1896 Liverpool City Council election

English local election February 2018 February 2018 1896 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1896 11 01 1895 1895 Liverpool City Council election 1897 1897 Liverpool City Council election 28 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 28 wards 57 (incl. Aldermen) Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1896. 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 TotalConservative 57 -3 ?? ??Liberal 17 -3 6 23Irish Nationalists 9 0 2 11Liberal Unionist 1 0 1 2 Election result Liverpool local election result 1896 Conservative Party (UK) 17 0 3 -3 28% 9,559 Liberal Party (UK) 7 3 0 +3 35% 12,031 Nationalist Party (Ireland) 3 0 0 0 8.7% 3,010 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0% 3.8% 1,318 Independent Irish Nationalist 0 0 0 0 0% 0.6% 208 Independent 0 0 0 0 0% 0.08% 28 Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Comparisons are made with the 1895 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year. Abercromby No. 21 Abercromby Conservative Party (UK) Morris Paterson Jones * 976 58% Liberal Party (UK) William Boyle 688 41% Labour Party (UK) John O'Brien 17 1% 288 3,049 1,681 55% Conservative Party (UK) Breckfield No. 6 Breckfield Conservative Party (UK) Louis Samuel Cohen * 1,240 88% Labour Party (UK) Robert Clement Faulkener 175 12% 1,065 3,978 1,415 36% Conservative Party (UK) Brunswick No. 25 Brunswick Conservative Party (UK) Charles Arden * 1,073 52% Liberal Party (UK) John Alphonse Doughan 981 48% 92 3,110 2,054 66% Conservative Party (UK) Castle Street No. 18 Castle Street Conservative Party (UK) John Lawrence unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Dingle No. 26 Dingle Conservative Party (UK) William Robets * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Edge Hill No. 12 Edge Hill Conservative Party (UK) Samuel Wasse Higginbottom * 1,446 67% Labour Party (UK) Samuel Reeves 725 33% 721 4,770 2,171 46% Conservative Party (UK) Everton No. 9 Everton Liberal Party (UK) Captain William Denton 1,342 51% Conservative Party (UK) John Richard Pritchard * 1,209 46% Labour Party (UK) James Brinton 71 3% 133 4,826 2,622 65% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative 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) Granby No. 22 Granby Liberal Party (UK) John Lea * 1,404 56% Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Noel Newling 1,085 44% 319 3,978 2,489 63% Liberal Party (UK) Great George No. 20 Great George Liberal Party (UK) John Lamport Ellis * 767 57% Conservative Party (UK) George Brodrick Smith Brodrick 581 43% 186 2,216 1,348 61% Liberal Party (UK) Kensington No. 11 Kensington Conservative Party (UK) Captain William Henry Edwards * 1,348 59% Liberal Party (UK) William Henry Watts the younger 681 30% Labour Party (UK) Isaac Newton 250 11% 667 4,175 2,279 55% Conservative Party (UK) Kirkdale No. 2 Kirkdale Conservative Party (UK) Robert Thompson * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Low Hill No. 10 Low Hill Conservative Party (UK) Col. Charles Stewart Dean * 1,304 50.02% Liberal Party (UK) Dr. Joseph George McCann 1,303 49.98% 1 4,151 2,607 63% Conservative Party (UK) Netherfield No. 8 Netherfield Conservative Party (UK) William Watson Rutherford * 1,203 89% Independent Irish Nationalist Thomas Burke 146 11% 1,057 4,327 1,349 31% Conservative Party (UK) North Scotland No. 13 North Scotland Nationalist Party (Ireland) Edward Purcell * unopposed Nationalist Party (Ireland) North Walton No. 27 North Walton Conservative Party (UK) Peter McGuffie 1,069 70% Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Macreavey 448 30% 621 3,263 1,517 46% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Prince's Park No. 23 Prince's Park Conservative Party (UK) Walter William Thomas * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Sandhills No. 1 Sandhills Nationalist Party (Ireland) Patrick Joseph Deery * 1,062 53% Conservative Party (UK) George Louis Meade 932 47% 130 3,196 1,994 62% Nationalist Party (Ireland) St. Anne's No. 17 St. Anne's Liberal Party (UK) George King 1,110 52% Conservative Party (UK) Ellis Brammall junior 944 44% Independent Irish Nationalist John McKiernan 62 2.9% Independent (politician) George John Trgilgas 28 1.3% 166 3,485 2,144 62% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Domingo No. 7 St. Domingo Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Bennett Colton * 1,107 66% Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Pritchard 481 29% Labour Party (UK) Clement William George 80 4.8% 626 4,479 1,668 37% Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 19 St. Peter's Liberal Party (UK) Samuel Hough * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Sefton Park No. 24 Sefton Park Conservative Party (UK) Richard Dart * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) South Scotland No. 14 South Scotland Nationalist Party (Ireland) Owen O'Hara * 1,072 71% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Patrick Jeremiah Kelly 438 29% 634 3,537 1,510 43% Nationalist Party (Ireland) South Walton No. 3 South Walton Conservative Party (UK) Dr. Henry Richard Powell * 1,044 50.3% Liberal Party (UK) Arthur Henry Bunney 1,032 49.7% 12 3,728 2,076 56% Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall No. 15 Vauxhall Liberal Party (UK) Richard Robert Meade-King * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Wavertree No. 5 Wavertree Liberal Party (UK) John Kellitt 919 51% Conservative Party (UK) Henry Arthur Watson * 899 49% 20 2,494 1,818 73% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) West Derby No. 28 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) William Craigie Williams * 1,057 55% Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Utley 875 45% 182 3,085 1,932 63% Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post 3 November 1896 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrSk0zako0X2YtYUE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 front page 22 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrekFHYnNkNm5JS3M Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 1 22 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrbS1BbHhnekNhT1E Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 2 22 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrTkNING1NUXQtaDg Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 3 22 April 2017 By-elections No.20 Great George, 20 November 1896 Caused by the death of Councillor Simeon Smith (Liberal, Great George elected 1 November 1895) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrS3c5Ym9WeW43Yjg Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1895-1896 page 2 22 April 2017 on 28 October 1896. No. 20 Great George Liberal Party (UK) Edward Paull JP unopposed 2,216 Liberal Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtra1h6VzhZdVVBVjA Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 front page 78 22 April 2017 No. 4, Fairfield, 16 March 1897 Caused by the death of Councillor Thomas Hewitson (Conservative, Fairfield, elected 1 November 1895) on 6 February 1897. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrRHUyblMzX19fTEE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 185 22 April 2017 No. 4 Fairfield Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Hunter unopposed Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrWWVFYkExQUN2U2c Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 218 22 April 2017 No.10, Low Hill, 16 March 1897 Following a petition causing the election of Col. Charles Stewart Dean (Conservative) on 2 November 1896 to be declared void. No. 10 Low Hill Conservative Party (UK) Col. Charles Stewart Dean * 1,636 53% Liberal Party (UK) Dr. Joseph George McCann 1,427 47% 209 4,151 3,063 74% Conservative Party (UK) 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 1896 Category:1896 English local elections Category:1890s in Liverpool