1924 Liverpool City Council election

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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Saturday 1 November 1924.

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

A second seat was added for the Allerton ward.

Eleven of the thirty-eight seats up for election were uncontested.

As the election was held on a Saturday, the Ballot Act allowed the presiding officer to mark the ballot paper for those people who declared themselves to be of the Jewish Faith.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative  ?? ?? ?? ??
Liberal  ?? ?? ?? ??
Irish Nationalist  ?? ?? ?? ??
Labour  ?? ?? ?? ??
Protestant  ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1924
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2322059%43%52,070
  Labour 740+418%40%47,986
  Liberal 422010%7.8%9,346
  Irish Nationalist 302-28%5.8%6,943
  Protestant 10003%2.1%2,542
 Independent110+13%1.05%1,260
  National Liberal 003-30%0%0

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1921 election results.

Abercromby

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

Aigburth

No. 17 Aigburth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward James Deaneunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Allerton

No. 35 Allerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Alfred Strong *80364%
Liberal Frank Williams44636%
Majority357
Registered electors 2,277
Turnout 1,24955%
Conservative win (new seat)

Anfield

No. 29 Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Gordon Snowden Gordon2,26843%
Liberal William Bowring Stoddart *2,06039%
Labour John Badlay89717%
Majority208
Registered electors 9,500
Turnout 5,22555%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Breckfield

No. 30 Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Henry Burton *3,00068%
Labour Charles Wilson1,42532%
Majority1,575
Registered electors 9,708
Turnout 4,42546%
Conservative hold Swing

Brunswick

No. 11 Brunswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Luke Hogan *3,22869%
Conservative Benjamin Fisher1,45631%
Majority1,772
Registered electors 8,454
Turnout 4,68455%
Labour hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 7 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Dentonunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Childwall

No. 38 Childwall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert John Davis *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Dingle

No. 12 Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Bennett Brown *5,61962%
Labour Robert Joseph McDonnell3,50238%
Majority2,117
Registered electors 14,408
Turnout 9,12163%
Conservative hold Swing

Edge Hill

No. 18 Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Tissyman 3,37351%
Conservative James Jude *3,19349%
Majority180
Registered electors 12,421
Turnout 6,56653%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Everton

No. 21 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bertie Victor Kirby 3,79054%
Conservative Maj. Henry Adam Proctor3,24346%
Independent David Dolovitz510.72%
Majority5478%N/A
Registered electors 12,596
Turnout 7,08456%
Labour gain from National Liberal Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist John Quinn *unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Fairfield

No. 31 Fairfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles Sydney Jones Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Liberal gain from Conservative

Fazakerley

No. 27 Fazakerley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Herbert Charters *1,05566%
Labour Albert Nicholas Denaro53934%
Majority516
Registered electors 2,775
Turnout 1,59457%
Conservative hold Swing

Garston

No. 37 Garston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Atkin *2,13752%
Labour Robert Philip Edmunds1,50636%
Liberal William James Ireland49012%
Majority631
Registered electors 6,040
Turnout 4,13368%
Conservative hold Swing

Granby

No. 14 Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs. Rosa Hoch2,02641%
Labour Charles Burden1,93740%
Liberal Samuel Skelton sen.92319%
Majority89
Registered electors 9,425
Turnout 4,88752%
Conservative hold Swing

Great George

No. 10 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Thomas Joseph Marner *unopposed
Registered electors
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Kensington

No. 19 Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Baxter3,20455%
Labour Frederick Thomas Richardson2,62345%
Majority581
Registered electors 10,724
Turnout 5,82754%
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkdale

No. 24 Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Porter4,79467%
Labour Frederick Jones2,32633%
Majority2,468
Registered electors 15,312
Turnout 7,12046%
Conservative hold Swing

Low Hill

No. 20 Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alfred Gaskell Alsop *2,68452%
Labour Thomas Joseph Rowan2,48448%
Majority200
Registered electors 10,268
Turnout 5,16850%
Conservative hold Swing

Much Woolton

No. 36 Much Woolton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Robert Gladstone *78569%
Labour Charles Jabez Edwards34631%
Majority439
Registered electors 1,691
Turnout 1,13167%
Independent gain from National Liberal Swing

Netherfield

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alfred Michael Urding *4,35873%
Labour George Chadwick1,61727%
Majority2,741
Registered electors 11,548
Turnout 5,97552%
Conservative hold Swing

North Scotland

No. 2 North Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Gilbert Logan *3,40382%
Irish Nationalist Mrs. Elizabeth Geraghty73418%
Majority2,669
Registered electors 8,178
Turnout 4,13751%
Labour gain from Irish Nationalist Swing

Old Swan

No. 32 Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Parry Thomas3,39468%
Labour John Edward Sunners1,61632%
Majority1,778
Registered electors 11,733
Turnout 5,01043%
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%±%
Labour Thomas Dakin2,12053%
Irish Nationalist William Henry McGuiness1,85547%
Majority265
Registered electors 8,803
Turnout 3,97545%
Labour gain from Irish Nationalist Swing

St. Anne's

No. 6 St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Sexton MP *1,56753%
Irish Nationalist James Farrell jun.1,32245%
Independent John Young250.85%
Independent John Corcoran210.72%
Majority245
Registered electors 9,556
Turnout 2,93531%
Labour hold Swing

St. Domingo

No. 23 St. Domingo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant Albert Clayton *2,54261%
Labour George Williams1,59739%
Majority945
Registered electors 10,926
Turnout 4,13938%
Protestant hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 8 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Burton William Eills *84668%
Independent Frederick H. U. Bowman39932%
Majority447
Registered electors 2,892
Turnout 1,24543%
Liberal hold Swing

Sefton Park East

No. 15 Sefton Park East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Edward Holme *2,66267%
Labour Alexander Maver Finlason1,31233%
Majority1,350
Registered electors 8,905
Turnout 3,97445%
Conservative hold Swing

Sefton Park West

No. 16 Sefton Park West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Miss Mabel Fletcher * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

South Scotland

No. 3 South Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeremiah O'Donoghue2,41957%
Irish Nationalist Patrick Jeremiah Kelly *1,83243%
Majority587
Registered electors 8,360
Turnout 4,25151%
Labour gain from Irish Nationalist Swing

Vauxhall

No. 4 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Irish Nationalist Joseph Belger *1,20074%
Labour Richard McCann42226%
Majority778
Registered electors 3,821
Turnout 4,25142%
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Walton

No. 25 Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Conrad Cross *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Warbreck

No. 26 Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Edward West *unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal gain from National Liberal Swing

Wavertree

No. 34 Wavertree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Morris Griffith *2,55667%
Labour Arthur Charles Crosby1,28733%
Majority1,269
Registered electors 11,070
Turnout 3,84335%
Liberal hold Swing

Wavertree West

No. 33 Wavertree West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Henry Barker *2,09547%
Labour Herbert Edward Rose1,36531%
Liberal John Richard Hobhouse1,00923%
Majority730
Registered electors 8,625
Turnout 4,46952%
Conservative hold Swing

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hickman Dovener *4,07964%
Labour George Henry Boothman1,28520%
Liberal Samuel Skelton jun.1,01516%
Majority2,794
Registered electors 13,800
Turnout 6,37946%
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Aldermanic Elections

Aldermanic Election 10 November 1924

Caused by the death of Alderman William Boote (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920) [10] on 8 December 1923 [11]

In his place Councillor Henry Alexander Cole JP (Conservative, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1922) [12] of "The Homestead", Vyner Road, Bidston, Cheshire, was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 10 November 1924 [6] [13] [14]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Conservative Henry Alexander Cole JP1926

Aldermanic Election for No. 35 Allerton 10 November 1924

Pursuant of sub-section (4) of section 18 of the Liverpool Corporation Act 1921 (11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. lxxiv), Councillor Henry Morley Miller (Conservative, Aigurth, elected 1 November 1922) [15] of 2 Riverside Road, Aigburth, Liverpool, was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 10 November 1924 [14] [16] [17]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Conservative Henry Morley MillerNo. 35 Allerton1930

Aldermanic Elections 3 June 1925

Caused by the resignation of Alderman Frederick James Rawlinson (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920) [10] which was reported to the council on 6 May 1925. [18]

In whose place Councillor Albert Edward Jacob MP (Unionist, Aigburth, elected 1 November 1923) [19] was elected as an alderman by the council on 3 June 1925. [20]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Unionist Albert Edward Jacob MP No. 5 Exchange1926

Caused by the death of Alderman Joseph Harrison Jones (Liberal, elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920) [10] on 21 November 1924. [21]

In whose place Councillor Herber Reynolds Rathbone (Liberal, Sefton Park West, last elected 1 November 1922) [22] on 3 June 1925 [20]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Liberal Herber Reynolds Rathbone1926

Aldermanic Election 1 July 1925

Caused by the death of alderman John Gregory Taggart (Irish Nationalist, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1923), [23] in whose place Councillor John Clancy (Irish Nationalist, North Scotland, elected 1 November 1922) [24] was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 1 July 1925. [25] [26]

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires
Irish Nationalist John Clancy1929

By-elections

No. 8 St. Peter's 20 November 1924

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Henry Alexander Cole JP (Conservative, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1922) [12] on 10 November 1924, [6] [13] [14] following the death of Alderman William Boote (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920) [10] on 8 December 1923 . [11]

No. 8 St. Peter's 20 November 1924
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert Wolfe Levy69551%
Independent Frederick Bowman36927%
Charles Wilson28621%
Majority613
Registered electors 2,892
Turnout 1,35047%
Conservative hold Swing

[27]

The term of office to expire on 1 November 1925.

No. 35 Aigburth, 28 November 1924

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Henry Morley Miller (Conservative, Aigurth, elected 1 November 1922) [15] on 10 November 1924 [14] [16] [17]

No. 17 Aigburth 28 November 1924
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wilfrid Bowring Stoddartunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

[28]

The term of office to expire on 1 November 1925.

No. 31 Fairfield, 15 December 1924

Caused by the death of Councillor James Hughes (National Liberal, Fairfield, elected 1 November 1923) [29] on 21 November 1924 [21]

No. 31 Fairfield 15 December 1924
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Barry1,84256%
Liberal John Richard Hobhouse1,43244%
Majority410
Registered electors
Turnout 3,274
Conservative gain from National Liberal Swing

[30] [31]

The term of office to expire on 1 November 1926.

No. 20 Low Hill, 19 February 1925

Caused by the death of Councillor Ellis Keyser Yates (Conservative, Low Hill, elected 1 November 1922) [32] on 29 January 1925 . [33]

No. 20 Low Hill 19 February 1925
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Edward Bibby Tevor1,94851%
Labour Fred Robinson1,88649%
Majority62
Registered electors 10,268
Turnout 3,83437%
Conservative hold Swing

[34] [35] [36]

The term of office to end on 1 November 1925.

No. 17 Aigburth, 23 June 1925

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Albert Edward Jacob MP (Unionist, Aigburth, elected 1 November 1923) [19] who was elected as an alderman by the council on 3 June 1925, [20] following the resignation of Alderman Frederick James Rawlinson (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920) [10] which was reported to the council on 6 May 1925. [18]

No. 17 Aigburth 23 June 1925
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Stanley Metcalfeunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative gain from Unionist Swing

[25] [37] [38]

The term of office to end on 1 November 1926.

No. 2 North Scotland, 8 August 1925

Caused by the election by the councillors as an alderman of Councillor John Clancy (Irish Nationalist, North Scotland, elected 1 November 1922) [24] on 1 July 1925, [25] [26] following the death of alderman John Gregory Taggart (Irish Nationalist, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1923). [23]

No. 2 North Scotland 8 August 1925
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard McCann1,85066%
Irish Nationalist Fredrick William Tucker93534%
Majority915
Registered electors 8,178
Turnout 2,78534%
Labour gain from Irish Nationalist Swing

[39] [40] [41] [42]

Mersey Tunnel Referendum 7 May 1925

The following resolution was put to a poll of the Electors on 7 May 1925 :

"That the Electors of the City of Liverpool hereby consent to the promotion of the Bill intituled 'An Act to authorise the construction of a Tunnel under the River Mersey between Liverpool and Birkenhead; and for other purposes.'"

Mersey Tunnel PollVotes%
For the Resolution79,90692%
Against the Resolution6,9378%
Majority72,969
Number of Electors315,859
Turnout86,84327%

[43]

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  8. ↑ (Liverpool) Daily Courier 3 November 1924
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  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Liverpool Aldermanic Election 1920
  11. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1923-1924 page 72" . Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  12. 1 2 Liverpool, St. Peter's election 1 November 1924
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  14. 1 2 3 4 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 7" . Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  15. 1 2 Liverpool Aigburth election 1 November 1922
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  18. 1 2 "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 296" . Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  19. 1 2 1923 Liverpool City Council election#Aigburth
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  22. ↑ 1922 Liverpool City Council election#Sefton Park West
  23. 1 2 1923 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1923
  24. 1 2 1922 Liverpool City Council election#North Scotland
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