1868 Liverpool Town Council election

English local election February 2018 February 2018 1868 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1868 11 02 1867 1867 Liverpool Town Council election 1869 1869 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 1868. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Eight 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 1868 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 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 Philip Henry Holt unopposed Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Avison unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Everton No. 1 Everton Conservative Party (UK) Edward Whitley * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Liberal Party (UK) John Johnson Stitt unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Great George No. 9 Great George Liberal Party (UK) John Hays Wilson unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Lime Street No. 12 Lime Street Liberal Party (UK) William Bottomley Bairstow * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Gibbons Livingston 417 56% Liberal Party (UK) John Philips 344 45% 73 761 Conservative Party (UK) Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Conservative Party (UK) William Bower Forwood 189 59% Liberal Party (UK) James Steele 134 41% 56 18% N/A 323 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Liberal Party (UK) David Campbell 445 56% Conservative Party (UK) Dr. Thomas Dawson 347 44% 98 12% N/A 792 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Conservative Party (UK) James Denton 229 51% Liberal Party (UK) William Dawbarn 217 49% 12 2% 446 Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's Conservative Party (UK) Oliver Holden 233 53% Liberal Party (UK) Peter George Heyworth 205 47% 28 6% N/A 438 Conservative Party (UK) 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 Liberal Party (UK) James Fairhurst 442 58% Conservative Party (UK) Walter Pierce 322 42% 120 16% N/A 764 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) John Parratt 544 80% Liberal Party (UK) Horace Seymour Alpass 134 20% 410 60% N/A 678 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall Liberal Party (UK) John Yates * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) West Derby No. 14 West Derby Liberal Party (UK) Francis Anderson Clint 668 57% Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Page 497 43% 171 14% N/A 1,165 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 3 November 1868 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pZmMwSERuV21JMUE Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 pg 2 (scan) 7 August 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pMnZndDRjVnF3SzQ Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 pg 3 (scan) 7 August 2016 Aldermanic Elections At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1868, the terms of office of eight alderman expired. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pMnZndDRjVnF3SzQ Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 pg 3 (scan) 7 August 2016 The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1868 for a term of six years. * - re-elected aldermen. PartyAlderman Conservative William Bennett * Conservative Thomas Dover * Conservative Raymond William Houghton * Conservative Joseph Hubback * Conservative Joseph Gibbons Livingston Conservative John Grant Morris * Conservative Thomas Rigby Conservative John Hayward Turner * https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pV3RmbDREVHdPT1U Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 pg 8 (scan) 7 August 2016 By-elections No. 3, Vauxhall, Caused by the election of Councillor Thomas Rigby (Conservative, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1867) as an Alderman on 9 November 1868. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pV3RmbDREVHdPT1U Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 pg 8 (scan) 7 August 2016 No. 3 Vauxhall No. 12, Lime Street, Following the death of Councillor William Bottomley Bairstow (Liberal, Lime Street, elected 2nd November 1868) which was reported to the Council on 6 January 1869. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pSmloN2JGOC1HdGc Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 January 6th (scan) 7 August 2016 No. 12 Lime Street Henry Hornby https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pOVpxNnFUTDFiOFE Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 February 3rd (scan) 7 August 2016 No. 5, Exchange, The death of alderman Joseph Cooper J.P. Was reported to the Council on 10 February 1869. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pTUZIaVZvS3dwZE0 Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 February 10th (scan) 7 August 2016 Councillor James Tyrer (Conservative, elected for the Exchange ward on 1 November 1867) was elected as an alderman by the Council on 17 February 1869. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pUzFmMXFfRS1zSkE Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 pg 81 (scan) 7 August 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pekV2amJuNUVpN28 Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1868-1869 pg 82 (scan) 7 August 2016 No. 5 Exchange Stephen Barker Guion https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pLTV4UDB4bzJBaTA Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869 March 3rd (scan) 7 August 2016 No. 15, South Toxteth, The death of Councillor William Cowley Miller (Liberal, elected for the South Toxteth ward on 1 November 1866) was reported to the Council on 2 June 1869. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pYTRoRG5OdnF6bVk Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869 June 2nd (scan) 7 August 2016 No. 15 South Toxteth Richard Allison Watson https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1peFdpeTl3RGpoOEk Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1869 July 7th (scan) 7 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 1868 Category:1868 English local elections Category:November 1868 in the United Kingdom Category:1860s in Liverpool