1875 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1875. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Eleven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative28 ??1644
Liberal18 ??018
Irish Home Rule1+101

Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1875
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 8 0 2 -2 50% 29% 3,039
  Liberal 7 2 1 +1 43% 45% 4,770
  Home Rule 1 1 0 +1 7% 26% 2,815

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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Bower * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Crosfield unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Everton
No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Pearson * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange
No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Holder * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Great George
No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Hughes * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Rowland Minton * 764 60%
Liberal Samuel Bennett Jackson 520 40%
Majority 244
Registered electors 2,004
Turnout 1,284 64%
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Fell Steble * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Jennings * 383 51%
Liberal Edward Browne 373 49%
Majority 10
Registered electors 1,027
Turnout 756 74%
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Brocklebank jun 978 52%
Conservative Andrew Boyd 919 48%
Majority 59
Registered electors 2,741
Turnout 1,897 69%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ronald McDougall 1,012 51%
Conservative James Tarbuck * 973 49%
Majority 39
Registered electors 3,070
Turnout 1,985 65%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Owen Hugh Williams * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles. Tricks Bowring * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland
No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Home Rule Laurence Connolly 2,815 60%
Liberal William Williams * 1,887 40%
Majority 928
Registered electors 9,622
Turnout 4,702 49%
Home Rule gain from Liberal Swing

South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Allison Watson * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Whitty * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

West Derby
No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Durning Holt * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

[1] [2]

By-elections

No. 16, North Toxteth, 6 November 1875

Caused by the death of Alderman Charles Turner MP which was reported to the Council on 25 October 1875.[3] This position was filled by the election of Councillor Joseph Harrison (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1873) as an alderman.[4]

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Leyland unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

[5]

Aldermanic Election, 22 May 1876

The death of the Mayor, Alderman Peter Thompson was reported to the Council on 22 May 1876.[6]

Former Councillor Andrew Boyd (Conservative, Rodney Street, last elected 24th September 1875 to 1 November 1875) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 22 May 1876.[7]

No. 14, West Derby, 3 August 1876

Caused by the resignation of Alderman John Stopford Taylor.[8]

Councillor Edward Samuelson (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1874) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 19 July 1876. [9]

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Nicol unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

[10]

No. 3, Vauxhall, 6 September 1876

Caused by the death of Councillor James Whitty which was reported to the Council on 4 October 1876. [11]

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Charles McArdle unopposed
Registered electors
Swing

[12]

See also

References
  1. Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 2 November 1875
  2. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1875-1876 pg 2(scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  3. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1874-1875 pg 161 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  4. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875-1876 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  5. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  6. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 124 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  7. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 126 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  8. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 161 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  9. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 162 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  10. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 175 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  11. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 173 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  12. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 175 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
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