1906 Liverpool City Council election

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1906 Liverpool City Council election
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←  1905 November 1, 1906 (1906-11-01) 1907  →
34 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 34 wards
69 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1906.

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One councillor was elected for each of the thirty-four wards. A total of fourteen councillors were elected unopposed, and twenty councillors were elected in contested elections.

Fourteen of the thirty-four seats were uncontested.

The Liverpool Protestant Party lost all three of the seats that they had won in the 1903 elections.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative  ?? ?? ??72
Liberal  ??0 ??46
Irish Nationalist 12+1214
Protestant 2-302
Labour 1001
Socialist Party1001

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1906
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2265%
  Liberal 711021%
  Irish Nationalist 510+115%
  Protestant 003-30%
  Labour 00000%
 Independent00000%

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1903 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

Abercromby

No. 21 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Lawrence87954%
Liberal Charles Allcot Whitney *75646%
Majority123
Registered electors 2,514
Turnout 1,63565%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Aigburth

No. 29 Aigburth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Albert Edward Jacob55952%
Conservative William Parkfield Wethered52048%
Majority39
Registered electors 1,450
Turnout 1,079
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Anfield

No. 3 Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Jones *1,03086%
Independent Joseph Bowers17414%
Majority856
Registered electors 2,830
Turnout 1,20443%
Liberal hold Swing

Breckfield

No. 6 Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Herbert Priest *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Brunswick

No. 25 Brunswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist John Alfred Kelly *unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist gain from Nationalist Party (Ireland) and Liberal Party (UK)

Castle Street

No. 18 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Willcox Alsop *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Dingle

No. 26 Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Owen Harrison Williams1,49972%
Liberal Thomas Byrne58628%
Majority913
Registered electors 5,268
Turnout 2,08540%
Conservative hold Swing

Edge Hill

No. 12 Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Edward Parry *1,55164%
Liberal George Parker87036%
Majority681
Registered electors 4,791
Turnout 2,42151%
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

No. 9 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Lewis Lloyd *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

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

Fairfield

No. 4 Fairfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Francis L'Estrange Joseph *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Garston

No. 30 Garston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joshua Burrow1,03564%
Labour William James Gerrard57536%
Majority460
Registered electors 2,139
Turnout 1,61075%
Conservative gain from Protestant Swing

Granby

No. 22 Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Harrison Jones *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

No. 20 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Muirhead *83665%
Liberal Horace Muspratt45435%
Majority382
Registered electors 1,761
Turnout 1,29073%
Conservative hold Swing

Kensington

No. 11 Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Lowry Burns *1,78469%
Socialist (GB) Arthur Kilpin Bulley 78731%
Majority997
Registered electors 4,754
Turnout 2,57154%
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkdale

No. 2 Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Theodore Lowry1,57046%
Protestant William Singleton1,20035%
Labour Frederick Norris61213%
Majority370
Registered electors 6,396
Turnout 3,38253%
Conservative gain from Protestant Swing

Low Hill

No. 10 Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Shelerdine1,27764%
Liberal Evan Arthur Davies70336%
Majority574
Registered electors 3,874
Turnout 1,98051%
Conservative hold Swing

Netherfield

No. 8 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Henry Rutherford1,05754%
Protestant John Walker90746%
Majority150
Registered electors 4,093
Turnout 1,96448%
Conservative gain from Swing

North Scotland

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

Old Swan

No. 28A Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Wilson Walker *1,04468%
Liberal John Harrison49832%
Majority546
Registered electors 2,984
Turnout 1,54252%
Conservative hold Swing

Prince's Park

No. 23 Prince's Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Chaloner Dowdall *1,29759%
Liberal William Edward Woodall88841%
Majority409
Registered electors 3,600
Turnout 2,18561%
Conservative hold Swing

Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Michael Edward Kearney *unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

St. Anne's

No. 17 St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George King *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

St. Domingo

No. 7 St. Domingo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Roby1,15554%
Protestant Samuel George Thomas98446%
Majority171
Registered electors 4,552
Turnout 2,13947%
Conservative gain from Protestant Swing

St. Peter's

No. 19 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Fewkes Clarke62959%
Liberal William Cossfield *43041%
Majority199
Registered electors 1,809
Turnout 1,05959%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Sefton Park East

No. 24A Sefton Park East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Japp *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Sefton Park West

No. 24 Sefton Park West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Herbert Reynolds Rathbone *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

South Scotland

No. 14 South Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist John O'Shea *unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Vauxhall

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

Walton

No. 3A Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Pritchard1,58265%
Liberal Thomas Utley83535%
Majority747
Registered electors 4,318
Turnout 2,41756%
Conservative hold Swing

Warbreck

No. 27 Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Charles Herman1,19465%
Liberal Robert Owen65135%
Majority543
Registered electors 3,190
Turnout 1,84558%
Conservative hold Swing

Wavertree

No. 5 Wavertree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Crosthwaite *80558%
Liberal Thomas Philip Maguire58642%
Majority219
Registered electors 2,629
Turnout 1,39153%
Conservative hold Swing

Wavertree West

No. 5A Wavertree West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert Preston Reynolds1,06554%
Liberal George Reed Beale89046%
Majority175
Registered electors 3,552
Turnout 1,95555%
Conservative hold Swing

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Henry Parkinson1,20866%
Liberal Thomas Shaw62434%
Majority584
Registered electors 2,917
Turnout 1,83263%
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Aldermanic elections

Aldermanic Election 5 December 1906

Caused by the death of Alderman Thomas Evans (Conservative, elected 9 November 1901). [8]

In his place, Councillor Louis Samuel Cohen (Conservative, Breckfield, elected 1 November 1905) [9] was elected by the Council as an alderman on 5 December 1906

PartyAldermanWardTerm expired
Conservative Louis Samuel Cohen 1907

[10] [11]

Aldermanic election

The death of Alderman Joseph Ball JP (Conservative, elected as an alderman on 9 November 1901) [12] on 11 August 1907 was reported to the council on 4 September 1907. [13]

This position was filled by ???

By-elections

No. 6 Breckfield, 23 January 1907

Caused by Councillor Louis Samuel Cohen (Conservative, Breckfield, elected on 1 November 1905) [14] being elected by the Council as an alderman on 5 December 1906. [10] [11]

No. 6 Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank John Leslie1,079
John Meek815
Majority264
Registered electors
Turnout 1,894
Conservative hold Swing

[15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1905-1906 front page" . Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1905-1906 page 1" . Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1905-1906 page 2" . Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1905-1906 page 3" . Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1905-1906 page 4" . Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1906
  7. ↑ Liverpool Courier 2 November 1906
  8. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 8" . Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1905-1906 page 3" . Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1906-1907 page 76" . Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1906-1907 page 77" . Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 8" . Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1906-1907 page 460" . Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1905-1906 page 3" . Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  15. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1906-1907 page 172" . Retrieved 7 May 2017.
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