1905 Liverpool City Council election

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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1905.

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There were three new seats: the first seat for Fazakerley, the third seat for Wavertree West and the second seat for Old Swan.

This election saw the first Socialist and Labour Councillors elected to the Council.

Eleven of the 35 seats were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative  ??-3 ??70
Liberal  ??+7 ??48
Irish Nationalist  ??-1 ??12
Protestant 5-105
Socialist 1+101
Labour 1+101
Independent Irish Nationalist ??-10 ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1905
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal 2070+654%34%15,864
  Conservative 1025-331%47%22,319
  Irish Nationalist 201-15.7%3.6%1,715
  Socialist 110+12.9%2.4%1,137
  Labour Repr. Cmte. 110+12.9%1.9%884
  Independent Irish Nationalist 110+12.9%1.7%809
  Protestant 001-10%4.3%2,037
 Independent00000%0.73%344

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1902 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

Abercromby

No. 21 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Black *85051%
Conservative William Phillips82749%
Majority23
Registered electors 2,647
Turnout 1,67763%
Liberal hold Swing

Aigburth

No. 29 Aigburth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hartley Wilson *46950%
Liberal Albert Edward Jacob46650%
Majority3
Registered electors 1,319
Turnout 93571%
Conservative hold Swing

Anfield

No. 3 Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Evans *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Breckfield

No. 6 Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Louis Samuel Cohen *1,61262%
Protestant James Henry Taylor97838%
Majority634
Registered electors 4,190
Turnout 2,59062%
Conservative hold Swing

Brunswick

No. 25 Brunswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Roberts *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 18 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Augustus Patterson *67553%
Conservative Alexander Wilson60047%
Majority75
Registered electors 2,106
Turnout 1,275
Liberal hold Swing

Dingle

No. 26 Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. Richard Catonunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Edge Hill

No. 12 Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Clement Freeman1,38051%
Conservative John Gordon1,34149%
Majority39
Registered electors 4,831
Turnout 2,72156%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Everton

No. 9 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Denton *1,31953%
Conservative Owen Harrison Williams1,16347%
Majority156
Registered electors 4,631
Turnout 2,48254%
Liberal hold Swing

Exchange

No. 16 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Bibby *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Fairfield

No. 4 Fairfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank John Leslie *65084%
Independent James McCormick12616%
Majority524
Registered electors 3,694
Turnout 77621%
Conservative hold Swing

Fazakerley

No. 31 Fazakerley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Sharrock Higginbottom29065%
Liberal Thomas Hesketh15435%
Majority290
Registered electors 560
Turnout 44479%
Conservative win (new seat)

Garston

No. 30 Garston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Picthall83254%
Conservative George Washington Hughes70646%
Majority126
Registered electors 2,016
Turnout 1,53876%
Liberal 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%±%
Socialist John Wolfe Tone Morrisey1,13740%
Conservative Dr. Charles Alexander Hill1,07637%
Liberal Benjamin Loft Wilson65923%
Majority61
Registered electors 4,632
Turnout 2,87262%
Socialist gain from Conservative Swing

Kirkdale

No. 2 Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. John Utting *1,60962%
Labour John Stewart Ratcliffe98638%
Majority623
Registered electors 6,338
Turnout 2,59541%
Conservative hold Swing

Low Hill

No. 10 Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John McEvoy1,01351%
Conservative Joseph Roby *97249%
Majority41
Registered electors 3,902
Turnout 1,98551%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Netherfield

No. 8 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Watson Rutherford MP *1,24478%
Independent John Carr34222%
Majority902
Registered electors 4,181
Turnout 1,58638%
Conservative hold Swing

North Scotland

No. 13 North Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Austin Harfordunopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Old Swan

No. 28A Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Irish Nationalist Michael Phelan80953%
Irish Nationalist James Bolger71347%
Majority96
Registered electors 3,123
Turnout 1,52249%
Independent Irish Nationalist win (new seat)

Prince's Park

No. 23 Prince's Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Acheson Lyle Rupert Rathbone *1,09851%
Conservative Frederick William Frodsham1,06949%
Majority29
Registered electors
Turnout 2,167
Liberal hold Swing

Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Irish Nationalist Patrick Joseph Deery1,00251%
Protestant William Singleton97849%
Majority24
Registered electors 3,332
Turnout 1,98059%
Liberal and Irish Nationalist hold Swing

St. Anne's

No. 17 St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Sexton 88454%
Conservative Harris Fineberg70944%
Independent John Murphy20.13%
Majority175
Registered electors 2,903
Turnout 1,59555%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. Domingo

No. 7 St. Domingo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George William Whittaker1,40657%
Protestant William Ellis Jones *1,05943%
Majority347
Registered electors 4,553
Turnout 2,46554%
Conservative gain from Protestant Swing

St. Peter's

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

Sefton Park East

No. 24A Sefton Park East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Wilfrid Bowring Stoddart *1,13754%
Conservative William Parkfield Wethered98346%
Majority154
Registered electors 3,484
Turnout 2,12061%
Liberal hold Swing

Sefton Park West

No. 24 Sefton Park West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Dart *78056%
Liberal Harold Goad Crosfield61844%
Majority780
Registered electors 2,092
Turnout 1,39867%
Conservative hold Swing

South Scotland

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

Vauxhall

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

Walton

No. 3A Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Brodrick Smith Brodrick *1,07951%
Liberal George Mitchell1,05749%
Majority22
Registered electors 4,062
Turnout 2,13653%
Conservative hold Swing

Warbreck

No. 27 Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edward West95759%
Conservative Thomas Alfred Bell66341%
Majority294
Registered electors 2,828
Turnout 1,62057%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Wavertree

No. 5 Wavertree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Clarke Morrison90763%
Conservative James Stewart54337%
Majority364
Registered electors 2,323
Turnout 1,45062%
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing

Wavertree West

No. 5A Wavertree West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Berrington Jones1,16755%
Conservative James Willcox Allsopp93845%
Majority229
Registered electors 3,496
Turnout 2,10560%
Liberal win (new seat)

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Samuel Skelton96657%
Conservative Sidney Stanley Dawson74143%
Majority225
Registered electors 2,742
Turnout 1,70762%
Liberal hold Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

Aldermanic Election, 13 June 1906

Caused by the resignation of Alderman William Edward Willink (Conservative, Wavertree West, elected 9 November 1903) [21] [22] [23] was reported to the Council on 2 May 1906, [24] in his place, Councillor Simon Jude (Conservative, Netherfield, elected 1 November 1903) [25]

was elected as an alderman on 13 June 1906.

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Conservative Simon JudeNo.5A Wavertree1907

[26] [27]

By-elections

No.18 Castle Street, 18 December 1905

Caused by the resignation of Councillor John Thomas Wood (Conservative, Castle Street, elected 2 November 1903) [28] was reported to the Council on 6 December 1905 [29]

No. 18 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Willcox Alsopunopposed
Registered electors 2,106
Conservative hold Swing

[30] [31]

No.17 St. Anne's,

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Isaac Caton Glover (Conservative, St. Anne's, elected 1 November 1904) [32] which was reported to the Council on 7 February 1906 [33]

No. 17 St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Dr. James Clement Baxter71055%
Joseph Maguire57445%
Majority136
Registered electors 2,903
Turnout 1,28444%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

[34] [35]

No.4 Fairfield, 19 April 1906

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Frank John Leslie (Conservative, Fairfield, elected 1 November 1905) [3] which was reported to the Council on 4 April 1906. [36]

No. 4 Fairfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alfred Gates1,00053%
Independent Thomas Dowd89447%
Majority106
Registered electors 3,694
Turnout 1,89451%
Conservative hold Swing

[24] [37]

No.25 Brunswick, 15 May 1906

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Thomas Byrne (Liberal, Brunswick, elected 1 November 1904) [32] which was reported to the Council on 2 May 1906 [24]

No. 25 Brunswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Patrick Charles Kelly73056%
William Richard Gasking44433%
Thomas Byrne17613%
Majority286
Registered electors
Turnout 1,350
Liberal hold Swing

[38]

No.8 Netherfied, 5 July 1906

Caused by Councillor Simon Jude (Conservative, Netherfield, elected 1 November 1903) [25] being elected as an alderman on 13 June 1906 [26] [27]

No. 8 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
James Tomkinson79756%
Protestant John Walker61944%
Majority178
Registered electors 4,181
Turnout 1,41634%
gain from Swing

[39]

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  20. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post and Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1905
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