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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 1887. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Fourteen of the sixteen seats were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | ?? | -1 | 16 | ?? | |
| Liberal | ?? | +1 | 0 | ?? | |
| Irish Home Rule | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 9 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 56% | 51.34% | 1,267 | ||
| Liberal | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 31% | 48.66% | 1,201 | ||
| Home Rule | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5% | ||||
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Henry Ball | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph Bond Morgan * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Barkeley Smith * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Thomas Holder * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edward Paull | 431 | 51% | ||
| Conservative | George Peet* | 420 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 11 | 2% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 851 | ||||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas William Oakshott * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Robert Hamilton * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Francis Joseph McAdam * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Frederick Smith * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberalhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Clarkson | 847 | 52% | ||
| Liberal | Samuel McMillin | 770 | 48% | ||
| Majority | 77 | 4% | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | 1,617 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Curzon Dobell * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Benjamin Bowring * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberalhold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Rule | Edward Purcell | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Home Rulehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joseph Ball * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Rule | Patrick Byrne | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Home Rulehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William John Lunt * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Caused by the resignation of Cllr. William Madden (Home Rule, elected unopposed 1 November 1886).[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Rule | Patrick Edmund O'Hare | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Home Rulehold | Swing | ||||
Caused by the death of Councillor John Yates (Irish Home Rule, Vauxhall, elected unopposed 1 November 1886).[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Rule | John Gregory Taggart | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Home Rulehold | Swing | ||||