1859 Liverpool Town Council election explained

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:

Party		Councillors	±	Aldermen	Total
		??	??	??	??
		??	??	??	??

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

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%

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%

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. 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%

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

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Aldermanic Elections

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1859, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.^[8]

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.

Party		Alderman
		R C Gardner *
		Samuel Holme *
		James Parker *
		John Woodruff
		Joseph Cooper *
		John Bramley-Moore *
		John Stewart
		Thomas Bold *

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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.

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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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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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 153 (scan). 29 August 2016 .
2. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 154 (scan). 29 August 2016 .
3. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 155 (scan). 29 August 2016 .
4. Web site: (Liverpool) Daily Post Friday 2nd November 1859 (1) (scan). 29 August 2016 .
5. Web site: (Liverpool) Daily Post Friday 2nd November 1859 (2) (scan). 29 August 2016 .
6. Web site: (Liverpool) Daily Post Friday 2nd November 1859 (3) (scan). 29 August 2016 .
7. Web site: (Liverpool) Daily Post Friday 2nd November 1859 (4) (scan). 29 August 2016 .
8. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 159 (scan). 29 August 2016 .
9. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 160 (scan). 29 August 2016 .
10. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 197 (scan). 29 August 2016 .
11. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Minute Book Apr 1859 - Jul 1861 pg 196 (scan). 29 August 2016 .