1897 Liverpool City Council election explained

Election Name:	1897 Liverpool City Council election
Flag Image:	Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg
Type:	parliamentary
Previous Year:	1896
Previous Election:	1896 Liverpool City Council election
Next Year:	1898
Next Election:	1898 Liverpool City Council election
Seats For Election:	28 seats were up for election: one seat for each of the 28 wards
Majority Seats:	57 (incl. Aldermen)

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1897. 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
		??	-1	??	??
		??	+1	??	??
		??	0	??	??

Ward results

• - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1895 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

West Derby

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By-elections

No.25, Brunswick

Caused by the death of Councillor Charles Arden (Conservative, Brunswick, elected 1 November 1896)^[6] on 29 November 1897.^[7]

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No.3, South Walton, 25 January 1898

Caused by the death of Councillor Dr. Henry Richard Powell (Conservative, South Walton, elected 1 November 1896)^[10] .^[11]

No.12, Edge Hill, 26 April 1898

Caused by the death of Councillor Jonathan Parry (Conservative, Edge Hill, elected 1 November 1895) on 5 March 1898.^[12]

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No. 3 South Walton, 20 July 1898

Alderman Joseph Glover died on 21 April 1898.^[14]

The Right Honourable Sir Arthur Bower Forwood, Bart. MP was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 1 June 1898^[15] .^[16]

The Right Honourable Sir Arthur Bower Forwood, Bart.MP resigned as an Alderman on 1 June 1898.

Councillor John Ellison (Conservative, South Walton, elected 1 November 1895)^[17] was elected as an Alderman by the city Council^[18]

No.24, Sefton Park, 18 October 1898

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Augustus Frederick Warr MP (Conservative, Sefton Park, elected 1 November 1895^[19] which was reported to the Council on 5 October 1898.^[20]

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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 1897-1898 front page. 22 April 2017 .
3. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 1. 22 April 2017 .
4. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 2. 22 April 2017 .
5. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 3. 22 April 2017 .
6. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 3. 22 April 2017 .
7. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 51. 22 April 2017 .
8. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 79. 22 April 2017 .
9. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 80. 22 April 2017 .
10. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1896-1897 page 2. 22 April 2017 .
11. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 130. 22 April 2017 .
12. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 212. 22 April 2017 .
13. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 240. 22 April 2017 .
14. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 230. 22 April 2017 .
15. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 272. 22 April 2017 .
16. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 273. 22 April 2017 .
17. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1895-1896 page 2. 22 April 2017 .
18. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 328. 22 April 2017 .
19. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1895-1896 page 6. 22 April 2017 .
20. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 390. 22 April 2017 .
21. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898 page 422. 22 April 2017 .