1881 Liverpool City Council election
Liverpool Town Council elections 1881
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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Tuesday 1 November 1881. 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, 1881
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16 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (including Aldermen) seats needed for a majority seats needed for a majority | |
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Ten 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 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| Irish Home Rule | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 11 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 69% | 55% | 4,169 | ||
| Liberal | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 19% | 45% | 3,439 | ||
| Home Rule | 2 | 12.5% | |||||||
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Bower * | 954 | 58% | ||
| Liberal | Astrup Cariss | 697 | 42% | ||
| Majority | 257 | 16% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,426 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,551 | 68% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Joseph Bond Morgan | 752 | 52% | ||
| Liberal | William Crosfield * | 702 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 50 | 4% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 1,911 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,454 | 76% | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Everton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | James Barkeley Smith * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Exchange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Thomas Holder * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Great George
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | George Peet | 455 | 54% | ||
| Liberal | Samuel Bennett Jackson | 387 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 68 | 8% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,168 | ||||
| Turnout | 842 | 72% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Edward Grindley * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Dr. Robert Hamilton | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Francis Joseph McAdam | 326 | 58% | ||
| Conservative | Horatio Syred | 235 | 42% | ||
| Majority | 91 | 16% | |||
| Registered electors | 811 | ||||
| Turnout | 561 | 69% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | William John Stewart | 796 | 57% | ||
| Liberal | William Oulton | 611 | 43% | ||
| Majority | 185 | 14% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 2,332 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,407 | 60% | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Hayes Sheen * | 977 | 58% | ||
| Liberal | Ronald McDougall | 716 | 42% | ||
| Majority | 261 | 16% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,417 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,693 | 70% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Owen Hugh Williams * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Charles Tricks Bowring * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Scotland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Home Rule | Laurence Connolly * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Home Rule hold | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph Ball * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Home Rule | Charles McArdle * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Home Rule hold | Swing | ||||
West Derby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William John Lunt * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections
No. 12, Lime Street, 25 November 1881
Caused by the death of Councillor John Henstock (Party? Lime Street, elected 4 April 1881) which was reported to the Council on 9 November 1881. [4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Patrick Holden | 609 | 55% | ||
| Thomas Davy Laurence | 491 | 45% | |||
| Majority | 118 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,100 | ||||
| Conservative gain from | Swing | ||||
No. 7, St. Peter's, 25 November 1881
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Alexander Balfour (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1879). [8] [9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | John Stevenson | 577 | 50% | ||
| Robert Wilson | 533 | 46% | |||
| Patrick Byrne | 50 | 4% | |||
| Majority | 44 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,160 | ||||
| Liberal hold | 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