1866 Liverpool Town Council election

English local election February 2018 February 2018 1866 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1866 11 01 1865 1865 Liverpool Town Council election 1867 1867 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 1866. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Twelve of the sixteen wards were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative ?? ?? 16 ??Liberal ?? ?? 0 ?? Election result Liverpool local election result 1866 Conservative Party (UK) 7 2 3 -1 44% Liberal Party (UK) 9 3 2 +1 56% Because twelve of the sixteen seats were uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context. Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby No. 11 Abercromby Liberal Party (UK) Charles Pierre Melly unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Conservative 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) William Barry * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Great George No. 9 Great George Liberal Party (UK) John Rogers 233 50.2% Conservative Party (UK) James Sykes 231 49.8% 2 0.4% N/A 464 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lime Street No. 12 Lime Street Conservative Party (UK) Richard Rowlands Minton 357 54% Liberal Party (UK) H. S. Alpass 309 46% 48 8% N/A 666 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Edward Lawrence * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Conservative Party (UK) Henry Jennings 202 52% Liberal Party (UK) James Steel 187 48% 15 4% 389 Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Gair unopposed Liberal Party (UK) St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Conservative Party (UK) Arthur P. Fletcher 238 60% Liberal Party (UK) Dr. Edward Watts 158 40% 80 20% N/A 396 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's Conservative Party (UK) William Barton * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 7 St. Peter's Liberal Party (UK) Charles Tricks Bowring * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Scotland No. 2 Scotland Liberal Party (UK) William Williams * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth Liberal Party (UK) William Cowley Miller unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall Liberal Party (UK) James Whitty * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) West Derby No. 14 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) John Birch Melladew * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post Friday 2 November 1866 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pakJCYklUREJOaGM Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1866-1867 pg 2 (scan) 13 August 2016 By-elections No. 6, Castle Street, 1 November 1866 - 2 seats Caused by the retirements of Councillors John Cheshyre Blythe (Conservative, elected for the Castle Street ward on 1 November 1864) and Thomas Chilton (Liberal, elected 1 November 1865). No. 6 Castle Street Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Woodburn Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Avison Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pQTNMdDdfUWtZYkk Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1866-1867 pg 4 (scan) 13 August 2016 No. 10, Rodney Street, 1 November 1866 Caused by the retirement of Councillor C. J. English (Liberal, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1865) No. 10 Rodney Street Thomas Dawson https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pQTNMdDdfUWtZYkk Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1866-1867 pg 4 (scan) 13 August 2016 No. 13, St. Anne Street, 1 January 1867 Caused by the resignation of Councillor Joseph Bennion (Conservative, elected 1 November 1865) No. 13 St. Anne Street Liberal Party (UK) William Dawbarn Liberal Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1paFVpLXd5NVlCTzA Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1867 January 1st (scan) 13 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 1866 Category:1866 English local elections Category:November 1866 in the United Kingdom Category:1860s in Liverpool