1861 Liverpool Town Council election

1861 UK local government election February 2018 February 2018 1861 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1861 11 01 1860 1860 Liverpool Town Council election 1862 1862 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 Friday 1 November 1861. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years, and nine of the 16 wards were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative ?? ?? ?? ??Liberal ?? ?? ?? ?? Election result Liverpool local election result 1861 Conservative Party (UK) 4 Liberal Party (UK) 12 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 N/A N/A Liberal Party (UK) Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Avison * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Everton No. 1 Everton Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Darnley Anderson * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Conservative Party (UK) James Tyrer * 343 54% Liberal Party (UK) John Ravenscroft 292 46% 51 8% 635 Conservative Party (UK) Until the Ballot Act 1872 polling at elections was in public and the state of the polls were reported on an hour by hour basis in the newspapers. Time James Tyrer John Ravenscroft Votes % Votes % 10:00 91 48% 98 52% 11:00 163 49% 168 51% 12:00 253 54% 218 46% 13:00 289 53% 253 47% 14:00 303 53% 270 47% 15:00 324 53% 287 47% 16:00 343 54% 292 46% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pNG5fZElya1ZwSGc Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (3)(scan) 1 December 2016 Great George No. 9 Great George John Rogers * unopposed Lime Street No. 12 Lime Street Liberal Party (UK) James Allanson Picton * Unopposed N/A N/A Liberal Party (UK) North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Harrison 395 68% Liberal Party (UK) William Digby Smith 188 32% 207 36% 583 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Time Joseph Harrison William Digby Smith Votes % Votes % 10:00 98 68% 46 32% 11:00 152 66% 79 34% 12:00 202 63% 118 37% 13:00 273 66% 141 34% 14:00 336 67% 167 33% 15:00 370 67% 180 33% 16:00 396 67% 195 33% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1paDl3eDFZMWpiQjg Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (8) (scan) 19 August 2016 The discrepancy between the final results given in the Council Minute Book and the 4 o'clock final figures as reported in the Liverpool Mercury should perhaps be attributed to errors in the newspaper report. Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Thomas Ridley * unopposed Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Bulley Job * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Liberal Party (UK) William Bottomley Bairstow 226 53% Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Piggot Fletcher 200 47% 26 6% 426 Liberal Party (UK) Time William Bottomley Bairstow Arthur Piggot Fletcher Votes % Votes % 11:00 178 52% 167 48% 12:00 186 52% 170 48% 13:00 187 52% 176 48% 14:00 193 52% 177 48% 15:00 208 53% 183 47% 16:00 226 53% 200 47% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pNHBmNWpNNkx1UXM Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (5) (scan) 19 August 2016 St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's Liberal Party (UK) John Buck Spence 192 54% Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Rigby 162 46% 30 8% 354 Liberal Party (UK) Time John Buck Spence Thomas Rigby Votes % Votes % 10:00 55 49% 57 51% 11:00 109 60% 73 40% 12:00 137 59% 94 41% 13:00 155 59% 106 41% 14:00 170 59% 118 41% 15:00 180 58% 132 42% 16:00 187 57% 141 43% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pa0RkSHNwYm42UXc Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (2) (scan) 19 August 2016 St. Peter's No. 7 St. Peter's Liberal Party (UK) David Rae * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Scotland No. 2 Scotland Richard Sheil * unopposed South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth Liberal Party (UK) Horace Seymour Alpass 298 54% Conservative Party (UK) John Farnworth 249 46% 49 8% 547 Liberal Party (UK) Time Horace Seymour Alpass John Farnworth Votes % Votes % 10:00 100 59% 69 41% 11:00 111 58% 79 42% 12:00 164 61% 105 39% 13:00 205 56% 160 44% 14:00 233 56% 185 44% 15:00 259 51% 247 49% 16:00 298 54% 249 46% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pR1VqajF6MGYxOUk Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (7) (scan) 19 August 2016 Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall Liberal Party (UK) Roger Haydock * 118 75% Conservative Party (UK) James Denton 39 25% 79 50% 157 Liberal Party (UK) Time Roger Haydock James Denton Votes % Votes % 10:00 29 74% 10 26% 11:00 51 78% 14 22% 12:00 76 79% 20 21% 13:00 85 73% 32 27% 14:00 112 75% 38 25% 16:00 118 75% 39 25% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pTHNqYWk3OGFfVGs Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (4) (scan) 19 August 2016 West Derby No. 14 West Derby Liberal Party (UK) Peter George Heyworth 507 52% Conservative Party (UK) Edward Samuelson 471 48% 36 4% 978 Liberal Party (UK) Time Peter George Heyworth Edward Samuelson Votes % Votes % 9:30 27 69% 12 31% 10:00 66 53% 58 47% 11:00 147 53% 129 47% 12:00 195 43% 260 57% 13:00 275 50% 277 50% 13:35 334 51% 318 49% 14:30 394 51% 377 49% 15:00 451 52% 419 48% 16:00 507 52% 471 48% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pWFk5MWNVb1NFQVE Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (1) (scan) 19 August 2016 Liverpool Daily Post Saturday 2 November 1861 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pQVlQRTlXZzVVTUU Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book 1861 pg 54 (scan) 19 August 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pWFQxUDBKVDhrYWc Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book 1861 pg 55 (scan) 19 August 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pbVEteU52OTNaalk Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book 1861 pg 56 (scan) 19 August 2016 See also 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 1861 Category:1861 English local elections Category:November 1861 in the United Kingdom Category:1860s in Liverpool