1911 Liverpool City Council election explained

Election Name:	1911 Liverpool City Council election
Flag Image:	Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg
Type:	parliamentary
Previous Year:	1910
Previous Election:	1910 Liverpool City Council election
Next Year:	1912
Next Election:	1912 Liverpool City Council election
Seats For Election:	35 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 35 wards
Majority Seats:	69 (incl. Aldermen)

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1911.

Sixteen of the thirty-five wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Councillors	±	Aldermen	Total
		??	-3	??	??
		??	-3	??	??
	Irish Nationalist	??	0	3	??
		??	+6	0	??
	Independent	??	0	??	??

Election result

Given the significant number of uncontested wards, these statistics should be taken in context.

Ward results

• - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1908 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

West Derby

^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Aldermanic Election

Caused by the death of Alderman William Humphrey Williams (Conservative elected 9 November 1910)^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

By-Elections

No. 26 Dingle, 16 May 1912

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Algernon Charles Francis Henderson (Conservative, Dingle, elected 1 November 1910),^[11] which was reported to the Council on 1 May 1912.^[12]

The Term of Office to expire on 1 November 1913^{[13] [14]}

No. 1 Sandhills, 16 May 1912

Caused by the death of Councillor Michael Edward Kearney (Irish Nationalist, Sandhills, elected unopposed 1 November 1909)

The Term of Office to end on 1 November 1912.

No. 23 St. Domingo

Caused by the death of Councillor Joseph Roby (Conservative, St. Domingo, last elected 1 November 1909)on 23 July 1912.^[15]

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. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 front page. 19 May 2017 .
2. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 1. 19 May 2017 .
3. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 2. 19 May 2017 .
4. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 3. 19 May 2017 .
5. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 4. 19 May 2017 .
6. [Liverpool Daily Post|Liverpool Daily Post and Liverpool Mercury]
7. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1910-1911 page 6. 18 May 2017 .
8. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1910-1911 page 7. 18 May 2017 .
9. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1910-1911 page 8. 18 May 2017 .
10. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1910-1911 page 9. 18 May 2017 .
11. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1910-1911 page 2. 19 May 2017 .
12. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 284. 19 May 2017 .
13. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 306. 19 May 2017 .
14. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 307. 19 May 2017 .
15. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 381. 19 May 2017 .