1907 Liverpool City Council election

1907 Liverpool City Council election

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34 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 34 wards
69 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

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:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
Conservative 54 +7 26 80
Liberal 35 -6 6 41
Irish Nationalist 11 0 2 13
Labour 2 0 0 2
Protestant 1 -1 0 1

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