1908_Liverpool_City_Council_election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1908.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
More information Party, Councillors ...
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 62 | +6 | 24 | 86 | |
| Liberal | 28 | -5 | 6 | 34 | |
| Irish Nationalist | 11 | 0 | 3 | 14 | |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Protestant | ? | -1 | ? | ? | |
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More information Party, Seats ...
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 18 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 53% | 55% | 14,708 | ||
| Liberal | 13 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 38% | 29% | 7,771 | ||
| Irish Nationalist | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9% | 3.5% | 928 | ||
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3% | 0% | 0 | ||
| Socialist | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0% | 4.5% | 1,203 | ||
| Protestant | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0% | 3.7% | 972 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2.23% | 593 | ||
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Note that due to the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in context.
* - Retiring councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1905 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.
Abercromby
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dr. Henry Herbert Clarke | 873 | 56% | ||
| Liberal | Arthur Black * | 677 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 196 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,417 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,550 | 64% | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
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Aigburth
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hartley Wilson * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Anfield
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Evans * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Breckfield
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frank John Leslie * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Brunswick
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Roberts * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Castle Street
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard George Hough | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Dingle
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dr. Richard Caton * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Edge Hill
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Wilson Walker | 1,605 | 70% | ||
| Liberal | Clement Freeman * | 701 | 30% | ||
| Majority | 904 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,643 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,306 | 50% | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
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Everton
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Denton * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Exchange
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Joseph Bibby * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Fairfield
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Dowd | 1,477 | 56% | ||
| Liberal | A. Gates | 1,156 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 321 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,818 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,633 | 69% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Fazakerley
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Sharrock Higginbottom * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Garston
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Picthall * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Granby
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Lea * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Great George
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Lamport Ellis * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Kensington
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Gordon | 1,641 | 58% | ||
| Socialist | John Wolfe Tone Morrissey * | 1,203 | 42% | ||
| Majority | 438 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,639 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,844 | 61% | |||
| Conservative gain from Socialist | Swing | ||||
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Kirkdale
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dr. John Utting * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Low Hill
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Pearson * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Netherfield
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Waugh * | 996 | 57% | ||
| Protestant | John Walker | 740 | 43% | ||
| Majority | 256 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,007 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,736 | 43% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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North Scotland
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | James Bolger | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
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Old Swan
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Edwards | 1,265 | 75% | ||
| Socialist | Alan John Tracy | 431 | 25% | ||
| Majority | 834 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,173 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,696 | 53% | |||
| Conservative gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | ||||
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Prince's Park
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Acheson Lyle Rupert Rathbone * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Sandhills
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | Patrick Joseph Deery * | 928 | 61% | ||
| Ind. Conservative | John Carr | 459 | 30% | ||
| Independent | James Maher | 134 | 9% | ||
| Majority | 469 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,303 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,521 | 46% | |||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
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St. Anne's
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Sexton * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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St. Domingo
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George William Whittaker * | 1,345 | 85% | ||
| Protestant | Isaac Adams | 232 | 15% | ||
| Majority | 1,113 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,447 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,577 | 35% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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St. Peter's
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Burton William Ellis * | 617 | 54% | ||
| Conservative | Henry Lyons | 516 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 101 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,744 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,133 | 65% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Sefton Park East
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Reginald George Layton | 1,318 | 53% | ||
| Liberal | Wilfrid Bowring Stoddart | 1,156 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 162 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,534 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,474 | 70% | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
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Sefton Park West
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Pritchard | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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South Scotland
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | Austin Harford * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
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Vauxhall
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Max Muspratt | 651 | 55% | ||
| Conservative | George Marks Davey | 530 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 121 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,779 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,181 | 66% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Walton
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. McDermott | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Warbreck
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edward West * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Wavertree
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles Clarke Morrison * | 960 | 53% | ||
| Conservative | George Brodrick Smith-Brodrick | 864 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 96 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,938 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,824 | 62% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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Wavertree West
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edmund Gerson Jackson | 1,175 | 55% | ||
| Liberal | William Berrington Jones * | 971 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 204 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,475 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,146 | 62% | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
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West Derby
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William James Bailes | 1,103 | 56% | ||
| Liberal | Samuel Skelton * | 882 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 221 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,029 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,985 | 66% | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
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Aldermanic election, 9 November 1908
Following the death of Alderman William Hall Jowett (Conservative, elected as an alderman on 9 November 1907),[6] Councillor James Lister (Conservative, Old Swan, elected 1 November 1907)[7] was elected as an alderman on 9 November 1908.[8]
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| Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Lister | 1913 | ||
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Aldermanic election, 27 October 1909
The resignation of Alderman William James Burgess (Conservative, elected as an alderman 9 November 1904)[9] [10] was reported to the Council on 6 October 1909.[11]
In his place, Councillor Arthur Crosthwaite (Conservative, Wavertree, elected 1 November 1906)[12] was elected as an alderman by the Council on 27 October 1909.[13]
More information Party, Alderman ...
| Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Crosthwaite | No.3 Anfield | 1910 | |
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No. 8 Netherfield, 26 November 1908
Caused by the resignation of Councillor George Sturla (Conservative, Netherfield, elected 1 November 1907)[16] which was reported to the Council on 9 November 1908[17]
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Alfred Irving | 1,008 | 58% | |||
| Protestant | John Walker | 721 | 42% | ||
| Majority | 287 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,007 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,729 | 43% | |||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
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No. 28A Old Swan, 26 November 1908
Caused by the election of Councillor James Lister (Conservative, Old Swan, elected 1 November 1907)[7] was elected as an alderman on 9 November 1908.[8]
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Burchall | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 3,173 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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No.16 Exchange ward, 29 January 1909
Caused by the death of Robert Durning Holt (Liberal, Exchange, elected 1 November 1907)[20] on 10 December 1908.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Frederick Charles Bowring | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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No.19 St. Peter's, 15 June 1909
The resignation of Councillor Horace Muspratt (Party?, St. Peter's, elected 15 April 1908)[22] was reported to the Council on 2 June 1909.[23]
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Byrne | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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No. 22 Granby, 7 October 1909
Caused by the death of Councillor Robert Henry Bullen (Liberal, Granby, elected 1 November 1907).[25]
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Eleanor Florence Rathbone | 1,066 | 67% | ||
| Francis James Welland | 516 | 33% | |||
| Majority | 550 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,582 | ||||
| Independent gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
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This by-election was notable in that Eleanor Rathbone was the first woman elected to Liverpool City Council.
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