| Election Name: | 1865 Liverpool Town Council election |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Year: | 1865 |
| Previous Election: | 1864 Liverpool Town Council election |
| Next Year: | 1866 |
| Next Election: | 1866 Liverpool Town Council election |
| Seats For Election: | 16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards |
| Majority Seats: | 33 (incl. Aldermen) |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
Because nine of the sixteen wards were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context.
| Time | Thomas Chilton | Peter Bancroft | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Time | Edward Whitley | John Johnson Stitt | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Time | William Bottomley Bairstow | J. Lunt | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| Time | Charles J. English | R. Galloway | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Time | John Yates | R. R. Minton | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
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.
| Party | Alderman | |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Bold * | ||
| James Parker * | ||
| Joseph Cooper * | ||
| Richard Cardwell Gardner * | ||
| John Woodruff * | ||
| John Stewart * | ||
| Richard Sheil | ||
| Charles Turner | ||