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16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority | ||||
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Elections toLiverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1876. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 28 | 0 | 16 | 44 | |
| Liberal | 15 | -3 | 0 | 15 | |
| Irish Home Rule | 3 | +2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 9 ? | 19% | 1,755 | ||||||
| Liberal | 4 ? | 0 | 2 | -2 | 25% | 47% | 4,265 | ||
| Home Rule | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 12% | 33% | 2,986 | ||
Because of the large number of contested seats, these statistics should be read in that context.
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Hornby Lewis | unopposed | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David MacIver MP * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Vining * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Stephen Barker Guion * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Peet * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Allanson Picton * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Leyland | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Col. Charles Edward Hamilton * | 332 | 54% | ||
| Liberal | Garrett Michael Byrne | 287 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 45 | 8% | |||
| Registered electors | 764 | ||||
| Turnout | 619 | 81% | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Philip Henry Rathbone * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Fowler | 955 | 55% | ||
| Home Rule | Dr. Daniel Walter Parsons | 792 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 163 | 10% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,305 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,747 | 76% | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Huntington * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Alexander Balfour * | 603 | 56% | ||
| Conservative | Edward Lewis Wigan | 468 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 135 | 12% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,467 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,071 | 73% | |||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Rule | Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh | 2,228 | 52% | ||
| Liberal | John McArdle* | 2,016 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 212 | 4% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 9,876 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,244 | 43% | |||
| Home Rulegain fromLiberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Radcliffe | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Rule | Dr. Andrew Commins | 758 | 57% | ||
| Liberal | Lt. Col. Peter Silvester Bidwell* | 567 | 43% | ||
| Majority | 191 | 14% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 2,337 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,325 | 57% | |||
| Home Rulegain fromLiberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Nichol | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
The death of Alderman William Barton was reported to the Council on 4 April 1877.[3]
Councillor Henry Jennings (Conservative, Pitt Street, elected 1 November 1875) was elected by the Council as an Alderman on 9 April 1877.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Courtenay Deane | 311 | 50.1% | ||
| Liberal | James Steel | 310 | 49.9% | ||
| Majority | 1 | 0.2% | |||
| Registered electors | 764 | ||||
| Turnout | 621 | 81% | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
This election was declared void on 27 June 1877 under the Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act 1872 and reported to the Council on 4 July 1877.[6]The election was re-run on23rd Mar 1878
