# 1885 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1885. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
After the elections, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | +3 | 16 | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | -3 | 0 | ?? |
| Irish Home Rule | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Irish Nationalists | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1885 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 9 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 56% | 41% | 2,184 |
| Liberal | 5 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 31% | 39% | 2,103 |
| Home Rule | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5% | 11% | 607 |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Dr. Nicholas Kenrick Marsh * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,325 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Bartlett | 830 | 55% | |
| | Liberal | Walter Blease | 687 | 45% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 10% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,081 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,517 | 73% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Houlding | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,344 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Wheeler Preston | 788 | 56% | |
| | Home Rule | Dr. John Bligh | 607 | 44% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 12% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,154 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,395 | 65% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | James Ruddin | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,158 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sir James Allanson Picton * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,863 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hughes * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,709 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Jeremiah Miles * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 719 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Philip Henry Rathbone * | 856 | 64% |
| | | N. Smyth | 477 | 36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 379 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,312 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,333 | 58% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph Woodcock * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,351 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Davies * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,512 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Hill Holme | 566 | 50% | |
| | Liberal | John Stevenson * | 560 | 50% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 0% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,489 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,126 | 76% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Home Rule | Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,855 |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Swing |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Radcliffe * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,586 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Home Rule | Dr. Andrew Commins MP * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,515 | | |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Edward Hatton Cookson | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,084 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

## By-elections
### No.2, Scotland, 11 November 1885

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Joseph Simpson (Liberal, Scotland, elected 1 November 1883), reported to the Council on 2 December 1885.
No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Home Rule | William Madden | 1,791 | 85% |
| | | John McArdle | 318 | 15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,473 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,855 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,109 | 27% |
| | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Home Rule gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### No.12, Lime Street, 4 June 1886

Caused by the death of Councillor Thomas Patrick Holden (Party?, Lime Street, elected 1 November 1883) on 17 May 1886.
No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Duncan the younger | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,863 |
| | Conservative gain from | Conservative gain from | Swing |

### No. 16, North Toxteth, 22 July 1886

Alderman Thomas Rigby died on 4 June 1886. In his place Councillor John Hughes (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1st November 1883) was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 7 July 1886
No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Herbert Campbell | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,709 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |