1892_Liverpool_City_Council_election
1892 Liverpool City Council election
Liverpool City Council elections 1892
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Tuesday 1 November 1892. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Quick Facts 16 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority ...
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16 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority | ||||
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
More information Party, Councillors ...
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
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| Conservative | ?? | -3 | 8 | ?? | |
| Liberal | ?? | +3 | 6 | ?? | |
| Irish Nationalists | 5 | -1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Independent Irish Nationalist | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Liberal Unionist | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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More information Party, Seats ...
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 4 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 25% | 51% | 19,285 | ||
| Liberal | 9 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 56% | 41% | 15,584 | ||
| Liberal Unionist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6% | ||||
| Irish Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6% | ||||
| Independent Irish Nationalist | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6% | 7% | 2,511 | ||
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.46% | 174 | ||
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* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles Henry Beloe | 785 | 50.3% | ||
| Conservative | Thomas Menlove * | 776 | 49.7% | ||
| Majority | 9 | 0.6% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,561 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Castle Street
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Unionist | Henry Hugh Hornby * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | ||||
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Everton
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Austin Taylor | 6,171 | 62% | ||
| Liberal | Robert Roberts | 3,741 | 38% | ||
| Majority | 2,430 | 24% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 9,912 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Exchange
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Robert Durning Holt * | 955 | 59% | ||
| Conservative | David MacIver | 655 | 41% | ||
| Majority | 300 | 18% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,610 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Great George
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Simeon Smith | 481 | 64% | ||
| Conservative | James Lowry | 248 | 33% | ||
| Labour | Charles Henry Rouse | 20 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 233 | 31% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 749 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Lime Street
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jeremiah Miles | 634 | 53% | ||
| Conservative | John Duncan * | 573 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 61 | 6% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,207 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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North Toxteth
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Herbert Campbell * | 2,953 | 55% | ||
| Liberal | Egerton Stewart Brown | 2,411 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 542 | 10% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 5,364 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Pitt Street
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Henry Charles Hawley * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Rodney Street
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Archibald Williamson | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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St. Anne Street
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Eli Brooks | 922 | 62% | ||
| Conservative | Robert Foote | 572 | 38% | ||
| Majority | 350 | 24% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,494 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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St. Paul's
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Philip Henry Rathbone * | 552 | 56% | ||
| Conservative | Charles Stewart Dean | 431 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 121 | 12% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 983 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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St. Peter's
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | William Henry Watts * | 549 | 51% | ||
| Conservative | Arthur Hill Holme | 524 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 25 | 2% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,073 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Scotland
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent Irish Nationalist | George Jeremy Lynskey * | 2,511 | 71% | ||
| Conservative | George James Crane | 1,023 | 29% | ||
| Majority | 1,488 | 42% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 3,534 | ||||
| Independent Irish Nationalist gain from Irish Nationalist | |||||
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South Toxteth
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | William Roberts | 1,923 | 52% | ||
| Liberal | Joseph Wilson | 1,624 | 44% | ||
| Labour | Edward Kaney | 154 | 4% | ||
| Majority | 299 | 8% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 3,701 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Vauxhall
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Irish Nationalist | John Gregory Taggart * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
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West Derby
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Ephraim Walker * | 3,436 | 54% | ||
| Liberal | Dr. Joseph George McCann | 2,930 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 506 | 8% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 6,366 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1892, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.
Two of these positions were already vacant :
The death of Alderman Henry Jennings had been reported to the Council on 26 October 1892.[5]
The resignation of Alderman David MacIver had been reported to the Council on 26 October 1892.[6]
The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1892 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
More information Party, Alderman ...
| Party | Alderman | |
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| Liberal | Philip Henry Rathbone JP | |
| Irish Nationalist | Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh | |
| Irish Nationalist | Andrew Commins | |
| Liberal | Henry Charles Hawley | |
| Liberal | Francis Joseph McAdam | |
| Liberal | James Ruddin | |
| Liberal | William Benjamin Bowring | |
| Liberal | Frederick Smith | |
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No. 9, Great George, 23 November 1892
Caused by the election of Councillor James Ruddin (Liberal, Great George, elected 2 November 1892)[8] as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1891 .[9]
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | John Lamport Eills | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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No. 2, Scotland, 23 November 1892
Caused by the election of Councillor Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh (Irish Nationalist, Scotland, elected 2 November 1892)[11] as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1891 .[12]
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Irish Nationalist | Patrick Kearney | 2,322 | 70% | ||
| Conservative | George James Crane | 1,017 | 29% | ||
| Majority | 1,305 | 41% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 3,339 | ||||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
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No. 3, Vauxhall, 23 November 1892
Caused by the election of Councillor Andrew Commins MP (Irish Nationalist, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1891)[14] as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1892 .[15]
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Irish Nationalist | Thomas John Flynn | 495 | 69% | ||
| William Henry Edwardes | 224 | 31% | |||
| Majority | 271 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 719 | ||||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
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No. 4, St. Paul's, 23 November 1892
Caused by the election of Councillor Philip Henry Rathbone JP (Liberal, St, Paul's, elected 1 November 1892)[17] as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1892 .[18]
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Charles Stewart Dean | 517 | 50.6% | ||
| Liberal | Jacob Gaitskell Brown | 504 | 49.4% | ||
| Majority | 13 | 1.2% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,021 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
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No. 8, Pitt Street - 2 seats, 23 November 1892
Caused by the election of Councillor Henry Charles Hawley (Liberal, Pitt Street, elected 1 November 1892)[20] and Councillor Francis Joseph McAdam (Liberal, Pitt Street, elected 1 November 1890)[21] as aldermen by the Council on 9 November 1892.[22]
No. 7, St. Peter's, 23 November 1892
Caused by the election of Councillor William Benjamin Bowring (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1890)[24] as an aldermen by the Council on 9 November 1892.[25]
No. 8, Rodney Street - 2 seats, 23 November 1891
Caused by the election of Councillor Henry Charles Hawley (Liberal, Pitt Street, elected 1 November 1892)[27] and Councillor Francis Joseph McAdam (Liberal, Pitt Street, elected 1 November 1890)[28] as aldermen by the Council on 9 November 1892.[29]
No. 11, Abercromby, 18 February 1893
Caused by the death of Councillor Dr. Nicholas Kennick Marsh (Conservative, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1890)[31] on 2 February 1893.[32]
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | Thomas Menlove JP | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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- Liverpool City Council
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- Liverpool Daily Post Wednesday 2 November 1892
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1892-1893 front page". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1892-1893 page 7". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1892-1893 page 55". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1892-1893 page 2". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1890-1891 page 2". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1892-1893 page 7". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1892-1893 page 55". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1890-1891 page 2". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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