Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1875. 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.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative28 ??1644
Liberal18 ??018
Irish Home Rule1+101

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1875
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 8 0 2 -2 50% 29% 3,039
  Liberal 7 2 1 +1 43% 45% 4,770
  Home Rule 1 1 0 +1 7% 26% 2,815

Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Bower * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Crosfield Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Liberal hold

Everton

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Pearson * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Holder * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Liberal hold

Great George

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Hughes * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Rowland Minton * 764 60%
Liberal Samuel Bennett Jackson 520 40%
Majority 244 20%
Registered electors 2,004
Turnout 1,284 64%
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Fell Steble * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Jennings * 383 51%
Liberal Edward Browne 373 49%
Majority 10 2%
Registered electors 1,027
Turnout 756 74%
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Brocklebank jun 978 52%
Conservative Andrew Boyd 919 48%
Majority 59 4% N/A
Registered electors 2,741
Turnout 1,897 69%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ronald McDougall 1,012 51%
Conservative James Tarbuck * 973 49%
Majority 39 2% N/A
Registered electors 3,070
Turnout 1,985 65%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Owen Hugh Williams * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles. Tricks Bowring * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Liberal hold

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Home Rule Laurence Connolly 2,815 60% New
Liberal William Williams * 1,887 40%
Majority 928 20% N/A
Registered electors 9,622
Turnout 4,702 49%
Home Rule gain from Liberal Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Allison Watson * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Whitty * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Liberal hold

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Durning Holt * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Liberal hold

[1] [2]

By-elections

No. 16, North Toxteth, 6 November 1875

Caused by the death of Alderman Charles Turner MP which was reported to the Council on 25 October 1875.[3] This position was filled by the election of Councillor Joseph Harrison (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1873) as an alderman.[4]

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Leyland Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

[5]

Aldermanic Election, 22 May 1876

The death of the Mayor, Alderman Peter Thompson was reported to the Council on 22 May 1876.[6]

Former Councillor Andrew Boyd (Conservative, Rodney Street, last elected 24th September 1875 to 1 November 1875) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 22 May 1876.[7]

No. 14, West Derby, 3 August 1876

Caused by the resignation of Alderman John Stopford Taylor.[8]

Councillor Edward Samuelson (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1874) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 19 July 1876. [9]

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Nicol Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

[10]

No. 3, Vauxhall, 6 September 1876

Caused by the death of Councillor James Whitty which was reported to the Council on 4 October 1876. [11]

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Charles McArdle unopposed
Registered electors
Swing

[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 2 November 1875
  2. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1875-1876 pg 2(scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1874-1875 pg 161 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875-1876 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 124 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 126 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 161 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 162 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 175 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 173 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council - 1875 - 1876 pg 175 (scan)". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
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