Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1907.
This was the first Liverpool City Council election in which women stood as candidates : Miss Harriet Mary Johnson stood as an independent in the Dingle ward and Miss Ellen Robinson stood as a Liberal in the West Derby ward.
Nine of the thirty-four seats were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
PartyCouncillors ± Aldermen TotalConservative 54 +7 26 80Liberal 35 -6 6 41Irish Nationalist 11 0 2 13Labour 2 0 0 2Protestant 1 -1 0 1
Election result
The significant number of uncontested seats means that these statistics should be taken in context.
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1905 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.
Abercromby
Aigburth
Anfield
Breckfield
Brunswick
Castle Street
Dingle
Edge Hill
Everton
Exchange
Fairfield
Garston
Granby
Great George
Kensington
Kirkdale
Low Hill
Netherfield
North Scotland
Old Swan
Prince's Park
Sandhills
St. Anne's
St. Domingo
St. Peter's
Sefton Park East
Sefton Park West
South Scotland
Vauxhall
Walton
Warbreck
Wavertree
Wavertree West
West Derby
Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury 2 November 1907 Liverpool Courier 2 November 1907
Aldermanic Election, 9 November 1907
At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1907, the terms of office of fifteen alderman expired.
The following seventeen were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1907 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
PartyAlderman Conservative Edward Hatton Cookson JP * Conservative John Duncan JP * Conservative Sir William Bower Forwood JP * Conservative Edward Grindley JP * Conservative Sir Robert Alfred Hampson JP * Conservative William Hall Jowett JP * Conservative Simon Jude * Conservative Richard Kelly JP Conservative Edward Lewis Lloyd JP Conservative Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell JP * Conservative Thomas William Oakshott JP * Conservative William Oulton JP * Conservative William Radcliffe JP * Conservative William Roberts * Conservative Sir Thomas Bland Royden, Bart. * Conservative William Watson Rutherford MP JP Conservative Joachim Nicolas Stolterfoht *
Aldermanic Election, 2 September 1908
Caused by the resignation of alderman Sir Robert Alfred Hampson (Conservative, elected as an alderman on 9 November 1907) was reported to the Council on 1 July 1908.
In his place Councillor John Gregory Taggart (Irish Nationalist, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1907) was elected as an alderman by the Council on 2 September 1908
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Irish Nationalist John Gregory Taggart No.20 Great George 1910
Aldermanic Election, 21 October 1908
Following the death of Alderman Edward Paull (Liberal, elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1904) on 25 September 1908, his place was taken by Councillor Richard Robert Meade-King (Liberal, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1905) when he was elected as an alderman by the Council on 21 October 1908.
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Liberal Richard Robert Meade-King No.1 Sandhills 1910
By-Elections
No.8 Netherfield, 26 November 1907
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor William Watson Rutherford MP (Conservative, Netherfield, elected 1 November 1905) on 9 November 1907
No.9 Everton, 26 November 1907
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Edward Lewis Lloyd JP (Conservative, Everton, elected unopposed 1 November 1906) on 9 November 1907.
No.27 Warbreck, 26 November 1907
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Richard Kelly JP (Conservative, Warbreck, elected 1 November 1907) on 9 November 1907.
No.19 St. Peter's, 19 December 1907
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Alexander Armour (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1905) on 6 November 1907, which was reported to the Council on 4 December 1907.
No.19 St. Peter's, 15 April 1908
Caused by the death of Councillor Henry Miles (Liberal, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1907) on 21 March 1908.
No.10 Low Hill, 15 April 1907
Caused by the resignation of Councillor John McEvoy (Liberal, Low Hill, elected 1 November 1905) which was reported to the Council on 1 April 1907,
No.15 Vauxhall, 16 September 1908
Caused by Councillor John Gregory Taggart (Irish Nationalist, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1907) being elected as an alderman by the Council on 2 September 1908 .
See also Liverpool City Council Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879 Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present History of local government in England
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