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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 Wednesday 1 November 1893. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Four 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 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
Independent Irish Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Liberal Unionist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 8 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 50% | 58% | 21,136 | ||
Liberal | 6 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 38% | 33% | 12,086 | ||
Irish Nationalist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5% | 6.4% | 2,321 | ||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2.2% | 818 |
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Morris Paterson Jones | 781 | 50.2% | ||
Liberal | John Lea * | 774 | 49.8% | ||
Majority | 7 | 0.4% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,555 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Castle Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Bond Morgan * | 836 | 59% | ||
Liberal | George Jager the younger | 580 | 41% | ||
Majority | 256 | 18% | |||
Registered electors | 2,157 | ||||
Turnout | 1,416 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Everton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Hoult | 7,912 | 66% | ||
Labour & Liberal | Charles McLeod | 4,145 | 34% | ||
Majority | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 12,057 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Exchange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edmond Brownbill * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Great George
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Edward Paull * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Lime Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Ripley | 642 | 54% | ||
Liberal | Thomas Davy Laurence * | 558 | 47% | ||
Majority | 84 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,200 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
North Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Edward Willink * | 1,823 | 83% | |||
Labour | Patrick Flynn | 385 | 17% | ||
Majority | 1,438 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 2,208 | ||||
Swing |
Pitt Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dr. Joseph George McCann | 306 | 62% | ||
Conservative | Isaac Ashton | 187 | 38% | ||
Majority | 119 | 24% | |||
Registered electors | 728 | ||||
Turnout | 493 | 68% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Rodney Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell jun. | 926 | 57% | ||
Liberal | Charles Lancaster | 696 | 43% | ||
Majority | 926 | 14% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,622 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
St. Anne Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jacob Reuben Grant * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. Paul's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Nathaniel Topp * | 484 | 52% | ||
Conservative | Robert Atwood Beaver | 442 | 47% | ||
Labour | Edward Kaney | 8 | 0.86% | ||
Majority | 42 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,232 | ||||
Turnout | 934 | 76% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. Peter's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Samuel Hough | 515 | 52% | ||
Conservative | John Wannop | 480 | 48% | ||
Majority | 35 | 4% | |||
Registered electors | 1,430 | ||||
Turnout | 995 | 70% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Scotland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | Edward Purcell * | 2,321 | 70% | ||
Conservative | George Turner | 977 | 30% | ||
Majority | 1,344 | 40% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,298 | ||||
Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |
South Toxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Ball * | 2,157 | 56% | ||
Liberal | John Thomas Warrington | 1,693 | 44% | ||
Majority | 464 | 12% | |||
Registered electors | 3,850 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Vauxhall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | Thomas Kelly | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |
West Derby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dr. Thomas Clarke | 3,973 | 59% | ||
Liberal | John Henderson | 2,335 | 35% | ||
Labour | Samuel Reeves | 425 | 6% | ||
Majority | 1,638 | 24% | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 6,733 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections
No. 15, South Toxteth, 20 February 1894
Caused by the resignation of Councillor James De Bels Adam (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1891),[4] which was reported to the Council on 7 February 1894.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Evans | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 3,850 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
No. 6 Castle Street, 19 June 1894
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Henry Hugh Hornby (Liberal Unionist, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1892),[8] which was reported to the Council on 6 June 1894.[9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Henry Hugh Hornby JP * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 2,157 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing |
See also
- Liverpool City Council
- Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
- Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present
- Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
- History of local government in England
References
- ^ Liverpool Echo Thursday 2 November 1893
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 front page". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 1". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 3". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 115". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 149". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 150". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1892-1893 page 2". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 225". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 243". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 244". Retrieved 9 April 2017.