1907 Liverpool City Council election


Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1907.
This was the first Liverpool City Council election in which women stood as candidates : Miss Harriet Mary Johnson stood as an independent in the Dingle ward and Miss Ellen Robinson stood as a Liberal in the West Derby ward.
Nine of the thirty-four seats were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

The significant number of uncontested seats means that these statistics should be taken in context.

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1905 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

Edge Hill

Kirkdale

St. Domingo

Wavertree

Aldermanic Election, 9 November 1907

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1907, the terms of office of fifteen alderman expired.
The following seventeen were elected as Aldermen by the Council on 9 November 1907 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.

Aldermanic Election, 2 September 1908

Caused by the resignation of alderman Sir Robert Alfred Hampson was reported to the Council on 1 July 1908.
In his place Councillor John Gregory Taggart
was elected as an alderman by the Council on 2 September 1908

Aldermanic Election, 21 October 1908

Following the death of Alderman Edward Paull on 25 September 1908, his place was taken by Councillor Richard Robert Meade-King
when he was elected as an alderman by the Council on 21 October 1908.

By-Elections

No.8 Netherfield, 26 November 1907

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor William Watson Rutherford MP
on 9 November 1907

No.9 Everton, 26 November 1907

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Edward Lewis Lloyd JP on 9 November 1907.

No.27 Warbreck, 26 November 1907

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Richard Kelly JP on 9 November 1907.

No.19 St. Peter's, 19 December 1907

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Alexander Armour
on 6 November 1907, which was reported to the Council on 4 December 1907.

No.19 St. Peter's, 15 April 1908

Caused by the death of Councillor Henry Miles
on 21 March 1908.

No.10 Low Hill, 15 April 1907

Caused by the resignation of Councillor John McEvoy
which was reported to the Council on 1 April 1907,

No.15 Vauxhall, 16 September 1908

Caused by Councillor John Gregory Taggart
being elected as an alderman by the Council on 2 September 1908