# 1859 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1859. 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 1859 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 8 | | | | 50% | 49% | 2,511 | |
| | Liberal | 8 | | | | 50% | 51% | 2,578 | |
Because seven of the sixteen seats 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 | William Earle * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | James Steains * | 391 | 52% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Woodburn | 355 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,127 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 746 | 66% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
| Time | James Steains | James Steains | Thomas Woodburn | Thomas Woodburn |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 88 | 64% | 49 | 36% |
| 11:00 | 172 | 59% | 121 | 41% |
| 12:00 | 245 | 56% | 190 | 44% |
| 13:00 | 291 | 54% | 246 | 46% |
| 14:00 | 319 | 54% | 277 | 46% |
| 15:00 | 353 | 53% | 318 | 47% |
| 16:00 | 391 | 52% | 355 | 48% |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Johnson Stitt * | 665 | 53% |
| | Conservative | C.F. Carne | 595 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,833 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,260 | 69% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
| Time | John Johnson Stitt | John Johnson Stitt | C.F. Carne | C.F. Carne |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 171 | 65% | 93 | 35% |
| 11:00 | 267 | 67% | 130 | 33% |
| 12:00 | 351 | 58% | 251 | 42% |
| 13:00 | 458 | 56% | 353 | 44% |
| 14:00 | 542 | 53% | 472 | 47% |
| 15:00 | 603 | 53% | 534 | 47% |
| 16:00 | 665 | 53% | 595 | 47% |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles Turner * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Hays Wilson | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal gain from | Liberal gain from | Swing |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | James Redcliffe Jeffrey * | 275 | 90% |
| | Conservative | Mr. Wilson | 30 | 10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 80% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 305 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
| Time | James Redcliffe Jeffrey | James Redcliffe Jeffrey | John Wilson | John Wilson |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 110 | 89% | 13 | 11% |
| 11:00 | 117 | 84% | 22 | 16% |
| 12:00 | 222 | 89% | 27 | 11% |
| 13:00 | 273 | 90% | 30 | 10% |
| 14:00 | 273 | 90% | 30% | 10% |
As there had been no votes cast between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m., the poll was closed.

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Gibbons Livingston | 352 | 58% |
| | Liberal | W.H. Anthony | 252 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | 16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 865 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 604 | 70% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |
Voting throughout the day.
| Time | Joseph Gibbons Livingston | Joseph Gibbons Livingston | W.H. Anthony | W.H. Anthony |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 58 | 51% | 55 | 49% |
| 11:00 | 124 | 55% | 102 | 45% |
| 12:00 | 176 | 56% | 136 | 44% |
| 13:00 | 222 | 56% | 178 | 45% |
| 14:00 | 280 | 57% | 210 | 43% |
| 15:00 | 317 | 57% | 239 | 43% |
| 16:00 | 352 | 58% | 252 | 42% |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Walter Powell Jeffreys * | 209 | 55% |
| | Liberal | James Steel | 174 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 509 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 383 | 75% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| Time | Walter Powell Jeffreys | Walter Powell Jeffreys | James Steel | James Steel |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 53 | 54% | 45 | 46% |
| 11:00 | 114 | 55% | 95 | 45% |
| 12:00 | 141 | 54% | 121 | 46% |
| 13:00 | 173 | 56% | 136 | 44% |
| 14:00 | 181 | 55% | 149 | 45% |
| 15:00 | 203 | 54% | 170 | 46% |
| 16:00 | 209 | 55% | 174 | 45% |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James Aspinall Tobin * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Nickson | 262 | 62% | |
| | Liberal | Clarke Aspinall | 161 | 38% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 101 | 24% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 565 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 423 | 75% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
| Time | George Nickson | George Nickson | Clarke Aspinall | Clarke Aspinall |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 84 | 65% | 46 | 35% |
| 11:00 | 147 | 64% | 83 | 36% |
| 12:00 | 189 | 64% | 105 | 36% |
| 13:00 | 220 | 63% | 128 | 37% |
| 14:00 | 248 | 64% | 142 | 36% |
| 15:00 | 256 | 63% | 153 | 37% |
| 16:00 | 266 | 62% | 161 | 38% |

### St. Paul's

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

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Henry Christie Beloe | 331 | 54% | |
| | Conservative | James Holme * | 283 | 46% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | 8% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 875 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 614 | 70% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Time | Henry Christie Beloe | Henry Christie Beloe | James Holme | James Holme |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 90 | 59% | 63 | 41% |
| 11:00 | 168 | 55% | 135 | 45% |
| 12:00 | 228 | 56% | 174 | 44% |
| 13:00 | 261 | 55% | 216 | 45% |
| 14:00 | 280 | 55% | 226 | 45% |
| 15:00 | 297 | 54% | 251 | 46% |
| 16:00 | 331 | 54% | 283 | 46% |

### Scotland

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

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Robertson * | 272 | 55% |
| | Liberal | Alexander Miller | 222 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,207 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 494 | 41% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| Time | James Robertson | James Robertson | Alexander Miller | Alexander Miller |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 55 | 50% | 56 | 50% |
| 11:00 | 100 | 52% | 94 | 48% |
| 12:00 | 140 | 54% | 118 | 46% |
| 13:00 | 180 | 54% | 156 | 46% |
| 14:00 | 213 | 54% | 185 | 46% |
| 15:00 | 245 | 55% | 200 | 45% |
| 16:00 | 272 | 55% | 222 | 45% |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Shimmin | 153 | 59% | |
| | Liberal | Samuel Cearns | 107 | 41% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 18% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 653 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 260 | 40% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
| Time | John Shimmin | John Shimmin | Samuel Cearns | Samuel Cearns |
| Time | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 10:00 | 72 | 57% | 55 | 43% |
| 11:00 | 91 | 61% | 59 | 39% |
| 12:00 | 106 | 58% | 76 | 42% |
| 13:00 | 116 | 58% | 85 | 42% |
| 14:00 | 133 | 60% | 89 | 40% |
| 15:00 | 139 | 58% | 100 | 42% |
| 16:00 | 153 | 59% | 107 | 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 1859, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.
The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 10 November 1862 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
| Party | Alderman |
| Conservative | R C Gardner * |
| Conservative | Samuel Holme * |
| Conservative | James Parker * |
| Liberal | John Woodruff |
| Conservative | Joseph Cooper * |
| Conservative | John Bramley-Moore * |
| Conservative | John Stewart |
| Conservative | Thomas Bold * |

## By-elections
### No. 2, Scotland, 18 November 1859

Caused by the election of Councillor John Woodruff (Liberal, Scotland, elected 1 November 1859) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1859.
No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Clarke Aspinall | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### No. 15, South Toxteth, 18 November 1859

Caused by the election of Councillor John Stewart (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1857) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1859.
No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph Steel | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,207 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |