1889 Liverpool City Council election

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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Friday 1 November 1889. 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 ...
1889 Liverpool City Council election
← 1888
November 1, 1889 (1889-11-01)
1890 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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Four of the sixteen seats were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

More information Party, Councillors ...
PartyCouncillors  Â±  AldermenTotal
Conservative??-516??
Liberal??+40??
Irish Nationalists4+204
Irish Home Rule2-202
Liberal Unionist1+101
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Election result

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Liverpool local election result 1889
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 7 0 5 -5 44% 57% 16,723
  Liberal 6 4 0 +4 50% 18% 5,163
  Irish Nationalist 2 2 0 +2 13% 19% 5,423
  Liberal Unionist 1 1 0 +1 6.3%
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0% 5.5% 1,602
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Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

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No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Menlove * 757 53%
Liberal John Lea 684 47%
Majority 73 6%
Registered electors 2,210
Turnout 1,441 65%
Conservative hold Swing
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Castle Street

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No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist Henry Hugh Hornby unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal Unionist gain from Conservative Swing
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Everton

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No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Whitley MP * 5,433 84%
Irish Nationalist Thomas Kelly 1,050 16%
Majority 4,383 68%
Registered electors 23,228
Turnout 6,483 28%
Conservative hold Swing
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Exchange

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No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Durning Holt * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Liberal hold
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Great George

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No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Whitely 423 54%
Conservative William Roberts 364 46%
Majority 59 8% N/A
Registered electors 1,079
Turnout 787 73%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
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Lime Street

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No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Duncan the younger * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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North Toxteth

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No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Herbert Campbell * 2,135 71%
Irish Nationalist Michael McGrath 893 29%
Majority 1,242 42%
Registered electors 9,549
Turnout 3,028 32%
Conservative hold Swing
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Pitt Street

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No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Charles Hawley * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing
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Rodney Street

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No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ernest Augustine Gibson 721 51%
Conservative Matthew Henry Larmor 682 49%
Majority 39 2% N/A
Registered electors 2,275
Turnout 1,403 62%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
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St. Anne Street

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No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur John Jones Bamford 640 43%
Liberal Jacob Reuben Grant 613 41%
Henry Cartwright Gilmore 247 16%
Majority 27
Registered electors 2,080
Turnout 1,500 72%
Conservative hold Swing
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St. Paul's

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No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Philip Henry Rathbone 520 54%
Conservative Sylvester Mattison * 450 46%
Majority 70 8% N/A
Registered electors 1,353
Turnout 970 72%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
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St. Peter's

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No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Henry Watts 609 54%
Conservative Isaac Morris * 515 45%
Majority 94 N/A
Registered electors 1,479
Turnout 1,124 76%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
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Scotland

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No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist George Jeremy Lynskey 2,890 77%
Conservative Harry Thomas 858 23%
Majority 2,032 54% N/A
Registered electors 6,832
Turnout 3,748 56%
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 Thomas Evans 1,717 52%
Liberal John Thomas 1,593 48%
Majority 124 4%
Registered electors 5,468
Turnout 3,310 61%
Conservative hold Swing
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Vauxhall

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No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist John Gregory Taggart 574 73%
Conservative Henry Fitzwilliam Neale 214 27%
Majority 360 46% N/A
Registered electors 1,174
Turnout 788 67%
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 Ephraim Walker 2,958 65%
Labour William Matkin 1,602 35%
Majority 1.356 30%
Registered electors 10,448
Turnout 4,560 44%
Conservative hold Swing
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Aldermanic Election

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1892, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.[5]

The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1889 for a term of six years.

* - re-elected aldermen.

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PartyAlderman
ConservativeAnthony Bower *
ConservativeArthur Bower Forwood *
ConservativeSir William Bower Forwood *
ConservativeAlexander Garnett *
ConservativeEdward Grindley *
ConservativeSir David Radcliffe *
ConservativeWilliam Radcliffe
ConservativeEdward Samuelson *
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By-elections

No. 15, South Toxteth, Tuesday 26 November 1889

Caused by the election of William Radcliffe (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1888)[7] being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1889 [8]

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No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James De Bels Adam 1,734 45%
Liberal John Thomas 1,699 44%
Harry Thomas 398 10%
Majority 135
Registered electors 5,468
Turnout 3,831 70%
Conservative hold Swing
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No. 14, West Derby, Tuesday 17 December 1889

Following the resignation of Sir Andrew Barclay Walker as an alderman [10] , Councillor William John Lunt (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1887) [11] was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 December 1889 .[12]

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No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Barrell Rodway 2,384 60%
Labour William Matkin 1,566 40%
Majority 818 20%
Registered electors 10,448
Turnout 3,950 38%
Conservative hold Swing
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No. 12, Lime Street, Tuesday 25 February 1890

The resignation of Alderman Sir David Radcliffe was reported to the Council on 8 January 1890 .[14]

Councillor Thomas William Oakshott (Conservative. Lime Street, elected 1 November 1887) [15] , was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 5 February 1890 .[16]

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No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Davy Laurence 574 54%
Conservative Isaac Morris 496 46%
Majority 78 8% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 1,070
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
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No. 3, Vauxhall, Friday 23 May 1890

The death, on 5 May 1890, of Councillor Patrick Byrne (Irish Home Rule, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1887) [18] was reported to the Council on 7 May 1890 .[19]

More information Party, Candidate ...
No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Thomas Kelly 394 52%
Conservative Henry Fitzwilliam Neale 218 29%
Patrick Joseph Deery 149 20%
Majority 176
Registered electors 1,174
Turnout 761 65%
Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule Swing
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