South Toxteth ward was an electoral ward of Liverpool City Council covering the southern part of the historic township of Toxteth Park (later Toxteth), in the city of Liverpool, England. It is now defunct, as the remainder of the township was incorporated in 1895, when a complete reorganization of the wards took place.
History The area of Toxteth Park was originally a large deer hunting royal park which by the early 17th century had begun to be dis-parked and farmed. As Liverpool expanded during the 19th century the township became increasingly urbanised. Within the municipal borough of Liverpool, the ward structure in the 19th century included wards designated as “North Toxteth” and “South Toxteth”. The former divisions within the borough of Liverpool, up until 1895, were known as North Toxteth and South Toxteth. When the remainder of the township was incorporated in 1895, a complete reorganization of the wards was carried out.
Geography South Toxteth comprised the southern portion of the township of Toxteth Park, lying south of areas later defined as “North Toxteth”. Historical maps of 1890 show the south sheet of Liverpool including Toxteth, Dingle and the area around Princes Park. South Toxteth covered the southern portion of the Toxteth Park area, which is now generally associated with parts of modern Toxteth, Princes Park and surrounding streets. Historical plans and 19th-century maps show dense Victorian terraces laid out across the area by the late 1800s, which the same urban expansion that prompted changes to Liverpool’s ward structure. Because the ward was an historical municipal unit, its exact boundaries moved as the borough boundary and internal warding arrangements were changed.
Governance The ward elected local councillors / aldermen to Liverpool’s municipal government under the borough arrangements in force at the time. Late-Victorian municipal reform and the inclusion of additional township areas within Liverpool led to an 1890s reorganisation of wards: the former North and South Toxteth arrangement was abandoned in favour of a larger number of more finely divided wards and the borough moved from a small number of large wards to several smaller wards with standardised representation. Following subsequent 20th- and 21st-century boundary reviews the names and borders of Liverpool wards changed many times. The neighbourhood that was once covered by South Toxteth now lies within modern wards such as Toxteth/Princes Park and adjacent divisions established by later reviews.
Elections 1835
Polling place : At the southernmost of the Shops recently built by Dr. Hughes, on the west side of Park-road.
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Time John Cropper Thomas Murray Gladstone Votes % Votes % 10:00 64 70% 28 30% 11:00 71 61% 45 39% 12:00 86 65% 47 35% 13:00 101 60% 68 40% 14:00 121 61% 79 40% 15:00 129 60% 85 40% 16:00 145 57% 108 43%
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TimeJohn PlattJohn ShepperdVotes%Votes%10:003045%3655%11:007658%5642%12:0013:0010754%9146%14:0012254%10646%15:0012951%12249%16:0014451%13849%
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TimeAmbrose LaceFrancis JordanVotes%Votes%10:0011:005372%2128%12:006373%2327%13:008074%2826%14:0010374%3626%15:0010671%4329%16:0014269%6431%
1843
Polling Place : The Shop on the west side of Park-road, occupied by William McCartney, near the Church of John the Baptist.
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Polling Place : The Shop, on the west side of Park-road, occupied by Mrs. Eliza Gould, near the church of St. John the Baptist.
Edward Cannon Hindley was a pro-rater.
1849
William Joseph Horsfall was in favour of the Rivington Pike water scheme, whereas Richard Harbord was opposed.
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Polling Place : The shop on the west side of Park Road, occupied by Eliza Gould, near the church of St. John the Baptist.
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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.
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TimeHorace Seymour AlpassJohn FarnworthVotes%Votes%10:0010059%6941%11:0011158%7942%12:0016461%10539%13:0020556%16044%14:0023356%18544%15:0025951%24749%16:0029854%24946%
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1868 The death of Councillor William Cowley Miller (Liberal, elected for the South Toxteth ward on 1 November 1866) was reported to the Council on 2 June 1869.
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