1860 Liverpool Town Council election
English local election
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Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1860. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
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November 1, 1860
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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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Thirteen of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
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| Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 12 | 1 | 75% | 56% | 1,088 | ||||
| Liberal | 1 | 1 | 44% | 856 | |||||
Because only three of the sixteen seats were contested, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Hutchinson * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Estell | unopposed | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
Everton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Daniel Crosthwaite * | 598 | 62% | ||
| Liberal | William Williams | 372 | 38% | ||
| Majority | 226 | 24% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 970 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Time | Daniel Crossthwaite | William Williams | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| 10:00 | 130 | 61% | 83 | 39% |
| 11:00 | 230 | 59% | 163 | 41% |
| 12:00 | 322 | 60% | 219 | 40% |
| 13:00 | 395 | 60% | 219 | 40% |
| 14:00 | 480 | 59% | 327 | 41% |
| 15:00 | 545 | 61% | 353 | 39% |
| 16:00 | 598 | 62% | 372 | 38% |
Exchange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Thomas Littledale * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Great George
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Wagstaff * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | James Johnson * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Vernon * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Samuel Robert Graves * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles Mozley * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph Kitchen * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Barton * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Tricks Bowring * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Scotland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Crellin * | unopposed | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Swing | |||||
South Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Steel | unopposed | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Johnson | 132 | 50.4% | ||
| Liberal | Christopher James Corbally JP * | 130 | 49.6% | ||
| Majority | 2 | 0.8% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 386 | ||||
| Turnout | 262 | 68% | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
West Derby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Mitchell Beckwith * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
See also
Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
Liverpool City Council elections 1880âpresent
Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present