Elections to Liverpool Town Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1865. One-third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Seven of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
PartyCouncillors ± Aldermen TotalConservative ?? ?? ?? ??Liberal ?? ?? ?? ??
Election result
Because nine of the sixteen wards were uncontested, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
Castle Street
Time Thomas Chilton Peter Bancroft Votes % Votes % 10:00 59 54% 50 46% 11:00 152 59% 107 41% 12:00 218 55% 179 45% 13:00 260 55% 216 45% 14:00 311 56% 248 44% 15:00 365 55% 301 45% 16:00 398 55% 323 45%
Everton
Time Edward Whitley John Johnson Stitt Votes ! % ! Votes ! % 9:00 138 58% 102 42% 10:00 174 58% 125 42% 10:45 389 60% 262 40% 12:00 566 58% 407 42% 13:00 698 57% 531 43% 14:00 826 55% 685 45% 15:00 932 53% 685 45% 16:00 1,002 53% 894 47%
Exchange
Great George
Time John Haye Wilson James Sykes Votes % Votes % 10:00 76 48% 83 52% 11:00 143 56% 113 44% 13:00 185 53% 163 47% 14:00 196 52% 183 48% 15:00 223 53% 196 47% 16:00 233 51% 223 49%
Lime Street
Time William Bottomley Bairstow J. Lunt Votes % Votes % 10:00 75 62% 46 38% 11:00 143 66% 75 34% 12:00 181 60% 120 40% 13:00 238 59% 163 41% 14:00 259 59% 178 41% 15:00 291 59% 204 41% 16:00 317 58% 227 42%
North Toxteth
Pitt Street
Rodney Street
Time Charles J. English R. Galloway Votes ! % ! Votes ! % 10:00 100 72% 39 28% 11:00 189 73% 70 27% 12:00 338 68% 146 32% 13:00 417 65% 215 35% 14:00 450 63% 270 38% 15:00 487 62% 293 38% 16:00 496 62% 299 38%
St. Anne Street
Time Joseph Bennion James Fairhurst Votes % Votes % 10:00 60 56% 48 44% 11:00 88 53% 79 47% 12:00 125 54% 107 46% 13:00 151 52% 138 48% 14:00 181 53% 159 47% 15:00 206 53% 185 47% 16:00 224 51% 212 49%
St. Paul's
St. Peter's
Scotland
South Toxteth
Vauxhall
Time John Yates R. R. Minton Votes % Votes % 10:00 34 58% 25 42% 11:00 58 58% 42 42% 12:00 75 59% 52 41% 13:00 91 59% 64 41% 14:00 107 59% 75 41% 15:00 115 59% 81 41% 16:00 129 59% 91 41%
West Derby
Aldermanic Elections
At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1865, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.
The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1865 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
PartyAlderman Conservative Thomas Bold * Conservative James Parker * Conservative Joseph Cooper * Conservative Richard Cardwell Gardner * Conservative John Woodruff * Conservative John Stewart * Conservative Richard Sheil Conservative Charles Turner
See also
Liverpool City Council Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879 Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present History of local government in England
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