1896 Liverpool City Council election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1896. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
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28 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 28 wards 57 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority | ||
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
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| Conservative | 57 | -3 | ?? | ?? | |
| Liberal | 17 | -3 | 6 | 23 | |
| Irish Nationalists | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| Liberal Unionist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 17 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 28% | 9,559 | |||
| Liberal | 7 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 35% | 12,031 | |||
| Irish Nationalist | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7% | 3,010 | |||
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 3.8% | 1,318 | ||
| Independent Irish Nationalist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.6% | 208 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.08% | 28 | ||
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1895 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.
Abercromby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Morris Paterson Jones * | 976 | 58% | ||
| Liberal | William Boyle | 688 | 41% | ||
| Labour | John O'Brien | 17 | 1% | ||
| Majority | 288 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,049 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,681 | 55% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Breckfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Louis Samuel Cohen * | 1,240 | 88% | ||
| Labour | Robert Clement Faulkener | 175 | 12% | ||
| Majority | 1,065 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,978 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,415 | 36% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Brunswick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Arden * | 1,073 | 52% | ||
| Liberal | John Alphonse Doughan | 981 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 92 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,110 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,054 | 66% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Lawrence | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Dingle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Robets * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Edge Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Samuel Wasse Higginbottom * | 1,446 | 67% | ||
| Labour | Samuel Reeves | 725 | 33% | ||
| Majority | 721 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,770 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,171 | 46% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Everton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Captain William Denton | 1,342 | 51% | ||
| Conservative | John Richard Pritchard * | 1,209 | 46% | ||
| Labour | James Brinton | 71 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 133 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,826 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,622 | 65% | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Exchange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edmond Brownbill * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Fairfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frank John Leslie * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Granby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Lea * | 1,404 | 56% | ||
| Conservative | Arthur Noel Newling | 1,085 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 319 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,978 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,489 | 63% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Great George
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Lamport Ellis * | 767 | 57% | ||
| Conservative | George Brodrick Smith Brodrick | 581 | 43% | ||
| Majority | 186 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,216 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,348 | 61% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Kensington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Captain William Henry Edwards * | 1,348 | 59% | ||
| Liberal | William Henry Watts the younger | 681 | 30% | ||
| Labour | Isaac Newton | 250 | 11% | ||
| Majority | 667 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,175 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,279 | 55% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Kirkdale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Thompson * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Low Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Col. Charles Stewart Dean * | 1,304 | 50.02% | ||
| Liberal | Dr. Joseph George McCann | 1,303 | 49.98% | ||
| Majority | 1 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,151 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,607 | 63% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Netherfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Watson Rutherford * | 1,203 | 89% | ||
| Independent Irish Nationalist | Thomas Burke | 146 | 11% | ||
| Majority | 1,057 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,327 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,349 | 31% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
North Scotland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | Edward Purcell * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
North Walton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter McGuffie | 1,069 | 70% | ||
| Liberal | Thomas Macreavey | 448 | 30% | ||
| Majority | 621 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,263 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,517 | 46% | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Prince's Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Walter William Thomas * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Sandhills
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | Patrick Joseph Deery * | 1,062 | 53% | ||
| Conservative | George Louis Meade | 932 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 130 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,196 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,994 | 62% | |||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George King | 1,110 | 52% | ||
| Conservative | Ellis Brammall junior | 944 | 44% | ||
| Independent Irish Nationalist | John McKiernan | 62 | 2.9% | ||
| Independent | George John Trgilgas | 28 | 1.3% | ||
| Majority | 166 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,485 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,144 | 62% | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St. Domingo
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph Bennett Colton * | 1,107 | 66% | ||
| Liberal | Thomas Pritchard | 481 | 29% | ||
| Labour | Clement William George | 80 | 4.8% | ||
| Majority | 626 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,479 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,668 | 37% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Samuel Hough * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Sefton Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Dart * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
South Scotland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | Owen O'Hara * | 1,072 | 71% | ||
| Irish Nationalist | Patrick Jeremiah Kelly | 438 | 29% | ||
| Majority | 634 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,537 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,510 | 43% | |||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
South Walton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dr. Henry Richard Powell * | 1,044 | 50.3% | ||
| Liberal | Arthur Henry Bunney | 1,032 | 49.7% | ||
| Majority | 12 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,728 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,076 | 56% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard Robert Meade-King * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Wavertree
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Kellitt | 919 | 51% | ||
| Conservative | Henry Arthur Watson * | 899 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 20 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,494 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,818 | 73% | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
West Derby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Craigie Williams * | 1,057 | 55% | ||
| Liberal | Thomas Utley | 875 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 182 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,085 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,932 | 63% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections
No.20 Great George, 20 November 1896
Caused by the death of Councillor Simeon Smith (Liberal, Great George elected 1 November 1895)[6] on 28 October 1896.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edward Paull JP | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,216 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
No. 4, Fairfield, 16 March 1897
Caused by the death of Councillor Thomas Hewitson (Conservative, Fairfield, elected 1 November 1895)[6] on 6 February 1897.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph Hunter | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
No.10, Low Hill, 16 March 1897
Following a petition causing the election of Col. Charles Stewart Dean (Conservative) on 2 November 1896[4] to be declared void.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Col. Charles Stewart Dean * | 1,636 | 53% | ||
| Liberal | Dr. Joseph George McCann | 1,427 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 209 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,151 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,063 | 74% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- 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
- Liverpool Daily Post 3 November 1896
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 front page". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 1". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 2". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 3". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1895-1896 page 2". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 front page 78". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 185". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 218". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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