1897 Liverpool City Council election

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1897 Liverpool City Council election
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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 Thursday 1 November 1897. 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  ??-1 ?? ??
Liberal  ??+1 ?? ??
Irish Nationalists  ??0 ?? ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1897
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2101-175%55%24,293
  Liberal 410+114%40%17,888
  Irish Nationalist 300011%
  Labour 00000%2.8%1,243
 Independent00000%1.8%787
  Ind. Conservative 00000%0.043%19

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 Lorents Braun Haddock1,07656%
Liberal Louis Bartlett Phillips85444%
Majority222
Registered electors 3,089
Turnout 1,93062%
Conservative hold Swing

Breckfield

No. 6 Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Hall Walker *1,43460%
Liberal Jonathan Hargrove97340%
Majority461
Registered electors 4,038
Turnout 2,40760%
Conservative hold Swing

Brunswick

No. 25 Brunswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hartley Wilson *1,01651%
Liberal Samuel McMillin96149%
Majority55
Registered electors 3,116
Turnout 1,97763%
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

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

Dingle

No. 26 Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Evans *1,91464%
Liberal Harold Coventry1,06236%
Majority852
Registered electors 5,276
Turnout 2,97656%
Conservative hold Swing

Edge Hill

No. 12 Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Barclay Light1,56666%
Labour Samuel Reeves 81634%
Majority750
Registered electors 4,966
Turnout 2,38248%
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

No. 9 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Lewis Lloyd *1,76355%
Liberal Joseph Thompson1,44845%
Ind. Conservative William Forshaw190.59%
Majority315
Registered electors 4,764
Turnout 3,23068%
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 16 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Sutherland Harmood-Banner *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Fairfield

No. 4 Fairfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas May Smith *85361%
Liberal John Henry Evans53939%
Majority314
Registered electors 3,385
Turnout 1,39241%
Conservative hold Swing

Granby

No. 22 Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Albert Henry Samuel *1,25351%
Liberal Joseph Harrison Jones1,20149%
Majority52
Registered electors 3,962
Turnout 2,45462%
Conservative hold Swing

Great George

No. 20 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Donnelly85354%
Conservative George Dalton73646%
Majority117
Registered electors 2,338
Turnout 1,58968%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Kensington

No. 11 Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Barns *1,40466%
Liberal Joseph Faraday70834%
Majority696
Registered electors 4,218
Turnout 2,11250%
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkdale

No. 2 Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant John Wilson *1,93958%
Liberal John Lyon Langford1,39842%
Majority541
Registered electors 6,265
Turnout 3,33753%
Conservative hold Swing

Low Hill

No. 10 Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Petrie *1,65661%
Liberal William Boote1,00637%
Independent Edward Stott371.4%
Majority650
Registered electors 4,215
Turnout 2,69964%
Conservative hold Swing

Netherfield

No. 8 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Jude *1,38982%
Labour John Shannon31318%
Majority1,076
Registered electors 4.342
Turnout 1,70239%
Conservative hold Swing

North Scotland

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

North Walton

No. 27 North Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Harvey Farmer *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Prince's Park

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

Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Nelson *99862%
Independent William Hopson62338%
Majority375
Registered electors 3,334
Turnout 1,62149%
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne's

No. 17 St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jacob Reuben Grant *72189%
Independent Hanst Hargreaves506%
Independent Edward Phillips425%
Majority671
Registered electors 3,473
Turnout 81323%
Liberal hold Swing

St. Domingo

No. 7 St. Domingo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Alfred Hampson *1,54168%
Liberal Charles Albert Slater61127%
Labour Clement William George1145%
Majority930
Registered electors 4,603
Turnout 2,26649%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 19 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Henry Watts *41692%
Independent Alfred Allsop357.8%
Majority381
Registered electors 2,078
Turnout 45122%
Liberal hold Swing

Sefton Park

No. 24 Sefton Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Augustus Frederick Warr MP *1,41356%
Liberal John Morris1,09444%
Majority319
Registered electors 4,366
Turnout 2,50757%
Conservative hold Swing

South Scotland

No. 14 South Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Patrick Kearney *unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

South Walton

No. 3 South Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Atwood Beaver1,21851%
Liberal Arthur Henry Bunney1,16249%
Majority56
Registered electors 3,703
Turnout 2,38054%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 15 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Thomas John Flynn *unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Wavertree

No. 5 Wavertree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Crosthwaite *1,05354%
Liberal Charles William Jones90046%
Majority153
Registered electors 2,598
Turnout 1,95375%
Conservative hold Swing

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Edward Walkington Stephenson *1,06952%
Liberal Thomas Utley98348%
Majority86
Registered electors 3,132
Turnout 2,05266%
Conservative hold Swing

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

By-elections

No.25, Brunswick

Caused by the death of Councillor Charles Arden (Conservative, Brunswick, elected 1 November 1896) [6] on 29 November 1897. [7]

No. 25 Brunswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Dalton1,05351%
Liberal John Clancy1,01549%
Edward Phillips80.39%
Majority38
Registered electors 3,116
Turnout 2,07667%
Conservative hold Swing

[8] [9]

No.3, South Walton, 25 January 1898

Caused by the death of Councillor Dr. Henry Richard Powell (Conservative, South Walton, elected 1 November 1896) [10] . [11]

No. 3 South Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Brodrick Smith-Brodrickunopposed
Registered electors 3,703
Conservative hold Swing

[11]

No.12, Edge Hill, 26 April 1898

Caused by the death of Councillor Jonathan Parry (Conservative, Edge Hill, elected 1 November 1895) [6] on 5 March 1898. [12]

No. 12 Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Wilson Walker1,06675%
Labour Samuel Reeves35425%
Majority712
Registered electors 4,966
Turnout 1,42029%
Conservative hold Swing

[13]

No. 3 South Walton, 20 July 1898

Alderman Joseph Glover died on 21 April 1898. [14]

The Right Honourable Sir Arthur Bower Forwood, Bart. MP was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 1 June 1898 [15] . [16]

The Right Honourable Sir Arthur Bower Forwood, Bart.MP resigned as an Alderman on 1 June 1898. [16]

Councillor John Ellison (Conservative, South Walton, elected 1 November 1895) [17] was elected as an Alderman by the city Council [18]

No. 3 South Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Houlding B.Sc.unopposed
Registered electors 3,703
Conservative hold Swing

[18]

No.24, Sefton Park, 18 October 1898

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Augustus Frederick Warr MP (Conservative, Sefton Park, elected 1 November 1895 [19] which was reported to the Council on 5 October 1898. [20]

No. 24 Sefton Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Radcliffe William Smithunopposed
Registered electors 4,366
Conservative hold Swing

[21]

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References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1897
  2. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 front page" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 1" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 2" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 3" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 3" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 51" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 79" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 80" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 2" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 130" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 212" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 240" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 230" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  15. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 272" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  16. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 273" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  17. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1895-1896 page 2" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  18. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 328" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  19. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1895-1896 page 6" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  20. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 390" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  21. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 422" . Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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