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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1885. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.


After the elections, the composition of the council was:































PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal

Conservative??+316??

Liberal??-30??

Irish Home Rule3003

Irish Nationalists1001


Contents





  • 1 Election result


  • 2 Ward results

    • 2.1 Abercromby


    • 2.2 Castle Street


    • 2.3 Everton


    • 2.4 Exchange


    • 2.5 Great George


    • 2.6 Lime Street


    • 2.7 North Toxteth


    • 2.8 Pitt Street


    • 2.9 Rodney Street


    • 2.10 St. Anne Street


    • 2.11 St. Paul's


    • 2.12 St. Peter's


    • 2.13 Scotland


    • 2.14 South Toxteth


    • 2.15 Vauxhall


    • 2.16 West Derby



  • 3 By-elections

    • 3.1 No.2, Scotland, 11 November 1885


    • 3.2 No.12, Lime Street, 4 June 1886


    • 3.3 No. 16, North Toxteth, 22 July 1886



  • 4 See also


  • 5 References




Election result[edit]










































Liverpool Local Election Result 1885
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
 

Conservative
9
3
0
+3
56%
41%
2,184

 

Liberal
5
0
3
-3
31%
39%
2,103

 

Home Rule
2
0
0
0
12.5%
11%
607


Ward results[edit]


* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election



Abercromby[edit]























No. 11 Abercromby
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Dr. Nicholas Kenrick Marsh *

unopposed



Registered electors
2,325




Conservative hold

Swing



Castle Street[edit]





































No. 6 Castle Street
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

William Bartlett

830





Liberal
Walter Blease
687
45%

Majority
143



Registered electors
2,081



Turnout
1,517
73%



Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing



Everton[edit]























No. 1 Everton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

John Houlding

unopposed



Registered electors
22,344




Conservative hold

Swing



Exchange[edit]





































No. 5 Exchange
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Robert Wheeler Preston

788

56%



Home Rule
Dr. John Bligh
607
44%

Majority
181



Registered electors
2,154



Turnout
1,395
65%



Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing



Great George[edit]























No. 9 Great George
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

James Ruddin

unopposed



Registered electors
1,158




Liberal hold

Swing



Lime Street[edit]























No. 12 Lime Street
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Sir James Allanson Picton *

unopposed



Registered electors
1,863




Liberal hold

Swing



North Toxteth[edit]























No. 16 North Toxteth
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Thomas Hughes *

unopposed



Registered electors
2,709




Conservative hold

Swing



Pitt Street[edit]























No. 8 Pitt Street
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Jeremiah Miles *

unopposed



Registered electors
719




Liberal hold

Swing



Rodney Street[edit]





































No. 10 Rodney Street
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Philip Henry Rathbone *

856

64%



N. Smyth
477
36%

Majority
379



Registered electors
2,312



Turnout
1,333
58%



Liberal hold

Swing



St. Anne Street[edit]























No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Joseph Woodcock *

unopposed



Registered electors
2,351




Conservative hold

Swing



St. Paul's[edit]























No. 4 St. Paul's
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

John Davies *

unopposed



Registered electors
1,512




Liberal hold

Swing



St. Peter's[edit]





































No. 7 St. Peter's
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Arthur Hill Holme

566

50%



Liberal
John Stevenson *
560
50%

Majority
6



Registered electors
1,489



Turnout
1,126
76%



Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing



Scotland[edit]























No. 2 Scotland
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Home Rule

Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh *

unopposed



Registered electors
7,855




Home Rule hold

Swing



South Toxteth[edit]























No. 15 South Toxteth
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

William Radcliffe *

unopposed



Registered electors
5,586




Conservative hold

Swing



Vauxhall[edit]























No. 3 Vauxhall
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Home Rule

Dr. Andrew Commins MP *

unopposed



Registered electors
1,515




Home Rule hold

Swing



West Derby[edit]























No. 14 West Derby
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Edward Hatton Cookson

unopposed



Registered electors
10,084




Conservative hold

Swing


[1][2][3]



By-elections[edit]



No.2, Scotland, 11 November 1885[edit]


Caused by the resignation of Councillor Joseph Simpson (Liberal, Scotland, elected
1 November 1883),[4] reported to the Council on 2 December 1885.[5]





































No. 2 Scotland
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Home Rule

William Madden

1,791

85%



John McArdle
318
15%

Majority
1,473



Registered electors
7,855



Turnout
2,109
27%



Home Rule gain from Liberal

Swing


[6][7]



No.12, Lime Street, 4 June 1886[edit]


Caused by the death of Councillor Thomas Patrick Holden (Party?, Lime Street,
elected 1 November 1883)[8] on 17 May 1886.























No. 12 Lime Street
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

John Duncan the younger

unopposed



Registered electors
1,863




Conservative gain from [[|N/A]]

Swing


[9][10]



No. 16, North Toxteth, 22 July 1886[edit]


Alderman Thomas Rigby died on 4 June 1886.[11]
In his place Councillor John Hughes (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1st
November 1883)[12]
was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 7 July
1886[13][14]























No. 16 North Toxteth
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Herbert Campbell

unopposed



Registered electors
2,709




Conservative hold

Swing


[15]



See also[edit]


  • 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


References[edit]




  1. ^ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 3 November 1885


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