Elections toLancashire County Council were held in May 1889. The council was newly created, and at the time covered the entireadministrative county of Lancashire.
Party politics played a limited role in Lancashire politics at the time, and would remain limited until theFirst World War. As a result, the election saw limited competition, with only 38.1% of divisions contested, in contrast to the 56.3% average across England & Wales in the 1889 local elections.[1]
The limited role of party politics was also seen in the composition of the council leadership, with the first county Chairman beingJ. T. Hibbert, aLiberal, while his Vice-Chairman, C. R. Jackson, was aConservative.
