1925 Liverpool City Council election

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1925 Liverpool City Council election
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  1924 2 November 1925 (1925-11-02) 1926  

37 councillors' seats were up for election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 2 November 1925.

Contents

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

Eight of the thirty-seven seats up for election were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative 6802795
Liberal 12-2618
Catholic 18+1422
Labour 11+3112
Independent2+102
Protestant 2+102
Communist 0-100

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1925
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2322062%44%59,167
  Catholic 770+719%7.3%9,770
  Labour 431+211%36%48,153
  Liberal 102-23%5.9%7,905
  Protestant 110+13%2.4%3,185
 Independent110+13%2%

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1922 election results.

Abercromby

No. 9 Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edwin Thompson *unopposed
Registered electors 8,077
Conservative hold Swing

Aigburth

No. 17 Aigburth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wilfred Bowring Stoddart *unopposed
Registered electors 5,507
Conservative hold Swing

Allerton

No. 35 Allerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mrs. Gertrude Elizabeth Wilson1,04178%
Labour George Frederick Dutton29822%
Majority743
Registered electors 2,487
Turnout 1,33954%
Independent win (new seat)

Anfield

No. 29 Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Young Williamson *2,63349%
Liberal Walter Henry Cartwright1,34225%
Labour Joseph Jackson Cleary1,41626%
Majority1,291
Registered electors 9,493
Turnout 5,39157%
Conservative hold Swing

Breckfield

No. 30 Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward James Jones *2,82259%
Labour Thomas Joseph Conway Rowan1,96641%
Majority856
Registered electors 9,957
Turnout 4,78848%
Conservative hold Swing

Brunswick

No. 11 Brunswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Catholic John Alfred Kelly *unopposed
Registered electors 8,523
Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist Swing

Castle Street

No. 7 Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Sandeman Allen MP * Unopposed N/AN/A
Registered electors 2,586
Conservative hold

Dingle

No. 12 Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Wallace Kelly *5,31456%
Labour Mrs. Gertrude Annie Cole4,25244%
Majority1,062
Registered electors 14,466
Turnout 9,56666%
Conservative hold Swing

Edge Hill

No. 18 Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Wilson3,54255%
Conservative Robert John Hall *2,91645%
Majority626
Registered electors 12,571
Turnout 6,45851%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Everton

No. 21 Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Henry Walker *4,73259%
Conservative Alfred Hemmons3,32941%
Majority1,403
Registered electors 12,768
Turnout 8,06163%
Labour hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Catholic Peter Kavanagh *unopposed
Registered electors 2,805
Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist Swing

Fairfield

No. 31 Fairfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur John Chapman-Durrant2,81357%
Labour Victor Harold Edgar Baker1,34627%
Liberal Edward Darius Roberts81416%
Majority1,467
Registered electors 9,445
Turnout 4,97353%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Fazakerley

No. 27 Fazakerley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis Samuel Henwood Ashcroft94456%
Labour Albert Frederick Johnson41024%
Protestant Rev. Harry Dixon Longbottom 34120%
Majority534
Registered electors 2,886
Turnout 1,69559%
Conservative hold Swing

Garston

No. 37 Garston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edmund Robert Thompson *2,01057%
Labour James Lawrenson1,52143%
Majority489
Registered electors 6,175
Turnout 3,53157%
Conservative hold Swing

Granby

No. 14 Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Frederick Charles Bowring *2,85162%
Labour William Henrty Barton1,73438%
Majority1,117
Registered electors 9,450
Turnout 4,58549%
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

No. 10 Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Catholic Thomas Owen Ruddin *1,19968%
Labour Alfred James Ward56132%
Majority638
Registered electors 4,645
Turnout 1,76038%
Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist Swing

Kensington

No. 19 Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Hughes Rutherford *3,40360%
Labour Richard Austin Rockliffe2,31040%
Majority1,093
Registered electors 10,874
Turnout 5,71353%
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkdale

No. 24 Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Garnett Sheldon *3,82477%
ex-ServiceJohn Dodd1,16523%
Majority2,659
Registered electors 15,740
Turnout 4,98932%
Conservative hold Swing

Little Woolton

No. 39 Little Woolton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rupert Henry Bremner *26794%
Labour John Henry Naylor Junr.166%
Majority251
Registered electors 443
Turnout 28364%
Conservative hold Swing

Low Hill

No. 20 Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Fred Robinson2,88051%
Conservative Robert Edward Bibby Trevor2,81849%
Majority62
Registered electors 10,392
Turnout 5,69855%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Netherfield

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant John Walker *2,84458%
Labour George Chadwick2,02342%
Majority821
Registered electors 11,753
Turnout 4,86741%
Protestant gain from Patriotic Labour

North Scotland

No. 2 North Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Catholic Mgr. Thomas George3,46585%
Labour Richard McCann *61715%
Independent John Kearney2556%
Majority2,848
Registered electors 8,121
Turnout 4,08250%
Catholic gain from Labour Swing

Old Swan

No. 32 Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Waterworth *3,19366%
Labour Robert Joseph McDonnall1,64834%
Majority1,545
Registered electors 11,996
Turnout 4,84140%
Conservative hold Swing

Prince's Park

No. 13 Prince's Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Mawdsley Ritchie *3,25964%
Labour Robert Dixon-Smith1,81536%
Majority1,444
Registered electors 9,344
Turnout 5,07454%
Conservative hold Swing

Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Wafer Byrne *2,82963%
Catholic William Henry McGuiness1,69537%
Majority1,134
Registered electors 8,995
Turnout 4,52450%
Labour gain from Irish Nationalist Swing

St. Anne's

No. 6 St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Catholic James Farrell Jnr.2,09348%
Labour Maurice Eschwege1,54536%
Communist John Nield *70516%
Independent John Corcoran271%
Majority548
Registered electors 8,639
Turnout 4,34350%
Catholic gain from Independent Labour Swing

St. Domingo

No. 23 St. Domingo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas White *3,56568%
Liberal Mrs. Sarah Anne McArd1,64832%
Majority1,917
Registered electors 11,130
Turnout 5,21347%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 8 St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert Wolfe Levy *76657%
Labour John Loughlin36927%
Independent Frederick Bowman20715%
Majority397
Registered electors 2,947
Turnout 1,34246%
Conservative hold Swing

Sefton Park East

No. 15 Sefton Park East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sir Arnold Rushton *unopposed
Registered electors 8,899
Conservative hold Swing

Sefton Park West

No. 16 Sefton Park West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Graham Reece2,05156%
Liberal Hugh Reynolds Rathbone 1,58044%
Majority47112%
Registered electors 6,047
Turnout 3,63160%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

South Scotland

No. 3 South Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Catholic Michael O'Mahony *3,01365%
Labour Edward Campbell1,64635%
Majority1,367
Registered electors 8,468
Turnout 4,65955%
Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist Swing

Vauxhall

No. 4 Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Catholic Thomas Arthur Murphy *unopposed
Registered electors 3,848
Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist Swing

Walton

No. 25 Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Swiftunopposed
Registered electors 13,042
Conservative hold Swing

Warbreck

No. 26 Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexander Critchley3,51568%
Labour Francis Lavery1,67332%
Majority1,842
Registered electors 11,430
Turnout 5,18845%
Conservative hold Swing

Wavertree

No. 34 Wavertree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Angers *2,86050%
Labour William Sidney Dytor1,59828%
Liberal Ernest Eric Edwards1,31823%
Majority1,262
Registered electors 11,603
Turnout 5,77650%
Conservative hold Swing

Wavertree West

No. 33 Wavertree West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Morey Paul2,41457%
Labour Herbert Edward Rose1,79443%
Majority620
Registered electors 8,555
Turnout 4,20849%
Conservative hold Swing

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Duncan French *4,45169%
Labour George Henry Boothman1,96431%
Majority2,847
Registered electors 14,321
Turnout 6,41545%
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Aldermanic Elections

Aldermanic Election 9 November 1925

The term of office of Alderman William Albert Robinson (Labour, last elected as an alderman on 10 November 1919) [13] expired on this date.

At the Council meeting on 9 November 1925 there were two candidates nominated to fill this position: William Albert Robinson and Councillor Patrick Jeremiah Kelly (Catholic, South Scotland, elected as an Irish Nationalist on 1 November 1924). [14] The result of a poll of Councillors was :

Aldermanic Election 9 November 1925
PartyNameVotesPercentage
Catholic Councillor Patrick Jeremiah Kelly1554%
Labour William Albert Robinson1346%

[15] [16]

Aldermanic Election 3 February 1926

Caused by the death on 14 December 1925 of Alderman Arthur Crosthwaite (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920). [17] [18]

In a poll of councillors on 3 February 1926, Councillor James Conrad Cross (Conservative, last elected as a councillor on 1 November 1924) [19] was elected in his place.

Aldermanic Election 3 February 1926
PartyNameVotesPercentage
Conservative Councillor James Conrad Cross5887%
Labour William Albert Robinson913%

[20] [21]

By-elections

No. 30 Breckfield, 1 December 1925

Caused by the death on 20 October 1925 of Councillor Alfred Griffiths (Conservative, Breckfield, elected 1 November 1923). [22] [23]

No. 30 Breckfield 1 December 1925
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant Rev. Harry Dixon Longbottom 2,45153%
Labour William Albert Robinson2,17547%
Majority2766%N/A
Registered electors 9,957
Turnout 4,62646%
Protestant gain from Conservative Swing

[24] [25]

No. 25 Walton, Tuesday 16 February 1926

Following the death of Alderman Arthur Crosthwaite on 14 December 1925, [18] Councillor James Conrad Cross (Conservative, last elected as a councillor on 1 November 1924) [19] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 3 February 1926. [26]

No. 25 Walton Tuesday 16 February 1926
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert John Hallunopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

[27] [28]

No. 26 Warbreck, 18 February 1926

Caused by the death on 31 January 1926 of Councillor John Albert Thompson (Conservative, elected 1 November 1923) [29] [20]

No. 26 Warbreck 18 February 1926
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Jude2,01659%
Labour Francis Lavery1,39441%
Majority622
Registered electors 11,430
Turnout 3,41030%
Conservative hold Swing

[30] [31]

No. 18 Edge Hill, Tuesday 20 April 1926

Caused by the death on 18 March 1926 of Councillor Daniel Charles Williams (Conservative, Edge Hill, elected 1 November 1923) [32]

No. 18 Edge Hill Tuesday 20 April 1926
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Smith3,04554%
Conservative Alan Layfield2,64246%
Majority403
Registered electors 12,571
Turnout 5,68745%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

[33] [34]

No. 28 West Derby,

Caused by the death on 21 July 1926 of Councillor Frederick William Riley (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1923) [35] [36]

No. 28 West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Majority
Registered electors 14,321
Turnout
gain from Swing

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