Election Name: | 1890 Liverpool City Council election |
Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Year: | 1889 |
Previous Election: | 1889 Liverpool City Council election |
Next Year: | 1891 |
Next Election: | 1891 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 1890. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
?? | -5 | 16 | ?? | ||
?? | +5 | 0 | ?? | ||
6 | +1 | 0 | 6 | ||
1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Caused by the death of Alderman Anthony Bower on 31 January 1891.[5] Following this Councillor Thomas Hughes (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1888)[6] was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 March 1891[7] [8] resulting in a vacancy in the North Toxteth ward.