1879 Liverpool Town Council election explained

Election Name:	1879 Liverpool Town Council election
Flag Image:	Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg
Type:	parliamentary
Previous Year:	1878
Previous Election:	1878 Liverpool Town Council election
Next Year:	1880
Next Election:	1880 Liverpool City 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 Saturday 1 November 1879. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Four of the sixteen wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Councillors	±	Aldermen	Total
		??	??	??	??
		??	??	??	??
		5	0	0	5
	Independent	1	0	0	1

Ward results

• - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

West Derby

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By-elections

Aldermanic By-Election, 4 February 1880

Caused by the resignation of Alderman Richard Cardwell Gardner.^[4]

Former councillor John Nicol (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1876) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 February 1880.^[5]

No.16, North Toxteth, 18 February 1880

Caused by the resignation of Alderman John Woodruff. ^[6]

Councillor Arthur Bower Forwood (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1877) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 February 1880.^[7]

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No. 11, Abercromby, 18 February 1880

Caused by Thomas English Stephens (Liberal, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.

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No. 1 Everton, 18 February 1880

Caused by William Simpson (Independent, West Derby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.

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No. 14, West Derby, 23 March 1880

Caused by William Simpson (Independent, West Derby, elected 1 November 1879) ceasing to be a councillor.

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Aldermanic By-Election 5 May 1880

The death of Alderman James Jack was reported to the Council on 5 May 1880.^[16] His position was filled when former Councillor David MacIver MP was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 5 May 1880.^[17]

Aldermanic By-Election, 28 October 1880

The resignation of Alderman Henry Jennings on 21 October 1880, was reported to the Council on 28 October 1880.^[18] Hugh Hawthorne Nicholson was elected as an alderman by the Council on 28 October 1880.^{[19] [20]}

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 1879-1880 (page 1 scan). 2 July 2016 .
3. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 2 scan). 2 July 2016 .
4. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 112 scan). 2 July 2016 .
5. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 114 scan). 2 July 2016 .
6. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 109 scan). 2 July 2016 .
7. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 111 scan). 2 July 2016 .
8. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 151 scan). 2 July 2016 .
9. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 152 scan). 2 July 2016 .
10. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 151 scan). 2 July 2016 .
11. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 152 scan). 2 July 2016 .
12. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 151 scan). 2 July 2016 .
13. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 152 scan). 2 July 2016 .
14. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 161 scan). 2 July 2016 .
15. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 162 scan). 2 July 2016 .
16. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 173 scan). 2 July 2016 .
17. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 175 scan). 2 July 2016 .
18. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 271 scan). 2 July 2016 .
19. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 272 scan). 2 July 2016 .
20. Web site: Liverpool Town Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 (page 273 scan). 2 July 2016 .