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16 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 seats needed for a majority
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1882. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Ten of the sixteen seats were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Alderman John Weightman died on 5 August 1883.
Former Councillor Robert Vining (Conservative, Everton, elected 1 November 1876)
was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 18 September 1883.