1885 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1885. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

After the elections, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative??+316??
Liberal??-30??
Irish Home Rule3003
Irish Nationalists1001

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1885
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 9 3 0 +3 56% 41% 2,184
  Liberal 5 0 3 -3 31% 39% 2,103
  Home Rule 2 0 0 0 12.5% 11% 607

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 11 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dr. Nicholas Kenrick Marsh * unopposed
Registered electors 2,325
Conservative hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 6 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Bartlett 830
Liberal Walter Blease 687 45%
Majority 143
Registered electors 2,081
Turnout 1,517 73%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Everton

No. 1 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Houlding unopposed
Registered electors 22,344
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Wheeler Preston 788 56%
Home Rule Dr. John Bligh 607 44%
Majority 181
Registered electors 2,154
Turnout 1,395 65%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Great George

No. 9 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Ruddin unopposed
Registered electors 1,158
Liberal hold Swing

Lime Street

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir James Allanson Picton * unopposed
Registered electors 1,863
Liberal hold Swing

North Toxteth

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Hughes * unopposed
Registered electors 2,709
Conservative hold Swing

Pitt Street

No. 8 Pitt Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeremiah Miles * unopposed
Registered electors 719
Liberal hold Swing

Rodney Street

No. 10 Rodney Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Philip Henry Rathbone * 856 64%
N. Smyth 477 36%
Majority 379
Registered electors 2,312
Turnout 1,333 58%
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne Street

No. 13 St. Anne Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Woodcock * unopposed
Registered electors 2,351
Conservative hold Swing

St. Paul's

No. 4 St. Paul's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Davies * unopposed
Registered electors 1,512
Liberal hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Hill Holme 566 50%
Liberal John Stevenson * 560 50%
Majority 6
Registered electors 1,489
Turnout 1,126 76%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Scotland

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Home Rule Dr. Alexander Murray Bligh * unopposed
Registered electors 7,855
Home Rule hold Swing

South Toxteth

No. 15 South Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Radcliffe * unopposed
Registered electors 5,586
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 3 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Home Rule Dr. Andrew Commins MP * unopposed
Registered electors 1,515
Home Rule hold Swing

West Derby

No. 14 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Hatton Cookson unopposed
Registered electors 10,084
Conservative hold Swing

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By-elections

No.2, Scotland, 11 November 1885

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Joseph Simpson (Liberal, Scotland, elected 1 November 1883),[4] reported to the Council on 2 December 1885.[5]

No. 2 Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Home Rule William Madden 1,791 85%
John McArdle 318 15%
Majority 1,473
Registered electors 7,855
Turnout 2,109 27%
Home Rule gain from Liberal Swing

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No.12, Lime Street, 4 June 1886

Caused by the death of Councillor Thomas Patrick Holden (Party?, Lime Street, elected 1 November 1883)[8] on 17 May 1886.

No. 12 Lime Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Duncan the younger unopposed
Registered electors 1,863
Conservative gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

[9] [10]

No. 16, North Toxteth, 22 July 1886

Alderman Thomas Rigby died on 4 June 1886.[11] In his place Councillor John Hughes (Conservative, North Toxteth, elected 1st November 1883)[12] was elected as an alderman by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) on 7 July 1886[13] [14]

No. 16 North Toxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Herbert Campbell unopposed
Registered electors 2,709
Conservative hold Swing

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