Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1865. 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 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 7 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 44% | 47% | 2,376 | ||
Liberal | 9 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 56% | 53% | 2,680 |
Because nine of the sixteen wards were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results
edit* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Philip Henry Holt | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Castle Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Thomas Chilton | 398 | 55% | ||
Conservative | Peter Bancroft | 323 | 45% | ||
Majority | 75 | 10% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 721 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Time | Thomas Chilton | Peter Bancroft | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 59 | 54% | 50 | 46% |
11:00 | 152 | 59% | 107 | 41% |
12:00 | 218 | 55% | 179 | 45% |
13:00 | 260 | 55% | 216 | 45% |
14:00 | 311 | 56% | 248 | 44% |
15:00 | 365 | 55% | 301 | 45% |
16:00 | 398 | 55% | 323 | 45% |
Everton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edward Whitley | 1,002 | 53% | ||
Liberal | John Johnson Stitt * | 894 | 47% | ||
Majority | 108 | 6% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,896 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Time | Edward Whitley | John Johnson Stitt | ||
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Votes ! % ! Votes ! % | ||||
9:00 | 138 | 58% | 102 | 42% |
10:00 | 174 | 58% | 125 | 42% |
10:45 | 389 | 60% | 262 | 40% |
12:00 | 566 | 58% | 407 | 42% |
13:00 | 698 | 57% | 531 | 43% |
14:00 | 826 | 55% | 685 | 45% |
15:00 | 932 | 53% | 685 | 45% |
16:00 | 1,002 | 53% | 894 | 47% |
Exchange
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Swainson | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Great George
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John Haye Wilson * | 235 | 53% | ||
Conservative | James Sykes | 208 | 47% | ||
Majority | 27 | 6% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 443 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Time | John Haye Wilson | James Sykes | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 76 | 48% | 83 | 52% |
11:00 | 143 | 56% | 113 | 44% |
13:00 | 185 | 53% | 163 | 47% |
14:00 | 196 | 52% | 183 | 48% |
15:00 | 223 | 53% | 196 | 47% |
16:00 | 233 | 51% | 223 | 49% |
Lime Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Bottomley Bairstow | 317 | 58% | ||
Conservative | J. Lunt | 227 | 42% | ||
Majority | 90 | 16% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 544 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Time | William Bottomley Bairstow | J. Lunt | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 75 | 62% | 46 | 38% |
11:00 | 143 | 66% | 75 | 34% |
12:00 | 181 | 60% | 120 | 40% |
13:00 | 238 | 59% | 163 | 41% |
14:00 | 259 | 59% | 178 | 41% |
15:00 | 291 | 59% | 204 | 41% |
16:00 | 317 | 58% | 227 | 42% |
North Toxteth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Gibbons Livingston * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pitt Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. C. Janion | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Rodney Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles J. English | 496 | 62% | ||
Conservative | R. Galloway | 299 | 38% | ||
Majority | 197 | 24% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 795 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Time | Charles J. English | R. Galloway | ||
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Votes ! % ! Votes ! % | ||||
10:00 | 100 | 72% | 39 | 28% |
11:00 | 189 | 73% | 70 | 27% |
12:00 | 338 | 68% | 146 | 32% |
13:00 | 417 | 65% | 215 | 35% |
14:00 | 450 | 63% | 270 | 38% |
15:00 | 487 | 62% | 293 | 38% |
16:00 | 496 | 62% | 299 | 38% |
St. Anne Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Joseph Bennion | 226 | 52% | ||
Liberal | James Fairhurst | 211 | 48% | ||
Majority | 15 | 4% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 437 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Time | Joseph Bennion | James Fairhurst | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 60 | 56% | 48 | 44% |
11:00 | 88 | 53% | 79 | 47% |
12:00 | 125 | 54% | 107 | 46% |
13:00 | 151 | 52% | 138 | 48% |
14:00 | 181 | 53% | 159 | 47% |
15:00 | 206 | 53% | 185 | 47% |
16:00 | 224 | 51% | 212 | 49% |
St. Paul's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Oliver Holden | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Peter's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Henry Christie Beloe * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Scotland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Clarke Aspinall * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
South Toxteth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Threlfall Wilson * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Vauxhall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John Yates | 129 | 59% | ||
Conservative | R. R. Minton | 91 | 41% | ||
Majority | 38 | 18% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 220 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Time | John Yates | R. R. Minton | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 34 | 58% | 25 | 42% |
11:00 | 58 | 58% | 42 | 42% |
12:00 | 75 | 59% | 52 | 41% |
13:00 | 91 | 59% | 64 | 41% |
14:00 | 107 | 59% | 75 | 41% |
15:00 | 115 | 59% | 81 | 41% |
16:00 | 129 | 59% | 91 | 41% |
West Derby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Francis Anderson Clint * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1865, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.
The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1865 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
Party | Alderman | |
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Conservative | Thomas Bold * | |
Conservative | James Parker * | |
Conservative | Joseph Cooper * | |
Conservative | Richard Cardwell Gardner * | |
Conservative | John Woodruff * | |
Conservative | John Stewart * | |
Conservative | Richard Sheil | |
Conservative | Charles Turner |
By-elections
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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
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- ^ "(Liverpool) Daily Courier 2nd November 1865 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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- ^ "(Liverpool) Daily Post 10th November 1865 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 30 August 2016.