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16 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 16 wards 33 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority | ||||
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Elections toLiverpool 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 | |
| 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 | ||
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Bower * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,312 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph Bond Morgan * | 746 | 51% | ||
| Liberal | Thomas Cropper Ryley | 731 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 15 | 2% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,045 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,477 | 72% | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Barkeley Smith * | 7,859 | 62% | ||
| Liberal | Washington Champion Rawlins | 4,891 | 38% | ||
| Majority | 2,968 | 24% | |||
| Registered electors | 22,147 | ||||
| Turnout | 12,750 | 58% | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Holder * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 2,148 | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Peet * | 452 | 52% | ||
| Liberal | William Hood | 424 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 28 | 4% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,151 | ||||
| Turnout | 876 | 76% | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas William Oakshott | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 1,531 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dr. Robert Hamilton * | 3,410 | 59% | ||
| Liberal | Henry Vaughan | 2,380 | 41% | ||
| Majority | 1,030 | 18% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,641 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,790 | 60% | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Francis Joseph McAdam * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 803 | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Frederick Smith | 763 | 50% | ||
| Conservative | William John Stewart* | 748 | 50% | ||
| Majority | 15 | 0% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 2,327 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,511 | 65% | |||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Hayes Sheen * | 884 | 56% | ||
| Liberal | James Fitzpatrick | 684 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 200 | 12% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,278 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,568 | 69% | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Curzon Dobell | 561 | 51% | ||
| Liberal | Samuel Hough | 540 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 21 | 2% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,530 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,101 | 72% | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Benjamin Bowring | 515 | 52% | ||
| Conservative | Arthur Hill Holme | 484 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 31 | 4% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,467 | ||||
| Turnout | 999 | 68% | |||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Rule | Laurence Connolly * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 7,083 | ||||
| Home Rulehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph Ball * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 5,473 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | Patrick Byrne | 652 | 61% | ||
| Home Rule | Charles McArdle* | 423 | 39% | ||
| Majority | 229 | 22% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 1,546 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,075 | 70% | |||
| Irish Nationalistgain fromHome Rule | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William John Lunt * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 9,960 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Robert Galloway (Conservative, Everton, elected 1 November 1882).[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Houlding | 8,198 | 58% | ||
| David Hughes | 5,819 | 42% | |||
| Majority | 2,379 | ||||
| Registered electors | 22,147 | ||||
| Turnout | 14,017 | 63% | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||