Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Saturday 1 November 1879. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Four of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
PartyCouncillors ± Aldermen TotalConservative ?? ?? ?? ??Liberal ?? ?? ?? ??Irish Home Rule 5 0 0 5Independent 1 0 0 1
Election result
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
Castle Street
Everton
Exchange
Great George
Lime Street
North Toxteth
Pitt Street
Rodney Street
St. Anne Street
St. Paul's
St. Peter's
Scotland
South Toxteth
Vauxhall
West Derby
Liverpool Daily Post Monday 3 November 1879
By-elections
Aldermanic By-Election, 4 February 1880
Caused by the resignation of Alderman Richard Cardwell Gardner.
Former councillor John Nicol (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1876) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 February 1880.
No.16, North Toxteth, 18 February 1880
Caused by the resignation of Alderman John Woodruff.
Councillor Arthur Bower Forwood (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1877) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 February 1880.
No. 11, Abercromby, 18 February 1880
Caused by Thomas English Stephens (Liberal, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.
No. 1 Everton, 18 February 1880
Caused by William Simpson (Independent, West Derby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.
No. 14, West Derby, 23 March 1880
Caused by William Simpson (Independent, West Derby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.
Aldermanic By-Election 5 May 1880
The death of Alderman James Jack was reported to the Council on 5 May 1880.
His position was filled when former Councillor David MacIver MP was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 5 May 1880.
Aldermanic By-Election, 28 October 1880
The resignation of Alderman Henry Jennings on 21 October 1880, was reported to the Council on 28 October 1880.
Hugh Hawthorne Nicholson was elected as an alderman by the Council on 28 October 1880.
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
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