St. Peter’s ward is a defunct Liverpool ward. Established in 1835 when Liverpool was first divided into wards under theMunicipal Corporations Act, it was abolished in 1953 as part of reordering of Liverpool'selectoral wards. It elected three councillors toLiverpool City Council.^[1]

It was named afterSt. Peter’s Church, which stood inChurch Street. The church was demolished in 1922.^[2] The ward was in the city centre area, covering part of what is nowCentral Liverpool around Church Street, Seel Street,Concert Square, and nearby districts, with St Peter’s Church and Church Street at the core of the shopping district.^[3]

St Peter’s was one of the original sixteen wards established under the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835, each sending three councillors to the newly reformed Liverpool City Council. It took its name from the prominent St Peter’s Church on Church Street, Liverpool’s first post-Reformation parish church, built in 1700, consecrated on 29 June 1704, and designated a pro-cathedral upon the establishment of the Diocese in 1880.^[4][5]

The church was widely considered architecturally unattractive: its doorways were each in a different design.^[6][4] It featured an octagonal tower rising to 108 ft with a peal of eight to ten bells, an admired oak altar, stained-glass east window depicting St Peter, and a grand organ.^[6] St Peter’s hosted Liverpool’s first oratorio (Handel’s Messiah) and served as pro-cathedral untilLiverpool Cathedral took over .

By 1919, services had ceased; the church was demolished by 1922 to widen Church Street and to free up land for retail development, most notably a Woolworths store, later part of Liverpool ONE.^[7] The site is now marked by a brass Maltese cross embedded in the pavement.^[7][8]

Politically, following its abolition in the 1953 boundary reorganisation, much of St Peter’s became part of newly created central wards such as Church Ward.

• 1835: Created as one of the sixteen municipal wards; elected three councillors. It initially covered the area around Church Street and the city centre WikipediaPenkett.
• Late 19th century to early 20th century: Boundaries gradually evolved, sometimes reflecting divisions such as “St Peter’s plus Pitt Street,” with numbering shifting (e.g., No. 19, No. 16, No. 8 in different years based on census and reorganisation).
• 1953: Formal abolition alongside many other wards, replaced by new electoral divisions under the Local Government Act

Polling place : At the two windows of the Horse and Jockey public-house fronting Seel-street

Polling Place : The Horse and Jockey, in Seel-street.

Polling Place : The Public-house, sign of "The Horse and Jockey" in Seel-street'

John Ferguson, a determined pro-rater and chairman of the National Federation.

John Charles Fernihough and Thomas Clarke were both opposed to the Rivington Pike water scheme.

Polling Place : The Public House, sign of "The Ring of Bells" in School Lane, occupied by Mr. John Bennion.

Parish ward. Formerly St. Peters plus Pitt Street wards.

1952 was the last time elections were held under revised boundaries.

The following wards were abolished: Brunswick, Castle Street, Edge Hill, Exchange, Garston, Great George, Kirkdale, Little Woolton, Much Woolton, North Scotland, St. Anne’s, St. Peter’s, Sefton Park East, Sefton Park West, South Scotland, Walton, Wavertree, Wavertree West, and West Derby. The newly created wards were: Arundel, Broadgreen, Central, Church, Clubmoor, County, Gillmoss, Melrose, Picton, Pirrie, St. James’, St. Mary’s, St. Michael’s, Smithdown, Speke, Tuebrook, Westminster, and Woolton.

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