1881_Liverpool_City_Council_election
1881 Liverpool City Council election
Liverpool Town Council elections 1881
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Tuesday 1 November 1881. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Quick Facts 16 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (including Aldermen) seats needed for a majority seats needed for a majority ...
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16 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (including Aldermen) seats needed for a majority seats needed for a majority | ||||
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Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
More information Party, Councillors ...
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
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| Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
| Irish Home Rule | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
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More information Party, Seats ...
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Conservative | 11 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 69% | 55% | 4,169 | ||
| Liberal | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 19% | 45% | 3,439 | ||
| Home Rule | 2 | 12.5% | |||||||
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* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Anthony Bower * | 954 | 58% | ||
| Liberal | Astrup Cariss | 697 | 42% | ||
| Majority | 257 | 16% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,426 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,551 | 68% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Castle Street
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Joseph Bond Morgan | 752 | 52% | ||
| Liberal | William Crosfield * | 702 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 50 | 4% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 1,911 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,454 | 76% | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
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Everton
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | James Barkeley Smith * | unopposed | |||
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| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Exchange
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Thomas Holder * | unopposed | |||
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| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Great George
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | George Peet | 455 | 54% | ||
| Liberal | Samuel Bennett Jackson | 387 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 68 | 8% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,168 | ||||
| Turnout | 842 | 72% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Lime Street
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Edward Grindley * | unopposed | |||
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| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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North Toxteth
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Dr. Robert Hamilton | unopposed | |||
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| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Pitt Street
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Francis Joseph McAdam | 326 | 58% | ||
| Conservative | Horatio Syred | 235 | 42% | ||
| Majority | 91 | 16% | |||
| Registered electors | 811 | ||||
| Turnout | 561 | 69% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Rodney Street
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | William John Stewart | 796 | 57% | ||
| Liberal | William Oulton | 611 | 43% | ||
| Majority | 185 | 14% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 2,332 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,407 | 60% | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
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St. Anne Street
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Thomas Hayes Sheen * | 977 | 58% | ||
| Liberal | Ronald McDougall | 716 | 42% | ||
| Majority | 261 | 16% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,417 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,693 | 70% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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St. Paul's
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Owen Hugh Williams * | unopposed | |||
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| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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St. Peter's
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Charles Tricks Bowring * | unopposed | |||
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| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Scotland
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Home Rule | Laurence Connolly * | unopposed | |||
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| Home Rule hold | Swing | ||||
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South Toxteth
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Joseph Ball * | unopposed | |||
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| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Vauxhall
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Home Rule | Charles McArdle * | unopposed | |||
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| Home Rule hold | Swing | ||||
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West Derby
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | William John Lunt * | unopposed | |||
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| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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No. 12, Lime Street, 25 November 1881
Caused by the death of Councillor John Henstock (Party? Lime Street, elected 4 April 1881) which was reported to the Council on 9 November 1881. [4]
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Thomas Patrick Holden | 609 | 55% | ||
| Thomas Davy Laurence | 491 | 45% | |||
| Majority | 118 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,100 | ||||
| Conservative gain from | Swing | ||||
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No. 7, St. Peter's, 25 November 1881
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Alexander Balfour (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1879). [8] [9]
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | John Stevenson | 577 | 50% | ||
| Robert Wilson | 533 | 46% | |||
| Patrick Byrne | 50 | 4% | |||
| Majority | 44 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,160 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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- 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
- Liverpool Daily Post Wednesday 2 November 1881
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 front page". Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 pg 2". Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 pg 1". Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 pg 30". Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 pg 31". Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1883
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 pg 2". Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 pg 30". Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 pg 30". Retrieved 20 March 2017.