1862 Liverpool Town Council election

English local election February 2018 February 2018 1862 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1862 11 01 1861 1861 Liverpool Town Council election 1863 1863 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 1862. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Eleven of the sixteen wards were uncontested. This was the first year that the 'Proceedings of the Council' were printed. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative ?? ?? 16 ??Liberal ?? ?? 0 ?? Election result Liverpool local election result 1862 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Because eleven of the sixteen seats were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context. Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby No. 11 Abercromby William Earle * unopposed Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Conservative Party (UK) James Maxwell 356 63% Liberal Party (UK) John Yates the younger 205 37% 151 26% N/A 561 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Everton No. 1 Everton Liberal Party (UK) John Johnson Stitt * 806 52% Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Hubback 734 48% 72 4% 1,540 Liberal Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Conservative Party (UK) Charles Turner * unopposed Conservative 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) James Rothwell Cooper 378 52% Liberal Party (UK) James Reddecliff Jeffrey 346 48% 32 4% N/A 724 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Gibbons Livingston* 418 55% Liberal Party (UK) Hugh Almond 343 45% 75 10% 761 Conservative Party (UK) Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Conservative Party (UK) Walter Powell Jeffreys * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Conservative Party (UK) James Aspinall Tobin * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Conservative Party (UK) George Nickson * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's Liberal Party (UK) Oliver Holden * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 7 St. Peter's Liberal Party (UK) Henry Christie Beloe * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Scotland No. 2 Scotland Clarke Aspinall unopposed South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Henry Threlfall Wilson 417 57% Liberal Party (UK) Maurice Williams 311 43% 106 14% 728 Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall Conservative Party (UK) John Shimmin * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) West Derby No. 14 West Derby Liberal Party (UK) Francis Anderson Clint * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post Monday 3 November 1862 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pNUYxd2dHNVdwRVE Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1862-1863 pg 1 (scan) 15 August 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pS3o4ZG8xdDZpa0E Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1862-1863 pg 2 (scan) 15 August 2016 Aldermanic Elections At the meeting of the Council on 10 November 1862, the terms of office of eight alderman expired. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pdG5WTlBCYlRGVWM Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1862-1863 pg 5 (scan) 15 August 2016 The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 10 November 1862 for a term of six years. * - re-elected aldermen. PartyAlderman Conservative William Bennett * Conservative Thomas Dover * Conservative John Farnworth Conservative Raymond William Houghton * Conservative Joseph Hubback Conservative John Grant Morris * Conservative William Preston * Conservative John Hayward Turner * https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pNkdzeTBOaHhUU2c Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1862-1863 pg 10 (scan) 15 August 2016 By-elections No. 15, South Toxteth, November 1862 Caused by the election of Councillor John Farnworth (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1861) by the Council as an alderman on 10 November 1862. No. 15 South Toxteth No. 1, Everton & Kirkdale, November 1862 Caused by the election of Councillor Maurice Hubback (Conservative, Everton & Kirkdale, elected 1 November 1862) by the Council as an alderman on 10 November 1862. No. 1 Everton Liberal Party (UK) No. ?, November 1862 Caused by the election of Councillor John Grant Morris (Party?, ward?, elected ???) by the Council as an alderman on 10 November 1862. 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 1862 Category:1862 English local elections Category:November 1862 in the United Kingdom Category:1860s in Liverpool