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1899 Liverpool City Council election

1899 Liverpool City Council election
← 1898 November 1, 1899 (1899-11-01) 1900 →
32 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 28 existing wards and 3 seats for the new Sefton Park East ward
59 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1899. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Eleven of the thirty-one seats (29 wards, with a new ward of Sefton Park East electing three new councillors) were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
Conservative ?? +1 ?? ??
Liberal ?? +2 ?? ??
Irish Nationalist ?? 0 ?? ??
Independent Irish Nationalist ?? +1 ?? ??
Liberal Unionist ?? +1 ?? ??
Independent ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result

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Liverpool Local Election Result 1899
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 16 2 1 +1 52.0 51.7 13,739
  Liberal 11 4 2 +2 35.0 36.5 9,692
  Irish Nationalist 2 1 1 0 6.5
  Independent Irish Nationalist 1 1 0 +1 3.2 3.5 929
  Liberal Unionist 1 1 0 +1 3.2
  Independent Liberal 0 0.0 3.8 1,002
  Labour Repr. Cmte. 0 0.0 2.1 549
  Ind. Conservative 0 0.0 1.5 399
  Independent 0 0.0 1.0 279

Ward results

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* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1896 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 * 844 53%
Liberal Dr. William Permewan 741 46%
Independent John O'Brien 15 0.94%
Majority 103
Registered electors 2,983
Turnout 1,600 54%
Conservative hold Swing

Breckfield

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No. 6 Breckfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Louis Samuel Cohen * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Brunswick

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No. 25 Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Roberts 1,031 52%
Conservative Roderick Killip 969 48%
Majority 62
Registered electors 3,157
Turnout 2,000 63%
Liberal 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 Roberts * 1,761 64%
Independent Liberal Thomas Byrne 1,002 36%
Majority 759
Registered electors 5,402
Turnout 2,763 51%
Conservative hold Swing

Edge Hill

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No. 12 Edge Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Wasse Higginbottom * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Everton

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No. 9 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Denton * 977 71%
Ind. Conservative David John Williams 399 29%
Majority 578
Registered electors 4,706
Turnout 1,376 29%
Liberal hold 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 * 713 59%
Liberal John Henry Evans 495 41%
Majority 218
Registered electors 3,512
Turnout 1,208 34%
Conservative hold Swing

Granby

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No. 22 Granby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Lea * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

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No. 20 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Lamport Ellis * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Kensington

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No. 11 Kensington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Henry Edwardes * 1,418 65%
Liberal William Benjamin Lewis 760 35%
Majority 658
Registered electors 4,307
Turnout 2,178 51%
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkdale

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No. 2 Kirkdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dr. John Utting 1,803 57%
Liberal Thomas Backhouse 1,352 43%
Majority 451
Registered electors 6,361
Turnout 3,155 50%
Conservative hold Swing

Low Hill

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No. 10 Low Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Stewart Dean * 1,216 80%
Liberal and Labour Clement William George 301 20%
Majority 915
Registered electors 4,153
Turnout 1,517 37%
Conservative hold Swing

Netherfield

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No. 8 Netherfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Watson Rutherford * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

North Scotland

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No. 13 North Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh unopposed
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

North Walton

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No. 27 North Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter McGuffie * 1,018 65%
Labour Alexander McLaren 549 35%
Majority 469
Registered electors 3,689
Turnout 1,567 42%
Conservative hold 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 * 550 90%
Independent John McGrath 59 10%
Majority 491
Registered electors 3,461
Turnout 609 18%
Irish Nationalist gain from Liberal Swing

St. Anne's

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No. 17 St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Saunby 1,022 51%
Liberal John Clancy 903 45%
Independent Michael Conway 58 3%
Independent Thomas Hart 11 0.55%
Independent Edward Phillips 3 0.15%
Majority 119
Registered electors 3,401
Turnout 1,997 59%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Domingo

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No. 7 St. Domingo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Bennett Colton * unopposed
Registered electors
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 East

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No. 24A Sefton Park East - 3 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Japp unopposed
Liberal John Morris unopposed
Conservative Lt. Col. Robert Stephen Porter unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Sefton Park West

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No. 24 Sefton Park West
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 % ±%
Independent Irish Nationalist Austin Harford 929 65%
Irish Nationalist James Fitzpatrick 510 35%
Majority 419
Registered electors 3,329
Turnout 1,439 43%
Independent Irish Nationalist gain from Irish Nationalist

South Walton

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No. 27 South Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Evans 1,061 51%
Conservative George Brodrick Smith-Brodrick 1,034 49%
Majority 27
Registered electors 3,971
Turnout 2,095 53%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Vauxhall

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No. 15 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Robert Meade-King * 396 74%
Independent John Hughes 136 26%
Majority 260
Registered electors 2,080
Turnout 532 26%
Liberal hold Swing

Wavertree

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No. 5 Wavertree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Unionist James Willcox Alsop 1,026 59%
Liberal Ebenezer Thompson 712 41%
Majority 314
Registered electors 3,359
Turnout 1,738 52%
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing

West Derby

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No. 28 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dr. Thomas Utley 963 51%
Conservative William Craigie Williams * 915 49%
Majority 48
Registered electors 3,189
Turnout 1,878 59%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

By-elections

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No. 24 Sefton Park West, November 1899

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The resignation of Councillor Francis Henderson (Conservative, Sefton Park West, elected 1 November 1898)[12] was reported to the Council on 9 November 1899 .[13]

No. 24 Sefton Park West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Stanley Rogerson Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 3,189
Conservative hold

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No. 17, St. Anne's, November 1899

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The resignation of Councillor Jacob Reuben Grant (Liberal, St. Anne's, elected 1 November 1897)[15] was reported to the Council on 9 November 1899 .[16]

No. 17 St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George King 558 96%
William Saxton 18 3.1%
Thomas Hart 8 1.4%
Majority 540
Registered electors 3,401
Turnout 584 17%
Liberal hold Swing

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No.19, St. Peter's, November 1899

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The resignation of Alderman Henry Hugh Hornby (Liberal Unionist, elected by the council 9 November 1898)[17] was reported to the Council on 9 November 1899 .[16]

Councillor William Henry Watts (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1897)[15] was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1899. [14]

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Crosfield 499 96%
Thomas Hill Joseph 22 4.2%
Majority 477
Registered electors
Turnout 521
Liberal hold Swing

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No.23 Prince's Park, November 1899

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On the addition of No. 24a Sefton Park East ward,[16] Councillor William James Burgess (Conservative, Prince's Park, elected 1 November 1897)[18] was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1899.[19]

No. 23 Prince's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harild Chaloner Dowdall Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

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No. 4, Fairfield ward, 15 May 1900

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Caused by the resignation of Councillor Frank John Leslie (Conservative, Fairfield, elected 1 November 1899).[3][20]

No. 4 Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
William Craigie Williams 720 59%
John Henry Evans 495 41%
Majority 218
Registered electors
Turnout 1,215
Swing

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 front page". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 1". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 2". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 3". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (1)". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (2)". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (3)". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (4)". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (5)". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (6)". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1899 (7)". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1898-1899 page 2". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  13. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 4". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  14. ^ a b c d e f "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1898-1899 page 52". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 3". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  16. ^ a b c "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 5". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  17. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1898-1899 page 7". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  18. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 2". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  19. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1899 page 6". Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  20. ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1899 page 288". Retrieved 25 April 2017.