Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 2 November 1868. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Following the death of Councillor William Bottomley Bairstow (Liberal, Lime Street, elected 2nd November 1868) which was reported to the Council on 6 January 1869. [7]
The death of alderman Joseph Cooper J.P. Was reported to the Council on 10 February 1869. [9] Councillor James Tyrer (Conservative, elected for the Exchange ward on 1 November 1867) was elected as an alderman by the Council on 17 February 1869. [10][11]
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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Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 2 November 1868 One third of the council seats were up for election the term of office of each councillor being three years 1868 Liverpool Town Council election 1867 November 2 1868 1868 11 02 1869 16 seats were up for election one seat for each of the 16 wards33 incl Aldermen seats needed for a majority Eight of the sixteen wards were uncontested After the election the composition of the council was Party Councillors Aldermen Total Conservative 16 Liberal 0 Contents 1 Election result 2 Ward results 2 1 Abercromby 2 2 Castle Street 2 3 Everton 2 4 Exchange 2 5 Great George 2 6 Lime Street 2 7 North Toxteth 2 8 Pitt Street 2 9 Rodney Street 2 10 St Anne Street 2 11 St Paul s 2 12 St Peter s 2 13 Scotland 2 14 South Toxteth 2 15 Vauxhall 2 16 West Derby 3 Aldermanic Elections 4 By elections 4 1 No 3 Vauxhall 4 2 No 12 Lime Street 4 3 No 5 Exchange 4 4 No 15 South Toxteth 5 See also 6 ReferencesElection result editLiverpool Local Election Result 1868 Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain loss Seats Votes Votes Conservative Liberal Because of the large number of uncontested seats these statistics should be taken in that context Ward results edit Retiring Councillor seeking re election Abercromby edit No 11 Abercromby Party Candidate Votes Philip Henry Holt unopposed Registered electors Swing Castle Street edit No 6 Castle Street Party Candidate Votes Liberal Thomas Avison unopposed Registered electors Liberal hold Swing Everton edit No 1 Everton Party Candidate Votes Conservative Edward Whitley unopposed Registered electors Conservative hold Swing Exchange edit No 5 Exchange Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Johnson Stitt unopposed Registered electors Liberal hold Swing Great George edit No 9 Great George Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Hays Wilson unopposed Registered electors Liberal hold Swing Lime Street edit No 12 Lime Street Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Bottomley Bairstow unopposed Registered electors Liberal hold Swing North Toxteth edit No 16 North Toxteth Party Candidate Votes Conservative Joseph Gibbons Livingston 417 56 Liberal John Philips 344 45 Majority 73 Registered electors Turnout 761 Conservative gain from Swing Pitt Street edit No 8 Pitt Street Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Bower Forwood 189 59 Liberal James Steele 134 41 Majority 56 18 N A Registered electors Turnout 323 Conservative gain from Liberal Swing Rodney Street edit No 10 Rodney Street Party Candidate Votes Liberal David Campbell 445 56 Conservative Dr Thomas Dawson 347 44 Majority 98 12 N A Registered electors Turnout 792 Liberal gain from Conservative Swing St Anne Street edit No 13 St Anne Street Party Candidate Votes Conservative James Denton 229 51 Liberal William Dawbarn 217 49 Majority 12 2 Registered electors Turnout 446 Conservative hold Swing St Paul s edit No 4 St Paul s Party Candidate Votes Conservative Oliver Holden 233 53 Liberal Peter George Heyworth 205 47 Majority 28 6 N A Registered electors Turnout 438 Conservative gain from Liberal Swing St Peter s edit No 7 St Peter s Party Candidate Votes Liberal Henry Christie Beloe unopposed Registered electors Liberal gain from Swing Scotland edit No 2 Scotland Party Candidate Votes Liberal James Fairhurst 442 58 Conservative Walter Pierce 322 42 Majority 120 16 N A Registered electors Turnout 764 Liberal gain from Conservative Swing South Toxteth edit No 15 South Toxteth Party Candidate Votes Conservative John Parratt 544 80 Liberal Horace Seymour Alpass 134 20 Majority 410 60 N A Registered electors Turnout 678 Conservative gain from Liberal Swing Vauxhall edit No 3 Vauxhall Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Yates unopposed Registered electors Liberal hold Swing West Derby edit No 14 West Derby Party Candidate Votes Liberal Francis Anderson Clint 668 57 Conservative Thomas Page 497 43 Majority 171 14 N A Registered electors Turnout 1 165 Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 1 2 3 Aldermanic Elections editAt the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1868 the terms of office of eight alderman expired 4 The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council Aldermen and Councillors on 9 November 1868 for a term of six years re elected aldermen Party Alderman Conservative William Bennett Conservative Thomas Dover Conservative Raymond William Houghton Conservative Joseph Hubback Conservative Joseph Gibbons Livingston Conservative John Grant Morris Conservative Thomas Rigby Conservative John Hayward Turner 5 By elections editNo 3 Vauxhall edit Caused by the election of Councillor Thomas Rigby Conservative Vauxhall elected 1 November 1867 as an Alderman on 9 November 1868 6 No 3 Vauxhall Party Candidate Votes Majority Registered electors Turnout Swing No 12 Lime Street edit Following the death of Councillor William Bottomley Bairstow Liberal Lime Street elected 2nd November 1868 which was reported to the Council on 6 January 1869 7 No 12 Lime Street Party Candidate Votes Henry Hornby Majority Registered electors Turnout gain from Swing 8 No 5 Exchange edit The death of alderman Joseph Cooper J P Was reported to the Council on 10 February 1869 9 Councillor James Tyrer Conservative elected for the Exchange ward on 1 November 1867 was elected as an alderman by the Council on 17 February 1869 10 11 No 5 Exchange Party Candidate Votes Stephen Barker Guion Majority Registered electors Turnout gain from Swing 12 No 15 South Toxteth edit 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 13 No 15 South Toxteth Party Candidate Votes Richard Allison Watson Majority Registered electors Turnout gain from Swing 14 See also editLiverpool 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 EnglandReferences edit Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 3 November 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