1896 Liverpool City Council election

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1896 Liverpool City Council election
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←  1895 November 1, 1896 (1896-11-01) 1897  →
28 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 28 wards
57 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1896. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative 57-3 ?? ??
Liberal 17-3623
Irish Nationalists 90211
Liberal Unionist 1012

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1896
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1703-328%9,559
  Liberal 730+335%12,031
  Irish Nationalist 30008.7%3,010
  Labour 00000%3.8%1,318
 Independent Irish Nationalist00000%0.6%208
 Independent00000%0.08%28

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1895 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

Abercromby

No. 21 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Morris Paterson Jones *97658%
Liberal William Boyle68841%
Labour John O'Brien171%
Majority288
Registered electors 3,049
Turnout 1,68155%
Conservative hold Swing

Breckfield

No. 6 Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Louis Samuel Cohen *1,24088%
Labour Robert Clement Faulkener17512%
Majority1,065
Registered electors 3,978
Turnout 1,41536%
Conservative hold Swing

Brunswick

No. 25 Brunswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Arden *1,07352%
Liberal John Alphonse Doughan98148%
Majority92
Registered electors 3,110
Turnout 2,05466%
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 18 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Lawrenceunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Dingle

No. 26 Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Robets *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Edge Hill

No. 12 Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samuel Wasse Higginbottom *1,44667%
Labour Samuel Reeves 72533%
Majority721
Registered electors 4,770
Turnout 2,17146%
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

No. 9 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Captain William Denton1,34251%
Conservative John Richard Pritchard *1,20946%
Labour James Brinton713%
Majority133
Registered electors 4,826
Turnout 2,62265%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Exchange

No. 16 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edmond Brownbill *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Fairfield

No. 4 Fairfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank John Leslie *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Granby

No. 22 Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Lea *1,40456%
Conservative Arthur Noel Newling1,08544%
Majority319
Registered electors 3,978
Turnout 2,48963%
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

No. 20 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Lamport Ellis *76757%
Conservative George Brodrick Smith Brodrick58143%
Majority186
Registered electors 2,216
Turnout 1,34861%
Liberal hold Swing

Kensington

No. 11 Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Captain William Henry Edwards *1,34859%
Liberal William Henry Watts the younger68130%
Labour Isaac Newton25011%
Majority667
Registered electors 4,175
Turnout 2,27955%
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkdale

No. 2 Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Thompson *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Low Hill

No. 10 Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Col. Charles Stewart Dean *1,30450.02%
Liberal Dr. Joseph George McCann1,30349.98%
Majority1
Registered electors 4,151
Turnout 2,60763%
Conservative hold Swing

Netherfield

No. 8 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Watson Rutherford *1,20389%
Independent Irish NationalistThomas Burke14611%
Majority1,057
Registered electors 4,327
Turnout 1,34931%
Conservative hold Swing

North Scotland

No. 13 North Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Edward Purcell *unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

North Walton

No. 27 North Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter McGuffie1,06970%
Liberal Thomas Macreavey44830%
Majority621
Registered electors 3,263
Turnout 1,51746%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Prince's Park

No. 23 Prince's Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Walter William Thomas *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Patrick Joseph Deery *1,06253%
Conservative George Louis Meade93247%
Majority130
Registered electors 3,196
Turnout 1,99462%
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

St. Anne's

No. 17 St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George King1,11052%
Conservative Ellis Brammall junior94444%
Independent Irish NationalistJohn McKiernan622.9%
Independent George John Trgilgas281.3%
Majority166
Registered electors 3,485
Turnout 2,14462%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Domingo

No. 7 St. Domingo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Bennett Colton *1,10766%
Liberal Thomas Pritchard48129%
Labour Clement William George804.8%
Majority626
Registered electors 4,479
Turnout 1,66837%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 19 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Samuel Hough *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Sefton Park

No. 24 Sefton Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Dart *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

South Scotland

No. 14 South Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Owen O'Hara *1,07271%
Irish Nationalist Patrick Jeremiah Kelly43829%
Majority634
Registered electors 3,537
Turnout 1,51043%
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

South Walton

No. 3 South Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. Henry Richard Powell *1,04450.3%
Liberal Arthur Henry Bunney1,03249.7%
Majority12
Registered electors 3,728
Turnout 2,07656%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 15 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Robert Meade-King *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Wavertree

No. 5 Wavertree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Kellitt91951%
Conservative Henry Arthur Watson *89949%
Majority20
Registered electors 2,494
Turnout 1,81873%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Craigie Williams *1,05755%
Liberal Thomas Utley87545%
Majority182
Registered electors 3,085
Turnout 1,93263%
Conservative hold Swing

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

By-elections

No.20 Great George, 20 November 1896

Caused by the death of Councillor Simeon Smith (Liberal, Great George elected 1 November 1895) [6] on 28 October 1896. [5]

No. 20 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edward Paull JPunopposed
Registered electors 2,216
Liberal hold Swing

[7]

No. 4, Fairfield, 16 March 1897

Caused by the death of Councillor Thomas Hewitson (Conservative, Fairfield, elected 1 November 1895) [6] on 6 February 1897. [8]

No. 4 Fairfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Hunterunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

[9]

No.10, Low Hill, 16 March 1897

Following a petition causing the election of Col. Charles Stewart Dean (Conservative) on 2 November 1896 [4] to be declared void. [9]

No. 10 Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Col. Charles Stewart Dean *1,63653%
Liberal Dr. Joseph George McCann1,42747%
Majority209
Registered electors 4,151
Turnout 3,06374%
Conservative hold Swing

[9]

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References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post 3 November 1896
  2. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 front page" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 1" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 2" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 3" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1895-1896 page 2" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 front page 78" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 185" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 218" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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