1879 Liverpool Town Council election
1879 Liverpool Town Council election
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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:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| Irish Home Rule | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Contents
1 Election result
2 Ward results
2.1 Abercromby
2.2 Castle Street
2.3 Everton
2.4 Exchange
2.5 Great George
2.6 Lime Street
2.7 North Toxteth
2.8 Pitt Street
2.9 Rodney Street
2.10 St. Anne Street
2.11 St. Paul's
2.12 St. Peter's
2.13 Scotland
2.14 South Toxteth
2.15 Vauxhall
2.16 West Derby
3 By-elections
3.1 Aldermanic By-Election, 4 February 1880
3.2 No.16, North Toxteth, 18 February 1880
3.3 No. 11, Abercromby, 18 February 1880
3.4 No. 1 Everton, 18 February 1880
3.5 No. 14, West Derby, 23 March 1880
3.6 Aldermanic By-Election 5 May 1880
3.7 Aldermanic By-Election, 28 October 1880
4 See also
5 References
Election result[edit]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Conservative | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 12.5% | 48% | 17,519 | |
| | Liberal | 11 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 70% | 37% | 13,572 | |
| | Home Rule | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5% | 7.7% | 2,938 | |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6% | 7.5% | 2,9736 | |
Ward results[edit]
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas English Stephens | 881 | 50% | ||
Conservative | Dr. Nicholas Kendrick Marsh | 872 | 50% | ||
| Majority | 9 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,540 | ||||
Turnout | 1,753 | 69% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Samuel Smith | 695 | 51% | ||
Conservative | David MacIver * | 656 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 39 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,900 | ||||
Turnout | 1,351 | 71% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Everton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Hughes | 6,301 | 50% | ||
Conservative | Robert Vining * | 6,286 | 50% | ||
| Majority | 15 | ||||
Registered electors | 21,625 | ||||
Turnout | 12,587 | 58% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Exchange[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Stephen Barker Guion * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Great George[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Benjamin Lewis | 530 | 52% | ||
Conservative | George Peet * | 498 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 32 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,283 | ||||
Turnout | 1,028 | 80% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Lime Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Allanson Picton * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Hughes | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jereniah Miles | 371 | 59% | ||
Conservative | Robert Andrew Thomas | 249 | 39% | ||
Conservative | William de Silva | 11 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 122 | ||||
Registered electors | 880 | ||||
Turnout | 631 | 72% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Philip Henry Rathbone * | 970' | 56% | ||
Conservative | John Henstock | 751 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 219 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,542 | ||||
Turnout | 1,721 | 68% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Vaughan | 1,135 | 53% | ||
Conservative | George Fowler * | 1,010 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 125 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,792 | ||||
Turnout | 2,145 | 77% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Davies | 697 | 54% | ||
Conservative | Thomas Huntington * | 602 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 95 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,803 | ||||
Turnout | 1,299 | 72% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alexander Balfour * | 590 | 53% | ||
Conservative | John Hughes | 531 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 59 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,602 | ||||
Turnout | 1,121 | 70% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Scotland[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh * | 2,838 | 56% | ||
Conservative | Joshua Siddeley | 2,191 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 647 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,300 | ||||
Turnout | 5,029 | 61% | |||
Home Rule hold | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Radcliffe * | 1,729 | 55% | ||
Liberal | Edward Paull | 1,402 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 327 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,772 | ||||
Turnout | 3,131 | 66% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Andrew Commins * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Home Rule hold | Swing | ||||
West Derby[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William Simpson | 2,736 | 56% | ||
Conservative | John Nicol * | 2,144 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 592 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,845 | ||||
Turnout | 4,880 | 55% | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
[1][2][3]
By-elections[edit]
Aldermanic By-Election, 4 February 1880[edit]
Caused by the resignation of Alderman Richard Cardwell Gardner.
[4]
Former councillor John Nicol (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1876) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 February 1880.
[5]
No.16, North Toxteth, 18 February 1880[edit]
Caused by the resignation of Alderman John Woodruff.
[6]
Councillor Arthur Bower Forwood (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1877) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 February 1880.
[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Hughes | 2,595 | 54% | ||
| Mr. Matheson | 2,223 | 46% | |||
| Majority | 372 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
|}
[8][9]
No. 11, Abercromby, 18 February 1880[edit]
Caused by Thomas English Stephens (Liberal, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dr. Nicholas Kendrick Marsh | 1,026 | 51% | ||
| Mr. Stephens | 988 | 49% | |||
| Majority | 38 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,540 | ||||
Turnout | 2,014 | 79% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
[10][11]
No. 1 Everton, 18 February 1880[edit]
Caused by William Simpson (Independent, West Derby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Galloway | 8,038 | 55% | ||
Liberal | Mr. Hughes | 6,590 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 1,448 | ||||
Registered electors | 21,625 | ||||
Turnout | 14,628 | 68% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
[12][13]
No. 14, West Derby, 23 March 1880[edit]
Caused by William Simpson (Independent, West Derby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Samuel Leigh Gregson | 3,171 | 55% | ||
| Mr. Little | 2,640 | 45% | |||
| Majority | 531 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,845 | ||||
Turnout | 5,811 | 66% | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
[14][15]
Aldermanic By-Election 5 May 1880[edit]
The death of Alderman James Jack was reported to the Council on 5 May 1880.
[16]
His position was filled when former Councillor David MacIver MP was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 5 May 1880.
[17]
Aldermanic By-Election, 28 October 1880[edit]
The resignation of Alderman Henry Jennings on 21 October 1880, was reported to the Council on 28 October 1880.
[18]
Hugh Hawthorne Nicholson was elected as an alderman by the Council on 28 October 1880.
[19][20]
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 Monday 3 November 1879
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