# 1869 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1869. 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 | Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| | Conservative | ?? | +4 | 16 | ?? |
| | Liberal | ?? | -4 | 0 | ?? |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1869 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 11 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 69% | 52% | 9,719 | |
| | Liberal | 5 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 31% | 48% | 9,216 | |
Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Charles Pierre Melly * | 759 | 52% |
| | Conservative | Robert Vining | 691 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,450 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Samuel Greg Rathbone * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Pearson * | 2,685 | 54% |
| | Liberal | Robert Owen Evans | 2,317 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 368 | 8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,107 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,002 | 49% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Fletcher Rogers | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hughes | 384 | 53% | |
| | Liberal | Francis Gerard Prange | 344 | 47% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 6% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 728 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Richard Rowland Minton * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lieut Col. Richard Fell Steble | 1,237 | 60% |
| | Liberal | Henry Jevons | 815 | 40% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 | 20% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,052 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Henry Jennings * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Houghton | 683 | 55% | |
| | Liberal | Thomas Gair * | 551 | 45% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 10% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,030 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,234 | 61% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Tarbuck | 560 | 55% |
| | Liberal | John Knight Archer | 459 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 101 | 10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,019 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Barton * | 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 * | 449 | 69% |
| | Conservative | Reginald Young | 202 | 31% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | 38% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 651 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | William Williams * | 1,454 | 65% |
| | Conservative | Walter Pierce | 784 | 35% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 670 | 30% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,238 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Allison Watson | 929 | 59% | |
| | Liberal | Dr. Ewing Whittle | 639 | 41% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | 18% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,568 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Vauxhall

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

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Birch Melladew * | 1,636 | 53% |
| | Liberal | Richard Johnson | 1,429 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,065 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## By-elections
### Aldermanic By Election, 9 November 1869

Following the retirement of Alderman Thomas Bold, Bernard Hall was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1869.

### No. 7, St. Peter's, 14 January 1870

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Jacob Gaitskell Brown (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1867) on 30 December 1869.
No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Francis Gerard Prange | 451 | 53% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Blissett | 394 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 845 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### No. 2, Scotland, 3 February 1870

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Joseph Robinson (Liberal, Scotland, elected unopposed on 1 November 1867)
No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John McArdle | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |