1898 Liverpool City Council election


Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1898. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Sixteen of the twenty-eight wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Because of the large number of uncontested wards, these statistics should be taken in that context.

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1895 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

Exchange

North Scotland

South Scotland

Aldermanic Elections

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1898, the terms of office of fourteen alderman expired. The following fourteen were elected as Aldermen by the Council on 9 November 1898 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.

By-elections

Aldermanic By Election, 9 November 1898

Following the death of Alderman Arthur Bower Forwood Bart. MP,
former councillor Herbert Campbell JP was elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1898

No. 20, Great George, 25 November 1898

Caused by the election of Councillor Edward Paul as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1898.

No. 13, North Scotland, 29 November 1898

Caused by the election of Councillor Edward Purcell as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1898.

No. 14, South Scotland, 29 November 1898

Caused by the death of Councillor Owen O'Hara on 11 November 1898.

No. 20, Great George, 10 February 1899

Caused by the death of Councillor Thomas Donnelly on 18 January 1899.

No.1, Sandhills, 17 March 1899

Caused by the resignation of Councillor William Nelson which was reported to the Council on 1 March 1899.

No. 14, South Scotland, 28 April 1899

The election of George Jeremy Lynskey
was declared void by the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice 15 April 1899

No. 15, Vauxhall, 19 May 1899

Caused by the death of Councillor Thomas Flynn on 3 May 1899.

No. 14, South Scotland,

Caused by the death of Councillor Robert Thompson
on 21 July 1899.

No. 26, Dingle, 10 October 1899

Caused by the resignation of Alderman Joseph Bond Morgan
Councillor Thomas Evans
was elected by the Council as an Alderman on 6 September 1899

No. 19, St. Peter's, October 1899

The resignation of Alderman Jeremiah Miles was reported to the Council on 4 October 1899. Councillor William Henry Watts was elected as an alderman by the council on 4 October 1899.