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1896 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1896. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

1896 Liverpool City Council election
← 1895 November 1, 1896 (1896-11-01) 1897 →
28 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 28 wards
57 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
Conservative 57 -3 ?? ??
Liberal 17 -3 6 23
Irish Nationalists 9 0 2 11
Liberal Unionist 1 0 1 2

Election result

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Liverpool Local Election Result 1896
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 17 0 3 -3 28% 9,559
  Liberal 7 3 0 +3 35% 12,031
  Irish Nationalist 3 0 0 0 8.7% 3,010
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0% 3.8% 1,318
  Independent Irish Nationalist 0 0 0 0 0% 0.6% 208
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0% 0.08% 28

Ward results

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* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

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

Abercromby

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No. 21 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Morris Paterson Jones * 976 58%
Liberal William Boyle 688 41%
Labour John O'Brien 17 1%
Majority 288
Registered electors 3,049
Turnout 1,681 55%
Conservative hold Swing

Breckfield

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No. 6 Breckfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Louis Samuel Cohen * 1,240 88%
Labour Robert Clement Faulkener 175 12%
Majority 1,065
Registered electors 3,978
Turnout 1,415 36%
Conservative hold Swing

Brunswick

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No. 25 Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Arden * 1,073 52%
Liberal John Alphonse Doughan 981 48%
Majority 92
Registered electors 3,110
Turnout 2,054 66%
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

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

Dingle

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No. 26 Dingle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Robets * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Edge Hill

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No. 12 Edge Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Wasse Higginbottom * 1,446 67%
Labour Samuel Reeves 725 33%
Majority 721
Registered electors 4,770
Turnout 2,171 46%
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

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No. 9 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Captain William Denton 1,342 51%
Conservative John Richard Pritchard * 1,209 46%
Labour James Brinton 71 3%
Majority 133
Registered electors 4,826
Turnout 2,622 65%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Exchange

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No. 16 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edmond Brownbill * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Fairfield

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No. 4 Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank John Leslie * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Granby

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No. 22 Granby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Lea * 1,404 56%
Conservative Arthur Noel Newling 1,085 44%
Majority 319
Registered electors 3,978
Turnout 2,489 63%
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

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No. 20 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Lamport Ellis * 767 57%
Conservative George Brodrick Smith Brodrick 581 43%
Majority 186
Registered electors 2,216
Turnout 1,348 61%
Liberal hold Swing

Kensington

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No. 11 Kensington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Captain William Henry Edwards * 1,348 59%
Liberal William Henry Watts the younger 681 30%
Labour Isaac Newton 250 11%
Majority 667
Registered electors 4,175
Turnout 2,279 55%
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkdale

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No. 2 Kirkdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Thompson * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Low Hill

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No. 10 Low Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Col. Charles Stewart Dean * 1,304 50.02%
Liberal Dr. Joseph George McCann 1,303 49.98%
Majority 1
Registered electors 4,151
Turnout 2,607 63%
Conservative hold Swing

Netherfield

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No. 8 Netherfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Watson Rutherford * 1,203 89%
Independent Irish Nationalist Thomas Burke 146 11%
Majority 1,057
Registered electors 4,327
Turnout 1,349 31%
Conservative hold Swing

North Scotland

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

North Walton

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No. 27 North Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter McGuffie 1,069 70%
Liberal Thomas Macreavey 448 30%
Majority 621
Registered electors 3,263
Turnout 1,517 46%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Prince's Park

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

Sandhills

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No. 1 Sandhills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Patrick Joseph Deery * 1,062 53%
Conservative George Louis Meade 932 47%
Majority 130
Registered electors 3,196
Turnout 1,994 62%
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

St. Anne's

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No. 17 St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George King 1,110 52%
Conservative Ellis Brammall junior 944 44%
Independent Irish Nationalist John McKiernan 62 2.9%
Independent George John Trgilgas 28 1.3%
Majority 166
Registered electors 3,485
Turnout 2,144 62%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

St. Domingo

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No. 7 St. Domingo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Bennett Colton * 1,107 66%
Liberal Thomas Pritchard 481 29%
Labour Clement William George 80 4.8%
Majority 626
Registered electors 4,479
Turnout 1,668 37%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

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No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Samuel Hough * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Sefton Park

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No. 24 Sefton Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Dart * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

South Scotland

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No. 14 South Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Owen O'Hara * 1,072 71%
Irish Nationalist Patrick Jeremiah Kelly 438 29%
Majority 634
Registered electors 3,537
Turnout 1,510 43%
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

South Walton

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No. 3 South Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dr. Henry Richard Powell * 1,044 50.3%
Liberal Arthur Henry Bunney 1,032 49.7%
Majority 12
Registered electors 3,728
Turnout 2,076 56%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

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No. 15 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Robert Meade-King * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Wavertree

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No. 5 Wavertree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Kellitt 919 51%
Conservative Henry Arthur Watson * 899 49%
Majority 20
Registered electors 2,494
Turnout 1,818 73%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

West Derby

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No. 28 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Craigie Williams * 1,057 55%
Liberal Thomas Utley 875 45%
Majority 182
Registered electors 3,085
Turnout 1,932 63%
Conservative hold Swing

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By-elections

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No.20 Great George, 20 November 1896

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Caused by the death of Councillor Simeon Smith (Liberal, Great George elected 1 November 1895)[6] on 28 October 1896.[5]

No. 20 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edward Paull JP unopposed
Registered electors 2,216
Liberal hold Swing

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No. 4, Fairfield, 16 March 1897

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Caused by the death of Councillor Thomas Hewitson (Conservative, Fairfield, elected 1 November 1895)[6] on 6 February 1897.[8]

No. 4 Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Hunter unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

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No.10, Low Hill, 16 March 1897

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Following a petition causing the election of Col. Charles Stewart Dean (Conservative) on 2 November 1896[4] to be declared void.[9]

No. 10 Low Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Col. Charles Stewart Dean * 1,636 53%
Liberal Dr. Joseph George McCann 1,427 47%
Majority 209
Registered electors 4,151
Turnout 3,063 74%
Conservative hold Swing

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 3 November 1896
  2. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 front page". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 1". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 2". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 3". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1895-1896 page 2". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 front page 78". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 185". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  9. ^ a b c "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 218". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
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