| Election Name: | 1868 Liverpool Town Council election |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Year: | 1867 |
| Previous Election: | 1867 Liverpool Town Council election |
| Next Year: | 1869 |
| Next Election: | 1869 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 Monday 2 November 1868. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Eight of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?? | ?? | 16 | ?? | ||
| ?? | ?? | 0 | ?? | ||
Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.
At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1868, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.[4]
The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1868 for a term of six years.
| Party | Alderman | |
|---|---|---|
| William Bennett * | ||
| Thomas Dover * | ||
| Raymond William Houghton * | ||
| Joseph Hubback * | ||
| Joseph Gibbons Livingston | ||
| John Grant Morris * | ||
| Thomas Rigby | ||
| John Hayward Turner * | ||
Caused by the election of Councillor Thomas Rigby (Conservative, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1867) as an Alderman on 9 November 1868.[6]
Following the death of Councillor William Bottomley Bairstow (Liberal, Lime Street, elected 2nd November 1868) which was reported to the Council on 6 January 1869.[7]
The death of alderman Joseph Cooper J.P. Was reported to the Council on 10 February 1869.[9] Councillor James Tyrer (Conservative, elected for the Exchange ward on 1 November 1867) was elected as an alderman by the Council on 17 February 1869.[10] [11]
The death of Councillor William Cowley Miller (Liberal, elected for the South Toxteth ward on 1 November 1866) was reported to the Council on 2 June 1869.