# 1889 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Friday 1 November 1889. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Four of the sixteen seats were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | -5 | 16 | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | +4 | 0 | ?? |
| Irish Nationalists | 4 | +2 | 0 | 4 |
| Irish Home Rule | 2 | -2 | 0 | 2 |
| Liberal Unionist | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1889 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 7 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 44% | 57% | 16,723 |
| Liberal | 6 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 50% | 18% | 5,163 |
| Irish Nationalist | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 13% | 19% | 5,423 |
| Liberal Unionist | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.3% | | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 5.5% | 1,602 |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Menlove * | 757 | 53% |
| | Liberal | John Lea | 684 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,210 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,441 | 65% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Unionist | Henry Hugh Hornby | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Conservative | Liberal Unionist gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Whitley MP * | 5,433 | 84% |
| | Irish Nationalist | Thomas Kelly | 1,050 | 16% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,383 | 68% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,228 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,483 | 28% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Durning Holt * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Whitely | 423 | 54% | |
| | Conservative | William Roberts | 364 | 46% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 8% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,079 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 787 | 73% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Duncan the younger * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Herbert Campbell * | 2,135 | 71% |
| | Irish Nationalist | Michael McGrath | 893 | 29% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,242 | 42% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,549 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,028 | 32% |
| | 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 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ernest Augustine Gibson | 721 | 51% | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Henry Larmor | 682 | 49% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,275 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,403 | 62% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Arthur John Jones Bamford | 640 | 43% |
| | Liberal | Jacob Reuben Grant | 613 | 41% |
| | | Henry Cartwright Gilmore | 247 | 16% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,080 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,500 | 72% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Philip Henry Rathbone | 520 | 54% | |
| | Conservative | Sylvester Mattison * | 450 | 46% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 8% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,353 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 970 | 72% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Henry Watts | 609 | 54% | |
| | Conservative | Isaac Morris * | 515 | 45% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,479 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,124 | 76% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Nationalist | George Jeremy Lynskey | 2,890 | 77% | |
| | Conservative | Harry Thomas | 858 | 23% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,032 | 54% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,832 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,748 | 56% | |
| | Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule | Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule | Swing | | |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Evans | 1,717 | 52% |
| | Liberal | John Thomas | 1,593 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,468 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,310 | 61% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Nationalist | John Gregory Taggart | 574 | 73% | |
| | Conservative | Henry Fitzwilliam Neale | 214 | 27% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360 | 46% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,174 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 788 | 67% | |
| | Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule | Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule | Swing | | |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ephraim Walker | 2,958 | 65% |
| | Labour | William Matkin | 1,602 | 35% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1.356 | 30% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,448 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,560 | 44% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## Aldermanic Election

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1892, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.
The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1889 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
| Party | Alderman |
| Conservative | Anthony Bower * |
| Conservative | Arthur Bower Forwood * |
| Conservative | Sir William Bower Forwood * |
| Conservative | Alexander Garnett * |
| Conservative | Edward Grindley * |
| Conservative | Sir David Radcliffe * |
| Conservative | William Radcliffe |
| Conservative | Edward Samuelson * |

## By-elections
### No. 15, South Toxteth, Tuesday 26 November 1889

Caused by the election of William Radcliffe (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1888) being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1889
No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James De Bels Adam | 1,734 | 45% |
| | Liberal | John Thomas | 1,699 | 44% |
| | | Harry Thomas | 398 | 10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,468 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,831 | 70% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### No. 14, West Derby, Tuesday 17 December 1889

Following the resignation of Sir Andrew Barclay Walker as an alderman
, Councillor William John Lunt (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1887)
was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 December 1889 .
No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Barrell Rodway | 2,384 | 60% |
| | Labour | William Matkin | 1,566 | 40% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 818 | 20% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,448 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,950 | 38% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### No. 12, Lime Street, Tuesday 25 February 1890

The resignation of Alderman Sir David Radcliffe was reported to the Council on 8 January 1890 .
Councillor Thomas William Oakshott (Conservative. Lime Street, elected 1 November 1887)
, was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 5 February 1890 .
No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Davy Laurence | 574 | 54% | |
| | Conservative | Isaac Morris | 496 | 46% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 8% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,070 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### No. 3, Vauxhall, Friday 23 May 1890

The death, on 5 May 1890, of Councillor Patrick Byrne (Irish Home Rule, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1887) was reported to the Council on 7 May 1890 .
No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Nationalist | Thomas Kelly | 394 | 52% |
| | Conservative | Henry Fitzwilliam Neale | 218 | 29% |
| | | Patrick Joseph Deery | 149 | 20% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,174 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 761 | 65% |
| | Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule | Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule | Swing | |