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.
Contents
- Ward results
- Aldermanic Elections
- No 20 Great George 25 November 1898
- No 13 North Scotland 29 November 1898
- No 14 South Scotland 29 November 1898
- No 20 Great George 10 February 1899
- No1 Sandhills 17 March 1899
- No 14 South Scotland 28 April 1899
- No 15 Vauxhall 19 May 1899
- No 14 South Scotland
- No 26 Dingle 10 October 1899
- References
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1895 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.
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 (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1898 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
Following the death of Alderman Arthur Bower Forwood Bart. MP, former councillor Herbert Campbell JP (Conservative, North Toxteth elected 1886, 1889 and 1892) 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 (Liberal, Great George, elected 1 November 1898) as an alderman by the Council
No. 13, North Scotland, 29 November 1898
Caused by the election of Councillor Edward Purcell (Irish Nationalist, North Scotland, elected 1 November 1896) as an alderman by the council (councillors and aldermen) on 9 November 1898.
No. 14, South Scotland, 29 November 1898
Caused by the death of Councillor Owen O'Hara (Irish Nationalist, South Scotland, elected 1 November 1896) on 11 November 1898.
No. 20, Great George, 10 February 1899
Caused by the death of Councillor Thomas Donnelly (Liberal, Great George, elected 1 November 1897) on 18 January 1899.
No.1, Sandhills, 17 March 1899
Caused by the resignation of Councillor William Nelson (Liberal, Sandhills, elected 1 November 1897) which was reported to the Council on 1 March 1899.
No. 14, South Scotland, 28 April 1899
The election of George Jeremy Lynsky (Irish Nationalist, South Scotland, elected unopposed 1 November 1898) 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 (Irish Nationalist, Vauxhall, elected 1 November 1897) on 3 May 1899.
No. 14, South Scotland,
Caused by the death of Councillor Robert Thompson (Irish Nationalist, South Scotland, elected 1 November 1896) on 11 November 1898.
No. 26, Dingle, 10 October 1899
Caused by the resignation of Alderman Joseph Bond Morgan. Councillor Thomas Evans (Conservative, Dingle, elected 1 November 1897) was elected by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) as an Alderman on 6 September 1899.
The resignation of Alderman Jeremiah Miles was reported to the Council on 4 October 1899.