1956 Liverpool City Council election

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1956 Liverpool City Council election
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Map of Liverpool showing wards won (first placed party) [1]

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1956.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Labour 65+62893
Conservative 52-61163
Protestant 2013
Independent Labour Party 1001

Election result

Liverpool local election result 1956
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2360+656%49%89,627
  Conservative 1706-641%48%86,388
  Protestant 10002.4%0.84%1,522
  Liberal 00000%0.39%707
  Communist 00000%0.29%527
  Independent 00000%0.20%366

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1953 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1953 election results.

Abercromby

Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P Orr (PARTY)2,02354%
Conservative J. H. W. Stewart1,50140%
Communist A. McClelland2066%
Majority 522
Registered electors 11,864
Turnout 3,73031%
Labour hold Swing

Aigburth

Aigburth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. M. Allen *4,70091%
Labour Mrs. D. L. H. Taylor4509%
Majority 4.250
Registered electors 14,088
Turnout 5,15037%
Conservative hold Swing

Allerton

Allerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Haswell *2,70681%
Labour H. Deane62819%
Majority 2,078
Registered electors 10,216
Turnout 3,33433%
Conservative hold Swing

Anfield

Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. F. Craine *3,80961%
Labour R. Stoddart2,43439%
Majority 1,375
Registered electors 15,113
Turnout 6,24341%
Conservative hold Swing

Arundel

Arundel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. I. Throssell *2,35856%
Labour F. D. Shemmonds1,74541%
Communist J. Kay1283%
Majority 613
Registered electors 12,993
Turnout 4,23133%
Conservative hold Swing

Breckfield

Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Airey (PARTY)2,18752%
Labour Mrs. M. G. Wheeler2,05948%
Majority 128
Registered electors 12,110
Turnout 4,24635%
Conservative hold Swing

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative L. H. Sanders *2,84564%
Labour E. Moonman1,57036%
Majority 1,275
Registered electors 12,279
Turnout 4,41536%
Conservative hold Swing

Central

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Cullen *1,88865%
Conservative J. P. Moyses1,02035%
Majority 868
Registered electors 10,065
Turnout 2,90829%
Labour hold Swing

Childwall

Childwall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. J. Sergent *3,35687%
Labour Mrs. L. Wooding49713%
Majority 2,859
Registered electors 14,060
Turnout 3,85327%
Conservative hold Swing

Church

Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs. A. E. Papworth (PARTY)3,88877%
Liberal Mrs. A. E. Shanks70714%
Labour W. J. Wolger4429%
Majority 3,181
Registered electors 14,427
Turnout 5,03735%
Conservative hold Swing

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Cassin2,47550.3%
Conservative L. J. Carr *2,44449.7%
Majority 31
Registered electors 12,277
Turnout 4,91940%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

County

County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs. M. E. Jones *3,72053%
Labour H. James3,32747%
Majority 393
Registered electors 14,959
Turnout 7,047
Conservative hold Swing

Croxteth

Croxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. Bidston (PARTY)3,69172%
Labour J. H. Goodenough1,41528%
Majority 2,276
Registered electors 11,654
Turnout 5,10644%
Conservative hold Swing

Dingle

Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. F. Aldis *3,36559%
Conservative R. F. Grace2,22039%
Communist W. H. Hart1372%
Majority 1,145
Registered electors 14,420
Turnout 5,72240%
Labour hold Swing

Dovecot

Dovecot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. P. Johnson *3,08862%
Conservative P. Tickle1,92538%
Majority 1,163
Registered electors 14,946
Turnout 5,01334%
Labour hold Swing

Everton

Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Smyth (PARTY)2,37776%
Conservative J. Jordan75624%
Majority 1,621
Registered electors 12,366
Turnout 3,13325%
Labour hold Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Meadows *2,81460%
Labour J. Wood1,85040%
Majority 964
Registered electors 14,931
Turnout 4,66431%
Conservative hold Swing

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K. P. Thompson *3,49255%
Labour F. Grue2,91145%
Majority 581
Registered electors 12,542
Turnout 6,40351%
Conservative hold Swing

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. McDonald *4,20473%
Conservative H. R. Butler1,55027%
Majority 2,654
Registered electors 16,719
Turnout 5,75434%
Labour hold Swing

Granby

Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Tipping (PARTY)2,19256%
Conservative J. Moore1,73444%
Majority 458
Registered electors 12,176
Turnout 3,92632%
Labour hold Swing

Kensington

Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Walker *2,77261%
Conservative C. G. S. Gordon1,78939%
Majority 983
Registered electors 13,409
Turnout 4,56134%
Labour hold Swing

Low Hill

Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. R. Snell (PARTY)2,14764%
Conservative J. E. Billing1,23136%
Majority 916
Registered electors 11,074
Turnout 3,37831%
Labour hold Swing

Melrose

Melrose
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. A. Seagroves (PARTY)2,24066%
Conservative J. Smith1,15134%
Majority 1,089
Registered electors 10,478
Turnout 3,39132%
Labour hold Swing

Netherfield

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant J. Dorman *1,52252%
Labour G. Carmichael1,42248%
Majority 100
Registered electors 9,433
Turnout 2,94431%
Protestant hold Swing

Old Swan

Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. N. Bates *3,69856%
Labour G. P. Watson2,75842%
Majority 940
Registered electors 16,124
Turnout 6,57741%
Conservative hold Swing

Picton

Picton - 2 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Evans (PARTY)3,08253%
Labour A. G. Roberts (PARTY)2,97951%
Conservative John Ernest Lockwood2,77047%
Conservative G. P. Brewer2,76547%
Majority 312
Registered electors 15,060
Turnout 5,85239%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Pirrie

Pirrie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Dalton *4,77364%
Conservative B. A. Ryan2,73936%
Majority 2,034
Registered electors 17,691
Turnout 7,51242%
Labour hold Swing

Prince's Park

Prince's Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Sidwell *2,54157%
Conservative Mrs. J. Lever1,90743%
Majority 634
Registered electors 14,061
Turnout 4,44832%
Labour hold Swing

Sandhills

Sandhills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Rowlands (PARTY)2,74692%
Independent A. P. Cooney2238%
Majority 2,746
Registered electors 9,863
Turnout 2,96930%
Labour hold Swing

St. Domingo

St. Domingo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Keating *2,67158%
Protestant Mrs. M. J. Longbottom1,93742%
Majority 2,671
Registered electors 12,527
Turnout 4,60837%
Labour hold Swing

St. James

St. James
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. F. Skinner (PARTY)2,18575%
Conservative J. F. Jones73625%
Majority 1,449
Registered electors 11,445
Turnout 2,92126%
Labour hold Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Crowley (PARTY)2,93970%
Conservative J. F. Barnes1,25830%
Majority 1,681
Registered electors 11,986
Turnout 4,19735%
Labour hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. B. Collins *2,94475%
Labour Mrs. E. E. Wright1,00325%
Majority 1,941
Registered electors 10,398
Turnout 3,94738%
Conservative hold Swing

Smithdown

Smithdown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Holden *2,57370%
Conservative R. M. Jones1,11530%
Majority 1,458
Registered electors 13,573
Turnout 3,68827%
Labour hold Swing

Speke

Speke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Higgins (PARTY)2,93572%
Conservative C. Dickinson1,15728%
Majority 1,778
Registered electors 14,051
Turnout 4,09229%
Labour hold Swing

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. F. Bradley *2,93757%
Labour R. J. Luke2,25543%
Majority 682
Registered electors 13,495
Turnout 5,19238%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Dunford (PARTY)2,43085%
Independent C. McBride36613%
Communist R. Cuerdon723%
Majority 2,430
Registered electors 10,405
Turnout 2,86828%
Labour hold Swing

Warbreck

Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative F. Woolfenden *3,66162%
Labour R. Crawshaw 2,27338%
Majority 1,388
Registered electors 13,997
Turnout 5.93442%
Conservative hold Swing

Westminster

Westminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Lee (PARTY)1,95058%
Conservative R. J. McLau1,43442%
Majority 516
Registered electors 8,586
Turnout 3,38439%
Labour hold Swing

Woolton

Woolton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. F. Caitlin *3,14576%
Labour Mrs. P. H. Henley99224%
Majority 2,153
Registered electors 12,525
Turnout 4,13733%
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post 11 May 1956
  3. ↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1956-1957
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