1884 Liverpool City Council election

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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Tuesday 1 November 1884. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative  ??-116 ??
Liberal  ??+10 ??
Irish Home Rule 3-103
Irish Nationalists 1+101

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1884
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1001-163%56%15,144
  Liberal 410+125%40%10,928
  Irish Nationalist 110+16%2.4%652
  Home Rule 101-16%1.6%423

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Bower *unopposed
Registered electors 2,312
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Bond Morgan *74651%
Liberal Thomas Cropper Ryley73149%
Majority152%
Registered electors 2,045
Turnout 1,47772%
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Barkeley Smith *7,85962%
Liberal Washington Champion Rawlins4,89138%
Majority2,96824%
Registered electors 22,147
Turnout 12,75058%
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Holder *unopposed
Registered electors 2,148
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Peet *45252%
Liberal William Hood42448%
Majority284%
Registered electors 1,151
Turnout 87676%
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas William Oakshottunopposed
Registered electors 1,531
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. Robert Hamilton *3,41059%
Liberal Henry Vaughan2,38041%
Majority1,03018%
Registered electors 9,641
Turnout 5,79060%
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Francis Joseph McAdam *unopposed
Registered electors 803
Liberal hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Frederick Smith76350%
Conservative William John Stewart *74850%
Majority150%N/A
Registered electors 2,327
Turnout 1,51165%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Hayes Sheen *88456%
Liberal James Fitzpatrick68444%
Majority20012%
Registered electors 2,278
Turnout 1,56869%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Curzon Dobell56151%
Liberal Samuel Hough54049%
Majority212%
Registered electors 1,530
Turnout 1,10172%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Benjamin Bowring 51552%
Conservative Arthur Hill Holme48448%
Majority314%
Registered electors 1,467
Turnout 99968%
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule Laurence Connolly *unopposed
Registered electors 7,083
Home Rule hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Ball *unopposed
Registered electors 5,473
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Patrick Byrne65261%
Home Rule Charles McArdle *42339%
Majority22922%N/A
Registered electors 1,546
Turnout 1,07570%
Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William John Lunt *unopposed
Registered electors 9,960
Conservative hold Swing

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

By-elections

No. 1, Everton, 21 November 1884

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Robert Galloway (Conservative, Everton, elected 1 November 1882). [6]

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Houlding8,19858%
David Hughes5,81942%
Majority2,379
Registered electors 22,147
Turnout 14,01763%
Conservative hold Swing

[7]

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References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1884
  2. ↑ Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1884
  3. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1884-1885 front page" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1884-1885 page 1" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1884-1885 page 2" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1882-1883 page 2" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1884-1885 page 32" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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