Liverpool City Council elections 1884
1884 Liverpool City Council election
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← 1883 | November 1, 1884 (1884-11-01) | 1885 → |
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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 1884. 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 |
| Conservative | ?? | -1 | 16 | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | +1 | 0 | ?? |
| Irish Home Rule | 3 | -1 | 0 | 3 |
| Irish Nationalists | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1884 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 10 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 63% | 56% | 15,144 | |
| Liberal | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 25% | 40% | 10,928 | |
| Irish Nationalist | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6% | 2.4% | 652 | |
| Home Rule | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6% | 1.6% | 423 | |
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
No. 11 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anthony Bower * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 2,312 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 6 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Bond Morgan * | 746 | 51% | |
| Liberal | Thomas Cropper Ryley | 731 | 49% | |
Majority | 15 | 2% | |
Registered electors | 2,045 | | |
Turnout | 1,477 | 72% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Everton
No. 1 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Barkeley Smith * | 7,859 | 62% | |
| Liberal | Washington Champion Rawlins | 4,891 | 38% | |
Majority | 2,968 | 24% | |
Registered electors | 22,147 | | |
Turnout | 12,750 | 58% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Thomas Holder * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 2,148 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Great George
No. 9 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Peet * | 452 | 52% | |
| Liberal | William Hood | 424 | 48% | |
Majority | 28 | 4% | |
Registered electors | 1,151 | | |
Turnout | 876 | 76% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lime Street
No. 12 Lime Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas William Oakshott | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 1,531 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
North Toxteth
No. 16 North Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dr. Robert Hamilton * | 3,410 | 59% | |
| Liberal | Henry Vaughan | 2,380 | 41% | |
Majority | 1,030 | 18% | |
Registered electors | 9,641 | | |
Turnout | 5,790 | 60% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Pitt Street
No. 8 Pitt Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Francis Joseph McAdam * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 803 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Rodney Street
No. 10 Rodney Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Frederick Smith | 763 | 50% | |
| Conservative | William John Stewart * | 748 | 50% | |
Majority | 15 | 0% | N/A |
Registered electors | 2,327 | | |
Turnout | 1,511 | 65% | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St. Anne Street
No. 13 St. Anne Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Hayes Sheen * | 884 | 56% | |
| Liberal | James Fitzpatrick | 684 | 44% | |
Majority | 200 | 12% | |
Registered electors | 2,278 | | |
Turnout | 1,568 | 69% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Paul's
No. 4 St. Paul's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Curzon Dobell | 561 | 51% | |
| Liberal | Samuel Hough | 540 | 49% | |
Majority | 21 | 2% | |
Registered electors | 1,530 | | |
Turnout | 1,101 | 72% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Peter's
Scotland
South Toxteth
No. 15 South Toxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Ball * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 5,473 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
No. 3 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | Patrick Byrne | 652 | 61% | |
| Home Rule | Charles McArdle * | 423 | 39% | |
Majority | 229 | 22% | N/A |
Registered electors | 1,546 | | |
Turnout | 1,075 | 70% | |
| Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule | Swing | | |
West Derby
No. 14 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William John Lunt * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 9,960 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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By-elections
No. 1, Everton, 21 November 1884
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Robert Galloway (Conservative, Everton, elected 1 November 1882).[6]
No. 1 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Houlding | 8,198 | 58% | |
| | David Hughes | 5,819 | 42% | |
Majority | 2,379 | | |
Registered electors | 22,147 | | |
Turnout | 14,017 | 63% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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See also
References
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1884
- ^ Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1884
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1884-1885 front page". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1884-1885 page 1". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1884-1885 page 2". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1882-1883 page 2". Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1884-1885 page 32". Retrieved 25 March 2017.