Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1894. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Eleven of the sixteen seats were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 20 | 0 | 8 | 28 | |
| Liberal | 21 | -2 | 6 | 27 | |
| Irish Nationalists | 5 | +2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Independent Irish Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Liberal Unionist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44% | 69% | 8,537 | ||
| Liberal | 7 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 44% | 10% | 1,208 | ||
| Irish Nationalist | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 12.5% | ||||
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 15% | 1,902 | ||
Because of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context.
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Menlove | 691 | 94% | ||
| Labour | John O'Brien | 41 | 5.6% | ||
| Majority | 650 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 732 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Castle Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Bartlett * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Everton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Houlding * | 4,737 | 89% | ||
| Labour | John Naylor | 568 | 11% | ||
| Majority | 4,169 | 78% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 5,305 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Exchange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | James Alphonse Doughan * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Great George
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Lamport Eills | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Lime Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Petrie * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
North Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William James Burgess * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pitt Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Scott * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Rodney Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Henry Picton * | 555 | 93% | ||
| Labour | William Gibson | 43 | 7.2% | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Samuel McMillin * | 653 | 66% | ||
| Labour | John Callow | 337 | 34% | ||
| Labour | Aaron John Fowler | 28 | 2.8% | ||
| Majority | 316 | 32% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 990 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Paul's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard Robert Meade-King * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Grierson * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Scotland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | Patrick Kearney | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Irish Nationalist gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
South Toxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Evans | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | Thomas John Flynn | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Irish Nationalist gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
West Derby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edward Hatton Cookson * | 3,800 | 81% | ||
| Labour | Samuel Reeves | 885 | 19% | ||
| Majority | 2,915 | 62% | |||
| Registered electors | 11,825 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,685 | 40% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
By-elections
Councillor Thomas Kelly (Irish Nationalist, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1893)[5] died on 17 October 1895.[6]
As the November 1895 election was near and an all-up election, there was no by-election.
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
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post Friday 2 November 1894
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1894-1895 front page". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1894-1895 page 1". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1894-1895 page 2". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1893-1894 page 2". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1894-1895 page 281". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
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