Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1873. 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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Ten 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 edit
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 9 | 56% | 56% | 11,297 | |||||
| Liberal | 7 | 44% | 44% | 8,745 | |||||
Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results edit
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Robertson Gladstone * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,689 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David MacIver | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | 1,897 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Everton edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Robert Vining * | 4,929 | 59% | ||
| Liberal | David Hughes | 3,436 | 41% | ||
| Majority | 1,493 | 18% | |||
| Registered electors | 17,742 | ||||
| Turnout | 8,365 | 47% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Exchange edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Stephen Barker Guion * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,445 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Great George edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | George Peet | 486 | 50.4% | ||
| Liberal | Edward Lewis | 479 | 49.6% | ||
| Majority | 7 | 0.8% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,511 | ||||
| Turnout | 965 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | James Allanson Picton * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,068 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Joseph Harrison * | 1,709 | 58% | ||
| Liberal | William Pirrie Sinclair | 1,236 | 42% | ||
| Majority | 474 | 16% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,000 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,944 | 49% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Charles Edward Hamilton * | 305 | 50% | ||
| Liberal | James Steel | 303 | 50% | ||
| Majority | 2 | ||||
| Registered electors | 774 | ||||
| Turnout | 608 | 79% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Philip Henry Rathbone * | 736 | 58% | ||
| Conservative | Dr. Arthur Brown Steele | 533 | 42% | ||
| Majority | 203 | 16% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,689 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,269 | 47% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Dr. John Stopford Taylor * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,647 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Thomas Huntington * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,029 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Alexander Balfour | 576 | 52% | ||
| Conservative | Edward Lewis Wigan | 537 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 39 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,753 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,113 | 63% | |||
| gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Scotland edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | John McArdle * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 9,851 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Isaac Jackson | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,084 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Peter Silvester Bidwell * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,087 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
West Derby edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Edward Samuelson * | 2,798 | 59% | ||
| Liberal | Daniel Rowlinson Ratcliff | 1,980 | 41% | ||
| Majority | 818 | 18% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,601 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,778 | 63% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections edit
No. 13, St. Anne Street, 27 March 1874 edit
Caused by the death of Councillor James Denton (Conservative, St. Anne Street, elected 1 November 1871)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Dr. William Cross | 514 | 54% | ||
| Henry Ashby | 323 | 34% | |||
| W. N. S. Cope | 106 | 11% | |||
| John Morrell | 16 | 1.7% | |||
| Majority | 191 | 20% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,647 | ||||
| Turnout | 959 | 36% | |||
| Conservative hold | 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 Monday 3 November 1873
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1873 - 1874 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1873-1874 pg 100 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.