# 1909 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1909.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | -2 | ?? | 86 |
| Liberal | ?? | +1 | ?? | 34 |
| Irish Nationalist | ?? | ?? | ?? | 14 |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | ?? | ?? | ?? | 1 |
| Protestant | 2 | +1 | 0 | 2 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1909 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 20 | 0 | 2 | -2 | | 51% | 9,908 |
| Liberal | 8 | 1 | 0 | +1 | | 29% | 5,661 |
| Irish Nationalist | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0% | 0 |
| Protestant | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | | 5.4% | 1,064 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 8% | 1,558 |
| Socialist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 7% | 1,362 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.17% | 34 |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1906 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

### Abercromby

No. 21 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Lawrence * | 882 | 56% |
| | Liberal | Philip Durning Holt | 700 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,369 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,582 | 67% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Aigburth

No. 29 Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Albert Edward Jacob * | 760 | 58% |
| | Conservative | David Jackson | 542 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,691 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,302 | 77% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Anfield

No. 3 Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Henry Jones * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Breckfield

No. 6 Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Herbert Priest * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Brunswick

No. 25 Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | John Alfred Kelly * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |

### Castle Street

No. 18 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James Willcox Alsop * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Dingle

No. 26 Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Owen Harrison Williams * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Edge Hill

No. 12 Edge Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Reginald Jaeger Clarke | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Everton

No. 9 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Richard Rutherford | 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 * | 683 | 55% |
| | Liberal | Alfred Gates | 549 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,705 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,232 | 72% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Fairfield

No. 4 Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Francis L'Estrange Joseph * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Garston

No. 30 Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joshua Burrow * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Granby

No. 22 Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Joseph Harrison Jones * | 962 | 66% |
| | Socialist | Francis J. Welland | 497 | 34% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,459 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,600 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,459 | 41% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Great George

No. 20 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Muirhead * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Kensington

No. 11 Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Lowry Burns * | 1,434 | 62% |
| | Socialist | John Wolfe Tone Morrissey | 865 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 569 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,606 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,299 | 50% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kirkdale

No. 2 Kirkdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Theodore Lowey * | 1,937 | 67% |
| | Labour | William White | 967 | 33% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 970 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,236 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,904 | 47% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Low Hill

No. 10 Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony Shelerdine * | 1,039 | 64% |
| | Labour | Griffith J. Jones | 591 | 36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 448 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,803 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,630 | 43% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Netherfield

No. 8 Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protestant | John Walker | 1,064 | 56% |
| | Conservative | Charles Henry Rutherford * | 831 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,711 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,895 | 51% |
| | Protestant gain from Conservative | Protestant gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### North Scotland

No. 13 North Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | Dr. Joseph Maguire | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |

### Old Swan

No. 28A Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James Wilson Walker * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative 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 |
| | Irish Nationalist | Michael Edward Kearney * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |

### St. Anne's

No. 17 St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George King * | 209 | 86% |
| | Independent | George Gretton | 34 | 14% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 243 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### St. Domingo

No. 23 St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph Roby * | 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 | Thomas Shaw | 562 | 55% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Toner | 456 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,715 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,018 | 59% |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Sefton Park East

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

### Sefton Park West

No. 16 Sefton Park West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Herbert Reynolds Rathbone * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### South Scotland

No. 14 South Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | John O'Shea * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |

### Vauxhall

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 |

### Walton

No. 3A Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Richard Pritchard * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Warbreck

No. 27 Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert Charles Herman * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Wavertree

No. 5 Wavertree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Bowler | 1,117 | 54% |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid B. Stoddart | 959 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,313 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,076 | 63% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wavertree West

No. 5A Wavertree West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Herbert Preston Reynolds * | 987 | 51% |
| | Liberal | Cecil H. Brunner | 960 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,465 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,947 | 56% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### West Derby

No. 28 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Henry Parkinson * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |