# 1881 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Tuesday 1 November 1881. 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 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Irish Home Rule | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1881 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 11 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 69% | 55% | 4,169 |
| Liberal | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 19% | 45% | 3,439 |
| Home Rule | 2 | | | | 12.5% | | |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Bower * | 954 | 58% |
| | Liberal | Astrup Cariss | 697 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,426 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,551 | 68% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bond Morgan | 752 | 52% | |
| | Liberal | William Crosfield * | 702 | 48% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 4% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,911 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,454 | 76% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Everton

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

### Exchange

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

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Peet | 455 | 54% |
| | Liberal | Samuel Bennett Jackson | 387 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,168 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 842 | 72% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Edward Grindley * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Dr. Robert Hamilton | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Francis Joseph McAdam | 326 | 58% |
| | Conservative | Horatio Syred | 235 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 811 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 561 | 69% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William John Stewart | 796 | 57% | |
| | Liberal | William Oulton | 611 | 43% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 14% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,332 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,407 | 60% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hayes Sheen * | 977 | 58% |
| | Liberal | Ronald McDougall | 716 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,417 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,693 | 70% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Owen Hugh Williams * | 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 | Charles Tricks Bowring * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Scotland

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

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph Ball * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Home Rule | Charles McArdle * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Swing |

### West Derby

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

## By-elections
### No. 12, Lime Street, 25 November 1881

Caused by the death of Councillor John Henstock (Party? Lime Street, elected 4 April 1881) which was reported to the Council on 9 November 1881.
No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Patrick Holden | 609 | 55% |
| | | Thomas Davy Laurence | 491 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,100 | |
| | Conservative gain from | Conservative gain from | Swing | |

### No. 7, St. Peter's, 25 November 1881

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Alexander Balfour (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1879).
No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Stevenson | 577 | 50% |
| | | Robert Wilson | 533 | 46% |
| | | Patrick Byrne | 50 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,160 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |