# 1876 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1876. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | 28 | 0 | 16 | 44 |
| Liberal | 15 | -3 | 0 | 15 |
| Irish Home Rule | 3 | +2 | 0 | 3 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1879 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 9 ? | | | | | 19% | 1,755 |
| Liberal | 4 ? | 0 | 2 | -2 | 25% | 47% | 4,265 |
| Home Rule | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 12% | 33% | 2,986 |
Because of the large number of contested seats, these statistics should be read in that context.

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | Arthur Hornby Lewis | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | | | Swing |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David MacIver MP * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Everton

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

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Stephen Barker Guion * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | George Peet * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | James Allanson Picton * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Leyland | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Col. Charles Edward Hamilton * | 332 | 54% |
| | Liberal | Garrett Michael Byrne | 287 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 764 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 619 | 81% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Philip Henry Rathbone * | 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 | George Fowler | 955 | 55% |
| | Home Rule | Dr. Daniel Walter Parsons | 792 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | 10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,305 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,747 | 76% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Huntington * | 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 | Alexander Balfour * | 603 | 56% |
| | Conservative | Edward Lewis Wigan | 468 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,467 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,071 | 73% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh | 2,228 | 52% | |
| | Liberal | John McArdle * | 2,016 | 48% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | 4% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,876 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,244 | 43% | |
| | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Radcliffe | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | Dr. Andrew Commins | 758 | 57% | |
| | Liberal | Lt. Col. Peter Silvester Bidwell * | 567 | 43% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 14% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,337 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,325 | 57% | |
| | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Nichol | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

## By-elections
### No. 8, Pitt Street, 23 April 1877

The death of Alderman William Barton was reported to the Council on 4 April 1877.
Councillor Henry Jennings (Conservative, Pitt Street, elected 1 November 1875) was elected by the Council as an Alderman on 9 April 1877.
No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Courtenay Deane | 311 | 50.1% |
| | Liberal | James Steel | 310 | 49.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 764 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 621 | 81% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
This election was declared void on 27 June 1877 under the Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act 1872 and reported to the Council on 4 July 1877. The election was re-run on 23rd Mar 1878