Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Tuesday 1 November 1881. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Ten of the sixteen wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Irish Home Rule | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 11 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 69% | 55% | 4,169 | ||
Liberal | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 19% | 45% | 3,439 | ||
Home Rule | 2 | 12.5% |
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Bower * | 954 | 58% | ||
Liberal | Astrup Cariss | 697 | 42% | ||
Majority | 257 | 16% | |||
Registered electors | 2,426 | ||||
Turnout | 1,551 | 68% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Bond Morgan | 752 | 52% | ||
Liberal | William Crosfield * | 702 | 48% | ||
Majority | 50 | 4% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 1,911 | ||||
Turnout | 1,454 | 76% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Barkeley Smith * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Holder * | unopposed | |||
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Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Peet | 455 | 54% | ||
Liberal | Samuel Bennett Jackson | 387 | 46% | ||
Majority | 68 | 8% | |||
Registered electors | 1,168 | ||||
Turnout | 842 | 72% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Grindley * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dr. Robert Hamilton | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Francis Joseph McAdam | 326 | 58% | ||
Conservative | Horatio Syred | 235 | 42% | ||
Majority | 91 | 16% | |||
Registered electors | 811 | ||||
Turnout | 561 | 69% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William John Stewart | 796 | 57% | ||
Liberal | William Oulton | 611 | 43% | ||
Majority | 185 | 14% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,332 | ||||
Turnout | 1,407 | 60% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Hayes Sheen * | 977 | 58% | ||
Liberal | Ronald McDougall | 716 | 42% | ||
Majority | 261 | 16% | |||
Registered electors | 2,417 | ||||
Turnout | 1,693 | 70% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Owen Hugh Williams * | unopposed | |||
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Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles Tricks Bowring * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Laurence Connolly * | unopposed | |||
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Home Rule hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Ball * | unopposed | |||
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Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home Rule | Charles McArdle * | unopposed | |||
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Home Rule hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William John Lunt * | unopposed | |||
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Conservative hold | Swing |
Caused by the death of Councillor John Henstock (Party? Lime Street, elected 4 April 1881) which was reported to the Council on 9 November 1881. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Patrick Holden | 609 | 55% | ||
Thomas Davy Laurence | 491 | 45% | |||
Majority | 118 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,100 | ||||
Conservative gain from | Swing |
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Alexander Balfour (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1879). [8] [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Stevenson | 577 | 50% | ||
Robert Wilson | 533 | 46% | |||
Patrick Byrne | 50 | 4% | |||
Majority | 44 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,160 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |