1921 Liverpool City Council election

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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1921.

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One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years.

Eight of the 37 seats up for election were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative 57+42483
Irish Nationalists 20+3222
Labour 12-6214
Coalition Liberal 11+1314
Liberal 5-349
Independent 3003
Protestant 1+101

[1] [2]

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1921
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2010+154%43%51,639
  Irish Nationalist 610+116%7.8%9,375
  National Liberal 410+111%8%9,607
  Liberal 30008%8%9,582
  Labour 204-45%27%32,927
  Protestant 110+13%2.5%3,008
  Middle Class Union 00000%1.8%2,168
  Communist 00000%1.1%1,274
  Anti-Waste League 00000%1.1%518
  Independent 00000%0.24%283

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 9 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Thomas Robertsunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Aigburth

No. 17 Aigburth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Ritchie1,95567%
Middle Class Union William James Austin97433%
Majority981
Registered electors 4,612
Turnout 2,92964%
Conservative hold Swing

Anfield

No. 29 Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Wilfred Bowring Stoddart *1,95041%
Conservative Albert Morrow1,92741%
Labour Mrs. Julia Gertrude Taylor87018%
Majority23
Registered electors 9,246
Turnout 4,74751%
Liberal hold Swing

Breckfield

No. 30 Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Henry Burton3,81175%
Labour William Smith1,28125%
Majority2,530
Registered electors 9,624
Turnout 5,09253%
Conservative hold Swing

Brunswick

No. 11 Brunswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Luke Hogan2,17159%
Conservative Ernest Edward Jacks1,50341%
Majority668
Registered electors 7,576
Turnout 3,67448%
Labour hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 7 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard George Houghunopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Childwall

No. 38 Childwall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert John Davis *47969%
Labour John Mouat Robertson21431%
Majority265
Registered electors 952
Turnout 69373%
Conservative win (new seat)

Dingle

No. 12 Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Pemberton Coslettunopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Edge Hill

No.No. 18 Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Jude3,36452%
Labour Robert Tissyman3,05548%
Majority309
Registered electors 11,652
Turnout 6,41955%
Conservative hold Swing

Everton

No. 21 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Thomas Dugdale Stubbs2,94754%
Labour John Henry Naylor *2,53546%
Majority412
Registered electors 11,768
Turnout 5,48247%
National Liberal gain from Labour Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist John Quinn94853%
Liberal Charles Sydney Jones *84047%
Majority108
Registered electors 2,664
Turnout 1,78867%
Irish Nationalist gain from Liberal Swing

Fairfield

No. 31 Fairfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Dowd2,56655%
Liberal George Edward Travis2,12745%
Majority439
Registered electors 9,140
Turnout 4,69351%
Conservative hold Swing

Fazakerley

No. 27 Fazakerley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Herbert Charters90164%
Labour Robert Watson49836%
Majority403
Registered electors 2,411
Turnout 1,39958%
Conservative win (new seat)

Garston

No. 37 Garston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Atkin2,08258%
Labour William Henry Paulson1,52542%
Majority557
Registered electors 5,318
Turnout 3,60768%
Conservative hold Swing

Granby

No. 14 Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
James Waterworthunopposed
Registered electors
Swing

Great George

No. 10 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Thomas Joseph Marner1,29957%
Liberal William Henry Broad70331%
Independent George Henry Bennett28312%
Majority596
Registered electors 4,006
Turnout 2,28557%
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Kensington

No. 19 Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Gordon3,51264%
Labour Joseph Mooney1,95536%
Majority1,557
Registered electors 10,492
Turnout 5,46752%
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkdale

No. 24 Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Lucas Rankin4,57771%
Labour Frederick Jones1,85529%
Majority2,722
Registered electors 14,363
Turnout 6,43245%
Conservative hold Swing

Low Hill

No. 20 Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alfred Gaskell Alsop2,87657%
Labour George Nelson *2,12643%
Majority750
Registered electors 9,695
Turnout 5,00252%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Much Woolton

No. 36 Much Woolton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Robert Gladstone77662%
Labour Charles Jabez Edwards47538%
Majority301
Registered electors 1,600
Turnout 1,25178%
National Liberal hold Swing

Netherfield

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Edward Davies *3,69686%
Labour Vincent Lloyd59814%
Majority3,098
Registered electors 10,615
Turnout 4,29440%
Conservative hold Swing

North Scotland

No. 2 North Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist James Bolger *3,63498%
Liberal Walter Henry Davies852%
Majority3,549
Registered electors 7,379
Turnout 3,71950%
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Old Swan

No. 32 Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Edwards *3,59869%
Labour William John Daniel1,61931%
Majority1,979
Registered electors 10,866
Turnout 5,21748%
Conservative hold Swing

Prince's Park

No. 13 Prince's Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Miss Margaret Beavan * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist John Cunningham *2,18178%
Liberal Joseph Edward Freeman60022%
Majority1,581
Registered electors 8,603
Turnout 2,78132%
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

St. Anne's

No. 6 St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Sexton *1,68557%
Communist John Neild1,27443%
Majority411
Registered electors 7,013
Turnout 2,95942%
Labour hold Swing

St. Domingo

No. 23 St. Domingo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant Albert Clayton3,00870%
Labour Charles Wilson *1,27730%
Majority1,731
Registered electors 10,431
Turnout 4,28541%
Protestant gain from Labour Swing

St. Peter's

No. 8 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Burton William Eillsunopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

Sefton Park East

No. 15 Sefton Park East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Edward Holme2,17048%
Liberal Miss Jessie Jardine Beavan1,67137%
Middle Class Union William Thomas Oversby69615%
Majority499
Registered electors 8,569
Turnout 4,53753%
Conservative hold Swing

Sefton Park West

No. 16 Sefton Park West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Miss Mabel Fletcher *1,82564%
Anti-Waste League Mrs. Emma Louisa Scaiff51818%
Middle Class Union Amys Benjamin Harper49818%
Majority1,307
Registered electors 5,809
Turnout 2,84149%
Conservative hold Swing

South Scotland

No. 3 South Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Patrick Jeremiah Kellyunopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 4 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Joseph Belger1,31392%
Liberal Albert Maccabe1158%
Majority1,198
Registered electors 3,530
Turnout 1,42840%
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Walton

No. 25 Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Conrad Crossunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Warbreck

No. 26 Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal Edward West3,81178%
Labour John Henry Mawdesley1,08222%
Majority2,729
Registered electors 10,746
Turnout 4,89346%
National Liberal hold Swing

Wavertree

No. 34 Wavertree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
National Liberal John Morris Griffith2,07343%
Liberal Hugh Frame1,49131%
Labour George Henry Boothman1,26526%
Majority582
Registered electors 9,600
Turnout 4,82950%
National Liberal hold Swing

Wavertree West

No. 33 Wavertree West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sidney Stanley Dawson2,96767%
Labour Charles Matthew Belk1,47033%
Majority1,497
Registered electors 8,213
Turnout 4,43754%
Conservative hold Swing

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William James Bailes *3,46872%
Labour Charles Henry Taunton1,32728%
Majority2,141
Registered electors 9,282
Turnout 4,79552%
Conservative hold Swing

[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Aldermanic Elections

Aldermanic Election 7 December 1921

Caused by the death of Alderman George Jeremy Lynskey (Irish Nationalist, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920) [10] on 27 October 1921, [11] in whose place Councillor Thomas Burke JP (Irish Nationalist, Vauxhall, last elected as a councillor on 1 November 1919 [12] was elected by the Council as an alderman on 7 December 1921. [13]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Conservative Thomas Burke JPNo. 4 Vauxhall1926

Aldermanic Elections 1 February 1922

Caused by the death of Alderman Edward James Chevalier JP (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920) [10] on 26 October 1921, [14] in whose place Councillor Robert Lowry Burns (Party?, Princes Park, last elected as a councillor 14 March 1921) [15] was elected by the Council as an alderman on 1 February 1922 [16] [17] [18]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Robert Lowry BurnsNo. 32 Old Swan1926

Vacancy caused by the death of Alderman Simon Jude (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1913) [19] on 31 December 1921, [20] in whose place Councillor Robert Charles Herman (Conservative, Warbreck, last elected as a councillor 1 November 1919, [21] Pharmacist of 2 Ullet Road, Liverpool, was elected by the Council as an alderman on 1 February 1922 [18] [22]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Conservative Robert Charles HermanNo. 33 Wavertree West1923

Aldermanic Election

Caused by the death of Alderman Edward Hatton Cookson (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1913) [19] on 26 March1922 [23]

Aldermanic Election

Caused by the death of Alderman Richard Dart (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1913 ) [19] on 9 May 1922. [24]

By-elections

No. 4 Vauxhall 5 January 1921

Caused by the election by the Council as an alderman of Councillor Thomas Burke JP (Irish Nationalist, Vauxhall, last elected as a councillor on 1 November 1919 [12] on 7 December 1921 , [13] following the death of Alderman George Jeremy Lynskey (Irish Nationalist, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920 ) [10] on 27 October 1921 . [11]

No. 4 Vauxhall 5 January 1921
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Thomas Arthur Murphyunopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

[16]

No. 13 Princes Park 14 February 1922

Caused by the election as an alderman by the Council of Councillor Robert Lowry Burns (Party?, Princes Park, last elected as a councillor 14 March 1921) [15] on 1 February 1922, [16] [17] [18] following the death of Alderman Edward James Chevalier JP (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920) [10] on 26 October 1921 [14]

No. 13 Prince's Park 14 February 1922
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alfred Woodunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Swing

[25] [26]

No. 26 Warbreck 14 February 1922

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Robert Charles Herman (Conservative, Warbreck, last elected as a councillor 1 November 1919 [21] on 1 February 1922, [18] [22] following the death of Alderman Simon Jude (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1913) [19] on 31 December 1921. [20]

No. 26 Warbreck 14 February 1922
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Bartholomew Herman1,90576%
John Williams59634%
Majority1,309
Registered electors
Turnout 2,501
Conservative hold Swing

[26] [27]

No. 34 Wavertree 4 April 1922

Caused by the death of Councillor Peter Gill (Conservative, Wavertree, elected 1 November 1919) [28] on 8 February 1922 [29]

No. 34 Wavertree 4 April 1922
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Angers1,78568%
Labour George Boothman84632%
Majority938
Registered electors
Turnout 2,631
Conservative hold Swing

[23] [30]

No. 28 West Derby 4 April 1922

Caused by the death of Councillor William James Bailes (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1921) [31] on 22 February 1922 [32]

No. 28 West Derby 4 April 1922
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William John Lunt Cross2,18570%
Labour Charles Henry Taunton95230%
Majority1,233
Registered electors
Turnout 3,137
Conservative hold Swing

[30] [33]

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References

  1. ↑ "Liverpool Courier 2 November 1921 (1)" . Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Liverpool Courier 2 November 1921 (2)" . Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 front page" . Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 1" . Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 2" . Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 3" . Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 4" . Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  8. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury 2 November 1921
  9. ↑ (Liverpool) Daily Courier 2 November 1921
  10. 1 2 3 4 1920 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1920
  11. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 7" . Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  12. 1 2 1919 Liverpool City Council election#Vauxhall
  13. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 68" . Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  14. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 6" . Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  15. 1 2 1920 Liverpool City Council election#No. 13 Princes Park, 14 March 1921
  16. 1 2 3 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 136" . Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  17. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 137" . Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 138" . Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  19. 1 2 3 4 1913 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1913
  20. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 108" . Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  21. 1 2 1919 Liverpool City Council election#Warbreck
  22. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 139" . Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  23. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 234" . Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  24. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 300" . Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  25. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 192" . Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  26. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 193" . Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  27. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 194" . Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  28. ↑ 1919 Liverpool City Council election#Wavertree
  29. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1920-1921 page 181" . Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  30. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 235" . Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  31. ↑ 1921 Liverpool City Council election#West Derby
  32. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1920-1921 page 192" . Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  33. ↑ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 236" . Retrieved 20 July 2017.
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