1899 Liverpool City Council election

English local election March 2020 March 2020 1899 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1899 11 01 1898 1898 Liverpool City Council election 1900 1900 Liverpool City Council election 32 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 28 existing wards and 3 seats for the new Sefton Park East ward 59 (incl. Aldermen) Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1899. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Eleven of the thirty-one seats (29 wards, with a new ward of Sefton Park East electing three new councillors) were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative ?? +1 ?? ??Liberal ?? +2 ?? ??Irish Nationalist ?? 0 ?? ??Independent Irish Nationalist ?? +1 ?? ??Liberal Unionist ?? +1 ?? ??Independent ?? ?? ?? ?? Election result Liverpool local election result 1899 Conservative Party (UK) 16 2 1 +1 52.0 51.7 13,739 Liberal Party (UK) 11 4 2 +2 35.0 36.5 9,692 Nationalist Party (Ireland) 2 1 1 0 6.5 Independent Irish Nationalist 1 1 0 +1 3.2 3.5 929 Liberal Unionist 1 1 0 +1 3.2 Independent Liberal 0 0.0 3.8 1,002 Labour Representation Committee (1900) 0 0.0 2.1 549 Independent Conservative 0 0.0 1.5 399 Independent 0 0.0 1.0 279 Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Comparisons are made with the 1896 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year. Abercromby No. 21 Abercromby Conservative Party (UK) Morris Paterson Jones * 844 53% Liberal Party (UK) Dr. William Permewan 741 46% Independent (politician) John O'Brien 15 0.94% 103 2,983 1,600 54% Conservative 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 1,031 52% Conservative Party (UK) Roderick Killip 969 48% 62 3,157 2,000 63% 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) William Roberts * 1,761 64% Independent Liberal Thomas Byrne 1,002 36% 759 5,402 2,763 51% Conservative Party (UK) Edge Hill No. 12 Edge Hill Conservative Party (UK) Samuel Wasse Higginbottom * Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) Everton No. 9 Everton Liberal Party (UK) William Denton * 977 71% Independent Conservative David John Williams 399 29% 578 4,706 1,376 29% 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 * 713 59% Liberal Party (UK) John Henry Evans 495 41% 218 3,512 1,208 34% Conservative Party (UK) 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 * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Kensington No. 11 Kensington Conservative Party (UK) William Henry Edwardes * 1,418 65% Liberal Party (UK) William Benjamin Lewis 760 35% 658 4,307 2,178 51% Conservative Party (UK) Kirkdale No. 2 Kirkdale Conservative Party (UK) Dr. John Utting 1,803 57% Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Backhouse 1,352 43% 451 6,361 3,155 50% Conservative Party (UK) Low Hill No. 10 Low Hill Conservative Party (UK) Charles Stewart Dean * 1,216 80% Liberal and Labour Clement William George 301 20% 915 4,153 1,517 37% Conservative Party (UK) Netherfield No. 8 Netherfield Conservative Party (UK) William Watson Rutherford * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) North Scotland No. 13 North Scotland Nationalist Party (Ireland) Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh unopposed Nationalist Party (Ireland) North Walton No. 27 North Walton Conservative Party (UK) Peter McGuffie * 1,018 65% Labour Party (UK) Alexander McLaren 549 35% 469 3,689 1,567 42% Conservative 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 * 550 90% Independent (politician) John McGrath 59 10% 491 3,461 609 18% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Liberal Party (UK) St. Anne's No. 17 St. Anne's Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Saunby 1,022 51% Liberal Party (UK) John Clancy 903 45% Independent (politician) Michael Conway 58 3% Independent (politician) Thomas Hart 11 0.55% Independent (politician) Edward Phillips 3 0.15% 119 3,401 1,997 59% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal 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) Samuel Hough * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Sefton Park East No. 24A Sefton Park East - 3 seats Liberal Party (UK) John Japp unopposed Liberal Party (UK) John Morris unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Lt. 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Robert Stephen Porter unopposed Liberal Party (UK) 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 Independent Irish Nationalist Austin Harford 929 65% Nationalist Party (Ireland) James Fitzpatrick 510 35% 419 3,329 1,439 43% Independent Irish Nationalist Irish Nationalist South Walton No. 27 South Walton Liberal Party (UK) William Evans 1,061 51% Conservative Party (UK) George Brodrick Smith-Brodrick 1,034 49% 27 3,971 2,095 53% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall No. 15 Vauxhall Liberal Party (UK) Richard Robert Meade-King * 396 74% Independent (politician) John Hughes 136 26% 260 2,080 532 26% Liberal Party (UK) Wavertree No. 5 Wavertree Liberal Unionist James Willcox Alsop 1,026 59% Liberal Party (UK) Ebenezer Thompson 712 41% 314 3,359 1,738 52% Liberal Unionist Liberal Party (UK) West Derby No. 28 West Derby Liberal Party (UK) Dr. Thomas Utley 963 51% Conservative Party (UK) William Craigie Williams * 915 49% 48 3,189 1,878 59% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrVHlWZmpuUW9vcGM Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 front page 23 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrbUFJbUpyd2pDTkU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 1 23 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrRkpPVENvNF9qUDg Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 2 23 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrRlp0cjRMX09mTjA Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 3 23 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrVHBzREViM1FISnc Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (1) 24 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrdHlOVzV1SnI4bFk Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (2) 24 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrWVptRkUzdkdzaUE Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (3) 24 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrV21OZFlSUm55VUU Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (4) 24 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrNVV0NV9KQzZGU0E Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (5) 24 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtraDdzaEdhSDRiNms Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (6) 24 April 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrY0JaZ2oweUhxRGs Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (7) 24 April 2017 By-elections No. 24 Sefton Park West, November 1899 The resignation of Councillor Francis Henderson (Conservative, Sefton Park West, elected 1 November 1898)https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrbFNPYnpPM1NENms Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1898-1899 page 2 23 April 2017 was reported to the Council on 9 November 1899 .https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrNVZ1czNmVU1NaUk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 4 23 April 2017 No. 24 Sefton Park West Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Stanley Rogerson Unopposed N/A N/A 3,189 Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrak5WcldUZGZoN28 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1898-1899 page 52 23 April 2017 No. 17, St. Anne's, November 1899 The resignation of Councillor Jacob Reuben Grant (Liberal, St. Anne's, elected 1 November 1897)https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrb2h4c3cyZmFsT0E Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 3 23 April 2017 was reported to the Council on 9 November 1899 .https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrYkhEVVVNWnludVk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 5 23 April 2017 No. 17 St. Anne's Liberal Party (UK) George King 558 96% William Saxton 18 3.1% Thomas Hart 8 1.4% 540 3,401 584 17% Liberal Party (UK) No.19, St. Peter's, November 1899 The resignation of Alderman Henry Hugh Hornby (Liberal Unionist, elected by the council 9 November 1898)https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrcmo1WXhzMUY0NW8 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1898-1899 page 7 23 April 2017 was reported to the Council on 9 November 1899 . Councillor William Henry Watts (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1897) was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1899. No. 19 St. Peter's Liberal Party (UK) William Crosfield 499 96% Thomas Hill Joseph 22 4.2% 477 521 Liberal Party (UK) No.23 Prince's Park, November 1899 On the addition of No. 24a Sefton Park East ward, Councillor William James Burgess (Conservative, Prince's Park, elected 1 November 1897)https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrN01QSWhoV3FfNXM Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 2 23 April 2017 was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1899.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrZHJ3RmFCa3FrV2c Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1899 page 6 23 April 2017 No. 23 Prince's Park Conservative Party (UK) Harild Chaloner Dowdall Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) No. 4, Fairfield ward, 15 May 1900 Caused by the resignation of Councillor Frank John Leslie (Conservative, Fairfield, elected 1 November 1899).https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrNlRGNV9SemNYVVk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1899 page 288 25 April 2017 No. 4 Fairfield William Craigie Williams 720 59% John Henry Evans 495 41% 218 1,215 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 1899 Category:1899 English local elections Category:1890s in Liverpool Category:November 1899 in the United Kingdom