1874 Liverpool Town Council election

English local election July 2017 July 2017 1874 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1874 11 01 1873 1873 Liverpool Town Council election 1875 1875 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 1874. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. All of the sixteen wards were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative ?? ?? ?? ??Liberal ?? ?? ?? ?? Election result Liverpool local election result 1874 Conservative Party (UK) 10 Liberal Party (UK) 5 Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby No. 11 Abercromby Conservative Party (UK) Dr. George Gill * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Thomas Avison * unopposed Everton No. 1 Everton Conservative Party (UK) Edward Whitley * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Armstrong * 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 Alexander Forrest unopposed Conservative Party (UK) North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Bower Forwood * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Conservative Party (UK) William Bower Forwood * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Liberal Party (UK) David Campbell * unopposed Liberal 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 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Wheeler Preston * unopposed Conservative 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 Faihurst * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) 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 Liberal Party (UK) Francis Anderson Clint * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 3rdd November 1874 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pdTJHS0pBQkVtTGM Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 2 (scan) 24 July 2016 Aldermanic Election At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1874, the terms of office of eight alderman expired. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pRTNHVm4zTTFpdFU Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 3 (scan) 24 July 2016 The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1874 for a term of six years. * - re-elected aldermen. PartyAlderman Conservative William Barton * Conservative Thomas Carey * Conservative William Chambres Conservative Joseph Hubback * Conservative James Jack * Conservative Joseph Gibbons Livingston * Conservative Thomas Rigby * Conservative Andrew Barclay Walker * https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pbnE4eWVjQ09YSWM Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 6 (scan) 24 July 2016 By-elections Aldermanic By Election, 19 March 1875 The death of Alderman Thomas Cary (Conservative) was reported to the Council on 19 March 1875. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pQlY2R0huRmQzVms Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 83 (scan) 24 July 2016 William Bennett was elected as an alderman by the Council on 19 March 1875. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pNTg1MVRuMU5JS1k Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 85 (scan) 24 July 2016 No. 13, St. Anne Street, 9 July 1875 The death of Alderman James Tyrer (Conservative) was reported to the Council on 29 June 1875. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pSmN5ZUtFMmJ3aEk Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 115 (scan) 24 July 2016 Dr. John Stepford Taylor (Conservative, St. Anne Street, elected unopposed 1 November 1873) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 29 June 1875. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pTVphazVfbm12RUk Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 117 (scan) 24 July 2016 No. 1 Everton Conservative Party (UK) George Fowler 617 64% Henry Ashby 336 35% Edmund Fowler 14 1.4% Richard Fowler 2 0.21% 281 29% 969 Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pS1FGcl82V1J0ckU Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 134 (scan) 24 July 2016 No. 10, Rodney Street, 24 September 1875 Caused by the death of Councillor James Houghton (Conservative, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1872). https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pTmFQZmZJbFdzamc Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 148 (scan) 24 July 2016 No. 10 Rodney Street Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Boyd 721 54% Liberal Party (UK) William Oulton 616 46% 105 8% 1,337 Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pTmFQZmZJbFdzamc Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 148 (scan) 24 July 2016 No. 11, Abercromby, 14 October 1875 The Death of Councillor Robertson Gladstone (Liberal, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1873) was reported to the Council on 6 October 1875. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pN2ZfOTVrRC1Kck0 Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 149 (scan) 24 July 2016 No. 11 Abercromby Arthur Hornby Lewis 790 51% Thomas Brocklebank jnr. 753 49% 37 1,543 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pS0ZXSDd5aVNObEU Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 160 (scan) 24 July 2016 No. 14, West Derby, 21 October 1875 The Death of Councillor Francis Anderson Clint (Liberal, West Derby, elected 2 November 1874) was reported to the Council on 6 October 1875. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pN2ZfOTVrRC1Kck0 Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 149 (scan) 24 July 2016 No. 14 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) William Samuel Graves unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pS0ZXSDd5aVNObEU Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 160 (scan) 24 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 1874 Category:1874 English local elections Category:1870s in Liverpool