1887 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Tuesday 1 November 1887. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

1887 Liverpool City Council election

← 1886 November 1, 1887 (1887-11-01) 1888 →

16 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 16 wards
33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

Fourteen of the sixteen seats were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
Conservative ?? -1 16 ??
Liberal ?? +1 0 ??
Irish Home Rule 6 0 0 6

Election result

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Liverpool Local Election Result 1887
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 9 0 1 -1 56% 51.34% 1,267
  Liberal 5 1 0 +1 31% 48.66% 1,201
  Home Rule 2 0 0 0 12.5%

Ward results

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* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

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No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Henry Ball unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

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No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Bond Morgan * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

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No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Barkeley Smith * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

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No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Holder * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

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No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward Paull 431 51%
Conservative George Peet * 420 49%
Majority 11 2% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 851
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Lime Street

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No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas William Oakshott * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

North Toxteth

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No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Hamilton * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

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No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Francis Joseph McAdam * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Rodney Street

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No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frederick Smith * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Liberal hold

St. Anne Street

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No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Clarkson 847 52%
Liberal Samuel McMillin 770 48%
Majority 77 4%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,617
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

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No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Curzon Dobell * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

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No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Benjamin Bowring * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Liberal hold

Scotland

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No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Home Rule Edward Purcell unopposed
Registered electors
Home Rule hold Swing

South Toxteth

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No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Ball * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

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No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Home Rule Patrick Byrne unopposed
Registered electors
Home Rule hold Swing

West Derby

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No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William John Lunt * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

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By-elections

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No. 2 Scotland, 29 December 1887

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Caused by the resignation of Cllr. William Madden (Home Rule, elected unopposed 1 November 1886) .[5]

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Home Rule Patrick Edmund O'Hare unopposed
Registered electors
Home Rule hold Swing

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No. 3, Vauxhall, 31 January 1888

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Caused by the death of Councillor John Yates (Irish Home Rule, Vauxhall, elected unopposed 1 November 1886) .[7]

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Home Rule John Gregory Taggart unopposed
Registered electors
Home Rule hold Swing

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Liverpool Daily Post Wednesday 2 November 1887
  2. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 front page". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 1". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 2". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 2". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 66". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 2". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 94". Retrieved 1 April 2017.