# 1877 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1877. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Six of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | ?? | 16 | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | 0 | ?? |
| Irish Home Rule | 4 | +1 | 0 | 4 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1879 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 9 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 56% | 49% | 9,103 |
| Liberal | 6 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 44% | 51% | 9,354 |
| Home Rule | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | | | |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dr. George Gill * | 974 | 56% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Shepherd Little | 770 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 204 | 12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,572 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,744 | 68% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alexander Garnett | 634 | 54% |
| | Liberal | James Thornley | 539 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 | 8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,763 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,173 | 67% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Durning Holt | 912 | 62% | |
| | Conservative | Joseph Armstrong * | 549 | 38% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 363 | 24% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,224 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,461 | 66% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Hays Wilson | 547 | 60% | |
| | Conservative | Dr. Robert Thomas Lodge * | 369 | 40% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 178 | 20% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,299 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 916 | 71% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Alexander Forrest * | 685 | 53% |
| | Liberal | Charles James Crosfield | 607 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,749 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,292 | 74% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Arthur Bower Forwood * | 2,253 | 58% |
| | Liberal | John Phillips | 1,630 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 623 | 16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,368 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,883 | 61% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Charles Hawley | 424 | 52% | |
| | Conservative | William Bower Forwood * | 385 | 48% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 4% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 943 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 809 | 86% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Radcliffe | 1,006 | 56% |
| | Liberal | Henry Sylvester Samuel | 780 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 226 | 12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,543 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,786 | 70% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Williams | 648 | 52% | |
| | Conservative | Robert Wheeler Preston * | 597 | 48% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | 4% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,749 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,245 | 71% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edmund Knowles Muspratt | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Irish Home Rule | Patrick de Lacy Garton | 2,497 | 60% | |
| | Conservative | Joseph Thomas | 1,651 | 40% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 846 | 20% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,453 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,148 | 44% | |
| | Liberal Party (UK) and Home Rule League gain from Liberal | Liberal Party (UK) and Home Rule League gain from Liberal | | | |

### 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 |
| | Conservative | William Samuel Graves | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |

## Aldermanic Election

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1877, the terms of office of eight alderman expired. The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1877 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
| Party | Alderman |
| Conservative | Andrew Boyd * |
| Conservative | William Bower Forwood |
| Conservative | Richard Cardwell Gardner * |
| Conservative | Bernard Hall * |
| Conservative | Joseph Harrison * |
| Conservative | Edward Samuelson * |
| Conservative | John Weightman * |
| Conservative | John Woodruff * |

## By-elections
### No. 1, Everton, 2 March 1878

The death of Alderman Joseph Harrison was reported to the Council on 16 February 1878.
His place was taken by Councillor John Pearson (Conservative, Everton, elected 1 November 1875) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 16 February 1878.
No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Barkeley Smith | 7,752 | 61% |
| | Liberal | William Oulton | 4,913 | 39% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,839 | 22% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,665 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### No. 16, North Toxteth, 23 May 1878

Caused by the death of Councillor William Leyland (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1876), which was reported to the Council on 5 June 1878.
No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hughes | 1,753 | 55% |
| | Liberal | Ewing Whittle | 1,411 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 342 | 10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,368 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,164 | 50% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### No. 8, Pitt Street, 23 May 1878

Caused by the election of Charles Courtenay Deane (Conservative, Pitt Street, elected 23 April 1877) being declared void on 27 June 1877 under the Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act 1872 and reported to the Council on 4 July 1877.
No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Steel | 359 | 54% | |
| | Conservative | Charles Courtenay Deane | 306 | 46% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 8% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 943 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 665 | 71% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |