1895 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1895. This was an 'all up' election following boundary changes which extended the area of the city and increased the number of wards from 16 to 28. Three councillors were elected for each ward. The candidate with the most votes was elected for three years, the candidate with the second highest number of votes was elected for two years and the candidate with the third highest number of votes was elected for one year.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby
A parish ward, formerly Abercromby and part of Rodney Street ward.

Breckfield
Formerly part of Everton and Kirkdale ward.

Brunswick
Formerly part of the Toxteth Park ward.

Castle Street
Parish ward

Dingle
Formerly part of Toxteth Park ward

Edge Hill
formerly part of West Derby ward.

Everton
formerly part of Everton and Kirkdale ward.

Exchange
Parish ward.

Granby
formerly part of Toxteth Park ward.

Great George
Parish ward. Formerly Great George plus part of Rodney Street ward.

Kensington
formerly part of West Derby ward.

Kirkdale
Formerly part of Everton and Kirkdale ward.

Low Hill
Formerly part of West Derby ward.

Netherfield
Formerly part of Everton and Kirkdale ward.

North Scotland
Parish ward.

Sandhills
Formerly part of Everton and Kirkdale ward.

St. Anne's
Parish ward. Formerly St. Anne Street plus Lime Street.

St. Domingo
Formerly part of Everton and Kirkdale ward.

St. Peter's
Parish ward. Formerly St. Peters plus Pitt Street wards.

South Scotland
Parish ward.

Vauxhall
Parish ward. Formerly Vauxhall plus St. Pauls.

Aldermanic Elections
Following the expiry of the terms of office of eight aldermen at the Council meeting on 9 November 1895 the following were elected as aldermen by the Council, according to the provisions of the Municipal Corporation Act, 1882.

* re-elected alderman

Six additional aldermen were elected by the Council following nominations by the Urban District Councils of the added areas, under section 7 of the Local Government Board's Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 10) Act, 1895.

Six additional aldermen were elected by the Council pursuant to the Local Government Board's Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 10) Act, 1895.

No.7, St. Domingo
Caused by the election of Councillor John Houlding (Conservative, St. Domingo, elected 1 November 1895) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1895.

No. 10, Low Hill
Caused by the election of Councillor Ephraim Walker (Conservative, Low Hill, elected 1 November 1896) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1895.

No. 12, Edge Hill
Caused by the election of Councillor Edward Hatton Cookson (Conservative, Edge Hill, elected 1 November 1895) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1895.

No. 18, Castle Street
Caused by the election of Councillors William Bartlett (Conservative, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1895) and Joseph Bond Morgan (Conservative, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1895) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1895.

No. 21, Abercromby
Caused by the election of Councillor Thomas Menlove (Conservative, Abercromby, elected 1 November 1895) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1895.

No. 26, Dingle
Caused by the election of Councillor Joseph Ball (Conservative, Dingle, elected 1 November 1895) as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1895.

No. 17, St. Anne's, 17 December 1895
Alderman Philip Henry Rathbone died on 22 November 1895.

In his place, Councillor Jeremiah Miles (Liberal, St. Anne's, elected 1 November 1895) was elected as an alderman by the Council on 4 December 1895 .

No. 18, Castle Street, 19 February 1896
Following the death of Alderman Henry Charles Hawley on 8 January 1896 , Councillor Henry Hugh Hornby JP (Liberal Unionist, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1895) was elected by the Council as an alderman on 5 February 1896 , necessitating a by-election in the Castle Street ward.

No. 10, Low Hill, 15 March 1896
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Charles Stewart Dean (Conservative, Low Hill, elected 1 November 1895), which was reported to the Council on 4 March 1896.

No.17, St. Anne's, 16 June 1896
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Richard Ripley (Conservative, St. Anne's, elected 1 November 1895) was reported to the Council on 3 June 1896 .