# 1868 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 2 November 1868. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Eight 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 1868 :
| 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 |
| | | Philip Henry Holt | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | | | Swing |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Thomas Avison | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Edward Whitley * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Johnson Stitt | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Great George

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

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | William Bottomley Bairstow * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Gibbons Livingston | 417 | 56% |
| | Liberal | John Philips | 344 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 761 | |
| | Conservative gain from | Conservative gain from | Swing | |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Bower Forwood | 189 | 59% | |
| | Liberal | James Steele | 134 | 41% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 18% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 323 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | David Campbell | 445 | 56% | |
| | Conservative | Dr. Thomas Dawson | 347 | 44% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 | 12% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 792 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Denton | 229 | 51% |
| | Liberal | William Dawbarn | 217 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 446 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Oliver Holden | 233 | 53% | |
| | Liberal | Peter George Heyworth | 205 | 47% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | 6% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 438 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | 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 gain from | Liberal gain from | Swing |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Fairhurst | 442 | 58% | |
| | Conservative | Walter Pierce | 322 | 42% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 16% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 764 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Parratt | 544 | 80% | |
| | Liberal | Horace Seymour Alpass | 134 | 20% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 410 | 60% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 678 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Yates * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Francis Anderson Clint | 668 | 57% | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Page | 497 | 43% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 14% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,165 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

## Aldermanic Elections

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1868, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.
The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1868 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
| Party | Alderman |
| Conservative | William Bennett * |
| Conservative | Thomas Dover * |
| Conservative | Raymond William Houghton * |
| Conservative | Joseph Hubback * |
| Conservative | Joseph Gibbons Livingston |
| Conservative | John Grant Morris * |
| Conservative | Thomas Rigby |
| Conservative | John Hayward Turner * |

## By-elections
### No. 3, Vauxhall,

Caused by the election of Councillor Thomas Rigby (Conservative, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1867) as an Alderman on 9 November 1868.
No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | | | Swing |

### No. 12, Lime Street,

Following the death of Councillor William Bottomley Bairstow (Liberal, Lime Street, elected 2nd November 1868) which was reported to the Council on 6 January 1869.
No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | Henry Hornby | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing |

### No. 5, Exchange,

The death of alderman Joseph Cooper J.P. Was reported to the Council on 10 February 1869.
Councillor James Tyrer (Conservative, elected for the Exchange ward on 1 November 1867) was elected as an alderman by the Council on 17 February 1869.
No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | Stephen Barker Guion | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing |

### No. 15, South Toxteth,

The death of Councillor William Cowley Miller (Liberal, elected for the South Toxteth ward on 1 November 1866) was reported to the Council on 2 June 1869.
No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | Richard Allison Watson | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing |