| Election Name: | 1904 Liverpool City Council election |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Year: | 1903 |
| Previous Election: | 1903 Liverpool City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1905 |
| Next Election: | 1905 Liverpool City Council election |
| Seats For Election: | 34 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 34 wards |
| Majority Seats: | 69 (incl. Aldermen) |
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1904.
The first seat for the new ward of Old Swan, and the second seat for Wavertree West were up for election for the first time.
18 of the 34 seats were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?? | -3 | ?? | ?? | ||
| ?? | +4 | ?? | ?? | ||
| ?? | 0 | ?? | ?? | ||
| 5 | +2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| ?? | -1 | ?? | ?? | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| ?? | ?? | 0 | ?? | ||
| Independent | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Comparisons are made with the 1901 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.
At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1904, the terms of office of seventeen alderman expired.
The following seventeen were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1904 for a term of six years.
| Party | Alderman | Ward | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Bartlett * | Brunswick | ||
| William Benjamin Bowring JP * | Exchange | ||
| Edmond Brownbill * | South Scotland | ||
| William James Burgess * | Anfield | ||
| Dr. Andrew Commins MP * | Vauxhall | ||
| Charles Herbert Giles * | Prince's Park | ||
| Jacob Reuben Grant * | Old Swan | ||
| Thomas Menlove JP * | Breckfield | ||
| Edward Paull JP * | Sandhills | ||
| Warbreck | |||
| Edward Purcell * | North Scotland | ||
| Abercromby | |||
| Frederick Smith * | Castle Street | ||
| Edward Wrake Turner * | Aigburth | ||
| Ephraim Walker JP * | Sefton Park West | ||
| William Henry Watts * | St. Anne's | ||
| William Humphrey Williams * | St. Domingo | ||
In his place, Councillor Thomas Bland Royden (Conservative, Kensington, elected 16 December 1903)[13] was elected as an alderman for the Sefton Park East ward.
[14]Caused by the election of Councillor Thomas Bland Royden (Conservative, Kensington, elected 16 December 1903)[15] as an alderman on 9 November 1904[16]
The resignation of Councillor Joseph Bennett Colton (Conservative, St. Domingo, elected 1 November 1902)[18] was reported to the Council on 4 January 1905[19]