1888 Liverpool City Council election

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1888 Liverpool City Council election
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16 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 16 wards
33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Saturday 1 November 1888. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Contents

Eight of the sixteen seats were contested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative  ??+116 ??
Liberal  ??-10 ??
Irish Home Rule 4-204
Irish Nationalists 2+202

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1888
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1010+163%52%5,098
  Liberal 401-125%48%4,779
  Irish Nationalist 212.5%

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. Nicholas Kenrick Marsh *85456%
Liberal Henry Cartwright Gillmore65844%
Majority19612%
Registered electors 2,226
Turnout 1,51268%
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Bartlettunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Houlding *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ralph Watts Leyland75451%
Liberal Edwin Morris73749%
Majority372%
Registered electors 2,061
Turnout 1,49172%
Conservative hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Ruddin *38952%
Conservative Samuel King35248%
Majority374%
Registered electors 1,086
Turnout 74168%
Liberal hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sir James Allanson Picton *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Liberal hold

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Hughes *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jeremiah Miles *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hugh McCubbin62550.4%
Liberal Philip Henry Rathbone *61549.6%
Majority100.8%N/A
Registered electors 2,288
Turnout 1,24054%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Samuel McMillin94058%
Conservative Joseph Woodcock *67642%
Majority26416%N/A
Registered electors 2,153
Turnout 1,61675%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Davies *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Hill Holme *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Alexander Murray Bligh *unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Radcliffe *1,83756%
Liberal John Thomas1,44044%
Majority39712%
Registered electors 5,323
Turnout 3,27762%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Dr. Andrew Commins MP *UnopposedN/AN/A
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Hatton Cookson *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4]

By-elections

No. 9 Great George, 14 May 1889

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Thomas Bird Hall (Conservative, Great George, elected 1 November 1886) [5] reported to the Council on 1 May 1889 . [6]

No. 9 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Whiteley *39256%
Conservative Samuel King30844%
Majority8412%
Registered electors 1,086
Turnout 70064%
Liberal hold Swing

[7]

No. 12, Lime Street, 8 August 1889

Caused by the death of Councillor Sir James Allanson Picton (Liberal, Lime Street, elected 1 November 1888) [8] on 15 July 1889 . [9]

No. 12 Lime Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Henderson47261%
John Bond29939%
Majority173
Registered electors
Turnout 771
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

. [10]

No. 2, Scotland

Caused by the death of Councillor Patrick Edmund O'Hare (Irish Home Rule, Scotland, elected 29 December 1887) [11] on 3 October 1889 . [12]

Councillor O'Hare's term of office was due to expire on 1 November 1889.

No. 2 Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
gain from Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post Monday 3 November 1888
  2. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 front page" . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 1" . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 2" . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 2" . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 188" . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 208" . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 2" . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 259" . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 280" . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 66" . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 310" . Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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