1876 Liverpool Town Council election

English local election February 2018 February 2018 1876 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1876 11 01 1875 1875 Liverpool Town Council election 1877 1877 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 Wednesday 1 November 1876. 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 28 0 16 44Liberal 15 -3 0 15Irish Home Rule 3 +2 0 3 Election result Liverpool local election result 1879 Conservative Party (UK) 9 ? 19% 1,755 Liberal Party (UK) 4 ? 0 2 -2 25% 47% 4,265 Home Rule League 2 2 0 +2 12% 33% 2,986 Because of the large number of contested seats, these statistics should be read in that context. Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby No. 11 Abercromby Arthur Hornby Lewis unopposed Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Conservative Party (UK) David MacIver MP * Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Everton No. 1 Everton Conservative Party (UK) Robert Vining * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Liberal Party (UK) Stephen Barker Guion * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Great George No. 9 Great George Conservative Party (UK) George Peet * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) 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) William Leyland unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Conservative Party (UK) Col. Charles Edward Hamilton * 332 54% Liberal Party (UK) Garrett Michael Byrne 287 46% 45 8% 764 619 81% Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Conservative Party (UK) Philip Henry Rathbone * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Conservative Party (UK) George Fowler 955 55% Home Rule League Dr. Daniel Walter Parsons 792 45% 163 10% 2,305 1,747 76% Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Huntington * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 7 St. Peter's Liberal Party (UK) Alexander Balfour * 603 56% Conservative Party (UK) Edward Lewis Wigan 468 44% 135 12% 1,467 1,071 73% Liberal Party (UK) Scotland No. 2 Scotland Home Rule League Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh 2,228 52% Liberal Party (UK) John McArdle * 2,016 48% 212 4% N/A 9,876 4,244 43% Home Rule League Liberal Party (UK) South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) William Radcliffe unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall Home Rule League Dr. Andrew Commins 758 57% Liberal Party (UK) Lt. Col. Peter Silvester Bidwell * 567 43% 191 14% N/A 2,337 1,325 57% Home Rule League Liberal Party (UK) West Derby No. 14 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) John Nichol unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post Thursday 2 November 1876 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pMkJpR1hIVGRZaTg Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 2(scan) 22 July 2016 By-elections No. 8, Pitt Street, 23 April 1877 The death of Alderman William Barton was reported to the Council on 4 April 1877. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pOGhzXzZMOTU3RHM Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 92(scan) 22 July 2016 Councillor Henry Jennings (Conservative, Pitt Street, elected 1 November 1875) was elected by the Council as an Alderman on 9 April 1877. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pRERTR25uNVp2X0k Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 105(scan) 22 July 2016 No. 8 Pitt Street Conservative Party (UK) Charles Courtenay Deane 311 50.1% Liberal Party (UK) James Steel 310 49.9% 1 0.2% 764 621 81% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pNnhIQmFXMURfXzQ Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 112(scan) 22 July 2016 This election was declared void on 27 June 1877 under the Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act 1872 and reported to the Council on 4 July 1877. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pdHljQlc4bE1FOTg Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1876-1877 pg 143(scan) 22 July 2016 The election was re-run on 23rd Mar 1878 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 1876 Category:1876 English local elections Category:1870s in Liverpool