Liverpool Town Council elections 1890
1890 Liverpool City Council election
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← 1889 | November 1, 1890 (1890-11-01) | 1891 → |
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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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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Saturday 1 November 1890. 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 | ?? | -5 | 16 | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | +5 | 0 | ?? |
| Irish Nationalists | 6 | +1 | 0 | 6 |
| Independent | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1890 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 4 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 25% | 49% | 18,864 | |
| Liberal | 9 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 56% | 28% | 10,868 | |
| Irish Nationalist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13% | 7.9% | 3,076 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.3% | 8.6% | 3,320 | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 6.9% | 2,684 | |
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Lea | 836 | 53% | |
| Conservative | William James Burgess | 734 | 47% | |
Majority | 102 | 6% | N/A |
Registered electors | 2,223 | | |
Turnout | 1,570 | 71% | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Bond Morgan * | 776 | 55% | |
| Liberal | William Crosfield | 642 | 45% | |
Majority | 134 | 10% | |
Registered electors | 2,166 | | |
Turnout | 1,418 | 65% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Everton
No. 1 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Barklay Smith * | 5,566 | 63% | |
| Liberal | Eli Brooks | 3,045 | 34% | |
| Labour | Thomas Murphy | 169 | 1.8% | |
| Independent | William Saxton | 74 | 0.84% | |
Majority | 2,521 | 31% | |
Registered electors | 23,145 | | |
Turnout | 8,844 | 38% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Edmond Brownbill | 872 | 57% | |
| Conservative | William Charles Green | 659 | 43% | |
Majority | 213 | 14% | N/A |
Registered electors | 2,154 | | |
Turnout | 1,531 | 71% | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Great George
No. 9 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Edward Paull * | 451 | 60% | |
| Conservative | William Roberts | 299 | 40% | |
Majority | 152 | 20% | |
Registered electors | 1,059 | | |
Turnout | 750 | 71% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Davy Laurence | 604 | 54% | |
| Conservative | Henry Fitzwilliam Neale | 512 | 46% | |
Majority | 92 | 8% | N/A |
Registered electors | 1,492 | | |
Turnout | 1,116 | 75% | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | William Edward Willink | 3,246 | 59% | |
| Conservative | Thomas Henry William Walker | 2,274 | 41% | |
Majority | 972 | 18% | N/A |
Registered electors | 9,618 | | |
Turnout | 5,520 | 57% | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Francis Joseph McAdam * | 308 | 66% | |
| Conservative | William King | 161 | 34% | |
Majority | 147 | 32% | |
Registered electors | 710 | | |
Turnout | 469 | 66% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Frederick Smith * | 801 | 51% | |
| Conservative | Major Matthew Henry Larmor | 773 | 49% | |
Majority | 28 | 2% | |
Registered electors | 2,329 | | |
Turnout | 1,574 | 68% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Jacob Reuben Grant | 939 | 56% | |
| Conservative | William Clarkson * | 732 | 44% | |
Majority | 207 | 12% | N/A |
Registered electors | 2,172 | | |
Turnout | 1,671 | 77% | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Nathaniel Topp | 525 | 56% | |
| Conservative | Frank John Leslie | 405 | 44% | |
Majority | 120 | 12% | N/A |
Registered electors | 1,342 | | |
Turnout | 930 | 69% | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St. Peter's
Scotland
No. 2 Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | Edward Purcell * | 2,534 | 70% | |
| Conservative | Richard Beckett | 1,097 | 30% | |
Majority | 1,446 | 40% | |
Registered electors | 6,824 | | |
Turnout | 3,640 | 53% | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Ball * | 1,939 | 51% | |
| Liberal | Joseph Paul Brunner | 1,845 | 49% | |
Majority | 94 | 2% | |
Registered electors | 5,968 | | |
Turnout | 3,784 | 63% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | Thomas Kelly | 533 | 79% | |
| Conservative | Major John McCabe | 139 | 21% | |
Majority | 394 | 58% | |
Registered electors | 1,002 | | |
Turnout | 672 | 67% | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
West Derby
No. 14 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Barrell Rodway | 2,798 | 53% | |
| Labour | William Mafkin | 2.525 | 47% | |
Majority | 273 | 6% | |
Registered electors | 10,700 | | |
Turnout | 5,323 | 50% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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By-elections
No. 16, North Toxteth, 19 March 1891
Caused by the death of Alderman Anthony Bower on 31 January 1891.[5] Following this Councillor Thomas Hughes (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1888)[6] was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 March 1891 [7] [8] resulting in a vacancy in the North Toxteth ward.
No. 16 North Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William James Burgess | 2,326 | 51% | |
| Liberal | John Lamport Eills | 2,212 | 49% | |
Majority | 114 | 2% | |
Registered electors | 9,618 | | |
Turnout | 4,538 | 47% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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See also
References
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Monday 3 November 1890
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1890 - 1890 page 1". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1890 - 1890 page 2". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1890 - 1890 page 3". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1890 - 1890 page 86". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888 - 1889 page 2". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1890 - 1890 page 114". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1890 - 1890 page 115". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1890 - 1890 page 134". Retrieved 8 April 2017.