Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1904.
The first seat for the new ward of Old Swan, and the second seat for Wavertree West were up for election for the first time.
18 of the 34 seats were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
PartyCouncillors ± Aldermen TotalConservative ?? -3 ?? ??Liberal ?? +4 ?? ??Irish Nationalist ?? 0 ?? ??Protestant 5 +2 0 5Liberal Unionist ?? -1 ?? ??Irish Nationalist and Liberal 1 0 0 1Labour ?? ?? 0 ??Independent ?? ?? ?? ??
Election result
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1901 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 2 November 1904
Aldermanic Elections
At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1904, the terms of office of seventeen alderman expired.
The following seventeen were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1904 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
PartyAldermanWard Conservative William Bartlett * Brunswick Liberal William Benjamin Bowring JP * Exchange Liberal Edmond Brownbill * South Scotland Conservative William James Burgess * Anfield Irish Nationalist Dr. Andrew Commins MP * Vauxhall Conservative Charles Herbert Giles * Prince's Park Liberal Jacob Reuben Grant * Old Swan Conservative Thomas Menlove JP * Breckfield Liberal Edward Paull JP * Sandhills Conservative Sir Charles Petrie Warbreck Irish Nationalist Edward Purcell * North Scotland Conservative Archibald Tutton Salvidge the younger JP Abercromby Liberal Frederick Smith * Castle Street Conservative Edward Wrake Turner * Aigburth Conservative Ephraim Walker JP * Sefton Park West Liberal William Henry Watts * St. Anne's Conservative William Humphrey Williams * St. Domingo
Alderman John Ellison (Conservative, elected 9 November 1901) died on 17 October 1904
In his place, Councillor Thomas Bland Royden (Conservative, Kensington, elected 16 December 1903) was elected as an alderman for the Sefton Park East ward.
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative Councillor Thomas Bland Royden No.24A Sefton Park East 1907
By-elections
No.11 Kensington, 23 November 1904
Caused by the election of Councillor Thomas Bland Royden (Conservative, Kensington, elected 16 December 1903) as an alderman on 9 November 1904
No. 7 St. Domingo, 17 January 1905
The resignation of Councillor Joseph Bennett Colton (Conservative, St. Domingo, elected 1 November 1902) was reported to the Council on 4 January 1905
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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