# 1874 Liverpool Town Council election

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 | Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| | Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| | Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1874 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | Liberal | 5 | | | | | | | |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Dr. George Gill * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | Thomas Avison * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | | | Swing |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Edward Whitley * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph Armstrong * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Hays Wilson * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James Alexander Forrest | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Arthur Bower Forwood * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Bower Forwood * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | David Campbell * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Dr. William Cross | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert Wheeler Preston * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Henry Christie Beloe * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | James Faihurst * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Bland Royden | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Yates * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Francis Anderson Clint * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

## Aldermanic Election

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1874, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.
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 |
| Conservative | William Barton * |
| Conservative | Thomas Carey * |
| Conservative | William Chambres |
| Conservative | Joseph Hubback * |
| Conservative | James Jack * |
| Conservative | Joseph Gibbons Livingston * |
| Conservative | Thomas Rigby * |
| Conservative | Andrew Barclay Walker * |

## By-elections
### Aldermanic By Election, 19 March 1875

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

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

The death of Alderman James Tyrer (Conservative) was reported to the Council on 29 June 1875.
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.
No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Fowler | 617 | 64% |
| | | Henry Ashby | 336 | 35% |
| | | Edmund Fowler | 14 | 1.4% |
| | | Richard Fowler | 2 | 0.21% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 281 | 29% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 969 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### No. 10, Rodney Street, 24 September 1875

Caused by the death of Councillor James Houghton (Conservative, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1872).
No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Boyd | 721 | 54% |
| | Liberal | William Oulton | 616 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,337 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 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.
No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | Arthur Hornby Lewis | 790 | 51% |
| | | Thomas Brocklebank jnr. | 753 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,543 | |
| | | | Swing | |

### 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.
No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Samuel Graves | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |