| Election Name: | 1876 Liverpool Town Council election |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Year: | 1875 |
| Previous Election: | 1875 Liverpool Town Council election |
| Next Year: | 1877 |
| Next Election: | 1877 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 1876. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 0 | 16 | 44 | ||
| 15 | -3 | 0 | 15 | ||
| 3 | +2 | 0 | 3 | ||
Because of the large number of contested seats, these statistics should be read in that context.
The death of Alderman William Barton was reported to the Council on 4 April 1877.[3]
Councillor Henry Jennings (Conservative, Pitt Street, elected 1 November 1875) was elected by the Council as an Alderman on 9 April 1877.[4]
This election was declared void on 27 June 1877 under the Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act 1872 and reported to the Council on 4 July 1877.[6] The election was re-run on 23rd Mar 1878