1909 Liverpool City Council election

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1909 Liverpool City Council election
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←  1908 November 1, 1909 (1909-11-01) 1910  →
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 1909.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative ??-2??86
Liberal ??+1??34
Irish Nationalist ??????14
Labour 1001
Independent??????1
Protestant 2+102

Election result

Liverpool local election result 1909
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2002-251%9,908
  Liberal 810+129%5,661
  Irish Nationalist 50000%0
  Protestant 110+15.4%1,064
  Labour 00000%8%1,558
  Socialist 00000%7%1,362
  Independent 00000%0.17%34

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1906 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

Abercromby

No. 21 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Lawrence *88256%
Liberal Philip Durning Holt70044%
Majority 182
Registered electors 2,369
Turnout 1,58267%
Conservative hold Swing

Aigburth

No. 29 Aigburth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Albert Edward Jacob *76058%
Conservative David Jackson54242%
Majority 218
Registered electors 1,691
Turnout 1,30277%
Liberal hold Swing

Anfield

No. 3 Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Jones *unopposed
Registered electors
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 hold Swing

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 Williams *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Edge Hill

No. 12 Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Reginald Jaeger Clarkeunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

No. 9 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Rutherfordunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 16 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Sutherland Harmood-Banner *68355%
Liberal Alfred Gates54945%
Majority 134
Registered electors 1,705
Turnout 1,23272%
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 Burrow *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Granby

No. 22 Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Harrison Jones *96266%
Socialist Francis J. Welland49734%
Majority 1,459
Registered electors 3,600
Turnout 1,45941%
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

No. 20 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Muirhead *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Kensington

No. 11 Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Lowry Burns *1,43462%
Socialist John Wolfe Tone Morrissey86538%
Majority 569
Registered electors 4,606
Turnout 2,29950%
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkdale

No. 2 Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Theodore Lowey *1,93767%
Labour William White96733%
Majority 970
Registered electors 6,236
Turnout 2,90447%
Conservative hold Swing

Low Hill

No. 10 Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Shelerdine *1,03964%
Labour Griffith J. Jones59136%
Majority 448
Registered electors 3,803
Turnout 1,63043%
Conservative hold Swing

Netherfield

No. 8 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant John Walker1,06456%
Conservative Charles Henry Rutherford *83144%
Majority 233
Registered electors 3,711
Turnout 1,89551%
Protestant gain from Conservative Swing

North Scotland

No. 13 North Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Dr. Joseph Maguireunopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Old Swan

No. 28A Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Wilson Walker *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Prince's Park

No. 23 Prince's Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Chaloner Dowdall *unopposed
Registered electors
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 *20986%
Independent George Gretton3414%
Majority 175
Registered electors
Turnout 243
Liberal hold Swing

St. Domingo

No. 23 St. Domingo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Roby *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 19 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Shaw56255%
Conservative Hugh Toner45645%
Majority 106
Registered electors 1,715
Turnout 1,01859%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Sefton Park East

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

Sefton Park West

No. 16 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 Pritchard *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Warbreck

No. 27 Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Charles Herman *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Wavertree

No. 5 Wavertree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Bowler1,11754%
Liberal Wilfrid B. Stoddart95946%
Majority 158
Registered electors 3,313
Turnout 2,07663%
Conservative hold Swing

Wavertree West

No. 5A Wavertree West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert Preston Reynolds *98751%
Liberal Cecil H. Brunner96049%
Majority 27
Registered electors 3,465
Turnout 1,94756%
Conservative hold Swing

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Henry Parkinson *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

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By-elections

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 1909.11.02 (1) (scan)" . Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 1909.11.02 (2) (scan)" . Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 1909.11.02 (3) (scan)" . Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 1909.11.02 (4) (scan)" . Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 1909.11.02 (5) (scan)" . Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool Daily Post 1909.11.02 (6) (scan)" . Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  7. ↑ (Liverpool) Daily Courier 2 November 1909
  8. ↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1909-1910
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