1867 Liverpool Town Council election

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Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Friday 1 November 1867. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Quick facts 16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority ...
1867 Liverpool Town Council election
← 1866
November 1, 1867 (1867-11-01)
1868 â†’
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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Twelve of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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PartyCouncillors  Â±  AldermenTotal
Conservative????16??
Liberal????0??
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Election result

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Liverpool local election result 1867
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 10 0 1 -1 62% 56% 1,390
  Liberal 6 1 0 +1 38% 44% 1,087
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Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

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No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robertson Gladstone * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing
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Castle Street

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No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Woodburn unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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Everton

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No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Bland unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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Exchange

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No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Tyrer * 305 54%
Liberal John Johnson Stitt 261 46%
Majority 44
Registered electors
Turnout 566
Conservative hold Swing
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Great George

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No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Isaac Jackson * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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Lime Street

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No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Allanson Picton * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing
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North Toxteth

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No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Harrison * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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Pitt Street

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No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Rimmer * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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Rodney Street

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No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Philip Henry Rathbone unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing
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St. Anne Street

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No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dr. John Stopford Taylor * 225 52%
Liberal Henry Pooley 209 48%
Majority 16 4%
Registered electors
Turnout 434
Conservative hold Swing
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St. Paul's

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No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Maurice Williams * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing
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St. Peter's

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No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jacob Gaitskell Brown 337 51%
Conservative Major Richard Fell Steble 327 49%
Majority 10 2% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 664
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
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Scotland

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No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Robinson * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing
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South Toxteth

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No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Barclay Walker 533 56%
Liberal Horace Seymour Alpass 280 34%
Majority 253 22%
Registered electors
Turnout 813
Conservative hold Swing
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Vauxhall

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No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Rigby* unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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West Derby

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No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Samuelson * unopposed
Majority
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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By-elections

No. 16, North Toxteth, 1 November 1867

Caused by the retirement of Councillor Edward Lawrence (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 2 November 1865).

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No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Fell Steble
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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Aldermanic By Election, 4 April 1868

Following the death of Alderman James Parker, reported to the Council on 1 April 1868, John Weightman was elected as an alderman on 4 April 1868. [4]

No. 5, Exchange, 22 April 1868

Caused by the death of Councillor William Barry (Liberal, Exchange, elected unopposed 1 November 1866) which was reported to the Council on 29 April 1868

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No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fletcher Rogers
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
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No. 5, Exchange, June 1868

Caused by the resignation of Councillor John Swainson (Exchange, elected 1 November 1865), reported to the Council on 3 June 1868 [6]

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No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Johnson Stitt
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
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