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 | ||
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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.
Eight of the sixteen seats were contested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | ?? | +1 | 16 | ?? | |
| Liberal | ?? | -1 | 0 | ?? | |
| Irish Home Rule | 4 | -2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Irish Nationalists | 2 | +2 | 0 | 2 | |
Election result
[edit]| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 10 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 63% | 52% | 5,098 | ||
| Liberal | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 25% | 48% | 4,779 | ||
| Irish Nationalist | 2 | 12.5% | |||||||
Ward results
[edit]* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dr. Nicholas Kenrick Marsh * | 854 | 56% | ||
| Liberal | Henry Cartwright Gillmore | 658 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 196 | 12% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,226 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,512 | 68% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | William Bartlett | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Everton
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Houlding * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Exchange
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Ralph Watts Leyland | 754 | 51% | ||
| Liberal | Edwin Morris | 737 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 37 | 2% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,061 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,491 | 72% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Great George
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Ruddin * | 389 | 52% | ||
| Conservative | Samuel King | 352 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 37 | 4% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,086 | ||||
| Turnout | 741 | 68% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sir James Allanson Picton * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
North Toxteth
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Hughes * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Jeremiah Miles * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Hugh McCubbin | 625 | 50.4% | ||
| Liberal | Philip Henry Rathbone * | 615 | 49.6% | ||
| Majority | 10 | 0.8% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 2,288 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,240 | 54% | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Samuel McMillin | 940 | 58% | ||
| Conservative | Joseph Woodcock * | 676 | 42% | ||
| Majority | 264 | 16% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 2,153 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,616 | 75% | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Davies * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Hill Holme * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Scotland
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Irish Nationalist | Alexander Murray Bligh * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Radcliffe * | 1,837 | 56% | ||
| Liberal | John Thomas | 1,440 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 397 | 12% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,323 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,277 | 62% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Irish Nationalist | Dr. Andrew Commins MP * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule | Swing | ||||
West Derby
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Edward Hatton Cookson * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections
[edit]No. 9 Great George, 14 May 1889
[edit]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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Whiteley * | 392 | 56% | ||
| Conservative | Samuel King | 308 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 84 | 12% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,086 | ||||
| Turnout | 700 | 64% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
No. 12, Lime Street, 8 August 1889
[edit]Caused by the death of Councillor Sir James Allanson Picton (Liberal, Lime Street, elected 1 November 1888) [8] on 15 July 1889 .[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Henderson | 472 | 61% | ||
| John Bond | 299 | 39% | |||
| Majority | 173 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 771 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
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No. 2, Scotland
[edit]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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | 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 Monday 3 November 1888
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 front page". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 1". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 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 1888-1889 page 188". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 208". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 2". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 259". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 280". 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 1887-1888 page 310". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
