1901 Liverpool City Council election

May 2023 May 2023 English local election 1901 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg local no 1900 Liverpool City Council election 1900 1901 11 01 y 1902 Liverpool City Council election 1902 One Third of the 32 wards had elections for Councillors' seats including for the first time elections for the second seats for the wards of Anfield and Warbreck to Liverpool Town Council were up for election 65 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 17 seats, 56.7% 78 79 1 18,212 55% 7.4% Liberal Liberal 1 seat, 5.1% 3 3 1 6,547 20% 0.3% Irish Nationalist Irish Nationalist 1 seat, 5.1% 3 3 0 4,501 14% 2.3% Liberal Unionist Liberal Unionist 1 seat, 5.1% 2 1 2,584 7.8% Council Leader Conservative Council Leader after election Conservative Elections for one third of the Councillors' seats for Liverpool City Council were held on Friday 1 November 1901. There were elections for each of the 32 wards, with the second councillors being elected for then Anfield and Warbreck wards for the first time. Eight of the thirty two seats were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative ?? +1 21 ??Liberal ?? +1 6 ?? Irish Nationalist ?? 0 2 ??Liberal Unionist ?? +1 1 ??Independent ?? 0 0 ?? Election result Liverpool local election result 1901 Conservative Party (UK) 17 4 3 +1 57% 55% 18,212 Liberal Party (UK) 8 2 1 +1 27% 20% 6,547 Nationalist Party (Ireland) 3 0 0 0 10% 14% 4,501 Liberal Unionist 2 1 0 +1 7% 7.8% 2,584 Liberal-Labour (UK) 0 1.7% 557 Labour Representation Committee (1900) 0 1.6% 520 Independent 0 1% 321 Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Comparisons are made with the 1898 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year. Abercromby No. 21 Abercromby Conservative Party (UK) William Phillips 553 87% Independent (politician) Edward Phillips 85 13% 468 2,887 638 22% Conservative Party (UK) Anfield No. 3 Anfield Conservative Party (UK) William Houlding unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Breckfield No. 6 Breckfield Conservative Party (UK) Edwin Berry * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Brunswick No. 25 Brunswick Liberal Party (UK) Charles Henry Beloe * 992 71% Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Titley 374 29% 548 3,073 1,296 42% Liberal Party (UK) Castle Street No. 18 Castle Street Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Binley Neale * 575 71% Independent (politician) Edward Hood 236 29% 339 2,126 811 38% Conservative Party (UK) Dingle No. 26 Dingle Conservative Party (UK) Edward James Chevalier * 1,608 58% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Patrick J. Higgins 145 10% 1,191 5,304 1,481 28% Conservative Party (UK) Edge Hill No. 12 Edge Hill Conservative Party (UK) William Wilson Walker * 1,336 89% Nationalist Party (Ireland) John McGrath 160 11% 1,176 5,125 1,496 29% Conservative Party (UK) Everton No. 9 Everton Liberal Unionist William Oulton * 1,010 89% Nationalist Party (Ireland) John Hughes 125 11% 885 4,701 1,135 24% Liberal Unionist Exchange No. 16 Exchange Liberal Party (UK) Robert Durning Holt * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Fairfield No. 4 Fairfield Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Hunter * 1,203 61% Liberal Party (UK) Samuel Skelton 776 39% 427 3,959 1,979 50% Conservative Party (UK) Granby No. 22 Granby Liberal Party (UK) Robert Henry Bullen * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Great George No. 20 Great George Liberal Party (UK) Burton William Eills unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Kensington No. 11 Kensington Liberal Unionist Samuel Mason Hutchinson 1,180 90% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Hugh O'Donnell 134 10% 1,046 4,590 1,314 29% Liberal Unionist Conservative Party (UK) Kirkdale No. 2 Kirkdale Conservative Party (UK) John Edward Rayner 1,592 84% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Patrick Cullen 297 16% 1,295 6,479 1,889 29% Conservative Party (UK) Low Hill No. 10 Low Hill Conservative Party (UK) William Boote 1,031 66% Labour Party (UK) Isaac Newton 520 34% 511 4,141 1,551 37% Conservative Party (UK) Netherfield No. 8 Netherfield Liberal Party (UK) George Sturla 1,307 53% Conservative Party (UK) David Scott 1,163 47% 144 4,418 2,470 56% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) North Scotland No. 13 North Scotland Nationalist Party (Ireland) George Jeremy Lynskey 1,355 75% Conservative Party (UK) David John Williams 452 25% 903 3,239 1,807 56% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Prince's Park No. 23 Prince's Park Conservative Party (UK) William Edward Willink * 778 90% Nationalist Party (Ireland) William Donnelly 90 10% 688 3,734 868 23% Conservative Party (UK) Sandhills No. 1 Sandhills Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Salter * 1,017 55% Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Hilditch 844 45% 173 3,463 1,861 54% Liberal Party (UK) St. Anne's No. 17 St. Anne's Conservative Party (UK) Isaac Caton Glover 1,126 51% Liberal Party (UK) Harold Goad Crosfield 1,086 49% 40 3,383 2,212 65% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) St. Domingo No. 7 St. Domingo Conservative Party (UK) Anthony Shelmerdine * 1,355 63% Liberal Party (UK) Dr. Charles Ritchie Niven 792 37% 563 4,598 2,147 47% Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 19 St. Peter's Liberal Party (UK) Henry Miles * 647 62% Liberal Unionist William Harold Stowe Oulton 394 38% 253 1,924 1,041 54% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sefton Park East No. 24A Sefton Park East Liberal Party (UK) John Morris unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Sefton Park West No. 24 Sefton Park West Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Stanley Rogerson * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) South Scotland No. 14 South Scotland Nationalist Party (Ireland) Francis Joseph Harford 1,242 69% Conservative Party (UK) James Marsh 559 31% 683 3,484 1,801 52% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Vauxhall No. 15 Vauxhall Nationalist Party (Ireland) John Gregory Taggart 730 51% Conservative Party (UK) Julius Jacobs 698 49% 32 2,032 1,428 70% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Walton No. 3A Walton Conservative Party (UK) Jacob Reuben Grant 1,277 70% Liberal-Labour (UK) Alexander McLaren 557 30% 720 3,672 1,834 50% Conservative Party (UK) Warbreck No. 27 Warbreck Conservative Party (UK) Richard Kelly 823 90% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Thomas Kelly 94 10% 729 2,579 917 36% Conservative Party (UK) Wavertree No. 5 Wavertree Conservative Party (UK) Isaac Turner * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) West Derby No. 28 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) James Lister * 1,137 90% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Peter Murphy 129 10% 1,008 3,359 1,266 38% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrVzdDYV9xNmR1M00 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 front page 26 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrSVRaN2daLXlidGM Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 1 26 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrbDhXV0VpcnQxVms Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 2 26 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtreW15bU1fdnRXNDA Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 3 26 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrSDNtZDNUUzZ2Wmc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 4 26 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrRWR5ZlRRX040Y0U Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1901-1902 (1) 26 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrRGt0cFY4cFNGc1U Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1901-1902 (2) 26 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrdGRJSVpuOXBsRkU Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1901-1902 (3) 26 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrZWdWV0FiNnJZQXM Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1901-1902 (4) 26 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrcWd1SzBFRkhwVEE Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1901-1902 (5) 26 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrbUE1d3R5NUZEaFk Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1901-1902 (6) 26 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrMk9PUFJQcFFUZlU Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1901-1902 (7) 26 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrTE1uOFNxb2MzZmM Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1901-1902 (8) 26 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrY1BKOXBsWDJuMjg Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1901-1902 (9) 26 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrZERBN0lBZHhvZjQ Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1901-1902 (10) 26 April 2017 Aldermanic elections At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1901, the terms of office of fifteen alderman expired. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrWURVN1ZseWRMZ2s Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 5 26 April 2017 The following fifteen were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1901 for a term of six years. * - re-elected aldermen. PartyAldermanWard Conservative Joseph Ball JP * Conservative Herbert Campbell JP * Conservative Dr. Thomas Clarke * Conservative Edward Hatton Cookson JP * Conservative John Ellison * Conservative Thomas Evans * Conservative Sir William Bower Forwood JP * Conservative Edward Grindley * Conservative John Houlding * Conservative Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell (the younger) JP * Conservative Hugh McCubbin * Conservative Thomas William Oakshott JP * Conservative William Radcliffe JP * Conservative William Roberts * Walton Conservative Joachim Nicolas Stolterfoht * https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtra3FVZVhFa1poMm8 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 8 26 April 2017 By-elections No. 13 North Scotland, 28 May 1902 Following the death of Alderman John Houlding (Conservative), Councillor Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh (Irish Nationalist, North Scotland ward, elected 1 November 1899)https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrRkpPVENvNF9qUDg Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 2 26 April 2017 was elected by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) as an Alderman on 7 May 1902https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrdHFEZE1HdTljaVk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 290 26 April 2017 .https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrLU5TbUF0aFVIc2c Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 291 26 April 2017 No. 13 North Scotland Nationalist Party (Ireland) Patrick Joseph Daly unopposed Nationalist Party (Ireland) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrelFWYjgtRjZSMlE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 328 26 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrUzNjX3QwZ1gxMVU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 329 26 April 2017 The term of office to expire on 1 November 1902. No.16 Exchange, 17 June 1902 Caused by the resignation of Councillor Edmond Brownbill (Liberal, Exchange, elected 1 November 1899), which was reported to the Council on 4 June 1902. No. 16 Exchange Liberal Party (UK) Edmond Brownbill * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrbU5FSW15TnZWMW8 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 366 26 April 2017 The term of office to expire on 1 November 1902. No.25 Brunswick, 15 July 1902 Caused by the resignation of Councillor Charles Henry Beloe (Liberal, Brunswick, elected 1 November 1901), which was reported to the Council on 2 July 1902.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrdUFXcWFRRE1Xbkk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 367 26 April 2017 No. 25 Brunswick Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Byrne 670 Knowles Stretch 515 James Sexton 214 155 3,305 Liberal Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrWjNZcmh4alpwZFE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 392 26 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrdkxPN3RwdnJzaUE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 393 26 April 2017 No. 15 Vauxhall, 21 August 1902 Caused by the resignation of Councillor Thomas Burke (Irish Nationalist, elected 1 November 1900),https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrQk5MQXdtVEFDY1E Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 page 3 26 April 2017 which was reported to the Council on 6 August 1902.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrWjNZcmh4alpwZFE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 392 26 April 2017 No. 15 Vauxhall Nationalist Party (Ireland) Thomas Burke * unopposed Nationalist Party (Ireland) The term of office to expire on 1 November 1903. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrM2p1Y0haRjRXU2c Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 442 26 April 2017 No. 19. St Peter's, August 1902 Caused by the death of Councillor Samuel Hough (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1899)https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrRkpPVENvNF9qUDg Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 2 26 April 2017 on 12 August 1902.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrM2p1Y0haRjRXU2c Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 441 26 April 2017 No. 19 St. Peter's 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 1901 Liverpool Category:November 1901 in the United Kingdom Category:1900s in Liverpool