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1906 Liverpool City Council election
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Liverpool City Council elections 1906
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1906 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1906 11 01 1905 1905 Liverpool City Council election 1907 1907 Liverpool City Council election 34 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 34 wards 69 (incl. Aldermen)
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1906.
One councillor was elected for each of the thirty-four wards.
A total of fourteen councillors were elected unopposed, and twenty councillors were elected in contested elections.
Fourteen of the thirty-four seats were uncontested.
The Liverpool Protestant Party lost all three of the seats that they had won in the 1903 elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
PartyCouncillors ± Aldermen TotalConservative ?? ?? ?? 72Liberal ?? 0 ?? 46Irish Nationalist 12 +1 2 14Protestant 2 -3 0 2Labour 1 0 0 1Socialist Party 1 0 0 1
Election result
Liverpool local election result 1906
Conservative Party (UK)
22
65%
Liberal Party (UK)
7
1
1
0
21%
Nationalist Party (Ireland)
5
1
0
+1
15%
Liverpool Protestant Party
0
0
3
-3
0%
Labour Party (UK)
0
0
0
0
0%
Independent
0
0
0
0
0%
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1903 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.
Abercromby
No. 21 Abercromby
Conservative Party (UK)
Edward Lawrence
879
54%
Liberal Party (UK)
Charles Allcot Whitney *
756
46%
123
2,514
1,635
65%
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Party (UK)
Aigburth
No. 29 Aigburth
Liberal Party (UK)
Albert Edward Jacob
559
52%
Conservative Party (UK)
William Parkfield Wethered
520
48%
39
1,450
1,079
Liberal Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Anfield
No. 3 Anfield
Liberal Party (UK)
Henry Jones *
1,030
86%
Independent (politician)
Joseph Bowers
174
14%
856
2,830
1,204
43%
Liberal Party (UK)
Breckfield
No. 6 Breckfield
Conservative Party (UK)
William Herbert Priest *
unopposed
Conservative Party (UK)
Brunswick
No. 25 Brunswick
Nationalist Party (Ireland)
John Alfred Kelly *
unopposed
Irish Nationalist
Irish Nationalist and Liberal
Castle Street
No. 18 Castle Street
Conservative Party (UK)
James Willcox Alsop *
unopposed
Conservative Party (UK)
Dingle
No. 26 Dingle
Conservative Party (UK)
Owen Harrison Williams
1,499
72%
Liberal Party (UK)
Thomas Byrne
586
28%
913
5,268
2,085
40%
Conservative Party (UK)
Edge Hill
No. 12 Edge Hill
Conservative Party (UK)
William Edward Parry *
1,551
64%
Liberal Party (UK)
George Parker
870
36%
681
4,791
2,421
51%
Conservative Party (UK)
Everton
No. 9 Everton
Conservative Party (UK)
Edward Lewis Lloyd *
unopposed
Conservative Party (UK)
Exchange
No. 16 Exchange
Conservative Party (UK)
John Sutherland Harmood-Banner *
unopposed
Conservative Party (UK)
Fairfield
No. 4 Fairfield
Liberal Party (UK)
Francis L'Estrange Joseph *
unopposed
Liberal Party (UK)
Garston
No. 30 Garston
Conservative Party (UK)
Joshua Burrow
1,035
64%
Labour Party (UK)
William James Gerrard
575
36%
460
2,139
1,610
75%
Conservative Party (UK)
Liverpool Protestant Party
Granby
No. 22 Granby
Liberal Party (UK)
Joseph Harrison Jones *
unopposed
Liberal Party (UK)
Great George
No. 20 Great George
Conservative Party (UK)
William Muirhead *
836
65%
Liberal Party (UK)
Horace Muspratt
454
35%
382
1,761
1,290
73%
Conservative Party (UK)
Kensington
No. 11 Kensington
Conservative Party (UK)
Robert Lowry Burns *
1,784
69%
Socialist Party of Great Britain
Arthur Kilpin Bulley
787
31%
997
4,754
2,571
54%
Conservative Party (UK)
Kirkdale
No. 2 Kirkdale
Conservative Party (UK)
Theodore Lowry
1,570
46%
Liverpool Protestant Party
William Singleton
1,200
35%
Labour Party (UK)
Frederick Norris
612
13%
370
6,396
3,382
53%
Conservative Party (UK)
Liverpool Protestant Party
Low Hill
No. 10 Low Hill
Conservative Party (UK)
Anthony Shelerdine
1,277
64%
Liberal Party (UK)
Evan Arthur Davies
703
36%
574
3,874
1,980
51%
Conservative Party (UK)
Netherfield
No. 8 Netherfield
Conservative Party (UK)
Charles Henry Rutherford
1,057
54%
Liverpool Protestant Party
John Walker
907
46%
150
4,093
1,964
48%
Conservative Party (UK)
North Scotland
No. 13 North Scotland
Nationalist Party (Ireland)
Thomas Kelly *
unopposed
Nationalist Party (Ireland)
Old Swan
No. 28A Old Swan
Conservative Party (UK)
James Wilson Walker *
1,044
68%
Liberal Party (UK)
John Harrison
498
32%
546
2,984
1,542
52%
Conservative Party (UK)
Prince's Park
No. 23 Prince's Park
Conservative Party (UK)
Harold Chaloner Dowdall *
1,297
59%
Liberal Party (UK)
William Edward Woodall
888
41%
409
3,600
2,185
61%
Conservative Party (UK)
Sandhills
No. 1 Sandhills
Nationalist Party (Ireland)
Michael Edward Kearney *
unopposed
Nationalist Party (Ireland)
St. Anne's
No. 17 St. Anne's
Liberal Party (UK)
George King *
unopposed
Liberal Party (UK)
St. Domingo
No. 7 St. Domingo
Conservative Party (UK)
Joseph Roby
1,155
54%
Liverpool Protestant Party Protestant
Samuel George Thomas
984
46%
171
4,552
2,139
47%
Conservative Party (UK)
Liverpool Protestant Party
St. Peter's
No. 19 St. Peter's
Conservative Party (UK)
George Fewkes Clarke
629
59%
Liberal Party (UK)
William Cossfield *
430
41%
199
1,809
1,059
59%
Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Party (UK)
Sefton Park East
No. 24A Sefton Park East
Liberal Party (UK)
John Japp *
unopposed
Liberal Party (UK)
Sefton Park West
No. 24 Sefton Park West
Liberal Party (UK)
Herbert Reynolds Rathbone *
unopposed
Liberal Party (UK)
South Scotland
No. 14 South Scotland
Nationalist Party (Ireland)
John O'Shea *
unopposed
Nationalist Party (Ireland)
Vauxhall
No. 15 Vauxhall
Nationalist Party (Ireland)
Thomas Burke *
unopposed
Nationalist Party (Ireland)
Walton
No. 3A Walton
Conservative Party (UK)
Richard Pritchard
1,582
65%
Liberal Party (UK)
Thomas Utley
835
35%
747
4,318
2,417
56%
Conservative Party (UK)
Warbreck
No. 27 Warbreck
Conservative Party (UK)
Robert Charles Herman
1,194
65%
Liberal Party (UK)
Robert Owen
651
35%
543
3,190
1,845
58%
Conservative Party (UK)
Wavertree
No. 5 Wavertree
Conservative Party (UK)
Arthur Crosthwaite *
805
58%
Liberal Party (UK)
Thomas Philip Maguire
586
42%
219
2,629
1,391
53%
Conservative Party (UK)
Wavertree West
No. 5A Wavertree West
Conservative Party (UK)
Herbert Preston Reynolds
1,065
54%
Liberal Party (UK)
George Reed Beale
890
46%
175
3,552
1,955
55%
Conservative Party (UK)
West Derby
No. 28 West Derby
Conservative Party (UK)
William Henry Parkinson
1,208
66%
Liberal Party (UK)
Thomas Shaw
624
34%
584
2,917
1,832
63%
Conservative Party (UK)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrdk1BaXJsMUZmZUE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1905-1906 front page 6 May 2017
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrcWFTSFphSVlONEE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1905-1906 page 1 6 May 2017
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrd281NlhfV0Rtc1k Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1905-1906 page 2 6 May 2017
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrNDNZNkI5Q2k1M3M Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1905-1906 page 3 6 May 2017
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrZWtBUWVqS0tyNlU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1905-1906 page 4 6 May 2017
Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1906
Liverpool Courier 2 November 1906
Aldermanic elections
Aldermanic Election 5 December 1906
Caused by the death of Alderman Thomas Evans (Conservative, elected 9 November 1901).https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtra3FVZVhFa1poMm8 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 8 26 April 2017
In his place, Councillor Louis Samuel Cohen (Conservative, Breckfield, elected 1 November 1905)https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrMnk4ME1pOEwyV2s Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1905-1906 page 3 7 May 2017 was elected by the Council as an alderman on 5 December 1906
PartyAldermanWardTerm expired Conservative Louis Samuel Cohen 1907
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrbURoZHotbzRQX2s Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1906-1907 page 76 7 May 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrOVIxVjZFU2xKZ00 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1906-1907 page 77 7 May 2017
Aldermanic election
The death of Alderman Joseph Ball JP (Conservative, elected as an alderman on 9 November 1901)https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtra3FVZVhFa1poMm8 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 8 7 May 2017 on 11 August 1907 was reported to the council on 4 September 1907.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrRHFoaEhLUVIzYTg Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1906-1907 page 460 7 May 2017
This position was filled by ???
By-elections
No. 6 Breckfield, 23 January 1907
Caused by Councillor Louis Samuel Cohen (Conservative, Breckfield, elected on 1 November 1905)https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrMnk4ME1pOEwyV2s Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1905-1906 page 3 8 May 2017 being elected by the Council as an alderman on
5 December 1906.
No. 6 Breckfield
Conservative Party (UK)
Frank John Leslie
1,079
John Meek
815
264
1,894
Conservative Party (UK)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrd09kUDRyZjhfUEU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1906-1907 page 172 7 May 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
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Category:1906 English local elections
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