# 1862 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1862. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Eleven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
This was the first year that the 'Proceedings of the Council' were printed.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| | Conservative | ?? | ?? | 16 | ?? |
| | Liberal | ?? | ?? | 0 | ?? |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1862 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | | | | | | | | |
| | Liberal | | | | | | | | |
Because eleven of the sixteen seats were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context.

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | William Earle * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | | | Swing |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Maxwell | 356 | 63% | |
| | Liberal | John Yates the younger | 205 | 37% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 26% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 561 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Johnson Stitt * | 806 | 52% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Hubback | 734 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,540 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles Turner * | 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 Rothwell Cooper | 378 | 52% | |
| | Liberal | James Reddecliff Jeffrey | 346 | 48% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 4% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 724 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Gibbons Livingston* | 418 | 55% |
| | Liberal | Hugh Almond | 343 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 761 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Walter Powell Jeffreys * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James Aspinall Tobin * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | George Nickson * | 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 | Oliver Holden * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal 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 |
| | | Clarke Aspinall | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Henry Threlfall Wilson | 417 | 57% |
| | Liberal | Maurice Williams | 311 | 43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106 | 14% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 728 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Shimmin * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative 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 Elections

At the meeting of the Council on 10 November 1862, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.
The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 10 November 1862 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
| Party | Alderman |
| Conservative | William Bennett * |
| Conservative | Thomas Dover * |
| Conservative | John Farnworth |
| Conservative | Raymond William Houghton * |
| Conservative | Joseph Hubback |
| Conservative | John Grant Morris * |
| Conservative | William Preston * |
| Conservative | John Hayward Turner * |

## By-elections
### No. 15, South Toxteth, November 1862

Caused by the election of Councillor John Farnworth (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1861) by the Council as an alderman on 10 November 1862.
No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | | | Swing |

### No. 1, Everton & Kirkdale, November 1862

Caused by the election of Councillor Maurice Hubback (Conservative, Everton & Kirkdale, elected 1 November 1862) by the Council as an alderman on 10 November 1862.
No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### No. ?, November 1862

Caused by the election of Councillor John Grant Morris (Party?, ward?, elected ???) by the Council as an alderman on 10 November 1862.