1873 Liverpool Town Council election explained

Election Name:1873 Liverpool Town Council election
Flag Image:Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg
Type:parliamentary
Previous Year:1872
Previous Election:1872 Liverpool Town Council election
Next Year:1874
Next Election:1875 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 1873. 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:

PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen Total
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Election result

Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.

Ward results

West Derby

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By-elections

No. 13, St. Anne Street, 27 March 1874

Caused by the death of Councillor James Denton (Conservative, St. Anne Street, elected 1 November 1871)

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See also

Notes and References

  1. [Liverpool Daily Post]
  2. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1873 - 1874 pg 2 (scan). 24 July 2016 .
  3. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1873-1874 pg 100 (scan). 24 July 2016 .