1898 Liverpool City Council election

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.

Sixteen of the twenty-eight wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result
Because of the large number of uncontested wards, these statistics should be taken in that context.

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.

Aldermanic By Election, 9 November 1898
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 on 9 November 1898.

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 Lynskey (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 21 July 1899.

No. 26, Dingle, 10 October 1899
Caused by the resignation of Alderman Joseph Bond Morgan (Conservative, elected by the council as an alderman on 9 November 1895)

Councillor Thomas Evans (Conservative, Dingle, elected 1 November 1897) was elected by the Council (Councillors and Aldermen) as an Alderman on 6 September 1899 .

No. 19, St. Peter's, October 1899
The resignation of Alderman Jeremiah Miles (Liberal, elected 9 November 1898) was reported to the Council on 4 October 1899. Councillor William Henry Watts (Liberal St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1897) was elected as an alderman by the council on 4 October 1899.