Liverpool City Council election, 1908

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1908.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen Total
Conservative 62 +6 24 86
Liberal 28 -5 6 34
Irish Nationalist 11 0 3 14
Labour 1 0 0 1
Protestant ? -1 ? ?

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1908
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 18 6 0 +6 55% 14,708
  Liberal 13 0 5 -5 29% 7,771
  Irish Nationalist 3 0 0 0 3.5% 928
  Labour 1 0 0 0 0% 0
  Socialist (GB) 0 0 0 0 0% 4.5% 1,203
  Protestant 0 0 1 -1 3.7% 972
  Independents 0 0 0 0 0% 2.23% 593

Note that due to the large number of uncomtested seats, these statistics should be taken in context.

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1905 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

Abercromby

No. 21 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Dr. Henry Herbert Clarke 873 56%
Liberal Arthur Black * 677 44%
Majority 196
Registered electors 2,417
Turnout 1,550 64%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Aigburth

No. 36 Aigburth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Hartley Wilson * unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Anfield

No. 3 Anfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Evans * unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Breckfield

No. 6 Breckfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Frank John Leslie unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Brunswick

No. 25 Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Thomas Roberts unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 15 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Richard George Hough unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Dingle

No. 12 Dingle
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Dr. Richard Caton * unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Edge Hill

No.No. 12 Edge Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Wilson Walker 1,605 70%
Liberal Clement Freeman * 701 30%
Majority 904
Registered electors 4,643
Turnout 2,306 50%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Everton

No. 9 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour William Denton * unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Exchange

No. 13 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Joseph Bibby * unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Fairfield

No. 25 Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Thomas Dowd 1,477 56%
Liberal A. Gates 1,156 44%
Majority 321
Registered electors 3,818
Turnout 2,633 69%
Conservative hold Swing

Garston

No. 37 Garston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative
Labour
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

Fazakerley

No. 31 Fazakerley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative H.S. Higginbottom * unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Garston

No. 30 Garston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal J. Picthall * unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Granby

No. 22 Granby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Lea * unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

No. 20 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Lamport Ellis * unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Kensington

No. 11 Kensington
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Gordon 1,641 58%
Socialist (GB) John Wolfe Tone Morrissey * 1,203 42%
Majority 438
Registered electors 4,639
Turnout 2,844 61%
Conservative gain from Socialist (GB) Swing

Kirkdale

No. 2 Kirkdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Dr. John Utting * unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Low Hill

No. 10 Low Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative D. Pearson unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Netherfield

No. 8 Netherfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Waugh 996 57%
Protestant John Walker 740 43%
Majority 256
Registered electors 4,007
Turnout 1,736 43%
Conservative hold Swing

North Scotland

No. 13 North Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Nationalist James Bolger unopposed
Irish Nationalist gain from Independent Irish Nationalist

Old Swan

No. 28A Old Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Edwards 1,265 75%
Socialist Alan John Tracy 431 25%
Majority 834
Registered electors 3,173
Turnout 1,696 53%
Conservative hold Swing

Prince's Park

No. 23 Prince's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Acheson Lyle Rupert Rathbone * unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Nationalist Patrick Joseph Deery * 928 61%
Independent Conservative John Carr 459 30%
Independent James Maher 134 9%
Majority 469
Registered electors 3,303
Turnout 1,521 46%
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

St. Anne's

No. 6 St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour James Sexton * unopposed
Labour hold Swing

St. Domingo

No. 23 St. Domingo
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative George William Whittaker * 1,345 85%
Protestant Isaac Adams 232 15%
Majority 1,113
Registered electors 4,447
Turnout 1,577 35%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Burton William Ellis 617 54%
Conservative Henry Lyons 516 46%
Majority 101
Registered electors 1,744
Turnout 1,133 65%
Liberal hold Swing

Sefton Park East

No. 24A Sefton Park East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Reginald George Layton 1,318 53%
Liberal Wilfrid Bowring Stoddart 1,156 47%
Majority 162
Registered electors 3,534
Turnout 2,474 70%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Sefton Park West

No. 24 Sefton Park West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative F. Pritchard unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

South Scotland

No. 14 South Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Nationalist Austin Harford * unopposed
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 4 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Max Muspratt 651 55%
Conservative George Marks Davey 530 45%
Majority 121
Registered electors 1,779
Turnout 1,181 66%
Liberal hold Swing

Walton

No. 3A Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative J. McDermott unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Warbreck

No. 26 Warbreck
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Edward West * unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Wavertree

No. 34 Wavertree
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Charles Clarke Morrison * 960 53%
Conservative George Brodrick Smith-Brodrick 864 47%
Majority 96
Registered electors 2,938
Turnout 1,824 62%
Liberal hold Swing

Wavertree West

No. 5A Wavertree West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Edmund Gerson Jackson 1,175 55%
Liberal William Berrington Jones * 971 45%
Majority 204
Registered electors 3,475
Turnout 2,146 62%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William James Bailes 1,103 56%
Liberal Samuel Skelton * 882 44%
Majority 221
Registered electors 3,029
Turnout 1,985 66%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

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References

  1. Liverpool Daily Post and Liverpool Mercury 3rd November 1908
  2. The Liverpool Courier 3rd November 1908
  3. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1908-1909
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