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1860 Liverpool Town Council election

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1860 Liverpool Town Council election

← 1859 November 1, 1860 (1860-11-01) 1861 →

16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards
33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1860. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Thirteen of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
Conservative ?? ?? ?? ??
Liberal ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result

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Liverpool Local Election Result 1860
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 12 1 75% 56% 1,088
  Liberal 1 1 44% 856

Because only three of the sixteen seats were contested, these statistics should be taken in that context.

Ward results

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* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

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No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Hutchinson * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

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No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Edward Estell unopposed
Registered electors
gain from Swing

Everton

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No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Daniel Crosthwaite * 598 62%
Liberal William Williams 372 38%
Majority 226 24%
Registered electors
Turnout 970
Conservative hold Swing
Time Daniel Crossthwaite William Williams
Votes % Votes %
10:00 130 61% 83 39%
11:00 230 59% 163 41%
12:00 322 60% 219 40%
13:00 395 60% 219 40%
14:00 480 59% 327 41%
15:00 545 61% 353 39%
16:00 598 62% 372 38%

Exchange

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

Great George

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No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Wagstaff * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street

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No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Johnson * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth

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

Pitt Street

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No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Robert Graves * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street

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No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Mozley * unopposed
Registered electors
Turnout
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne Street

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

St. Paul's

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No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Barton * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

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No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Tricks Bowring * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Scotland

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No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
James Crellin * unopposed
Registered electors
Swing

South Toxteth

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No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Joseph Steel unopposed
Registered electors
gain from Swing

Vauxhall

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No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Johnson 132 50.4%
Liberal Christopher James Corbally JP * 130 49.6%
Majority 2 0.8% N/A
Registered electors 386
Turnout 262 68%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

West Derby

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No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Mitchell Beckwith * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

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By-elections

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See also

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Liverpool City Council

Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879

Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present

Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present

History of local government in England

References

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  1. ^ Liverpool Daily Post Friday 2 November 1860
  2. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 529 (scan)". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 530 (scan)". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 531 (scan)". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1860 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1860 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 31 January 2017.