1888 Liverpool City Council election explained
| Election Name: | 1888 Liverpool City Council election |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Year: | 1887 |
| Previous Election: | 1887 Liverpool City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1889 |
| Next Election: | 1889 Liverpool City Council election |
| Seats For Election: | 16 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 16 wards |
| Majority Seats: | 33 (incl. Aldermen) |
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Saturday 1 November 1888. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Eight of the sixteen seats were contested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
|---|
| | ?? | +1 | 16 | ?? |
| | ?? | -1 | 0 | ?? |
| | 4 | -2 | 0 | 4 |
| | 2 | +2 | 0 | 2 |
|
Ward results
- - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
West Derby
[1] [2] [3] [4]
By-elections
No. 9 Great George, 14 May 1889
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Thomas Bird Hall (Conservative, Great George, elected 1 November 1886)[5] reported to the Council on 1 May 1889.[6]
[7]
No. 12, Lime Street, 8 August 1889
Caused by the death of Councillor Sir James Allanson Picton (Liberal, Lime Street, elected 1 November 1888)[8] on 15 July 1889.[9]
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No. 2, Scotland
Caused by the death of Councillor Patrick Edmund O'Hare (Irish Home Rule, Scotland, elected 29 December 1887)[11] on 3 October 1889.[12]
Councillor O'Hare's term of office was due to expire on 1 November 1889.
See also
Notes and References
- [Liverpool Daily Post]
- Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 front page . 1 April 2017 .
- Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 1. 1 April 2017 .
- Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 2. 1 April 2017 .
- Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1886-1887 page 2. 1 April 2017 .
- Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 188. 1 April 2017 .
- Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 208. 1 April 2017 .
- Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 2. 1 April 2017 .
- Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 259. 1 April 2017 .
- Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 280. 1 April 2017 .
- Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 66. 1 April 2017 .
- Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 310. 1 April 2017 .
