# 1883 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1883. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
This was the first local election since the passing of the Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883 which "criminalised attempts to bribe voters and standardised the amount that could be spent on election expenses" and introduced election agents.
Twelve of the sixteen seats were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | 23 | ?? | 16 | 39 |
| Liberal | 19 | ?? | 0 | 19 |
| Irish Home Rule | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1883 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 7 | | | | | |
| Liberal | 9 | | | | 61.48% | 3,972 |
| Home Rule | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 38.52% | 2,489 |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Thomas English Stephens * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,345 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James Marke Wood | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,021 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Whitley MP * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,491 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Robert Durning Holt * | 862 | 79% |
| | Home Rule | Edward Purcell | 236 | 21% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 626 | 58% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,080 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,098 | 53% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Frederick Rogers | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,176 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Patrick Holden | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,575 |
| | Conservative gain from | Conservative gain from | Swing |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Hughes * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,131 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Henry Charles Hawley * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 798 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John McDiarmid | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,332 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Dr. William Cross * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,364 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Thomas Warrington | 560 | 77% | |
| | Home Rule | Patrick Murphy | 169 | 23% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 391 | 54% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,542 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 729 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edmund Knowles Muspratt * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,481 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Simpson | 1,930 | 52% | |
| | Home Rule | Patrick Byrne * | 1,805 | 48% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 4% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,150 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,735 | 52% | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 33 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Home Rule | Liberal gain from Home Rule | Swing | | |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Bland Royden * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,482 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Yates * | 620 | 69% |
| | Irish Nationalist | John Denvir | 279 | 31% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | 38% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,692 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 341 | 53% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James Poole | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,913 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

## Aldermanic Elections

At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1883, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.
The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1883 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
| Party | Alderman |
| Conservative | Andrew Boyd * |
| Conservative | Arthur Bower Forwood * |
| Conservative | Sir William Bower Forwood * |
| Conservative | Alexander Garnett |
| Conservative | Edward Grindley |
| Conservative | John Nicol * |
| Conservative | John Pearson * |
| Conservative | Edward Samuelson * |

## By-elections
### No. 6, Castle Street, 13 November 1883

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Samuel Smith MP (Liberal, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1882)
which was reported to the council on 5 December 1883.
No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | William Crossfield | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | | | Swing |

### No. 12, Lime Street, 23 November 1883

Caused by the election of Councillor Edward Grindley (Conservative, Lime Street, elected 1 November 1881) as an aldermen by the council (councillors and aldermen) on 9 November 1883.
No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas William Oakshott | 674 | 54% |
| | Liberal | John Henderson | 581 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,575 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,255 | 80% |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Aldermanic By-Election, 9 January 1884

Caused by the death of Alderman Andrew Boyd on 20 December 1883.
Subsequently, former Councillor David Radcliffe (Conservative, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1880), of Formby Hall Ainsdale, was elected as an alderman by the council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 9 January 1884.

### No. 14, West Derby, 26 April 1884

Caused by the death of Councillor Samuel Leigh Gregson (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1882) on 3 April 1884.
No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Hatton Cookson | 3,589 | 54% |
| | Liberal | George McFerran | 3,015 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 574 | 8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,913 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,604 | 67% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### No. 9, Great George, 21 May 1884

Caused by the resignation of Councillor John Frederick Rogers (Party?, Great George, elected 1 November 1883).
No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edward Paull | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,176 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### No. 9, Great George, 2 September 1884

Caused by the death of Councillor Benjamin Lewis (Liberal, Great George, elected 1 November 1882) on 12 August 1884.
No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | James Ruddin | 475 | 54% |
| | | John Ellis | 397 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,176 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 872 | 74% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |