Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Tuesday 1 November 1886. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative ?? +4 16 ??Liberal ?? -6 0 ??Irish Home Rule 5 +2 0 5Irish Nationalists 1 0 0 1

Election result

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

Castle Street

Everton

Exchange

Great George

Lime Street

North Toxteth

Pitt Street

Rodney Street

St. Anne Street

St. Paul's

St. Peter's

Scotland

South Toxteth

Vauxhall

West Derby

Liverpool Daily Post Wednesday 2 November 1886

Aldermanic Election

At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1886, the terms of office of eight alderman expired. The following eight were elected as Aldermen by the Council (Aldermen and Councillors) on 9 November 1886 for a term of six years.

* - re-elected aldermen.

PartyAlderman Conservative William Cross Conservative John Hughes * Conservative Henry Jennings * Conservative Joseph Gibbons Livingston * Conservative David MacIver * Conservative Hugh Hathorn Nicholson * Conservative Thomas Richard Shallcross * Conservative Sir Andrew Barclay Walker

By-elections

No. 2, Scotland, Tuesday 2 November 1886

Caused by the resignation of Cllr. Laurence Connolly MP (Irish Home Rule, Scotland, elected 1 November 1884).

No. 13, St. Anne's Street, 23 November 1886

Caused by the election of Dr. William Cross (Conservative, St. Anne's Street, elected 1 November 1886) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1886.

No. 11, Abercromby

Alderman John Pearson died on 2 June 1887. Councillor Anthony Bower (Conservative, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1884) was elected by the council as an alderman on 6 July 1887.

See also

Liverpool City Council Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879 Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present History of local government in England

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