1899 Liverpool City Council election

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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1899. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Quick facts 32 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 28 existing wards and 3 seats for the new Sefton Park East ward 59 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority ...
1899 Liverpool City Council election
← 1898
November 1, 1899 (1899-11-01)
1900 â†’
32 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 28 existing wards and 3 seats for the new Sefton Park East ward
59 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority
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Eleven of the thirty-one seats (29 wards, with a new ward of Sefton Park East electing three new councillors) were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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PartyCouncillors  Â±  AldermenTotal
Conservative??+1????
Liberal??+2????
Irish Nationalist??0????
Independent Irish Nationalist??+1????
Liberal Unionist??+1????
Independent????????
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Election result

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Liverpool local election result 1899
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 16 2 1 +1 52.0 51.7 13,739
  Liberal 11 4 2 +2 35.0 36.5 9,692
  Irish Nationalist 2 1 1 0 6.5
  Independent Irish Nationalist 1 1 0 +1 3.2 3.5 929
  Liberal Unionist 1 1 0 +1 3.2
  Independent Liberal 0 0.0 3.8 1,002
  Labour Repr. Cmte. 0 0.0 2.1 549
  Ind. Conservative 0 0.0 1.5 399
  Independent 0 0.0 1.0 279
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Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1896 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

Abercromby

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No. 21 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Morris Paterson Jones * 844 53%
Liberal Dr. William Permewan 741 46%
Independent John O'Brien 15 0.94%
Majority 103
Registered electors 2,983
Turnout 1,600 54%
Conservative hold Swing
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Breckfield

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No. 6 Breckfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Louis Samuel Cohen * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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Brunswick

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No. 25 Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Roberts 1,031 52%
Conservative Roderick Killip 969 48%
Majority 62
Registered electors 3,157
Turnout 2,000 63%
Liberal hold Swing
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Castle Street

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No. 18 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Lawrence * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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Dingle

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No. 26 Dingle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Roberts * 1,761 64%
Independent Liberal Thomas Byrne 1,002 36%
Majority 759
Registered electors 5,402
Turnout 2,763 51%
Conservative hold Swing
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Edge Hill

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No. 12 Edge Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Wasse Higginbottom * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold
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Everton

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No. 9 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Denton * 977 71%
Ind. Conservative David John Williams 399 29%
Majority 578
Registered electors 4,706
Turnout 1,376 29%
Liberal hold Swing
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Exchange

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No. 16 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edmond Brownbill * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing
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Fairfield

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No. 4 Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank John Leslie * 713 59%
Liberal John Henry Evans 495 41%
Majority 218
Registered electors 3,512
Turnout 1,208 34%
Conservative hold Swing
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Granby

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No. 22 Granby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Lea * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing
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Great George

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No. 20 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Lamport Ellis * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing
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Kensington

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No. 11 Kensington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Henry Edwardes * 1,418 65%
Liberal William Benjamin Lewis 760 35%
Majority 658
Registered electors 4,307
Turnout 2,178 51%
Conservative hold Swing
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Kirkdale

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No. 2 Kirkdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dr. John Utting 1,803 57%
Liberal Thomas Backhouse 1,352 43%
Majority 451
Registered electors 6,361
Turnout 3,155 50%
Conservative hold Swing
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Low Hill

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No. 10 Low Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Stewart Dean * 1,216 80%
Liberal and Labour Clement William George 301 20%
Majority 915
Registered electors 4,153
Turnout 1,517 37%
Conservative hold Swing
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Netherfield

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No. 8 Netherfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Watson Rutherford * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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North Scotland

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No. 13 North Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh unopposed
Irish Nationalist hold Swing
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North Walton

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No. 27 North Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter McGuffie * 1,018 65%
Labour Alexander McLaren 549 35%
Majority 469
Registered electors 3,689
Turnout 1,567 42%
Conservative hold Swing
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Prince's Park

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No. 23 Prince's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Walter William Thomas * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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Sandhills

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No. 1 Sandhills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Patrick Joseph Deery * 550 90%
Independent John McGrath 59 10%
Majority 491
Registered electors 3,461
Turnout 609 18%
Irish Nationalist gain from Liberal Swing
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St. Anne's

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No. 17 St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Saunby 1,022 51%
Liberal John Clancy 903 45%
Independent Michael Conway 58 3%
Independent Thomas Hart 11 0.55%
Independent Edward Phillips 3 0.15%
Majority 119
Registered electors 3,401
Turnout 1,997 59%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
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St. Domingo

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No. 7 St. Domingo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Bennett Colton * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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St. Peter's

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No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Samuel Hough * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing
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Sefton Park East

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No. 24A Sefton Park East - 3 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Japp unopposed
Liberal John Morris unopposed
Conservative Lt. Col. Robert Stephen Porter unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
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Sefton Park West

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No. 24 Sefton Park West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Dart * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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South Scotland

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No. 14 South Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Irish Nationalist Austin Harford 929 65%
Irish Nationalist James Fitzpatrick 510 35%
Majority 419
Registered electors 3,329
Turnout 1,439 43%
Independent Irish Nationalist gain from Irish Nationalist
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South Walton

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No. 27 South Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Evans 1,061 51%
Conservative George Brodrick Smith-Brodrick 1,034 49%
Majority 27
Registered electors 3,971
Turnout 2,095 53%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
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Vauxhall

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No. 15 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Robert Meade-King * 396 74%
Independent John Hughes 136 26%
Majority 260
Registered electors 2,080
Turnout 532 26%
Liberal hold Swing
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Wavertree

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No. 5 Wavertree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist James Willcox Alsop 1,026 59%
Liberal Ebenezer Thompson 712 41%
Majority 314
Registered electors 3,359
Turnout 1,738 52%
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
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West Derby

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No. 28 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dr. Thomas Utley 963 51%
Conservative William Craigie Williams * 915 49%
Majority 48
Registered electors 3,189
Turnout 1,878 59%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
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By-elections

No. 24 Sefton Park West, November 1899

The resignation of Councillor Francis Henderson (Conservative, Sefton Park West, elected 1 November 1898)[12] was reported to the Council on 9 November 1899 .[13]

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No. 24 Sefton Park West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Stanley Rogerson Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 3,189
Conservative hold
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No. 17, St. Anne's, November 1899

The resignation of Councillor Jacob Reuben Grant (Liberal, St. Anne's, elected 1 November 1897)[15] was reported to the Council on 9 November 1899 .[16]

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No. 17 St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George King 558 96%
William Saxton 18 3.1%
Thomas Hart 8 1.4%
Majority 540
Registered electors 3,401
Turnout 584 17%
Liberal hold Swing
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No.19, St. Peter's, November 1899

The resignation of Alderman Henry Hugh Hornby (Liberal Unionist, elected by the council 9 November 1898)[17] was reported to the Council on 9 November 1899 .[16]

Councillor William Henry Watts (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1897)[15] was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1899. [14]

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No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Crosfield 499 96%
Thomas Hill Joseph 22 4.2%
Majority 477
Registered electors
Turnout 521
Liberal hold Swing
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No.23 Prince's Park, November 1899

On the addition of No. 24a Sefton Park East ward,[16] Councillor William James Burgess (Conservative, Prince's Park, elected 1 November 1897)[18] was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1899.[19]

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No. 23 Prince's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harild Chaloner Dowdall Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
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No. 4, Fairfield ward, 15 May 1900

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Frank John Leslie (Conservative, Fairfield, elected 1 November 1899).[3][20]

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No. 4 Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
William Craigie Williams 720 59%
John Henry Evans 495 41%
Majority 218
Registered electors
Turnout 1,215
Swing
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