# 1896 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1896. 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 | 57 | -3 | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal | 17 | -3 | 6 | 23 |
| Irish Nationalists | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Liberal Unionist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1896 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 17 | 0 | 3 | -3 | | 28% | 9,559 |
| Liberal | 7 | 3 | 0 | +3 | | 35% | 12,031 |
| Irish Nationalist | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 8.7% | 3,010 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 3.8% | 1,318 |
| Independent Irish Nationalist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.6% | 208 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.08% | 28 |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1895 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

### Abercromby

No. 21 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Morris Paterson Jones * | 976 | 58% |
| | Liberal | William Boyle | 688 | 41% |
| | Labour | John O'Brien | 17 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,049 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,681 | 55% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Breckfield

No. 6 Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Louis Samuel Cohen * | 1,240 | 88% |
| | Labour | Robert Clement Faulkener | 175 | 12% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,065 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,978 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,415 | 36% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Brunswick

No. 25 Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Arden * | 1,073 | 52% |
| | Liberal | John Alphonse Doughan | 981 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,110 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,054 | 66% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Castle Street

No. 18 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Lawrence | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Dingle

No. 26 Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Robets * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Edge Hill

No. 12 Edge Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Samuel Wasse Higginbottom * | 1,446 | 67% |
| | Labour | Samuel Reeves | 725 | 33% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 721 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,770 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,171 | 46% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Everton

No. 9 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Captain William Denton | 1,342 | 51% |
| | Conservative | John Richard Pritchard * | 1,209 | 46% |
| | Labour | James Brinton | 71 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,826 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,622 | 65% |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Exchange

No. 16 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edmond Brownbill * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Fairfield

No. 4 Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Frank John Leslie * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Granby

No. 22 Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Lea * | 1,404 | 56% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Noel Newling | 1,085 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 319 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,978 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,489 | 63% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Great George

No. 20 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Lamport Ellis * | 767 | 57% |
| | Conservative | George Brodrick Smith Brodrick | 581 | 43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,216 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,348 | 61% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Kensington

No. 11 Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Captain William Henry Edwards * | 1,348 | 59% |
| | Liberal | William Henry Watts the younger | 681 | 30% |
| | Labour | Isaac Newton | 250 | 11% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 667 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,175 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,279 | 55% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kirkdale

No. 2 Kirkdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert Thompson * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Low Hill

No. 10 Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Col. Charles Stewart Dean * | 1,304 | 50.02% |
| | Liberal | Dr. Joseph George McCann | 1,303 | 49.98% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,151 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,607 | 63% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Netherfield

No. 8 Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Watson Rutherford * | 1,203 | 89% |
| | Independent Irish Nationalist | Thomas Burke | 146 | 11% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,057 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,327 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,349 | 31% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### North Scotland

No. 13 North Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | Edward Purcell * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |

### North Walton

No. 27 North Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter McGuffie | 1,069 | 70% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Macreavey | 448 | 30% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 621 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,263 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,517 | 46% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Prince's Park

No. 23 Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Walter William Thomas * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Nationalist | Patrick Joseph Deery * | 1,062 | 53% |
| | Conservative | George Louis Meade | 932 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 130 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,196 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,994 | 62% |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### St. Anne's

No. 17 St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George King | 1,110 | 52% |
| | Conservative | Ellis Brammall junior | 944 | 44% |
| | Independent Irish Nationalist | John McKiernan | 62 | 2.9% |
| | Independent | George John Trgilgas | 28 | 1.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,485 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,144 | 62% |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### St. Domingo

No. 7 St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bennett Colton * | 1,107 | 66% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Pritchard | 481 | 29% |
| | Labour | Clement William George | 80 | 4.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 626 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,479 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,668 | 37% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Peter's

No. 19 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Samuel Hough * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Sefton Park

No. 24 Sefton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Richard Dart * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### South Scotland

No. 14 South Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Nationalist | Owen O'Hara * | 1,072 | 71% |
| | Irish Nationalist | Patrick Jeremiah Kelly | 438 | 29% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 634 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,537 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,510 | 43% |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### South Walton

No. 3 South Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dr. Henry Richard Powell * | 1,044 | 50.3% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Henry Bunney | 1,032 | 49.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,728 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,076 | 56% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

No. 15 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Richard Robert Meade-King * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Wavertree

No. 5 Wavertree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Kellitt | 919 | 51% |
| | Conservative | Henry Arthur Watson * | 899 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,494 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,818 | 73% |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### West Derby

No. 28 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Craigie Williams * | 1,057 | 55% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Utley | 875 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,085 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,932 | 63% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## By-elections
### No.20 Great George, 20 November 1896

Caused by the death of Councillor Simeon Smith (Liberal, Great George elected 1 November 1895) on 28 October 1896.
No. 20 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edward Paull JP | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,216 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### No. 4, Fairfield, 16 March 1897

Caused by the death of Councillor Thomas Hewitson (Conservative, Fairfield, elected 1 November 1895) on 6 February 1897.
No. 4 Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph Hunter | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### No.10, Low Hill, 16 March 1897

Following a petition causing the election of Col. Charles Stewart Dean (Conservative) on 2 November 1896 to be declared void.
No. 10 Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Col. Charles Stewart Dean * | 1,636 | 53% |
| | Liberal | Dr. Joseph George McCann | 1,427 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,151 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,063 | 74% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |