1908 Liverpool City Council election

1908 Liverpool City Council election

←  1907 November 2, 1908 (1908-11-02) 1909  →
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 Monday 2 November 1908.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Councillors	±	Aldermen	Total
	Conservative	62	+6	24	86
	Liberal	28	-5	6	34
	Irish Nationalist	11	0	3	14
	Labour	1	0	0	1
	Protestant	?	-1	?	?

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1908

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	18	6	0	+6	53%	55%	14,708
	Liberal	13	0	5	-5	38%	29%	7,771
	Irish Nationalist	3	0	0	0	9%	3.5%	928
	Labour	1	0	0	0	3%	0%	0
	Socialist	0	0	1	-1	0%	4.5%	1,203
	Protestant	0	0	1	-1	0%	3.7%	972
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0%	2.23%	593

Note that due to the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in context.

Ward results

* - Retiring councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1905 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

Abercromby

No. 21 Abercromby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dr. Henry Herbert Clarke	873	56%
	Liberal	Arthur Black *	677	44%
Majority			196
Registered electors			2,417
Turnout			1,550	64%
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Aigburth

No. 36 Aigburth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hartley Wilson *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Anfield

No. 3 Anfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Evans *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

Breckfield

No. 6 Breckfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank John Leslie *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brunswick

No. 25 Brunswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Thomas Roberts *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

Castle Street

No. 15 Castle Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard George Hough	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

Dingle

No. 12 Dingle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dr. Richard Caton *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Edge Hill

No. 12 Edge Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Wilson Walker	1,605	70%
	Liberal	Clement Freeman *	701	30%
Majority			904
Registered electors			4,643
Turnout			2,306	50%
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Everton

No. 9 Everton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Denton *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

Exchange

No. 13 Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Bibby *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

Fairfield

No. 25 Fairfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Dowd	1,477	56%
	Liberal	A. Gates	1,156	44%
Majority			321
Registered electors			3,818
Turnout			2,633	69%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fazakerley

No. 31 Fazakerley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Henry Sharrock Higginbottom *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Garston

No. 30 Garston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	James Picthall *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

Granby

No. 22 Granby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Lea *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

Great George

No. 20 Great George

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Lamport Ellis *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

Kensington

No. 11 Kensington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Gordon	1,641	58%
	Socialist	John Wolfe Tone Morrissey *	1,203	42%
Majority			438
Registered electors			4,639
Turnout			2,844	61%
	Conservative gain from Socialist		Swing

Kirkdale

No. 2 Kirkdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dr. John Utting *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Low Hill

No. 10 Low Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Pearson *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Netherfield

No. 8 Netherfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Waugh *	996	57%
	Protestant	John Walker	740	43%
Majority			256
Registered electors			4,007
Turnout			1,736	43%
	Conservative hold		Swing

North Scotland

No. 13 North Scotland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Nationalist	James Bolger	unopposed
Registered electors
	Irish Nationalist hold		Swing

Old Swan

No. 28A Old Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Edwards	1,265	75%
	Socialist	Alan John Tracy	431	25%
Majority			834
Registered electors			3,173
Turnout			1,696	53%
	Conservative gain from Irish Nationalist		Swing

Prince's Park

No. 23 Prince's Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Acheson Lyle Rupert Rathbone *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Nationalist	Patrick Joseph Deery *	928	61%
	Ind. Conservative	John Carr	459	30%
	Independent	James Maher	134	9%
Majority			469
Registered electors			3,303
Turnout			1,521	46%
	Irish Nationalist hold		Swing

St. Anne's

No. 6 St. Anne's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Sexton *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Domingo

No. 23 St. Domingo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George William Whittaker *	1,345	85%
	Protestant	Isaac Adams	232	15%
Majority			1,113
Registered electors			4,447
Turnout			1,577	35%
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Peter's

No. 19 St. Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Burton William Ellis *	617	54%
	Conservative	Henry Lyons	516	46%
Majority			101
Registered electors			1,744
Turnout			1,133	65%
	Liberal hold		Swing

Sefton Park East

No. 24A Sefton Park East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Reginald George Layton	1,318	53%
	Liberal	Wilfrid Bowring Stoddart	1,156	47%
Majority			162
Registered electors			3,534
Turnout			2,474	70%
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Sefton Park West

No. 24 Sefton Park West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Pritchard	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Scotland

No. 14 South Scotland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Nationalist	Austin Harford *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Irish Nationalist hold		Swing

Vauxhall

No. 4 Vauxhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Max Muspratt	651	55%
	Conservative	George Marks Davey	530	45%
Majority			121
Registered electors			1,779
Turnout			1,181	66%
	Liberal hold		Swing

Walton

No. 3A Walton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. McDermott	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Warbreck

No. 26 Warbreck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward West *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

Wavertree

No. 34 Wavertree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Clarke Morrison *	960	53%
	Conservative	George Brodrick Smith-Brodrick	864	47%
Majority			96
Registered electors			2,938
Turnout			1,824	62%
	Liberal hold		Swing

Wavertree West

No. 5A Wavertree West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edmund Gerson Jackson	1,175	55%
	Liberal	William Berrington Jones *	971	45%
Majority			204
Registered electors			3,475
Turnout			2,146	62%
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William James Bailes	1,103	56%
	Liberal	Samuel Skelton *	882	44%
Majority			221
Registered electors			3,029
Turnout			1,985	66%
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

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Aldermanic elections

Aldermanic election, 9 November 1908

Following the death of Alderman William Hall Jowett (Conservative, elected as an alderman on 9 November 1907), ^[6] Councillor James Lister (Conservative, Old Swan, elected 1 November 1907) ^[7] was elected as an alderman on 9 November 1908. ^[8]

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Conservative	James Lister		1913

Aldermanic election, 27 October 1909

The resignation of Alderman William James Burgess (Conservative, elected as an alderman 9 November 1904) ^{[9] [10]} was reported to the Council on 6 October 1909. ^[11]

In his place, Councillor Arthur Crosthwaite (Conservative, Wavertree, elected 1 November 1906) ^[12] was elected as an alderman by the Council on 27 October 1909. ^[13]

Party		Alderman	Ward	Term expires
	Conservative	Arthur Crosthwaite	No.3 Anfield	1910

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By-elections

No. 8 Netherfield, 26 November 1908

Caused by the resignation of Councillor George Sturla (Conservative, Netherfield, elected 1 November 1907) ^[16] which was reported to the Council on 9 November 1908 ^[17]

No. 8 Netherfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Alfred Irving	1,008	58%
	Protestant	John Walker	721	42%
Majority			287
Registered electors			4,007
Turnout			1,729	43%
	gain from		Swing

^[18]

No. 28A Old Swan, 26 November 1908

Caused by the election of Councillor James Lister (Conservative, Old Swan, elected 1 November 1907) ^[7] was elected as an alderman on 9 November 1908. ^[8]

No. 28A Old Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Burchall	unopposed
Registered electors			3,173
	Conservative hold		Swing

^[19]

No.16 Exchange ward, 29 January 1909

Caused by the death of Robert Durning Holt (Liberal, Exchange, elected 1 November 1907) ^[20] on 10 December 1908.

No. 13 Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frederick Charles Bowring	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

^[21]

No.19 St. Peter's, 15 June 1909

The resignation of Councillor Horace Muspratt (Party?, St. Peter's, elected 15 April 1908) ^[22] was reported to the Council on 2 June 1909. ^[23]

No. 19 St. Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Byrne	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

^[24]

No. 22 Granby, 7 October 1909

Caused by the death of Councillor Robert Henry Bullen (Liberal, Granby, elected 1 November 1907). ^[25]

No. 22 Granby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Eleanor Florence Rathbone	1,066	67%
		Francis James Welland	516	33%
Majority			550
Registered electors
Turnout			1,582
	Independent gain from Liberal		Swing

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This by-election was notable in that Eleanor Rathbone was the first woman elected to Liverpool City Council.

See also

• Liverpool City Council
• Liverpool Town Council elections 1835–1879
• Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present
• Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207–present
• History of local government in England

References

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4. Liverpool Daily Post and Liverpool Mercury 3 November 1908
5. The Liverpool Courier 3 November 1908
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