Liverpool City Council election, 1903

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1903.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen Total
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Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1903
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative
  Liberal
  Irish Nationalist
  Labour
  Independent

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1901 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

Abercromby

No. 21 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Dr. Charles Alexander Hill 737 50.1%
Liberal Richard George Hough 734 49.9%
Majority 3
Registered electors 2,796
Turnout 1,471 53%
Conservative hold Swing

Aigburth

No. 29 Aigburth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Salmon unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Anfield

No. 3 Anfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Henry Jones unopposed
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Breckfield

No. 6 Breckfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Duncan * 1,200 50.02%
Protestant Dr. John Percy Waddy 1,199 49.98%
Majority 1
Registered electors 4,196
Turnout 2,399 57%
Conservative hold Swing

Brunswick

No. 25 Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Nationalist and Liberal John Alfred Kelly 994 55%
Conservative James Maddrell 804 45%
Majority 190
Registered electors 2,961
Turnout 1,798 61%
Irish Nationalist and Liberal gain from Liberal

Castle Street

No. 18 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Thomas Wood * 586 59%'
Liberal Henry Baker Wyatt 409 41%
Majority 177
Registered electors 2,130
Turnout 995 47%
Conservative hold Swing

Dingle

No. 26 Dingle
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Alfred Stephen Collard * 1,159 72%
Liberal Cæsar Alfred Mudie 446 28%
Majority 713
Registered electors 5,249
Turnout 1,605 31%
Conservative hold Swing

Edge Hill

No. 12 Edge Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Edward Parry 1,417 50%
Independent Arthur Grove Wragg 749 26%
Labour Samuel Reeves 676 24%
Majority 668
Registered electors 4,999
Turnout 2,842 57%
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

No. 9 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Edward Lewis Lloyd * 1,424 56%
Liberal Robert Roberts 974 38%
Independent Conservative Edward Forrester 156 6%
Majority 450
Registered electors 4,672
Turnout 2,554 55%
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 16 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Sutherland Harmood Banner * 424 80%
Independent Edward Phillips 101 19%
Independent John Hughes 7 1%
Majority 323
Registered electors 1,643
Turnout 532 32%
Conservative hold Swing

Fairfield

No. 4 Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Francis L'Estrange Joseph 1,323 71%
Conservative George Harold Jäger 550 29%
Majority 773
Registered electors 3,384
Turnout 1,873
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Garston

No. 30 Garston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Protestant Frederick Maddocks 631' 39%
Liberal James Pickthall 510 32%
Conservative Joseph Matthews 458 35%
Majority 121
Registered electors 1,913
Turnout 1,599 84%
[[Protestant|{{Template:Protestant/meta/shortname}}]] win (new seat)

Granby

No. 22 Granby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Joseph Harrison Jones * 1,188 54%
Conservative Alexander Henderson 1,016 46%
Majority 172
Registered electors 3,899
Turnout 2,204 57%
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

No. 20 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Muirhead * 800 59%
Liberal John Henderson 551 41%
Majority 249
Registered electors 1,833
Turnout 1,351 74%
Conservative hold Swing

Kensington

No. 11 Kensington
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Edward Burns * unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkdale

No. 2 Kirkdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Protestant David Henry Grant 2,424 61%
Conservative Edward Russell Taylor * 1,526 39%
Majority 898
Registered electors 6,302
Turnout 3,950 63%
Protestant gain from Conservative

Low Hill

No. 10 Low Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Alexander McNeight * unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Netherfield

No. 8 Netherfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Simon Jude * 1,648 69%
Liberal William Harrop 731 31%
Majority 917
Registered electors 4,200
Turnout 2,379 57%
Conservative hold Swing

North Scotland

No. 13 North Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Nationalist Thomas Kelly unopposed
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Old Swan

No. 28A Old Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative James Wilson Walker 723 56%
Liberal William Ramsden 577 44%
Majority 146
Registered electors 2,168
Turnout 1,300 60%
Conservative win (new seat)

Prince's Park

No. 23 Prince's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Harold Chaloner Dowdall * 1,206 53%
Liberal Max Muspratt 1,090 47%
Majority 116
Registered electors 3,723
Turnout 2,296 62%
Conservative hold Swing

Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Nationalist Michael Edward Kearney 1,081 54%
Conservative David Henry Grant * 911 46%
Majority 170
Registered electors 3,339
Turnout 1,992 60%
Irish Nationalist gain from Conservative Swing

St. Anne's

No. 17 St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal George King *
Liberal hold Swing

St. Domingo

No. 7 St. Domingo
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Protestant William Gilbert 1,627 59%
Conservative Robert Alfred Hampson * 1,102 40%
Independent Patrick Arthur Loftus 9 0.33%
Majority 525
Registered electors 4,582
Turnout 2,738 60%
Protestant gain from Conservative

St. Peter's

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal William Crossfield * unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Sefton Park East

No. 24A Sefton Park East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Japp * unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Sefton Park West

No. 24 Sefton Park West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Herbert Reynolds Rathbone * unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

South Scotland

No. 14 South Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Nationalist John O'Shea * unopposed
Irish Nationalist gain from Independent Irish Nationalist Swing

Vauxhall

No. 15 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Nationalist Thomas Burke * unopposed
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Walton

No. 3A Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Brunskill 1,257 62%
Liberal Alfred Thomas Davies 775 38%
Majority 482
Registered electors 3,859
Turnout 2,032 53%
Conservative hold Swing

Warbreck

No. 27 Warbreck
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Harvey Farmer * 262 95%
Independent Patrick Cullen 15 5%
Majority 247
Registered electors 2,722
Turnout 277 10%
Conservative hold Swing

Wavertree

No. 5 Wavertree - 3 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Arthur Crossthwaite unopposed
Liberal Charles Clarke Morrison unopposed
Conservative Robert Stephen Porter unopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Wavertree West

No. 5A Wavertree West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Charles Henry Rutherford 1,091 54%
Liberal Charles Allcot Whitney 947 46%
Majority 144
Registered electors 3,315
Turnout 2,038 61%
Conservative win (new seat)

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby - 3 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Thomas Shaw 831 52%
Liberal Samuel Skelton 827 51%
Conservative Robert Edward Walkington Stephenson 780 48%
Liberal John Lyon Langford 769 48%
Conservative David Scott 616 38%
Conservative George James Smith 584 36%
Majority 51
Registered electors 2,619
Turnout 1,611 62%
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1903
  2. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1903-1904
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