1875 Liverpool Town Council election

English local election 1875 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary yes 1875 11 01 1874 1874 Liverpool Town Council election 1876 1876 Liverpool Town Council election 16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (incl. Aldermen) November 2016 November 2016 Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1875. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Eleven of the sixteen wards were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative 28 ?? 16 44Liberal 18 ?? 0 18Irish Home Rule 1 +1 0 1 Election result Liverpool local election result 1875 Conservative Party (UK) 8 0 2 -2 50% 29% 3,039 Liberal Party (UK) 7 2 1 +1 43% 45% 4,770 Home Rule League 1 1 0 +1 7% 26% 2,815 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 Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Bower * Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Liberal Party (UK) William Crosfield Unopposed N/A N/A Liberal Party (UK) Everton No. 1 Everton Conservative Party (UK) John Pearson * Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Holder * Unopposed N/A N/A Liberal Party (UK) Great George No. 9 Great George Conservative Party (UK) John Hughes * Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Lime Street No. 12 Lime Street Conservative Party (UK) Richard Rowland Minton * 764 60% Liberal Party (UK) Samuel Bennett Jackson 520 40% 244 20% 2,004 1,284 64% Conservative Party (UK) North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Richard Fell Steble * Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Conservative Party (UK) Henry Jennings * 383 51% Liberal Party (UK) Edward Browne 373 49% 10 2% 1,027 756 74% Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Brocklebank jun 978 52% Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Boyd 919 48% 59 4% N/A 2,741 1,897 69% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Liberal Party (UK) Ronald McDougall 1,012 51% Conservative Party (UK) James Tarbuck * 973 49% 39 2% N/A 3,070 1,985 65% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's Conservative Party (UK) Owen Hugh Williams * Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 7 St. Peter's Liberal Party (UK) Charles. Tricks Bowring * Unopposed N/A N/A Liberal Party (UK) Scotland No. 2 Scotland Home Rule League Laurence Connolly 2,815 60% New Liberal Party (UK) William Williams * 1,887 40% 928 20% N/A 9,622 4,702 49% Home Rule League Liberal Party (UK) South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Richard Allison Watson * Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall Liberal Party (UK) James Whitty * Unopposed N/A N/A Liberal Party (UK) West Derby No. 14 West Derby Liberal Party (UK) William Durning Holt * Unopposed N/A N/A Liberal Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 2 November 1875 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pSkxkLV9oMG52c00 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1875-1876 pg 2(scan) 23 July 2016 By-elections No. 16, North Toxteth, 6 November 1875 Caused by the death of Alderman Charles Turner MP which was reported to the Council on 25 October 1875. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pcUJGNWNuWENCUkk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1874-1875 pg 161 (scan) 24 July 2016 This position was filled by the election of Councillor Joseph Harrison (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1873) as an alderman. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pSkxkLV9oMG52c00 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875-1876 pg 2 (scan) 23 July 2016 No. 16 North Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) William Leyland Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pSkxkLV9oMG52c00 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 2 (scan) 23 July 2016 Aldermanic Election, 22 May 1876 The death of the Mayor, Alderman Peter Thompson was reported to the Council on 22 May 1876. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pT1l0a1VVTFhvLWc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 124 (scan) 23 July 2016 Former Councillor Andrew Boyd (Conservative, Rodney Street, last elected 24 September 1875 to 1 November 1875) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 22 May 1876. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pdU5BSEtYZC1xZWc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 126 (scan) 23 July 2016 No. 14, West Derby, 3 August 1876 Caused by the resignation of Alderman John Stopford Taylor. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pZlpkVS1UbkdSbnc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 161 (scan) 23 July 2016 Councillor Edward Samuelson (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1874) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 19 July 1876. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pSmEzWFNfMFE1Snc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 162 (scan) 23 July 2016 No. 14 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) John Nicol Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pbTV4c3RwdGt1RGs Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 175 (scan) 23 July 2016 No. 3, Vauxhall, 6 September 1876 Caused by the death of Councillor James Whitty which was reported to the Council on 4 October 1876. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pc09kMGptSFdwbTg Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 173 (scan) 23 July 2016 No. 3 Vauxhall Charles McArdle unopposed https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pSURrZ1NQNkh3RjQ Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 175 (scan) 23 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 1875 Category:1875 English local elections Category:November 1875 in the United Kingdom Category:1870s in Liverpool