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1867 Liverpool Town Council Election
Elections to Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Town Council were held on Friday 1 November 1867. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Twelve of the sixteen wards were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: Election result Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context. Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby Castle Street Everton Exchange Great George Lime Street North Toxteth Pitt Street Rodney Street St. Anne Street St. Paul's St. Peter's Scotland South Toxteth Vauxhall West Derby By-elections No. 16, North Toxteth, 1 November 1867 Caused by the retirement of Councillor Edward Lawrence (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 2 November 1865). Aldermanic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. It consists of 90 councillors, three for each of the city's 30 wards. The council is currently controlled by the Labour Party and is led by Mayor Joanne Anderson. It is a constituent council of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. History Liverpool has been a town since 1207 when it was granted its first charter by King John. It has had a town corporation (the Corporation of Liverpool) since before the 19th century, and this was one of the corporations reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. Municipal Council In 1835, Liverpool expanded into the village of Everton and then the township of Kirkdale in the 1860s. The corporation created a police force in 1836. Liverpool was granted city status in 1880. When elected county councils were established in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888, Liverpool was one of the cities to become a county borough, and thus admin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
