# 1887 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Tuesday 1 November 1887. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Fourteen of the sixteen seats were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | -1 | 16 | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | +1 | 0 | ?? |
| Irish Home Rule | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1887 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 9 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 56% | 51.34% | 1,267 |
| Liberal | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 31% | 48.66% | 1,201 |
| Home Rule | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5% | | |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | George Henry Ball | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bond Morgan * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James Barkeley Smith * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Thomas Holder * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edward Paull | 431 | 51% | |
| | Conservative | George Peet * | 420 | 49% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 851 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas William Oakshott * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert Hamilton * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Francis Joseph McAdam * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frederick Smith * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Clarkson | 847 | 52% |
| | Liberal | Samuel McMillin | 770 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,617 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | George Curzon Dobell * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | 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 |
| | Home Rule | Edward Purcell | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Swing |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph Ball * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Home Rule | Patrick Byrne | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Swing |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William John Lunt * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

## By-elections
### No. 2 Scotland, 29 December 1887

Caused by the resignation of Cllr. William Madden (Home Rule, elected unopposed 1 November 1886) .
No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Home Rule | Patrick Edmund O'Hare | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Swing |

### No. 3, Vauxhall, 31 January 1888

Caused by the death of Councillor John Yates (Irish Home Rule, Vauxhall, elected unopposed 1 November 1886) .
No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Home Rule | John Gregory Taggart | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Swing |