1893 Liverpool City Council election

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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1893. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

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Four of the sixteen seats were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative  ?? ??8 ??
Liberal  ?? ??6 ??
Irish Nationalists 5027
Independent Irish Nationalist1001
Liberal Unionist 1001

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1893
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 830+350%58%21,136
  Liberal 603-338%33%12,086
  Irish Nationalist 200012.5%6.4%2,321
  Labour 00000%2.2%818

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Morris Paterson Jones78150.2%
Liberal John Lea *77449.8%
Majority70.4%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 1,555
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Bond Morgan *83659%
Liberal George Jager the younger58041%
Majority25618%
Registered electors 2,157
Turnout 1,416
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Hoult7,91266%
Labour & LiberalCharles McLeod4,14534%
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout 12,057
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edmond Brownbill *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edward Paull *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Ripley64254%
Liberal Thomas Davy Laurence *55847%
Majority84
Registered electors
Turnout 1,200
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
William Edward Willink *1,82383%
Labour Patrick Flynn38517%
Majority1,438
Registered electors
Turnout 2,208
Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Dr. Joseph George McCann30662%
Conservative Isaac Ashton18738%
Majority11924%
Registered electors 728
Turnout 49368%
Liberal hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell jun.92657%
Liberal Charles Lancaster69643%
Majority92614%N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 1,622
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jacob Reuben Grant *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Nathaniel Topp *48452%
Conservative Robert Atwood Beaver44247%
Labour Edward Kaney80.86%
Majority42
Registered electors 1,232
Turnout 93476%
Liberal hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Samuel Hough51552%
Conservative John Wannop48048%
Majority354%
Registered electors 1,430
Turnout 99570%
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

No. 1 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Edward Purcell *2,32170%
Conservative George Turner97730%
Majority1,34440%
Registered electors
Turnout 3,298
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Ball *2,15756%
Liberal John Thomas Warrington1,69344%
Majority46412%
Registered electors 3,850
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Thomas Kellyunopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. Thomas Clarke3,97359%
Liberal John Henderson2,33535%
Labour Samuel Reeves 4256%
Majority1,63824%
Registered electors
Turnout 6,733
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2] [3]

By-elections

No. 15, South Toxteth, 20 February 1894

Caused by the resignation of Councillor James De Bels Adam (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1891), [4] which was reported to the Council on 7 February 1894. [5]

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Evansunopposed
Registered electors 3,850
Conservative hold Swing

[6] [7]

No. 6 Castle Street, 19 June 1894

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Henry Hugh Hornby (Liberal Unionist, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1892), [8] which was reported to the Council on 6 June 1894. [9]

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist Henry Hugh Hornby JP *unopposed
Registered electors 2,157
Liberal Unionist hold Swing

[10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Echo Thursday 2 November 1893
  2. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 front page" . Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 1" . Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 3" . Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 115" . Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 149" . Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 150" . Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1892-1893 page 2" . Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 225" . Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 243" . Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 244" . Retrieved 9 April 2017.
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