1911 Liverpool City Council election

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1911 Liverpool City Council election
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←  1910 November 1, 1911 (1911-11-01) 1912  →
35 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 35 wards
69 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority


Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1911.

Contents

Sixteen of the thirty-five wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative ??-3????
Liberal ??-3????
Irish Nationalist ??03??
Labour ??+60??
Independent??0????

Election result

Liverpool local election result 1911
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1503-343%46%16,767
  Liberal 1003-329%5%2,009
  Labour 760+620%41%14,966
  Irish Nationalist 30009%2.2%806
 Independents00000%6.1%2,235

Given the significant number of uncontested wards, these statistics should be taken in context.

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1908 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

Abercromby

No. 21 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Henry Hayhurstunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Aigburth

No. 29 Aigburth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hartley Wilson *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Anfield

No. 3 Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Evans *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Breckfield

No. 6 Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank John Leslie *96653%
Labour Robert Donaldson86747%
Majority 99
Registered electors 4,225
Turnout 1,83343%
Conservative hold Swing

Brunswick

No. 19 Brunswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas James Hickling78154%
Liberal Thomas Roberts *66746%
Majority 114
Registered electors 2,661
Turnout 1,44854%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

Castle Street

No. 18 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard George Hough *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Dingle

No. 26 Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. Richard Caton *1,68655%
Labour John Frederick Bower1,36045%
Majority 326
Registered electors 5,785
Turnout 3,04653%
Conservative hold Swing

Edge Hill

No. 12 Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Richard Blair1,54457%
Conservative Alfred James Branwood1,15943%
Majority 385
Registered electors 4,848
Turnout 2,70356%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Everton

No. 21 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Henry Naylor98358%
Liberal William Denton *71842%
Majority 265
Registered electors 4,484
Turnout 1,70138%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

Exchange

No. 16 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Bibby *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Fairfield

No. 4 Fairfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Dowd *86171%
Independent Arthur Evans Kennedy35229%
Majority 509
Registered electors 3,991
Turnout 1,21330%
Conservative hold Swing

Fazakerley

No. 31 Fazakerley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. Henry Herbert Clarke25267%
Independent George Lovely12333%
Majority 129
Registered electors 752
Turnout 37550%
Conservative hold Swing

Garston

No. 37 Garston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Albert Robinson1,03562%
Liberal James Pickthall *62438%
Majority 411
Registered electors 2,258
Turnout 1,659
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

Granby

No. 22 Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Lea *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

No. 17 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Lamport Ellis *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Kensington

No. 9 Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Gordon *1,26051%
Labour Arthur Kilpin Bulley 1,23449%
Majority 262%
Registered electors 4,718
Turnout 2,49453%
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkdale

No. 2 Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. John Utting *1,62553%
Labour William McLean1,45647%
Majority 169
Registered electors 6,476
Turnout 3,08148%
Conservative hold Swing

Low Hill

No. 10 Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Nelson 99351%
Conservative David Pearson *95549%
Majority 382%N/A
Registered electors 3,909
Turnout 1,94850%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Netherfield

No. 8 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Edward Davies85546%
Labour Joseph Chaloner72239%
Independent John Carr26815%
Majority 133
Registered electors 4,015
Turnout 1,84546%
Conservative hold Swing

North Scotland

No. 13 North Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist James Bolger *unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Old Swan

No. 28A Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Edwards *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Prince's Park

No. 23 Prince's Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Acheson Lyle Rupert Rathbone *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist John Cunningham80663%
Independent Irish NationalistPatrick Joseph Deery *46537%
Majority 341
Registered electors 3,539
Turnout 1,27136%
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

St. Anne's

No. 17 St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Sexton *91351%
Conservative Richard Joseph Ward87049%
Majority 432%
Registered electors 2,735
Turnout 1,78365%
Labour hold Swing

St. Domingo

No. 7 St. Domingo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Stephenson93938%
Conservative David John Willams79833%
Ind. Conservative George William Whittaker *71529%
Majority 141
Registered electors 4,547
Turnout 2,45254%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

St. Peter's

No. 19 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Burton William Ellis *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Sefton Park East

No. 24A Sefton Park East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Reginald George Layton *1,46582%
Independent George Porter31218%
Majority 1,153
Registered electors 3,846
Turnout 1,77746%
Conservative hold Swing

Sefton Park West

No. 24 Sefton Park West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ernest Cranstoun Givenunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

South Scotland

No. 14 South Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Austin Harford *unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 15 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Max Muspratt *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Walton

No. 3A Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sampson Gannon1,68767%
Labour Harry Dawson Large84033%
Majority 847
Registered electors 5,079
Turnout 2,52750%
Conservative hold Swing

Warbreck

No. 27 Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edward West *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Wavertree

No. 5 Wavertree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Clarke Morrison *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Wavertree West

No. 5A Wavertree West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edmund Gerson Jackson *1,21456%
Labour William Augustus Colcutt97244%
Majority 242
Registered electors 3,671
Turnout 2,18660%
Conservative hold Swing

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William James Bailes *1,11477%
Labour James Murphy32723%
Majority 787
Registered electors 3,512
Turnout 1,44141%
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Aldermanic Election

Caused by the death of Alderman William Humphrey Williams (Conservative elected 9 November 1910) [7] [8] [9] [10]

By-Elections

No. 26 Dingle, 16 May 1912

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Algernon Charles Francis Henderson (Conservative, Dingle, elected 1 November 1910), [11] which was reported to the Council on 1 May 1912. [12]

No. 26 Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alfred James Branwood1,62563%
Labour John Frederick Bower97137%
Majority 326
Registered electors 5,785
Turnout 2,59645%
Conservative hold Swing

The Term of Office to expire on 1 November 1913 [13] [14]

No. 1 Sandhills, 16 May 1912

Caused by the death of Councillor Michael Edward Kearney (Irish Nationalist, Sandhills, elected unopposed 1 November 1909)

No. 1 Sandhills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Thomas Wafer Byrneunopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

The Term of Office to end on 1 November 1912. [13]

No. 23 St. Domingo

Caused by the death of Councillor Joseph Roby (Conservative, St. Domingo, last elected 1 November 1909) on 23 July 1912. [15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 front page" . Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 1" . Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 2" . Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 3" . Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 4" . Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post and Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1911
  7. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1910-1911 page 6" . Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  8. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1910-1911 page 7" . Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1910-1911 page 8" . Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1910-1911 page 9" . Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1910-1911 page 2" . Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 284" . Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  13. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 306" . Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 307" . Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  15. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 381" . Retrieved 19 May 2017.
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