Election Name: | 1910 Liverpool City Council election |
Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Year: | 1909 |
Previous Election: | 1909 Liverpool City Council election |
Next Year: | 1911 |
Next Election: | 1911 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 1910.
Fourteen of the thirty-four wards were not contested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
?? | -4 | ?? | ?? | ||
?? | +3 | ?? | ?? | ||
?? | 0 | ?? | ?? | ||
?? | +1 | ?? | ?? | ||
Independent | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Comparisons are made with the 1907 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.
At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1910, the terms of office of seventeen alderman expired.[8]
The following seventeen were elected as Aldermen by the councillors on 9 November 1910 for a term of six years.
Party | Alderman | Ward | |
---|---|---|---|
William Bartlett * | Brunswick | ||
William Benjamin Bowring JP * | Exchange | ||
Edmond Brownbill * | South Scotland | ||
Edward James Chevalier | Aigburth | ||
Dr. Andrew Commins MP * | Vauxhall | ||
Arthur Crosthwaite * | Anfield | ||
Charles Herbert Giles * | Prince's Park | ||
Jacob Reuben Grant * | Old Swan | ||
Richard Robert Meade-King * | Sandhills | ||
Thomas Menlove JP * | Breckfield | ||
Warbreck | |||
Edward Purcell * | North Scotland | ||
Abercromby | |||
Anthony Shelmerdine | Sefton Park West | ||
Frederick Smith * | Castle Street | ||
William Henry Watts * | St. Anne's | ||
William Humphrey Williams * | St. Domingo | ||
Caused by the death of Alderman Joachim Nicolas Stolterfoht (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1907)[13] on 8 March 1911, which was reported to the Council on 5 April 1911.[14] In his place, Councillor Robert Edward Walkington Stephenson (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1910) was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 3 May 1911.
[15] [16] [17]Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Anthony Shelmerdine (Conservative, Low Hill, elected 1 November 1909)[18] by the Council on 9 November 1910.
Caused by the death of Councillor John Japp JP (Liberal, Sefton Park East, elected 1 November 1909) on 27 March 1911, which was reported to the Council on 5 April 1911.[20]
The Term of Office to expire on 1 November 1912.
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Edward Whitley (Labour, elected 1 November 1910), which was reported to the Council on 5 April 1911.
Caused by the election of Councillor Robert Edward Walkington Stephenson (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1910) as an alderman by the Council on 3 May 1911.
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Dr. Joseph Maguire (Irish Nationalist, North Scotland, elected unopposed 1 November 1909)