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:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative ??-2 ??86
Liberal ??+1 ??34
Irish Nationalist ?? ?? ??14
Labour1001
Independent ?? ?? ??1
Protestant2+102

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 Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Lawrence * 882 56%
Liberal Philip Durning Holt 700 44%
Majority 182
Registered electors 2,369
Turnout 1,582 67%
Conservative hold Swing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Everton
No. 9 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Rutherford unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange
No. 16 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Sutherland Harmood-Banner * 683 55%
Liberal Alfred Gates 549 45%
Majority 134
Registered electors 1,705
Turnout 1,232 72%
Conservative hold Swing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Old Swan
No. 28A Old Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Wilson Walker * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Prince's Park
No. 23 Prince's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harold Chaloner Dowdall * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Sandhills
No. 1 Sandhills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Michael Edward Kearney * unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

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

St. Domingo
No. 23 St. Domingo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Roby * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's
No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Shaw 562 55%
Conservative Hugh Toner 456 45%
Majority 106
Registered electors 1,715
Turnout 1,018 59%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

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

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

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

Vauxhall
No. 15 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Thomas Burke * unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

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

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

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

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

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

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By-elections

See also

References
  1. "Liverpool Daily Post 1909.11.02 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  2. "Liverpool Daily Post 1909.11.02 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  3. "Liverpool Daily Post 1909.11.02 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  4. "Liverpool Daily Post 1909.11.02 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  5. "Liverpool Daily Post 1909.11.02 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  6. "Liverpool Daily Post 1909.11.02 (6) (scan)". Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  7. (Liverpool) Daily Courier 2 November 1909
  8. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1909-1910
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