Liverpool City Council election, 1888
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 | ?? | ?? | 16 | ?? | |
Liberal | ?? | ?? | 0 | ?? | |
Irish Nationalists | ?? | ?? | 0 | ?? | |
Irish Home Rule | ?? | ?? | 0 | ?? | |
Election result
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% | ||||||||
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dr. Nicholas Kenrick Marsh * | 854 | 56% | ||
Liberal | Henry Cartwright Gillmore | 658 | 44% | ||
Majority | 196 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,226 | ||||
Turnout | 1,512 | 68% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Bartlett | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Everton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Houlding * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Exchange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ralph Watts Leyland | 754 | 51% | ||
Liberal | Edwin Morris | 737 | 49% | ||
Majority | 37 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,061 | ||||
Turnout | 1,491 | 72% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Great George
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Ruddin * | 389 | 52% | ||
Conservative | Samuel King | 352 | 48% | ||
Majority | 37 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,086 | ||||
Turnout | 741 | 68% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sir James Allanson Picton * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Hughes * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jeremiah Miles * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh McCubbin | 625 | 50.4% | ||
Liberal | Philip Henry Rathbone * | 615 | 49.6% | ||
Majority | 10 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,288 | ||||
Turnout | 1,240 | 54% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Samuel McMillin | 940 | 58% | ||
Conservative | Joseph Woodcock * | 676 | 42% | ||
Majority | 264 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,153 | ||||
Turnout | 1,616 | 75% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Davies * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Hill Holme * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Scotland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | Alexander Murray Bligh * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Radcliffe * | 1,837 | 56% | ||
Liberal | John Thomas | 1,440 | 44% | ||
Majority | 397 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,323 | ||||
Turnout | 3,277 | 62% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | Dr. Andrew Commins MP * | unopposed | |||
Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
West Derby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Hatton Cookson * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections
No. 9 Great George, 14th May 1889
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Thomas Bird Hall (Conservative, Great George, elected 1st November 1886)[3] on 30th April 1889. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Whiteley * | 392 | 56% | ||
Conservative | Samuel King | 308 | 44% | ||
Majority | 84 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,086 | ||||
Turnout | 700 | 64% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
No. 12, Lime Street, 8th August 1889
Caused by the death of Councillor Sir James Allanson Picton (Liberal, Lime Street, elected 1st November 1888)[6] on 15th July 1889.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Henderson | 472 | 61% | ||
John Bond | 299 | 39% | |||
Majority | 173 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 771 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
No. 2, Scotland
Caused by the death of Councillor Patrick Edmund O'Hare (Irish Home Rule, Scotland, elected 29th December 1887) [9] on 3rd October 1889.[10]
Councillor O'Hare's term of office was due to expire on 1st November 1889.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Majority | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | |||||
[[|N/A]] gain from {{{loser}}} | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Liverpool Daily Post Monday 3rd November 1888
- ↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889
- ↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887
- ↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 pg 188
- ↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 pg 280
- ↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889
- ↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889
- ↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 pg 280
- ↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 pg 66
- ↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 pg 310