1899 Liverpool City Council election
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← 1898 | November 1, 1899 (1899-11-01) | 1900 → |
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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) seats needed for a majority |
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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:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | +1 | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | +2 | ?? | ?? |
| Irish Nationalist | ?? | 0 | ?? | ?? |
| Independent Irish Nationalist | ?? | +1 | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal Unionist | ?? | +1 | ?? | ?? |
| Independent | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1899 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 16 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 52.0 | 51.7 | 13,739 | |
| Liberal | 11 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 9,692 | |
| Irish Nationalist | 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 Repr. Cmte. | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 2.1 | 549 | |
| Ind. 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 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Morris Paterson Jones * | 844 | 53% | |
| Liberal | Dr. William Permewan | 741 | 46% | |
| Independent | John O'Brien | 15 | 0.94% | |
Majority | 103 | | |
Registered electors | 2,983 | | |
Turnout | 1,600 | 54% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Breckfield
No. 6 Breckfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Louis Samuel Cohen * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brunswick
No. 25 Brunswick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Roberts | 1,031 | 52% | |
| Conservative | Roderick Killip | 969 | 48% | |
Majority | 62 | | |
Registered electors | 3,157 | | |
Turnout | 2,000 | 63% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 18 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Lawrence * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Dingle
No. 26 Dingle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Roberts * | 1,761 | 64% | |
| Independent Liberal | Thomas Byrne | 1,002 | 36% | |
Majority | 759 | | |
Registered electors | 5,402 | | |
Turnout | 2,763 | 51% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Edge Hill
No. 12 Edge Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Samuel Wasse Higginbottom * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold |
Everton
No. 9 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Denton * | 977 | 71% | |
| Ind. Conservative | David John Williams | 399 | 29% | |
Majority | 578 | | |
Registered electors | 4,706 | | |
Turnout | 1,376 | 29% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Exchange
No. 16 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Edmond Brownbill * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Fairfield
No. 4 Fairfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Frank John Leslie * | 713 | 59% | |
| Liberal | John Henry Evans | 495 | 41% | |
Majority | 218 | | |
Registered electors | 3,512 | | |
Turnout | 1,208 | 34% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Granby
No. 22 Granby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Lea * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Great George
No. 20 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Lamport Ellis * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Kensington
No. 11 Kensington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Henry Edwardes * | 1,418 | 65% | |
| Liberal | William Benjamin Lewis | 760 | 35% | |
Majority | 658 | | |
Registered electors | 4,307 | | |
Turnout | 2,178 | 51% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kirkdale
No. 2 Kirkdale Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dr. John Utting | 1,803 | 57% | |
| Liberal | Thomas Backhouse | 1,352 | 43% | |
Majority | 451 | | |
Registered electors | 6,361 | | |
Turnout | 3,155 | 50% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Low Hill
No. 10 Low Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Stewart Dean * | 1,216 | 80% | |
| Liberal and Labour | Clement William George | 301 | 20% | |
Majority | 915 | | |
Registered electors | 4,153 | | |
Turnout | 1,517 | 37% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Netherfield
North Scotland
No. 13 North Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh | unopposed | | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
North Walton
No. 27 North Walton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter McGuffie * | 1,018 | 65% | |
| Labour | Alexander McLaren | 549 | 35% | |
Majority | 469 | | |
Registered electors | 3,689 | | |
Turnout | 1,567 | 42% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Prince's Park
No. 23 Prince's Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Walter William Thomas * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sandhills
No. 1 Sandhills Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | Patrick Joseph Deery * | 550 | 90% | |
| Independent | John McGrath | 59 | 10% | |
Majority | 491 | | |
Registered electors | 3,461 | | |
Turnout | 609 | 18% | |
| Irish Nationalist gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
St. Anne's
No. 17 St. Anne's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Frederick Saunby | 1,022 | 51% | |
| Liberal | John Clancy | 903 | 45% | |
| Independent | Michael Conway | 58 | 3% | |
| Independent | Thomas Hart | 11 | 0.55% | |
| Independent | Edward Phillips | 3 | 0.15% | |
Majority | 119 | | |
Registered electors | 3,401 | | |
Turnout | 1,997 | 59% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
St. Domingo
No. 7 St. Domingo Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Bennett Colton * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Peter's
No. 19 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Samuel Hough * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Park East
No. 24A Sefton Park East - 3 seats Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Japp | unopposed | | |
| Liberal | John Morris | unopposed | | |
| Conservative | Lt. Col. Robert Stephen Porter | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
| Liberal win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Sefton Park West
No. 24 Sefton Park West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Dart * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
South Scotland
No. 14 South Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent Irish Nationalist | Austin Harford | 929 | 65% | |
| Irish Nationalist | James Fitzpatrick | 510 | 35% | |
Majority | 419 | | |
Registered electors | 3,329 | | |
Turnout | 1,439 | 43% | |
| Independent Irish Nationalist gain from Irish Nationalist | | | |
South Walton
No. 27 South Walton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Evans | 1,061 | 51% | |
| Conservative | George Brodrick Smith-Brodrick | 1,034 | 49% | |
Majority | 27 | | |
Registered electors | 3,971 | | |
Turnout | 2,095 | 53% | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
No. 15 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Richard Robert Meade-King * | 396 | 74% | |
| Independent | John Hughes | 136 | 26% | |
Majority | 260 | | |
Registered electors | 2,080 | | |
Turnout | 532 | 26% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Wavertree
West Derby
No. 28 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Dr. Thomas Utley | 963 | 51% | |
| Conservative | William Craigie Williams * | 915 | 49% | |
Majority | 48 | | |
Registered electors | 3,189 | | |
Turnout | 1,878 | 59% | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
By-elections
No. 24 Sefton Park West, November 1899
The resignation of Councillor Francis Henderson (Conservative, Sefton Park West, elected 1 November 1898)[12] was reported to the Council on 9 November 1899 .[13]
No. 24 Sefton Park West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Stanley Rogerson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | 3,189 | | |
| Conservative hold |
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No. 17, St. Anne's, November 1899
The resignation of Councillor Jacob Reuben Grant (Liberal, St. Anne's, elected 1 November 1897)[15] was reported to the Council on 9 November 1899 .[16]
No. 17 St. Anne's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | George King | 558 | 96% | |
| | William Saxton | 18 | 3.1% | |
| | Thomas Hart | 8 | 1.4% | |
Majority | 540 | | |
Registered electors | 3,401 | | |
Turnout | 584 | 17% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
[14]
No.19, St. Peter's, November 1899
The resignation of Alderman Henry Hugh Hornby (Liberal Unionist, elected by the council 9 November 1898)[17] was reported to the Council on 9 November 1899 .[16]
Councillor William Henry Watts (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1897)[15] was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1899. [14]
No. 19 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Crosfield | 499 | 96% | |
| | Thomas Hill Joseph | 22 | 4.2% | |
Majority | 477 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 521 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
[14]
No.23 Prince's Park, November 1899
On the addition of No. 24a Sefton Park East ward,[16] Councillor William James Burgess (Conservative, Prince's Park, elected 1 November 1897)[18] was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1899.[19]
No. 23 Prince's Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Harild Chaloner Dowdall | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[14]
No. 4, Fairfield ward, 15 May 1900
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Frank John Leslie (Conservative, Fairfield, elected 1 November 1899).[3][20]
No. 4 Fairfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | William Craigie Williams | 720 | 59% | |
| | John Henry Evans | 495 | 41% | |
Majority | 218 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 1,215 | | |
| | Swing | | |
[14]
See also
References
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- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 1". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 3". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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- ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (2)". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (3)". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (4)". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (5)". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (6)". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (7)". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1898-1899 page 2". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 4". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1898-1899 page 52". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 3". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 5". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1898-1899 page 7". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 2". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1899 page 6". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1899 page 288". Retrieved 25 April 2017.