1902 Liverpool City Council election

May 2023 May 2023 Liverpool City Council election 1902 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg local no 1901 Liverpool City Council election 1901 1902 11 01 y 1903 Liverpool City Council election 1903 37 of the Councillors' 96 seats were up for election. Seven new seats were for the first time: the third seat for the Anfield ward, and all three seats for each of the new wards of Aigburth and Garston togerther with one third of the seats for the other wards. Con Conservative Party (UK) Lib Liberal Party (UK) Irish Irish Nationalist Lib Unionist Liberal Unionist Council Leader Conservative Council Leader after election Conservative Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Saturday 1 November 1902. A total of 38 seats were up for election. Seven new seats were up for election for the first time: the third seat for the Anfield ward, and all three seats for each of the new wards of Aigburth and Garston. 20 of the 38 seats were not contested. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative ?? +1 ?? ??Liberal ?? +5 ?? ??Irish Nationalist ?? +1 ?? ??Independent Irish Nationalist ?? -1 0 ??Liberal Unionist ?? 0 ?? ??Labour ?? 0 0 ??Independent ?? 0 0 ?? Election result Liverpool local election result 1902 Conservative Party (UK) 16 3 2 +1 42% Liberal Party (UK) 14 5 0 +5 37% Nationalist Party (Ireland) 3 1 0 +1 8% Independent Conservative 2 2 0 +2 5% Liberal Unionist 1 0 0 0 3% Labour Representation Committee (1900) 0 0 0 0 0% Independent 0 0 0 0 0% In view of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context. Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Comparisons are made with the 1899 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year. Abercromby No. 21 Abercromby Liberal Party (UK) Arthur Black 966 60% Conservative Party (UK) Morris Paterson Jones * 647 40% 319 1,613 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Aigburth No. 29 Aigburth - 3 seats Liberal Party (UK) Archibald Bathgate unopposed Conservative Party (UK) William Hall Jowett unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Twiss Kemble unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Anfield No. 3 Anfield Liberal Party (UK) William Evans * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Breckfield No. 6 Breckfield Conservative Party (UK) Louis Samuel Cohen * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Brunswick No. 25 Brunswick Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Roberts * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Castle Street No. 18 Castle Street Conservative Party (UK) John Lawrence * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Dingle No. 26 Dingle Conservative Party (UK) Austin Taylor Conservative Party (UK) Edge Hill No. 12 Edge Hill Conservative Party (UK) Samuel Wasse Higginbottom MP * 1,500 64% Labour Party (UK) Robert Clement Faulkener 847 36% 653 2,347 Conservative Party (UK) Everton No. 9 Everton Liberal Party (UK) William Denton * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Exchange No. 16 Exchange Liberal Party (UK) Edmond Brownbill * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Fairfield No. 4 Fairfield Conservative Party (UK) Frank John Leslie * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Garston No. 30 Garston Independent Conservative Edward Wrake Turner 993 38% Independent Conservative Frederick James Rawlinson 891 34% Liberal Party (UK) James Picthall 750 29% Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Semmens 593 23% Conservative Party (UK) George Washington Hughes 568 22% Independent (politician) Michael Somers 249 10% 2,585 Independent Conservative Independent Conservative Liberal Party (UK) As Edward Wrake Turner received the highest number of seats his term of office was due to expire on 1 November 1905. As Frederick James Rawlinson received the second highest number of seats his term of office was due to expire on 1 November 1904. As James Picthall received the third highest number of seats his term of office was due to expire on 1 November 1903. Granby No. 22 Granby Liberal Party (UK) John Lea * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Great George No. 20 Great George Liberal Party (UK) John Lamport Ellis * 704 55% George Allen 582 45% 122 1,286 Liberal Party (UK) Kensington No. 11 Kensington Conservative Party (UK) William Henry Edwardes * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Kirkdale No. 2 Kirkdale Conservative Party (UK) Dr. John Utting unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Low Hill No. 10 Low Hill Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Quilliam Roby 1,118 68% Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Donovan 518 32% 600 1,636 Conservative Party (UK) Netherfield No. 8 Netherfield Conservative Party (UK) William Watson Rutherford * 1,567 95% Independent (politician) Edward Phillips 88 5% 1,479 1,655 Conservative Party (UK) North Scotland No. 13 North Scotland Nationalist Party (Ireland) Patrick Joseph Daly unopposed Nationalist Party (Ireland) Prince's Park No. 23 Prince's Park Liberal Party (UK) Acheson Lyle Rupert Rathbone 1,347 57% Conservative Party (UK) Walter William Thomas * 1,032 43% 315 2,379 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sandhills No. 1 Sandhills Liberal and Irish Nationalist Patrick Joseph Deery * unopposed Nationalist Party (Ireland) St. Anne's No. 17 St. Anne's Conservative Party (UK) Julius Jacobs 1,058 50% Liberal Party (UK) John Clancy 1,055 50% 1,058 2,113 Conservative Party (UK) St. Domingo No. 7 St. Domingo Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Bennett Colton * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 19 St. Peter's Liberal Party (UK) Alexander Armour 371 95% Independent (politician) John Grimes 19 5% 352 390 Liberal Party (UK) Sefton Park East No. 24A Sefton Park East Liberal Party (UK) Wilfrid Bowring Stoddart 1,188 52% Conservative Party (UK) Dr. Richard Caton 1,092 48% 96 2,280 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sefton Park West No. 24 Sefton Park West Conservative Party (UK) Richard Dart * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) South Scotland No. 14 South Scotland Nationalist Party (Ireland) Austin Harford * unopposed Irish Nationalist Independent Irish Nationalist Vauxhall No. 15 Vauxhall Liberal Party (UK) Richard Robert Meade-King * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Walton No. 3A Walton Conservative Party (UK) George Brodrick Smith Brodrick 944 72% Independent (politician) Joseph Carleton 355 27% Independent (politician) Edward Phillips 7 1% 589 1,306 Conservative Party (UK) Warbreck No. 27 Warbreck Conservative Party (UK) Peter McGuffie unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Wavertree No. 5 Wavertree Liberal Unionist Party James Willcox Alsop * unopposed Liberal Unionist Party West Derby No. 28 West Derby Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Utley * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrZmdOWVJNY3BpV1k Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 front page 29 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrRUc1cS1iTXFwUVU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 1 29 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrVy1YeHRvNE90NFU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 2 29 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrT0xkcDFTUFNQOTQ Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 3 29 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrUmg3bS1La2hWRzA Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 4 29 April 2017 Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury 2 November 1902 Liverpool) Daily Courier 2 November 1902 Aldermanic Election It was reported to the council on 9 November 1902 that Garston Urban District Council had nominated John Ernest Tinne (Aigburth ward) and William Newall (Garston ward) to be aldermen. These two were duly elected as aldermen by the councillors and aldermen on 9 November 1902. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrbnFLejQzWGx6cHc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 5 29 April 2017 PartyAldermanWardTerm expiresWard John Ernest Tinne No. 29 Aigburth Aigburth William Newall No.30 Garston Garston By-elections No.13, North Scotland, 17 December 1902 Caused by the death of Councillor James Daly (Irish Nationalist, North Scotland, elected 1 November 1900)https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrQk5MQXdtVEFDY1E Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 page 3 29 April 2017 on 18 November 1902 was reported to the Council on 29 November 1902.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtraG9yUzRGdEZlMkU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 61 29 April 2017 No. 13 North Scotland Thomas Kelly 690 58% Patrick Toner 487 41% Hugh O'Donnell 11 1% 203 1,188 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrVHlyeXdrcVk1ZEk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 96 29 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrU29Hdm5nekxvSWs Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 97 29 April 2017 No. 12, Edge Hill, 30 January 1903 Caused by the death of Councillor Samuel Wasse Higginbottom MP (Conservative, elected 1 November 1902) on 28 December 1902.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrVHlyeXdrcVk1ZEk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 96 29 April 2017 No. 12 Edge Hill Conservative Party (UK) Henry Sharrock Higginbottom 1,693 71% Labour Party (UK) Robert Clement Faulkener 668 28% Edward Phillips 9 0.004% 1,025 2,370 Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrN3pvRjdRSWpQTUk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 138 29 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrSTNuYmJWZVBoX1k Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 139 29 April 2017 No. 29 Aigburth, 30 April 1903 Caused by the resignation of Alderman John Ernest Tinne (elected 9 November 1902), which was reported to the council on 4 March 1903.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrUXRIbFY4eFBBVmM Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 208 29 April 2017 Councillor William Hall Jowett (Conservative, Aigburth, elected 1 November 1902) was elected as an alderman by the council (councillors and aldermen) on 1 April 1903https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrLUUzTVZHY1M3ckk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 256 29 April 2017 .https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrSlVKelFqNTVscWM Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 257 29 April 2017 No. 29 Aigburth Conservative Party (UK) John Salmon unopposed Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrbXlDYjl3RUk2VUE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 290 29 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrNGU0ZllWM0VsWTQ Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 291 29 April 2017 No.16, Exchange, 15 June 1903 The death of Alderman James Ruddin occurred on 21 April 1903 was reported to the Council on 6 May 1903.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrUXJRQk12V2ZacW8 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 289 29 April 2017 His place was taken by Councillor Edmond Brownbill (Liberal. Exchange, elected 1 November 1902) was elected as an alderman by the council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 3 June 1903.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtreldpT3B5aTlyOUU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 330 29 April 2017 No. 16 Exchange Liberal Party (UK) Alexander Allan Paton unopposed Liberal Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrbjJBUFJnQ2VySFE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 372 29 April 2017 No.3 Anfield, 26 May 1903 The death of Councillor John Valentine Smith (Conservative, Anfield elected 10 May 1901)https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrX1daTy1hWU1fZVk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 page 346 25 April 2017 on 1 May 1903 was reported to the council on 6 May 1903 No. 3 Anfield Liberal Party (UK) Henry Jones 759 56% Charles Henry Rutherford 601 44% 158 1,360 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrRWExTlZkS2R2UlE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 328 29 April 2017 No.26, Dingle, 15 June 1903 Caused by the resignation of Councillor Austin Taylor MP (Conservative, Dingle, elected 1 November 1902) No. 26 Dingle Conservative Party (UK) Dr. Richard Caton Conservative Party (UK) No.30, Garston, 27 July 1903 The death of Alderman William Newall on 5 June 1903 was reported to the Council on 10 June 1903.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrMFBpSHNjaXFLdjQ Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 363 29 April 2017 In his place, Councillor Edward Wrake Turner (Independent Conservative, Garston, elected 1 November 1902) was elected as an alderman by the council (councillors and aldermen) on 1 July 1903.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrUXp5TGdmTEowQms Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 373 29 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrdEttTGRYaC1pWFk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 374 29 April 2017 .https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrNlNPSXVYelZEZUE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 375 29 April 2017 No. 30 Garston Conservative Party (UK) George Washington Hughes unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Independent Conservative https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtreHUtRHRTM2twWkU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 398 29 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrVXpiT0lsRWxlQ00 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 399 29 April 2017 No. Sandhills, 6 August 1903 The death of Councillor Thomas Salter (Liberal, Sandhills, elected 1 November 1901)https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrbDhXV0VpcnQxVms Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 2 29 April 2017 on 5 July 1903 was reported to the council on 5 August 1903.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrUDZ3UmJORHhOdGc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 397 29 April 2017 No. 1 Sandhills Thomas Owen Ruddin 956 George James Smith 691 265 1,647 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtraWJUVUVBUDJrV2s Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 427 29 April 2017 No.21, Abercromby, Caused by the death of Councillor Lorents Braun Haddock (Conservative, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1900)https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrbHI0M1FGOXE3QVU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 page 2 29 April 2017 on 21 August 1903, which was reported to the Council on 2 September 1903.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrRHVpQWRLQXlMSnM Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1902-1903 page 425 29 April 2017 No. 21 Abercromby 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 1902 Liverpool Category:1900s in Liverpool Category:November 1902 in the United Kingdom