# 1893 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1893. 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 | ?? | ?? | 8 | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | 6 | ?? |
| Irish Nationalists | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Independent Irish Nationalist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Liberal Unionist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1893 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 8 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 50% | 58% | 21,136 |
| Liberal | 6 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 38% | 33% | 12,086 |
| Irish Nationalist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5% | 6.4% | 2,321 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2.2% | 818 |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Morris Paterson Jones | 781 | 50.2% | |
| | Liberal | John Lea * | 774 | 49.8% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.4% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,555 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bond Morgan * | 836 | 59% |
| | Liberal | George Jager the younger | 580 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | 18% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,157 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,416 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Hoult | 7,912 | 66% |
| | Labour & Liberal | Charles McLeod | 4,145 | 34% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,057 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

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

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Ripley | 642 | 54% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Davy Laurence * | 558 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,200 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | William Edward Willink * | 1,823 | 83% |
| | Labour | Patrick Flynn | 385 | 17% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,438 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,208 | |
| | | | Swing | |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Dr. Joseph George McCann | 306 | 62% |
| | Conservative | Isaac Ashton | 187 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 24% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 728 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 493 | 68% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell jun. | 926 | 57% | |
| | Liberal | Charles Lancaster | 696 | 43% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 926 | 14% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,622 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Jacob Reuben Grant * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Nathaniel Topp * | 484 | 52% |
| | Conservative | Robert Atwood Beaver | 442 | 47% |
| | Labour | Edward Kaney | 8 | 0.86% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,232 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 934 | 76% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Samuel Hough | 515 | 52% |
| | Conservative | John Wannop | 480 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,430 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 995 | 70% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Scotland

No. 1 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Nationalist | Edward Purcell * | 2,321 | 70% |
| | Conservative | George Turner | 977 | 30% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,344 | 40% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,298 | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Ball * | 2,157 | 56% |
| | Liberal | John Thomas Warrington | 1,693 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 464 | 12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,850 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | Thomas Kelly | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dr. Thomas Clarke | 3,973 | 59% |
| | Liberal | John Henderson | 2,335 | 35% |
| | Labour | Samuel Reeves | 425 | 6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,638 | 24% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,733 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## By-elections
### No. 15, South Toxteth, 20 February 1894

Caused by the resignation of Councillor James De Bels Adam (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1891), which was reported to the Council on 7 February 1894.
No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Evans | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,850 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### No. 6 Castle Street, 19 June 1894

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Henry Hugh Hornby (Liberal Unionist, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1892), which was reported to the Council on 6 June 1894.
No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Unionist | Henry Hugh Hornby JP * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,157 |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing |