# 1901 Liverpool City Council election

Elections for one third of the Councillors' seats for Liverpool City Council were held on Friday 1 November 1901.
There were elections for each of the 32 wards, with the second councillors being elected for then Anfield and Warbreck wards for the first time.
Eight of the thirty two seats were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | +1 | 21 | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | +1 | 6 | ?? |
| Irish Nationalist | ?? | 0 | 2 | ?? |
| Liberal Unionist | ?? | +1 | 1 | ?? |
| Independent | ?? | 0 | 0 | ?? |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1901 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 17 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 57% | 55% | 18,212 |
| Liberal | 8 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 27% | 20% | 6,547 |
| Irish Nationalist | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10% | 14% | 4,501 |
| Liberal Unionist | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 7% | 7.8% | 2,584 |
| Lib-Lab | 0 | | | | | 1.7% | 557 |
| Labour Repr. Cmte. | 0 | | | | | 1.6% | 520 |
| Independent | 0 | | | | | 1% | 321 |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1898 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

### Abercromby

No. 21 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Phillips | 553 | 87% |
| | Independent | Edward Phillips | 85 | 13% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 468 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,887 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 638 | 22% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Anfield

No. 3 Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Houlding | 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) |

### Breckfield

No. 6 Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Edwin Berry * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Brunswick

No. 25 Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Charles Henry Beloe * | 992 | 71% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Titley | 374 | 29% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 548 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,073 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,296 | 42% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Castle Street

No. 18 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Binley Neale * | 575 | 71% |
| | Independent | Edward Hood | 236 | 29% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 339 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,126 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 811 | 38% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Dingle

No. 26 Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward James Chevalier * | 1,608 | 58% |
| | Irish Nationalist | Patrick J. Higgins | 145 | 10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,191 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,304 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,481 | 28% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Edge Hill

No. 12 Edge Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Wilson Walker * | 1,336 | 89% |
| | Irish Nationalist | John McGrath | 160 | 11% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,176 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,125 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,496 | 29% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Everton

No. 9 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Unionist | William Oulton * | 1,010 | 89% |
| | Irish Nationalist | John Hughes | 125 | 11% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 885 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,701 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,135 | 24% |
| | Liberal Unionist hold | Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

No. 16 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Robert Durning Holt * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Fairfield

No. 4 Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Hunter * | 1,203 | 61% |
| | Liberal | Samuel Skelton | 776 | 39% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,959 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,979 | 50% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Granby

No. 22 Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Robert Henry Bullen * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Great George

No. 20 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Burton William Eills | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Kensington

No. 11 Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Unionist | Samuel Mason Hutchinson | 1,180 | 90% |
| | Irish Nationalist | Hugh O'Donnell | 134 | 10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,046 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,590 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,314 | 29% |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Conservative | Liberal Unionist gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Kirkdale

No. 2 Kirkdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Edward Rayner | 1,592 | 84% |
| | Irish Nationalist | Patrick Cullen | 297 | 16% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,295 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,479 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,889 | 29% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Low Hill

No. 10 Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Boote | 1,031 | 66% |
| | Labour | Isaac Newton | 520 | 34% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 511 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,141 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,551 | 37% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Netherfield

No. 8 Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George Sturla | 1,307 | 53% |
| | Conservative | David Scott | 1,163 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,418 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,470 | 56% |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### North Scotland

No. 13 North Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Nationalist | George Jeremy Lynskey | 1,355 | 75% |
| | Conservative | David John Williams | 452 | 25% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 903 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,239 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,807 | 56% |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### Prince's Park

No. 23 Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Edward Willink * | 778 | 90% |
| | Irish Nationalist | William Donnelly | 90 | 10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 688 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,734 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 868 | 23% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Thomas Salter * | 1,017 | 55% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Hilditch | 844 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,463 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,861 | 54% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### St. Anne's

No. 17 St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Isaac Caton Glover | 1,126 | 51% |
| | Liberal | Harold Goad Crosfield | 1,086 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,383 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,212 | 65% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### St. Domingo

No. 7 St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Shelmerdine * | 1,355 | 63% |
| | Liberal | Dr. Charles Ritchie Niven | 792 | 37% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 563 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,598 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,147 | 47% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Peter's

No. 19 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Henry Miles * | 647 | 62% |
| | Liberal Unionist | William Harold Stowe Oulton | 394 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,924 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,041 | 54% |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Sefton Park East

No. 24A Sefton Park East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Morris | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Sefton Park West

No. 24 Sefton Park West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas Stanley Rogerson * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### South Scotland

No. 14 South Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Nationalist | Francis Joseph Harford | 1,242 | 69% |
| | Conservative | James Marsh | 559 | 31% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 683 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,484 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,801 | 52% |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

No. 15 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Nationalist | John Gregory Taggart | 730 | 51% |
| | Conservative | Julius Jacobs | 698 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,032 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,428 | 70% |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### Walton

No. 3A Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jacob Reuben Grant | 1,277 | 70% | |
| | Lib-Lab | Alexander McLaren | 557 | 30% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 720 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,672 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,834 | 50% | |
| | 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 | Richard Kelly | 823 | 90% | |
| | Irish Nationalist | Thomas Kelly | 94 | 10% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 729 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,579 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 917 | 36% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Wavertree

No. 5 Wavertree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Isaac Turner * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### West Derby

No. 28 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Lister * | 1,137 | 90% |
| | Irish Nationalist | Peter Murphy | 129 | 10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,008 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,359 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,266 | 38% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## Aldermanic elections

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1901, the terms of office of fifteen alderman expired.
The following fifteen were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1901 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
| Party | Alderman | Ward |
| Conservative | Joseph Ball JP * |
| Conservative | Herbert Campbell JP * | |
| Conservative | Dr. Thomas Clarke * | |
| Conservative | Edward Hatton Cookson JP * | |
| Conservative | John Ellison * | |
| Conservative | Thomas Evans * | |
| Conservative | Sir William Bower Forwood JP * | |
| Conservative | Edward Grindley * | |
| Conservative | John Houlding * | |
| Conservative | Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell (the younger) JP * | |
| Conservative | Hugh McCubbin * | |
| Conservative | Thomas William Oakshott JP * | |
| Conservative | William Radcliffe JP * | |
| Conservative | William Roberts * | Walton |
| Conservative | Joachim Nicolas Stolterfoht * | |

## By-elections
### No. 13 North Scotland, 28 May 1902

Following the death of Alderman John Houlding (Conservative), Councillor Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh (Irish Nationalist, North Scotland ward, elected 1 November 1899) was elected by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) as an Alderman on 7 May 1902 .
No. 13 North Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | Patrick Joseph Daly | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1902.

### No.16 Exchange, 17 June 1902

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Edmond Brownbill (Liberal, Exchange, elected 1 November 1899), which was reported to the Council on 4 June 1902.
No. 16 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edmond Brownbill * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1902.

### No.25 Brunswick, 15 July 1902

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Charles Henry Beloe (Liberal, Brunswick, elected 1 November 1901), which was reported to the Council on 2 July 1902.
No. 25 Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Thomas Byrne | 670 |
| | | Knowles Stretch | 515 |
| | | James Sexton | 214 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 155 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,305 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### No. 15 Vauxhall, 21 August 1902

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Thomas Burke (Irish Nationalist, elected 1 November 1900), which was reported to the Council on 6 August 1902.
No. 15 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | Thomas Burke * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1903.

### No. 19. St Peter's, August 1902

Caused by the death of Councillor Samuel Hough (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1899) on 12 August 1902.
No. 19 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing |