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1865 Liverpool Town Council election
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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 Wednesday 1 November 1865. One-third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Seven 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 1865
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 7 1 4 -3 44% 47% 2,376
  Liberal 9 4 1 +3 56% 53% 2,680

Because nine of the sixteen wards were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context.

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Philip Henry Holt unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Chilton 398 55%
Conservative Peter Bancroft 323 45%
Majority 75 10% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 721
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Time Thomas Chilton Peter Bancroft
Votes % Votes %
10:00 59 54% 50 46%
11:00 152 59% 107 41%
12:00 218 55% 179 45%
13:00 260 55% 216 45%
14:00 311 56% 248 44%
15:00 365 55% 301 45%
16:00 398 55% 323 45%

Everton

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Whitley 1,002 53%
Liberal John Johnson Stitt * 894 47%
Majority 108 6% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 1,896
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Time Edward Whitley John Johnson Stitt
Votes ! % ! Votes ! %
9:00 138 58% 102 42%
10:00 174 58% 125 42%
10:45 389 60% 262 40%
12:00 566 58% 407 42%
13:00 698 57% 531 43%
14:00 826 55% 685 45%
15:00 932 53% 685 45%
16:00 1,002 53% 894 47%

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Swainson unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Haye Wilson * 235 53%
Conservative James Sykes 208 47%
Majority 27 6%
Registered electors
Turnout 443
Liberal hold Swing
Time John Haye Wilson James Sykes
Votes % Votes %
10:00 76 48% 83 52%
11:00 143 56% 113 44%
13:00 185 53% 163 47%
14:00 196 52% 183 48%
15:00 223 53% 196 47%
16:00 233 51% 223 49%

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Bottomley Bairstow 317 58%
Conservative J. Lunt 227 42%
Majority 90 16% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 544
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Time William Bottomley Bairstow J. Lunt
Votes % Votes %
10:00 75 62% 46 38%
11:00 143 66% 75 34%
12:00 181 60% 120 40%
13:00 238 59% 163 41%
14:00 259 59% 178 41%
15:00 291 59% 204 41%
16:00 317 58% 227 42%

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Gibbons Livingston * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. C. Janion unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles J. English 496 62%
Conservative R. Galloway 299 38%
Majority 197 24% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 795
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Time Charles J. English R. Galloway
Votes ! % ! Votes ! %
10:00 100 72% 39 28%
11:00 189 73% 70 27%
12:00 338 68% 146 32%
13:00 417 65% 215 35%
14:00 450 63% 270 38%
15:00 487 62% 293 38%
16:00 496 62% 299 38%

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Bennion 226 52%
Liberal James Fairhurst 211 48%
Majority 15 4%
Registered electors
Turnout 437
Conservative hold Swing
Time Joseph Bennion James Fairhurst
Votes % Votes %
10:00 60 56% 48 44%
11:00 88 53% 79 47%
12:00 125 54% 107 46%
13:00 151 52% 138 48%
14:00 181 53% 159 47%
15:00 206 53% 185 47%
16:00 224 51% 212 49%

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Oliver Holden unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Christie Beloe * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Clarke Aspinall * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Threlfall Wilson * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Yates 129 59%
Conservative R. R. Minton 91 41%
Majority 38 18% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 220
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Time John Yates R. R. Minton
Votes % Votes %
10:00 34 58% 25 42%
11:00 58 58% 42 42%
12:00 75 59% 52 41%
13:00 91 59% 64 41%
14:00 107 59% 75 41%
15:00 115 59% 81 41%
16:00 129 59% 91 41%

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Francis Anderson Clint * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Aldermanic Elections

At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1865, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.

The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1865 for a term of six years.

* - re-elected aldermen.

Party Alderman
Conservative Thomas Bold *
Conservative James Parker *
Conservative Joseph Cooper *
Conservative Richard Cardwell Gardner *
Conservative John Woodruff *
Conservative John Stewart *
Conservative Richard Sheil
Conservative Charles Turner

By-elections

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See also

References

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  3. "(Liverpool) Daily Courier 2 November 1865 (?) (scan)". Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. "(Liverpool) Daily Post 2 November 1865 (6) (scan)". Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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