1925 Liverpool City Council election

1925 Liverpool City Council election

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37 councillors' seats were up for election

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

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:

Party		Councillors	±	Aldermen	Total
	Conservative	68	0	27	95
	Liberal	12	-2	6	18
	Catholic	18	+1	4	22
	Labour	11	+3	1	12
	Independent	2	+1	0	2
	Protestant	2	+1	0	2
	Communist	0	-1	0	0

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1925

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	23	2	2	0	62%	44%	59,167
	Catholic	7	7	0	+7	19%	7.3%	9,770
	Labour	4	3	1	+2	11%	36%	48,153
	Liberal	1	0	2	-2	3%	5.9%	7,905
	Protestant	1	1	0	+1	3%	2.4%	3,185
	Independent	1	1	0	+1	3%	2%

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1922 election results.

Abercromby

No. 9 Abercromby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edwin Thompson *	unopposed
Registered electors			8,077
	Conservative hold		Swing

Aigburth

No. 17 Aigburth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wilfred Bowring Stoddart *	unopposed
Registered electors			5,507
	Conservative hold		Swing

Allerton

No. 35 Allerton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mrs. Gertrude Elizabeth Wilson	1,041	78%
	Labour	George Frederick Dutton	298	22%
Majority			743
Registered electors			2,487
Turnout			1,339	54%
	Independent win (new seat)

Anfield

No. 29 Anfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Young Williamson *	2,633	49%
	Liberal	Walter Henry Cartwright	1,342	25%
	Labour	Joseph Jackson Cleary	1,416	26%
Majority			1,291
Registered electors			9,493
Turnout			5,391	57%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Breckfield

No. 30 Breckfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward James Jones *	2,822	59%
	Labour	Thomas Joseph Conway Rowan	1,966	41%
Majority			856
Registered electors			9,957
Turnout			4,788	48%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brunswick

No. 11 Brunswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Catholic	John Alfred Kelly *	unopposed
Registered electors			8,523
	Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist		Swing

Castle Street

No. 7 Castle Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Sandeman Allen MP *	Unopposed	N/A	N/A
Registered electors			2,586
	Conservative hold

Dingle

No. 12 Dingle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Wallace Kelly *	5,314	56%
	Labour	Mrs. Gertrude Annie Cole	4,252	44%
Majority			1,062
Registered electors			14,466
Turnout			9,566	66%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Edge Hill

No. 18 Edge Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charles Wilson	3,542	55%
	Conservative	Robert John Hall *	2,916	45%
Majority			626
Registered electors			12,571
Turnout			6,458	51%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Everton

No. 21 Everton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Henry Walker *	4,732	59%
	Conservative	Alfred Hemmons	3,329	41%
Majority			1,403
Registered electors			12,768
Turnout			8,061	63%
	Labour hold		Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Catholic	Peter Kavanagh *	unopposed
Registered electors			2,805
	Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist		Swing

Fairfield

No. 31 Fairfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur John Chapman-Durrant	2,813	57%
	Labour	Victor Harold Edgar Baker	1,346	27%
	Liberal	Edward Darius Roberts	814	16%
Majority			1,467
Registered electors			9,445
Turnout			4,973	53%
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Fazakerley

No. 27 Fazakerley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Francis Samuel Henwood Ashcroft	944	56%
	Labour	Albert Frederick Johnson	410	24%
	Protestant	Rev. Harry Dixon Longbottom	341	20%
Majority			534
Registered electors			2,886
Turnout			1,695	59%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Garston

No. 37 Garston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edmund Robert Thompson *	2,010	57%
	Labour	James Lawrenson	1,521	43%
Majority			489
Registered electors			6,175
Turnout			3,531	57%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Granby

No. 14 Granby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frederick Charles Bowring *	2,851	62%
	Labour	William Henrty Barton	1,734	38%
Majority			1,117
Registered electors			9,450
Turnout			4,585	49%
	Liberal hold		Swing

Great George

No. 10 Great George

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Catholic	Thomas Owen Ruddin *	1,199	68%
	Labour	Alfred James Ward	561	32%
Majority			638
Registered electors			4,645
Turnout			1,760	38%
	Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist		Swing

Kensington

No. 19 Kensington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Hughes Rutherford *	3,403	60%
	Labour	Richard Austin Rockliffe	2,310	40%
Majority			1,093
Registered electors			10,874
Turnout			5,713	53%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kirkdale

No. 24 Kirkdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Garnett Sheldon *	3,824	77%
	ex-Service	John Dodd	1,165	23%
Majority			2,659
Registered electors			15,740
Turnout			4,989	32%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Little Woolton

No. 39 Little Woolton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Rupert Henry Bremner *	267	94%
	Labour	John Henry Naylor Junr.	16	6%
Majority			251
Registered electors			443
Turnout			283	64%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Low Hill

No. 20 Low Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fred Robinson	2,880	51%
	Conservative	Robert Edward Bibby Trevor	2,818	49%
Majority			62
Registered electors			10,392
Turnout			5,698	55%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Netherfield

No. 22 Netherfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protestant	John Walker *	2,844	58%
	Labour	George Chadwick	2,023	42%
Majority			821
Registered electors			11,753
Turnout			4,867	41%
	Protestant gain from Patriotic Labour

North Scotland

No. 2 North Scotland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Catholic	Mgr. Thomas George	3,465	85%
	Labour	Richard McCann *	617	15%
	Independent	John Kearney	255	6%
Majority			2,848
Registered electors			8,121
Turnout			4,082	50%
	Catholic gain from Labour		Swing

Old Swan

No. 32 Old Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Waterworth *	3,193	66%
	Labour	Robert Joseph McDonnall	1,648	34%
Majority			1,545
Registered electors			11,996
Turnout			4,841	40%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Prince's Park

No. 13 Prince's Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Mawdsley Ritchie *	3,259	64%
	Labour	Robert Dixon-Smith	1,815	36%
Majority			1,444
Registered electors			9,344
Turnout			5,074	54%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas Wafer Byrne *	2,829	63%
	Catholic	William Henry McGuiness	1,695	37%
Majority			1,134
Registered electors			8,995
Turnout			4,524	50%
	Labour gain from Irish Nationalist		Swing

St. Anne's

No. 6 St. Anne's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Catholic	James Farrell Jnr.	2,093	48%
	Labour	Maurice Eschwege	1,545	36%
	Communist	John Nield *	705	16%
	Independent	John Corcoran	27	1%
Majority			548
Registered electors			8,639
Turnout			4,343	50%
	Catholic gain from Independent Labour		Swing

St. Domingo

No. 23 St. Domingo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas White *	3,565	68%
	Liberal	Mrs. Sarah Anne McArd	1,648	32%
Majority			1,917
Registered electors			11,130
Turnout			5,213	47%
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Peter's

No. 8 St. Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Herbert Wolfe Levy *	766	57%
	Labour	John Loughlin	369	27%
	Independent	Frederick Bowman	207	15%
Majority			397
Registered electors			2,947
Turnout			1,342	46%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sefton Park East

No. 15 Sefton Park East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Arnold Rushton *	unopposed
Registered electors			8,899
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sefton Park West

No. 16 Sefton Park West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Graham Reece	2,051	56%
	Liberal	Hugh Reynolds Rathbone	1,580	44%
Majority			471	12%
Registered electors			6,047
Turnout			3,631	60%
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

South Scotland

No. 3 South Scotland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Catholic	Michael O'Mahony *	3,013	65%
	Labour	Edward Campbell	1,646	35%
Majority			1,367
Registered electors			8,468
Turnout			4,659	55%
	Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist		Swing

Vauxhall

No. 4 Vauxhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Catholic	Thomas Arthur Murphy *	unopposed
Registered electors			3,848
	Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist		Swing

Walton

No. 25 Walton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Swift	unopposed
Registered electors			13,042
	Conservative hold		Swing

Warbreck

No. 26 Warbreck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alexander Critchley	3,515	68%
	Labour	Francis Lavery	1,673	32%
Majority			1,842
Registered electors			11,430
Turnout			5,188	45%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wavertree

No. 34 Wavertree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Arthur Angers *	2,860	50%
	Labour	William Sidney Dytor	1,598	28%
	Liberal	Ernest Eric Edwards	1,318	23%
Majority			1,262
Registered electors			11,603
Turnout			5,776	50%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wavertree West

No. 33 Wavertree West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Morey Paul	2,414	57%
	Labour	Herbert Edward Rose	1,794	43%
Majority			620
Registered electors			8,555
Turnout			4,208	49%
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Duncan French *	4,451	69%
	Labour	George Henry Boothman	1,964	31%
Majority			2,847
Registered electors			14,321
Turnout			6,415	45%
	Conservative hold		Swing

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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
Party		Name	Votes	Percentage
	Catholic	Councillor Patrick Jeremiah Kelly	15	54%
	Labour	William Albert Robinson	13	46%

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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
Party		Name	Votes	Percentage
	Conservative	Councillor James Conrad Cross	58	87%
	Labour	William Albert Robinson	9	13%

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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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protestant	Rev. Harry Dixon Longbottom	2,451	53%
	Labour	William Albert Robinson	2,175	47%
Majority			276	6%	N/A
Registered electors			9,957
Turnout			4,626	46%
	Protestant gain from Conservative		Swing

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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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert John Hall	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

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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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Jude	2,016	59%
	Labour	Francis Lavery	1,394	41%
Majority			622
Registered electors			11,430
Turnout			3,410	30%
	Conservative hold		Swing

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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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Smith	3,045	54%
	Conservative	Alan Layfield	2,642	46%
Majority			403
Registered electors			12,571
Turnout			5,687	45%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

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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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Majority
Registered electors			14,321
Turnout
	gain from		Swing

See also

• Liverpool City Council
• Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
• Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present
• Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
• History of local government in England

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13. 1919 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Elections 10 November 1919
14. 1924 Liverpool City Council election#South Scotland
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17. 1920 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1920
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19. 1924 Liverpool City Council election#Walton
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23. 1923 Liverpool City Council election#Breckfield
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29. 1923 Liverpool City Council election#Warbreck
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32. 1923 Liverpool City Council election#Edge Hill
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35. 1923 Liverpool City Council election#West Derby
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