1889 Liverpool City Council election

Last updated

1889 Liverpool City Council election
Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg
←  1888 November 1, 1889 (1889-11-01) 1890  →
16 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 16 wards
33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Friday 1 November 1889. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

Four of the sixteen seats were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative ??-516??
Liberal ??+40??
Irish Nationalists 4+204
Irish Home Rule 2-202
Liberal Unionist 1+101

Election result

Liverpool local election result 1889
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 705-544%57%16,723
  Liberal 640+450%18%5,163
  Irish Nationalist 220+213%19%5,423
  Liberal Unionist 110+16.3%
  Labour 00000%5.5%1,602

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Menlove *75753%
Liberal John Lea68447%
Majority 736%
Registered electors 2,210
Turnout 1,44165%
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Henry Hugh Hornbyunopposed
Registered electors
Liberal Unionist gain from Conservative Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Whitley MP *5,43384%
Irish Nationalist Thomas Kelly1,05016%
Majority 4,38368%
Registered electors 23,228
Turnout 6,48328%
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

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

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Whitely42354%
Conservative William Roberts36446%
Majority 598%N/A
Registered electors 1,079
Turnout 78773%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Duncan the younger *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert Campbell *2,13571%
Irish Nationalist Michael McGrath89329%
Majority 1,24242%
Registered electors 9,549
Turnout 3,02832%
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Charles Hawley *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ernest Augustine Gibson72151%
Conservative Matthew Henry Larmor68249%
Majority 392%N/A
Registered electors 2,275
Turnout 1,40362%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur John Jones Bamford64043%
Liberal Jacob Reuben Grant61341%
Henry Cartwright Gilmore24716%
Majority 27
Registered electors 2,080
Turnout 1,50072%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Philip Henry Rathbone52054%
Conservative Sylvester Mattison *45046%
Majority 708%N/A
Registered electors 1,353
Turnout 97072%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Henry Watts60954%
Conservative Isaac Morris *51545%
Majority 94N/A
Registered electors 1,479
Turnout 1,12476%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist George Jeremy Lynskey2,89077%
Conservative Harry Thomas85823%
Majority 2,03254%N/A
Registered electors 6,832
Turnout 3,74856%
Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Evans1,71752%
Liberal John Thomas1,59348%
Majority 1244%
Registered electors 5,468
Turnout 3,31061%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist John Gregory Taggart57473%
Conservative Henry Fitzwilliam Neale21427%
Majority 36046%N/A
Registered electors 1,174
Turnout 78867%
Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ephraim Walker2,95865%
Labour William Matkin1,60235%
Majority 1.35630%
Registered electors 10,448
Turnout 4,56044%
Conservative hold Swing

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

Aldermanic Election

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1892, 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 1889 for a term of six years.

* - re-elected aldermen.

PartyAlderman
Conservative Anthony Bower *
Conservative Arthur Bower Forwood *
Conservative Sir William Bower Forwood *
Conservative Alexander Garnett *
Conservative Edward Grindley *
Conservative Sir David Radcliffe *
Conservative William Radcliffe
Conservative Edward Samuelson *

[6]

By-elections

No. 15, South Toxteth, Tuesday 26 November 1889

Caused by the election of William Radcliffe (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1888) [7] being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1889 [8]

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James De Bels Adam1,73445%
Liberal John Thomas1,69944%
Harry Thomas39810%
Majority 135
Registered electors 5,468
Turnout 3,83170%
Conservative hold Swing

[9]

No. 14, West Derby, Tuesday 17 December 1889

Following the resignation of Sir Andrew Barclay Walker as an alderman [10] , Councillor William John Lunt (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1887) [11] was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 December 1889 . [12]

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Barrell Rodway2,38460%
Labour William Matkin1,56640%
Majority 81820%
Registered electors 10,448
Turnout 3,95038%
Conservative hold Swing

[13]

No. 12, Lime Street, Tuesday 25 February 1890

The resignation of Alderman Sir David Radcliffe was reported to the Council on 8 January 1890 . [14]

Councillor Thomas William Oakshott (Conservative. Lime Street, elected 1 November 1887) [15] , was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 5 February 1890 . [16]

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Davy Laurence57454%
Conservative Isaac Morris49646%
Majority 788%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 1,070
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

[17]

No. 3, Vauxhall, Friday 23 May 1890

The death, on 5 May 1890, of Councillor Patrick Byrne (Irish Home Rule, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1887) [18] was reported to the Council on 7 May 1890 . [19]

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Thomas Kelly39452%
Conservative Henry Fitzwilliam Neale21829%
Patrick Joseph Deery14920%
Majority 176
Registered electors 1,174
Turnout 76165%
Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule Swing

[20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post Saturday 2 November 1889
  2. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 front page" . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 1" . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 2" . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 front page 3" . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 7" . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 2" . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 7" . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 60" . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 61" . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 2" . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 62" . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 82" . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 109" . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  15. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1885-1888 page 2" . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  16. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 117" . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  17. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 158" . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  18. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 2" . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  19. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 199" . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  20. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 222" . Retrieved 2 April 2017.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.