1896 Liverpool City Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Coat_of_arms_of_Liverpool_City_Council.svg/50px-Coat_of_arms_of_Liverpool_City_Council.svg.png)
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28 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 28 wards 57 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority |
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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1896. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | 57 | -3 | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal | 17 | -3 | 6 | 23 |
| Irish Nationalists | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Liberal Unionist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1896 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 17 | 0 | 3 | -3 | | 28% | 9,559 | |
| Liberal | 7 | 3 | 0 | +3 | | 35% | 12,031 | |
| Irish Nationalist | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 8.7% | 3,010 | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 3.8% | 1,318 | |
| Independent Irish Nationalist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.6% | 208 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.08% | 28 | |
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1895 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.
Abercromby
No. 21 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Morris Paterson Jones * | 976 | 58% | |
| Liberal | William Boyle | 688 | 41% | |
| Labour | John O'Brien | 17 | 1% | |
Majority | 288 | | |
Registered electors | 3,049 | | |
Turnout | 1,681 | 55% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Breckfield
No. 6 Breckfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Louis Samuel Cohen * | 1,240 | 88% | |
| Labour | Robert Clement Faulkener | 175 | 12% | |
Majority | 1,065 | | |
Registered electors | 3,978 | | |
Turnout | 1,415 | 36% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brunswick
No. 25 Brunswick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Arden * | 1,073 | 52% | |
| Liberal | John Alphonse Doughan | 981 | 48% | |
Majority | 92 | | |
Registered electors | 3,110 | | |
Turnout | 2,054 | 66% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 18 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Lawrence | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Dingle
No. 26 Dingle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Robets * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Edge Hill
No. 12 Edge Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Samuel Wasse Higginbottom * | 1,446 | 67% | |
| Labour | Samuel Reeves | 725 | 33% | |
Majority | 721 | | |
Registered electors | 4,770 | | |
Turnout | 2,171 | 46% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Everton
No. 9 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Captain William Denton | 1,342 | 51% | |
| Conservative | John Richard Pritchard * | 1,209 | 46% | |
| Labour | James Brinton | 71 | 3% | |
Majority | 133 | | |
Registered electors | 4,826 | | |
Turnout | 2,622 | 65% | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Exchange
No. 16 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Edmond Brownbill * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Fairfield
No. 4 Fairfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Frank John Leslie * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Granby
No. 22 Granby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Lea * | 1,404 | 56% | |
| Conservative | Arthur Noel Newling | 1,085 | 44% | |
Majority | 319 | | |
Registered electors | 3,978 | | |
Turnout | 2,489 | 63% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Great George
No. 20 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Lamport Ellis * | 767 | 57% | |
| Conservative | George Brodrick Smith Brodrick | 581 | 43% | |
Majority | 186 | | |
Registered electors | 2,216 | | |
Turnout | 1,348 | 61% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Kensington
No. 11 Kensington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Captain William Henry Edwards * | 1,348 | 59% | |
| Liberal | William Henry Watts the younger | 681 | 30% | |
| Labour | Isaac Newton | 250 | 11% | |
Majority | 667 | | |
Registered electors | 4,175 | | |
Turnout | 2,279 | 55% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kirkdale
No. 2 Kirkdale Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Thompson * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Low Hill
No. 10 Low Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Col. Charles Stewart Dean * | 1,304 | 50.02% | |
| Liberal | Dr. Joseph George McCann | 1,303 | 49.98% | |
Majority | 1 | | |
Registered electors | 4,151 | | |
Turnout | 2,607 | 63% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Netherfield
North Scotland
No. 13 North Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | Edward Purcell * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
North Walton
No. 27 North Walton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter McGuffie | 1,069 | 70% | |
| Liberal | Thomas Macreavey | 448 | 30% | |
Majority | 621 | | |
Registered electors | 3,263 | | |
Turnout | 1,517 | 46% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Prince's Park
No. 23 Prince's Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Walter William Thomas * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sandhills
No. 1 Sandhills Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | Patrick Joseph Deery * | 1,062 | 53% | |
| Conservative | George Louis Meade | 932 | 47% | |
Majority | 130 | | |
Registered electors | 3,196 | | |
Turnout | 1,994 | 62% | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
St. Anne's
No. 17 St. Anne's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | George King | 1,110 | 52% | |
| Conservative | Ellis Brammall junior | 944 | 44% | |
| Independent Irish Nationalist | John McKiernan | 62 | 2.9% | |
| Independent | George John Trgilgas | 28 | 1.3% | |
Majority | 166 | | |
Registered electors | 3,485 | | |
Turnout | 2,144 | 62% | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St. Domingo
No. 7 St. Domingo Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Bennett Colton * | 1,107 | 66% | |
| Liberal | Thomas Pritchard | 481 | 29% | |
| Labour | Clement William George | 80 | 4.8% | |
Majority | 626 | | |
Registered electors | 4,479 | | |
Turnout | 1,668 | 37% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Peter's
No. 19 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Samuel Hough * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Park
No. 24 Sefton Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Dart * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
South Scotland
No. 14 South Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | Owen O'Hara * | 1,072 | 71% | |
| Irish Nationalist | Patrick Jeremiah Kelly | 438 | 29% | |
Majority | 634 | | |
Registered electors | 3,537 | | |
Turnout | 1,510 | 43% | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
South Walton
No. 3 South Walton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dr. Henry Richard Powell * | 1,044 | 50.3% | |
| Liberal | Arthur Henry Bunney | 1,032 | 49.7% | |
Majority | 12 | | |
Registered electors | 3,728 | | |
Turnout | 2,076 | 56% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
No. 15 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Richard Robert Meade-King * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Wavertree
No. 5 Wavertree Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Kellitt | 919 | 51% | |
| Conservative | Henry Arthur Watson * | 899 | 49% | |
Majority | 20 | | |
Registered electors | 2,494 | | |
Turnout | 1,818 | 73% | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
West Derby
No. 28 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Craigie Williams * | 1,057 | 55% | |
| Liberal | Thomas Utley | 875 | 45% | |
Majority | 182 | | |
Registered electors | 3,085 | | |
Turnout | 1,932 | 63% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
By-elections
No.20 Great George, 20 November 1896
Caused by the death of Councillor Simeon Smith (Liberal, Great George elected 1 November 1895)[6] on 28 October 1896.[5]
No. 20 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Edward Paull JP | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 2,216 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
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No. 4, Fairfield, 16 March 1897
Caused by the death of Councillor Thomas Hewitson (Conservative, Fairfield, elected 1 November 1895)[6] on 6 February 1897.[8]
No. 4 Fairfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Hunter | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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No.10, Low Hill, 16 March 1897
Following a petition causing the election of Col. Charles Stewart Dean (Conservative) on 2 November 1896[4] to be declared void.[9]
No. 10 Low Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Col. Charles Stewart Dean * | 1,636 | 53% | |
| Liberal | Dr. Joseph George McCann | 1,427 | 47% | |
Majority | 209 | | |
Registered electors | 4,151 | | |
Turnout | 3,063 | 74% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[9]
See also
References
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 3 November 1896
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 front page". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 1". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 2". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 3". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1895-1896 page 2". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 front page 78". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 185". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 218". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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