1885 Liverpool City Council election
Liverpool City Council elections 1885
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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1885. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
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2 November 1885
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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 elections, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
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| Conservative | ?? | +3 | 16 | ?? | |
| Liberal | ?? | -3 | 0 | ?? | |
| Irish Home Rule | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Irish Nationalists | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/â | |
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| Conservative | 9 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 56% | 41% | 2,184 | ||
| Liberal | 5 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 31% | 39% | 2,103 | ||
| Home Rule | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5% | 11% | 607 | ||
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Dr. Nicholas Kenrick Marsh * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,325 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | William Bartlett | 830 | 55% | ||
| Liberal | Walter Blease | 687 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 143 | 10% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 2,081 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,517 | 73% | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Everton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | John Houlding | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | 22,344 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Exchange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Robert Wheeler Preston | 788 | 56% | ||
| Home Rule | Dr. John Bligh | 607 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 181 | 12% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 2,154 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,395 | 65% | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Great George
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | James Ruddin | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,158 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Sir James Allanson Picton * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | 1,863 | ||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
North Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Thomas Hughes * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,709 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Jeremiah Miles * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 719 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street
St. Anne Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Joseph Woodcock * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,351 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | John Davies * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,512 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Arthur Hill Holme | 566 | 50% | ||
| Liberal | John Stevenson * | 560 | 50% | ||
| Majority | 6 | 0% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 1,489 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,126 | 76% | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Scotland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Home Rule | Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 7,855 | ||||
| Home Rule hold | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | William Radcliffe * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,586 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Home Rule | Dr. Andrew Commins MP * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | 1,515 | ||||
| Home Rule hold | |||||
West Derby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Edward Hatton Cookson | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 10,084 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections
No.2, Scotland, 11 November 1885
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Joseph Simpson (Liberal, Scotland, elected 1 November 1883),[4] reported to the Council on 2 December 1885.[5]
No.12, Lime Street, 4 June 1886
Caused by the death of Councillor Thomas Patrick Holden (Party?, Lime Street, elected 1 November 1883)[8] on 17 May 1886.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | John Duncan the younger | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,863 | ||||
| Conservative gain from | Swing | ||||
No. 16, North Toxteth, 22 July 1886
Alderman Thomas Rigby died on 4 June 1886.[11] In his place Councillor John Hughes (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1st November 1883)[12] was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 7 July 1886[13] [14]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Herbert Campbell | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,709 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- Liverpool City Council
- Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
- Liverpool City Council elections 1880âpresent
- Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
- History of local government in England