1897 Liverpool City Council election
← 1896 November 1, 1897 (1897-11-01) 1898 →
28 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 28 wards
57 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1897. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
Conservative ?? -1 ?? ??
Liberal ?? +1 ?? ??
Irish Nationalists ?? 0 ?? ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1897
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 21 0 1 -1 75% 55% 24,293
  Liberal 4 1 0 +1 14% 40% 17,888
  Irish Nationalist 3 0 0 0 11%
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0% 2.8% 1,243
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0% 1.8% 787
  Ind. Conservative 0 0 0 0 0% 0.043% 19

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1895 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

Abercromby

No. 21 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lorents Braun Haddock 1,076 56%
Liberal Louis Bartlett Phillips 854 44%
Majority 222
Registered electors 3,089
Turnout 1,930 62%
Conservative hold Swing

Breckfield

No. 6 Breckfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Hall Walker * 1,434 60%
Liberal Jonathan Hargrove 973 40%
Majority 461
Registered electors 4,038
Turnout 2,407 60%
Conservative hold Swing

Brunswick

No. 25 Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hartley Wilson * 1,016 51%
Liberal Samuel McMillin 961 49%
Majority 55
Registered electors 3,116
Turnout 1,977 63%
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 18 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Thomas Wood unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Dingle

No. 26 Dingle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Evans * 1,914 64%
Liberal Harold Coventry 1,062 36%
Majority 852
Registered electors 5,276
Turnout 2,976 56%
Conservative hold Swing

Edge Hill

No. 12 Edge Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Barclay Light 1,566 66%
Labour Samuel Reeves 816 34%
Majority 750
Registered electors 4,966
Turnout 2,382 48%
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

No. 9 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Lewis Lloyd * 1,763 55%
Liberal Joseph Thompson 1,448 45%
Ind. Conservative William Forshaw 19 0.59%
Majority 315
Registered electors 4,764
Turnout 3,230 68%
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 16 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Sutherland Harmood-Banner * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Fairfield

No. 4 Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas May Smith * 853 61%
Liberal John Henry Evans 539 39%
Majority 314
Registered electors 3,385
Turnout 1,392 41%
Conservative hold Swing

Granby

No. 22 Granby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Albert Henry Samuel * 1,253 51%
Liberal Joseph Harrison Jones 1,201 49%
Majority 52
Registered electors 3,962
Turnout 2,454 62%
Conservative hold Swing

Great George

No. 20 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Donnelly 853 54%
Conservative George Dalton 736 46%
Majority 117
Registered electors 2,338
Turnout 1,589 68%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Kensington

No. 11 Kensington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Barns * 1,404 66%
Liberal Joseph Faraday 708 34%
Majority 696
Registered electors 4,218
Turnout 2,112 50%
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkdale

No. 2 Kirkdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protestant John Wilson * 1,939 58%
Liberal John Lyon Langford 1,398 42%
Majority 541
Registered electors 6,265
Turnout 3,337 53%
Conservative hold Swing

Low Hill

No. 10 Low Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Petrie * 1,656 61%
Liberal William Boote 1,006 37%
Independent Edward Stott 37 1.4%
Majority 650
Registered electors 4,215
Turnout 2,699 64%
Conservative hold Swing

Netherfield

No. 8 Netherfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Jude * 1,389 82%
Labour John Shannon 313 18%
Majority 1,076
Registered electors 4.342
Turnout 1,702 39%
Conservative hold Swing

North Scotland

No. 13 North Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist James Daly * unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

North Walton

No. 27 North Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Harvey Farmer * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Prince's Park

No. 23 Prince's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William James Burgess * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Nelson * 998 62%
Independent William Hopson 623 38%
Majority 375
Registered electors 3,334
Turnout 1,621 49%
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne's

No. 17 St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jacob Reuben Grant * 721 89%
Independent Hanst Hargreaves 50 6%
Independent Edward Phillips 42 5%
Majority 671
Registered electors 3,473
Turnout 813 23%
Liberal hold Swing

St. Domingo

No. 7 St. Domingo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Alfred Hampson * 1,541 68%
Liberal Charles Albert Slater 611 27%
Labour Clement William George 114 5%
Majority 930
Registered electors 4,603
Turnout 2,266 49%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Henry Watts * 416 92%
Independent Alfred Allsop 35 7.8%
Majority 381
Registered electors 2,078
Turnout 451 22%
Liberal hold Swing

Sefton Park

No. 24 Sefton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Augustus Frederick Warr MP * 1,413 56%
Liberal John Morris 1,094 44%
Majority 319
Registered electors 4,366
Turnout 2,507 57%
Conservative hold Swing

South Scotland

No. 14 South Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Patrick Kearney * unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

South Walton

No. 3 South Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Atwood Beaver 1,218 51%
Liberal Arthur Henry Bunney 1,162 49%
Majority 56
Registered electors 3,703
Turnout 2,380 54%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 15 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Thomas John Flynn * unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Wavertree

No. 5 Wavertree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Crosthwaite * 1,053 54%
Liberal Charles William Jones 900 46%
Majority 153
Registered electors 2,598
Turnout 1,953 75%
Conservative hold Swing

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Edward Walkington Stephenson * 1,069 52%
Liberal Thomas Utley 983 48%
Majority 86
Registered electors 3,132
Turnout 2,052 66%
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

By-elections

No.25, Brunswick

Caused by the death of Councillor Charles Arden (Conservative, Brunswick, elected 1 November 1896)[6] on 29 November 1897.[7]

No. 25 Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Dalton 1,053 51%
Liberal John Clancy 1,015 49%
Edward Phillips 8 0.39%
Majority 38
Registered electors 3,116
Turnout 2,076 67%
Conservative hold Swing

[8] [9]

No.3, South Walton, 25 January 1898

Caused by the death of Councillor Dr. Henry Richard Powell (Conservative, South Walton, elected 1 November 1896)[10] .[11]

No. 3 South Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Brodrick Smith-Brodrick unopposed
Registered electors 3,703
Conservative hold Swing

[11]

No.12, Edge Hill, 26 April 1898

Caused by the death of Councillor Jonathan Parry (Conservative, Edge Hill, elected 1 November 1895)[6] on 5 March 1898.[12]

No. 12 Edge Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Wilson Walker 1,066 75%
Labour Samuel Reeves 354 25%
Majority 712
Registered electors 4,966
Turnout 1,420 29%
Conservative hold Swing

[13]

No. 3 South Walton, 20 July 1898

Alderman Joseph Glover died on 21 April 1898.[14]

The Right Honourable Sir Arthur Bower Forwood, Bart. MP was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 1 June 1898[15] .[16]

The Right Honourable Sir Arthur Bower Forwood, Bart.MP resigned as an Alderman on 1 June 1898.[16]

Councillor John Ellison (Conservative, South Walton, elected 1 November 1895)[17] was elected as an Alderman by the city Council[18]

No. 3 South Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Houlding B.Sc. unopposed
Registered electors 3,703
Conservative hold Swing

[18]

No.24, Sefton Park, 18 October 1898

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Augustus Frederick Warr MP (Conservative, Sefton Park, elected 1 November 1895[19] which was reported to the Council on 5 October 1898.[20]

No. 24 Sefton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Radcliffe William Smith unopposed
Registered electors 4,366
Conservative hold Swing

[21]

See also

References

  1. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1897
  2. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 front page". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 1". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 2". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 3". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 3". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 51". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 79". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 80". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 2". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 130". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 212". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  13. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 240". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 230". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  15. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 272". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 273". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  17. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1895-1896 page 2". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  18. ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 328". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  19. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1895-1896 page 6". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  20. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 390". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  21. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 422". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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