1873 Liverpool Town Council election

English local election February 2018 February 2018 1873 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1873 11 01 1872 1872 Liverpool Town Council election 1874 1874 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 1 November 1873. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Ten 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 1873 Conservative Party (UK) 9 56% 56% 11,297 Liberal Party (UK) 7 44% 44% 8,745 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 Liberal Party (UK) Robertson Gladstone * unopposed 2,689 Liberal Party (UK) Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Conservative Party (UK) David MacIver Unopposed N/A N/A 1,897 Conservative Party (UK) Everton No. 1 Everton Conservative Party (UK) Robert Vining * 4,929 59% Liberal Party (UK) David Hughes 3,436 41% 1,493 18% 17,742 8,365 47% Conservative Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Liberal Party (UK) Stephen Barker Guion * unopposed 2,445 Liberal Party (UK) Great George No. 9 Great George Conservative Party (UK) George Peet 486 50.4% Liberal Party (UK) Edward Lewis 479 49.6% 7 0.8% 1,511 965 Conservative Party (UK) Lime Street No. 12 Lime Street Liberal Party (UK) James Allanson Picton * unopposed 2,068 Liberal Party (UK) North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Harrison * 1,709 58% Liberal Party (UK) William Pirrie Sinclair 1,236 42% 474 16% 6,000 2,944 49% Conservative Party (UK) Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Conservative Party (UK) Charles Edward Hamilton * 305 50% Liberal Party (UK) James Steel 303 50% 2 774 608 79% Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Liberal Party (UK) Philip Henry Rathbone * 736 58% Conservative Party (UK) Dr. Arthur Brown Steele 533 42% 203 16% 2,689 1,269 47% Liberal Party (UK) St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Conservative Party (UK) Dr. John Stopford Taylor * unopposed 2,647 Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Huntington * unopposed 2,029 Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 7 St. Peter's Liberal Party (UK) Alexander Balfour 576 52% Conservative Party (UK) Edward Lewis Wigan 537 48% 39 1,753 1,113 63% Liberal Party (UK) Scotland No. 2 Scotland Liberal Party (UK) John McArdle * unopposed 9,851 Liberal Party (UK) South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Isaac Jackson unopposed 5,084 Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall Liberal Party (UK) Peter Silvester Bidwell * unopposed 2,087 Liberal Party (UK) West Derby No. 14 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) Edward Samuelson * 2,798 59% Liberal Party (UK) Daniel Rowlinson Ratcliff 1,980 41% 818 18% 7,601 4,778 63% Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post Monday 3 November 1873 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pWldodldmVGhRSlk Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1873 - 1874 pg 2 (scan) 24 July 2016 By-elections No. 13, St. Anne Street, 27 March 1874 Caused by the death of Councillor James Denton (Conservative, St. Anne Street, elected 1 November 1871) No. 13 St. Anne Street Conservative Party (UK) Dr. William Cross 514 54% Henry Ashby 323 34% W. N. S. Cope 106 11% John Morrell 16 1.7% 191 20% 2,647 959 36% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pWldodldmVGhRSlk Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1873-1874 pg 100 (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 1873 Category:1873 English local elections Category:1870s in Liverpool