1913 Liverpool City Council election

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1913 Liverpool City Council election
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36 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 36 wards
69 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1913.

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Due to the First World War this was the last contested local election, other than by-elections, until 1 November 1919.

Nineteen of the thirty-six seats were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative  ??+4 ?? ??
Liberal  ??-2 ?? ??
Irish Nationalist  ??0 ?? ??
Labour  ??00 ??
Independent ??00 ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1913
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2440+467%
  Liberal 802-222%
  Irish Nationalist 30008%
  Independent 10003%
  Labour 00000%

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1910 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

Abercromby

No. 18 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Walter Smithunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Aigburth

No. 36 Aigburth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Parkfield Wethered *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton

No. 34 Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Gloverunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative win (new seat)

Anfield

No. 26 Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Russell-Taylor *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Breckfield

No. 5 Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Rudd *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Brunswick

No. 19 Brunswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Patrick Charles Kelly *86155%
Conservative William Fraser69345%
Majority168
Registered electors 2,640
Turnout 1,55459%
Liberal hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 15 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Edward Raynerunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Dingle

No. 20 Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alfred James Branwood *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Edge Hill

No. 18 Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Bennett Brough *1,32351%
Labour Ernest Whiteley1,29449%
Majority29
Registered electors 4,714
Turnout 2,61756%
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

No. 21 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerald Kyffin-Taylor M.P. * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

Exchange

No. 13 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Frederick Charles Bowring *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Fairfield

No. 25 Fairfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Hughes junior *1,29751%
Conservative Kenneth Kusel1,23849%
Majority59
Registered electors 4,045
Turnout 2,53563%
Liberal hold Swing

Garston

No. 37 Garston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick James Rawlinson *1,23463%
Labour George Porter71337%
Majority521
Registered electors 2,353
Turnout 1,94783%
Conservative hold Swing

Granby

No. 24 Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Miss Eleanor Florence Rathbone * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Independent hold

Great George

No. 17 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Samuel Skelton *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Kensington

No. 19 Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samuel Mason Hatchinson *1,61763%
Labour Patrick McConville94637%
Majority671
Registered electors 4,753
Turnout 2,56354%
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkdale

No. 2 Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John George Paris *1,90063%
Labour James Clayton1,12037%
Majority780
Registered electors 6,542
Turnout 3,02046%
Conservative hold Swing

Low Hill

No. 11 Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Boote *1,08454%
Labour Joseph Patrick Cotter91846%
Majority166
Registered electors 3,845
Turnout 2,00252%
Conservative hold Swing

Much Woolton

No. 35 Much Woolton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Marshunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative win (new seat)

Netherfield

No. 3 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Ball *1,11660%
Independent Charles Rolls75840%
Majority357
Registered electors 3,975
Turnout 1,87547%
Conservative hold Swing

North Scotland

No. 7 North Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist William John Loughrey *unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Old Swan

No. 32 Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Burchall *1,05664%
Labour Joseph Mooney60636%
Majority450
Registered electors 3,909
Turnout 1,66243%
Conservative hold Swing

Prince's Park

No. 23 Prince's Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Henry Rutherford *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alfred Gates *1,20756%
Conservative William Brady Anderson94444%
Majority263
Registered electors 3,423
Turnout 2,15163%
Liberal hold Swing

St. Anne's

No. 14 St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Dr. James Clement Baxter *81353%
Conservative Richard Joseph Ward73547%
Majority78
Registered electors 2,665
Turnout 1,54858%
Liberal hold Swing

St. Domingo

No. 6 St. Domingo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. Charles Alexander Hill *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 16 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Lawrence Durning Holt65559%
Conservative James Caughey Walker45441%
Majority201
Registered electors 1,591
Turnout 1,10970%
Liberal hold Swing

Sefton Park East

No. 22 Sefton Park East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Stuart Rankin *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Sefton Park West

No. 21 Sefton Park West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Frank Campbell Wilson *98956%
Conservative Joseph Dalton Flood77444%
Majority215
Registered electors 2,566
Turnout 1,76369%
Liberal hold Swing

South Scotland

No. 8 South Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Francis Joseph Harford *unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 12 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Joseph Hughes *unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Walton

No. 27 Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. John George Moyles *1,78079%
Labour William Cruikshanks46021%
Majority1,320
Registered electors 5,349
Turnout 2,24042%
Conservative hold Swing

Warbreck

No. 26 Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Albert Thompson1,11452%
Liberal Thomas Fleming *1,02648%
Majority88
Registered electors 4,327
Turnout 2,14049%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Wavertree

No. 30 Wavertree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Stephen Porter *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Wavertree West

No. 33 Wavertree West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edwin Haigh98844%
Liberal Cecil Heywood Brunner *72633%
Labour Joseph Cleary51323%
Majority262
Registered electors 3,726
Turnout 2,22760%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Henry Cooke1,31066%
Liberal Albert Edward Faulkner67334%
Majority637
Registered electors 3,758
Turnout 1,98353%
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Aldermanic Elections

Aldermanic Election 9 November 1913

19 Aldermen were elected by the councillors on 9 November 1913 for a term of six years and assigned to the following wards.

PartyAldermanWard
Conservative Louis Samuel Cohen JP *Kensington
Conservative Edward Hatton Cookson JP *Dingle
Conservative Richard Dart JP *Fairfield
Conservative John Duncan JP *Everton
Conservative Sir William Bower Forwood DL JP *St. Peter's
Conservative James HealdAllerton, Childwall and Little Woolton
Conservative Simon Jude *Wavertree West
Conservative Richard Kelly JP *Edge Hill
Conservative Frank John Leslie *Kirkdale
Conservative Arthur Stanley MatherMuch Woolton
Conservative Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell JP *West Derby
Conservative William Muirhead JPNetherfield
Conservative William Radcliffe JP *Garston
Conservative William Roberts JP *Walton
Conservative Sir Thomas Bland Royden Bart. *Sefton Park East
Conservative Robert Edward Walkington Stephenson *Wavertree
Irish Nationalist John Gregory Taggart *Great George
Conservative Dr. John Utting *Granby
Conservative Hartley Wilson *Low Hill

[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

James Heald was nominated by the combined Urban District Councils of Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton to be Alderman for no. 34 Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton on 4 November 1913 under Section 3 (1) (a) of the Local Government Board's Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 14) Act 1913. Alderman Heald's term of office was due to expire on 9 November 1916. [17]

Arthur Stanley Mather was nominated by the Much Woolton Urban District Council to be Alderman for No. 35 Much Woolton under Section 3 (1) (b) of the Local Government Board's Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 14) Act 1913. Alderman Mather's term of office was due to expire on 9 November 1919. [17]

In addition, aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1910 were assigned to the following wards:

PartyAldermanWard
Conservative William BartlettBrunswick
Liberal Edmond BrownbillSouth Scotland
Conservative Edward James ChevalierAigburth
Conservative Arthur CrosthwaiteAnfield
Conservative Charles Herbert GilesPrince's Park
Conservative Jacob Reuben GrantOld Swan
Liberal John LeaSt. Domingo
Irish Nationalist George Jeremy LynskeyVauxhall
Liberal Richard Robert Meade-KingSandhills
Conservative Thomas MenloveBreckfield
Conservative Sir Charles PetrieWarbreck
Irish Nationalist Edward PurcellNorth Scotland
Conservative Archibald Tutton SalvidgeAbercromby
Conservative Anthony ShelmerdineSefton Park West

[16]

Aldermanic Election 1 July 1914

Caused by the resignation of Alderman Edward Purcell (Irish Nationalist, elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1910 [18] ) which was reported to the Council on 10 June 1914. [19]

In his place Councillor Austin Harford (Irish Nationalist, South Scotland, elected 1 November 1911 [20] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 1 July 1914.

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Irish Nationalist Austin HarfordNo. 7 North Scotland1916

[21]

Aldermanic Election 28 October 1914

Caused by the death of Alderman Thomas Menlove (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1910) [18] on 30 November 1913, [22] Councillor Sir John Sutherland Harmood Banner MP (Conservative, Exchange ward, elected 1 November 1912) [23] was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 28 October 1914 and assigned as returning officer for the Breckfield ward.

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Conservative Sir John Sutherland Harmood Banner MP No. 5 Breckfield1916

[24]

By-elections

No. 17 Great George, 27 November 1913

Caused by the election of Councillor William Muirhead JP (Conservative, Great George, elected 1 November 1912) [25] as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1913. [23]

No. 17 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Thomas Philip Maguire478
Conservative James Caughey Walker468
Labour Joseph Cleary72
Majority10
Registered electors
Turnout
Swing

[26] [27]

No. 13 Exchange,

Following the death of Alderman Thomas Menlove (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1910) [18] on 30 November 1913, [22] Councillor Sir John Sutherland Harmood Banner MP (Conservative, Exchange ward, elected 1 November 1912) [23] was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 28 October 1914 and assigned as returning officer for the Breckfield ward. [24]

No. 8 South Scotland, 14 July 1914

Following the resignation of Alderman Edward Purcell Irish Nationalist, elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1910) [18] which was reported to the Council on 10 June 1914, [19] Councillor Austin Harford (Irish Nationalist, South Scotland, elected 1 November 1911, [20] was elected as an alderman by the Council on 1 July 1914, creating a vacancy fot the South Scotland ward. [21]

No. 8 South Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Patrick Jeremiah Kelly unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

[28]

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References

  1. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 front page" . Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 1" . Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 2" . Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 3" . Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 4" . Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post and Liverpool Mercury 3 November 1913
  7. ↑ Liverpool Courier 3 November 1913
  8. ↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 pg 8
  9. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 5" . Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 6" . Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 7" . Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 8" . Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 9" . Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 10" . Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  15. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 11" . Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  16. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 12" . Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  17. 1 2 Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 pg 10
  18. 1 2 3 4 Aldermanic Election 9 November 1910
  19. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 363" . Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  20. 1 2 1911 Liverpool City Council election#South Scotland
  21. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 402" . Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  22. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 89" . Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  23. 1 2 3 1912 Liverpool City Council election#Exchange
  24. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 509" . Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  25. ↑ 1912 Liverpool City Council election#Great George
  26. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 90" . Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  27. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 91" . Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  28. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 428" . Retrieved 5 June 2017.
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