# 1899 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1899. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Eleven of the thirty-one seats (29 wards, with a new ward of Sefton Park East electing three new councillors) were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | +1 | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | +2 | ?? | ?? |
| Irish Nationalist | ?? | 0 | ?? | ?? |
| Independent Irish Nationalist | ?? | +1 | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal Unionist | ?? | +1 | ?? | ?? |
| Independent | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1899 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 16 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 52.0 | 51.7 | 13,739 |
| Liberal | 11 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 35.0 | 36.5 | 9,692 |
| Irish Nationalist | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 | | |
| Independent Irish Nationalist | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 929 |
| Liberal Unionist | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3.2 | | |
| Independent Liberal | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 3.8 | 1,002 |
| Labour Repr. Cmte. | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 2.1 | 549 |
| Ind. Conservative | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 1.5 | 399 |
| Independent | 0 | | | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 279 |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1896 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

### Abercromby

No. 21 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Morris Paterson Jones * | 844 | 53% |
| | Liberal | Dr. William Permewan | 741 | 46% |
| | Independent | John O'Brien | 15 | 0.94% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,983 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,600 | 54% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Breckfield

No. 6 Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Louis Samuel Cohen * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Brunswick

No. 25 Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Thomas Roberts | 1,031 | 52% |
| | Conservative | Roderick Killip | 969 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,157 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,000 | 63% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Castle Street

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

### Dingle

No. 26 Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Roberts * | 1,761 | 64% |
| | Independent Liberal | Thomas Byrne | 1,002 | 36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 759 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,402 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,763 | 51% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Edge Hill

No. 12 Edge Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Samuel Wasse Higginbottom * | 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 | % |
| | Liberal | William Denton * | 977 | 71% |
| | Ind. Conservative | David John Williams | 399 | 29% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 578 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,706 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,376 | 29% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

No. 16 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edmond Brownbill * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Fairfield

No. 4 Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Frank John Leslie * | 713 | 59% |
| | Liberal | John Henry Evans | 495 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,512 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,208 | 34% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Granby

No. 22 Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Lea * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Great George

No. 20 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Lamport Ellis * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Kensington

No. 11 Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Henry Edwardes * | 1,418 | 65% |
| | Liberal | William Benjamin Lewis | 760 | 35% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 658 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,307 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,178 | 51% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kirkdale

No. 2 Kirkdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dr. John Utting | 1,803 | 57% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Backhouse | 1,352 | 43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 451 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,361 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,155 | 50% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Low Hill

No. 10 Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Stewart Dean * | 1,216 | 80% |
| | Liberal and Labour | Clement William George | 301 | 20% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 915 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,153 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,517 | 37% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Netherfield

No. 8 Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Watson Rutherford * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### North Scotland

No. 13 North Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Nationalist | Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh | unopposed | | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |

### North Walton

No. 27 North Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter McGuffie * | 1,018 | 65% |
| | Labour | Alexander McLaren | 549 | 35% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,689 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,567 | 42% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Prince's Park

No. 23 Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Walter William Thomas * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Nationalist | Patrick Joseph Deery * | 550 | 90% |
| | Independent | John McGrath | 59 | 10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 491 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,461 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 609 | 18% |
| | Irish Nationalist gain from Liberal | Irish Nationalist gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### St. Anne's

No. 17 St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Frederick Saunby | 1,022 | 51% |
| | Liberal | John Clancy | 903 | 45% |
| | Independent | Michael Conway | 58 | 3% |
| | Independent | Thomas Hart | 11 | 0.55% |
| | Independent | Edward Phillips | 3 | 0.15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,401 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,997 | 59% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### St. Domingo

No. 7 St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bennett Colton * | 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 | Samuel Hough * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Sefton Park East

No. 24A Sefton Park East - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Japp | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal | John Morris | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative | Lt. Col. Robert Stephen Porter | unopposed | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Sefton Park West

No. 24 Sefton Park West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Richard Dart * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### South Scotland

No. 14 South Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Irish Nationalist | Austin Harford | 929 | 65% |
| | Irish Nationalist | James Fitzpatrick | 510 | 35% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 419 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,329 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,439 | 43% |
| | Independent Irish Nationalist gain from Irish Nationalist | Independent Irish Nationalist gain from Irish Nationalist | | |

### South Walton

No. 27 South Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | William Evans | 1,061 | 51% |
| | Conservative | George Brodrick Smith-Brodrick | 1,034 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,971 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,095 | 53% |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

No. 15 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Richard Robert Meade-King * | 396 | 74% |
| | Independent | John Hughes | 136 | 26% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,080 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 532 | 26% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Wavertree

No. 5 Wavertree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Unionist | James Willcox Alsop | 1,026 | 59% |
| | Liberal | Ebenezer Thompson | 712 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 314 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,359 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,738 | 52% |
| | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### West Derby

No. 28 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Dr. Thomas Utley | 963 | 51% |
| | Conservative | William Craigie Williams * | 915 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,189 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,878 | 59% |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |

## By-elections
### No. 24 Sefton Park West, November 1899

The resignation of Councillor Francis Henderson (Conservative, Sefton Park West, elected 1 November 1898) was reported to the Council on 9 November 1899 .
No. 24 Sefton Park West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Stanley Rogerson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,189 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### No. 17, St. Anne's, November 1899

The resignation of Councillor Jacob Reuben Grant (Liberal, St. Anne's, elected 1 November 1897) was reported to the Council on 9 November 1899 .
No. 17 St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George King | 558 | 96% |
| | | William Saxton | 18 | 3.1% |
| | | Thomas Hart | 8 | 1.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 540 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,401 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 584 | 17% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### No.19, St. Peter's, November 1899

The resignation of Alderman Henry Hugh Hornby (Liberal Unionist, elected by the council 9 November 1898) was reported to the Council on 9 November 1899 .
Councillor William Henry Watts (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1897) was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1899.
No. 19 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | William Crosfield | 499 | 96% |
| | | Thomas Hill Joseph | 22 | 4.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 477 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 521 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### No.23 Prince's Park, November 1899

On the addition of No. 24a Sefton Park East ward, Councillor William James Burgess (Conservative, Prince's Park, elected 1 November 1897) was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1899.
No. 23 Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harild Chaloner Dowdall | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### No. 4, Fairfield ward, 15 May 1900

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Frank John Leslie (Conservative, Fairfield, elected 1 November 1899).
No. 4 Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | William Craigie Williams | 720 | 59% |
| | | John Henry Evans | 495 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,215 | |
| | | | Swing | |