1883 Liverpool City Council election

Liverpool City Council elections 1883 October 2016 October 2016 1883 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1883 11 01 1882 1882 Liverpool City Council election 1884 1884 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 Thursday 1 November 1883. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. This was the first local election since the passing of the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883 which "criminalised attempts to bribe voters and standardised the amount that could be spent on election expenses" and introduced election agents. Twelve of the sixteen seats were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative 23 ?? 16 39Liberal 19 ?? 0 19Irish Home Rule 4 0 0 4 Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1883 Election result Liverpool local election result 1883 Conservative Party (UK) 7 Liberal Party (UK) 9 61.48% 3,972 Home Rule League 0 0 -1 -1 38.52% 2,489 Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby No. 11 Abercromby Liberal Party (UK) Thomas English Stephens * unopposed 2,345 Liberal Party (UK) Castle Street No. 6 Castle Street Conservative Party (UK) James Marke Wood unopposed 2,021 Conservative Party (UK) Everton No. 1 Everton Conservative Party (UK) Edward Whitley MP * Unopposed N/A N/A 21,491 Conservative Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Liberal Party (UK) Robert Durning Holt * 862 79% Home Rule League Edward Purcell 236 21% 626 58% 2,080 1,098 53% 10 Liberal Party (UK) Great George No. 9 Great George Liberal Party (UK) John Frederick Rogers unopposed 1,176 Liberal Party (UK) Lime Street No. 12 Lime Street Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Patrick Holden unopposed 1,575 Conservative Party (UK) North Toxteth No. 16 North Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) John Hughes * unopposed 9,131 Conservative Party (UK) Pitt Street No. 8 Pitt Street Liberal Party (UK) Henry Charles Hawley * unopposed 798 Liberal Party (UK) Rodney Street No. 10 Rodney Street Liberal Party (UK) John McDiarmid unopposed 2,332 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Anne Street No. 13 St. Anne Street Conservative Party (UK) Dr. William Cross * unopposed 2,364 Conservative Party (UK) St. Paul's No. 4 St. Paul's Liberal Party (UK) John Thomas Warrington 560 77% Home Rule League Patrick Murphy 169 23% 391 54% N/A 1,542 729 3 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 7 St. Peter's Liberal Party (UK) Edmund Knowles Muspratt * Unopposed N/A N/A 1,481 Liberal Party (UK) Scotland No. 2 Scotland Liberal Party (UK) Joseph Simpson 1,930 52% Home Rule League Patrick Byrne * 1,805 48% 125 4% N/A 7,150 3,735 52% 33 Liberal Party (UK) Home Rule League South Toxteth No. 15 South Toxteth Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Bland Royden * Unopposed N/A N/A 5,482 Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall No. 3 Vauxhall Liberal Party (UK) John Yates * 620 69% Nationalist Party (Ireland) John Denvir 279 31% 341 38% 1,692 341 53% 5 Liberal Party (UK) West Derby No. 14 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) James Poole unopposed 9,913 Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post Friday 2 November 1883 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pUGNrbUpnMzRjSFk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884 page 1 20 March 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pcnR0eFpJZlRXekk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1882-1883 page 2 20 March 2017 Liverpool Mercury November 1883 Aldermanic Elections At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1883, the terms of office of eight alderman expired. The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1883 for a term of six years. * - re-elected aldermen. PartyAlderman Conservative Andrew Boyd * Conservative Arthur Bower Forwood * Conservative Sir William Bower Forwood * Conservative Alexander Garnett Conservative Edward Grindley Conservative John Nicol * Conservative John Pearson * Conservative Edward Samuelson * https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pcnI3cmVuYnVTcjg Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884 page 3 20 March 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pYVZKaWhCWTRYT2M Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884 page 4 20 March 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pbmpUOHVtN2Y3Qmc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884 page 5 20 March 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pa05MOFZpSTdYbG8 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884 page 6 20 March 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1peVhLUlNJeVpMZDA Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884 page 7 20 March 2017 By-elections No. 6, Castle Street, 13 November 1883 Caused by the resignation of Councillor Samuel Smith MP (Liberal, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1882) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pdURHR09qX1VvNTg Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1882-1883 page 2 20 March 2017 which was reported to the council on 5 December 1883. No. 6 Castle Street William Crossfield unopposed https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pTDRtdTZTVGlpcU0 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884 page 45 20 March 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pajdMN196a3R2Z1k Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884 page 46 20 March 2017 No. 12, Lime Street, 23 November 1883 Caused by the election of Councillor Edward Grindley (Conservative, Lime Street, elected 1 November 1881) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pQjFyMGFib2g2YXM Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 page 2 20 March 2017 as an aldermen by the council (councillors and aldermen) on 9 November 1883. No. 12 Lime Street Conservative Party (UK) Thomas William Oakshott 674 54% Liberal Party (UK) John Henderson 581 46% 93 8% 1,575 1,255 80% 12 Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool Mercury 24 November 1883 Aldermanic By-Election, 9 January 1884 Caused by the death of Alderman Andrew Boyd on 20 December 1883. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pM25SY29qZHI3QTQ Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1882-1883 page 59 20 March 2017 Subsequently, former Councillor David Radcliffe (Conservative, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1880), https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pVXpUbFRuaUhYVm8 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1880-1881 page 2 25 March 2017 of Formby Hall Ainsdale, was elected as an alderman by the council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 9 January 1884. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pSlVjX1RFNE9aNVU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884 page 79 25 March 2017 No. 14, West Derby, 26 April 1884 Caused by the death of Councillor Samuel Leigh Gregson (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1882) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pdURHR09qX1VvNTg Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1882-1883 page 2 25 March 2017 on 3 April 1884. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pMWlVRmoyaFFfUEk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884 page 165 25 March 2017 No. 14 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) Edward Hatton Cookson 3,589 54% Liberal Party (UK) George McFerran 3,015 46% 574 8% 9,913 6,604 67% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pSHVVSGJRZ1BmYTg Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884 page 184 25 March 2017 No. 9, Great George, 21 May 1884 Caused by the resignation of Councillor John Frederick Rogers (Party?, Great George, elected 1 November 1883). https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pRTczYnBhdDZCQ3c Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884 page 214 25 March 2017 No. 9 Great George Liberal Party (UK) Edward Paull Unopposed N/A N/A 1,176 Liberal Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pc1lfN2pQakZ3eW8 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884 page 213 25 March 2017 No. 9, Great George, 2 September 1884 Caused by the death of Councillor Benjamin Lewis (Liberal, Great George, elected 1 November 1882) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pdURHR09qX1VvNTg Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884 page 2 25 March 2017 on 12 August 1884. https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pa3F1eGkxZE5IaGc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884 page 271 25 March 2017 No. 9 Great George Liberal Party (UK) James Ruddin 475 54% John Ellis 397 46% 78 1,176 872 74% Liberal Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pMnFMdDNqNGY5UmM Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884 page 277 25 March 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pOXczZUVYc1c5T0U Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884 page 278 25 March 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 30em 1883 Category:1883 English local elections Category:1880s in Liverpool