Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Tuesday 1 November 1887. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
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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 | ||
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Fourteen of the sixteen seats were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
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| Conservative | ?? | -1 | 16 | ?? | |
| Liberal | ?? | +1 | 0 | ?? | |
| Irish Home Rule | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Election result
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 9 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 56% | 51.34% | 1,267 | ||
| Liberal | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 31% | 48.66% | 1,201 | ||
| Home Rule | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5% | ||||
Ward results
edit* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Henry Ball | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph Bond Morgan * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Everton
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Barkeley Smith * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Exchange
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Holder * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Great George
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Edward Paull | 431 | 51% | ||
| Conservative | George Peet * | 420 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 11 | 2% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 851 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Lime Street
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas William Oakshott * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Hamilton * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Francis Joseph McAdam * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Rodney Street
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Frederick Smith * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
St. Anne Street
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Clarkson | 847 | 52% | ||
| Liberal | Samuel McMillin | 770 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 77 | 4% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,617 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Curzon Dobell * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Benjamin Bowring * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
Scotland
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Rule | Edward Purcell | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Home Rule hold | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph Ball * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Home Rule | Patrick Byrne | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Home Rule hold | Swing | ||||
West Derby
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William John Lunt * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections
editNo. 2 Scotland, 29 December 1887
editCaused by the resignation of Cllr. William Madden (Home Rule, elected unopposed 1 November 1886) .[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Home Rule | Patrick Edmund O'Hare | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Home Rule hold | Swing | ||||
No. 3, Vauxhall, 31 January 1888
editCaused by the death of Councillor John Yates (Irish Home Rule, Vauxhall, elected unopposed 1 November 1886) .[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Home Rule | John Gregory Taggart | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Home Rule hold | 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 Wednesday 2 November 1887
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 front page". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 1". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 2". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 2". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 66". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 2". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 94". Retrieved 1 April 2017.