# 1865 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1865. 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 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| | Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1865 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 7 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 44% | 47% | 2,376 | |
| | Liberal | 9 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 56% | 53% | 2,680 | |
Because nine of the sixteen wards were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context.

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Philip Henry Holt | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Chilton | 398 | 55% | |
| | Conservative | Peter Bancroft | 323 | 45% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 10% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 721 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Time | Thomas Chilton | Thomas Chilton | Peter Bancroft | Peter Bancroft |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 59 | 54% | 50 | 46% |
| 11:00 | 152 | 59% | 107 | 41% |
| 12:00 | 218 | 55% | 179 | 45% |
| 13:00 | 260 | 55% | 216 | 45% |
| 14:00 | 311 | 56% | 248 | 44% |
| 15:00 | 365 | 55% | 301 | 45% |
| 16:00 | 398 | 55% | 323 | 45% |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Whitley | 1,002 | 53% | |
| | Liberal | John Johnson Stitt * | 894 | 47% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 6% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,896 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
| Time | Edward Whitley | Edward Whitley | John Johnson Stitt | John Johnson Stitt |
| Time | Votes ! % ! Votes ! % |
| 9:00 | 138 | 58% | 102 | 42% |
| 10:00 | 174 | 58% | 125 | 42% |
| 10:45 | 389 | 60% | 262 | 40% |
| 12:00 | 566 | 58% | 407 | 42% |
| 13:00 | 698 | 57% | 531 | 43% |
| 14:00 | 826 | 55% | 685 | 45% |
| 15:00 | 932 | 53% | 685 | 45% |
| 16:00 | 1,002 | 53% | 894 | 47% |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Swainson | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Haye Wilson * | 235 | 53% |
| | Conservative | James Sykes | 208 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 443 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
| Time | John Haye Wilson | John Haye Wilson | James Sykes | James Sykes |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 76 | 48% | 83 | 52% |
| 11:00 | 143 | 56% | 113 | 44% |
| 13:00 | 185 | 53% | 163 | 47% |
| 14:00 | 196 | 52% | 183 | 48% |
| 15:00 | 223 | 53% | 196 | 47% |
| 16:00 | 233 | 51% | 223 | 49% |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Bottomley Bairstow | 317 | 58% | |
| | Conservative | J. Lunt | 227 | 42% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 16% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 544 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Time | William Bottomley Bairstow | William Bottomley Bairstow | J. Lunt | J. Lunt |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 75 | 62% | 46 | 38% |
| 11:00 | 143 | 66% | 75 | 34% |
| 12:00 | 181 | 60% | 120 | 40% |
| 13:00 | 238 | 59% | 163 | 41% |
| 14:00 | 259 | 59% | 178 | 41% |
| 15:00 | 291 | 59% | 204 | 41% |
| 16:00 | 317 | 58% | 227 | 42% |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph Gibbons Livingston * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | R. C. Janion | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles J. English | 496 | 62% | |
| | Conservative | R. Galloway | 299 | 38% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 197 | 24% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 795 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Time | Charles J. English | Charles J. English | R. Galloway | R. Galloway |
| Time | Votes ! % ! Votes ! % |
| 10:00 | 100 | 72% | 39 | 28% |
| 11:00 | 189 | 73% | 70 | 27% |
| 12:00 | 338 | 68% | 146 | 32% |
| 13:00 | 417 | 65% | 215 | 35% |
| 14:00 | 450 | 63% | 270 | 38% |
| 15:00 | 487 | 62% | 293 | 38% |
| 16:00 | 496 | 62% | 299 | 38% |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bennion | 226 | 52% |
| | Liberal | James Fairhurst | 211 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 437 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| Time | Joseph Bennion | Joseph Bennion | James Fairhurst | James Fairhurst |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 60 | 56% | 48 | 44% |
| 11:00 | 88 | 53% | 79 | 47% |
| 12:00 | 125 | 54% | 107 | 46% |
| 13:00 | 151 | 52% | 138 | 48% |
| 14:00 | 181 | 53% | 159 | 47% |
| 15:00 | 206 | 53% | 185 | 47% |
| 16:00 | 224 | 51% | 212 | 49% |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Oliver Holden | 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 | Henry Christie Beloe * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Clarke Aspinall * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Henry Threlfall Wilson * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Yates | 129 | 59% | |
| | Conservative | R. R. Minton | 91 | 41% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 18% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 220 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Time | John Yates | John Yates | R. R. Minton | R. R. Minton |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 34 | 58% | 25 | 42% |
| 11:00 | 58 | 58% | 42 | 42% |
| 12:00 | 75 | 59% | 52 | 41% |
| 13:00 | 91 | 59% | 64 | 41% |
| 14:00 | 107 | 59% | 75 | 41% |
| 15:00 | 115 | 59% | 81 | 41% |
| 16:00 | 129 | 59% | 91 | 41% |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Francis Anderson Clint * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

## Aldermanic Elections

At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1865, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.
The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1865 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
| Party | Alderman |
| Conservative | Thomas Bold * |
| Conservative | James Parker * |
| Conservative | Joseph Cooper * |
| Conservative | Richard Cardwell Gardner * |
| Conservative | John Woodruff * |
| Conservative | John Stewart * |
| Conservative | Richard Sheil |
| Conservative | Charles Turner |