Liverpool City Council election, 1894
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1894. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Eleven of the sixteen seats were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | ?? | ?? | 8 | ?? | |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | 6 | ?? | |
| Irish Nationalists | ?? | ?? | 2 | ?? | |
| Liberal Unionist | ?? | ?? | 0 | ?? | |
Election result
| Liverpool Local Election Result 1894 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44% | 69% | 8,537 | |||
| Liberal | 7 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 44% | 10% | 1,208 | |||
| Irish Nationalist | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 12.5% | |||||
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 15% | 1,902 | |||
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Menlove | 691 | 94% | ||
| Labour | John O'Brien | 41 | 5.6% | ||
| Majority | 650 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 732 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Bartlett * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Everton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Houlding * | 4,737 | 89% | ||
| Labour | John Naylor | 568 | 11% | ||
| Majority | 4,169 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 5,305 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Exchange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Alphonse Doughan * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Great George
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Lamport Eills | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Petrie * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William James Burgess * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Scott * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Henry Picton * | 555 | 93% | ||
| Labour | William Gibson | 43 | 7.2% | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Samuel McMillin * | 653 | 66% | ||
| Labour | John Callow | 337 | 34% | ||
| Labour | Aaron John Fowler | 28 | 2.8% | ||
| Majority | 316 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 990 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard Robert Meade-King * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Grierson * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Scotland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | Patrick Kearney | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Irish Nationalist gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Evans | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | Thomas John Flynn | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Irish Nationalist gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
West Derby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Hatton Cookson * | '3,800 | 81% | ||
| Labour | Samuel Reeves | 885 | 19% | ||
| Majority | 2,915 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,825 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,685 | 40% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections
Councillor Thomas Kelly (Irish Nationalist, Vauxhall, elected 1st November 1893) died on 17th October 1895. [3] As the November 1995 election was an all-up election, there was no by-election.
References
- ↑ Liverpool Daily Post Friday 2nd November 1894
- ↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1894-1895
- ↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1884-1885 pg 281
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