1888 Liverpool City Council election

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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.

Quick facts 16 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority ...
1888 Liverpool City Council election
← 1887
November 1, 1888 (1888-11-01)
1889 â†’
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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Eight of the sixteen seats were contested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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PartyCouncillors  Â±  AldermenTotal
Conservative??+116??
Liberal??-10??
Irish Home Rule4-204
Irish Nationalists2+202
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Election result

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Liverpool local election result 1888
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%
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Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

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No. 11 Abercromby
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
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Castle Street

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No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Bartlett unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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Everton

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No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Houlding * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold
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Exchange

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No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
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Great George

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No. 9 Great George
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
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Lime Street

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No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir James Allanson Picton * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Liberal hold
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North Toxteth

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No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Hughes * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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Pitt Street

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No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeremiah Miles * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing
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Rodney Street

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No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
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St. Anne Street

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No. 13 St. Anne Street
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
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St. Paul's

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No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Davies * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing
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St. Peter's

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No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Hill Holme * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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Scotland

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No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Alexander Murray Bligh * unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule Swing
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South Toxteth

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No. 15 South Toxteth
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
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Vauxhall

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No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Dr. Andrew Commins MP * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule Swing
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West Derby

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No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Hatton Cookson * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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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]

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No. 9 Great George
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
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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]

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No. 12 Lime Street
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

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.

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No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
gain from Swing
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