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.

1862 Liverpool Town Council election
November 1, 1862 (1862-11-01)
16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards
33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

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:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative ?? ??16 ??
Liberal ?? ??0 ??

Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1862
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
No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
William Earle * unopposed
Registered electors
Swing

Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Maxwell 356 63%
Liberal John Yates the younger 205 37%
Majority 151 26% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 561
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Everton
No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Johnson Stitt * 806 52%
Conservative Joseph Hubback 734 48%
Majority 72 4%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,540
Liberal hold Swing

Exchange
No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Turner * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Great George
No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Hays Wilson * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Rothwell Cooper 378 52%
Liberal James Reddecliff Jeffrey 346 48%
Majority 32 4% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 724
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Gibbons Livingston* 418 55%
Liberal Hugh Almond 343 45%
Majority 75 10%
Registered electors
Turnout 761
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter Powell Jeffreys * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Aspinall Tobin * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Nickson * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Oliver Holden * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Christie Beloe * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland
No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Clarke Aspinall unopposed
Registered electors
gain from Swing

South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Threlfall Wilson 417 57%
Liberal Maurice Williams 311 43%
Majority 106 14%
Registered electors
Turnout 728
Conservative hold Swing

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

West Derby
No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Francis Anderson Clint * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

[1] [2] [3]

Aldermanic Elections

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.

PartyAlderman
ConservativeWilliam Bennett *
ConservativeThomas Dover *
ConservativeJohn Farnworth
ConservativeRaymond William Houghton *
ConservativeJoseph Hubback
ConservativeJohn Grant Morris *
ConservativeWilliam Preston *
ConservativeJohn Hayward Turner *

[5]

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.

No. 15 South Toxteth
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.

No. 1 Everton
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

References
  1. Liverpool Daily Post Monday 3 November 1862
  2. "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1862-1863 pg 1 (scan)". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  3. "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1862-1863 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  4. "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1862-1863 pg 5 (scan)". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  5. "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1862-1863 pg 10 (scan)". Retrieved 15 August 2016.
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