1862 Liverpool Town Council election
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1862. 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.
This was the first year that the 'Proceedings of the Council' were printed.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative | ?? | ?? | 16 | ?? |
| style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Liberal | ?? | ?? | 0 | ?? |
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | |||||||||
| Liberal | |||||||||
Because eleven of the sixteen seats were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Earle * | unopposed | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Swing | |||||
Castle Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Maxwell | 356 | 63% | ||
| Liberal | John Yates the younger | 205 | 37% | ||
| Majority | 151 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 561 | ||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
Everton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Johnson Stitt * | 806 | 52% | ||
| Conservative | Joseph Hubback | 734 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 72 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,540 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Exchange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Turner * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Great George
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Hays Wilson * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Rothwell Cooper | 378 | 52% | ||
| Liberal | James Reddecliff Jeffrey | 346 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 32 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 724 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph Gibbons Livingston* | 418 | 55% | ||
| Liberal | Hugh Almond | 343 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 75 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 761 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter Powell Jeffreys * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Aspinall Tobin * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Nickson * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Oliver Holden * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Henry Christie Beloe * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Scotland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke Aspinall | unopposed | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Threlfall Wilson | 417 | 57% | ||
| Liberal | Maurice Williams | 311 | 43% | ||
| Majority | 106 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 728 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Shimmin * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
West Derby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Francis Anderson Clint * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
At the meeting of the Council on 10 November 1862, the terms of office of eight alderman expired. [4]
The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 10 November 1862 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
| Party | Alderman | |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color " | | Conservative | William Bennett * |
| style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color " | | Conservative | Thomas Dover * |
| style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color " | | Conservative | John Farnworth |
| style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color " | | Conservative | Raymond William Houghton * |
| style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color " | | Conservative | Joseph Hubback |
| style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color " | | Conservative | John Grant Morris * |
| style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color " | | Conservative | William Preston * |
| style="background-color:Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color " | | Conservative | John Hayward Turner * |
By-elections
No. 15, South Toxteth, November 1862
Caused by the election of Councillor John Farnworth (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1861) by the Council as an alderman on 10 November 1862.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
No. 1, Everton & Kirkdale, November 1862
Caused by the election of Councillor Maurice Hubback (Conservative, Everton & Kirkdale, elected 1 November 1862) by the Council as an alderman on 10 November 1862.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
No. ?, November 1862
Caused by the election of Councillor John Grant Morris (Party?, ward?, elected ???) by the Council as an alderman on 10 November 1862.
See also
- 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
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Monday 3 November 1862
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1862-1863 pg 1 (scan)". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1862-1863 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1862-1863 pg 5 (scan)". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1862-1863 pg 10 (scan)". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
