1864 Liverpool Town Council election

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:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
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
Registered electors
Turnout 827
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Time John Chesshyre Blythe Thomas Avison
Votes % Votes %
11:0018350%18050%
11:3022050%22350%
12:0025450%24950%
12:3027350%27450%
13:0029451%28849%
13:3030950%31350%
14:0032550%32850%
15:0035349%36351%
15:3038250%38450%
16:0041851%40949%

Everton

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Archibald Charles Stewart unopposed
Registered electors
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Tyrer * 348 51%
Liberal Charles Pierre Melly 330 49%
Majority 18
Registered electors
Turnout 678
Liberal hold Swing
Time James Tyrer Charles Pierre Melly
Votes % Votes %
11:0016349%16751%
11:3020550%20450%
12:0023152%21748%
12:3025752%24148%
13:0027252%24948%
13:3028151%26649%
14:0028751%27749%
15:0031851%30449%
15:3032851%31349%
16:0034851%33049%

Great George

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Isaac Jackson 235 51%
Liberal John Rogers * 222 49%
Majority 13
Registered electors
Turnout 457
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Time Isaac Jackson John Rogers
Votes % Votes %
11:0015751%15149%
11:3016651%15749%
12:0017451%16449%
12:3018151%17149%
13:0019752%18248%
13:3020552%18748%
14:0021752%20148%
15:0022352%20948%
15:3023152%21448%
16:0023551%22249%

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
Registered electors
Turnout 862
Conservative hold Swing
Time Joseph Harrison= Ewing Whittle
Votes % Votes %
11:0015857%12043%
11:3019955%16045%
12:0025156%19644%
12:3028557%21743%
13:0034557%26543%
13:3037857%28343%
14:0041957%31243%
15:0047358%34442%
15:3048558%34942%
16:0049758%36542%

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Rimmer 216 52%
Liberal William McMillen 197 48%
Majority 19
Registered electors
Turnout 413
Conservative gain from [[|N/A]] Swing
Time John Rimmer William McMillen
Votes % Votes %
11:0010749%11151%
11:3013552%12348%
12:0015452%14148%
12:3016653%14747%
13:0018353%16547%
13:3018353%16547%
14:0019253%17147%
15:0021052%19248%
15:3021452%19548%
16:0021652%19748%

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Jack 424' 52%
Liberal Thomas Bulley Job * 388 48%
Majority 36
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
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
Registered electors
Turnout 337
Liberal hold Swing
Time Maurice Williams Lewis Hornblower
Votes % Votes %
11:0015674%5526%
11:3016675%5525%
12:0019175%6425%
12:3020875%7025%
13:0022274%7626%
13:3022774%7826%
14:0023175%7925%
15:0024474%8426%
15:3024574%8526%
16:0025275%8525%

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
David Rae * unopposed
Registered electors
[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]] 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
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
Registered electors
Turnout 236
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Time Thomas Rigby Robert Bradbury
Votes % Votes %
11:0010465%5535%
11:3011466%5934%
12:0012567%6233%
12:3013467%6633%
13:0014768%6832%
13:3014968%7132%
14:0015368%7332%
15:0015768%7532%
15:3015768%7532%
16:0015967%7733%

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Samuelson ^ 700 51%
Liberal Peter George Heyworth 667 49%
Majority 33
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

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