# 1863 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 2 November 1863. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Seven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| | Conservative | ?? | ?? | 16 | ?? |
| | Liberal | ?? | ?? | 0 | ?? |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1863 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 6 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 37% | 49% | 2,403 | |
| | Liberal | 10 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 63% | 51% | 2,493 | |
Because seven of the sixteen seats were 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 |
| | Conservative | Robert Hutchison * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Samuel Greg Rathbone | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | James Reddecliff Jeffery | 205 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Crosthwaite * | 0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Exchange

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

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Wagstaff * | 240 | 56% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Robinson | 190 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 430 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Tate | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Lawrence | 447 | 58% |
| | Liberal | Henry Pooley | 330 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | 16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 777 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Samuel Robert Graves * | 20 | 100% |
| | Liberal | James Levington | 0 | 0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 100% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Mozley * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Kitchen | 233 | 55% | |
| | Conservative | Samuel Goodacre | 190 | 45% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 | 10% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 423 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | 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 * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Williams | 497 | 55% | |
| | Conservative | James Crellin * | 405 | 45% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 10% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 902 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Cowley Miller | 488 | 60% | |
| | Conservative | Joseph Steel * | 324 | 40% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 164 | 20% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 812 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Whilty | 139 | 54% | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Rigby | 120 | 46% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 8% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,068 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Birch Melladew | 657 | 62% |
| | Liberal | Arnold Baruchson | 411 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 246 | 24% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,068 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## By-elections
### No. 2, Scotland,

Following the resignation of Alderman Sanuel Holme, Councillor Richard Sheil (Merchant, of Bankfield Road, West Derby, elected to Scotland ward on 1 November 1861) was elected as an alderman on Wednesday 11 May 1864.
No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing |