# 1884 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Tuesday 1 November 1884. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | -1 | 16 | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | +1 | 0 | ?? |
| Irish Home Rule | 3 | -1 | 0 | 3 |
| Irish Nationalists | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1884 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 10 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 63% | 56% | 15,144 |
| Liberal | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 25% | 40% | 10,928 |
| Irish Nationalist | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6% | 2.4% | 652 |
| Home Rule | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6% | 1.6% | 423 |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Anthony Bower * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,312 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Bond Morgan * | 746 | 51% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Cropper Ryley | 731 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,045 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,477 | 72% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Barkeley Smith * | 7,859 | 62% |
| | Liberal | Washington Champion Rawlins | 4,891 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,968 | 24% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,147 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,750 | 58% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Thomas Holder * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,148 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Peet * | 452 | 52% |
| | Liberal | William Hood | 424 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 28 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,151 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 876 | 76% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Thomas William Oakshott | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,531 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dr. Robert Hamilton * | 3,410 | 59% |
| | Liberal | Henry Vaughan | 2,380 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,030 | 18% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,641 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,790 | 60% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Francis Joseph McAdam * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 803 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frederick Smith | 763 | 50% | |
| | Conservative | William John Stewart * | 748 | 50% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 15 | 0% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,327 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,511 | 65% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Hayes Sheen * | 884 | 56% |
| | Liberal | James Fitzpatrick | 684 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,278 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,568 | 69% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Curzon Dobell | 561 | 51% |
| | Liberal | Samuel Hough | 540 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,530 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,101 | 72% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | William Benjamin Bowring | 515 | 52% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Hill Holme | 484 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,467 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 999 | 68% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Home Rule | Laurence Connolly * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,083 |
| | Home Rule hold | Home Rule hold | Swing |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph Ball * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,473 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Nationalist | Patrick Byrne | 652 | 61% | |
| | Home Rule | Charles McArdle * | 423 | 39% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 22% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,546 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,075 | 70% | |
| | Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule | Irish Nationalist gain from Home Rule | Swing | | |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William John Lunt * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,960 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

## By-elections
### No. 1, Everton, 21 November 1884

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Robert Galloway (Conservative, Everton, elected 1 November 1882).
No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Houlding | 8,198 | 58% |
| | | David Hughes | 5,819 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,379 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,147 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,017 | 63% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |