1871 Liverpool Town Council election

English local election February 2018 February 2018 1871 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary yes 1871 11 01 1870 1870 Liverpool Town Council election 1872 1872 Liverpool Town Council election 16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (incl. Aldermen) Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1871. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative ?? ?? ?? ??Liberal ?? ?? ?? ?? Election result Liverpool local election result 1871 Conservative Party (UK) 9 2 0 +2 56% 53% 4,243 Liberal Party (UK) 7 0 2 -2 44% 47% 3,796 Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context. Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby No. 11 Abercromby Conservative Party (UK) Dr. George Gill 886 53% Liberal Party (UK) Edgar Musgrove 797 47% 89 6% N/A 1,683 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Avison * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Everton No. 1 Everton Conservative Party (UK) Edward Whitley * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Armstrong 749 58% Liberal Party (UK) John Johnson Stitt * 549 42% 200 16% N/A 1,298 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Great George No. 9 Great George Liberal Party (UK) John Hays Wilson * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Lime Street No. 12 Lime Street Conservative Party (UK) Henry Hornby 650 54% Liberal Party (UK) Samuel Pack 547 46% 103 8% N/A 1,717 1,197 70% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Bower Forwood unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Conservative Party (UK) William Bower Forwood * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Liberal Party (UK) David Campbell * 767 54% Conservative Party (UK) John Atkinson 662 46% 105 8% 2,401 1,429 60% Liberal Party (UK) St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Conservative Party (UK) James Denton * 653 54% Liberal Party (UK) Edwin Hughes 567 46% 86 8% 1,220 Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's Conservative Party (UK) Robert Wheeler Preston 643 53% Liberal Party (UK) George Mayall jun. 569 47% 74 6% 1,613 1,212 75% Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 7 St. Peter's Liberal Party (UK) Henry Christie Beloe * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Scotland No. 2 Scotland Liberal Party (UK) James Faihurst * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth Liberal Party (UK) John Parratt * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall Liberal Party (UK) John Yates * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) West Derby No. 14 West Derby Liberal Party (UK) Francis Anderson Clint * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pbWtTRjZXbjZzY3M Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Thursday 2nd November 1871 28 July 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pbWtTRjZXbjZzY3M Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871 - 1875 pg 2 (scan) 28 July 2016 Aldermanic Election At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1877, the terms of office of eight alderman expired. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pbWtTRjZXbjZzY3M Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871 - 1875 pg 8 (scan) 28 July 2016 The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1871 for a term of six years. * - re-elected aldermen. PartyAlderman Conservative Richard Cardwell Gardner * Conservative Bernard Hall * Conservative Oliver Holden * Conservative Peter Thomson * Conservative Charles Turner MP * Conservative James Tyrer * Conservative John Weightman * Conservative John Woodruff * By-elections No. 15, South Toxteth, 30 December 1871 The death of Alderman Raymond William Houghton JP was reported to the Council on 20 December 1871. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pbWtTRjZXbjZzY3M Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871-1872 pg 44 (scan) 28 July 2016 Councillor Andrew Barclay Walker (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1870) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 20 December 1871. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pbWtTRjZXbjZzY3M Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871-1872 pg 46 (scan) 28 July 2016 No. 15 South Toxteth Liberal Party (UK) Isaac Jackson unopposed Liberal Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pbWtTRjZXbjZzY3M Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871-1872 pg 56 (scan) 28 July 2016 No. 4, St. Paul's, 20 March 1872 The death of Alderman John Hayward Turner JP was reported to the Council on 6 March 1872. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pbWtTRjZXbjZzY3M Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871-1872 pg 102 (scan) 28 July 2016 William Barton (Conservative, St. Paul's, elected 1 November 1869) was elected as an Alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 11 March 1872. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pbWtTRjZXbjZzY3M Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871-1872 pg 115 (scan) 28 July 2016 No. 4 St. Paul's Liberal Party (UK) George Mayall the younger unopposed 1,613 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pbWtTRjZXbjZzY3M Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1871-1872 pg 118 (scan) 28 July 2016 See also Liverpool City Council Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879 Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present History of local government in England References 1871 Category:1871 English local elections Category:1870s in Liverpool Category:November 1871 in the United Kingdom