1899 Liverpool City Council election

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1899 Liverpool City Council election
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←  1898 November 1, 1899 (1899-11-01) 1900  →
32 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 28 existing wards and 3 seats for the new Sefton Park East ward
59 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1899. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

Eleven of the thirty-one seats (29 wards, with a new ward of Sefton Park East electing three new councillors) were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative ??+1????
Liberal ??+2????
Irish Nationalist ??0????
Independent Irish Nationalist ??+1????
Liberal Unionist ??+1????
Independent????????

Election result

Liverpool local election result 1899
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1621+152.051.713,739
  Liberal 1142+235.036.59,692
  Irish Nationalist 21106.5
 Independent Irish Nationalist110+13.23.5929
  Liberal Unionist 110+13.2
  Independent Liberal 00.03.81,002
  Labour Repr. Cmte. 00.02.1549
  Ind. Conservative 00.01.5399
 Independent00.01.0279

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1896 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

Abercromby

No. 21 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Morris Paterson Jones *84453%
Liberal Dr. William Permewan74146%
Independent John O'Brien150.94%
Majority 103
Registered electors 2,983
Turnout 1,60054%
Conservative hold Swing

Breckfield

No. 6 Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Louis Samuel Cohen *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Brunswick

No. 25 Brunswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Roberts1,03152%
Conservative Roderick Killip96948%
Majority 62
Registered electors 3,157
Turnout 2,00063%
Liberal hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 18 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Lawrence *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Dingle

No. 26 Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Roberts *1,76164%
Independent Liberal Thomas Byrne1,00236%
Majority 759
Registered electors 5,402
Turnout 2,76351%
Conservative hold Swing

Edge Hill

No. 12 Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samuel Wasse Higginbottom * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Everton

No. 9 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Denton *97771%
Ind. Conservative David John Williams39929%
Majority 578
Registered electors 4,706
Turnout 1,37629%
Liberal hold Swing

Exchange

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

Fairfield

No. 4 Fairfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank John Leslie *71359%
Liberal John Henry Evans49541%
Majority 218
Registered electors 3,512
Turnout 1,20834%
Conservative hold Swing

Granby

No. 22 Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Lea *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

No. 20 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Lamport Ellis *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Kensington

No. 11 Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Henry Edwardes *1,41865%
Liberal William Benjamin Lewis76035%
Majority 658
Registered electors 4,307
Turnout 2,17851%
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkdale

No. 2 Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. John Utting1,80357%
Liberal Thomas Backhouse1,35243%
Majority 451
Registered electors 6,361
Turnout 3,15550%
Conservative hold Swing

Low Hill

No. 10 Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Stewart Dean *1,21680%
Liberal and Labour Clement William George30120%
Majority 915
Registered electors 4,153
Turnout 1,51737%
Conservative hold Swing

Netherfield

No. 8 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Watson Rutherford *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

North Scotland

No. 13 North Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Dr. Alexander Murray Blighunopposed
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

North Walton

No. 27 North Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter McGuffie *1,01865%
Labour Alexander McLaren54935%
Majority 469
Registered electors 3,689
Turnout 1,56742%
Conservative hold 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 *55090%
Independent John McGrath5910%
Majority 491
Registered electors 3,461
Turnout 60918%
Irish Nationalist gain from Liberal Swing

St. Anne's

No. 17 St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Saunby1,02251%
Liberal John Clancy90345%
Independent Michael Conway583%
Independent Thomas Hart110.55%
Independent Edward Phillips30.15%
Majority 119
Registered electors 3,401
Turnout 1,99759%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Domingo

No. 7 St. Domingo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Bennett Colton *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

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

Sefton Park East

No. 24A Sefton Park East - 3 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Jappunopposed
Liberal John Morrisunopposed
Conservative Lt. Col. Robert Stephen Porterunopposed
Registered electors
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Sefton Park West

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

South Scotland

No. 14 South Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Irish NationalistAustin Harford92965%
Irish Nationalist James Fitzpatrick51035%
Majority 419
Registered electors 3,329
Turnout 1,43943%
Independent Irish Nationalist gain from Irish Nationalist

South Walton

No. 27 South Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Evans1,06151%
Conservative George Brodrick Smith-Brodrick1,03449%
Majority 27
Registered electors 3,971
Turnout 2,09553%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Vauxhall

No. 15 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Robert Meade-King *39674%
Independent John Hughes13626%
Majority 260
Registered electors 2,080
Turnout 53226%
Liberal hold Swing

Wavertree

No. 5 Wavertree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Unionist James Willcox Alsop1,02659%
Liberal Ebenezer Thompson71241%
Majority 314
Registered electors 3,359
Turnout 1,73852%
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Dr. Thomas Utley96351%
Conservative William Craigie Williams *91549%
Majority 48
Registered electors 3,189
Turnout 1,87859%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

By-elections

No. 24 Sefton Park West, November 1899

The resignation of Councillor Francis Henderson (Conservative, Sefton Park West, elected 1 November 1898) [12] was reported to the Council on 9 November 1899 . [13]

No. 24 Sefton Park West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Stanley Rogerson Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 3,189
Conservative hold

[14]

No. 17, St. Anne's, November 1899

The resignation of Councillor Jacob Reuben Grant (Liberal, St. Anne's, elected 1 November 1897) [15] was reported to the Council on 9 November 1899 . [16]

No. 17 St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George King55896%
William Saxton183.1%
Thomas Hart81.4%
Majority 540
Registered electors 3,401
Turnout 58417%
Liberal hold Swing

[14]

No.19, St. Peter's, November 1899

The resignation of Alderman Henry Hugh Hornby (Liberal Unionist, elected by the council 9 November 1898) [17] was reported to the Council on 9 November 1899 . [16]

Councillor William Henry Watts (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1897) [15] was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1899. [14]

No. 19 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Crosfield49996%
Thomas Hill Joseph224.2%
Majority 477
Registered electors
Turnout 521
Liberal hold Swing

[14]

No.23 Prince's Park, November 1899

On the addition of No. 24a Sefton Park East ward, [16] Councillor William James Burgess (Conservative, Prince's Park, elected 1 November 1897) [18] was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1899. [19]

No. 23 Prince's Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harild Chaloner Dowdall Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

[14]

No. 4, Fairfield ward, 15 May 1900

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Frank John Leslie (Conservative, Fairfield, elected 1 November 1899). [3] [20]

No. 4 Fairfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
William Craigie Williams72059%
John Henry Evans49541%
Majority 218
Registered electors
Turnout 1,215
Swing

[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 front page" . Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 1" . Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 2" . Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 3" . Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (1)" . Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (2)" . Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (3)" . Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (4)" . Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (5)" . Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (6)" . Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (7)" . Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1898-1899 page 2" . Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 4" . Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1898-1899 page 52" . Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  15. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 3" . Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  16. 1 2 3 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 5" . Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  17. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1898-1899 page 7" . Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  18. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 2" . Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  19. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1899 page 6" . Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  20. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1899 page 288" . Retrieved 25 April 2017.
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