1906 Liverpool City Council election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1906.
One councillor was elected for each of the thirty-four wards. A total of fourteen councillors were elected unopposed, and twenty councillors were elected in contested elections.
Fourteen of the thirty-four seats were uncontested.
The Liverpool Protestant Party lost all three of the seats that they had won in the 1903 elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | 72 | |
Liberal | ?? | 0 | ?? | 46 | |
Irish Nationalist | 12 | +1 | 2 | 14 | |
Protestant | 2 | -3 | 0 | 2 | |
Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Socialist Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 22 | 65% | |||||||
Liberal | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21% | ||||
Irish Nationalist | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 15% | ||||
Protestant | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0% | ||||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | ||||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1903 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.
Abercromby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Lawrence | 879 | 54% | ||
Liberal | Charles Allcot Whitney * | 756 | 46% | ||
Majority | 123 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,514 | ||||
Turnout | 1,635 | 65% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Aigburth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Albert Edward Jacob | 559 | 52% | ||
Conservative | William Parkfield Wethered | 520 | 48% | ||
Majority | 39 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,450 | ||||
Turnout | 1,079 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Anfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Henry Jones * | 1,030 | 86% | ||
Independent | Joseph Bowers | 174 | 14% | ||
Majority | 856 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,830 | ||||
Turnout | 1,204 | 43% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Breckfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Herbert Priest * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Brunswick
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | John Alfred Kelly * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Irish Nationalist gain from Irish Nationalist and Liberal | |||||
Castle Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Willcox Alsop * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Dingle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Owen Harrison Williams | 1,499 | 72% | ||
Liberal | Thomas Byrne | 586 | 28% | ||
Majority | 913 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,268 | ||||
Turnout | 2,085 | 40% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Edge Hill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Edward Parry * | 1,551 | 64% | ||
Liberal | George Parker | 870 | 36% | ||
Majority | 681 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,791 | ||||
Turnout | 2,421 | 51% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Everton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Lewis Lloyd * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Exchange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Sutherland Harmood-Banner * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Fairfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Francis L'Estrange Joseph * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Garston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joshua Burrow | 1,035 | 64% | ||
Labour | William James Gerrard | 575 | 36% | ||
Majority | 460 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,139 | ||||
Turnout | 1,610 | 75% | |||
Conservative gain from Protestant | Swing | ||||
Granby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Harrison Jones * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Great George
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Muirhead * | 836 | 65% | ||
Liberal | Horace Muspratt | 454 | 35% | ||
Majority | 382 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,761 | ||||
Turnout | 1,290 | 73% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kensington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Lowry Burns * | 1,784 | 69% | ||
Socialist (GB) | Arthur Kilpin Bulley | 787 | 31% | ||
Majority | 997 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,754 | ||||
Turnout | 2,571 | 54% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kirkdale
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Theodore Lowry | 1,570 | 46% | ||
Protestant | William Singleton | 1,200 | 35% | ||
Labour | Frederick Norris | 612 | 13% | ||
Majority | 370 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,396 | ||||
Turnout | 3,382 | 53% | |||
Conservative gain from Protestant | Swing | ||||
Low Hill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Shelerdine | 1,277 | 64% | ||
Liberal | Evan Arthur Davies | 703 | 36% | ||
Majority | 574 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,874 | ||||
Turnout | 1,980 | 51% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Netherfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Henry Rutherford | 1,057 | 54% | ||
Protestant | John Walker | 907 | 46% | ||
Majority | 150 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,093 | ||||
Turnout | 1,964 | 48% | |||
Conservative gain from [[|N/A]] | Swing | ||||
North Scotland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | Thomas Kelly * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |
Old Swan
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Wilson Walker * | 1,044 | 68% | ||
Liberal | John Harrison | 498 | 32% | ||
Majority | 546 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,984 | ||||
Turnout | 1,542 | 52% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Prince's Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harold Chaloner Dowdall * | 1,297 | 59% | ||
Liberal | William Edward Woodall | 888 | 41% | ||
Majority | 409 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,600 | ||||
Turnout | 2,185 | 61% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sandhills
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | Michael Edward Kearney * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |
St. Anne's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George King * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
St. Domingo
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Roby | 1,155 | 54% | ||
Protestant | Samuel George Thomas | 984 | 46% | ||
Majority | 171 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,552 | ||||
Turnout | 2,139 | 47% | |||
Conservative gain from Protestant | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Fewkes Clarke | 629 | 59% | ||
Liberal | William Cossfield * | 430 | 41% | ||
Majority | 199 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,809 | ||||
Turnout | 1,059 | 59% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Sefton Park East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Japp * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Sefton Park West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Herbert Reynolds Rathbone * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
South Scotland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | John O'Shea * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |
Vauxhall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Nationalist | Thomas Burke * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |
Walton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Pritchard | 1,582 | 65% | ||
Liberal | Thomas Utley | 835 | 35% | ||
Majority | 747 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,318 | ||||
Turnout | 2,417 | 56% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Warbreck
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Charles Herman | 1,194 | 65% | ||
Liberal | Robert Owen | 651 | 35% | ||
Majority | 543 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,190 | ||||
Turnout | 1,845 | 58% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wavertree
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Crosthwaite * | 805 | 58% | ||
Liberal | Thomas Philip Maguire | 586 | 42% | ||
Majority | 219 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,629 | ||||
Turnout | 1,391 | 53% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wavertree West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Preston Reynolds | 1,065 | 54% | ||
Liberal | George Reed Beale | 890 | 46% | ||
Majority | 175 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,552 | ||||
Turnout | 1,955 | 55% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
West Derby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Henry Parkinson | 1,208 | 66% | ||
Liberal | Thomas Shaw | 624 | 34% | ||
Majority | 584 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,917 | ||||
Turnout | 1,832 | 63% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Aldermanic elections
Aldermanic Election 5 December 1906
Caused by the death of Alderman Thomas Evans (Conservative, elected 9 November 1901).[8]
In his place, Councillor Louis Samuel Cohen (Conservative, Breckfield, elected 1 November 1905)[9] was elected by the Council as an alderman on 5 December 1906
Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expired | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Louis Samuel Cohen | 1907 | ||
By-elections
No. 6 Breckfield, 23 January 1907
Caused by Councillor Louis Samuel Cohen (Conservative, Breckfield, elected on 1 November 1905)[14] being elected by the Council as an alderman on 5 December 1906.[10][11]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frank John Leslie | 1,079 | |||
John Meek | 815 | ||||
Majority | 264 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,894 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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 City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1905-1906 front page". Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1905-1906 page 1". Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1905-1906 page 2". Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1905-1906 page 3". Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1905-1906 page 4". Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1906
- Liverpool Courier 2 November 1906
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 8". Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1905-1906 page 3". Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1906-1907 page 76". Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1906-1907 page 77". Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1901-1902 page 8". Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1906-1907 page 460". Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1905-1906 page 3". Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1906-1907 page 172". Retrieved 7 May 2017.