1864 UK local government election
1864 Liverpool Town Council election
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← 1863 | 1 November 1864 (1864-11-01) | 1865 → |
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16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority |
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Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1864. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Five of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | ?? | 16 | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | 0 | ?? |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1864 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | | | | | | | | |
| Liberal | | | | | | | | |
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 | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Robertson Gladstone * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Chesshyre Blythe | 418 | 51% | |
| Liberal | Thomas Avison * | 409 | 49% | |
Majority | 9 | 2% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 827 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Time | John Chesshyre Blythe | Thomas Avison |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
11:00 | 183 | 50% | 180 | 50% |
11:30 | 220 | 50% | 223 | 50% |
12:00 | 254 | 50% | 249 | 50% |
12:30 | 273 | 50% | 274 | 50% |
13:00 | 294 | 51% | 288 | 49% |
13:30 | 309 | 50% | 313 | 50% |
14:00 | 325 | 50% | 328 | 50% |
15:00 | 353 | 49% | 363 | 51% |
15:30 | 382 | 50% | 384 | 50% |
16:00 | 418 | 51% | 409 | 49% |
Everton
No. 1 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Archibald Charles Stewart | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| gain from | Swing | | |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Tyrer * | 348 | 51% | |
| Liberal | Charles Pierre Melly | 330 | 49% | |
Majority | 18 | 2% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 678 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Time | James Tyrer | Charles Pierre Melly |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
11:00 | 163 | 49% | 167 | 51% |
11:30 | 205 | 50% | 204 | 50% |
12:00 | 231 | 52% | 217 | 48% |
12:30 | 257 | 52% | 241 | 48% |
13:00 | 272 | 52% | 249 | 48% |
13:30 | 281 | 51% | 266 | 49% |
14:00 | 287 | 51% | 277 | 49% |
15:00 | 318 | 51% | 304 | 49% |
15:30 | 328 | 51% | 313 | 49% |
16:00 | 348 | 51% | 330 | 49% |
Great George
No. 9 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Isaac Jackson | 235 | 51% | |
| Liberal | John Rogers * | 222 | 49% | |
Majority | 13 | 2% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 457 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Time | Isaac Jackson | John Rogers |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
11:00 | 157 | 51% | 151 | 49% |
11:30 | 166 | 51% | 157 | 49% |
12:00 | 174 | 51% | 164 | 49% |
12:30 | 181 | 51% | 171 | 49% |
13:00 | 197 | 52% | 182 | 48% |
13:30 | 205 | 52% | 187 | 48% |
14:00 | 217 | 52% | 201 | 48% |
15:00 | 223 | 52% | 209 | 48% |
15:30 | 231 | 52% | 214 | 48% |
16:00 | 235 | 51% | 222 | 49% |
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 | Joseph Harrison * | 497 | 58% | |
| Liberal | Ewing Whittle | 365 | 42% | |
Majority | 132 | 16% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 862 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Time | Joseph Harrison= | Ewing Whittle |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
11:00 | 158 | 57% | 120 | 43% |
11:30 | 199 | 55% | 160 | 45% |
12:00 | 251 | 56% | 196 | 44% |
12:30 | 285 | 57% | 217 | 43% |
13:00 | 345 | 57% | 265 | 43% |
13:30 | 378 | 57% | 283 | 43% |
14:00 | 419 | 57% | 312 | 43% |
15:00 | 473 | 58% | 344 | 42% |
15:30 | 485 | 58% | 349 | 42% |
16:00 | 497 | 58% | 365 | 42% |
Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Rimmer | 216 | 52% | |
| Liberal | William McMillen | 197 | 48% | |
Majority | 19 | 4% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 413 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Time | John Rimmer | William McMillen |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
11:00 | 107 | 49% | 111 | 51% |
11:30 | 135 | 52% | 123 | 48% |
12:00 | 154 | 52% | 141 | 48% |
12:30 | 166 | 53% | 147 | 47% |
13:00 | 183 | 53% | 165 | 47% |
13:30 | 183 | 53% | 165 | 47% |
14:00 | 192 | 53% | 171 | 47% |
15:00 | 210 | 52% | 192 | 48% |
15:30 | 214 | 52% | 195 | 48% |
16:00 | 216 | 52% | 197 | 48% |
Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Jack | 424 | 52% | |
| Liberal | Thomas Bulley Job * | 388 | 48% | |
Majority | 36 | 4% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 812 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dr. John Stopford Taylor | 244 | 56% | |
| Liberal | William Bottomly Bairstow * | 191 | 44% | |
Majority | 53 | 12% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 435 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Maurice Williams | 252 | 75% | |
| Conservative | Lewis Hornblower | 85 | 25% | |
Majority | 167 | 50% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 337 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Time | Maurice Williams | Lewis Hornblower |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
11:00 | 156 | 74% | 55 | 26% |
11:30 | 166 | 75% | 55 | 25% |
12:00 | 191 | 75% | 64 | 25% |
12:30 | 208 | 75% | 70 | 25% |
13:00 | 222 | 74% | 76 | 26% |
13:30 | 227 | 74% | 78 | 26% |
14:00 | 231 | 75% | 79 | 25% |
15:00 | 244 | 74% | 84 | 26% |
15:30 | 245 | 74% | 85 | 26% |
16:00 | 252 | 75% | 85 | 25% |
St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | David Rae * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| gain from | Swing | | |
Scotland
No. 2 Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Joseph Robinson | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Brandreth Hughes | 490 | 55% | |
| Liberal | Horace Seymour Alpass * | 407 | 45% | |
Majority | 83 | 10% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 897 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Rigby | 159 | 67% | |
| Liberal | Robert Bradbury | 77 | 33% | |
Majority | 82 | 34% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 236 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Time | Thomas Rigby | Robert Bradbury |
Votes | % | Votes | % |
11:00 | 104 | 65% | 55 | 35% |
11:30 | 114 | 66% | 59 | 34% |
12:00 | 125 | 67% | 62 | 33% |
12:30 | 134 | 67% | 66 | 33% |
13:00 | 147 | 68% | 68 | 32% |
13:30 | 149 | 68% | 71 | 32% |
14:00 | 153 | 68% | 73 | 32% |
15:00 | 157 | 68% | 75 | 32% |
15:30 | 157 | 68% | 75 | 32% |
16:00 | 159 | 67% | 77 | 33% |
West Derby
No. 14 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edward Samuelson ^ | 700 | 51% | |
| Liberal | Peter George Heyworth | 667 | 49% | |
Majority | 33 | 2% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 1,367 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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By-elections
The death of Councillor James Crellin was reported to the Council meeting on 14 December 1864.
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See also
References
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 1 November 1864
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1864-1865 pg 3 (scan)". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1864-1865 pg 4 (scan)". Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1864 December 14 (scan)". Retrieved 13 August 2016.