Liverpool Town Council elections 1881
1881 Liverpool Town Council election
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← 1880 | November 1, 1881 (1881-11-01) | 1882 → |
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16 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (including Aldermen) seats needed for a majority seats needed for a majority |
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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Tuesday 1 November 1881. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Irish Home Rule | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1881 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 11 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 69% | 55% | 4,169 | |
| Liberal | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 19% | 45% | 3,439 | |
| Home Rule | 2 | | | | 12.5% | | | |
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anthony Bower * | 954 | 58% | |
| Liberal | Astrup Cariss | 697 | 42% | |
Majority | 257 | 16% | |
Registered electors | 2,426 | | |
Turnout | 1,551 | 68% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Bond Morgan | 752 | 52% | |
| Liberal | William Crosfield * | 702 | 48% | |
Majority | 50 | 4% | N/A |
Registered electors | 1,911 | | |
Turnout | 1,454 | 76% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Everton
No. 1 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Barkeley Smith * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Holder * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Great George
No. 9 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Peet | 455 | 54% | |
| Liberal | Samuel Bennett Jackson | 387 | 46% | |
Majority | 68 | 8% | |
Registered electors | 1,168 | | |
Turnout | 842 | 72% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edward Grindley * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dr. Robert Hamilton | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Francis Joseph McAdam | 326 | 58% | |
| Conservative | Horatio Syred | 235 | 42% | |
Majority | 91 | 16% | |
Registered electors | 811 | | |
Turnout | 561 | 69% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William John Stewart | 796 | 57% | |
| Liberal | William Oulton | 611 | 43% | |
Majority | 185 | 14% | N/A |
Registered electors | 2,332 | | |
Turnout | 1,407 | 60% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Hayes Sheen * | 977 | 58% | |
| Liberal | Ronald McDougall | 716 | 42% | |
Majority | 261 | 16% | |
Registered electors | 2,417 | | |
Turnout | 1,693 | 70% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Owen Hugh Williams * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Charles Tricks Bowring * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Scotland
South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Ball * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
West Derby
No. 14 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William John Lunt * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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By-elections
No. 12, Lime Street, 25 November 1881
Caused by the death of Councillor John Henstock (Party? Lime Street, elected 4 April 1881) which was reported to the Council on 9 November 1881. [4]
No. 12 Lime Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Patrick Holden | 609 | 55% | |
| | Thomas Davy Laurence | 491 | 45% | |
Majority | 118 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 1,100 | | |
| Conservative gain from | Swing | | |
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No. 7, St. Peter's, 25 November 1881
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Alexander Balfour (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1879). [8] [9]
No. 7 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Stevenson | 577 | 50% | |
| | Robert Wilson | 533 | 46% | |
| | Patrick Byrne | 50 | 4% | |
Majority | 44 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 1,160 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
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See also
References
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Wednesday 2 November 1881
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 front page". Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 pg 2". Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 pg 1". Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 pg 30". Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 pg 31". Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1883
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 pg 2". Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 pg 30". Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 pg 30". Retrieved 20 March 2017.