1885 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1885. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

1885 Liverpool City Council election
November 1, 1884 (1884-11-01)
16 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 16 wards
33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

After the elections, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative ??+316 ??
Liberal ??-30 ??
Irish Home Rule3003
Irish Nationalists1001

Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1885
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 9 3 0 +3 56% 41% 2,184
  Liberal 5 0 3 -3 31% 39% 2,103
  Home Rule 2 0 0 0 12.5% 11% 607

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dr. Nicholas Kenrick Marsh * unopposed
Registered electors 2,325
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Bartlett 830 55%
Liberal Walter Blease 687 45%
Majority 143 10% N/A
Registered electors 2,081
Turnout 1,517 73%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Everton
No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Houlding Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 22,344
Conservative hold

Exchange
No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Wheeler Preston 788 56%
Home Rule Dr. John Bligh 607 44%
Majority 181 12% N/A
Registered electors 2,154
Turnout 1,395 65%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Great George
No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Ruddin unopposed
Registered electors 1,158
Liberal hold Swing

Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir James Allanson Picton * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 1,863
Liberal hold

North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Hughes * unopposed
Registered electors 2,709
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeremiah Miles * unopposed
Registered electors 719
Liberal hold Swing

Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Philip Henry Rathbone * 856 64%
N. Smyth 477 36%
Majority 379
Registered electors 2,312
Turnout 1,333 58%
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Woodcock * unopposed
Registered electors 2,351
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Davies * unopposed
Registered electors 1,512
Liberal hold Swing

St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Hill Holme 566 50%
Liberal John Stevenson * 560 50%
Majority 6 0% N/A
Registered electors 1,489
Turnout 1,126 76%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Scotland
No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Home Rule Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh * unopposed
Registered electors 7,855
Home Rule hold Swing

South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Radcliffe * unopposed
Registered electors 5,586
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Home Rule Dr. Andrew Commins MP * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 1,515
Home Rule hold

West Derby
No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Hatton Cookson unopposed
Registered electors 10,084
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2] [3]

By-elections

No.2, Scotland, 11 November 1885

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Joseph Simpson (Liberal, Scotland, elected 1 November 1883),[4] reported to the Council on 2 December 1885.[5]

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Home Rule William Madden 1,791 85%
John McArdle 318 15%
Majority 1,473
Registered electors 7,855
Turnout 2,109 27%
Home Rule gain from Liberal Swing

[6] [7]

No.12, Lime Street, 4 June 1886

Caused by the death of Councillor Thomas Patrick Holden (Party?, Lime Street, elected 1 November 1883)[8] on 17 May 1886.

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Duncan the younger unopposed
Registered electors 1,863
Conservative gain from Swing

[9] [10]

No. 16, North Toxteth, 22 July 1886

Alderman Thomas Rigby died on 4 June 1886.[11] In his place Councillor John Hughes (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1st November 1883)[12] was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 7 July 1886[13] [14]

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Herbert Campbell unopposed
Registered electors 2,709
Conservative hold Swing

[15]

See also

References
  1. Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 3 November 1885
  2. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1885-1886 front page". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1885-1886 page 2". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  4. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884 page 2". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  5. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1885-1886 page 34". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  6. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1885-1886 page 33". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  7. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1885-1886 page 34". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  8. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884 page 2". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  9. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 18835-1886 page 224". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  10. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1885-1886 page 225". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  11. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1885-1886 page 224". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  12. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884 page 2". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  13. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1885-1886 page 225". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  14. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1885-1886 page 226". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  15. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1885-1886 page 244". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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