# 1880 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 1 November 1880. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Irish Home Rule | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1880 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 9 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 56% | 53% | 25,821 |
| Liberal | 6 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 37.5% | 41% | 20,040 |
| Home Rule | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6% | 6.1% | 2,972 |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas English Stephens | 1,041 | 52% | |
| | Conservative | Dr. George Gill * | 960 | 48% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | 4% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,478 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,001 | 81% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alexander Garnett * | 782 | 51% |
| | Liberal | George Holt | 756 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,945 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,538 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Whitley MP * | 7,972 | 61% |
| | Liberal | Owen Williams | 5,166 | 39% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,806 | 22% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 29,110 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,138 | 45% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Robert Durning Holt * | 905 | 57% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bond Morgan | 693 | 43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | 14% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,223 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,598 | 72% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Hays Wilson * | 523 | 56% |
| | Conservative | Walter Pierce | 415 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,210 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 938 | 78% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Alexander Forrest * | 713 | 52% |
| | Liberal | John Henderson | 658 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 55 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,705 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,371 | 80% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Hughes | 2,934 | 55% |
| | Liberal | John Thomas Warrington | 2,400 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 534 | 10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,844 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,334 | 68% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Henry Charles Hawley * | 393 | 57% |
| | Conservative | Henry Jennings | 294 | 43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 14% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 848 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 687 | 81% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Radcliffe * | 955 | 50% |
| | Liberal | Edward Richard Russell | 938 | 50% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 0% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,499 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,893 | 76% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dr. William Cross * | 1,070 | 51% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Shepherd Little | 1,018 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,571 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,088 | 81% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Curzon Dobell | 708 | 50% |
| | Liberal | William Williams | 703 | 50% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,767 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,411 | 80% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Edmund Knowles Muspratt * | 667 | 54% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Boumphrey | 560 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | 8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,632 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,227 | 75% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | Patrick de Lacy Garton * | 2,972 | 59% | |
| | Conservative | Joshua Siddeley | 2,096 | 41% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 876 | 18% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,828 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,068 | 65% | |
| | Home Rule gain from Home Rule League and Liberal Party (UK) | Home Rule gain from Home Rule League and Liberal Party (UK) | | | |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Bland Royden * | 1,937 | 57% |
| | Liberal | John Evans | 1,486 | 43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 451 | 14% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,004 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,423 | 68% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Yates * | 875 | 75% |
| | Conservative | David Quaile | 299 | 25% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 576 | 50% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,732 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,174 | 68% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Samuel Graves * | 3,433 | 58% |
| | Liberal | Charles Frederick Bosomworth | 2,511 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 922 | 16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,821 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,944 | 67% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## Aldermanic Elections

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1880, the terms of office of eight alderman expired. The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1880 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
| Party | Alderman |
| Conservative | William Chambres * |
| Conservative | Henry Jennings |
| Conservative | Joseph Gibbons Livingston * |
| Conservative | David MacIver MP * |
| Conservative | Hugh Hathorn Nicholson * |
| Conservative | Thomas Rigby * |
| Conservative | Thomas Richard Shallcross |
| Conservative | Sir Andrew Barclay Walker * |

## By-elections
### No. 6, Castle Street, 21 March 1881

Caused by the death of Councillor William Crossfield (Liberal, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1878),
which was reported to the Council meeting on 2 March 1881.
No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bond Morgan | 727 | 52% | |
| | Liberal | William Crosfield | 679 | 48% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | 4% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,945 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,406 | 72% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### No. 4, St. Paul's, 4 April 1881

Caused by the result of the election for the St. Paul's ward on 1 November 1879 being declared void under the Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act, 1872. Andrew Patterson, the Agent for George Curzon Dobell (Conservative), was found to have given 5 shillings to Catherine Tallon in order to induce her to vote for George Curzon Dobell.
No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Wheeler Preston | 635 | 50.4% |
| | Liberal | John Thomas Warrington | 626 | 49.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0.8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,767 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,261 | 71% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### No. 12, Lime Street, 4 April 1881

Caused by the result of the election for the Lime Street ward on 1 November 1879 being declared void under the Corrupt Practices (Municipal Elections) Act, 1872. Edward Dobson, the Agent for James Alexander Forrest (Conservative), was found to have given a pair of gloves to Martha Wilson in order to induce her to vote for James Alexander Forrest.
No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | John Henstock | 713 | 52% |
| | | Mr. Turner | 513 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,705 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,139 | 67% |
| | | | Swing | |

### No. 6, Castle Street, 11 May 1881

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James Marke Wood | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,945 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### No. 10, Rodney Street, 11 May 1881

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John McDiarmid | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,499 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |

### No. 9, Great George, 26 May 1881

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | John Frederick Rogers | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,210 |
| | | | Swing |

### No. 16, North Toxteth, 17 June 1881

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Fell Steble (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1878).
No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert Hamilton | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,844 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### No. 4, St. Paul's, 4 July 1881

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | John William McWean | 641 | 52% |
| | | Mr. Preston | 585 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,767 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,226 | 69% |
| | | | Swing | |