1879 Liverpool Town Council election

Liverpool Town Council elections 1879 February 2018 February 2018 1879 Liverpool Town Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1879 11 01 1878 1878 Liverpool Town Council election 1880 1880 Liverpool City 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 Saturday 1 November 1879. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Four of the sixteen wards were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative ?? ?? ?? ??Liberal ?? ?? ?? ??Irish Home Rule 5 0 0 5Independent 1 0 0 1 Election result Liverpool local election result 1879 Conservative Party (UK) 2 0 6 -6 12.5% 48% 17,519 Liberal Party (UK) 11 6 0 +6 70% 37% 13,572 Home Rule League 2 0 0 0 12.5% 7.7% 2,938 Independent (politician) 1 1 0 +1 6% 7.5% 2,736 Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby No. 11 Abercromby Liberal Party (UK) Thomas English Stephens 881 50% Conservative Party (UK) Dr. Nicholas Kendrick Marsh 872 50% 9 0% 2,540 1,753 69% Liberal Party (UK) Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Liberal Party (UK) Samuel Smith 695 51% Conservative Party (UK) David MacIver * 656 49% 39 2% N/A 1,900 1,351 71% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Everton No. 1 Everton Liberal Party (UK) David Hughes 6,301 50% Conservative Party (UK) Robert Vining * 6,286 50% 15 0% N/A 21,625 12,587 58% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Liberal Party (UK) Stephen Barker Guion * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Great George No. 9 Great George Liberal Party (UK) Benjamin Lewis 530 52% Conservative Party (UK) George Peet * 498 48% 32 4% N/A 1,283 1,028 80% Liberal Party (UK) 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) Thomas Hughes unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Liberal Party (UK) Jeremiah Miles 371 59% Conservative Party (UK) Robert Andrew Thomas 249 39% Conservative Party (UK) William de Silva 11 2% 122 20% N/A 880 631 72% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Liberal Party (UK) Philip Henry Rathbone * 970 56% Conservative Party (UK) John Henstock 751 44% 219 12% 2,542 1,721 68% Liberal Party (UK) St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Liberal Party (UK) Henry Vaughan 1,135 53% Conservative Party (UK) George Fowler * 1,010 47% 125 6% N/A 2,792 2,145 77% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's Liberal Party (UK) John Davies 697 54% Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Huntington * 602 46% 95 8% N/A 1,803 1,299 72% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 7 St. Peter's Liberal Party (UK) Alexander Balfour * 590 53% Conservative Party (UK) John Hughes 531 47% 59 6% 1,602 1,121 70% Liberal Party (UK) Scotland No. 2 Scotland Home Rule League Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh * 2,838 56% Conservative Party (UK) Joshua Siddeley 2,191 44% 647 12% 8,300 5,029 61% Home Rule League South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) William Radcliffe * 1,729 55% Liberal Party (UK) Edward Paull 1,402 45% 327 10% 4,772 3,131 66% Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall Home Rule League Andrew Commins * unopposed Home Rule League West Derby No. 14 West Derby Independent (politician) William Simpson 2,736 56% Conservative Party (UK) John Nicol * 2,144 44% 592 12% N/A 8,845 4,880 55% Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post Monday 3 November 1879 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pM0ctUGRYbEFDSWs Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 1 scan) 2 July 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pOGZQa0E4Vm9RQkU Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 2 scan) 2 July 2016 By-elections Aldermanic By-Election, 4 February 1880 Caused by the resignation of Alderman Richard Cardwell Gardner. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pSUM5cUdjRjFSdkE Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 112 scan) 2 July 2016 Former councillor John Nicol (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1876) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 February 1880. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1paWF4SzNNN2lsYUk Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 114 scan) 2 July 2016 No.16, North Toxteth, 18 February 1880 Caused by the resignation of Alderman John Woodruff. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pN1l1VEZJb1M1NEE Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 109 scan) 2 July 2016 Councillor Arthur Bower Forwood (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1877) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 February 1880. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pdzJxUXpNandWYmc Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 111 scan) 2 July 2016 No. 16 North Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) John Hughes 2,595 54% Mr. Matheson 2,223 46% 372 Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pQ1JjRE52QVVkMm8 Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 151 scan) 2 July 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pMGd1c3B1ZU1iZnc Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 152 scan) 2 July 2016 No. 11, Abercromby, 18 February 1880 Caused by Thomas English Stephens (Liberal, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor. No. 11 Abercromby Conservative Party (UK) Dr. Nicholas Kendrick Marsh 1,026 51% Mr. Stephens 988 49% 38 2,540 2,014 79% Conservative Party (UK) No. 1 Everton, 18 February 1880 Caused by William Simpson (Independent, West Derby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor. No. 1 Everton Conservative Party (UK) Robert Galloway 8,038 55% Liberal Party (UK) Mr. Hughes 6,590 45% 1,448 10% N/A 21,625 14,628 68% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) No. 14, West Derby, 23 March 1880 Caused by William Simpson (Independent, West Derby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor. No. 14 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) Samuel Leigh Gregson 3,171 55% Mr. Little 2,640 45% 531 8,845 5,811 66% Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pTkxrRGZGMTBUR0U Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 161 scan) 2 July 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pRjhSYklIcTZzSGc Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 162 scan) 2 July 2016 Aldermanic By-Election 5 May 1880 The death of Alderman James Jack was reported to the Council on 5 May 1880. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pLVFpSkdvOHEtdUE Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 173 scan) 2 July 2016 His position was filled when former Councillor David MacIver MP was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 5 May 1880. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pRHVzbjRTYXRpTDQ Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 175 scan) 2 July 2016 Aldermanic By-Election, 28 October 1880 The resignation of Alderman Henry Jennings on 21 October 1880, was reported to the Council on 28 October 1880. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pZTRldFo0YTRWR2c Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 271 scan) 2 July 2016 Hugh Hawthorne Nicholson was elected as an alderman by the Council on 28 October 1880. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pWFdidnlEV3JHTDQ Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 272 scan) 2 July 2016 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pOVZ4bG1fSTk2dE0 Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 273 scan) 2 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 1879 Category:1879 English local elections Category:November 1879 in the United Kingdom Category:1870s in Liverpool