Liverpool Town Council elections 1887
1887 Liverpool City Council election
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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 1887. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Fourteen of the sixteen seats were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | -1 | 16 | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | +1 | 0 | ?? |
| Irish Home Rule | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1887 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 56% | 51.34% | 1,267 | |
| Liberal | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 31% | 48.66% | 1,201 | |
| Home Rule | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5% | | | |
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Henry Ball | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Bond Morgan * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Everton
No. 1 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Barkeley Smith * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Holder * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Great George
No. 9 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Edward Paull | 431 | 51% | |
| Conservative | George Peet * | 420 | 49% | |
Majority | 11 | 2% | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 851 | | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas William Oakshott * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Hamilton * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Francis Joseph McAdam * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold |
Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Frederick Smith * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold |
St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Clarkson | 847 | 52% | |
| Liberal | Samuel McMillin | 770 | 48% | |
Majority | 77 | 4% | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 1,617 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Curzon Dobell * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Peter's
No. 7 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Benjamin Bowring * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold |
Scotland
South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Ball * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
West Derby
No. 14 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William John Lunt * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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By-elections
No. 2 Scotland, 29 December 1887
Caused by the resignation of Cllr. William Madden (Home Rule, elected unopposed 1 November 1886) .[5]
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No. 3, Vauxhall, 31 January 1888
Caused by the death of Councillor John Yates (Irish Home Rule, Vauxhall, elected unopposed 1 November 1886) .[7]
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See also
References
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Wednesday 2 November 1887
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 front page". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 1". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 2". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 2". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 66". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 2". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 94". Retrieved 1 April 2017.