The Council of the Borough of Portsmouth (1896)
In 1896 there was a re-organisation of the wards which recognised the population growth in some areas. From this time the wards are no longer based on parishes. On November 1st one third (14) of the Councillors retired and submitted themselves for re-election. 3 Councillors lost their seats. There were no Aldermanic elections. There was an election for Mayor.
Some information relating to bye-elections and Councillors occupations is not available.
MAYOR
George Edwin Couzens
ALDERMEN
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St. Thomas
Portsea
Mile End
North End
Buckland
Kingston
Highland
St. Simon
Havelock
St. Paul
Town Hall
Fratton
St. Mary
Charles Dickens
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Thomas King
William Kent
James Hippett Allen
George Edward Kent
George Jenkins
Sir John Baker
George Ellis
Sir William David King
Richard Marvin
William Pink
Abraham Leon Emanuel
Tom Scott Foster
Robert Barnes
Daniel West
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COUNCILLORS
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St. Thomas
Portsea
Mile End
North End
Buckland
Kingston
Highland
St. Simon
Havelock
St. Paul
Town Hall
Fratton
St. Mary
Charles Dickens
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James Watson Gieve
Richard Ward Beale
John Main*
George Ashdowne
Frederick Power
George Scarrott*
Richard Emmett
George Henry Dean
George Edwin Couzens*
Henry Edwards
Charles Gillett
John James Young*
Harry Kimber
Bernard Murtough
James Aylwin**
Thomas Brewis
Henry Fred Hann
William Theophilus Dittman**
Alexander Ross
James Baggs
George Young*
William Ward
Mark Gill
William Thomas Dupree*
John Henry Corke
George Charles Vernon-Inkpen
John Carpenter**
Henry Isaac Evans
Harold Rufus Pink
Richard Payne*
George James Merritt
George Wallace Ash
William Edward Duck*
Dr. John Mulvany
Thomas Edgar Fulljames
Samuel Knight*
John Dummer
John Freeman
James Bishop*
Herbert Palin
Ferdinand Green Foster
Henry Blessley*
**Newly elected
*Re-elected
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