Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 2 November 1863. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
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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 | ||
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Seven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
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| Conservative | ?? | ?? | 16 | ?? | |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | 0 | ?? | |
Election result
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 6 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 37% | 49% | 2,403 | ||
| Liberal | 10 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 63% | 51% | 2,493 | ||
Because seven of the sixteen seats were uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results
edit* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Hutchison * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Samuel Greg Rathbone | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Everton
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Reddecliff Jeffery | 205 | |||
| Conservative | Daniel Crosthwaite * | 0 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Exchange
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | William Barry | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Great George
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Thomas Wagstaff * | 240 | 56% | ||
| Liberal | Joseph Robinson | 190 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 50 | 12% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 430 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Henry Tate | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | |||||
North Toxteth
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Edward Lawrence | 447 | 58% | ||
| Liberal | Henry Pooley | 330 | 42% | ||
| Majority | 117 | 16% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 777 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Samuel Robert Graves * | 20 | 100% | ||
| Liberal | James Levington | 0 | 0% | ||
| Majority | 20 | 100% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 20 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles Mozley * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Joseph Kitchen | 233 | 55% | ||
| Conservative | Samuel Goodacre | 190 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 43 | 10% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 423 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Barton * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Charles Tricks Bowring * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Scotland
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | William Williams | 497 | 55% | ||
| Conservative | James Crellin * | 405 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 92 | 10% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 902 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | William Cowley Miller | 488 | 60% | ||
| Conservative | Joseph Steel * | 324 | 40% | ||
| Majority | 164 | 20% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 812 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | James Whilty | 139 | 54% | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Rigby | 120 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 246 | 8% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,068 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
West Derby
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | John Birch Melladew | 657 | 62% | ||
| Liberal | Arnold Baruchson | 411 | 38% | ||
| Majority | 246 | 24% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,068 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections
editNo. 2, Scotland,
editFollowing the resignation of Alderman Sanuel Holme, Councillor Richard Sheil (Merchant, of Bankfield Road, West Derby, elected to Scotland ward on 1 November 1861) was elected as an alderman on Wednesday 11 May 1864.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 3 November 1863
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1863-1864 pg 4 (scan)". Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1864 May 11 (scan)". Retrieved 14 August 2016.