1907_Liverpool_City_Council_election

1907 Liverpool City Council election

1907 Liverpool City Council election

Liverpool City Council elections 1907


Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1907.

Quick Facts 34 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 34 wards 69 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority ...

This was the first Liverpool City Council election in which women stood as candidates : Miss Harriet Mary Johnson stood as an independent in the Dingle ward and Miss Ellen Robinson stood as a Liberal in the West Derby ward.

Nine of the thirty-four seats were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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Election result

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The significant number of uncontested seats means that these statistics should be taken in context.

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1905 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

Abercromby

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Aigburth

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Anfield

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Breckfield

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Brunswick

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Castle Street

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Dingle

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Edge Hill

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Everton

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Exchange

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Fairfield

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Garston

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Granby

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Great George

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Kensington

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Kirkdale

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Low Hill

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Netherfield

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North Scotland

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Old Swan

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Prince's Park

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Sandhills

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St. Anne's

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St. Domingo

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St. Peter's

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Sefton Park East

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Sefton Park West

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South Scotland

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Vauxhall

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Walton

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Warbreck

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Wavertree

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Wavertree West

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West Derby

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Aldermanic Election, 9 November 1907

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1907, the terms of office of fifteen alderman expired. [9]

The following seventeen were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1907 for a term of six years.

* - re-elected aldermen.

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[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Aldermanic Election, 2 September 1908

Caused by the resignation of alderman Sir Robert Alfred Hampson (Conservative, elected as an alderman on 9 November 1907)[12] was reported to the Council on 1 July 1908.[14]

In his place Councillor John Gregory Taggart (Irish Nationalist, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1907) [4] was elected as an alderman by the Council on 2 September 1908

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Aldermanic Election, 21 October 1908

Following the death of Alderman Edward Paull (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1904)[17][18] on 25 September 1908,[19] his place was taken by Councillor Richard Robert Meade-King (Liberal, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1905) [20] when he was elected as an alderman by the Council on 21 October 1908.

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By-Elections

No.8 Netherfield, 26 November 1907

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor William Watson Rutherford MP (Conservative, Netherfield, elected 1 November 1905)[23] on 9 November 1907[12] [13]

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No.9 Everton, 26 November 1907

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Edward Lewis Lloyd JP (Conservative, Everton, elected unopposed 1 November 1906)[25] on 9 November 1907.[12][13]

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No.27 Warbreck, 26 November 1907

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Richard Kelly JP (Conservative, Warbreck, elected 1 November 1907)[6] on 9 November 1907.[12][13]

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No.19 St. Peter's, 19 December 1907

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Alexander Armour (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1905) [20] on 6 November 1907, which was reported to the Council on 4 December 1907.[24]

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No.19 St. Peter's, 15 April 1908

Caused by the death of Councillor Henry Miles (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1907) [4] on 21 March 1908.[29]

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No.10 Low Hill, 15 April 1907

Caused by the resignation of Councillor John McEvoy (Liberal, Low Hill, elected 1 November 1905) [23] which was reported to the Council on 1 April 1907,[31]

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No.15 Vauxhall, 16 September 1908

Caused by Councillor John Gregory Taggart (Irish Nationalist, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1907) [4] being elected as an alderman by the Council on 2 September 1908 .[15][16]

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See also


References

  1. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1907-1908 front page". Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. Liverpool Courier 2 November 1907

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