1880 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 1 November 1880. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

1880 Liverpool City Council election
November 1, 1880 (1880-11-01)
16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards
33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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

Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1880
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 9 0 1 -1 56% 53% 25,821
  Liberal 6 1 0 +1 37.5% 41% 20,040
  Home Rule 1 0 0 0 6% 6.1% 2,972

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas English Stephens 1,041 52%
Conservative Dr. George Gill * 960 48%
Majority 81 4% N/A
Registered electors 2,478
Turnout 2,001 81%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander Garnett * 782 51%
Liberal George Holt 756 49%
Majority 26 2%
Registered electors 1,945
Turnout 1,538
Conservative hold Swing

Everton
No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Whitley MP * 7,972 61%
Liberal Owen Williams 5,166 39%
Majority 2,806 22%
Registered electors 29,110
Turnout 13,138 45%
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange
No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Durning Holt * 905 57%
Conservative Joseph Bond Morgan 693 43%
Majority 212 14%
Registered electors 2,223
Turnout 1,598 72%
Liberal hold Swing

Great George
No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Hays Wilson * 523 56%
Conservative Walter Pierce 415 44%
Majority 108 12%
Registered electors 1,210
Turnout 938 78%
Liberal hold Swing

Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Alexander Forrest * 713 52%
Liberal John Henderson 658 48%
Majority 55 4%
Registered electors 1,705
Turnout 1,371 80%
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Hughes 2,934 55%
Liberal John Thomas Warrington 2,400 45%
Majority 534 10%
Registered electors 7,844
Turnout 5,334 68%
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Charles Hawley * 393 57%
Conservative Henry Jennings 294 43%
Majority 99 14%
Registered electors 848
Turnout 687 81%
Liberal hold Swing

Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Radcliffe * 955 50%
Liberal Edward Richard Russell 938 50%
Majority 17 0%
Registered electors 2,499
Turnout 1,893 76%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dr. William Cross * 1,070 51%
Liberal Thomas Shepherd Little 1,018 49%
Majority 52 2%
Registered electors 2,571
Turnout 2,088 81%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Curzon Dobell 708 50%
Liberal William Williams 703 50%
Majority 5 0%
Registered electors 1,767
Turnout 1,411 80%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edmund Knowles Muspratt * 667 54%
Conservative Joseph Boumphrey 560 46%
Majority 107 8%
Registered electors 1,632
Turnout 1,227 75%
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland
No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Home Rule Patrick de Lacy Garton * 2,972 59%
Conservative Joshua Siddeley 2,096 41%
Majority 876 18% N/A
Registered electors 7,828
Turnout 5,068 65%
Home Rule gain from Home Rule League and Liberal Party (UK)

South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Bland Royden * 1,937 57%
Liberal John Evans 1,486 43%
Majority 451 14%
Registered electors 5,004
Turnout 3,423 68%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Yates * 875 75%
Conservative David Quaile 299 25%
Majority 576 50%
Registered electors 1,732
Turnout 1,174 68%
Liberal hold Swing

West Derby
No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Samuel Graves * 3,433 58%
Liberal Charles Frederick Bosomworth 2,511 42%
Majority 922 16%
Registered electors 8,821
Turnout 5,944 67%
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Aldermanic Elections

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1880, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.[6] The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1880 for a term of six years.

* - re-elected aldermen.

PartyAlderman
ConservativeWilliam Chambres *
ConservativeHenry Jennings
ConservativeJoseph Gibbons Livingston *
ConservativeDavid MacIver MP *
ConservativeHugh Hathorn Nicholson *
ConservativeThomas Rigby *
ConservativeThomas Richard Shallcross
ConservativeSir Andrew Barclay Walker *

[7]

By-elections

No. 6, Castle Street, 21 March 1881

Caused by the death of Councillor William Crossfield (Liberal, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1878), [8] which was reported to the Council meeting on 2 March 1881. [9]

No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Bond Morgan 727 52%
Liberal William Crosfield 679 48%
Majority 48 4% N/A
Registered electors 1,945
Turnout 1,406 72%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

[10] [11]

No. 4, St. Paul's, 4 April 1881

Caused by the result of the election for the St. Paul's ward on 1 November 1879 being declared void under the Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act, 1872. Andrew Patterson, the Agent for George Curzon Dobell (Conservative), was found to have given 5 shillings to Catherine Tallon in order to induce her to vote for George Curzon Dobell. [12] [13] [14]

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Wheeler Preston 635 50.4%
Liberal John Thomas Warrington 626 49.6%
Majority 9 0.8%
Registered electors 1,767
Turnout 1,261 71%
Conservative hold Swing

[15] [16] [17]

No. 12, Lime Street, 4 April 1881

Caused by the result of the election for the Lime Street ward on 1 November 1879 being declared void under the Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act, 1872. Edward Dobson, the Agent for James Alexander Forrest (Conservative), was found to have given a pair of gloves to Martha Wilson in order to induce her to vote for James Alexander Forrest. [18] [19]

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
John Henstock 713 52%
Mr. Turner 513 45%
Majority 113
Registered electors 1,705
Turnout 1,139 67%
Swing

[20] [21]

No. 6, Castle Street, 11 May 1881
No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Marke Wood unopposed
Registered electors 1,945
Conservative hold Swing

[22]

No. 10, Rodney Street, 11 May 1881
No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John McDiarmid unopposed
Registered electors 2,499
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

[23]

No. 9, Great George, 26 May 1881
No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
John Frederick Rogers unopposed
Registered electors 1,210
Swing

[24]

No. 16, North Toxteth, 17 June 1881

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Fell Steble (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1878). [25] [26] [27]

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Hamilton unopposed
Registered electors 7,844
Conservative hold Swing

[28]

No. 4, St. Paul's, 4 July 1881
No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
John William McWean 641 52%
Mr. Preston 585 48%
Majority 56
Registered electors 1,767
Turnout 1,226 69%
Swing

[29]

See also

References
  1. Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 2 November 1880
  2. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1880 front page". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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  18. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1880 page 189". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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  23. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1880 page 197". Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  24. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1880 page 239". Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  25. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1878-79 page 1". Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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