1889 Liverpool City Council election
1889 Liverpool City Council election
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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Friday 1 November 1889. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Four of the sixteen seats were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ?? | -5 | 16 | ?? | |
Liberal | ?? | +4 | 0 | ?? | |
Irish Nationalists | 4 | +2 | 0 | 4 | |
Irish Home Rule | 2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | |
Liberal Unionist | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 |
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 Aldermanic Election
4 By-elections
4.1 No. 15, South Toxteth, Tuesday 26 November 1889
4.2 No. 14, West Derby, Tuesday 17 December 1889
4.3 No. 12, Lime Street, Tuesday 25 February 1890
4.4 No. 3, Vauxhall, Friday 23 May 1890
5 See also
6 References
Election result[edit]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 44% | 57% | 16,723 | |
| Liberal | 6 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 50% | 18% | 5,163 | |
| Irish Nationalist | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 13% | 19% | 5,423 | |
| Liberal Unionist | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.3% | |||
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 5.5% | 1,602 |
Ward results[edit]
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Menlove * | 757 | 53% | ||
Liberal | John Lea | 684 | 47% | ||
Majority | 73 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,210 | ||||
Turnout | 1,441 | 65% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Castle Street[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Henry Hugh Hornby | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal Unionist gain from Conservative | Swing |
Everton[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Whitley MP * | 5,433 | 84% | ||
Irish Nationalist | Thomas Kelly | 1,050 | 16% | ||
Majority | 4,383 | ||||
Registered electors | 23,228 | ||||
Turnout | 6,483 | 28% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Exchange[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Durning Holt * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Great George[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Whitely | 423 | 54% | ||
Conservative | William Roberts | 364 | 46% | ||
Majority | 59 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,079 | ||||
Turnout | 787 | 73% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Lime Street[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Duncan the younger * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
North Toxteth[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Campbell * | 2,135 | 71% | ||
Irish Nationalist | Michael McGrath | 893 | 29% | ||
Majority | 1,242 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,549 | ||||
Turnout | 3,028 | 32% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pitt Street[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Charles Hawley * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Rodney Street[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ernest Augustine Gibson | 721 | 51% | ||
Conservative | Matthew Henry Larmor | 682 | 49% | ||
Majority | 39 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,275 | ||||
Turnout | 1,403 | 62% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Anne Street[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur John Jones Bamford | 640 | 43% | ||
Liberal | Jacob Reuben Grant | 613 | 41% | ||
Henry Cartwright Gilmore | 247 | 16% | |||
Majority | 27 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,080 | ||||
Turnout | 1,500 | 72% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Paul's[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Philip Henry Rathbone | 520 | 54% | ||
Conservative | Sylvester Mattison * | 450 | 46% | ||
Majority | 70 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,353 | ||||
Turnout | 970 | 72% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Peter's[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Henry Watts | 609 | 54% | ||
Conservative | Isaac Morris * | 515 | 45% | ||
Majority | 94 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,479 | ||||
Turnout | 1,124 | 76% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Scotland[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | George Jeremy Lynskey | 2,890 | 77% | ||
Conservative | Harry Thomas | 858 | 23% | ||
Majority | 2,032 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,832 | ||||
Turnout | 3,748 | 56% | |||
Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule | Swing |
South Toxteth[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Evans | 1,717 | 52% | ||
Liberal | John Thomas | 1,593 | 48% | ||
Majority | 124 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,468 | ||||
Turnout | 3,310 | 61% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Vauxhall[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | John Gregory Taggart | 574 | 73% | ||
Conservative | Henry Fitzwilliam Neale | 214 | 27% | ||
Majority | 360 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,174 | ||||
Turnout | 788 | 67% | |||
Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule | Swing |
West Derby[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ephraim Walker | 2,958 | 65% | ||
Labour | William Matkin | 1,602 | 35% | ||
Majority | 1.356 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,448 | ||||
Turnout | 4,560 | 44% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
[1][2][3][4]
Aldermanic Election[edit]
At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1892, the terms of office
of eight alderman expired.[5]
The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1889 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
Party | Alderman | |
---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Bower * | |
Conservative | Arthur Bower Forwood * | |
Conservative | Sir William Bower Forwood * | |
Conservative | Alexander Garnett * | |
Conservative | Edward Grindley * | |
Conservative | Sir David Radcliffe * | |
Conservative | William Radcliffe | |
Conservative | Edward Samuelson * |
[6]
By-elections[edit]
No. 15, South Toxteth, Tuesday 26 November 1889[edit]
Caused by the election of William Radcliffe (Conservative, South Toxteth,
elected 1 November 1888)[7] being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1889
[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James De Bels Adam | 1,734 | 45% | ||
Liberal | John Thomas | 1,699 | 44% | ||
Harry Thomas | 398 | 10% | |||
Majority | 135 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,468 | ||||
Turnout | 3,831 | 70% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
[9]
No. 14, West Derby, Tuesday 17 December 1889[edit]
Following the resignation of Sir Andrew Barclay Walker as an alderman
[10]
, Councillor William John Lunt (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1887)
[11]
was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 December 1889
.[12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Barrell Rodway | 2,384 | 60% | ||
Labour | William Matkin | 1,566 | 40% | ||
Majority | 818 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,448 | ||||
Turnout | 3,950 | 38% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
[13]
No. 12, Lime Street, Tuesday 25 February 1890[edit]
The resignation of Alderman Sir David Radcliffe was reported to the Council on 8 January 1890
.[14]
Councillor Thomas William Oakshott (Conservative. Lime Street, elected 1 November
1887)
[15]
, was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 5 February 1890
.[16]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Davy Laurence | 574 | 54% | ||
Conservative | Isaac Morris | 496 | |||
Majority | 78 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,070 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
[17]
No. 3, Vauxhall, Friday 23 May 1890[edit]
The death, on 5 May 1890, of Councillor Patrick Byrne (Irish Home Rule, Vauxhall,
elected 1 November 1887)
[18] was reported to the Council on 7 May 1890
.[19]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | Thomas Kelly | 394 | 52% | ||
Conservative | Henry Fitzwilliam Neale | 218 | 29% | ||
Patrick Joseph Deery | 149 | 20% | |||
Majority | 176 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,174 | ||||
Turnout | 761 | 65% | |||
Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule | Swing |
[20]
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]
^ Liverpool Daily Post Saturday 2 November 1889
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^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 109". Retrieved 2 April 2017.
^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1885-1888 page 2". Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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