Liverpool City Council election, 1890

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:

PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen Total
Conservative ?? ?? 16 ??
Liberal ?? ?? 0 ??
Irish Nationalists ?? ?? 0 ??
Independent ?? ?? 0 ??

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Registered electors 1,342
Turnout 930 69%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal William Benjamin Bowring * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Nationalist Edward Purcell * 2,534 70%
Conservative Richard Beckett 1,097 30%
Majority 1,446
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
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
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
Registered electors 10,700
Turnout 5,323 50%
Conservative hold Swing

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By-elections

No. 16, North Toxteth, 19th March 1891

Alderman Anthony Bower died on 31st January 1891.[3] Following this Councillor Thomas Hughes (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1st November 1888)[4] was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4th March 1891.[5]

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William James Burgess 2,326 51%
Liberal John Lamport Eills 2,212 49%
Majority 114
Registered electors 9,618
Turnout 4,538 47%
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. Liverpool Daily Post Monday 3rd November 1890
  2. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1890
  3. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1890 pg 86
  4. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1888
  5. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1890 pg 115
  6. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1890 pg 134
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