1900 Liverpool City Council election explained

Election Name:1900 Liverpool City Council election
Flag Image:Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg
Type:parliamentary
Previous Year:1899
Previous Election:1899 Liverpool City Council election
Next Year:1901
Next Election:1901 Liverpool City Council election
Seats For Election:34 seats, being 29 for existing wards plus the new wards of Anfield (1 seat), Walton (3 seats) and Warbreck (1 seat): one seat for each of the 32 wards with the exception of Walton, which was a new ward with 3 councillors to be elected. Making a new total of 92 Councillors. An additional aldermanic position was created for the new ward of Walton at the Council meeting on 9th November, but not for Anfield nor Warbreck. making a total of 30 Aldermanic posts.
Majority Seats:62 (incl. Aldermen)

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1900.

Following the creation of new wards: Anfield (1 seat), Walton (3 seats) and Warbreck (1 seat), there were a total of 32 wards with elections, each with one seat up for election, with the exception of Walton, which was a new ward with 3 councillors elected at this election.

There were 5 new seats at this election : Anfield (1 seat); Walton (3 seats) and Wavertree (1 seat).Of the 32 wards with elections 17 were contested and 15 uncontested. There were a total of 92 Councillors after the election on 1 November 1900. At the Council meeting on 9 November a new Alderman was elected for the new Walton ward, making a total of 30 Aldermen.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen Total
56 +4 21 77
23 +2 6 29
6 -1 2 8
Independent Irish Nationalist 3 +1 0 3
2 0 1 3

Ward results

Comparisons are made with the 1897 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

West Derby

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Aldermanic election

On 9 November 1900, Councillor William Roberts (Conservative, Dingle, elected 1 November 1899)[12] was elected by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) as an Alderman and assigned to the newly created ward of Walton.[13]

By-elections

No. 21 Abercromby, 29 January 1901

The resignation of Alderman Alexander Garnett (Conservative, elected as an alderman in 1883[14] 1889[15] and 1895[16]) was reported to the council on 5 December 1900.[17]

Councillor Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell the younger (Conservative, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1898)[18] was elected by the council as an alderman on 2 January 1901.[19]

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No. 26 Dingle, 27 November 1900

Caused by the election of Councillor William Roberts (Conservative, Dingle, elected 1 November 1899) was elected by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) as an Alderman and assigned to the newly created ward of Walton.

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No. 11 Kensington, 28 February 1901

The resignation of Alderman Sir Thomas Hughes (Conservative, elected as an alderman on 19 March 1891[22] and 9 November 1895)[23] was reported to the council on 2 January 1901.[24]

Councillor Dr. Thomas Clarke (Conservative, Kensington, elected 2 November 1898)[25] was elected as an alderman by the council on 6 February 1901.[26]

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No. 10 Low Hill, 28 February 1901

The resignation of Councillor Charles Stewart Dean (Conservative, Low Hill, elected 1 November 1899)[28] was reported to the Council on 6 February 1901.[29]

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No. 20 Great George

The resignation of Councillor John Henderson (Great George, elected 25 November 1898)[31] was reported to the council on 6 March 1901.[32]

No. 3 Anfield, 10 May 1901

Caused by the death of Councillor Robert Atwood Beaver (Conservative, Anfield, elected 1 November 1900) on 12 April 1901.[33]

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 front page. 25 April 2017 .
  2. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 page 1. 25 April 2017 .
  3. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 page 2. 25 April 2017 .
  4. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 page 3. 25 April 2017 .
  5. Web site: Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1900 (1). 26 April 2017 .
  6. Web site: Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1900 (2). 26 April 2017 .
  7. Web site: Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1900 (3). 26 April 2017 .
  8. Web site: Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1900 (4). 26 April 2017 .
  9. Web site: Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1900 (5). 26 April 2017 .
  10. Web site: Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1900 (6). 26 April 2017 .
  11. Web site: Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1900 (7). 26 April 2017 .
  12. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1899-1900 page 3. 25 April 2017 .
  13. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 page 6. 25 April 2017 .
  14. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1883-1884 page 6. 20 March 2017 .
  15. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1889-1890 page 7. 2 April 2017 .
  16. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1895-1896 page 11. 9 April 2017 .
  17. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 page 58. 25 April 2017 .
  18. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1898-1899 page 3. 25 April 2017 .
  19. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 page 100. 25 April 2017 .
  20. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 page 140. 25 April 2017 .
  21. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 page 58. 25 April 2017 .
  22. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1890 - 1890 page 115. 8 April 2017 .
  23. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1895-1896 page 11. 9 April 2017 .
  24. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 page 98. 25 April 2017 .
  25. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1898-1899 page 2. 25 April 2017 .
  26. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 page 142. 25 April 2017 .
  27. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 page 206. 25 April 2017 .
  28. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 page 2. 25 April 2017 .
  29. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 page 141. 25 April 2017 .
  30. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 page 205. 25 April 2017 .
  31. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1898-1899 page 52. 25 April 2017 .
  32. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 page 207. 25 April 2017 .
  33. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 page 277. 25 April 2017 .
  34. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1900-1901 page 346. 25 April 2017 .

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