1868 Liverpool Town Council election
English local election
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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.
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November 2, 1868
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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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Eight of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
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| Conservative | ?? | ?? | 16 | ?? | |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | 0 | ?? | |
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Henry Holt | unopposed | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Swing | |||||
Castle Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Avison | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Everton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Whitley * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Exchange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Johnson Stitt | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Great George
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Hays Wilson | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Bottomley Bairstow * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Joseph Gibbons Livingston | 417 | 56% | ||
| Liberal | John Philips | 344 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 73 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 761 | ||||
| Conservative gain from | Swing | ||||
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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Henry Christie Beloe | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal gain from | Swing | ||||
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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Yates * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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 | ||||
Aldermanic Elections
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 * | |
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Hornby | |||||
| Majority | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Barker Guion | |||||
| Majority | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Richard Allison Watson | |||||
| Majority | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
See also
- Liverpool City Council
- Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
- Liverpool City Council elections 1880âpresent
- Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
- History of local government in England