1907 Liverpool City Council election
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34 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 34 wards 69 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority | ||
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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1907.
This was the first Liverpool City Council election in which women stood as candidates : Miss Harriet Mary Johnson stood as an independent in the Dingle ward and Miss Ellen Robinson stood as a Liberal in the West Derby ward.
Nine of the thirty-four seats were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 54 | +7 | 26 | 80 | |
Liberal | 35 | -6 | 6 | 41 | |
Irish Nationalist | 11 | 0 | 2 | 13 | |
Labour | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Protestant | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 22 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 65% | 57% | 27,877 | ||
Liberal | 8 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 24% | 26% | 12,880 | ||
Irish Nationalist | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9% | 0% | 0 | ||
Protestant | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3% | 6.7% | 3,294 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 3.4% | 1,685 | ||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 3.1% | 1,533 | ||
Socialist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2.3% | 1,141 | ||
Ind. Labour Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1.6% | 767 |
The significant number of uncontested seats means that these statistics should be taken in context.
Ward results
[edit]* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1905 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.
Abercromby
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas James Smith jnr | 973 | 59% | ||
Liberal | Dr. William Permewan * | 676 | 41% | ||
Majority | 297 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,513 | ||||
Turnout | 1,649 | 66% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Aigburth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Parkfield Wethered | 696 | 64% | ||
Liberal | Archibald Bathgate * | 389 | 36% | ||
Majority | 307 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,450 | ||||
Turnout | 1,085 | 75% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Anfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Russell Taylor * | 930 | 83% | ||
Independent | William Robert Roberts | 190 | 17% | ||
Majority | 740 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,830 | ||||
Turnout | 1,120 | 40% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Breckfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Louis Samuel Cohen | 1,421 | 62% | ||
Liberal | John Meek | 881 | 38% | ||
Majority | 540 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,133 | ||||
Turnout | 2,320 | 56% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Brunswick
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Patrick Charles Kelly * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Castle Street
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Frederick Garner * | 774 | 59% | ||
Liberal | Frederick Charles Bowring | 533 | 41% | ||
Majority | 241 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,099 | ||||
Turnout | 1,307 | 62% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Dingle
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward James Chevalier * | 1,487 | 66% | ||
Independent | Miss Harriet Mary Johnson | 765 | 34% | ||
Majority | 722 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,268 | ||||
Turnout | 2,252 | 43% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Edge Hill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Henry Harrison | 1,461 | 62% | ||
Independent | Thomas Byrne | 589 | 25% | ||
Socialist | Charles Wilson | 314 | 13% | ||
Majority | 872 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,791 | ||||
Turnout | 2,364 | 49% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Everton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gerald Kyffin-Taylor * | 1,392 | 65% | ||
Liberal | Charles Phillips | 764 | 35% | ||
Majority | 628 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,437 | ||||
Turnout | 2,156 | 49% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Exchange
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Durning Holt * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Fairfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Hughes * | 1,141 | 50% | ||
Conservative | Harry Shakespeare Badger | 1,124 | 50% | ||
Majority | 17 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,845 | ||||
Turnout | 2,265 | 59% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Garston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick James Rawlinson * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Granby
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Henry Bullen * | 941 | 40% | ||
Conservative | Herbert John Davis | 928 | 40% | ||
Socialist | Francis James Welland | 643 | 20% | ||
Majority | 13 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,683 | ||||
Turnout | 2,332 | 63% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Great George
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dr. Albert Edward Davis | 641 | 52% | ||
Liberal | Burton William Eills * | 601 | 48% | ||
Majority | 40 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,761 | ||||
Turnout | 1,242 | 71% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Kensington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Samuel Mason Hutchinson * | 1,677 | 69% | ||
Ind. Labour Party | Nelson Taylor | 767 | 31% | ||
Majority | 910 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,754 | ||||
Turnout | 2,444 | 51% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kirkdale
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protestant | John George Paris * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Protestant hold | Swing |
Low Hill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Boote * | 1,265 | 65% | ||
Labour | David Little | 686 | 35% | ||
Majority | 579 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,951 | 50% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Netherfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Sturla * | 1,400 | 65% | ||
Protestant | John Walker | 764 | 35% | ||
Majority | 636 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,093 | ||||
Turnout | 2,164 | 53% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
North Scotland
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | George Jeremy Lynskey * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |
Old Swan
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Lister * | 1,042 | 74% | ||
Socialist | Alan John Tracy | 364 | 26% | ||
Majority | 678 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,984 | ||||
Turnout | 1,406 | 47% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Prince's Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick William Frodsham | 1,331 | 59% | ||
Liberal | Max Muspratt * | 927 | 41% | ||
Majority | 404 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,600 | ||||
Turnout | 2,258 | 63% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Sandhills
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | James Arthur Appleton * | 938 | 50% | ||
Conservative | John Lucas Rankin | 932 | 50% | ||
Majority | 6 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,383 | ||||
Turnout | 1,870 | 55% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. Anne's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Dr. James Clement Baxter | 994 | 58% | ||
Conservative | David Pearson | 729 | 42% | ||
Majority | 265 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,806 | ||||
Turnout | 1,723 | 61% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Domingo
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dr. Charles Alexander Hill | 1,214 | 56% | ||
Protestant | Henry Porter * | 946 | 44% | ||
Majority | 268 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,522 | ||||
Turnout | 2,160 | 48% | |||
Conservative gain from Protestant | Swing |
St. Peter's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Miles * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Sefton Park East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Morris * | 1,122 | 50% | ||
Conservative | Reginald George Layton | 1,100 | 50% | ||
Majority | 22 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,643 | ||||
Turnout | 2,222 | 67% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Sefton Park West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Fred Pritchard | 949 | 60% | ||
Liberal | Joseph Wilson | 630 | 40% | ||
Majority | 319 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,467 | ||||
Turnout | 1,579 | 64% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
South Scotland
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | Francis Joseph Harford * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |
Vauxhall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | John Gregory Taggart * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |
Walton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dr. John George Moyles * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Warbreck
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Kelly * | 1,157 | 89% | ||
Independent | John Sidney Smith | 141 | 11% | ||
Majority | 1,016 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,190 | ||||
Turnout | 1,298 | 41% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wavertree
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colonel Robert Stephen Porter * | 884 | 54% | ||
Liberal | John Kellitt | 752 | 46% | ||
Majority | 132 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,629 | ||||
Turnout | 1,636 | 62% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wavertree West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Josiah Mason Hargreaves | 1,188 | 55% | ||
Liberal | Cecil Haywood Brunner * | 971 | 45% | ||
Majority | 217 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,552 | ||||
Turnout | 2,159 | 61% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
West Derby
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Edward Walkington Stephenson * | 1,182 | 66% | ||
Liberal | Miss Ellen Robinson | 620 | 34% | ||
Majority | 562 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,917 | ||||
Turnout | 1,802 | 62% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Aldermanic Election, 9 November 1907
[edit]At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1907, the terms of office of fifteen alderman expired. [9]
The following seventeen were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1907 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
Party | Alderman | |
---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Hatton Cookson JP * | |
Conservative | John Duncan JP * | |
Conservative | Sir William Bower Forwood JP * | |
Conservative | Edward Grindley JP * | |
Conservative | Sir Robert Alfred Hampson JP * | |
Conservative | William Hall Jowett JP * | |
Conservative | Simon Jude * | |
Conservative | Richard Kelly JP | |
Conservative | Edward Lewis Lloyd JP | |
Conservative | Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell JP * | |
Conservative | Thomas William Oakshott JP * | |
Conservative | William Oulton JP * | |
Conservative | William Radcliffe JP * | |
Conservative | William Roberts * | |
Conservative | Sir Thomas Bland Royden, Bart. * | |
Conservative | William Watson Rutherford MP JP | |
Conservative | Joachim Nicolas Stolterfoht * |
Aldermanic Election, 2 September 1908
[edit]Caused by the resignation of alderman Sir Robert Alfred Hampson (Conservative, elected as an alderman on 9 November 1907)[12] was reported to the Council on 1 July 1908.[14]
In his place Councillor John Gregory Taggart (Irish Nationalist, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1907) [4] was elected as an alderman by the Council on 2 September 1908
Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | John Gregory Taggart | No.20 Great George | 1910 |
Aldermanic Election, 21 October 1908
[edit]Following the death of Alderman Edward Paull (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1904)[17][18] on 25 September 1908,[19] his place was taken by Councillor Richard Robert Meade-King (Liberal, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1905) [20] when he was elected as an alderman by the Council on 21 October 1908.
Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Robert Meade-King | No.1 Sandhills | 1910 |
By-Elections
[edit]No.8 Netherfield, 26 November 1907
[edit]Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor William Watson Rutherford MP (Conservative, Netherfield, elected 1 November 1905)[23] on 9 November 1907[12] [13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Waugh | ||||
Majority | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
No.9 Everton, 26 November 1907
[edit]Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Edward Lewis Lloyd JP (Conservative, Everton, elected unopposed 1 November 1906)[25] on 9 November 1907.[12][13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Rutherford | unopposed | ||||
Registered electors | 4,437 | ||||
gain from | Swing |
No.27 Warbreck, 26 November 1907
[edit]Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Richard Kelly JP (Conservative, Warbreck, elected 1 November 1907)[6] on 9 November 1907.[12][13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sydney Edward Davies | 1,103 | 67% | ||
William Holgate | 553 | 33% | |||
Majority | 550 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,656 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
No.19 St. Peter's, 19 December 1907
[edit]Caused by the resignation of Councillor Alexander Armour (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1905) [20] on 6 November 1907, which was reported to the Council on 4 December 1907.[24]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Burton William Eills | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
No.19 St. Peter's, 15 April 1908
[edit]Caused by the death of Councillor Henry Miles (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1907) [4] on 21 March 1908.[29]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Horace Muspratt | unopposed | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
gain from | Swing |
No.10 Low Hill, 15 April 1907
[edit]Caused by the resignation of Councillor John McEvoy (Liberal, Low Hill, elected 1 November 1905) [23] which was reported to the Council on 1 April 1907,[31]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Pearson | 1,013 | 60% | ||
William Nash | 689 | 40% | |||
Majority | 324 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,874 | ||||
Turnout | 1,702 | 44% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
No.15 Vauxhall, 16 September 1908
[edit]Caused by Councillor John Gregory Taggart (Irish Nationalist, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1907) [4] being elected as an alderman by the Council on 2 September 1908 .[15][16]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | Joseph Hughes | 574 | 58% | ||
George Marks Davey | 413 | 42% | |||
Majority | 161 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 987 | ||||
Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |
See also
[edit]- 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
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- ^ Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury 2 November 1907
- ^ Liverpool Courier 2 November 1907
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