# 1873 Liverpool Town Council election

Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Monday 1 November 1873. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Ten 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 1873 :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 9 | | | | 56% | 56% | 11,297 | |
| | Liberal | 7 | | | | 44% | 44% | 8,745 | |
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 |
| | Liberal | Robertson Gladstone * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,689 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David MacIver | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,897 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Vining * | 4,929 | 59% |
| | Liberal | David Hughes | 3,436 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,493 | 18% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,742 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,365 | 47% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Stephen Barker Guion * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,445 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Peet | 486 | 50.4% |
| | Liberal | Edward Lewis | 479 | 49.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,511 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 965 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | James Allanson Picton * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,068 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Harrison * | 1,709 | 58% |
| | Liberal | William Pirrie Sinclair | 1,236 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 474 | 16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,000 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,944 | 49% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Edward Hamilton * | 305 | 50% |
| | Liberal | James Steel | 303 | 50% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 774 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 608 | 79% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Philip Henry Rathbone * | 736 | 58% |
| | Conservative | Dr. Arthur Brown Steele | 533 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,689 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,269 | 47% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Dr. John Stopford Taylor * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,647 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Huntington * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,029 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Alexander Balfour | 576 | 52% |
| | Conservative | Edward Lewis Wigan | 537 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,753 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,113 | 63% |
| | gain from Liberal | gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John McArdle * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,851 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Isaac Jackson | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,084 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Peter Silvester Bidwell * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,087 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Samuelson * | 2,798 | 59% |
| | Liberal | Daniel Rowlinson Ratcliff | 1,980 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 818 | 18% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,601 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,778 | 63% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## By-elections
### No. 13, St. Anne Street, 27 March 1874

Caused by the death of Councillor James Denton (Conservative, St. Anne Street, elected 1 November 1871)
No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dr. William Cross | 514 | 54% |
| | | Henry Ashby | 323 | 34% |
| | | W. N. S. Cope | 106 | 11% |
| | | John Morrell | 16 | 1.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 20% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,647 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 959 | 36% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |