Election
1860 Liverpool Town Council election
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← 1859 | November 1, 1860 (1860-11-01) | 1861 → |
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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 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
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
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Hutchinson * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Edward Estell | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| gain from | Swing | | |
Everton
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
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Littledale * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Great George
No. 9 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Wagstaff * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Johnson * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Vernon * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Samuel Robert Graves * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Charles Mozley * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Kitchen * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Barton * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Tricks Bowring * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Scotland
No. 2 Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | James Crellin * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| | Swing | | |
South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Joseph Steel | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| gain from | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
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
No. 14 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Mitchell Beckwith * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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By-elections
See also
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
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Friday 2 November 1860
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 529 (scan)". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 530 (scan)". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 531 (scan)". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1860 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1860 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 31 January 2017.