# 1900 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1900.
Following the creation of new wards: Anfield (1 seat), Walton (3 seats) and Warbreck (1 seat), there were a total of 32 wards with elections, each with one seat up for election, with the exception of Walton, which was a new ward with 3 councillors elected at this election.
There were 5 new seats at this election : Anfield (1 seat); Walton (3 seats) and Wavertree (1 seat). Of the 32 wards with elections 17 were contested and 15 uncontested. There were a total of 92 Councillors after the election on 1 November 1900. At the Council meeting on 9 November a new Alderman was elected for the new Walton ward, making a total of 30 Aldermen.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | 56 | +4 | 21 | 77 |
| Liberal | 23 | +2 | 6 | 29 |
| Irish Nationalist | 6 | -1 | 2 | 8 |
| Independent Irish Nationalist | 3 | +1 | 0 | 3 |
| Liberal Unionist | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |

## Election result

Liverpool local election result 1900 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 22 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 71% | 47.6 | 13,849 |
| Liberal | 6 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 19% | 35.7 | 10,371 |
| Irish Nationalist | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6% | 11.7 | 3,415 |
| Independent Irish Nationalist | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3.2% | 3.0 | 871 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2.0 | 577 |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1897 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

### Abercromby

No. 21 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Lorents Braun Haddock * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Anfield

No. 3 Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Arwood Beaver | 712 | 52% | |
| | Liberal | Henry Jones | 669 | 48% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,108 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,381 | 66% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Breckfield

No. 6 Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Duncan | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Brunswick

No. 25 Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Dr. William Permewan | 1,009 | 53% |
| | Conservative | Hartley Wilson * | 884 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,113 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,893 | 61% |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Castle Street

No. 18 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Thomas Wood * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Dingle

No. 26 Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alfred Stephen Collard | 1,746 | 80% |
| | Liberal | David Jones | 446 | 20% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,300 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,312 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,192 | 41% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Edge Hill

No. 12 Edge Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Barclay Light * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Everton

No. 9 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Edward Lewis Lloyd * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Exchange

No. 16 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Sutherland Harmood-Banner * | 559 | 86% |
| | Independent | Joseph Hughes | 88 | 14% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 471 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,780 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 647 | 36% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Fairfield

No. 4 Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas May Smith * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Granby

No. 22 Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Joseph Harrison Jones | 1,218 | 53% |
| | Conservative | Frederick John Miners | 1,065 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,000 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,263 | 57% |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Great George

No. 20 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Muirhead | 721 | 53% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Dowdall | 640 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,054 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,361 | 66% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Kensington

No. 11 Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Edward Burns | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Kirkdale

No. 2 Kirkdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Edward Russell Taylor | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Low Hill

No. 10 Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | David Alexander McNeight | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Netherfield

No. 8 Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Simon Jude * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### North Scotland

No. 13 North Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Nationalist | James Daly * | 1,050 | 85% |
| | Independent | James Flynn | 190 | 15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 860 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,305 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,240 | 38% |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### Prince's Park

No. 23 Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Harold Chaloner Dowdall * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Henry Grant | 931 | 55% |
| | Irish Nationalist | Bernard Conlon | 750 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,383 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,681 | 48% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### St. Anne's

No. 17 St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George King * | 1,038 | 50.2% |
| | Conservative | Alfred John Fishlock | 1,029 | 49.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,411 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,067 | 61% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### St. Domingo

No. 7 St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert Alfred Hampson * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### St. Peter's

No. 19 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | William Crossfield * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Sefton Park East

No. 24A Sefton Park East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Japp * | 1,047 | 57% |
| | Conservative | Rupert Stanley Bremner | 806 | 43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,170 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,853 | 58% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Sefton Park West

No. 24 Sefton Park West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Herbert Reynolds Rathbone | 666 | 60% | |
| | Conservative | Radcliffe William Radcliffe-Smith | 446 | 40% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,843 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,112 | 60% | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |

### South Scotland

No. 14 South Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Irish Nationalist | John O'Shea | 871 | 56% |
| | Irish Nationalist | Michael Heron | 673 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 198 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,472 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,544 | 44% |
| | Independent Irish Nationalist gain from Irish Nationalist | Independent Irish Nationalist gain from Irish Nationalist | | |

### Vauxhall

No. 15 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Nationalist | Thomas Burke | 643 | 53% |
| | Conservative | Julius Jacobs | 578 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,090 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,221 | 58% |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### Walton

No. 3A Walton - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Brunskill | 1,218 | 49% | |
| | Conservative | George Brodrick Smith-Brodrick * | 1,180 | 47% | |
| | Conservative | Jacob Reuben Grant | 1,019 | 41% | |
| | Liberal | Alfred Thomas Davies | 993 | 40% | |
| | Liberal | Alexander McLaren | 800 | 32% | |
| | Liberal | Robert Alfred Bellwood | 702 | 28% | |
| | Independent | William Henry Quilliam | 299 | 12% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 225 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,559 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,510 | 71% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Warbreck

No. 27 Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Harvey Farmer | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Wavertree

No. 5 Wavertree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Croathwaite * | unopposed | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### West Derby

No. 28 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | William Ramsden | 1,143 | 54% |
| | Conservative | George Layton | 955 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,259 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,098 | 64% |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |

## Aldermanic election

On 9 November 1900, Councillor William Roberts (Conservative, Dingle, elected 1 November 1899) was elected by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) as an Alderman and assigned to the newly created ward of Walton.

## By-elections
### No. 21 Abercromby, 29 January 1901

The resignation of Alderman Alexander Garnett (Conservative, elected as an alderman in 1883 1889 and 1895) was reported to the council on 5 December 1900.
Councillor Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell the younger (Conservative, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1898) was elected by the council as an alderman on 2 January 1901.
No. 21 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Phillips | 538 |
| | Independent | Edward Phillips | 57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 481 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,113 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 595 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### No. 26 Dingle, 27 November 1900

Caused by the election of Councillor William Roberts (Conservative, Dingle, elected 1 November 1899) was elected by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) as an Alderman and assigned to the newly created ward of Walton.
No. 26 Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Austin Taylor | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### No. 11 Kensington, 28 February 1901

The resignation of Alderman Sir Thomas Hughes (Conservative, elected as an alderman on 19 March 1891 and 9 November 1895) was reported to the council on 2 January 1901.
Councillor Dr. Thomas Clarke (Conservative, Kensington, elected 2 November 1898) was elected as an alderman by the council on 6 February 1901.
No. 11 Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Unionist | Samuel Mason Hutchinson | 1,067 |
| | Liberal | Alexander Armour | 886 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,312 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing |

### No. 10 Low Hill, 28 February 1901

The resignation of Councillor Charles Stewart Dean (Conservative, Low Hill, elected 1 November 1899) was reported to the Council on 6 February 1901.
No. 10 Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph Quillam Roby | 1,054 |
| | Liberal | Samuel McMillin | 800 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,312 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,854 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### No. 20 Great George

The resignation of Councillor John Henderson (Great George, elected 25 November 1898) was reported to the council on 6 March 1901.
No. 20 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Muirhead | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative gain from | Conservative gain from | Swing |

### No. 3 Anfield, 10 May 1901

Caused by the death of Councillor Robert Atwood Beaver (Conservative, Anfield, elected 1 November 1900) on 12 April 1901.
No. 20 Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Valentine Smith | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |