1877 Liverpool Town Council election

English local election February 2018 February 2018 1877 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary yes 1877 11 01 1876 1876 Liverpool Town Council election 1878 1878 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 Thursday 1 November 1877. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Six of the sixteen wards were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative ?? ?? 16 ??Liberal ?? ?? 0 ??Irish Home Rule 4 +1 0 4 Election result Liverpool local election result 1879 Conservative Party (UK) 9 1 4 -3 56% 49% 9,103 Liberal Party (UK) 6 4 2 +2 44% 51% 9,354 Home Rule League 1 1 1 +1 Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby No. 11 Abercromby Conservative Party (UK) Dr. George Gill * 974 56% Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Shepherd Little 770 44% 204 12% 2,572 1,744 68% Conservative Party (UK) Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Garnett 634 54% Liberal Party (UK) James Thornley 539 46% 95 8% 1,763 1,173 67% Conservative Party (UK) Everton No. 1 Everton Conservative Party (UK) Edward Whitley * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Liberal Party (UK) Robert Durning Holt 912 62% Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Armstrong * 549 38% 363 24% N/A 2,224 1,461 66% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Great George No. 9 Great George Liberal Party (UK) John Hays Wilson 547 60% Conservative Party (UK) Dr. Robert Thomas Lodge * 369 40% 178 20% N/A 1,299 916 71% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lime Street No. 12 Lime Street Conservative Party (UK) James Alexander Forrest * 685 53% Liberal Party (UK) Charles James Crosfield 607 47% 78 6% 1,749 1,292 74% Conservative Party (UK) North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Bower Forwood * 2,253 58% Liberal Party (UK) John Phillips 1,630 42% 623 16% 6,368 3,883 61% Conservative Party (UK) Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Liberal Party (UK) Henry Charles Hawley 424 52% Conservative Party (UK) William Bower Forwood * 385 48% 39 4% N/A 943 809 86% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Conservative Party (UK) David Radcliffe 1,006 56% Liberal Party (UK) Henry Sylvester Samuel 780 44% 226 12% 2,543 1,786 70% Conservative Party (UK) St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Conservative Party (UK) Dr. William Cross unopposed Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's Liberal Party (UK) William Williams 648 52% Conservative Party (UK) Robert Wheeler Preston * 597 48% 51 4% N/A 1,749 1,245 71% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 7 St. Peter's Liberal Party (UK) Edmund Knowles Muspratt unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Scotland No. 2 Scotland Liberal and Irish Home Rule Patrick de Lacy Garton 2,497 60% Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Thomas 1,651 40% 846 20% N/A 9,453 4,148 44% Liberal and Irish Home Rule Liberal South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Bland Royden * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall Liberal Party (UK) John Yates * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) West Derby No. 14 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) William Samuel Graves unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pQXhpY0JHZHRvMVE Liverpool Daily Post Friday 2nd November 1877 (scan 1) 19 July 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pSTdDWG9OZC1wc1E Liverpool Daily Post Friday 2nd November 1877 (scan 2) 19 July 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pckc3ZmM5d1MwdUk Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 1 (scan) 19 July 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pbEFvMC1BWnJXbTQ Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 2 (scan) 19 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=0BwOaUiDOoD1pTGJRb1pMNENqQmc Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 4(scan) 19 July 2016 The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1877 for a term of six years. * - re-elected aldermen. PartyAlderman Conservative Andrew Boyd * Conservative William Bower Forwood Conservative Richard Cardwell Gardner * Conservative Bernard Hall * Conservative Joseph Harrison * Conservative Edward Samuelson * Conservative John Weightman * Conservative John Woodruff * https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pX2k5VWVtbHZ1Mnc Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 9(scan) 19 July 2016 By-elections No. 1, Everton, 2 March 1878 The death of Alderman Joseph Harrison was reported to the Council on 16 February 1878. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pUHh6X1VNaUJRbGM Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 99(scan) 19 July 2016 His place was taken by Councillor John Pearson (Conservative, Everton, elected 1 November 1875) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 16 February 1878. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pZHFMNFEwSTNJUVk Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 101 (scan) 19 July 2016 No. 1 Everton Conservative Party (UK) James Barkeley Smith 7,752 61% Liberal Party (UK) William Oulton 4,913 39% 2,839 22% 12,665 Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pQjFZdE9DWWdXSEk Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 105(scan) 19 July 2016 No. 16, North Toxteth, 23 May 1878 Caused by the death of Councillor William Leyland (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1876), which was reported to the Council on 5 June 1878. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pSVdlU1F3YUV3MTA Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 149(scan) 19 July 2016 No. 16 North Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Hughes 1,753 55% Liberal Party (UK) Ewing Whittle 1,411 45% 342 10% 6,368 3,164 50% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pLXlXWm5fWDRlOVk Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 150(scan) 19 July 2016 No. 8, Pitt Street, 23 May 1878 Caused by the election of Charles Courtenay Deane (Conservative, Pitt Street, elected 23 April 1877) being declared void on 27 June 1877 under the Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act 1872 and reported to the Council on 4 July 1877. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pdHljQlc4bE1FOTg Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 143(scan) 22 July 2016 No. 8 Pitt Street Liberal Party (UK) James Steel 359 54% Conservative Party (UK) Charles Courtenay Deane 306 46% 53 8% N/A 943 665 71% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pVG1fQU9CR3V1X3c Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1877-1878 pg 146(scan) 19 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 1877 Category:1877 English local elections Category:1870s in Liverpool