1865 Liverpool Town Council election

English local election February 2018 February 2018 1865 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary yes 1865 11 01 1865 1864 Liverpool Town Council election 1866 1866 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 Wednesday 1 November 1865. One-third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Seven 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 1865 Conservative Party (UK) 7 1 4 -3 44% 47% 2,376 Liberal Party (UK) 9 4 1 +3 56% 53% 2,680 Because nine of the sixteen wards were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context. Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby No. 11 Abercromby Liberal Party (UK) Philip Henry Holt unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Chilton 398 55% Conservative Party (UK) Peter Bancroft 323 45% 75 10% N/A 721 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Time Thomas Chilton Peter Bancroft Votes % Votes % 10:00 59 54% 50 46% 11:00 152 59% 107 41% 12:00 218 55% 179 45% 13:00 260 55% 216 45% 14:00 311 56% 248 44% 15:00 365 55% 301 45% 16:00 398 55% 323 45% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pX3RJSXdfbEMzc2c (Liverpool) Daily Post 2 November 1865 (4) (scan) 30 August 2016 Everton No. 1 Everton Conservative Party (UK) Edward Whitley 1,002 53% Liberal Party (UK) John Johnson Stitt * 894 47% 108 6% N/A 1,896 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Time Edward Whitley John Johnson Stitt Votes ! % ! Votes ! % 9:00 138 58% 102 42% 10:00 174 58% 125 42% 10:45 389 60% 262 40% 12:00 566 58% 407 42% 13:00 698 57% 531 43% 14:00 826 55% 685 45% 15:00 932 53% 685 45% 16:00 1,002 53% 894 47% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pRkpka3c5dXRhSG8 (Liverpool) Daily Post 2 November 1865 (2) (scan) 30 August 2016 Exchange No. 5 Exchange Conservative Party (UK) John Swainson unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Great George No. 9 Great George Liberal Party (UK) John Haye Wilson * 235 53% Conservative Party (UK) James Sykes 208 47% 27 6% 443 Liberal Party (UK) Time John Haye Wilson James Sykes Votes % Votes % 10:00 76 48% 83 52% 11:00 143 56% 113 44% 13:00 185 53% 163 47% 14:00 196 52% 183 48% 15:00 223 53% 196 47% 16:00 233 51% 223 49% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pRE9STDljVGpuX1U (Liverpool) Daily Courier 2 November 1865 (?) (scan) 30 August 2016 Lime Street No. 12 Lime Street Liberal Party (UK) William Bottomley Bairstow 317 58% Conservative Party (UK) J. Lunt 227 42% 90 16% N/A 544 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Time William Bottomley Bairstow J. Lunt Votes % Votes % 10:00 75 62% 46 38% 11:00 143 66% 75 34% 12:00 181 60% 120 40% 13:00 238 59% 163 41% 14:00 259 59% 178 41% 15:00 291 59% 204 41% 16:00 317 58% 227 42% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pUExvUFFvUzNGdGc (Liverpool) Daily Post 2 November 1865 (6) (scan) 30 August 2016 North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Gibbons Livingston * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Conservative Party (UK) R. C. Janion unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Liberal Party (UK) Charles J. English 496 62% Conservative Party (UK) R. Galloway 299 38% 197 24% N/A 795 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Time Charles J. English R. Galloway Votes ! % ! Votes ! % 10:00 100 72% 39 28% 11:00 189 73% 70 27% 12:00 338 68% 146 32% 13:00 417 65% 215 35% 14:00 450 63% 270 38% 15:00 487 62% 293 38% 16:00 496 62% 299 38% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pRGVIdkVEZl81MkU (Liverpool) Daily Post 2 November 1865 (5) (scan) 30 August 2016 St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Bennion 226 52% Liberal Party (UK) James Fairhurst 211 48% 15 4% 437 Conservative Party (UK) Time Joseph Bennion James Fairhurst Votes % Votes % 10:00 60 56% 48 44% 11:00 88 53% 79 47% 12:00 125 54% 107 46% 13:00 151 52% 138 48% 14:00 181 53% 159 47% 15:00 206 53% 185 47% 16:00 224 51% 212 49% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pQ2R2alVSeXo4aHc (Liverpool) Daily Courier 2 November 1865 (6) (scan) 30 August 2016 St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's Conservative Party (UK) Oliver Holden unopposed 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) Clarke Aspinall * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Henry Threlfall Wilson * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall Liberal Party (UK) John Yates 129 59% Conservative Party (UK) R. R. Minton 91 41% 38 18% N/A 220 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Time John Yates R. R. Minton Votes % Votes % 10:00 34 58% 25 42% 11:00 58 58% 42 42% 12:00 75 59% 52 41% 13:00 91 59% 64 41% 14:00 107 59% 75 41% 15:00 115 59% 81 41% 16:00 129 59% 91 41% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1paXNfQVFpSE52clE (Liverpool) Daily Post 2 November 1865 (3) (scan) 30 August 2016 West Derby No. 14 West Derby Liberal Party (UK) Francis Anderson Clint * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pcC1nY3ljUEUtcEU (Liverpool) Daily Courier 2nd November 1865 (2) (scan) 30 July 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pRUtoV01FaWJzcG8 (Liverpool) Daily Courier 2nd November 1865 (3) (scan) 30 July 2016 Aldermanic Elections At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1865, the terms of office of eight alderman expired. The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1865 for a term of six years. * - re-elected aldermen. PartyAlderman Conservative Thomas Bold * Conservative James Parker * Conservative Joseph Cooper * Conservative Richard Cardwell Gardner * Conservative John Woodruff * Conservative John Stewart * Conservative Richard Sheil Conservative Charles Turner https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pTmFVMmxDc0lvYWM (Liverpool) Daily Post 10th November 1865 (2) (scan) 30 August 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 1865 Category:1865 English local elections Category:November 1865 events in the United Kingdom Category:1860s in Liverpool