1870 Liverpool Town Council election

English local election September 2017 September 2017 1870 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1870 11 01 1869 1869 Liverpool Town Council election 1871 1871 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 1870. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Nine 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 1870 Conservative Party (UK) 9 2 2 0 56% 42% 3,663 Liberal Party (UK) 7 2 2 0 44% 58% 5,016 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 Liberal Party (UK) Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Woodburn unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Everton No. 1 Everton Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Woodburn 2 Liberal Party (UK) Peter Williams 0 Conservative Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Liberal Party (UK) Stephen Barker Guion unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Great George No. 9 Great George John Tudsbery Turner unopposed Lime Street No. 12 Lime Street Liberal Party (UK) James Allanson Picton * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Harrison * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Conservative Party (UK) Charles Edward Hamilton 363 55% Liberal Party (UK) Daniel Lowrey 298 45% 65 10% 661 Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Liberal Party (UK) Philip Henry Rathbone * 869 66% Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Dawson 447 34% 442 32% 1,316 Liberal Party (UK) St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Conservative Party (UK) John Stopford Taylor * 677 59% Liberal Party (UK) Edwin Hughes 469 41% 208 18% 1,146 Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Huntington 544 52% Liberal Party (UK) John Taylor Davies 497 48% 47 4% N/A 1,041 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 7 St. Peter's Liberal Party (UK) Francis George Prange 2 Conservative Party (UK) Francis George Harbord 0 2 2 Liberal Party (UK) Scotland No. 2 Scotland Liberal Party (UK) John McArdle 2,881 64% Conservative Party (UK) Robert Owen Evans 1,630 36% 1,251 28% 4,511 Liberal Party (UK) South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Barclay Walker * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall Conservative Party (UK) Peter Silvester Bidwell unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) West Derby No. 14 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) Edward Samuelson * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pQ19VVXprU3h0VkE Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 2 (scan) 30 July 2016 By-elections No.4, St. Paul's, 17 March 1871 The death of Alderman Richard Sheil was reported to the Council on 1 March 1870. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pZWdwMHMzc1dlUk0 Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 (scan) 30 July 2016 Councillor Oliver Holden (Conservative, St. Paul's, elected 1 November 1868) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 8 March 1871. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pZk9YVEEzTW9SUTg Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 115 (scan) 30 July 2016 No. 4 St. Paul's Liberal Party (UK) George Mayall jun. 558 52% Conservative Party (UK) Peter Thomson 513 48% 45 4% N/A 1,071 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1panFTd09scGhKSmc Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 132 (scan) 30 July 2016 Aldermanic By Election, 15 April 1871 The death of Alderman John Stewart JP was reported to the Council meeting on 19 April 1871. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1panFTd09scGhKSmc Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 (scan) 30 July 2016 Peter Thomson was elected as an Alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 15 April 1871. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pMkVFd21EYXpWS0k Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 150 (scan) 30 July 2016 Aldermanic By Election, 6 October 1871 The death of Alderman Thomas Dover JP was reported to the Council meeting on 4 October 1871. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pcmd0UWRJSDd4TnM Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 (scan) 30 July 2016 Former Councillor James Jack (Conservative, Rodney Street last elected 1 November 1864) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 6 October 1871. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pQldYNF8yeF9yNWM Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1870-1871 pg 252 (scan) 30 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 1870 Category:1870 English local elections Category:November 1870 in the United Kingdom Category:1870s in Liverpool