1891 Liverpool City Council election

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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1891. 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  ??-216 ??
Liberal  ??+20 ??
Irish Nationalists 6006
Independent 1001

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1891
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 713-244%50%23,384
  Liberal 731+244%23%10,936
  Irish Nationalist 200013%6%3,009
  Labour 00%19%8,638
  Ind. Conservative 00000%1.5%694
  Parnellist 00000%0.028%13

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. Nicholas Kenrick Marsh *82053%
Liberal Charles Henry Beloe72447%
Majority966%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,544
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Bartlett *73352%
Liberal Samuel Hough67748%
Majority564%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,410
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Houlding *7,10057%
Labour William Nicholson5,38843%
Majority1,71214%
Registered electors
Turnout 12,488
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Alphonse Doughan82151%
Conservative Ralph Watts Leyland *80449%
Majority172%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 1,625
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Ruddin *45259%
Conservative William Roberts30841%
Majority14418%
Registered electors
Turnout 760
Liberal hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Petrie60954%
Liberal John Henderson52946%
Majority808%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 1,138
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William James Burgess3,37554%
Liberal John Lamport Eills2,81946%
Majority5568%
Registered electors
Turnout 6,194
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Scott32559%
Conservative William King22941%
Majority9618%
Registered electors
Turnout 554
Liberal hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Henry Picton80654%
Ind. Conservative George Henry Ball69446%
Majority1128%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 1,500
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Samuel McMillin *83352%
Conservative William Clarkson75147%
Parnellite Nationalist Thomas O'Brien130.81%
Majority82
Registered electors
Turnout 1,597
Liberal hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Robert Meade-King50251%
Conservative Charles Stewart Dean47549%
Majority272%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 977
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George Grierson52151%
Conservative Arthur Hill Holme49949%
Majority222%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,020
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh *2,62366%
Conservative Dr. John Utting1,33034%
Majority1,29332%
Registered electors 6.775
Turnout 3,95358%
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James De Bels Adam2,25654%
Liberal Joseph Paul Brunner1,92746%
Majority3298%
Registered electors 5,600
Turnout 4,18375%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 14 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Andrew Commins MP *38652%
Conservative William Henry Edwardes24934%
Labour Hugh McAleavy10214%
Majority13718%
Registered electors
Turnout 737
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Hatton Cookson *3,84655%
Labour William Matain3,14845%
Majority69810%
Registered electors 11,222
Turnout 6,99462%
Conservative hold Swing

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

By-elections

No. 2, Scotland, 16 January 1892

Caused by the resignation of Councillor George Jeremy Lynsky (Irish Nationalist, Scotland, elected 1 November 1889) [6] was reported to the council on 6 January 1892 . [7]

Councillor Lynsky resigned his seat to become a candidate for the city coronership.

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist George Jeremy Lynsky *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold

[8]

No. 10, Rodney Street,

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Ernest Augustine Gibson (Liberal, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1889), [9] which was reported to the council on 3 February 1892. [10]

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
gain from Swing

No. 1, Everton ward, 16 February 1892

Caused by the death of Councillor Edward Whitley MP (Conservative, Everton ward, elected 1 November 1889). [11]

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ralph Watts Leyland4,71257%
Thomas McCracken3,28840%
Independent Irish Nationalist Patrick Kelly2052.5%
I & TWilliam Saxton31
Majority1,424
Registered electors
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

[12]

Aldermanic By-election, 2 March 1892

The death of Alderman William John Lunt on 14 February 1892 was reported to the council on 2 March 1892. [13]

To fill this position Edward Lawrence was elected by the council as an Alderman on 2 March 1892 [14] [15] [16]

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References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 2 November 1891
  2. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 front page" . Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 1" . Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 2" . Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 3" . Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 2" . Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 92" . Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 100" . Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 2" . Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 100" . Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 2" . Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 129" . Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 128" . Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 131" . Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  15. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 132" . Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  16. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 133" . Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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