Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1873. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 9 | 56% | 56% | 11,297 | |||||
| Liberal | 7 | 44% | 44% | 8,745 | |||||
Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Robertson Gladstone * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,689 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David MacIver | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | 1,897 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Everton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Vining * | 4,929 | 59% | ||
| Liberal | David Hughes | 3,436 | 41% | ||
| Majority | 1,493 | 18% | |||
| Registered electors | 17,742 | ||||
| Turnout | 8,365 | 47% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Exchange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stephen Barker Guion * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,445 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Great George
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Peet | 486 | 50.4% | ||
| Liberal | Edward Lewis | 479 | 49.6% | ||
| Majority | 7 | 0.8% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,511 | ||||
| Turnout | 965 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Allanson Picton * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,068 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph Harrison * | 1,709 | 58% | ||
| Liberal | William Pirrie Sinclair | 1,236 | 42% | ||
| Majority | 474 | 16% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,000 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,944 | 49% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Edward Hamilton * | 305 | 50% | ||
| Liberal | James Steel | 303 | 50% | ||
| Majority | 2 | ||||
| Registered electors | 774 | ||||
| Turnout | 608 | 79% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Philip Henry Rathbone * | 736 | 58% | ||
| Conservative | Dr. Arthur Brown Steele | 533 | 42% | ||
| Majority | 203 | 16% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,689 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,269 | 47% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dr. John Stopford Taylor * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,647 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Huntington * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,029 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Alexander Balfour | 576 | 52% | ||
| Conservative | Edward Lewis Wigan | 537 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 39 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,753 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,113 | 63% | |||
| gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Scotland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John McArdle * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 9,851 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Isaac Jackson | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,084 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Peter Silvester Bidwell * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,087 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
West Derby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Samuelson * | 2,798 | 59% | ||
| Liberal | Daniel Rowlinson Ratcliff | 1,980 | 41% | ||
| Majority | 818 | 18% | |||
| Registered electors | 7,601 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,778 | 63% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections
No. 13, St. Anne Street, 27 March 1874
Caused by the death of Councillor James Denton (Conservative, St. Anne Street, elected 1 November 1871)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dr. William Cross | 514 | 54% | ||
| Henry Ashby | 323 | 34% | |||
| W. N. S. Cope | 106 | 11% | |||
| John Morrell | 16 | 1.7% | |||
| Majority | 191 | 20% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,647 | ||||
| Turnout | 959 | 36% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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 Monday 3 November 1873
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1873 - 1874 pg 2 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1873-1874 pg 100 (scan)". Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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