1889 Liverpool City Council election explained

Election Name:	1889 Liverpool City Council election
Flag Image:	Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg
Type:	parliamentary
Previous Year:	1888
Previous Election:	1888 Liverpool City Council election
Next Year:	1890
Next Election:	1890 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 Friday 1 November 1889. 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:

Party		Councillors	±	Aldermen	Total
		??	-5	16	??
		??	+4	0	??
		4	+2	0	4
		2	-2	0	2
		1	+1	0	1

Ward results

• - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

West Derby

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Aldermanic Election

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1892, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.^[5]

The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1889 for a term of six years.

• - re-elected aldermen.

Party		Alderman
		Anthony Bower *
		Arthur Bower Forwood *
		Sir William Bower Forwood *
		Alexander Garnett *
		Edward Grindley *
		Sir David Radcliffe *
		William Radcliffe
		Edward Samuelson *

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By-elections

No. 15, South Toxteth, Tuesday 26 November 1889

Caused by the election of William Radcliffe (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1888)^[7] being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1889^[8]

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No. 14, West Derby, Tuesday 17 December 1889

Following the resignation of Sir Andrew Barclay Walker as an alderman^[10], Councillor William John Lunt (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1887)^[11] was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 December 1889.^[12]

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No. 12, Lime Street, Tuesday 25 February 1890

The resignation of Alderman Sir David Radcliffe was reported to the Council on 8 January 1890.^[14]

Councillor Thomas William Oakshott (Conservative. Lime Street, elected 1 November 1887)^[15], was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 5 February 1890.^[16]

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No. 3, Vauxhall, Friday 23 May 1890

The death, on 5 May 1890, of Councillor Patrick Byrne (Irish Home Rule, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1887) ^[18] was reported to the Council on 7 May 1890.^[19]

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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

Notes and References

1. [Liverpool Daily Post]
2. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 front page . 2 April 2017 .
3. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 1. 2 April 2017 .
4. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 2. 2 April 2017 .
5. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 front page 3. 2 April 2017 .
6. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 7. 2 April 2017 .
7. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1888-1889 page 2. 2 April 2017 .
8. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 7. 2 April 2017 .
9. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 60. 2 April 2017 .
10. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 61. 2 April 2017 .
11. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 2. 2 April 2017 .
12. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 62. 2 April 2017 .
13. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 82. 2 April 2017 .
14. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 109. 2 April 2017 .
15. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1885-1888 page 2. 2 April 2017 .
16. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 117. 2 April 2017 .
17. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 158. 2 April 2017 .
18. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1887-1888 page 2. 2 April 2017 .
19. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 199. 2 April 2017 .
20. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 222. 2 April 2017 .