scan)". Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 pg 82 (scan)". Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869 March 3rd (scan)". Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869 June 2nd (scan)". Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869 July 7th (scan)". Retrieved 7 August 2016.