Liverpool Town Council election, 1877

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1877. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Six of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen Total
Conservative ?? ?? 16 ??
Liberal ?? ?? 0 ??
Irish Home Rule ?? ?? 0 ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1879
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 9 1 4 -3 56% 49% 9,103
  Liberal 7 4 1 +3 44% 51% 9,354
  Home Rule

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Dr. George Gill * 974 56%
Liberal Thomas Shepherd Little 770 44%
Majority 204
Registered electors 2,572
Turnout 1,744 68%
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Alexander Garnett 634 54%
Liberal James Thornley 539 46%
Majority 95
Registered electors 1,763
Turnout 1,173 67%
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Edward Whitley * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Robert Durning Holt 912 62%
Conservative Joseph Armstrong * 549 38%
Majority 363
Registered electors 2,224
Turnout 1,461 66%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Hays Wilson 547 60%
Conservative Dr. Robert Thomas Lodge * 369 40%
Majority 178
Registered electors 1,299
Turnout 916 71%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative James Alexander Forrest * 685 53%
Liberal Charles James Crosfield 607 47%
Majority 78
Registered electors 1,749
Turnout 1,292 74%
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Arthur Bower Forwood * 2,253 58%
Liberal John Phillips 1,630 42%
Majority 623
Registered electors 6,368
Turnout 3,883 61%
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Henry Charles Hawley 424 52%
Conservative William Bower Forwood * 385 48%
Majority 39
Registered electors 943
Turnout 809 86%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Radcliffe 1,006' 56%
Liberal Henry Sylvester Samuel 780 44%
Majority 226
Registered electors 2,543
Turnout 1,786 70%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Dr. William Cross unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal William Williams 648 52%
Conservative Robert Wheeler Preston * 597 48%
Majority 51
Registered electors 1,749
Turnout 1,245 71%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Edmund Knowles Muspratt unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Irish Home Rule Patrick de Lacy Garton 2,497 60%
Conservative Joseph Thomas 1,651 40%
Majority 846
Registered electors 9,453
Turnout 4,148 44%
Liberal and Irish Home Rule gain from Liberal

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Thomas Bland Royden * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Yates * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Samuel Graves unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

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Aldermanic Election

At the meeting of the Council on 9th November 1877, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.[5] The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9th November 1892 for a term of six years.

* - re-elected aldermen.

PartyAlderman
Conservative Andrew Boyd *
Conservative William Bower Forwood
Conservative Richard Cardwell Gardner *
Conservative Bernard Hall *
Conservative Joseph Harrison *
Conservative Edward Samuelson *
Conservative John Weightman *
Conservative John Woodruff *

[6]

By-elections

No. 1, Everton, 2nd March 1878

The death of Alderman Joseph Harrison was reported to the Council on 16th February 1878. [7]

His place was taken by Councillor John Pearson (Conservative, Everton, elected 1st November 1875) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 16th February 1878. [8]


No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative James Barkeley Smith 7,752 61%
Liberal William Oulton 4,913 39%
Majority 2,839
Registered electors
Turnout 12,665
Conservative hold Swing

[9]

No. 16, North Toxteth, 23rd May 1878

Caused by the death of Councillor William Leyland (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1st November 1876), which was reported to the Council on 5th June 1878. [10]


No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Thomas Hughes 1,753 55%
Liberal Ewing Whittle 1,411 45%
Majority 342
Registered electors 6,368
Turnout 3,164 50%
Conservative hold Swing

[11]


No. 8, Pitt Street, 23rd May 1878

Caused by the election of Charles Courtenay Deane (Conservative, Pitt Street, elected 23rd April 1977) being declared void on 27th June 1877 under the Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act 1872 and reported to the Council on 4th July 1877.. [12]

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal James Steel 359 54%
Conservative Charles Courtenay Deane 306 46%
Majority 53
Registered electors 943
Turnout 665 71%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

[13]

References

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