1883 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1883. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

This was the first local election since the passing of the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883 which "criminalised attempts to bribe voters and standardised the amount that could be spent on election expenses" and introduced election agents.

Twelve of the sixteen seats were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Councillors	±	Aldermen	Total
	Conservative	23	??	16	39
	Liberal	19	??	0	19
	Irish Home Rule	4	0	0	4

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Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1883

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	7
	Liberal	9					61.48%	3,972
	Home Rule	0	0	-1	-1		38.52%	2,489

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas English Stephens *	unopposed
Registered electors			2,345
	Liberal hold		Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Marke Wood	unopposed
Registered electors			2,021
	Conservative hold		Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Whitley MP *	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
Registered electors			21,491
	Conservative hold

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Durning Holt *	862	79%
	Home Rule	Edward Purcell	236	21%
Majority			626	58%
Registered electors			2,080
Turnout			1,098	53%
Rejected ballots			10
	Liberal hold		Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Frederick Rogers	unopposed
Registered electors			1,176
	Liberal hold		Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Patrick Holden	unopposed
Registered electors			1,575
	Conservative gain from		Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Hughes *	unopposed
Registered electors			9,131
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Henry Charles Hawley *	unopposed
Registered electors			798
	Liberal hold		Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John McDiarmid	unopposed
Registered electors			2,332
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dr. William Cross *	unopposed
Registered electors			2,364
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Thomas Warrington	560	77%
	Home Rule	Patrick Murphy	169	23%
Majority			391	54%	N/A
Registered electors			1,542
Turnout			729
Rejected ballots			3
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edmund Knowles Muspratt *	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
Registered electors			1,481
	Liberal hold

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Simpson	1,930	52%
	Home Rule	Patrick Byrne *	1,805	48%
Majority			125	4%	N/A
Registered electors			7,150
Turnout			3,735	52%
Rejected ballots			33
	Liberal gain from Home Rule		Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Bland Royden *	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
Registered electors			5,482
	Conservative hold

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Yates *	620	69%
	Irish Nationalist	John Denvir	279	31%
Majority			341	38%
Registered electors			1,692
Turnout			341	53%
Rejected ballots			5
	Liberal hold		Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Poole	unopposed
Registered electors			9,913
	Conservative hold		Swing

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Aldermanic Elections

At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1883, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.

The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1883 for a term of six years.

* - re-elected aldermen.

Party		Alderman
	Conservative	Andrew Boyd *
	Conservative	Arthur Bower Forwood *
	Conservative	Sir William Bower Forwood *
	Conservative	Alexander Garnett
	Conservative	Edward Grindley
	Conservative	John Nicol *
	Conservative	John Pearson *
	Conservative	Edward Samuelson *

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By-elections

No. 6, Castle Street, 13 November 1883

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Samuel Smith MP (Liberal, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1882) ^[11] which was reported to the council on 5 December 1883.

No. 6 Castle Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Crossfield	unopposed
Registered electors
			Swing

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No. 12, Lime Street, 23 November 1883

Caused by the election of Councillor Edward Grindley (Conservative, Lime Street, elected 1 November 1881) ^[14] as an aldermen by the council (councillors and aldermen) on 9 November 1883. ^[15]

No. 12 Lime Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas William Oakshott	674	54%
	Liberal	John Henderson	581	46%
Majority			93	8%
Registered electors			1,575
Turnout			1,255	80%
Rejected ballots			12
	Conservative hold		Swing

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Aldermanic By-Election, 9 January 1884

Caused by the death of Alderman Andrew Boyd on 20 December 1883. ^[18] Subsequently, former Councillor David Radcliffe (Conservative, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1880), ^[19] of Formby Hall Ainsdale, was elected as an alderman by the council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 9 January 1884. ^[20]

No. 14, West Derby, 26 April 1884

Caused by the death of Councillor Samuel Leigh Gregson (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1882) ^[21] on 3 April 1884. ^[22]

No. 14 West Derby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Hatton Cookson	3,589	54%
	Liberal	George McFerran	3,015	46%
Majority			574	8%
Registered electors			9,913
Turnout			6,604	67%
	Conservative hold		Swing

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No. 9, Great George, 21 May 1884

Caused by the resignation of Councillor John Frederick Rogers (Party?, Great George, elected 1 November 1883). ^[24]

No. 9 Great George

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward Paull	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
Registered electors			1,176
	Liberal hold

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No. 9, Great George, 2 September 1884

Caused by the death of Councillor Benjamin Lewis (Liberal, Great George, elected 1 November 1882) ^[27] on 12 August 1884. ^[28]

No. 9 Great George

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Ruddin	475	54%
		John Ellis	397	46%
Majority			78
Registered electors			1,176
Turnout			872	74%
	Liberal hold		Swing

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See also

• 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

1. Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1883
2. Liverpool Daily Post Friday 2 November 1883
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