1895 Liverpool City Council election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1895. This was an 'all up' election following boundary changes which extended the area of the city and increased the number of wards from 16 to 28. Three councillors were elected for each ward. The candidate with the most votes was elected for three years, the candidate with the second highest number of votes was elected for two years and the candidate with the third highest number of votes was elected for one year.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 59 | N/A | ?? | ?? | |
Liberal | 14 | N/A | ?? | ?? | |
Irish Nationalists | 9 | N/A | ?? | ?? | |
Liberal Unionist Party | 2 | N/A | ?? | ?? |
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 59 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 34% | 20,869 | N/A | ||
Liberal | 14 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 29% | 17,914 | N/A | ||
Irish Nationalist | 9 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9.4% | 5,860 | N/A | ||
Liberal Unionist | 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3.8% | 2,366 | N/A | ||
Independent | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0% | 3.6% | 2,236 | N/A | |
Independent Liberal | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0% | 3.4% | 2,134 | N/A | |
Labour | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0% | 2.6% | 1,595 | N/A | |
Socialist | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0% | 1.1% | 711 | N/A | |
Independent Irish Nationalist | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0% | 0.21% | 131 | N/A |
Ward results
[edit]* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
[edit]A parish ward, formerly Abercromby and part of Rodney Street ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell jr. | 1,151 | 50% | N/A | |
Conservative | Thomas Menlove | 1,131 | 49% | N/A | |
Conservative | Morris Paterson Jones | 1,043 | 45% | N/A | |
Liberal | Archibald Williamson | 996 | 43% | N/A | |
Liberal | David Davies | 845 | 36% | N/A | |
Independent | John Bond | 176 | 8% | N/A | |
Majority | 155 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,034 | ||||
Turnout | 2,323 | 77% | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Breckfield
[edit]Formerly part of Everton and Kirkdale ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Hampson Morrisson | 1,489 | 68% | N/A | |
Conservative | William Hall Walker | 1,469 | 67% | N/A | |
Conservative | Louis Samuel Cohen | 1,429 | N/A | ||
Liberal | Charles Gittins | 405 | 19% | N/A | |
Socialist | John Rumney Taylor Mawson | 294 | 13% | N/A | |
Majority | 1,084 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 3,964 | ||||
Turnout | 2,188 | 55% | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Brunswick
[edit]Formerly part of the Toxteth Park ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Henry Beloe | 950 | 34% | N/A | |
Conservative | Hartley Wilson | 915 | 33% | N/A | |
Conservative | Charles Arden | 914 | 33% | N/A | |
Conservative | Robert Stephen Porter | 889 | 32% | N/A | |
Irish Nationalist | John Shannon | 904 | 33% | N/A | |
Irish Nationalist | John Predeville | 890 | 32% | N/A | |
Independent | Thomas Middleton | 93 | 3% | N/A | |
Majority | 35 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 3,003 | ||||
Turnout | 2,769 | 92% | N/A | ||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Castle Street
[edit]Parish ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Henry Hugh Hornby | 869 | 40% | N/A | |
Conservative | William Bartlett | 796 | 36% | N/A | |
Conservative | Joseph Bond Morgan | 737 | 34% | N/A | |
Liberal | John Henderson | 521 | 24% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 2,133 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Liberal Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Dingle
[edit]Formerly part of Toxteth Park ward
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Ball | 1,856 | 65% | N/A | |
Conservative | Thomas Evans | 1,823 | 64% | N/A | |
Conservative | William Roberts | 1,823 | 64% | N/A | |
Independent Liberal | Thomas Byrne | 980 | 35% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 5,213 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Edge Hill
[edit]formerly part of West Derby ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathan Parry | 1,727 | 70% | N/A | |
Conservative | Edward Hatton Cookson | 1,622 | 66% | N/A | |
Conservative | Samuel Wasse Higginbottom | 1,559 | 64% | N/A | |
Labour | Samuel Reeves | 726 | 30% | N/A | |
Independent Liberal | Thomas Shufflebottom | 409 | 17% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 4,572 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Everton
[edit]formerly part of Everton and Kirkdale ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | William Oulton | 1,497 | 37% | N/A | |
Conservative | Edward Lewis Lloyd | 1,469 | 36% | N/A | |
Conservative | John Richard Pritchard | 1,437 | 35% | N/A | |
Liberal | William Denton | 1,096 | 27% | N/A | |
Liberal | William Boyle | 1,059 | 26% | N/A | |
Liberal | Arthur Augustus Fownes | 988 | 24% | N/A | |
Labour | William Brinton | 233 | 24% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 4,716 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Liberal Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Exchange
[edit]Parish ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Durning Holt * | 772 | 48% | N/A | |
Conservative | John Sutherland Harmood-Banner | 749 | 47% | N/A | |
Liberal | Edmond Brownbill * | 689 | 43% | N/A | |
Liberal | James Alphonse Doughan * | 685 | 43% | N/A | |
Independent | Joseph Blackburn | 88 | 5% | N/A | |
Independent | Gustav Morris | 80 | 5% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 2,014 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Fairfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Hewitson | 1,110 | 64% | N/A | |
Conservative | Thomas May Smith | 1,058 | 61% | N/A | |
Conservative | Frank John Leslie | 1,044 | 60% | N/A | |
Liberal | Herbert Watts M. A. | 522 | 30% | N/A | |
Independent | John Bryant | 114 | 7% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 3,199 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Granby
[edit]formerly part of Toxteth Park ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Campbell | 1,229 | 51% | N/A | |
Conservative | Albert Henry Samuel | 1,210 | 50% | N/A | |
Liberal | John Lea | 1,204 | 49% | N/A | |
Conservative | Arthur Noel Newling | 1,185 | 49% | N/A | |
Liberal | John Morris | 1,137 | 47% | N/A | |
Liberal | Joseph Harrison Jones | 1,102 | 45% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 3,866 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Great George
[edit]Parish ward. Formerly Great George plus part of Rodney Street ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Simeon Smith | 767 | 51% | N/A | |
Conservative | George Henry Ball | 751 | 49% | N/A | |
Liberal | John Lamport Eills | 718 | 47% | N/A | |
Liberal | William Henry Picton | 713 | 47% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 2,276 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Kensington
[edit]formerly part of West Derby ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Clarke | 1,552 | 49% | N/A | |
Conservative | Edward Barnes | 1,316 | 42% | N/A | |
Conservative | William Henry Edwardes | 1,190 | 38% | N/A | |
Independent | William Boote | 934 | 30% | N/A | |
Liberal | William Henry Watts jun | 680 | 21% | N/A | |
Labour | Isaac Newton | 380 | 12% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 4,027 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Kirkdale
[edit]Formerly part of Everton and Kirkdale ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Hoult | 1,974 | 68% | N/A | |
Conservative | John Wilson | 1,883 | 65% | N/A | |
Conservative | Robert Thompson | 1,878 | 65% | N/A | |
Liberal | Richard Joseph Swyny | 692 | 24% | N/A | |
Liberal | Bernard McKenna | 685 | 24% | N/A | |
Liberal | Michael Bolger | 653 | 22% | N/A | |
Socialist | John James Jones | 239 | 8% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 6,023 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Low Hill
[edit]Formerly part of West Derby ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ephraim Walker | 1,475 | 53% | N/A | |
Conservative | Charles Petrie | 1,459 | 53% | N/A | |
Conservative | Charles Stewart Dean | 1,379 | 50% | N/A | |
Liberal | Joseph George McCann | 1,091 | 39% | N/A | |
Liberal | William Nash | 932 | N/A | ||
Liberal | David Matthews | 819 | 30% | N/A | |
Socialist | William Hastings | 209 | 8% | N/A | |
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Netherfield
[edit]Formerly part of Everton and Kirkdale ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Robert Fletcher | 1,112 | 56% | N/A | |
Conservative | Simon Jude | 1,087 | 55% | N/A | |
Conservative | William Watson Rutherford | 1,032 | 52% | N/A | |
Liberal | John Carr | 741 | 40% | N/A | |
Liberal | Samuel Robert Thomas | 234 | 12% | N/A | |
Liberal | John Henry Naylor | 168 | 9% | N/A | |
Socialist | William Wilcockson | 79 | 4% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 4,276 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
North Scotland
[edit]Parish ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | James Bolger | 1,046 | 71% | N/A | |
Irish Nationalist | James Daly | 1,041 | 71% | N/A | |
Irish Nationalist | Edward Purcell | 1,025 | 70% | N/A | |
Conservative | George Turner | 419 | 29% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 2,936 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Irish Nationalist win (new seat) | |||||
Irish Nationalist win (new seat) | |||||
Irish Nationalist win (new seat) |
North Walton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Kelly | 1,160 | 42% | N/A | |
Conservative | John Harvey Farmer | 840 | 30% | N/A | |
Liberal | William Pickles Hartley | 820 | 30% | N/A | |
Ind. Conservative | Henry Sharrock | 782 | 28% | N/A | |
Conservative | Thomas Alfred Bell | 755 | 27% | N/A | |
Liberal | Thomas Macreavey | 671 | 24% | N/A | |
Independent | James Morgan | 397 | 14% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 3,103 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Prince's Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William James Burgess | unopposed | |||
Conservative | Walter William Thomas | unopposed | |||
Conservative | William Edward Willink | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Sandhills
[edit]Formerly part of Everton and Kirkdale ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Rowlandson | 1,043 | 36% | N/A | |
Liberal | William Nelson | 1,034 | 36% | N/A | |
Irish Nationalist | Patrick Joseph Deery | 954 | 33% | N/A | |
Conservative | George Lewis Mead | 885 | 31% | N/A | |
Conservative | John Thomas Wood | 867 | 30% | N/A | |
Conservative | Robert Carruthers | 853 | 30% | N/A | |
Socialist | Arthur Edward Finn | 129 | 4% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 3,197 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Irish Nationalist win (new seat) |
St. Anne's
[edit]Parish ward. Formerly St. Anne Street plus Lime Street.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jeremiah Miles | 1,202 | 38% | N/A | |
Liberal | Jacob Reuben Grant | 1,155 | 37% | N/A | |
Conservative | Richard Ripley | 1,104 | 35% | N/A | |
Liberal | Eli Brooks | 1,085 | 35% | N/A | |
Independent Liberal | Samuel McMillan | 745 | 24% | N/A | |
Independent | Joseph Lancaster | 123 | 4% | N/A | |
Independent | George Tregilgas | 81 | 3% | N/A | |
Independent | John O'Brien | 76 | 2% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 3,376 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
St. Domingo
[edit]Formerly part of Everton and Kirkdale ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Houlding | 1,558 | 60% | N/A | |
Conservative | Robert Alfred Hampson | 1,457 | 64% | N/A | |
Conservative | Joseph Bennett Colton | 1,442 | 64% | N/A | |
Liberal | Thomas Pritchard | 562 | 25% | N/A | |
Liberal | Robert Ingman | 537 | 24% | N/A | |
Liberal | Robert Evan Bridson | 530 | 23% | N/A | |
Labour | John Callow | 150 | 7% | N/A | |
Labour | Clement William George | 106 | 5% | N/A | |
Labour | Robert Clement Falkener | 74 | 3% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 4,519 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
St. Peter's
[edit]Parish ward. Formerly St. Peters plus Pitt Street wards.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles George Dean | 756 | 48% | N/A | |
Liberal | William Henry Watts | 692 | 44% | N/A | |
Liberal | Samuel Hough | 659 | 42% | N/A | |
Liberal | Thomas Donnelly | 591 | 37% | N/A | |
Independent Irish Nationalist | Bernard McBennett | 131 | 8% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 2,082 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Sefton Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Henderson | 1,287 | 54% | N/A | |
Conservative | Augustus Frederick Warr | 1,243 | 52% | N/A | |
Conservative | Richard Dart | 1,221 | 51% | N/A | |
Liberal | Robert Kirkland | 1,092 | 46% | N/A | |
Liberal | Edward Paull | 1,036 | 44% | N/A | |
Liberal | Robert McDuff | 905 | 38% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 3,718 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
South Scotland
[edit]Parish ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | George Jeremy Lynskey | 1,040 | 50% | N/A | |
Irish Nationalist | Patrick Kearney | 1,019 | 49% | N/A | |
Irish Nationalist | Owen O'Hara | 1,012 | 49% | N/A | |
Independent Irish Nationalist | John O'Shea | 561 | 27% | N/A | |
Conservative | William Williamson | 485 | 23% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 3,513 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Irish Nationalist win (new seat) | |||||
Irish Nationalist win (new seat) | |||||
Irish Nationalist win (new seat) |
South Walton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Ellison | 1,170 | 55% | N/A | |
Conservative | Robert Clasbar | 1,130 | 54% | N/A | |
Conservative | Henry Richard Powell | 1,116 | 53% | N/A | |
Liberal | Arthur Henry Bunney | 941 | 45% | N/A | |
Liberal | William Evans | 933 | 44% | N/A | |
Liberal | Nathaniel Topp | 910 | 43% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 3,625 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Vauxhall
[edit]Parish ward. Formerly Vauxhall plus St. Pauls.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | John Gregory Taggart * | 763 | 37% | N/A | |
Irish Nationalist | Thomas John Flynn * | 762 | 36% | N/A | |
Liberal | Richard Robert Meade-King * | 751 | 36% | N/A | |
Conservative | Thomas Binley Neale | 574 | 27% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 2,213 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Irish Nationalist win (new seat) | |||||
Irish Nationalist win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Wavertree
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Isaac Turner | 966 | 56% | N/A | |
Conservative | Arthur Crosthwaite | 934 | 54% | N/A | |
Conservative | Henry Arthur Watson | 915 | 53% | N/A | |
Liberal | John Kellitt | 765 | 44% | N/A | |
Liberal | Charles William Jones | 757 | 44% | N/A | |
Liberal | John Hicks | 732 | 42% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 2,372 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
West Derby
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Lister | 1,205 | 59% | N/A | |
Conservative | Robert Edward Walkington Stephenson | 1,173 | 58% | N/A | |
Conservative | William Craigie Williams | 1,057 | 52% | N/A | |
Liberal | Thomas Utley | 832 | 41% | N/A | |
Liberal | James McDonnell | 746 | 37% | N/A | |
Liberal | Henry Cartwright Gillmore | 676 | 33% | N/A | |
Majority | N/A | ||||
Registered electors | 2,963 | ||||
Turnout | N/A | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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Aldermanic Elections
[edit]Following the expiry of the terms of office of eight aldermen at the Council meeting on 9 November 1895 the following were elected as aldermen by the Council, according to the provisions of the Municipal Corporation Act, 1882.
* re-elected alderman
Party | Alderman | |
---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Ball JP | |
Conservative | Sir Arthur Bower Forwood Bart. MP * | |
Conservative | Sir William Bower Forwood JP * | |
Conservative | Alexander Garnett JP * | |
Conservative | Thomas Hughes JP * | |
Conservative | Thomas William Oakshott JP * | |
Conservative | William Radcliffe JP * |
Six additional aldermen were elected by the Council following nominations by the Urban District Councils of the added areas, under section 7 of the Local Government Board's Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 10) Act, 1895.
Urban District Council | ward | Party | Alderman | Term expires | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walton | North Walton | Joseph Glover | 1901 | ||
Walton | South Walton | Thomas Henry Williams JP | 1898 | ||
West Derby | Fairfield | Conservative | Charles Herbert Giles | 1898 | |
West Derby | West Derby | Conservative | Hugh McCubbin | 1901 | |
Wavertree | Wavertree | Conservative | Joachim Nicolas Stolterfoht JP | 1901 | |
Toxteth Park | Toxteth Park | Conservative | William Humphrey Williams | 1898 |
Six additional aldermen were elected by the Council pursuant to the Local Government Board's Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 10) Act, 1895.
Party | Alderman | |
---|---|---|
Conservative | William Bartlett | |
Conservative | Edward Hatton Cookson | |
Conservative | John Houlding | |
Conservative | Thomas Menlove | |
Conservative | Joseph Bond Morgan | |
Conservative | Ephraim Walker |
By-elections
[edit]No.7, St. Domingo
[edit]Caused by the election of Councillor John Houlding (Conservative, St. Domingo, elected 1 November 1895) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1895.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Shelmerdine | 919 | 73% | ||
Liberal | Thomas Pritchard | 247 | 20% | ||
Labour | Clement William George | 99 | 7.8% | ||
Majority | 672 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,519 | ||||
Turnout | 1,265 | 28% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
No. 10, Low Hill
[edit]Caused by the election of Councillor Ephraim Walker (Conservative, Low Hill, elected 1 November 1896) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1895.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Jones | 1,124 | 50% | ||
Liberal | Joseph George McCann | 1,086 | 48% | ||
Socialist | William Hastings | 55 | 2.4% | ||
Majority | 38 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,030 | ||||
Turnout | 2,265 | 56% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
No. 12, Edge Hill
[edit]Caused by the election of Councillor Edward Hatton Cookson (Conservative, Edge Hill, elected 1 November 1895) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1895.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Barclay Light | 1,163 | 59% | ||
William Boote | 815 | 41% | |||
Majority | 348 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,572 | ||||
Turnout | 1,978 | 43% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
No. 18, Castle Street
[edit]Caused by the election of Councillors William Bartlett (Conservative, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1895) and Joseph Bond Morgan (Conservative, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1895) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1895.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Lawrence | unopposed | |||
Conservative | John Thomas Wood | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,572 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
No. 21, Abercromby
[edit]Caused by the election of Councillor Thomas Menlove (Conservative, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1895) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1895.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lorents Braun Haddock | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,034 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
No. 26, Dingle
[edit]Caused by the election of Councillor Joseph Ball (Conservative, Dingle, elected 1 November 1895) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1895.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward James Chevalier | 1,762 | 62% | ||
Thomas Byrne | 1,071 | 38% | |||
Majority | 691 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,213 | ||||
Turnout | 2,833 | 54% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
No. 17, St. Anne's, 17 December 1895
[edit]Alderman Philip Henry Rathbone died on 22 November 1895.[23]
In his place, Councillor Jeremiah Miles (Liberal, St. Anne's, elected 1 November 1895) was elected as an alderman by the Council on 4 December 1895[24] [25] .[26]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Crean | 894 | 75% | ||
Edward Joseph Gearing | 235 | 20% | |||
George Tregilgas | 64 | 5% | |||
Majority | 659 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,376 | ||||
Turnout | 1,193 | 35% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
No. 18, Castle Street, 19 February 1896
[edit]Following the death of Alderman Henry Charles Hawley on 8 January 1896 ,[28] Councillor Henry Hugh Hornby JP (Liberal Unionist, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1895) was elected by the Council as an alderman on 5 February 1896 [29] ,[30] necessitating a by-election in the Castle Street ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Binley Neale | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 4,572 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing |
No. 10, Low Hill, 15 March 1896
[edit]Caused by the resignation of Councillor Charles Stewart Dean (Conservative, Low Hill, elected 1 November 1895), which was reported to the Council on 4 March 1896.[32]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archilbald Tutton Salvidge the younger | unopposed | ||||
Registered electors | 4,030 | ||||
Swing |
No.17, St. Anne's, 16 June 1896
[edit]Caused by the resignation of Councillor Richard Ripley (Conservative, St. Anne's, elected 1 November 1895) was reported to the Council on 3 June 1896[34] .[35]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eli Brooke | 605 | 82% | |||
Joseph Lancaster | 76 | 10% | |||
Edward Phillips | 53 | 7% | |||
Majority | 529 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,376 | ||||
Turnout | 734 | 22% | |||
Swing |
See also
[edit]- Liverpool City Council
- Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
- Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present
- Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
- History of local government in England
References
[edit]- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1895
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