1864 Liverpool Town Council election

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1864 Liverpool Town Council election
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16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards
33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1864. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Five of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
Conservative ?? ?? 16 ??
Liberal ?? ?? 0 ??

Election result[edit]

Liverpool Local Election Result 1864
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative
  Liberal

Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.

Ward results[edit]

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby[edit]

No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robertson Gladstone * unopposed
Registered electors
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

Castle Street[edit]

No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Chesshyre Blythe 418 51%
Liberal Thomas Avison * 409 49%
Majority 9 2% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 827
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Time John Chesshyre Blythe Thomas Avison
Votes % Votes %
11:00 183 50% 180 50%
11:30 220 50% 223 50%
12:00 254 50% 249 50%
12:30 273 50% 274 50%
13:00 294 51% 288 49%
13:30 309 50% 313 50%
14:00 325 50% 328 50%
15:00 353 49% 363 51%
15:30 382 50% 384 50%
16:00 418 51% 409 49%

Everton[edit]

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Archibald Charles Stewart unopposed
Registered electors
gain from Swing

Exchange[edit]

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Tyrer * 348 51%
Liberal Charles Pierre Melly 330 49%
Majority 18 2%
Registered electors
Turnout 678
Conservative hold Swing
Time James Tyrer Charles Pierre Melly
Votes % Votes %
11:00 163 49% 167 51%
11:30 205 50% 204 50%
12:00 231 52% 217 48%
12:30 257 52% 241 48%
13:00 272 52% 249 48%
13:30 281 51% 266 49%
14:00 287 51% 277 49%
15:00 318 51% 304 49%
15:30 328 51% 313 49%
16:00 348 51% 330 49%

Great George[edit]

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Isaac Jackson 235 51%
Liberal John Rogers * 222 49%
Majority 13 2% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 457
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Time Isaac Jackson John Rogers
Votes % Votes %
11:00 157 51% 151 49%
11:30 166 51% 157 49%
12:00 174 51% 164 49%
12:30 181 51% 171 49%
13:00 197 52% 182 48%
13:30 205 52% 187 48%
14:00 217 52% 201 48%
15:00 223 52% 209 48%
15:30 231 52% 214 48%
16:00 235 51% 222 49%

Lime Street[edit]

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Allanson Picton * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

North Toxteth[edit]

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Harrison * 497 58%
Liberal Ewing Whittle 365 42%
Majority 132 16%
Registered electors
Turnout 862
Conservative hold Swing
Time Joseph Harrison= Ewing Whittle
Votes % Votes %
11:00 158 57% 120 43%
11:30 199 55% 160 45%
12:00 251 56% 196 44%
12:30 285 57% 217 43%
13:00 345 57% 265 43%
13:30 378 57% 283 43%
14:00 419 57% 312 43%
15:00 473 58% 344 42%
15:30 485 58% 349 42%
16:00 497 58% 365 42%

Pitt Street[edit]

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Rimmer 216 52%
Liberal William McMillen 197 48%
Majority 19 4%
Registered electors
Turnout 413
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Time John Rimmer William McMillen
Votes % Votes %
11:00 107 49% 111 51%
11:30 135 52% 123 48%
12:00 154 52% 141 48%
12:30 166 53% 147 47%
13:00 183 53% 165 47%
13:30 183 53% 165 47%
14:00 192 53% 171 47%
15:00 210 52% 192 48%
15:30 214 52% 195 48%
16:00 216 52% 197 48%

Rodney Street[edit]

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Jack 424 52%
Liberal Thomas Bulley Job * 388 48%
Majority 36 4% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 812
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Anne Street[edit]

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dr. John Stopford Taylor 244 56%
Liberal William Bottomly Bairstow * 191 44%
Majority 53 12% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 435
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Paul's[edit]

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Maurice Williams 252 75%
Conservative Lewis Hornblower 85 25%
Majority 167 50%
Registered electors
Turnout 337
Liberal hold Swing
Time Maurice Williams Lewis Hornblower
Votes % Votes %
11:00 156 74% 55 26%
11:30 166 75% 55 25%
12:00 191 75% 64 25%
12:30 208 75% 70 25%
13:00 222 74% 76 26%
13:30 227 74% 78 26%
14:00 231 75% 79 25%
15:00 244 74% 84 26%
15:30 245 74% 85 26%
16:00 252 75% 85 25%

St. Peter's[edit]

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
David Rae * unopposed
Registered electors
gain from Swing

Scotland[edit]

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Robinson unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

South Toxteth[edit]

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Brandreth Hughes 490 55%
Liberal Horace Seymour Alpass * 407 45%
Majority 83 10% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 897
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Vauxhall[edit]

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Rigby 159 67%
Liberal Robert Bradbury 77 33%
Majority 82 34% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 236
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Time Thomas Rigby Robert Bradbury
Votes % Votes %
11:00 104 65% 55 35%
11:30 114 66% 59 34%
12:00 125 67% 62 33%
12:30 134 67% 66 33%
13:00 147 68% 68 32%
13:30 149 68% 71 32%
14:00 153 68% 73 32%
15:00 157 68% 75 32%
15:30 157 68% 75 32%
16:00 159 67% 77 33%

West Derby[edit]

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Samuelson ^ 700 51%
Liberal Peter George Heyworth 667 49%
Majority 33 2%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,367
Conservative hold Swing

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By-elections[edit]

The death of Councillor James Crellin was reported to the Council meeting on 14 December 1864.

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See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 1 November 1864
  2. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1864-1865 pg 3 (scan)". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1864-1865 pg 4 (scan)". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1864 December 14 (scan)". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
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