1874 Liverpool Town Council election
English local election
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Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 2 November 1874. 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, 1874
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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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All of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 10 | ||||||||
| Liberal | 5 | ||||||||
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dr. George Gill * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Avison * | unopposed | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Swing | |||||
Everton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Whitley * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Exchange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph Armstrong * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Great George
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Hays Wilson * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Alexander Forrest | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Bower Forwood * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Bower Forwood * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Campbell * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dr. William Cross | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Wheeler Preston * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Henry Christie Beloe * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Scotland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Faihurst * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Bland Royden | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | John Yates * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
West Derby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Francis Anderson Clint * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Aldermanic Election
At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1874, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.[3]
The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1874 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
| Party | Alderman | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Barton * | |
| Conservative | Thomas Carey * | |
| Conservative | William Chambres | |
| Conservative | Joseph Hubback * | |
| Conservative | James Jack * | |
| Conservative | Joseph Gibbons Livingston * | |
| Conservative | Thomas Rigby * | |
| Conservative | Andrew Barclay Walker * | |
By-elections
Aldermanic By Election, 19 March 1875
The death of Alderman Thomas Cary (Conservative) was reported to the Council on 19 March 1875. [5] William Bennett was elected as an alderman by the Council on 19 March 1875.[6]
No. 13, St. Anne Street, 9 July 1875
The death of Alderman James Tyrer (Conservative) was reported to the Council on 29 June 1875. [7] Dr. John Stepford Taylor (Conservative, St. Anne Street, elected unopposed 1 November 1873) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 29 June 1875. [8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Fowler | 617 | 64% | ||
| Henry Ashby | 336 | 35% | |||
| Edmund Fowler | 14 | 1.4% | |||
| Richard Fowler | 2 | 0.21% | |||
| Majority | 281 | 29% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 969 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
No. 10, Rodney Street, 24 September 1875
Caused by the death of Councillor James Houghton (Conservative, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1872).[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Boyd | 721 | 54% | ||
| Liberal | William Oulton | 616 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 105 | 8% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,337 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
No. 11, Abercromby, 14 October 1875
The Death of Councillor Robertson Gladstone (Liberal, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1873) was reported to the Council on 6 October 1875.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Hornby Lewis | 790 | 51% | |||
| Thomas Brocklebank jnr. | 753 | 49% | |||
| Majority | 37 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,543 | ||||
| Swing | |||||
No. 14, West Derby, 21 October 1875
The Death of Councillor Francis Anderson Clint (Liberal, West Derby, elected 2 November 1874) was reported to the Council on 6 October 1875.[14]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Samuel Graves | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | 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