Liverpool Town Council elections 1886
1886 Liverpool City Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Coat_of_arms_of_Liverpool_City_Council.svg/50px-Coat_of_arms_of_Liverpool_City_Council.svg.png)
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← 1886 | November 1, 1886 (1886-11-01) | 1887 → |
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16 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority |
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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Tuesday 1 November 1886. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | +4 | 16 | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | -6 | 0 | ?? |
| Irish Home Rule | 5 | +2 | 0 | 5 |
| Irish Nationalists | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1886 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 75% | 55% | 3,805 | |
| Liberal | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 12.5% | 45% | 3,103 | |
| Home Rule | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 12.5% | | | |
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Menlove | 903 | 60% | |
| Liberal | Thomas Goffey | 606 | 40% | |
Majority | 297 | 20% | N/A |
Registered electors | 2,323 | | |
Turnout | 1,509 | 65% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Marke Wood * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Everton
No. 1 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edward Whitley MP * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Robert Durning Holt * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold |
Great George
No. 9 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Bird Hall | 400 | 51% | |
| Liberal | Edward Paull | 389 | 49% | |
Majority | 11 | 2% | |
Registered electors | 1,132 | | |
Turnout | 789 | 70% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Duncan the younger | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative gain from | Swing | | |
North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Herbert Campbell | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Henry Charles Hawley * | 327 | 57% | |
| Conservative | Ephraim Walker | 246 | 43% | |
Majority | 81 | 14% | |
Registered electors | 785 | | |
Turnout | 573 | 73% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Matthew Henry Larmor | 809 | 56% | |
| Liberal | John McDiarmid * | 626 | 40% | |
Majority | 183 | 16% | N/A |
Registered electors | 2,403 | | |
Turnout | 1,435 | 60% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dr. William Cross * | 889 | 60% | |
| Liberal | John Prendeville | 600 | 40% | |
Majority | 289 | 20% | |
Registered electors | 2,234 | | |
Turnout | 1,489 | 67% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Sylvester Mattison | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Isaac Morris | 558 | 50% | |
| Liberal | Edmund Knowles Muspratt * | 555 | 50% | |
Majority | 3 | 0% | N/A |
Registered electors | 1,523 | | |
Turnout | 1,113 | 73% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Scotland
South Toxteth
Vauxhall
West Derby
No. 14 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Poole * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[1] [2] [3] [4]
Aldermanic Election
At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1886, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.[5] The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1886 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
Party | Alderman |
| Conservative | William Cross |
| Conservative | John Hughes * |
| Conservative | Henry Jennings * |
| Conservative | Joseph Gibbons Livingston * |
| Conservative | David MacIver * |
| Conservative | Hugh Hathorn Nicholson * |
| Conservative | Thomas Richard Shallcross * |
| Conservative | Sir Andrew Barclay Walker |
[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
By-elections
No. 2, Scotland, Tuesday 2 November 1886
Caused by the resignation of Cllr. Laurence Connolly MP (Irish Home Rule, Scotland, elected 1 November 1884).[11]
[12]
No. 13, St. Anne's Street, 23 November 1886
Caused by the election of Dr. William Cross (Conservative, St. Anne's Street, elected 1 November 1886)[13] as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1886.
No. 13 St. Anne's Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | William Bennett | 841 | 54% | |
| | John Prendiville | 710 | 46% | |
Majority | 131 | | |
Registered electors | 2,234 | | |
Turnout | 1,551 | 69% | |
| | Swing | | |
[14]
No. 11, Abercromby
Alderman John Pearson died on 2 June 1887.[15] Councillor Anthony Bower (Conservative, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1884) [16] was elected by the council as an alderman on 6 July 1887. [17] [18] [19]
See also
References
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Wednesday 2 November 1886
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 front page". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 1". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 2". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 4". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 4". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 5". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 6". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 7". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 8". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1884-1885 page 2". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 3". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 2". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 48". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 203". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1884-1885 page 2". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 207". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 208". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 209". Retrieved 25 March 2017.