Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Friday 1 November 1889. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Four of the sixteen seats were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
PartyCouncillors ± Aldermen TotalConservative ?? -5 16 ??Liberal ?? +4 0 ??Irish Nationalists 4 +2 0 4Irish Home Rule 2 -2 0 2Liberal Unionist 1 +1 0 1
Election result
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
Castle Street
Everton
Exchange
Great George
Lime Street
North Toxteth
Pitt Street
Rodney Street
St. Anne Street
St. Paul's
St. Peter's
Scotland
South Toxteth
Vauxhall
West Derby
Liverpool Daily Post Saturday 2 November 1889
Aldermanic Election At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1892, the terms of office of eight alderman expired.
The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1889 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
PartyAlderman Conservative Anthony Bower * Conservative Arthur Bower Forwood * Conservative Sir William Bower Forwood * Conservative Alexander Garnett * Conservative Edward Grindley * Conservative Sir David Radcliffe * Conservative William Radcliffe Conservative Edward Samuelson *
By-elections
No. 15, South Toxteth, Tuesday 26 November 1889
Caused by the election of William Radcliffe (Conservative, South Toxteth, elected 1 November 1888) being elected as an alderman on 9 November 1889
No. 14, West Derby, Tuesday 17 December 1889
Following the resignation of Sir Andrew Barclay Walker as an alderman
, Councillor William John Lunt (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1887)
was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 4 December 1889 .
No. 12, Lime Street, Tuesday 25 February 1890
The resignation of Alderman Sir David Radcliffe was reported to the Council on 8 January 1890 .
Councillor Thomas William Oakshott (Conservative. Lime Street, elected 1 November 1887)
, was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 5 February 1890 .
No. 3, Vauxhall, Friday 23 May 1890
The death, on 5 May 1890, of Councillor Patrick Byrne (Irish Home Rule, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1887) was reported to the Council on 7 May 1890 .
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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