1879 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Saturday 1 November 1879. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

1879 Liverpool Town Council election
November 1, 1879 (1879-11-01)
16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards
33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

Four of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative ?? ?? ?? ??
Liberal ?? ?? ?? ??
Irish Home Rule5005
Independent1001

Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1879
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 2 0 6 -6 12.5% 48% 17,519
  Liberal 11 6 0 +6 70% 37% 13,572
  Home Rule 2 0 0 0 12.5% 7.7% 2,938
  Independent 1 1 0 +1 6% 7.5% 2,736

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas English Stephens 881 50%
Conservative Dr. Nicholas Kendrick Marsh 872 50%
Majority 9 0%
Registered electors 2,540
Turnout 1,753 69%
Liberal hold Swing

Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Samuel Smith 695 51%
Conservative David MacIver * 656 49%
Majority 39 2% N/A
Registered electors 1,900
Turnout 1,351 71%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Everton
No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Hughes 6,301 50%
Conservative Robert Vining * 6,286 50%
Majority 15 0% N/A
Registered electors 21,625
Turnout 12,587 58%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Exchange
No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stephen Barker Guion * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Great George
No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Benjamin Lewis 530 52%
Conservative George Peet * 498 48%
Majority 32 4% N/A
Registered electors 1,283
Turnout 1,028 80%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Allanson Picton * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Hughes unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeremiah Miles 371 59%
Conservative Robert Andrew Thomas 249 39%
Conservative William de Silva 11 2%
Majority 122 20% N/A
Registered electors 880
Turnout 631 72%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Philip Henry Rathbone * 970 56%
Conservative John Henstock 751 44%
Majority 219 12%
Registered electors 2,542
Turnout 1,721 68%
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Vaughan 1,135 53%
Conservative George Fowler * 1,010 47%
Majority 125 6% N/A
Registered electors 2,792
Turnout 2,145 77%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Davies 697 54%
Conservative Thomas Huntington * 602 46%
Majority 95 8% N/A
Registered electors 1,803
Turnout 1,299 72%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander Balfour * 590 53%
Conservative John Hughes 531 47%
Majority 59 6%
Registered electors 1,602
Turnout 1,121 70%
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland
No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Home Rule Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh * 2,838 56%
Conservative Joshua Siddeley 2,191 44%
Majority 647 12%
Registered electors 8,300
Turnout 5,029 61%
Home Rule hold Swing

South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Radcliffe * 1,729 55%
Liberal Edward Paull 1,402 45%
Majority 327 10%
Registered electors 4,772
Turnout 3,131 66%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Home Rule Andrew Commins * unopposed
Registered electors
Home Rule hold Swing

West Derby
No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William Simpson 2,736 56%
Conservative John Nicol * 2,144 44%
Majority 592 12% N/A
Registered electors 8,845
Turnout 4,880 55%
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

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By-elections

Aldermanic By-Election, 4 February 1880

Caused by the resignation of Alderman Richard Cardwell Gardner. [4]

Former councillor John Nicol (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1876) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 February 1880. [5]

No.16, North Toxteth, 18 February 1880

Caused by the resignation of Alderman John Woodruff. [6]

Councillor Arthur Bower Forwood (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1877) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 February 1880. [7]

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Hughes 2,595 54%
Mr. Matheson 2,223 46%
Majority 372
Registered electors
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

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No. 11, Abercromby, 18 February 1880

Caused by Thomas English Stephens (Liberal, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.

No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dr. Nicholas Kendrick Marsh 1,026 51%
Mr. Stephens 988 49%
Majority 38
Registered electors 2,540
Turnout 2,014 79%
Conservative hold Swing

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No. 1 Everton, 18 February 1880

Caused by William Simpson (Independent, West Derby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Galloway 8,038 55%
Liberal Mr. Hughes 6,590 45%
Majority 1,448 10% N/A
Registered electors 21,625
Turnout 14,628 68%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

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No. 14, West Derby, 23 March 1880

Caused by William Simpson (Independent, West Derby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Leigh Gregson 3,171 55%
Mr. Little 2,640 45%
Majority 531
Registered electors 8,845
Turnout 5,811 66%
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

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Aldermanic By-Election 5 May 1880

The death of Alderman James Jack was reported to the Council on 5 May 1880. [16] His position was filled when former Councillor David MacIver MP was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 5 May 1880. [17]

Aldermanic By-Election, 28 October 1880

The resignation of Alderman Henry Jennings on 21 October 1880, was reported to the Council on 28 October 1880. [18] Hugh Hawthorne Nicholson was elected as an alderman by the Council on 28 October 1880. [19] [20]

See also

References
  1. Liverpool Daily Post Monday 3 November 1879
  2. "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 1 scan)". Retrieved 2 July 2016.
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