1872 Liverpool Town Council election

English local election February 2018 February 2018 1872 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1872 11 01 1871 1871 Liverpool Town Council election 1873 1873 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 1872. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. The Ballot Act 1872 received Royal Assent on 18 July 1872, introducing the Secret Ballot. Six 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 1872 Conservative Party (UK) 9 1 3 -2 56% 48% 6,668 Liberal Party (UK) 6 2 1 -1 38% 44% 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) Anthony Bower 788 55% Liberal Party (UK) Arthur Earle 653 45% 135 10% N/A 2,236 1,441 64% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Liberal Party (UK) Samuel Greg Rathbone * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Everton No. 1 Everton Conservative Party (UK) John Pearson * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Holder 887 58% Conservative Party (UK) Hugh Hathorn Nicholson 644 42% 243 16% N/A 2,257 1,531 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Great George No. 9 Great George Conservative Party (UK) John Hughes * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Lime Street No. 12 Lime Street Conservative Party (UK) Richard Rowlands Minton * 612 63% Liberal Party (UK) John Horsfall 361 37% 251 26% 1,560 973 62% Conservative Party (UK) North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Richard Fell Steble * 544 93% Liberal Party (UK) William Lyon Warke 40 7% 504 86% 584 Conservative Party (UK) Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Conservative Party (UK) Henry Jennings * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Conservative Party (UK) James Houghton * 727 56% Liberal Party (UK) Samuel James Capper 577 44% 150 12% 2,330 1,304 56% Conservative Party (UK) St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Conservative Party (UK) James Tarbuck * 708 61% Liberal Party (UK) William Dawbarn 446 39% 262 22% 2,307 1,154 50% Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's Conservative Party (UK) Owen Hugh Williams 674 58% Liberal Party (UK) George Mayall jnr. 498 42% 176 16% 1,641 1,172 71% Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 7 St. Peter's Liberal Party (UK) Charles Tricks Bowring * 466 70% Conservative Party (UK) William George Bradley 196 30% 270 40% 1,595 662 42% Liberal Party (UK) Scotland No. 2 Scotland Liberal Party (UK) William Williams * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth Richard Allison Watson * 1,018 71% Liberal Party (UK) Henry Jevons 361 25% Conservative Party (UK) John Hughes 53 4% 657 4,169 1,432 34% Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall Liberal Party (UK) James Whitty * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) West Derby No. 14 West Derby Liberal Party (UK) William Durning Holt 1,818 51% Conservative Party (UK) John Birch Melladew * 1,722 49% 96 2% N/A 5,885 3,540 60% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 2 November 1872 Liverpool Mercury and Lancashire, Cheshire and General Advertiser Saturday 2 November 1872 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pR2VzMkRuUEtoNEU Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 1 (scan) 27 July 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pR2VzMkRuUEtoNEU Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 2 (scan) 27 July 2016 By-elections Aldermanic By Election 6 January 1873 The death of alderman Oliver Holden was reported to the Council on 1 January 1873. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pR2VzMkRuUEtoNEU Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 45 (scan) 27 July 2016 Former Councillor John Birch Melladew (Conservative, West Derby, last elected 1 November 1869) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and aldermen) on 6 January 1873. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pR2VzMkRuUEtoNEU Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 116 (scan) 26 July 2016 Aldermanic By Election, 9 April 1872 Alderman William Bennett resigned on 12 February 1873. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pR2VzMkRuUEtoNEU Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 98 (scan) 26 July 2016 Thomas Carey was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 9 April 1873. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pR2VzMkRuUEtoNEU Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 116 (scan) 26 July 2016 No. 15, South Toxteth, 28 March 1873 The death of Councillor John Parrat (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1871) was reported to the Council on 24 March 1873. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pR2VzMkRuUEtoNEU Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 2 (scan) 26 July 2016 No. 15 South Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Bland Royden unopposed 4,169 Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pR2VzMkRuUEtoNEU Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 2 (scan) 26 July 2016 No. 12, Lime Street, 22 July 1873 The death of Councillor Henry Hornby (Conservative, Lime Street, elected 1 November 1871) was reported to the Council on 6 August 1873 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pR2VzMkRuUEtoNEU Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 158 (scan) 26 July 2016 No. 12 Lime Street Conservative Party (UK) James Alexander Forrest unopposed 1,560 Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pR2VzMkRuUEtoNEU Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1872-1873 pg 2 (scan) 26 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 1872 Category:1872 English local elections Category:1870s in Liverpool