1863 Liverpool Town Council election

1863 UK local government election February 2018 February 2018 1863 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1863 11 01 1862 1862 Liverpool Town Council election 1864 1864 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 2 November 1863. 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 ?? ?? 16 ??Liberal ?? ?? 0 ?? Election result Liverpool local election result 1863 Conservative Party (UK) 6 0 8 -8 37% 49% 2,403 Liberal Party (UK) 10 8 0 +8 63% 51% 2,493 Because seven 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 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Hutchison * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Liberal Party (UK) Samuel Greg Rathbone unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Everton No. 1 Everton Liberal Party (UK) James Reddecliff Jeffery 205 Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Crosthwaite * 0 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Liberal Party (UK) William Barry unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Great George No. 9 Great George Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Wagstaff * 240 56% Liberal Party (UK) Joseph Robinson 190 44% 50 12% 430 Conservative Party (UK) Lime Street No. 12 Lime Street Liberal Party (UK) Henry Tate Unopposed N/A N/A Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Edward Lawrence 447 58% Liberal Party (UK) Henry Pooley 330 42% 117 16% 777 Conservative Party (UK) Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Conservative Party (UK) Samuel Robert Graves * 20 100% Liberal Party (UK) James Levington 0 0% 20 100% 20 Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Liberal Party (UK) Charles Mozley * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Liberal Party (UK) Joseph Kitchen 233 55% Conservative Party (UK) Samuel Goodacre 190 45% 43 10% N/A 423 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative 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 497 55% Conservative Party (UK) James Crellin * 405 45% 92 10% N/A 902 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth Liberal Party (UK) William Cowley Miller 488 60% Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Steel * 324 40% 164 20% N/A 812 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall Liberal Party (UK) James Whilty 139 54% Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Rigby 120 46% 246 8% N/A 1,068 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) West Derby No. 14 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) John Birch Melladew 657 62% Liberal Party (UK) Arnold Baruchson 411 38% 246 24% 1,068 Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 3 November 1863 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pUUhlUnhvOUVqZk0 Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1863-1864 pg 4 (scan) 14 August 2016 By-elections No. 2, Scotland, Following the resignation of Alderman Sanuel Holme, Councillor Richard Sheil (Merchant, of Bankfield Road, West Derby, elected to Scotland ward on 1 November 1861) was elected as an alderman on Wednesday 11 May 1864. No. 2 Scotland https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pNFBTWTNfZDZsME0 Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1864 May 11 (scan) 14 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 1863 Category:1863 English local elections Category:November 1863 in the United Kingdom Category:1860s in Liverpool