# 1864 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1864. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Five 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 1864 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | | | | | | | | |
| | Liberal | | | | | | | | |
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 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Chesshyre Blythe | 418 | 51% | |
| | Liberal | Thomas Avison * | 409 | 49% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 827 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
| Time | John Chesshyre Blythe | John Chesshyre Blythe | Thomas Avison | Thomas Avison |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 11:00 | 183 | 50% | 180 | 50% |
| 11:30 | 220 | 50% | 223 | 50% |
| 12:00 | 254 | 50% | 249 | 50% |
| 12:30 | 273 | 50% | 274 | 50% |
| 13:00 | 294 | 51% | 288 | 49% |
| 13:30 | 309 | 50% | 313 | 50% |
| 14:00 | 325 | 50% | 328 | 50% |
| 15:00 | 353 | 49% | 363 | 51% |
| 15:30 | 382 | 50% | 384 | 50% |
| 16:00 | 418 | 51% | 409 | 49% |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | Archibald Charles Stewart | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Tyrer * | 348 | 51% |
| | Liberal | Charles Pierre Melly | 330 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 678 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| Time | James Tyrer | James Tyrer | Charles Pierre Melly | Charles Pierre Melly |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 11:00 | 163 | 49% | 167 | 51% |
| 11:30 | 205 | 50% | 204 | 50% |
| 12:00 | 231 | 52% | 217 | 48% |
| 12:30 | 257 | 52% | 241 | 48% |
| 13:00 | 272 | 52% | 249 | 48% |
| 13:30 | 281 | 51% | 266 | 49% |
| 14:00 | 287 | 51% | 277 | 49% |
| 15:00 | 318 | 51% | 304 | 49% |
| 15:30 | 328 | 51% | 313 | 49% |
| 16:00 | 348 | 51% | 330 | 49% |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Isaac Jackson | 235 | 51% | |
| | Liberal | John Rogers * | 222 | 49% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 457 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
| Time | Isaac Jackson | Isaac Jackson | John Rogers | John Rogers |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 11:00 | 157 | 51% | 151 | 49% |
| 11:30 | 166 | 51% | 157 | 49% |
| 12:00 | 174 | 51% | 164 | 49% |
| 12:30 | 181 | 51% | 171 | 49% |
| 13:00 | 197 | 52% | 182 | 48% |
| 13:30 | 205 | 52% | 187 | 48% |
| 14:00 | 217 | 52% | 201 | 48% |
| 15:00 | 223 | 52% | 209 | 48% |
| 15:30 | 231 | 52% | 214 | 48% |
| 16:00 | 235 | 51% | 222 | 49% |

### 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 * | 497 | 58% |
| | Liberal | Ewing Whittle | 365 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 862 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| Time | Joseph Harrison= | Joseph Harrison= | Ewing Whittle | Ewing Whittle |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 11:00 | 158 | 57% | 120 | 43% |
| 11:30 | 199 | 55% | 160 | 45% |
| 12:00 | 251 | 56% | 196 | 44% |
| 12:30 | 285 | 57% | 217 | 43% |
| 13:00 | 345 | 57% | 265 | 43% |
| 13:30 | 378 | 57% | 283 | 43% |
| 14:00 | 419 | 57% | 312 | 43% |
| 15:00 | 473 | 58% | 344 | 42% |
| 15:30 | 485 | 58% | 349 | 42% |
| 16:00 | 497 | 58% | 365 | 42% |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Rimmer | 216 | 52% |
| | Liberal | William McMillen | 197 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 413 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |
| Time | John Rimmer | John Rimmer | William McMillen | William McMillen |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 11:00 | 107 | 49% | 111 | 51% |
| 11:30 | 135 | 52% | 123 | 48% |
| 12:00 | 154 | 52% | 141 | 48% |
| 12:30 | 166 | 53% | 147 | 47% |
| 13:00 | 183 | 53% | 165 | 47% |
| 13:30 | 183 | 53% | 165 | 47% |
| 14:00 | 192 | 53% | 171 | 47% |
| 15:00 | 210 | 52% | 192 | 48% |
| 15:30 | 214 | 52% | 195 | 48% |
| 16:00 | 216 | 52% | 197 | 48% |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Jack | 424 | 52% | |
| | Liberal | Thomas Bulley Job * | 388 | 48% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 4% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 812 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dr. John Stopford Taylor | 244 | 56% | |
| | Liberal | William Bottomly Bairstow * | 191 | 44% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 12% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 435 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Maurice Williams | 252 | 75% |
| | Conservative | Lewis Hornblower | 85 | 25% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 167 | 50% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 337 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
| Time | Maurice Williams | Maurice Williams | Lewis Hornblower | Lewis Hornblower |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 11:00 | 156 | 74% | 55 | 26% |
| 11:30 | 166 | 75% | 55 | 25% |
| 12:00 | 191 | 75% | 64 | 25% |
| 12:30 | 208 | 75% | 70 | 25% |
| 13:00 | 222 | 74% | 76 | 26% |
| 13:30 | 227 | 74% | 78 | 26% |
| 14:00 | 231 | 75% | 79 | 25% |
| 15:00 | 244 | 74% | 84 | 26% |
| 15:30 | 245 | 74% | 85 | 26% |
| 16:00 | 252 | 75% | 85 | 25% |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | David Rae * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Robinson | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Brandreth Hughes | 490 | 55% | |
| | Liberal | Horace Seymour Alpass * | 407 | 45% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 | 10% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 897 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Rigby | 159 | 67% | |
| | Liberal | Robert Bradbury | 77 | 33% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 34% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 236 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
| Time | Thomas Rigby | Thomas Rigby | Robert Bradbury | Robert Bradbury |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 11:00 | 104 | 65% | 55 | 35% |
| 11:30 | 114 | 66% | 59 | 34% |
| 12:00 | 125 | 67% | 62 | 33% |
| 12:30 | 134 | 67% | 66 | 33% |
| 13:00 | 147 | 68% | 68 | 32% |
| 13:30 | 149 | 68% | 71 | 32% |
| 14:00 | 153 | 68% | 73 | 32% |
| 15:00 | 157 | 68% | 75 | 32% |
| 15:30 | 157 | 68% | 75 | 32% |
| 16:00 | 159 | 67% | 77 | 33% |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Samuelson ^ | 700 | 51% |
| | Liberal | Peter George Heyworth | 667 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,367 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## By-elections

The death of Councillor James Crellin was reported to the Council meeting on 14 December 1864.