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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 to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1865. 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 | |
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Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 7 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 44% | 47% | 2,376 | ||
Liberal | 9 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 56% | 53% | 2,680 |
Because nine of the sixteen wards were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context.
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Philip Henry Holt | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Chilton | 398 | 55% | ||
Conservative | Peter Bancroft | 323 | 45% | ||
Majority | 75 | 10% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 721 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Time | Thomas Chilton | Peter Bancroft | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 59 | 54% | 50 | 46% |
11:00 | 152 | 59% | 107 | 41% |
12:00 | 218 | 55% | 179 | 45% |
13:00 | 260 | 55% | 216 | 45% |
14:00 | 311 | 56% | 248 | 44% |
15:00 | 365 | 55% | 301 | 45% |
16:00 | 398 | 55% | 323 | 45% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Whitley | 1,002 | 53% | ||
Liberal | John Johnson Stitt * | 894 | 47% | ||
Majority | 108 | 6% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,896 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Time | Edward Whitley | John Johnson Stitt | ||
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Votes ! % ! Votes ! % | ||||
9:00 | 138 | 58% | 102 | 42% |
10:00 | 174 | 58% | 125 | 42% |
10:45 | 389 | 60% | 262 | 40% |
12:00 | 566 | 58% | 407 | 42% |
13:00 | 698 | 57% | 531 | 43% |
14:00 | 826 | 55% | 685 | 45% |
15:00 | 932 | 53% | 685 | 45% |
16:00 | 1,002 | 53% | 894 | 47% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Swainson | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Haye Wilson * | 235 | 53% | ||
Conservative | James Sykes | 208 | 47% | ||
Majority | 27 | 6% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 443 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Time | John Haye Wilson | James Sykes | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 76 | 48% | 83 | 52% |
11:00 | 143 | 56% | 113 | 44% |
13:00 | 185 | 53% | 163 | 47% |
14:00 | 196 | 52% | 183 | 48% |
15:00 | 223 | 53% | 196 | 47% |
16:00 | 233 | 51% | 223 | 49% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Bottomley Bairstow | 317 | 58% | ||
Conservative | J. Lunt | 227 | 42% | ||
Majority | 90 | 16% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 544 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Time | William Bottomley Bairstow | J. Lunt | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 75 | 62% | 46 | 38% |
11:00 | 143 | 66% | 75 | 34% |
12:00 | 181 | 60% | 120 | 40% |
13:00 | 238 | 59% | 163 | 41% |
14:00 | 259 | 59% | 178 | 41% |
15:00 | 291 | 59% | 204 | 41% |
16:00 | 317 | 58% | 227 | 42% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Joseph Gibbons Livingston * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. C. Janion | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles J. English | 496 | 62% | ||
Conservative | R. Galloway | 299 | 38% | ||
Majority | 197 | 24% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 795 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Time | Charles J. English | R. Galloway | ||
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Votes ! % ! Votes ! % | ||||
10:00 | 100 | 72% | 39 | 28% |
11:00 | 189 | 73% | 70 | 27% |
12:00 | 338 | 68% | 146 | 32% |
13:00 | 417 | 65% | 215 | 35% |
14:00 | 450 | 63% | 270 | 38% |
15:00 | 487 | 62% | 293 | 38% |
16:00 | 496 | 62% | 299 | 38% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Bennion | 226 | 52% | ||
Liberal | James Fairhurst | 211 | 48% | ||
Majority | 15 | 4% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 437 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Time | Joseph Bennion | James Fairhurst | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 60 | 56% | 48 | 44% |
11:00 | 88 | 53% | 79 | 47% |
12:00 | 125 | 54% | 107 | 46% |
13:00 | 151 | 52% | 138 | 48% |
14:00 | 181 | 53% | 159 | 47% |
15:00 | 206 | 53% | 185 | 47% |
16:00 | 224 | 51% | 212 | 49% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Oliver Holden | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Christie Beloe * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Clarke Aspinall * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Henry Threlfall Wilson * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Yates | 129 | 59% | ||
Conservative | R. R. Minton | 91 | 41% | ||
Majority | 38 | 18% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 220 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Time | John Yates | R. R. Minton | ||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |
10:00 | 34 | 58% | 25 | 42% |
11:00 | 58 | 58% | 42 | 42% |
12:00 | 75 | 59% | 52 | 41% |
13:00 | 91 | 59% | 64 | 41% |
14:00 | 107 | 59% | 75 | 41% |
15:00 | 115 | 59% | 81 | 41% |
16:00 | 129 | 59% | 91 | 41% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Francis Anderson Clint * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1865, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.
The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1865 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
Party | Alderman | |
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Conservative | Thomas Bold * | |
Conservative | James Parker * | |
Conservative | Joseph Cooper * | |
Conservative | Richard Cardwell Gardner * | |
Conservative | John Woodruff * | |
Conservative | John Stewart * | |
Conservative | Richard Sheil | |
Conservative | Charles Turner |