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Low Hill (Liverpool Ward)
Low Hill ward was an electoral district of Liverpool City Council. The ward was part of what is now the eastern edge of Liverpool City Centre and the Kensington district of Liverpool. Background The ward was created in 1895 to accommodate the expanding city. It was reformed in 1953 and was merged with Smithdown ward in 1973. 1895 boundaries The ward was extracted from West Derby West Derby ( ) is an affluent suburb of Liverpool, England. It is located East of the city and is also a Liverpool City Council ward. At the 2011 Census, the population was 14,382. History West Derby Mentioned in the ''Domesday Book'', West ... ward and was part of the Liverpool Abercromby Parliamentary constituency. On the re-arrangement of Parliamentary constituencies for the 1918 General Election Low Hill ward became part of the Liverpool Edge Hill constituency. 1953 boundaries Liverpool City Council ward boundaries were changed prior to the 1953 election; the boundaries of Low Hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.24 million. On the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, Liverpool historically lay within the ancient hundred of West Derby in the county of Lancashire. It became a borough in 1207, a city in 1880, and a county borough independent of the newly-created Lancashire County Council in 1889. Its growth as a major port was paralleled by the expansion of the city throughout the Industrial Revolution. Along with general cargo, freight, and raw materials such as coal and cotton, merchants were involved in the slave trade. In the 19th century, Liverpool was a major port of departure for English and Irish emigrants to North America. It was also home to both the Cunard and White Star Lines, and was the port of registry of the ocean li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Salvidge
Sir Archibald Tutton James Salvidge (5 August 1863 – 11 December 1928) was an English politician, most notable for securing the political dominance of the Conservative Party in Liverpool through the use of the Working Men's Conservative Association (WMCA), earning him the nickname "the king of Liverpool" (by Warden Chilcott, MP for Liverpool Walton).Philip Waller, âSalvidge, Sir Archibald Tutton James (1863–1928)€™, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008, accessed 16 May 2010. Salvidge was not a member of the Orange Order but he claimed on the Glorious Twelfth of July 1891 that his principles and the Orangemen's were one and the same due to the WMCA's requiring members "to be a sound Protestant". Due to the high Irish immigration into Liverpool and the widespread sectarianism in the city, Salvidge managed to galvanise Liverpool's Protestant population behind the Conservative Party in their opposition to I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1908 Liverpool City Council Election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1908. After the election, the composition of the council was: Election result Note that due to the large number of uncontested seats, 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. Abercromby Aigburth Anfield Breckfield Brunswick Castle Street Dingle Edge Hill Everton Exchange Fairfield Fazakerley Garston Granby Great George Kensington Kirkdale Low Hill Netherfield North Scotland Old Swan Prince's Park Sandhills St. Anne's St. Domingo St. Peter's Sefton Park East Sefton Park West South Scotland Vauxhall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Abercromby Aigburth Anfield Breckfield Brunswick Castle Street Dingle Edge Hill Everton Exchange Fairfield Garston Granby Great George Kensington Kirkdale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 Liverpool City Council Election
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. Fourteen of the thirty-four seats were uncontested. The Liverpool Protestant Party lost all three of the seats that they had won in the 1903 elections. After the election, the composition of the council was: Election result 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 Aigburth Anfield Breckfield Brunswick Castle Street Dingle Edge Hill Everton Exchange Fairfield Garston Granby Great George Kensington Kirkdale Low Hill Netherfield North Sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two Major party, major List of political parties in the United Kingdom, political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party, in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Beginning as an alliance of Whigs (British political party), Whigs, free trade–supporting Peelites and reformist Radicals (UK), Radicals in the 1850s, by the end of the 19th century it had formed four governments under William Ewart Gladstone, William Gladstone. Despite being divided over the issue of Irish Home Rule Movement, Irish Home Rule, the party returned to government in 1905 and won a landslide victory in the 1906 United Kingdom general election, 1906 general election. Under Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, prime ministers Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1905–1908) and H. H. Asquith (1908–1916), the Liberal Party passed Liberal welfare reforms, reforms that created a basic welfare state. Although Asquith was the Leader of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1905 Liverpool City Council Election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1905. There were three new seats: the first seat for Fazakerley, the third seat for Wavertree West and the second seat for Old Swan. This election saw the first Socialist and Labour Councillors elected to the Council. Eleven of the 35 seats were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: Election result Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Comparisons are made with the 1902 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year. Abercromby Aigburth Anfield Breckfield Brunswick Castle Street Dingle Edge Hill Everton Exchange Fairfield Fazakerley Garston Granby Great George Kensington Kirkdale Low Hill Netherfield North Scotland Old Swan Prince's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1904 Liverpool City Council Election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1904. The first seat for the new ward of Old Swan, and the second seat for Wavertree West were up for election for the first time. 18 of the 34 seats were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: Election result Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Comparisons are made with the 1901 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year. Abercromby Aigburth Anfield Breckfield Brunswick Castle Street Dingle Edge Hill Everton Exchange Fairfield Garston Granby Great George Kensington Kirkdale Low Hill Netherfield North Scotland Old Swan Prince's Park Sandhills St. Anne's St. Domingo St. Peter's Sefton Park East Sefton Park West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1903 Liverpool City Council Election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Monday 2 November 1903. Wavertree West was a new ward with 1 seat elected. All three seats in each of the Wavertree and West Derby wards were contested. This was the first Liverpool City Council election that the Liverpool Protestant Party took part. Protestant candidates stood in four wards, Breckfield, Garston, Kirkdale and St. Domingo. Three of these wards, Garston, Kirkdale and St. Domingo returned Protestant councillors. Of the 38 seats up for election, 14 were not contested. After the election, the composition of the council was: Election result In view of the significant number of uncontested seats (14 of 38), these statistics should be taken in that context. Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Comparisons are made with the 1900 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year. Abercromby Aigburth Anfield Breckfield Brunswi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902 Liverpool City Council Election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Saturday 1 November 1902. A total of 38 seats were up for election. Seven new seats were up for election for the first time: the third seat for the Anfield ward, and all three seats for each of the new wards of Aigburth and Garston. 20 of the 38 seats were not contested. After the election, the composition of the council was: Election result In view of the large number of uncontested seats, these statistics should be taken in that context. Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Comparisons are made with the 1899 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year. Abercromby Aigburth Anfield Breckfield Brunswick Castle Street Dingle Edge Hill Everton Exchange Fairfield Garston As Edward Wrake Turner received the highest number of seats his term of office was due to expire on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1901 Liverpool City Council Election
Elections for one third of the Councillors' seats for Liverpool City Council were held on Friday 1 November 1901. There were elections for each of the 32 wards, with the second councillors being elected for then Anfield and Warbreck wards for the first time. Eight of the thirty two seats were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: Election result Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Comparisons are made with the 1898 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year. Abercromby Anfield Breckfield Brunswick Castle Street Dingle Edge Hill Everton Exchange Fairfield Granby Great George Kensington Kirkdale Low Hill Netherfield North Scotland Prince's Park Sandhills St. Anne's St. Domingo St. Peter's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1900 Liverpool City Council Election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1900. Following the creation of new wards: Anfield (1 seat), Walton (3 seats) and Warbreck (1 seat), there were a total of 32 wards with elections, each with one seat up for election, with the exception of Walton, which was a new ward with 3 councillors elected at this election. There were 5 new seats at this election : Anfield (1 seat); Walton (3 seats) and Wavertree (1 seat). Of the 32 wards with elections 17 were contested and 15 uncontested. There were a total of 92 Councillors after the election on 1 November 1900. At the Council meeting on 9 November a new Alderman was elected for the new Walton ward, making a total of 30 Aldermen. After the election, the composition of the council was: Election result Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Comparisons are made with the 1897 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year. Abercromby Anfield ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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