1869 Liverpool Town Council election

1869 English local government election From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1869. 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 ...
1869 Liverpool Town Council election
← 1868
November 1, 1869 (1869-11-01)
1870 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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Six of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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PartyCouncillors  Â±  AldermenTotal
Conservative??+416??
Liberal??-40??
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Election result

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Liverpool local election result 1869
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 11 4 0 +4 69% 52% 9,719
  Liberal 5 0 4 -4 31% 48% 9,216
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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 Charles Pierre Melly * 759 52%
Conservative Robert Vining 691 48%
Majority 68 4%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,450
Liberal hold Swing
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Castle Street

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No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Samuel Greg Rathbone * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing
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Everton

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No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Pearson * 2,685 54%
Liberal Robert Owen Evans 2,317 46%
Majority 368 8%
Registered electors 10,107
Turnout 5,002 49%
Conservative hold Swing
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Exchange

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No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fletcher Rogers unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
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Great George

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No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Hughes 384 53%
Liberal Francis Gerard Prange 344 47%
Majority 40 6% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 728
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
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Lime Street

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No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Rowland Minton * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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North Toxteth

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No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lieut Col. Richard Fell Steble 1,237 60%
Liberal Henry Jevons 815 40%
Majority 422 20%
Registered electors
Turnout 2,052
Conservative hold Swing
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Pitt Street

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

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No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Houghton 683 55%
Liberal Thomas Gair * 551 45%
Majority 132 10% N/A
Registered electors 2,030
Turnout 1,234 61%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
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St. Anne Street

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No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Tarbuck 560 55%
Liberal John Knight Archer 459 45%
Majority 101 10%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,019
Conservative hold Swing
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St. Paul's

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No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Barton * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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St. Peter's

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No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Tricks Bowring * 449 69%
Conservative Reginald Young 202 31%
Majority 247 38%
Registered electors
Turnout 651
Liberal hold Swing
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Scotland

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No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Williams * 1,454 65%
Conservative Walter Pierce 784 35%
Majority 670 30%
Registered electors
Turnout 2,238
Liberal hold Swing
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South Toxteth

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No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Allison Watson 929 59%
Liberal Dr. Ewing Whittle 639 41%
Majority 290 18% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 1,568
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
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Vauxhall

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No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Whitty * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing
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West Derby

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No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Birch Melladew * 1,636 53%
Liberal Richard Johnson 1,429 47%
Majority 207 6%
Registered electors
Turnout 3,065
Conservative hold Swing
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By-elections

Aldermanic By Election, 9 November 1869

Following the retirement of Alderman Thomas Bold, Bernard Hall was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1869.

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No. 7, St. Peter's, 14 January 1870

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Jacob Gaitskell Brown (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1867) on 30 December 1869.[5]

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No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Francis Gerard Prange 451 53%
Conservative Thomas Blissett 394 47%
Majority 57 6%
Registered electors
Turnout 845
Liberal hold Swing
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No. 2, Scotland, 3 February 1870

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Joseph Robinson (Liberal, Scotland, elected unopposed on 1 November 1867)

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No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John McArdle unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing
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