Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Friday 1 November 1861. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years, and nine of the 16 wards were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was:
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Quick Facts 16 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority ...
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Liverpool Local Election Result 1861
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Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
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Conservative |
4 |
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Liberal |
12 |
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Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
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Castle Street
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Everton
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Exchange
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Until the Ballot Act 1872 polling at elections was in public and the state of the polls were reported on an hour by hour basis in the newspapers.
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James Tyrer |
John Ravenscroft |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
10:00 | 91 | 48% | 98 | 52% |
11:00 | 163 | 49% | 168 | 51% |
12:00 | 253 | 54% | 218 | 46% |
13:00 | 289 | 53% | 253 | 47% |
14:00 | 303 | 53% | 270 | 47% |
15:00 | 324 | 53% | 287 | 47% |
16:00 | 343 | 54% | 292 | 46% |
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Great George
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Lime Street
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North Toxteth
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Joseph Harrison |
William Digby Smith |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
10:00 | 98 | 68% | 46 | 32% |
11:00 | 152 | 66% | 79 | 34% |
12:00 | 202 | 63% | 118 | 37% |
13:00 | 273 | 66% | 141 | 34% |
14:00 | 336 | 67% | 167 | 33% |
15:00 | 370 | 67% | 180 | 33% |
16:00 | 396 | 67% | 195 | 33% |
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The discrepancy between the final results given in the Council Minute Book and the 4 o'clock final figures as reported in the Liverpool Mercury should perhaps be attributed to errors
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Pitt Street
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Rodney Street
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St. Anne Street
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William Bottomley Bairstow |
Arthur Piggot Fletcher |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
11:00 | 178 | 52% | 167 | 48% |
12:00 | 186 | 52% | 170 | 48% |
13:00 | 187 | 52% | 176 | 48% |
14:00 | 193 | 52% | 177 | 48% |
15:00 | 208 | 53% | 183 | 47% |
16:00 | 226 | 53% | 200 | 47% |
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St. Paul's
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John Buck Spence |
Thomas Rigby |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
10:00 | 55 | 49% | 57 | 51% |
11:00 | 109 | 60% | 73 | 40% |
12:00 | 137 | 59% | 94 | 41% |
13:00 | 155 | 59% | 106 | 41% |
14:00 | 170 | 59% | 118 | 41% |
15:00 | 180 | 58% | 132 | 42% |
16:00 | 187 | 57% | 141 | 43% |
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St. Peter's
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Scotland
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South Toxteth
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Horace Seymour Alpass |
John Farnworth |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
10:00 | 100 | 59% | 69 | 41% |
11:00 | 111 | 58% | 79 | 42% |
12:00 | 164 | 61% | 105 | 39% |
13:00 | 205 | 56% | 160 | 44% |
14:00 | 233 | 56% | 185 | 44% |
15:00 | 259 | 51% | 247 | 49% |
16:00 | 298 | 54% | 249 | 46% |
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Vauxhall
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More information Time, Roger Haydock ...
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Roger Haydock |
James Denton |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
10:00 | 29 | 74% | 10 | 26% |
11:00 | 51 | 78% | 14 | 22% |
12:00 | 76 | 79% | 20 | 21% |
13:00 | 85 | 73% | 32 | 27% |
14:00 | 112 | 75% | 38 | 25% |
16:00 | 118 | 75% | 39 | 25% |
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West Derby
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More information Time, Peter George Heyworth ...
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Peter George Heyworth |
Edward Samuelson |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
9:30 | 27 | 69% | 12 | 31% |
10:00 | 66 | 53% | 58 | 47% |
11:00 | 147 | 53% | 129 | 47% |
12:00 | 195 | 43% | 260 | 57% |
13:00 | 275 | 50% | 277 | 50% |
13:35 | 334 | 51% | 318 | 49% |
14:30 | 394 | 51% | 377 | 49% |
15:00 | 451 | 52% | 419 | 48% |
16:00 | 507 | 52% | 471 | 48% |
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