# 1872 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1872. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
The Ballot Act 1872 received Royal Assent on 18 July 1872, introducing the Secret Ballot.
Six 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 1872 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 9 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 56% | 48% | 6,668 | |
| | Liberal | 6 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 38% | 44% | | |
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 | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Bower | 788 | 55% | |
| | Liberal | Arthur Earle | 653 | 45% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 10% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,236 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,441 | 64% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | 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 | Thomas Holder | 887 | 58% | |
| | Conservative | Hugh Hathorn Nicholson | 644 | 42% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | 16% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,257 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,531 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Hughes * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Rowlands Minton * | 612 | 63% |
| | Liberal | John Horsfall | 361 | 37% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | 26% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,560 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 973 | 62% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Fell Steble * | 544 | 93% |
| | Liberal | William Lyon Warke | 40 | 7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 504 | 86% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 584 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Henry Jennings * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Houghton * | 727 | 56% |
| | Liberal | Samuel James Capper | 577 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,330 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,304 | 56% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Tarbuck * | 708 | 61% |
| | Liberal | William Dawbarn | 446 | 39% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 22% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,307 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,154 | 50% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Owen Hugh Williams | 674 | 58% |
| | Liberal | George Mayall jnr. | 498 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | 16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,641 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,172 | 71% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Charles Tricks Bowring * | 466 | 70% |
| | Conservative | William George Bradley | 196 | 30% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 | 40% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,595 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 662 | 42% |
| | 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 | % |
| | | Richard Allison Watson * | 1,018 | 71% |
| | Liberal | Henry Jevons | 361 | 25% |
| | Conservative | John Hughes | 53 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 657 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,169 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,432 | 34% |
| | gain from Conservative | 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 | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Durning Holt | 1,818 | 51% | |
| | Conservative | John Birch Melladew * | 1,722 | 49% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,885 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,540 | 60% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

## By-elections
### Aldermanic By Election 6 January 1873

The death of alderman Oliver Holden was reported to the Council on 1 January 1873.
Former Councillor John Birch Melladew (Conservative, West Derby, last elected 1 November 1869) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and aldermen) on 6 January 1873.

### Aldermanic By Election, 9 April 1872

Alderman William Bennett resigned on 12 February 1873.
Thomas Carey was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 9 April 1873.

### No. 15, South Toxteth, 28 March 1873

The death of Councillor John Parrat (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1871) was reported to the Council on 24 March 1873.
No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Bland Royden | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,169 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### No. 12, Lime Street, 22 July 1873

The death of Councillor Henry Hornby (Conservative, Lime Street, elected 1 November 1871) was reported to the Council on 6 August 1873
No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James Alexander Forrest | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,560 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |