1893 Liverpool City Council election
{{Short description|Liverpool City Council elections 1893}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1893 Liverpool City Council election
| flag_image = Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg
| type = parliamentary
| election_date = {{Start date|1893|11|01}}
| previous_year = 1892
| previous_election = 1892 Liverpool City Council election
| next_year = 1894
| next_election = 1894 Liverpool City Council election
|seats_for_election = 16 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 16 wards
|majority_seats = 33 (incl. Aldermen)
}}
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:
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| colspan="2"|Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | ?? | ?? | 8 | ?? |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" | | ?? | ?? | 6 | ?? |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Nationalist Party (Ireland)}} " | | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Nationalist Party (Ireland)}} " |
|Independent Irish Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| style="background-color: {{party color|Liberal Unionist}}" | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Election result
{{Election summary begin|title = Liverpool Local Election Result 1893}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 8
|gain = 3
|loss = 0
|net = +3
|seats % = 50%
|votes % = 58%
|votes = 21,136
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|seats = 6
|gain = 0
|loss = 3
|net = -3
|seats % = 38%
|votes % = 33%
|votes = 12,086
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary party |
|party = Nationalist Party (Ireland)
|seats = 2
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 12.5%
|votes % = 6.4%
|votes = 2,321
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0%
|votes % = 2.2%
|votes = 818
|plus/minus =
}}
{{Election box end}}
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
=Abercromby=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 11 Abercromby}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Morris Paterson Jones
|votes = 781
|percentage = 50.2%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Lea *
|votes = 774
|percentage = 49.8%
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7
|percentage = 0.4%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,555
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Castle Street=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 6 Castle Street}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Bond Morgan *
|votes = 836
|percentage = 59%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = George Jager the younger
|votes = 580
|percentage = 41%
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 256
|percentage = 18%
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 2,157
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,416
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Everton=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 1 Everton}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Hoult
|votes = 7,912
|percentage = 66%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate |
|party = Labour & Liberal
|candidate = Charles McLeod
|votes = 4,145
|percentage = 34%
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes =
|percentage =
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{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 12,057
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Exchange=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 5 Exchange}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Edmond Brownbill *
|votes = unopposed
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box Registered electors
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Great George=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 9 Great George}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Paull *
|votes = unopposed
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Lime Street=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 12 Lime Street}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Ripley
|votes = 642
|percentage = 54%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Davy Laurence *
|votes = 558
|percentage = 47%
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 84
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,200
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=North Toxteth=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 16 North Toxteth}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party =
|candidate = William Edward Willink *
|votes = 1,823
|percentage = 83%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Patrick Flynn
|votes = 385
|percentage = 17%
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,438
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,208
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Pitt Street=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 8 Pitt Street}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Dr. Joseph George McCann
|votes = 306
|percentage = 62%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Isaac Ashton
|votes = 187
|percentage = 38%
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 119
|percentage = 24%
|change =
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{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 728
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 493
|percentage = 68%
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Rodney Street=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 10 Rodney Street}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell jun.
|votes = 926
|percentage = 57%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Charles Lancaster
|votes = 696
|percentage = 43%
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 926
|percentage = 14%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,622
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=St. Anne Street=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 13 St. Anne Street}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Jacob Reuben Grant *
|votes = unopposed
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors =
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{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=St. Paul's=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 4 St. Paul's}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Nathaniel Topp *
|votes = 484
|percentage = 52%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Atwood Beaver
|votes = 442
|percentage = 47%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Edward Kaney
|votes = 8
|percentage = 0.86%
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 42
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,232
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 934
|percentage = 76%
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=St. Peter's=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 7 St. Peter's}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Samuel Hough
|votes = 515
|percentage = 52%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = John Wannop
|votes = 480
|percentage = 48%
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 35
|percentage = 4%
|change =
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{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,430
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 995
|percentage = 70%
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Scotland=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 1 Scotland}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nationalist Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Edward Purcell *
|votes = 2,321
|percentage = 70%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = George Turner
|votes = 977
|percentage = 30%
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,344
|percentage = 40%
|change =
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{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,298
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Nationalist Party (Ireland)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=South Toxteth=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 15 South Toxteth}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Joseph Ball *
|votes = 2,157
|percentage = 56%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Thomas Warrington
|votes = 1,693
|percentage = 44%
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 464
|percentage = 12%
|change =
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{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 3,850
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=Vauxhall=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 3 Vauxhall}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Nationalist Party (Ireland)
|candidate = Thomas Kelly
|votes = unopposed
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Nationalist Party (Ireland)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
=West Derby=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 14 West Derby}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Dr. Thomas Clarke
|votes = 3,973
|percentage = 59%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John Henderson
|votes = 2,335
|percentage = 35%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Samuel Reeves
|votes = 425
|percentage = 6%
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,638
|percentage = 24%
|change =
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{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 6,733
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
Liverpool Echo Thursday 2 November 1893
{{Cite web |url= https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtreFZ5NHYyV1pqOFU
|title=Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 front page
|access-date= 9 April 2017 }}
{{Cite web |url= https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtreldVMTlTU25ORTg
|title=Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 1
|access-date= 9 April 2017 }}
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),{{Cite web |url= https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrY1lBTkZfWHU5YjQ
|title=Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1891-1892 page 3
|access-date= 9 April 2017 }} which was reported to the Council on 7 February 1894.{{Cite web |url= https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtreW9WTXdXcV91bzg
|title=Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 115
|access-date= 9 April 2017 }}
{{Election box begin | title=No. 15 South Toxteth}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Thomas Evans
|votes = unopposed
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 3,850
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
{{Cite web |url= https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrbWFGWmpmbWpiclk
|title=Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 149
|access-date= 9 April 2017 }}
{{Cite web |url= https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrWENEemNPMlZidTQ
|title=Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 150
|access-date= 9 April 2017 }}
=No. 6 Castle Street, 19 June 1894=
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Henry Hugh Hornby (Liberal Unionist, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1892),{{Cite web |url= https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrZGlLN3Yxbm5rbm8
|title=Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1892-1893 page 2
|access-date= 9 April 2017 }} which was reported to the Council on 6 June 1894.{{Cite web |url= https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrenJ3Sm4xV0tLUG8
|title=Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 225
|access-date= 9 April 2017 }}
{{Election box begin | title=No. 6 Castle Street}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Unionist
|candidate = Henry Hugh Hornby JP *
|votes = unopposed
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 2,157
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Unionist
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Cite web |url= https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrTWJYRlVoQmtYNGM
|title=Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 243
|access-date= 9 April 2017 }}
{{Cite web |url= https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrNi1Db0xldENESzA
|title=Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 244
|access-date= 9 April 2017 }}
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
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