| Election Name: | 1871 Liverpool Town Council election |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Year: | 1870 |
| Previous Election: | 1870 Liverpool Town Council election |
| Next Year: | 1872 |
| Next Election: | 1872 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 1 November 1871. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
| ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ||
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 1877, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.[3] The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1871 for a term of six years.
| Party | Alderman | |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Cardwell Gardner * | ||
| Bernard Hall * | ||
| Oliver Holden * | ||
| Peter Thomson * | ||
| Charles Turner MP * | ||
| James Tyrer * | ||
| John Weightman * | ||
| John Woodruff * | ||
The death of Alderman Raymond William Houghton JP was reported to the Council on 20 December 1871.[5]
Councillor Andrew Barclay Walker (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1870) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 20 December 1871.[6]
The death of Alderman John Hayward Turner JP was reported to the Council on 6 March 1872.[8]
William Barton (Conservative, St. Paul's, elected 1 November 1869) was elected as an Alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 11 March 1872.[9]