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1891 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1891. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

1891 Liverpool City Council election
← 1890 November 1, 1891 (1891-11-01) 1892 →
16 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 16 wards
33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
Conservative ?? -2 16 ??
Liberal ?? +2 0 ??
Irish Nationalists 6 0 0 6
Independent 1 0 0 1

Election result

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Liverpool Local Election Result 1891
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 7 1 3 -2 44% 50% 23,384
  Liberal 7 3 1 +2 44% 23% 10,936
  Irish Nationalist 2 0 0 0 13% 6% 3,009
  Labour 0 0% 19% 8,638
  Ind. Conservative 0 0 0 0 0% 1.5% 694
  Parnellist 0 0 0 0 0% 0.028% 13

Ward results

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* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

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No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dr. Nicholas Kenrick Marsh * 820 53%
Liberal Charles Henry Beloe 724 47%
Majority 96 6%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,544
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

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No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Bartlett * 733 52%
Liberal Samuel Hough 677 48%
Majority 56 4%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,410
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

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No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Houlding * 7,100 57%
Labour William Nicholson 5,388 43%
Majority 1,712 14%
Registered electors
Turnout 12,488
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

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No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Alphonse Doughan 821 51%
Conservative Ralph Watts Leyland * 804 49%
Majority 17 2% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 1,625
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Great George

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No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Ruddin * 452 59%
Conservative William Roberts 308 41%
Majority 144 18%
Registered electors
Turnout 760
Liberal hold Swing

Lime Street

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No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Petrie 609 54%
Liberal John Henderson 529 46%
Majority 80 8% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 1,138
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

North Toxteth

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No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William James Burgess 3,375 54%
Liberal John Lamport Eills 2,819 46%
Majority 556 8%
Registered electors
Turnout 6,194
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

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No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Scott 325 59%
Conservative William King 229 41%
Majority 96 18%
Registered electors
Turnout 554
Liberal hold Swing

Rodney Street

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No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Henry Picton 806 54%
Ind. Conservative George Henry Ball 694 46%
Majority 112 8% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 1,500
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Anne Street

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No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Samuel McMillin * 833 52%
Conservative William Clarkson 751 47%
Parnellite Nationalist Thomas O'Brien 13 0.81%
Majority 82
Registered electors
Turnout 1,597
Liberal hold Swing

St. Paul's

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No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Robert Meade-King 502 51%
Conservative Charles Stewart Dean 475 49%
Majority 27 2% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 977
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Peter's

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No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Grierson 521 51%
Conservative Arthur Hill Holme 499 49%
Majority 22 2%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,020
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

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No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh * 2,623 66%
Conservative Dr. John Utting 1,330 34%
Majority 1,293 32%
Registered electors 6.775
Turnout 3,953 58%
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

South Toxteth

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No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James De Bels Adam 2,256 54%
Liberal Joseph Paul Brunner 1,927 46%
Majority 329 8%
Registered electors 5,600
Turnout 4,183 75%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

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No. 14 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Andrew Commins MP * 386 52%
Conservative William Henry Edwardes 249 34%
Labour Hugh McAleavy 102 14%
Majority 137 18%
Registered electors
Turnout 737
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

West Derby

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No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Hatton Cookson * 3,846 55%
Labour William Matain 3,148 45%
Majority 698 10%
Registered electors 11,222
Turnout 6,994 62%
Conservative hold Swing

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By-elections

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No. 2, Scotland, 16 January 1892

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Caused by the resignation of Councillor George Jeremy Lynsky (Irish Nationalist, Scotland, elected 1 November 1889)[6] was reported to the council on 6 January 1892 .[7]

Councillor Lynsky resigned his seat to become a candidate for the city coronership.

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist George Jeremy Lynsky * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold

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No. 10, Rodney Street,

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Caused by the resignation of Councillor Ernest Augustine Gibson (Liberal, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1889),[9] which was reported to the council on 3 February 1892.[10]

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
gain from Swing

No. 1, Everton ward, 16 February 1892

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Caused by the death of Councillor Edward Whitley MP (Conservative, Everton ward, elected 1 November 1889).[11]

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ralph Watts Leyland 4,712 57%
Thomas McCracken 3,288 40%
Independent Irish Nationalist Patrick Kelly 205 2.5%
I & T William Saxton 31
Majority 1,424
Registered electors
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

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Aldermanic By-election, 2 March 1892

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The death of Alderman William John Lunt on 14 February 1892 was reported to the council on 2 March 1892.[13]

To fill this position Edward Lawrence was elected by the council as an Alderman on 2 March 1892[14] [15][16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 2 November 1891
  2. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 front page". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 1". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 2". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 3". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 2". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 92". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 100". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 2". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 100". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 2". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 129". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  13. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 128". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 131". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  15. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 132". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  16. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 133". Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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