# 1890 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Saturday 1 November 1890. 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 |
| Conservative | ?? | -5 | 16 | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | +5 | 0 | ?? |
| Irish Nationalists | 6 | +1 | 0 | 6 |
| Independent | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1890 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 4 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 25% | 49% | 18,864 |
| Liberal | 9 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 56% | 28% | 10,868 |
| Irish Nationalist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13% | 7.9% | 3,076 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.3% | 8.6% | 3,320 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 6.9% | 2,684 |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Lea | 836 | 53% | |
| | Conservative | William James Burgess | 734 | 47% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | 6% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,223 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,570 | 71% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bond Morgan * | 776 | 55% |
| | Liberal | William Crosfield | 642 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,166 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,418 | 65% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Barklay Smith * | 5,566 | 63% |
| | Liberal | Eli Brooks | 3,045 | 34% |
| | Labour | Thomas Murphy | 169 | 1.8% |
| | Independent | William Saxton | 74 | 0.84% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,521 | 31% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,145 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,844 | 38% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edmond Brownbill | 872 | 57% | |
| | Conservative | William Charles Green | 659 | 43% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 | 14% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,154 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,531 | 71% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Edward Paull * | 451 | 60% |
| | Conservative | William Roberts | 299 | 40% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 20% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,059 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 750 | 71% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Davy Laurence | 604 | 54% | |
| | Conservative | Henry Fitzwilliam Neale | 512 | 46% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 8% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,492 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,116 | 75% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Edward Willink | 3,246 | 59% | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Henry William Walker | 2,274 | 41% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 972 | 18% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,618 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,520 | 57% | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Francis Joseph McAdam * | 308 | 66% |
| | Conservative | William King | 161 | 34% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 32% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 710 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 469 | 66% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Frederick Smith * | 801 | 51% |
| | Conservative | Major Matthew Henry Larmor | 773 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,329 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,574 | 68% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Jacob Reuben Grant | 939 | 56% | |
| | Conservative | William Clarkson * | 732 | 44% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 12% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,172 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,671 | 77% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Nathaniel Topp | 525 | 56% | |
| | Conservative | Frank John Leslie | 405 | 44% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 12% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,342 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 930 | 69% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Benjamin Bowring * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Nationalist | Edward Purcell * | 2,534 | 70% |
| | Conservative | Richard Beckett | 1,097 | 30% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,446 | 40% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,824 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,640 | 53% |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Ball * | 1,939 | 51% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Paul Brunner | 1,845 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,968 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,784 | 63% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Nationalist | Thomas Kelly | 533 | 79% |
| | Conservative | Major John McCabe | 139 | 21% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | 58% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,002 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 672 | 67% |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Barrell Rodway | 2,798 | 53% |
| | Labour | William Mafkin | 2.525 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 273 | 6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,700 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,323 | 50% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## By-elections
### No. 16, North Toxteth, 19 March 1891

Caused by the death of Alderman Anthony Bower on 31 January 1891. Following this Councillor Thomas Hughes (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1 November 1888) was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 March 1891
resulting in a vacancy in the North Toxteth ward.
No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William James Burgess | 2,326 | 51% |
| | Liberal | John Lamport Eills | 2,212 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,618 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,538 | 47% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |