1874 Liverpool Town Council election explained

Election Name:	1874 Liverpool Town Council election
Flag Image:	Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg
Type:	parliamentary
Previous Year:	1874
Previous Election:	1873 Liverpool Town Council election
Next Year:	1875
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 2 November 1874. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

All of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Councillors	±	Aldermen	Total
		??	??	??	??
		??	??	??	??

Ward results

• - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

West Derby

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Aldermanic Election

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1874, 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 1874 for a term of six years.

• - re-elected aldermen.

Party		Alderman
		William Barton *
		Thomas Carey *
		William Chambres
		Joseph Hubback *
		James Jack *
		Joseph Gibbons Livingston *
		Thomas Rigby *
		Andrew Barclay Walker *

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By-elections

Aldermanic By Election, 19 March 1875

The death of Alderman Thomas Cary (Conservative) was reported to the Council on 19 March 1875.^[5] William Bennett was elected as an alderman by the Council on 19 March 1875.^[6]

No. 13, St. Anne Street, 9 July 1875

The death of Alderman James Tyrer (Conservative) was reported to the Council on 29 June 1875.^[7] Dr. John Stepford Taylor (Conservative, St. Anne Street, elected unopposed 1 November 1873) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 29 June 1875.^[8]

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No. 10, Rodney Street, 24 September 1875

Caused by the death of Councillor James Houghton (Conservative, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1872).^[10]

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No. 11, Abercromby, 14 October 1875

The Death of Councillor Robertson Gladstone (Liberal, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1873) was reported to the Council on 6 October 1875.^[12]

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No. 14, West Derby, 21 October 1875

The Death of Councillor Francis Anderson Clint (Liberal, West Derby, elected 2 November 1874) was reported to the Council on 6 October 1875.^[14]

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See also

• Liverpool City Council
• Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
• Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present
• Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
• History of local government in England

Notes and References

1. [Liverpool Daily Post]
2. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 2 (scan). 24 July 2016 .
3. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 3 (scan). 24 July 2016 .
4. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 6 (scan). 24 July 2016 .
5. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 83 (scan). 24 July 2016 .
6. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 85 (scan). 24 July 2016 .
7. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 115 (scan). 24 July 2016 .
8. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 117 (scan). 24 July 2016 .
9. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 134 (scan). 24 July 2016 .
10. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 148 (scan). 24 July 2016 .
11. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 148 (scan). 24 July 2016 .
12. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 149 (scan). 24 July 2016 .
13. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 160 (scan). 24 July 2016 .
14. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 149 (scan). 24 July 2016 .
15. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1874-1875 pg 160 (scan). 24 July 2016 .