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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1906.

One councillor was elected for each of the thirty-four wards. A total of fourteen councillors were elected unopposed, and twenty councillors were elected in contested elections.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative ?? ?? ?? 72
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | Liberal ?? ?? ?? 46
style="background-color: Template:Nationalist Party (Ireland)/meta/color " | Irish Nationalist ?? ?? ?? 14
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK, 1989)/meta/color" | Protestant ?? ?? ?? 2
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour ?? ?? ?? 1
Socialist ?? ?? ?? 1

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1906
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative
  Liberal
  Irish Nationalist
  Protestant
  Labour
  Independent

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1903 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

Abercromby

No. 21 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Lawrence 879 54%
Liberal Charles Allcot Whitney 756 46%
Majority 123
Registered electors 2,514
Turnout 1,635 65%
Conservative hold Swing

Aigburth

No. 29 Aigburth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Albert Edward Jacob 559 52%
Conservative William Parkfield Wethered 520 48%
Majority 39
Registered electors 1,450
Turnout 1,079
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Anfield

No. 3 Anfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Jones * 1,030 86%
Independent Joseph Bowers 174 14%
Majority 856
Registered electors 2,830
Turnout 1,204 43%
Liberal hold Swing

Breckfield

No. 6 Breckfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Herbert Priest unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Brunswick

No. 25 Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Japp * unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 18 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Willcox Alsop unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Dingle

No. 26 Dingle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Owen Harrison Williams 1,499 72%
Liberal Thomas Byrne 586 28%
Majority 913
Registered electors 5,268
Turnout 2,085 40%
Conservative hold Swing

Edge Hill

No.No. 12 Edge Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Edward Parry * 1,551 64%
Liberal George Parker 870 36%
Majority 681
Registered electors 4,791
Turnout 2,421 51%
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

No. 9 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Lewis Lloyd * unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Exchange

No. 16 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Sutherland Harmood Banner * unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Fairfield

No. 4 Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Francis L'Estrange Joseph * unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Garston

No. 30 Garston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joshua Burrow 1,035 64%
Labour William James Gerrard 575 36%
Majority 460
Registered electors 2,139
Turnout 1,610 75%
Conservative gain from Protestant

Granby

No. 22 Granby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Harrison Jones * unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

No. 20 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Muirhead * 836 65%
Liberal Horace Muspratt 454 35%
Majority 382
Registered electors 1,761
Turnout 1,290 73%
Conservative hold Swing

Kensington

No. 11 Kensington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Lowry Burns 1,784 69%
Socialist (GB) Arthur Kilpin Bulley 787 31%
Majority 997
Registered electors 4,754
Turnout 2,571 54%
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkdale

No. 2 Kirkdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Theodore Lowry 1,570 46%
Protestant William Singleton 1,200 35%
Labour Frederick Norris 612 13%
Majority 370
Registered electors 6,396
Turnout 3,382 53%
Conservative gain from [[Protestant|Protestant]] Swing

Low Hill

No. 10 Low Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Shelerdine 1,277 64%
Liberal Evan Arthur Davies 703 36%
Majority 574
Registered electors 3,874
Turnout 1,980 51%
Conservative hold Swing

Netherfield

No. 8 Netherfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Henry Rutherford 1,057 54%
Protestant John Walker 907 46%
Majority 150
Registered electors 4,093
Turnout 1,964 48%
Conservative hold Swing

North Scotland

No. 13 North Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Thomas Kelly * unopposed
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Old Swan

No. 28A Old Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Wilson Walker * 1,044 68%
Liberal John Harrison 498 32%
Majority 546
Registered electors 2,984
Turnout 1,542 52%
Conservative hold Swing

Prince's Park

No. 23 Prince's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harold Chaloner Dowdall * 1,297 59%
Conservative William Edward Woodall 888 41%
Majority 409
Registered electors 3,600
Turnout 2,185 61%
Conservative hold Swing

Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Michael Edward Kearney * unopposed
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

St. Anne's

No. 17 St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George King * unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

St. Domingo

No. 7 St. Domingo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Roby 1,155 54%
Protestant Samuel George Thomas 984 46%
Majority 171
Registered electors 4,552
Turnout 2,139 47%
Conservative gain from Protestant

St. Peter's

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Fewkes Clarke 629 59%
Liberal William Cossfield * 430 41%
Majority 199
Registered electors 1,809
Turnout 1,059 59%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Sefton Park East

No. 24A Sefton Park East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Japp * unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

Sefton Park West

No. 24 Sefton Park West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Herbert Reynolds Rathbone * unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

South Scotland

No. 14 South Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist John O'Shea * unopposed
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 15 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Thomas Burke * unopposed
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Walton

No. 3A Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Pritchard 1,582 65%
Liberal Thomas Utley 835 35%
Majority 747
Registered electors 4,318
Turnout 2,417 56%
Conservative hold Swing

Warbreck

No. 27 Warbreck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Charles Herman 1,194 65%
Liberal Robert Owen 651 35%
Majority 543
Registered electors 3,190
Turnout 1,845 58%
Conservative hold Swing

Wavertree

No. 5 Wavertree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Croathwaite * 805 58%
Liberal Thomas Philip Maguire 586 42%
Majority 219
Registered electors 2,629
Turnout 1,391 53%
Conservative hold Swing

Wavertree West

No. 5A Wavertree West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Herbert Preston Reynolds 1,065 54%
Liberal George Reed Beale 890 46%
Majority 175
Registered electors 3,552
Turnout 1,955 55%
Conservative hold Swing

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Henry Parkinson 1,208 66%
Liberal Thomas Shaw 624 34%
Majority 584
Registered electors 2,917
Turnout 1,832 63%
Conservative hold Swing

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By-elections

References

  1. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1906
  2. ^ Liverpool Courier 2 November 1906
  3. ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1906-1921
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