1886 Liverpool City Council election

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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Tuesday 1 November 1886. 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  ??+416 ??
Liberal  ??-60 ??
Irish Home Rule 5+205
Irish Nationalists 1001

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1886
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1240+475%55%3,805
  Liberal 206-612.5%45%3,103
  Home Rule 220+212.5%

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Menlove90360%
Liberal Thomas Goffey60640%
Majority29720%N/A
Registered electors 2,323
Turnout 1,50965%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Marke Wood *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Whitley MP *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Durning Holt *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Liberal hold

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Bird Hall40051%
Liberal Edward Paull38949%
Majority112%
Registered electors 1,132
Turnout 78970%
Conservative hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Duncan the youngerunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert Campbellunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Charles Hawley *32757%
Conservative Ephraim Walker24643%
Majority8114%
Registered electors 785
Turnout 57373%
Liberal hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Henry Larmor80956%
Liberal John McDiarmid *62640%
Majority18316%N/A
Registered electors 2,403
Turnout 1,43560%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. William Cross *88960%
Liberal John Prendeville60040%
Majority28920%
Registered electors 2,234
Turnout 1,48967%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sylvester Mattisonunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Isaac Morris55850%
Liberal Edmund Knowles Muspratt *55550%
Majority30%N/A
Registered electors 1,523
Turnout 1,11373%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule William Maddenunopposed
Registered electors
Home Rule gain from Liberal Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Bland Royden M.P. *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule John Yates *unopposed
Registered electors
Home Rule gain from Liberal Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Poole *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

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

Aldermanic Election

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1886, 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 1886 for a term of six years.

* - re-elected aldermen.

PartyAlderman
Conservative William Cross
Conservative John Hughes *
Conservative Henry Jennings *
Conservative Joseph Gibbons Livingston *
Conservative David MacIver *
Conservative Hugh Hathorn Nicholson *
Conservative Thomas Richard Shallcross *
Conservative Sir Andrew Barclay Walker

[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

By-elections

No. 2, Scotland, Tuesday 2 November 1886

Caused by the resignation of Cllr. Laurence Connolly MP (Irish Home Rule, Scotland, elected 1 November 1884). [11]

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Home Rule Edward Purcell1,23751%
Patrick Edmund O'Hare1,17549%
Majority62
Registered electors
Turnout 2,412
Home Rule hold Swing

[12]

No. 13, St. Anne's Street, 23 November 1886

Caused by the election of Dr. William Cross (Conservative, St. Anne's Street, elected 1 November 1886) [13] as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1886.

No. 13 St. Anne's Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
William Bennett84154%
John Prendiville71046%
Majority131
Registered electors 2,234
Turnout 1,55169%
Swing

[14]

No. 11, Abercromby

Alderman John Pearson died on 2 June 1887. [15] Councillor Anthony Bower (Conservative, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1884) [16] was elected by the council as an alderman on 6 July 1887. [17] [18] [19]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post Wednesday 2 November 1886
  2. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 front page" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 1" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 2" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 4" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 4" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 5" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 6" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 7" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 8" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1884-1885 page 2" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 3" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 2" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 48" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  15. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 203" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  16. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1884-1885 page 2" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  17. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 207" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  18. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 208" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  19. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 209" . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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