# 1870 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1870. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Nine 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 1870 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 56% | 42% | 3,663 | |
| | Liberal | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 44% | 58% | 5,016 | |
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 | Robertson Gladstone * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Woodburn | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Woodburn | 2 |
| | Liberal | Peter Williams | 0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Exchange

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

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Edward Hamilton | 363 | 55% |
| | Liberal | Daniel Lowrey | 298 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | 10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 661 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Philip Henry Rathbone * | 869 | 66% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Dawson | 447 | 34% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 442 | 32% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,316 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Stopford Taylor * | 677 | 59% |
| | Liberal | Edwin Hughes | 469 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 208 | 18% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,146 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Huntington | 544 | 52% | |
| | Liberal | John Taylor Davies | 497 | 48% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 4% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,041 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Francis George Prange | 2 |
| | Conservative | Francis George Harbord | 0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John McArdle | 2,881 | 64% |
| | Conservative | Robert Owen Evans | 1,630 | 36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,251 | 28% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,511 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Andrew Barclay Walker * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Peter Silvester Bidwell | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Edward Samuelson * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

## By-elections
### No.4, St. Paul's, 17 March 1871

The death of Alderman Richard Sheil was reported to the Council on 1 March 1870.
Councillor Oliver Holden (Conservative, St. Paul's, elected 1 November 1868) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 8 March 1871.
No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George Mayall jun. | 558 | 52% | |
| | Conservative | Peter Thomson | 513 | 48% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 4% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,071 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Aldermanic By Election, 15 April 1871

The death of Alderman John Stewart JP was reported to the Council meeting on 19 April 1871.
Peter Thomson was elected as an Alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 15 April 1871.

### Aldermanic By Election, 6 October 1871

The death of Alderman Thomas Dover JP was reported to the Council meeting on 4 October 1871.
Former Councillor James Jack (Conservative, Rodney Street last elected 1 November 1864) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 6 October 1871.