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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1908.


After the election, the composition of the council was:





































PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal

Conservative62+62486

Liberal28-5634

Irish Nationalist110314

Labour1001

Protestant?-1??


Contents





  • 1 Election result


  • 2 Ward results

    • 2.1 Abercromby


    • 2.2 Aigburth


    • 2.3 Anfield


    • 2.4 Breckfield


    • 2.5 Brunswick


    • 2.6 Castle Street


    • 2.7 Dingle


    • 2.8 Edge Hill


    • 2.9 Everton


    • 2.10 Exchange


    • 2.11 Fairfield


    • 2.12 Fazakerley


    • 2.13 Garston


    • 2.14 Granby


    • 2.15 Great George


    • 2.16 Kensington


    • 2.17 Kirkdale


    • 2.18 Low Hill


    • 2.19 Netherfield


    • 2.20 North Scotland


    • 2.21 Old Swan


    • 2.22 Prince's Park


    • 2.23 Sandhills


    • 2.24 St. Anne's


    • 2.25 St. Domingo


    • 2.26 St. Peter's


    • 2.27 Sefton Park East


    • 2.28 Sefton Park West


    • 2.29 South Scotland


    • 2.30 Vauxhall


    • 2.31 Walton


    • 2.32 Warbreck


    • 2.33 Wavertree


    • 2.34 Wavertree West


    • 2.35 West Derby



  • 3 Aldermanic elections

    • 3.1 Aldermanic election, 9 November 1908


    • 3.2 Aldermanic election, 27 October 1909



  • 4 By-elections

    • 4.1 No. 8 Netherfield, 26 November 1908


    • 4.2 No. 28A Old Swan, 26 November 1908


    • 4.3 No.16 Exchange ward, 29 January 1909


    • 4.4 No.19 St. Peter's, 15 June 1909


    • 4.5 No. 22 Granby, 7 October 1909



  • 5 See also


  • 6 References




Election result[edit]


















































































Liverpool Local Election Result 1908
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
 

Conservative
18
6
0
+6
53%
55%
14,708

 

Liberal
13
0
5
-5
38%
29%
7,771

 

Irish Nationalist
3
0
0
0
9%
3.5%
928

 

Labour
1
0
0
0
3%
0%
0

 

Socialist
0
0
1
-1
0%
4.5%
1,203

 

Protestant
0
0
1
-1
0%
3.7%
972

 

Independent
0
0
0
0
0%
2.23%
593

Note that due to the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in context.



Ward results[edit]


* - Retiring councillor seeking re-election


Comparisons are made with the 1905 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.



Abercromby[edit]





































No. 21 Abercromby
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Dr. Henry Herbert Clarke

873

56%



Liberal
Arthur Black *
677
44%

Majority
196



Registered electors
2,417



Turnout
1,550
64%



Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing



Aigburth[edit]























No. 36 Aigburth
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Hartley Wilson *

unopposed



Registered electors





Conservative hold

Swing



Anfield[edit]























No. 3 Anfield
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

William Evans *

unopposed



Registered electors





Liberal hold

Swing



Breckfield[edit]























No. 6 Breckfield
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Frank John Leslie *

unopposed



Registered electors





Conservative hold

Swing



Brunswick[edit]























No. 25 Brunswick
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Thomas Roberts *

unopposed



Registered electors





Liberal hold

Swing



Castle Street[edit]























No. 15 Castle Street
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Richard George Hough

unopposed



Registered electors





Liberal hold

Swing



Dingle[edit]























No. 12 Dingle
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Dr. Richard Caton *

unopposed



Registered electors





Conservative hold

Swing



Edge Hill[edit]





































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


Conservative

William Wilson Walker

1,605

70%



Liberal
Clement Freeman *
701
30%

Majority
904



Registered electors
4,643



Turnout
2,306
50%



Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing



Everton[edit]























No. 9 Everton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

William Denton *

unopposed



Registered electors





Liberal hold

Swing



Exchange[edit]























No. 13 Exchange
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Joseph Bibby *

unopposed



Registered electors





Liberal hold

Swing



Fairfield[edit]





































No. 25 Fairfield
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Thomas Dowd

1,477

56%



Liberal
A. Gates
1,156
44%

Majority
321



Registered electors
3,818



Turnout
2,633
69%



Conservative hold

Swing



Fazakerley[edit]























No. 31 Fazakerley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Henry Sharrock Higginbottom *

unopposed



Registered electors





Conservative hold

Swing



Garston[edit]























No. 30 Garston
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

James Picthall *

unopposed



Registered electors





Liberal hold

Swing



Granby[edit]























No. 22 Granby
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

John Lea *

unopposed



Registered electors





Liberal hold

Swing



Great George[edit]























No. 20 Great George
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

John Lamport Ellis *

unopposed



Registered electors





Liberal hold

Swing



Kensington[edit]





































No. 11 Kensington
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

John Gordon

1,641

58%



Socialist
John Wolfe Tone Morrissey *
1,203
42%

Majority
438



Registered electors
4,639



Turnout
2,844
61%



Conservative gain from Socialist

Swing



Kirkdale[edit]























No. 2 Kirkdale
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Dr. John Utting *

unopposed



Registered electors





Conservative hold

Swing



Low Hill[edit]























No. 10 Low Hill
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

David Pearson *

unopposed



Registered electors





Conservative hold

Swing



Netherfield[edit]





































No. 8 Netherfield
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

William Waugh *

996

57%



Protestant
John Walker
740
43%

Majority
256



Registered electors
4,007



Turnout
1,736
43%



Conservative hold

Swing



North Scotland[edit]























No. 13 North Scotland
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Irish Nationalist

James Bolger

unopposed



Registered electors





Irish Nationalist hold

Swing



Old Swan[edit]





































No. 28A Old Swan
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

John Edwards

1,265

75%



Socialist
Alan John Tracy
431
25%

Majority
834



Registered electors
3,173



Turnout
1,696
53%



Conservative gain from Irish Nationalist

Swing



Prince's Park[edit]























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


Liberal

Acheson Lyle Rupert Rathbone *

unopposed



Registered electors





Liberal hold

Swing



Sandhills[edit]











































No. 1 Sandhills
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Irish Nationalist

Patrick Joseph Deery *

928

61%



Ind. Conservative
John Carr
459
30%



Independent
James Maher
134
9%

Majority
469



Registered electors
3,303



Turnout
1,521
46%



Irish Nationalist hold

Swing



St. Anne's[edit]























No. 6 St. Anne's
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

James Sexton *

unopposed



Registered electors





Labour hold

Swing



St. Domingo[edit]





































No. 23 St. Domingo
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

George William Whittaker *

1,345

85%



Protestant
Isaac Adams
232
15%

Majority
1,113



Registered electors
4,447



Turnout
1,577
35%



Conservative hold

Swing



St. Peter's[edit]





































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


Liberal

Burton William Ellis *

617

54%



Conservative
Henry Lyons
516
46%

Majority
101



Registered electors
1,744



Turnout
1,133
65%



Liberal hold

Swing



Sefton Park East[edit]





































No. 24A Sefton Park East
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Reginald George Layton

1,318

53%



Liberal
Wilfrid Bowring Stoddart
1,156
47%

Majority
162



Registered electors
3,534



Turnout
2,474
70%



Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing



Sefton Park West[edit]























No. 24 Sefton Park West
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

F. Pritchard

unopposed



Registered electors





Conservative hold

Swing



South Scotland[edit]























No. 14 South Scotland
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Irish Nationalist

Austin Harford *

unopposed



Registered electors





Irish Nationalist hold

Swing



Vauxhall[edit]





































No. 4 Vauxhall
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Max Muspratt

651

55%



Conservative
George Marks Davey
530
45%

Majority
121



Registered electors
1,779



Turnout
1,181
66%



Liberal hold

Swing



Walton[edit]























No. 3A Walton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

J. McDermott

unopposed



Registered electors





Conservative hold

Swing



Warbreck[edit]























No. 26 Warbreck
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Edward West *

unopposed



Registered electors





Liberal hold

Swing



Wavertree[edit]





































No. 34 Wavertree
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Charles Clarke Morrison *

960

53%



Conservative
George Brodrick Smith-Brodrick
864
47%

Majority
96



Registered electors
2,938



Turnout
1,824
62%



Liberal hold

Swing



Wavertree West[edit]





































No. 5A Wavertree West
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Edmund Gerson Jackson

1,175

55%



Liberal
William Berrington Jones *
971
45%

Majority
204



Registered electors
3,475



Turnout
2,146
62%



Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing



West Derby[edit]





































No. 28 West Derby
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

William James Bailes

1,103

56%



Liberal
Samuel Skelton *
882
44%

Majority
221



Registered electors
3,029



Turnout
1,985
66%



Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing


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



Aldermanic elections[edit]



Aldermanic election, 9 November 1908[edit]


Following the death of Alderman William Hall Jowett (Conservative, elected as an alderman on 9 November 1907),[6] Councillor James Lister (Conservative, Old Swan, elected 1 November
1907)[7] was elected as an alderman on 9 November 1908.[8]











PartyAldermanWardTerm expires

ConservativeJames Lister'
1913


Aldermanic election, 27 October 1909[edit]


The resignation of Alderman William James Burgess (Conservative, elected as an alderman 9 November
1904)[9][10] was reported to the Council on 6 October 1909.[11]


In his place, Councillor Arthur Crosthwaite (Conservative, Wavertree, elected 1 November 1906)[12] was elected as an alderman by the Council on 27 October 1909.[13]











PartyAldermanWardTerm expires

ConservativeArthur CrosthwaiteNo.3 Anfield1910

[14][15]



By-elections[edit]



No. 8 Netherfield, 26 November 1908[edit]


Caused by the resignation of Councillor George Sturla (Conservative, Netherfield, elected 1 November 1907)[16] which was reported to the Council on 9 November 1908[17]





































No. 8 Netherfield
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±



John Alfred Irving

1,008

58%



Protestant
John Walker
721
42%

Majority
287



Registered electors
4,007



Turnout
1,729
43%


[[|N/A]] gain from [[|N/A]]

Swing


[18]



No. 28A Old Swan, 26 November 1908[edit]


Caused by the election of Councillor James Lister (Conservative, Old Swan, elected 1 November
1907)[7] was elected as an alderman on 9 November 1908.[8]























No. 28A Old Swan
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Charles Burchall

unopposed



Registered electors
3,173




Conservative hold

Swing


[19]



No.16 Exchange ward, 29 January 1909[edit]


Caused by the death of Robert Durning Holt (Liberal, Exchange, elected 1 November 1907)[20] on 10 December 1908.























No. 13 Exchange
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Frederick Charles Bowring

unopposed



Registered electors





Liberal hold

Swing


[21]



No.19 St. Peter's, 15 June 1909[edit]


The resignation of Councillor Horace Muspratt (Party?, St. Peter's, elected 15 April 1908)[22] was reported to the Council on 2 June 1909.[23]























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


Liberal

John Byrne

unopposed



Registered electors





Liberal hold

Swing


[24]



No. 22 Granby, 7 October 1909[edit]


Caused by the death of Councillor Robert Henry Bullen (Liberal, Granby, elected 1 November 1907).[25]





































No. 22 Granby
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Independent

Eleanor Florence Rathbone

1,066

67%



Francis James Welland
516
33%

Majority
550



Registered electors




Turnout
1,582




Independent gain from Liberal

Swing


[26][14]


This by-election was notable in that Eleanor Rathbone
was the first woman elected to Liverpool City Council.



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–present

  • History of local government in England


References[edit]




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