# 1866 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1866. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Twelve 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 1866 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 7 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 44% | | | |
| | Liberal | 9 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 56% | | | |
Because twelve 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 |
| | Liberal | Charles Pierre Melly | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | 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 | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Exchange

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

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Rogers | 233 | 50.2% | |
| | Conservative | James Sykes | 231 | 49.8% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.4% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 464 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Rowlands Minton | 357 | 54% | |
| | Liberal | H. S. Alpass | 309 | 46% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | 8% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 666 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Edward Lawrence * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Henry Jennings | 202 | 52% |
| | Liberal | James Steel | 187 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 389 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Thomas Gair | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur P. Fletcher | 238 | 60% | |
| | Liberal | Dr. Edward Watts | 158 | 40% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 20% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 396 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | 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 * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | William Cowley Miller | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | 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 * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

## By-elections
### No. 6, Castle Street, 1 November 1866 - 2 seats

Caused by the retirements of Councillors John Cheshyre Blythe (Conservative, elected for the Castle Street ward on 1 November 1864) and Thomas Chilton (Liberal, elected 1 November 1865).
No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Woodburn | |
| | Liberal | Thomas Avison | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### No. 10, Rodney Street, 1 November 1866

Caused by the retirement of Councillor C. J. English (Liberal, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1865)
No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | Thomas Dawson | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | | | Swing |

### No. 13, St. Anne Street, 1 January 1867

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Joseph Bennion (Conservative, elected 1 November 1865)
No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | William Dawbarn | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |