Liverpool City Council election, 1880

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 1st November 1880. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen Total
Conservative ?? ?? ?? ??
Liberal ?? ?? ?? ??
Irish Home Rule ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1880
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 9 0 1 -1 56% 53% 25,821
  Liberal 6 1 0 +1 37.5% 41% 20,040
  Home Rule 1 0 0 0 6% 6.1% 2,972

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Thomas English Stephens 1,041 52%
Conservative Dr. George Gill * 960 48%
Majority 81
Registered electors 2,478
Turnout 2,001 81%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Alexander Garnett * 782 51%
Liberal George Holt 756 49%
Majority 26
Registered electors 1,945
Turnout 1,538
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Edward Whitley MP * 7,972 61%
Liberal Owen Williams 5,166 39%
Majority 2,806
Registered electors 29,110
Turnout 13,138 45%
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Robert Durning Holt * 905 57%
Conservative Joseph Bond Morgan 693 43%
Majority 212
Registered electors 2,223
Turnout 1,598 72%
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Hays Wilson * 523 56%
Conservative Walter Pierce 415 44%
Majority 108
Registered electors 1,210
Turnout 938 78%
Liberal hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative James Alexander Forrest * 713 52%
Liberal John Henderson 658 48%
Majority 55
Registered electors 1,705
Turnout 1,371 80%
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Hughes 2,934 55%
Liberal John Thomas Warrington 2,400 45%
Majority 534
Registered electors 7,844
Turnout 5,334 68%
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Henry Charles Hawley * 393 57%
Conservative Henry Jennings 294 43%
Majority 99
Registered electors 848
Turnout 687 81%
Liberal hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Radcliffe * 955 50%
Liberal Edward Richard Russell 938 50%
Majority 17
Registered electors 2,499
Turnout 1,893 76%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Dr. William Cross * 1,070 51%
Liberal Thomas Shepherd Little 1,018 49%
Majority 52
Registered electors 2,571
Turnout 2,088 81%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative George Curzon Dobell 708 50%
Liberal William Williams 703 50%
Majority 5
Registered electors 1,767
Turnout 1,411 80%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Edmund Knowles Muspratt * 667 54%
Conservative Joseph Boumphrey 560 46%
Majority 107
Registered electors 1,632
Turnout 1,227 75%
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Home Rule Patrick de Lacy Garton * 2,972 59%
Conservative Joshua Siddeley 2,096 41%
Majority 876
Registered electors 7,828
Turnout 5,068 65%
Irish Home Rule gain from Irish Home Rule and Liberal

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Thomas Bland Royden * 1,937 57%
Liberal John Evans 1,486 43%
Majority 451
Registered electors 5,004
Turnout 3,423 68%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Yates * 875 75%
Conservative David Quaile 299 25%
Majority 576
Registered electors 1,732
Turnout 1,174 68%
Liberal hold Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Samuel Graves * 3,433 58%
Liberal Charles Frederick Bosomworth 2,511 42%
Majority 922
Registered electors 8,821
Turnout 5,944 67%
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2]

Aldermanic Elections

At the meeting of the Council on 9th November 1880, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.[3] The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9th November 1890 for a term of six years.

* - re-elected aldermen.

PartyAlderman
Conservative William Chambres *
Conservative Henry Jennings
Conservative Joseph Gibbons Livingston *
Conservative David MacIver MP *
Conservative Hugh Hathorn Nicholson *
Conservative Thomas Rigby *
Conservative Thomas Richard Shallcross
Conservative Sir Andrew Barclay Walker *

[4]

By-elections

No. 6, Castle Street, 21st March 1881

Caused by the death of Councillor William Crossfield (Liberal, Castle Street, elected 1st November 1878), [5] which was reported to the Council meeting on 2nd March 1881. [6]


No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Joseph Bond Morgan 727 52%
Liberal William Crosfield 679 48%
Majority 48
Registered electors 1,945
Turnout 1,406 72%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

[7]

No. 4, St. Paul's, 4th April 1881

Caused by the result of the election for the St. Paul's ward on 1st November 1889 being declared void under the Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act, 1872. Andrew Patterson, the Agent for George Curzon Dobell (Conservative), was found to have given 5 shillings to Catherine Tallon in order to induce her to vote for George Curzon Dobell. [8]

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Robert Wheeler Preston 635 50.4%
Liberal John Thomas Warrington 626 49.6%
Majority 9
Registered electors 1,767
Turnout 1,261 71%
Conservative hold Swing

[9]

No. 12, Lime Street, 4th April 1881

Caused by the result of the election for the Lime Street ward on 1st November 1889 being declared void under the Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act, 1872. Edward Dobson, the Agent for James Alexander Forrest (Conservative), was found to have given a pair of gloves to Martha Wilson in order to induce her to vote for James Alexander Forrest. [10]

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
John Henstock 713 52%
Mr. Turner 513 45%
Majority 113
Registered electors 1,705
Turnout 1,139 67%
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

[11]

No. 6, Castle Street, 11th May 1881


No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative James Marke Wood unopposed
Registered electors 1,945
Conservative hold Swing

[12]

No. 10, Rodney Street, 11th May 1881

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John McDiarmid unopposed
Registered electors 2,499
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

[13]

No. 9, Great George, 26th May 1881

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±
John Frederick Rogers unopposed
Registered electors 1,210
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

[14]

No. 16, North Toxteth, 17th June 1881

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Fell Steble (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1st November 1878). [15] [16]

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Robert Hamilton unopposed
Registered electors 7,844
Conservative hold Swing

[17]

No. 4, St. Paul's, 4th July 1881

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
John William McWean 641 52%
Mr. Preston 585 48%
Majority 56
Registered electors 1,767
Turnout 1,226 69%
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

[18]

References

  1. Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 2nd November 1880
  2. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881
  3. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 4
  4. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 11
  5. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1878-1879
  6. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 169
  7. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 196
  8. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 189
  9. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 197
  10. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 197
  11. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 197
  12. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 224
  13. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 224
  14. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 239
  15. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1878-1879
  16. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 251
  17. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 251
  18. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 pg 252
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