1897 Liverpool City Council election

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28 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 28 wards
57 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

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:

Party | Councillors |  ± | Aldermen | Total

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| Conservative | ?? | -1 | ?? | ??
| Liberal | ?? | +1 | ?? | ??
| Irish Nationalists | ?? | 0 | ?? | ??

## Election result

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Liverpool Local Election Result 1897  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| 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

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* \- Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

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

### Abercromby

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No. 21 Abercromby Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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No. 6 Breckfield Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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No. 25 Brunswick Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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No. 18 Castle Street Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Thomas Wood | unopposed |  |
Registered electors |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Dingle

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No. 26 Dingle Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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No. 12 Edge Hill Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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No. 9 Everton Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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No. 16 Exchange Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Sutherland Harmood-Banner * | unopposed |  |
Registered electors |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Fairfield

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No. 4 Fairfield Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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No. 22 Granby Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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No. 20 Great George Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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No. 11 Kensington Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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No. 2 Kirkdale Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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No. 10 Low Hill Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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No. 8 Netherfield Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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No. 13 North Scotland Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Nationalist | James Daly * | unopposed |  |
Registered electors |  |  |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |  |

### North Walton

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No. 27 North Walton Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Harvey Farmer * | unopposed |  |
Registered electors |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Prince's Park

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No. 23 Prince's Park Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William James Burgess * | unopposed |  |
Registered electors |  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### Sandhills

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No. 1 Sandhills Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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No. 17 St. Anne's Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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No. 7 St. Domingo Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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No. 19 St. Peter's Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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No. 24 Sefton Park Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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No. 14 South Scotland Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Nationalist | Patrick Kearney * | unopposed |  |
Registered electors |  |  |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |  |

### South Walton

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No. 3 South Walton Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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No. 15 Vauxhall Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Irish Nationalist | Thomas John Flynn * | unopposed |  |
Registered electors |  |  |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |  |

### Wavertree

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No. 5 Wavertree Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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No. 28 West Derby Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |

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## By-elections

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### No.25, Brunswick

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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  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |

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### No.3, South Walton, 25 January 1898

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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  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | George Brodrick Smith-Brodrick | unopposed |  |
Registered electors | 3,703  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

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### No.12, Edge Hill, 26 April 1898

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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  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |

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### No. 3 South Walton, 20 July 1898

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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  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Houlding B.Sc. | unopposed |  |
Registered electors | 3,703  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

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### No.24, Sefton Park, 18 October 1898

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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  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Radcliffe William Smith | unopposed |  |
Registered electors | 4,366  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

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## See also

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* 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

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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.
6. ^ a b "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.
11. ^ a b "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.
16. ^ a b "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.
18. ^ a b "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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