Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1891. 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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After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
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Conservative | ?? | -2 | 16 | ?? | |
Liberal | ?? | +2 | 0 | ?? | |
Irish Nationalists | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 7 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 44% | 50% | 23,384 | ||
Liberal | 7 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 44% | 23% | 10,936 | ||
Irish Nationalist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13% | 6% | 3,009 | ||
Labour | 0 | 0% | 19% | 8,638 | |||||
Ind. Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1.5% | 694 | ||
Parnellist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.028% | 13 |
Ward results
edit* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Dr. Nicholas Kenrick Marsh * | 820 | 53% | ||
Liberal | Charles Henry Beloe | 724 | 47% | ||
Majority | 96 | 6% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,544 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Castle Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Bartlett * | 733 | 52% | ||
Liberal | Samuel Hough | 677 | 48% | ||
Majority | 56 | 4% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,410 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Everton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Houlding * | 7,100 | 57% | ||
Labour | William Nicholson | 5,388 | 43% | ||
Majority | 1,712 | 14% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 12,488 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Exchange
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | James Alphonse Doughan | 821 | 51% | ||
Conservative | Ralph Watts Leyland * | 804 | 49% | ||
Majority | 17 | 2% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,625 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Great George
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | James Ruddin * | 452 | 59% | ||
Conservative | William Roberts | 308 | 41% | ||
Majority | 144 | 18% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 760 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Lime Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Charles Petrie | 609 | 54% | ||
Liberal | John Henderson | 529 | 46% | ||
Majority | 80 | 8% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,138 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
North Toxteth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William James Burgess | 3,375 | 54% | ||
Liberal | John Lamport Eills | 2,819 | 46% | ||
Majority | 556 | 8% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 6,194 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pitt Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John Scott | 325 | 59% | ||
Conservative | William King | 229 | 41% | ||
Majority | 96 | 18% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 554 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Rodney Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Henry Picton | 806 | 54% | ||
Ind. Conservative | George Henry Ball | 694 | 46% | ||
Majority | 112 | 8% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,500 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Anne Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Samuel McMillin * | 833 | 52% | ||
Conservative | William Clarkson | 751 | 47% | ||
Parnellite Nationalist | Thomas O'Brien | 13 | 0.81% | ||
Majority | 82 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,597 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. Paul's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Richard Robert Meade-King | 502 | 51% | ||
Conservative | Charles Stewart Dean | 475 | 49% | ||
Majority | 27 | 2% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 977 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Peter's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | George Grierson | 521 | 51% | ||
Conservative | Arthur Hill Holme | 499 | 49% | ||
Majority | 22 | 2% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,020 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Scotland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Nationalist | Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh * | 2,623 | 66% | ||
Conservative | Dr. John Utting | 1,330 | 34% | ||
Majority | 1,293 | 32% | |||
Registered electors | 6.775 | ||||
Turnout | 3,953 | 58% | |||
Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |
South Toxteth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James De Bels Adam | 2,256 | 54% | ||
Liberal | Joseph Paul Brunner | 1,927 | 46% | ||
Majority | 329 | 8% | |||
Registered electors | 5,600 | ||||
Turnout | 4,183 | 75% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Vauxhall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Nationalist | Andrew Commins MP * | 386 | 52% | ||
Conservative | William Henry Edwardes | 249 | 34% | ||
Labour | Hugh McAleavy | 102 | 14% | ||
Majority | 137 | 18% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 737 | ||||
Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |
West Derby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edward Hatton Cookson * | 3,846 | 55% | ||
Labour | William Matain | 3,148 | 45% | ||
Majority | 698 | 10% | |||
Registered electors | 11,222 | ||||
Turnout | 6,994 | 62% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections
editNo. 2, Scotland, 16 January 1892
editCaused by the resignation of Councillor George Jeremy Lynsky (Irish Nationalist, Scotland, elected 1 November 1889)[6] was reported to the council on 6 January 1892 .[7]
Councillor Lynsky resigned his seat to become a candidate for the city coronership.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Irish Nationalist | George Jeremy Lynsky * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
Registered electors | |||||
Irish Nationalist hold |
No. 10, Rodney Street,
editCaused by the resignation of Councillor Ernest Augustine Gibson (Liberal, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1889),[9] which was reported to the council on 3 February 1892.[10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Majority | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | |||||
gain from | Swing |
No. 1, Everton ward, 16 February 1892
editCaused by the death of Councillor Edward Whitley MP (Conservative, Everton ward, elected 1 November 1889).[11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ralph Watts Leyland | 4,712 | 57% | ||
Thomas McCracken | 3,288 | 40% | |||
Independent Irish Nationalist | Patrick Kelly | 205 | 2.5% | ||
I & T | William Saxton | 31 | |||
Majority | 1,424 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Aldermanic By-election, 2 March 1892
editThe death of Alderman William John Lunt on 14 February 1892 was reported to the council on 2 March 1892.[13]
To fill this position Edward Lawrence was elected by the council as an Alderman on 2 March 1892[14] [15][16]
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 Tuesday 2 November 1891
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 front page". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 2". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 3". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 2". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 92". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 100". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 2". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 100". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 2". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 129". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 128". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 131". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 132". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 133". Retrieved 8 April 2017.