# 1878 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Saturday 1 November 1878. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Seven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Irish Home Rule | 5 | +1 | 0 | 5 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1878 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% | 51% | 9.956 |
| Liberal | 6 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 38% | 49% | 9,575 |
| Home Rule | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 12% | 0% | 0 |
Given the significant number of uncontested wards, these statistics should be read in that context.

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Anthony Bower * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,612 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | William Crosfield * | 656 | 52% |
| | Conservative | Lawrence Hodson Parr | 609 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,802 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,265 | 70% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James Barkeley Smith | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,910 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Thomas Holder * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,067 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Hampden Jackson | 575 | 54% | |
| | Conservative | John Hughes * | 495 | 46% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 8% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,329 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,070 | 81% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Grindley | 746 | 51% |
| | Liberal | Charles James Crosfield | 706 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,955 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,452 | 74% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Richard Fell Steble * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,444 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Steel | 378 | 55% | |
| | Conservative | Horatio Syred | 304 | 45% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 10% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 847 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 682 | 81% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Thomas Brocklebank the younger * | 937 | 51% |
| | Conservative | Edmund Buckley | 905 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,572 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,842 | 72% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hayes Sheen | 1,165 | 51% | |
| | Liberal | Ronald McDougall * | 1,109 | 49% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,944 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,274 | 77% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Owen Hugh Williams * | 739 | 53% |
| | Liberal | David Hughes | 647 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,770 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,386 | 78% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Tricks Bowring * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,494 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Home Rule | Laurence Connolly * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,671 |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Swing |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Ball | 1,870 | 51% |
| | Liberal | John Evans | 1,783 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,862 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,653 | 62% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Home Rule | Charles McArdle | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,146 |
| | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William John Lunt | 3,123 | 53% | |
| | Liberal | William Durning Holt * | 2,784 | 47% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 339 | 6% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,008 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,907 | 66% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

## By-elections
### No. 9, Great George

Caused by John Hampden Jackson (Liberal, Great George, elected 1 November 1878) ceasing to be a Councillor.
No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Samuel Bennett Jackson | 580 | 54% |
| | Conservative | John Hughes | 493 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,329 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,073 | 81% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### No. 13, St. Anne Street

Caused by Thomas Hayes Sheen (Conservative, St. Anne Street, elected 1 November 1878) ceasing to be a Councillor.
No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ronald McDougall | 1,087 | 50.3% | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Patrick Holden | 1,072 | 49.7% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 0.6% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,944 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,159 | 73% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |