The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-11-06 00:00:00

GREAT GEORGE WARD.

The candidates in this ward were Mr. John Lawrence and
Mr. John Rogers. There was considerable excitement in the
ward during the day. In the first hour, Mr. Lawrence took
the lead, and continued at the head of the poll until its close.
At twelve o'clock the numbers were—For Mr. Lawrence, 152;
Mr. Rogers, 116. At half-past one o'clock—Mr. Lawrence,
186 ; Mr. Rogers, 144. After that hour the numbers on be-
half of Mr. Lawrence gradually increased, and at three o'clock
the candidates stood as follows Lawrence, 215 ; Mr.
Rogers, 156. At the close of the poll the numbers stood—For
Mr. Lawrence, 232 ; Mr. Rogers, 159 ; giving a majority to
the former gentleman of 73 votes. Upon the exact state of
the poll being declared, the friends of the successful candidate
cheered most lustily, and then marched in procession, headed
by a band of music, to their committee-room, at the White Lion
public house, where some of Mr. Lawrence's committee ad-
dressed the electors at great length.

WEST DERBY WARD.
Mr. Arthur Henderson, the retiring member, was opposed
by Mr. John Aikin, and at the close of the poll, after a keen
canted, the numbers stood—for Mr. Henderson 284, for Mr.
Aikin 331
NORTH AND SOUTH TOXTBTH WARDS.
These wards were most hotly contested. Throughout the
day there was the utmost party violence displayed, each party
exerting their utzrost to get his favourite candidate returned.
In the North Toxbeth Ward the retiring candidate was
Mr. Hilton Halhead, and at a meeting of the ratepayers it
was decided that Mr. Thomas Evans should be selected to
oppose him, he beiug, as it was alleged, the nominee of the
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readers will be enabled to judge how the popular feeling
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Time lO. 11. 12. 1. 2. 3.
Halhead Bl 136 184 229 273 293
Evans 26 60 84 95 111 121

In the South Toxteth Ward Mr. Horsfall was the retiring
councillor. He declined to come forward again, and Mr.
Farnworth was, by a requisition, requested to take his place.
In opposition to him, however,.st a meeting of the ratepayers,
it was proposed that Mr. M`Gregor should be elected, and the
greatest exertions were used to secure his return, but at the
close of the poll it was found that he was in a minority, as will
be seen by the statement published each hour—
Time lO. 11. 12. 1. 2. 3.
Farnworth 77 113 158 200 237 267
M`Gregor 23 38 62 73 77 82
Up to the time of closing the poll the utmost excitement
prevailed in the two wards.
When the pool was closed, the successful candidates ad-
journed to the Royal Oak, the central committee for the two
wards, accompanied by a band of music and a large body of
electors. The chairman, Mr. Robinson, expressed the great
pLeasure he felt in having to communicate to them that they
(the Conservatives) had gained .a glorious victory, and stated
that it was a proof that the unanimity of feeling shown this
day was the feeling of the wards, for they found that the
persons selected to represent them by what was called the
dictating party were returned by the same nambers —indeed,
it might be said to be a neck-and-neck encounter between the
two wards. In the north ward they found that Mr. Halhead
had, at the close of the poll, 313 votes, and Mr. Evans 129,
being a majority of 181. In the south ward Mr. Farnworth
had polled 267, and Mr. M'Oregor .83, also being a majority of
184. That was a peculiar instance, and showed that the feel-
ing of the two wards was in unanimity with the successful
candidates. Three cheers were then given for Mr. Halhead,
who tame forward and stated that as the ratepayers had re-
elected him, after three years' servitude, he should pursue the
same course he had hitherto done, which was to benefit the
interests of the ratepayers of the town.
Mr. Farnworth, the newly-elected member for the southern
district, also stated that he would do his utmost to follow in
the footsteps of Mr. Halhead, who had served them for so many
Tears. ‘(Cheers.) A vote of thanks was then passed to the
.chairman, and the proceedings terminated.