1889 Liverpool City Council election

Liverpool Town Council elections 1889 February 2018 February 2018 1889 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1889 11 01 1888 1888 Liverpool City Council election 1890 1890 Liverpool City Council election 16 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (incl. Aldermen) Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Friday 1 November 1889. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Four of the sixteen seats were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative ?? -5 16 ??Liberal ?? +4 0 ??Irish Nationalists 4 +2 0 4Irish Home Rule 2 -2 0 2Liberal Unionist 1 +1 0 1 Election result Liverpool local election result 1889 Conservative Party (UK) 7 0 5 -5 44% 57% 16,723 Liberal Party (UK) 6 4 0 +4 50% 18% 5,163 Nationalist Party (Ireland) 2 2 0 +2 13% 19% 5,423 Liberal Unionist 1 1 0 +1 6.3% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0% 5.5% 1,602 Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby No. 11 Abercromby Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Menlove * 757 53% Liberal Party (UK) John Lea 684 47% 73 6% 2,210 1,441 65% Conservative Party (UK) Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Liberal Unionist Henry Hugh Hornby unopposed Liberal Unionist Conservative Party (UK) Everton No. 1 Everton Conservative Party (UK) Edward Whitley MP * 5,433 84% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Thomas Kelly 1,050 16% 4,383 68% 23,228 6,483 28% Conservative Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Liberal Party (UK) Robert Durning Holt * Unopposed N/A N/A Liberal Party (UK) Great George No. 9 Great George Liberal Party (UK) William Whitely 423 54% Conservative Party (UK) William Roberts 364 46% 59 8% N/A 1,079 787 73% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lime Street No. 12 Lime Street Conservative Party (UK) John Duncan the younger * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Herbert Campbell * 2,135 71% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Michael McGrath 893 29% 1,242 42% 9,549 3,028 32% Conservative Party (UK) Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Liberal Party (UK) Henry Charles Hawley * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Liberal Party (UK) Ernest Augustine Gibson 721 51% Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Henry Larmor 682 49% 39 2% N/A 2,275 1,403 62% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Conservative Party (UK) Arthur John Jones Bamford 640 43% Liberal Party (UK) Jacob Reuben Grant 613 41% Henry Cartwright Gilmore 247 16% 27 2,080 1,500 72% Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's Liberal Party (UK) Philip Henry Rathbone 520 54% Conservative Party (UK) Sylvester Mattison * 450 46% 70 8% N/A 1,353 970 72% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 7 St. Peter's Liberal Party (UK) William Henry Watts 609 54% Conservative Party (UK) Isaac Morris * 515 45% 94 N/A 1,479 1,124 76% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Scotland No. 2 Scotland Nationalist Party (Ireland) George Jeremy Lynskey 2,890 77% Conservative Party (UK) Harry Thomas 858 23% 2,032 54% N/A 6,832 3,748 56% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Home Rule League South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Evans 1,717 52% Liberal Party (UK) John Thomas 1,593 48% 124 4% 5,468 3,310 61% Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall Nationalist Party (Ireland) John Gregory Taggart 574 73% Conservative Party (UK) Henry Fitzwilliam Neale 214 27% 360 46% N/A 1,174 788 67% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Home Rule League West Derby No. 14 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) Ephraim Walker 2,958 65% Labour Party (UK) William Matkin 1,602 35% 1.356 30% 10,448 4,560 44% Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post Saturday 2 November 1889 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrRnd4UEpGZ01kZlU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 front page 2 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrVjRXQjU0ZmFackU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 1 2 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrdHZocEp0czNGNDg Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 2 2 April 2017 Aldermanic Election At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1892, the terms of office of eight alderman expired. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrZlNUck1UN3B4NDA Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 front page 3 2 April 2017 The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1889 for a term of six years. * - re-elected aldermen. PartyAlderman Conservative Anthony Bower * Conservative Arthur Bower Forwood * Conservative Sir William Bower Forwood * Conservative Alexander Garnett * Conservative Edward Grindley * Conservative Sir David Radcliffe * Conservative William Radcliffe Conservative Edward Samuelson * https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrV25TWEtTWmQxT28 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 7 2 April 2017 By-elections No. 15, South Toxteth, Tuesday 26 November 1889 Caused by the election of William Radcliffe (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1888) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrdDMxRnF4am9FVGc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 2 2 April 2017 being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1889 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrV25TWEtTWmQxT28 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 7 2 April 2017 No. 15 South Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) James De Bels Adam 1,734 45% Liberal Party (UK) John Thomas 1,699 44% Harry Thomas 398 10% 135 5,468 3,831 70% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtraGgzVl9lQ2xDMFE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 60 2 April 2017 No. 14, West Derby, Tuesday 17 December 1889 Following the resignation of Sir Andrew Barclay Walker as an alderman https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrN0FYaWZSd2p4eUE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 61 2 April 2017 , Councillor William John Lunt (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1887) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtraFUxM2d3OGhYb00 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 2 2 April 2017 was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 December 1889 . https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrNnVwRnBlN3NBQWM Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 62 2 April 2017 No. 14 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) George Barrell Rodway 2,384 60% Labour Party (UK) William Matkin 1,566 40% 818 20% 10,448 3,950 38% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrQ0RrV2V4SHloRlU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 82 2 April 2017 No. 12, Lime Street, Tuesday 25 February 1890 The resignation of Alderman Sir David Radcliffe was reported to the Council on 8 January 1890 . https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrQ0tiMEV6Z2w2MTA Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 109 2 April 2017 Councillor Thomas William Oakshott (Conservative. Lime Street, elected 1 November 1887) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtraFUxM2d3OGhYb00 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1885-1888 page 2 2 April 2017 , was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 5 February 1890 . https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrOHg1LWxQWXU3ejA Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 117 2 April 2017 No. 12 Lime Street Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Davy Laurence 574 54% Conservative Party (UK) Isaac Morris 496 46% 78 8% N/A 1,070 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtreDVyUmFnWThUcVU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 158 2 April 2017 No. 3, Vauxhall, Friday 23 May 1890 The death, on 5 May 1890, of Councillor Patrick Byrne (Irish Home Rule, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1887) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtraFUxM2d3OGhYb00 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 2 2 April 2017 was reported to the Council on 7 May 1890 . https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrUWpmQWpLRTNPUEk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 199 2 April 2017 No. 3 Vauxhall Nationalist Party (Ireland) Thomas Kelly 394 52% Conservative Party (UK) Henry Fitzwilliam Neale 218 29% Patrick Joseph Deery 149 20% 176 1,174 761 65% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Home Rule League https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrZzRSbnIxOVpWVlE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 222 2 April 2017 See also Liverpool City Council Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879 Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present History of local government in England References 1889 Liverpool Category:December 1889 in the United Kingdom Category:1880s in Liverpool