1897 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1897. 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:

	Councillors	±	Aldermen	Total
Conservative	??	-1	??	??
Liberal	??	+1	??	??
Irish Nationalists	??	0	??	??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1897
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Conservative	21	0	1	-1	75%	55%	24,293
Liberal	4	1	0	+1	14%	40%	17,888
Irish Nationalist	3	0	0	0	11%
Labour	0	0	0	0	0%	2.8%	1,243
Independent	0	0	0	0	0%	1.8%	787
Ind. Conservative	0	0	0	0	0%	0.043%	19

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

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

Abercromby

No. 21 Abercromby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Lorents Braun Haddock	1,076	56%
	Liberal	Louis Bartlett Phillips	854	44%
Majority			222
Registered electors			3,089
Turnout			1,930	62%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Breckfield

No. 6 Breckfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Hall Walker *	1,434	60%
	Liberal	Jonathan Hargrove	973	40%
Majority			461
Registered electors			4,038
Turnout			2,407	60%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brunswick

No. 25 Brunswick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Hartley Wilson *	1,016	51%
	Liberal	Samuel McMillin	961	49%
Majority			55
Registered electors			3,116
Turnout			1,977	63%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castle Street

No. 18 Castle Street
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Thomas Wood	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dingle

No. 26 Dingle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Thomas Evans *	1,914	64%
	Liberal	Harold Coventry	1,062	36%
Majority			852
Registered electors			5,276
Turnout			2,976	56%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Edge Hill

No. 12 Edge Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	James Barclay Light	1,566	66%
	Labour	Samuel Reeves	816	34%
Majority			750
Registered electors			4,966
Turnout			2,382	48%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Everton

No. 9 Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Edward Lewis Lloyd *	1,763	55%
	Liberal	Joseph Thompson	1,448	45%
	Ind. Conservative	William Forshaw	19	0.59%
Majority			315
Registered electors			4,764
Turnout			3,230	68%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Exchange

No. 16 Exchange
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Sutherland Harmood-Banner *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fairfield

No. 4 Fairfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Thomas May Smith *	853	61%
	Liberal	John Henry Evans	539	39%
Majority			314
Registered electors			3,385
Turnout			1,392	41%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Granby

No. 22 Granby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Albert Henry Samuel *	1,253	51%
	Liberal	Joseph Harrison Jones	1,201	49%
Majority			52
Registered electors			3,962
Turnout			2,454	62%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Great George

No. 20 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Thomas Donnelly	853	54%
	Conservative	George Dalton	736	46%
Majority			117
Registered electors			2,338
Turnout			1,589	68%
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Kensington

No. 11 Kensington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Edward Barns *	1,404	66%
	Liberal	Joseph Faraday	708	34%
Majority			696
Registered electors			4,218
Turnout			2,112	50%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kirkdale

No. 2 Kirkdale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Protestant	John Wilson *	1,939	58%
	Liberal	John Lyon Langford	1,398	42%
Majority			541
Registered electors			6,265
Turnout			3,337	53%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Low Hill

No. 10 Low Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Charles Petrie *	1,656	61%
	Liberal	William Boote	1,006	37%
	Independent	Edward Stott	37	1.4%
Majority			650
Registered electors			4,215
Turnout			2,699	64%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Netherfield

No. 8 Netherfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Simon Jude *	1,389	82%
	Labour	John Shannon	313	18%
Majority			1,076
Registered electors			4.342
Turnout			1,702	39%
	Conservative hold		Swing

North Scotland

No. 13 North Scotland
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Nationalist	James Daly *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Irish Nationalist hold		Swing

North Walton

No. 27 North Walton
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	John Harvey Farmer *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Prince's Park

No. 23 Prince's Park
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	William James Burgess *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	William Nelson *	998	62%
	Independent	William Hopson	623	38%
Majority			375
Registered electors			3,334
Turnout			1,621	49%
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Anne's

No. 17 St. Anne's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jacob Reuben Grant *	721	89%
	Independent	Hanst Hargreaves	50	6%
	Independent	Edward Phillips	42	5%
Majority			671
Registered electors			3,473
Turnout			813	23%
	Liberal hold		Swing

St. Domingo

No. 7 St. Domingo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robert Alfred Hampson *	1,541	68%
	Liberal	Charles Albert Slater	611	27%
	Labour	Clement William George	114	5%
Majority			930
Registered electors			4,603
Turnout			2,266	49%
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Peter's

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	William Henry Watts *	416	92%
	Independent	Alfred Allsop	35	7.8%
Majority			381
Registered electors			2,078
Turnout			451	22%
	Liberal hold		Swing

Sefton Park

No. 24 Sefton Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Augustus Frederick Warr MP *	1,413	56%
	Liberal	John Morris	1,094	44%
Majority			319
Registered electors			4,366
Turnout			2,507	57%
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Scotland

No. 14 South Scotland
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Nationalist	Patrick Kearney *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Irish Nationalist hold		Swing

South Walton

No. 3 South Walton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robert Atwood Beaver	1,218	51%
	Liberal	Arthur Henry Bunney	1,162	49%
Majority			56
Registered electors			3,703
Turnout			2,380	54%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Vauxhall

No. 15 Vauxhall
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Nationalist	Thomas John Flynn *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Irish Nationalist hold		Swing

Wavertree

No. 5 Wavertree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Arthur Crosthwaite *	1,053	54%
	Liberal	Charles William Jones	900	46%
Majority			153
Registered electors			2,598
Turnout			1,953	75%
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robert Edward Walkington Stephenson *	1,069	52%
	Liberal	Thomas Utley	983	48%
Majority			86
Registered electors			3,132
Turnout			2,052	66%
	Conservative hold		Swing

^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

By-elections

No.25, Brunswick

Caused by the death of Councillor Charles Arden (Conservative, Brunswick, elected 1 November 1896)^[6] on 29 November 1897.^[7]

No. 25 Brunswick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George Dalton	1,053	51%
	Liberal	John Clancy	1,015	49%
		Edward Phillips	8	0.39%
Majority			38
Registered electors			3,116
Turnout			2,076	67%
	Conservative hold		Swing

^[8] ^[9]

No.3, South Walton, 25 January 1898

Caused by the death of Councillor Dr. Henry Richard Powell (Conservative, South Walton, elected 1 November 1896)^[10] .^[11]

No. 3 South Walton
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	George Brodrick Smith-Brodrick	unopposed
Registered electors			3,703
	Conservative hold		Swing

^[11]

No.12, Edge Hill, 26 April 1898

Caused by the death of Councillor Jonathan Parry (Conservative, Edge Hill, elected 1 November 1895)^[6] on 5 March 1898.^[12]

No. 12 Edge Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Wilson Walker	1,066	75%
	Labour	Samuel Reeves	354	25%
Majority			712
Registered electors			4,966
Turnout			1,420	29%
	Conservative hold		Swing

^[13]

No. 3 South Walton, 20 July 1898

Alderman Joseph Glover died on 21 April 1898.^[14]

The Right Honourable Sir Arthur Bower Forwood, Bart. MP was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 1 June 1898^[15] .^[16]

The Right Honourable Sir Arthur Bower Forwood, Bart.MP resigned as an Alderman on 1 June 1898.^[16]

Councillor John Ellison (Conservative, South Walton, elected 1 November 1895)^[17] was elected as an Alderman by the city Council^[18]

No. 3 South Walton
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	William Houlding B.Sc.	unopposed
Registered electors			3,703
	Conservative hold		Swing

^[18]

No.24, Sefton Park, 18 October 1898

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Augustus Frederick Warr MP (Conservative, Sefton Park, elected 1 November 1895^[19] which was reported to the Council on 5 October 1898.^[20]

No. 24 Sefton Park
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Radcliffe William Smith	unopposed
Registered electors			4,366
	Conservative hold		Swing

^[21]

References

^ Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1897
^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 front page". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 1". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 2". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 3". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 3". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 51". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 79". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 80". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 2". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 130". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 212". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 240". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 230". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 272". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 273". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1895-1896 page 2". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 328". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1895-1896 page 6". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 390". Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 422". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[1] Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1897

[2] "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 front page". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[3] "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 1". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[4] "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 2". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[5] "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 3". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[PoC1896pg3-6] "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 3". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[7] "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 51". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[8] "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 79". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[9] "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 80". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[10] "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 2". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[PoC1897pg130-11] "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 130". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[12] "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 212". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[13] "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 240". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[14] "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 230". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[15] "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 272". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[PoC1897pg273-16] "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 273". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[17] "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1895-1896 page 2". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[PoC1897pg328-18] "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 328". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[19] "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1895-1896 page 6". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[20] "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 390". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[21] "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 422". Retrieved 22 April 2017.

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