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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1896. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.


After the election, the composition of the council was:































PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal

Conservative57-3????

Liberal17-3623

Irish Nationalists90211

Liberal Unionist1012


Contents





  • 1 Election result


  • 2 Ward results

    • 2.1 Abercromby


    • 2.2 Breckfield


    • 2.3 Brunswick


    • 2.4 Castle Street


    • 2.5 Dingle


    • 2.6 Edge Hill


    • 2.7 Everton


    • 2.8 Exchange


    • 2.9 Fairfield


    • 2.10 Granby


    • 2.11 Great George


    • 2.12 Kensington


    • 2.13 Kirkdale


    • 2.14 Low Hill


    • 2.15 Netherfield


    • 2.16 North Scotland


    • 2.17 North Walton


    • 2.18 Prince's Park


    • 2.19 Sandhills


    • 2.20 St. Anne's


    • 2.21 St. Domingo


    • 2.22 St. Peter's


    • 2.23 Sefton Park


    • 2.24 South Scotland


    • 2.25 South Walton


    • 2.26 Vauxhall


    • 2.27 Wavertree


    • 2.28 West Derby



  • 3 By-elections

    • 3.1 No.20 Great George, 20 November 1896


    • 3.2 No. 4, Fairfield, 16 March 1897


    • 3.3 No.10, Low Hill, 16 March 1897



  • 4 See also


  • 5 References




Election result[edit]








































































Liverpool Local Election Result 1896
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
 

Conservative
17
0
3
-3

28%
9,559

 

Liberal
7
3
0
+3

35%
12,031

 

Irish Nationalist
3
0
0
0

8.7%
3,010

 

Labour
0
0
0
0
0%
3.8%
1,318

 
Independent Irish Nationalist
0
0
0
0
0%
0.6%
208

 
Independent
0
0
0
0
0%
0.08%
28


Ward results[edit]


* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election


Comparisons are made with the 1895 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.



Abercromby[edit]











































No. 21 Abercromby
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Morris Paterson Jones *

976

58%



Liberal
William Boyle
688
41%



Labour
John O'Brien
17
1%

Majority
288



Registered electors
3,049



Turnout
1,681
55%



Conservative hold

Swing



Breckfield[edit]





































No. 6 Breckfield
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Louis Samuel Cohen *

1,240

88%



Labour
Robert Clement Faulkener
175
12%

Majority
1,065



Registered electors
3,978



Turnout
1,415
36%



Conservative hold

Swing



Brunswick[edit]





































No. 25 Brunswick
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Charles Arden *

1,073

52%



Liberal
John Alphonse Doughan
981
48%

Majority
92



Registered electors
3,110



Turnout
2,054
66%



Conservative hold

Swing



Castle Street[edit]























No. 18 Castle Street
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

John Lawrence

unopposed



Registered electors





Conservative hold

Swing



Dingle[edit]























No. 26 Dingle
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

William Robets *

unopposed



Registered electors





Conservative hold

Swing



Edge Hill[edit]





































No.No. 12 Edge Hill
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Samuel Wasse Higginbottom *

1,446

67%



Labour

Samuel Reeves
725
33%

Majority
721



Registered electors
4,770



Turnout
2,171
46%



Conservative hold

Swing



Everton[edit]











































No. 9 Everton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Captain William Denton

1,342

51%



Conservative
John Richard Pritchard *
1,209
46%



Labour
James Brinton
71
3%

Majority
133



Registered electors
4,826



Turnout
2,622
65%



Liberal gain from Conservative

Swing



Exchange[edit]























No. 16 Exchange
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Edmond Brownbill *

unopposed



Registered electors





Liberal hold

Swing



Fairfield[edit]























No. 4 Fairfield
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Frank John Leslie *

unopposed



Registered electors





Conservative hold

Swing



Granby[edit]





































No. 22 Granby
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

John Lea *

1,404

56%



Conservative
Arthur Noel Newling
1,085
44%

Majority
319



Registered electors
3,978



Turnout
2,489
63%



Liberal hold

Swing



Great George[edit]





































No. 20 Great George
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

John Lamport Ellis *

767

57%



Conservative
George Brodrick Smith Brodrick
581
43%

Majority
186



Registered electors
2,216



Turnout
1,348
61%



Liberal hold

Swing



Kensington[edit]











































No. 11 Kensington
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Captain William Henry Edwards *

1,348

59%



Liberal
William Henry Watts the younger
681
30%



Labour
Isaac Newton
250
11%

Majority
667



Registered electors
4,175



Turnout
2,279
55%



Conservative hold

Swing



Kirkdale[edit]























No. 2 Kirkdale
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Robert Thompson *

unopposed



Registered electors





Conservative hold

Swing



Low Hill[edit]





































No. 10 Low Hill
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Col. Charles Stewart Dean *

1,304

50.02%



Liberal
Dr. Joseph George McCann
1,303
49.98%

Majority
1



Registered electors
4,151



Turnout
2,607
63%



Conservative hold

Swing



Netherfield[edit]





































No. 8 Netherfield
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

William Watson Rutherford *

1,203

89%


Independent Irish Nationalist
Thomas Burke
146
11%

Majority
1,057



Registered electors
4,327



Turnout
1,349
31%



Conservative hold

Swing



North Scotland[edit]























No. 13 North Scotland
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Irish Nationalist

Edward Purcell *

unopposed



Registered electors





Irish Nationalist hold

Swing



North Walton[edit]





































No. 27 North Walton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Peter McGuffie

1,069

70%



Liberal
Thomas Macreavey
448
30%

Majority
621



Registered electors
3,263



Turnout
1,517
46%



Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing



Prince's Park[edit]























No. 23 Prince's Park
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Walter William Thomas *

unopposed



Registered electors





Conservative hold

Swing



Sandhills[edit]





































No. 1 Sandhills
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Irish Nationalist

Patrick Joseph Deery *

1,062

53%



Conservative
George Louis Meade
932
47%

Majority
130



Registered electors
3,196



Turnout
1,994
62%



Irish Nationalist hold

Swing



St. Anne's[edit]

















































No. 17 St. Anne's
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

George King

1,110

52%



Conservative
Ellis Brammall junior
944
44%


Independent Irish Nationalist
John McKiernan
62
2.9%



Independent
George John Trgilgas
28
1.3%

Majority
166



Registered electors
3,485



Turnout
2,144
62%



Liberal gain from Conservative

Swing



St. Domingo[edit]











































No. 7 St. Domingo
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Joseph Bennett Colton *

1,107

66%



Liberal
Thomas Pritchard
481
29%



Labour
Clement William George
80
4.8%

Majority
626



Registered electors
4,479



Turnout
1,668
37%



Conservative hold

Swing



St. Peter's[edit]























No. 19 St. Peter's
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Samuel Hough *

unopposed



Registered electors





Liberal hold

Swing



Sefton Park[edit]























No. 24 Sefton Park
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Richard Dart *

unopposed



Registered electors





Conservative hold

Swing



South Scotland[edit]





































No. 14 South Scotland
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Irish Nationalist

Owen O'Hara *

1,072

71%



Irish Nationalist
Patrick Jeremiah Kelly
438
29%

Majority
634



Registered electors
3,537



Turnout
1,510
43%



Irish Nationalist hold

Swing



South Walton[edit]





































No. 3 South Walton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Dr. Henry Richard Powell *

1,044

50.3%



Liberal
Arthur Henry Bunney
1,032
49.7%

Majority
12



Registered electors
3,728



Turnout
2,076
56%



Conservative hold

Swing



Vauxhall[edit]























No. 15 Vauxhall
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Richard Robert Meade-King *

unopposed



Registered electors





Liberal hold

Swing



Wavertree[edit]





































No. 5 Wavertree
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

John Kellitt

919

51%



Conservative
Henry Arthur Watson *
899
49%

Majority
20



Registered electors
2,494



Turnout
1,818
73%



Liberal gain from Conservative

Swing



West Derby[edit]





































No. 28 West Derby
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

William Craigie Williams *

1,057

55%



Liberal
Thomas Utley
875
45%

Majority
182



Registered electors
3,085



Turnout
1,932
63%



Conservative hold

Swing


[1][2][3][4][5]



By-elections[edit]



No.20 Great George, 20 November 1896[edit]


Caused by the death of Councillor Simeon Smith (Liberal, Great George elected 1 November 1895)[6] on 28 October 1896.[5]























No. 20 Great George
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Edward Paull JP

unopposed



Registered electors
2,216




Liberal hold

Swing


[7]



No. 4, Fairfield, 16 March 1897[edit]


Caused by the death of Councillor Thomas Hewitson (Conservative, Fairfield, elected 1 November 1895)[6] on 6 February 1897.[8]























No. 4 Fairfield
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Joseph Hunter

unopposed



Registered electors





Conservative hold

Swing


[9]



No.10, Low Hill, 16 March 1897[edit]


Following a petition causing the election of Col. Charles Stewart Dean (Conservative) on 2 November 1896[4] to be declared void.[9]





































No. 10 Low Hill
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Col. Charles Stewart Dean *

1,636

53%



Liberal
Dr. Joseph George McCann
1,427
47%

Majority
209



Registered electors
4,151



Turnout
3,063
74%



Conservative hold

Swing


[9]



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 3 November 1896


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