1874 Liverpool Town Council election
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 2 November 1874. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
All of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Election result[edit]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 10 | ||||||||
| Liberal | 5 | ||||||||
Ward results[edit]
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dr. George Gill * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Avison * | unopposed | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Swing | |||||
Everton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Whitley * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Exchange[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph Armstrong * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Great George[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Hays Wilson * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Alexander Forrest | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Bower Forwood * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Bower Forwood * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Campbell * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dr. William Cross | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Wheeler Preston * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Henry Christie Beloe * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Scotland[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Faihurst * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Bland Royden | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Yates * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
West Derby[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Francis Anderson Clint * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Aldermanic Election[edit]
At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1874, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.[3]
The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1874 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
| Party | Alderman | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Barton * | |
| Conservative | Thomas Carey * | |
| Conservative | William Chambres | |
| Conservative | Joseph Hubback * | |
| Conservative | James Jack * | |
| Conservative | Joseph Gibbons Livingston * | |
| Conservative | Thomas Rigby * | |
| Conservative | Andrew Barclay Walker * | |
By-elections[edit]
Aldermanic By Election, 19 March 1875[edit]
The death of Alderman Thomas Cary (Conservative) was reported to the Council on 19 March 1875. [5] William Bennett was elected as an alderman by the Council on 19 March 1875.[6]
No. 13, St. Anne Street, 9 July 1875[edit]
The death of Alderman James Tyrer (Conservative) was reported to the Council on 29 June 1875. [7] Dr. John Stepford Taylor (Conservative, St. Anne Street, elected unopposed 1 November 1873) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 29 June 1875. [8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Fowler | 617 | 64% | ||
| Henry Ashby | 336 | 35% | |||
| Edmund Fowler | 14 | 1.4% | |||
| Richard Fowler | 2 | 0.21% | |||
| Majority | 281 | 29% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 969 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
No. 10, Rodney Street, 24 September 1875[edit]
Caused by the death of Councillor James Houghton (Conservative, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1872).[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Andrew Boyd | 721 | 54% | ||
| Liberal | William Oulton | 616 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 105 | 8% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,337 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
No. 11, Abercromby, 14 October 1875[edit]
The Death of Councillor Robertson Gladstone (Liberal, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1873) was reported to the Council on 6 October 1875.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Hornby Lewis | 790 | 51% | |||
| Thomas Brocklebank jnr. | 753 | 49% | |||
| Majority | 37 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,543 | ||||
| Swing | |||||
No. 14, West Derby, 21 October 1875[edit]
The Death of Councillor Francis Anderson Clint (Liberal, West Derby, elected 2 November 1874) was reported to the Council on 6 October 1875.[14]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Samuel Graves | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
See also[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 3rdd November 1874
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 3 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 6 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 83 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 85 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 115 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 117 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 134 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 148 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 148 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 149 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 160 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 149 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 160 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
