1859 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1859. 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:

PartyCouncillors ± Aldermen TotalConservative ?? ?? ?? ??Liberal ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result

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

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

Castle Street

Time James Steains Thomas Woodburn Votes % Votes % 10:00 88 64% 49 36% 11:00 172 59% 121 41% 12:00 245 56% 190 44% 13:00 291 54% 246 46% 14:00 319 54% 277 46% 15:00 353 53% 318 47% 16:00 391 52% 355 48%

Everton

Time John Johnson Stitt C.F. Carne Votes % Votes % 10:00 171 65% 93 35% 11:00 267 67% 130 33% 12:00 351 58% 251 42% 13:00 458 56% 353 44% 14:00 542 53% 472 47% 15:00 603 53% 534 47% 16:00 665 53% 595 47%

Exchange

Great George

Lime Street

Time James Redcliffe Jeffrey John Wilson Votes % Votes % 10:00 110 89% 13 11% 11:00 117 84% 22 16% 12:00 222 89% 27 11% 13:00 273 90% 30 10% 14:00 273 90% 30% 10% As there had been no votes cast between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., the poll was closed.

North Toxteth

Voting throughout the day. Time Joseph Gibbons Livingston W.H. Anthony Votes % Votes % 10:00 58 51% 55 49% 11:00 124 55% 102 45% 12:00 176 56% 136 44% 13:00 222 56% 178 45% 14:00 280 57% 210 43% 15:00 317 57% 239 43% 16:00 352 58% 252 42%

Pitt Street

Time Walter Powell Jeffreys James Steel Votes % Votes % 10:00 53 54% 45 46% 11:00 114 55% 95 45% 12:00 141 54% 121 46% 13:00 173 56% 136 44% 14:00 181 55% 149 45% 15:00 203 54% 170 46% 16:00 209 55% 174 45%

Rodney Street

St. Anne Street

Time George Nickson Clarke Aspinall Votes % Votes % 10:00 84 65% 46 35% 11:00 147 64% 83 36% 12:00 189 64% 105 36% 13:00 220 63% 128 37% 14:00 248 64% 142 36% 15:00 256 63% 153 37% 16:00 266 62% 161 38%

St. Paul's

St. Peter's

Time Henry Christie Beloe James Holme Votes % Votes % 10:00 90 59% 63 41% 11:00 168 55% 135 45% 12:00 228 56% 174 44% 13:00 261 55% 216 45% 14:00 280 55% 226 45% 15:00 297 54% 251 46% 16:00 331 54% 283 46%

Scotland

South Toxteth

Time James Robertson Alexander Miller Votes % Votes % 10:00 55 50% 56 50% 11:00 100 52% 94 48% 12:00 140 54% 118 46% 13:00 180 54% 156 46% 14:00 213 54% 185 46% 15:00 245 55% 200 45% 16:00 272 55% 222 45%

Vauxhall

Time John Shimmin Samuel Cearns Votes % Votes % 10:00 72 57% 55 43% 11:00 91 61% 59 39% 12:00 106 58% 76 42% 13:00 116 58% 85 42% 14:00 133 60% 89 40% 15:00 139 58% 100 42% 16:00 153 59% 107 41%

West Derby

Aldermanic Elections

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1859, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.

The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 10 November 1862 for a term of six years.

* - re-elected aldermen.

PartyAlderman Conservative R C Gardner * Conservative Samuel Holme * Conservative James Parker * Liberal John Woodruff Conservative Joseph Cooper * Conservative John Bramley-Moore * Conservative John Stewart Conservative Thomas Bold *

By-elections

No. 2, Scotland, 18 November 1859

Caused by the election of Councillor John Woodruff (Liberal, Scotland, elected 1 November 1859) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1859.

No. 15, South Toxteth, 18 November 1859

Caused by the election of Councillor John Stewart (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1857) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1859.

1859 Liverpool Town Council election

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