Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Tuesday 1 November 1881. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Irish Home Rule | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 11 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 69% | 55% | 4,169 | ||
Liberal | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 19% | 45% | 3,439 | ||
Home Rule | 2 | 12.5% |
Ward results
edit* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Bower * | 954 | 58% | ||
Liberal | Astrup Cariss | 697 | 42% | ||
Majority | 257 | 16% | |||
Registered electors | 2,426 | ||||
Turnout | 1,551 | 68% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Castle Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Bond Morgan | 752 | 52% | ||
Liberal | William Crosfield * | 702 | 48% | ||
Majority | 50 | 4% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,911 | ||||
Turnout | 1,454 | 76% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Everton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Barkeley Smith * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Exchange
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Holder * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Great George
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Peet | 455 | 54% | ||
Liberal | Samuel Bennett Jackson | 387 | 46% | ||
Majority | 68 | 8% | |||
Registered electors | 1,168 | ||||
Turnout | 842 | 72% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lime Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Grindley * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
North Toxteth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dr. Robert Hamilton | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pitt Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Francis Joseph McAdam | 326 | 58% | ||
Conservative | Horatio Syred | 235 | 42% | ||
Majority | 91 | 16% | |||
Registered electors | 811 | ||||
Turnout | 561 | 69% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Rodney Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William John Stewart | 796 | 57% | ||
Liberal | William Oulton | 611 | 43% | ||
Majority | 185 | 14% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,332 | ||||
Turnout | 1,407 | 60% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
St. Anne Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Hayes Sheen * | 977 | 58% | ||
Liberal | Ronald McDougall | 716 | 42% | ||
Majority | 261 | 16% | |||
Registered electors | 2,417 | ||||
Turnout | 1,693 | 70% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Paul's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Owen Hugh Williams * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Peter's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Tricks Bowring * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Scotland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Laurence Connolly * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Home Rule hold | Swing |
South Toxteth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Ball * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Vauxhall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Charles McArdle * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Home Rule hold | Swing |
West Derby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William John Lunt * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections
editNo. 12, Lime Street, 25 November 1881
editCaused by the death of Councillor John Henstock (Party? Lime Street, elected 4 April 1881) which was reported to the Council on 9 November 1881. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Patrick Holden | 609 | 55% | ||
Thomas Davy Laurence | 491 | 45% | |||
Majority | 118 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,100 | ||||
Conservative gain from | Swing |
No. 7, St. Peter's, 25 November 1881
editCaused by the resignation of Councillor Alexander Balfour (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1879). [8] [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Stevenson | 577 | 50% | ||
Robert Wilson | 533 | 46% | |||
Patrick Byrne | 50 | 4% | |||
Majority | 44 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,160 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
See also
edit- 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
edit- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Wednesday 2 November 1881
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 front page". Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 pg 2". Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 pg 1". Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 pg 30". Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 pg 31". Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1883
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1879-1880 pg 2". Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 pg 30". Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1881-1882 pg 30". Retrieved 20 March 2017.