# 1891 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1891. 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 | ?? | -2 | 16 | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | +2 | 0 | ?? |
| Irish Nationalists | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1891 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 7 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 44% | 50% | 23,384 |
| Liberal | 7 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 44% | 23% | 10,936 |
| Irish Nationalist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13% | 6% | 3,009 |
| Labour | 0 | | | | 0% | 19% | 8,638 |
| Ind. Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1.5% | 694 |
| Parnellist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.028% | 13 |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dr. Nicholas Kenrick Marsh * | 820 | 53% |
| | Liberal | Charles Henry Beloe | 724 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 6% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,544 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Bartlett * | 733 | 52% |
| | Liberal | Samuel Hough | 677 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 4% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,410 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Everton

No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Houlding * | 7,100 | 57% |
| | Labour | William Nicholson | 5,388 | 43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,712 | 14% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,488 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Alphonse Doughan | 821 | 51% | |
| | Conservative | Ralph Watts Leyland * | 804 | 49% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,625 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Great George

No. 9 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | James Ruddin * | 452 | 59% |
| | Conservative | William Roberts | 308 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 18% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 760 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Petrie | 609 | 54% | |
| | Liberal | John Henderson | 529 | 46% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 80 | 8% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,138 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William James Burgess | 3,375 | 54% |
| | Liberal | John Lamport Eills | 2,819 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 556 | 8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,194 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Scott | 325 | 59% |
| | Conservative | William King | 229 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 18% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 554 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Henry Picton | 806 | 54% | |
| | Ind. Conservative | George Henry Ball | 694 | 46% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 8% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,500 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Samuel McMillin * | 833 | 52% |
| | Conservative | William Clarkson | 751 | 47% |
| | Parnellite Nationalist | Thomas O'Brien | 13 | 0.81% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,597 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Robert Meade-King | 502 | 51% | |
| | Conservative | Charles Stewart Dean | 475 | 49% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 977 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George Grierson | 521 | 51% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Hill Holme | 499 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,020 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Scotland

No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Nationalist | Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh * | 2,623 | 66% |
| | Conservative | Dr. John Utting | 1,330 | 34% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,293 | 32% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6.775 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,953 | 58% |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James De Bels Adam | 2,256 | 54% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Paul Brunner | 1,927 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 329 | 8% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,600 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,183 | 75% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

No. 14 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Nationalist | Andrew Commins MP * | 386 | 52% |
| | Conservative | William Henry Edwardes | 249 | 34% |
| | Labour | Hugh McAleavy | 102 | 14% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137 | 18% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 737 | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### West Derby

No. 14 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Hatton Cookson * | 3,846 | 55% |
| | Labour | William Matain | 3,148 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 698 | 10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,222 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,994 | 62% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## By-elections
### No. 2, Scotland, 16 January 1892

Caused by the resignation of Councillor George Jeremy Lynsky (Irish Nationalist, Scotland, elected 1 November 1889) was reported to the council on 6 January 1892 .
Councillor Lynsky resigned his seat to become a candidate for the city coronership.
No. 2 Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Irish Nationalist | George Jeremy Lynsky * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold |

### No. 10, Rodney Street,

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Ernest Augustine Gibson (Liberal, Rodney Street, elected 1 November 1889), which was reported to the council on 3 February 1892.
No. 10 Rodney Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing |

### No. 1, Everton ward, 16 February 1892

Caused by the death of Councillor Edward Whitley MP (Conservative, Everton ward, elected 1 November 1889).
No. 1 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ralph Watts Leyland | 4,712 | 57% |
| | | Thomas McCracken | 3,288 | 40% |
| | Independent Irish Nationalist | Patrick Kelly | 205 | 2.5% |
| | I & T | William Saxton | 31 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,424 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Aldermanic By-election, 2 March 1892

The death of Alderman William John Lunt on 14 February 1892 was reported to the council on 2 March 1892.
To fill this position Edward Lawrence was elected by the council as an Alderman on 2 March 1892