Liverpool City Council election, 1893

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:

PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen Total
Conservative ?? ?? 8 ??
Liberal ?? ?? 6 ??
Irish Nationalists 5 0 2 7
Independent Irish Nationalist 1 0 0 1
Liberal Unionist 1 0 0 1

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1893
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 8 3 0 +3 50% 58% 21,136
  Liberal 6 0 3 -3 38% 33% 12,086
  Irish Nationalist 2 0 0 0 12.5% 6.4% 2,321
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0% 2.2% 818

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Morris Paterson Jones 781 50.2%
Liberal John Lea * 774 49.8%
Majority 7
Registered electors
Turnout 1,555
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Joseph Bond Morgan * 836 59%'
Liberal George Jager the younger 580 41%
Majority 256
Registered electors 2,157
Turnout 1,416
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Joseph Hoult 7,912 66%
Labour & Liberal Charles McLeod 4,145 34%
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout 12,057
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Edmond Brownbill * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Edward Paull * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Richard Ripley 642 54%
Liberal Thomas Davy Laurence * 558 47%
Majority 84
Registered electors
Turnout 1,200
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
William Edward Willink * 1,823 83%
Labour Patrick Flynn 385 17%
Majority 1,438
Registered electors
Turnout 2,208
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Dr. Joseph George McCann 306 62%
Conservative Isaac Ashton 187 38%
Majority 119
Registered electors 728
Turnout 493 68%
Liberal hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell jun. 926 57%
Liberal Charles Lancaster 696 43%
Majority 926
Registered electors
Turnout 1,622
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Jacob Reuben Grant * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Nathaniel Topp * 484 52%
Conservative Robert Atwood Beaver 442 47%
Labour Edward Kaney 8 0.86%
Majority 42
Registered electors 1,232
Turnout 934 76%
Liberal hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Samuel Hough 515 52%
Conservative John Wannop 480 48%
Majority 35
Registered electors 1,430
Turnout 995 70%
Liberal hold Swing

Scotland

No. 1 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Nationalist Edward Purcell * 2,321 70%
Conservative George Turner 977 30%
Majority 1,344
Registered electors
Turnout 3,298
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Joseph Ball * 2,157 56%
Liberal John Thomas Warrington 1,693 44%
Majority 464
Registered electors 3,850
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Nationalist Thomas Kelly unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Dr. Thomas Clarke 3,973 59%
Liberal John Henderson 2,335 35%
Labour Samuel Reeves 425 6%
Majority 1,638
Registered electors
Turnout 6,733
Conservative hold Swing

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By-elections

No. 15, South Toxteth, 20th February 1894

Caused by the resignation of Councillor James De Bels Adam (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1891),[4] which was reported to the Council on 7 February 1894.[5]

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Thomas Evans unopposed
Registered electors 3,850
Conservative hold Swing

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No. 6 Castle Street, 19th June 1894

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Henry Hugh Hornby (Liberal Unionist, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1892),[8] which was reported to the Council on 6 June 1894.[9]

No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Unionist Henry Hugh Hornby JP * unopposed
Registered electors 2,157
Liberal Unionist hold Swing

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