1861 UK local government election
1861 Liverpool Town Council election
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November 1, 1861 (1861-11-01)
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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
Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Friday 1 November 1861. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years, and nine of the 16 wards were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1861
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Conservative
4
Liberal
12
Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
Castle Street
Everton
Exchange
Until the Ballot Act 1872 polling at elections was in public and the state of the polls were reported on an hour by hour basis in the newspapers.
Time
James Tyrer
John Ravenscroft
Votes
%
Votes
%
10:00
91
48%
98
52%
11:00
163
49%
168
51%
12:00
253
54%
218
46%
13:00
289
53%
253
47%
14:00
303
53%
270
47%
15:00
324
53%
287
47%
16:00
343
54%
292
46%
Great George
Lime Street
North Toxteth
Time
Joseph Harrison
William Digby Smith
Votes
%
Votes
%
10:00
98
68%
46
32%
11:00
152
66%
79
34%
12:00
202
63%
118
37%
13:00
273
66%
141
34%
14:00
336
67%
167
33%
15:00
370
67%
180
33%
16:00
396
67%
195
33%
The discrepancy between the final results given in the Council Minute Book and the 4 o'clock final figures as reported in the Liverpool Mercury should perhaps be attributed to errors
in the newspaper report.
Pitt Street
Rodney Street
St. Anne Street
Time
William Bottomley Bairstow
Arthur Piggot Fletcher
Votes
%
Votes
%
11:00
178
52%
167
48%
12:00
186
52%
170
48%
13:00
187
52%
176
48%
14:00
193
52%
177
48%
15:00
208
53%
183
47%
16:00
226
53%
200
47%
St. Paul's
Time
John Buck Spence
Thomas Rigby
Votes
%
Votes
%
10:00
55
49%
57
51%
11:00
109
60%
73
40%
12:00
137
59%
94
41%
13:00
155
59%
106
41%
14:00
170
59%
118
41%
15:00
180
58%
132
42%
16:00
187
57%
141
43%
St. Peter's
Scotland
South Toxteth
Time
Horace Seymour Alpass
John Farnworth
Votes
%
Votes
%
10:00
100
59%
69
41%
11:00
111
58%
79
42%
12:00
164
61%
105
39%
13:00
205
56%
160
44%
14:00
233
56%
185
44%
15:00
259
51%
247
49%
16:00
298
54%
249
46%
Vauxhall
Time
Roger Haydock
James Denton
Votes
%
Votes
%
10:00
29
74%
10
26%
11:00
51
78%
14
22%
12:00
76
79%
20
21%
13:00
85
73%
32
27%
14:00
112
75%
38
25%
16:00
118
75%
39
25%
West Derby
Time
Peter George Heyworth
Edward Samuelson
Votes
%
Votes
%
9:30
27
69%
12
31%
10:00
66
53%
58
47%
11:00
147
53%
129
47%
12:00
195
43%
260
57%
13:00
275
50%
277
50%
13:35
334
51%
318
49%
14:30
394
51%
377
49%
15:00
451
52%
419
48%
16:00
507
52%
471
48%
By-elections
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See also
References
"Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (3)(scan)" . Retrieved 1 December 2016.
"Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (8) (scan)" . Retrieved 19 August 2016.
"Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (5) (scan)" . Retrieved 19 August 2016.
"Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 19 August 2016.
"Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (7) (scan)" . Retrieved 19 August 2016.
"Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 19 August 2016.
"Liverpool Mercury - 2 November 1861 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 19 August 2016.
Liverpool Daily Post Saturday 2 November 1861
"Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book 1861 pg 54 (scan)" . Retrieved 19 August 2016.
"Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book 1861 pg 55 (scan)" . Retrieved 19 August 2016.
"Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book 1861 pg 56 (scan)" . Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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