Netherfield (Liverpool ward)

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Netherfield Ward
Former ward
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Netherfield Ward
Location within Merseyside
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•  London 178 mi (286 km)  South
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Post town LIVERPOOL
Postcode district L5
Dialling code 0151
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53°25′26″N2°58′01″W / 53.4240°N 2.9670°W / 53.4240; -2.9670

Netherfield was a former electoral ward in the City of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, which existed from 1895 until its dissolution in 1973 as part of a major boundary reorganization.

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History

Netherfield ward was created in 1895 following the division of the original Everton ward into four: Everton, Netherfield, St. Domingo, and Brockfield. The ward was named after Netherfield Road, a key thoroughfare in the area. [1]

In 1973, as part of a wider reorganization of Liverpool’s wards, Netherfield was abolished and its areas were merged into newly drawn wards. The restructuring aimed to modernize the city's electoral boundaries. [2]

Geography

Netherfield ward was located in the northern part of Liverpool, covering areas around Netherfield Road and parts of Everton. It was bordered by the Everton, St. Domingo, and Brockfield wards. The area was historically residential, with close links to Liverpool’s docks and city centre.

Legacy

Though the ward no longer exists, its name remains associated with Netherfield Road, a historically significant part of Liverpool. The electoral changes of 1973 marked a shift in the city’s political landscape, with older wards like Netherfield being absorbed into broader constituencies. [3]

Elections

1914

No. 8 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Edward Davies *unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

1919

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Walker *2,10976%
Coalition Labour William Edward McLachlan64924%
Majority 1,460
Registered electors 10,152
Turnout 2,75827%
Independent hold Swing

1920

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Ball *4,04273%
Labour John Archibald Metcalfe1,48127%
Majority 2,561
Registered electors 10,349
Turnout 5,52353%
Conservative hold Swing

1921

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

1922

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Patriotic LabourJohn Walker *2,65442%
Ind. Conservative William Edward McLachlan2,21935%
Labour George Chadwick1,35022%
Irish Nationalist Patrick Charles Roche551%
Majority 435
Registered electors 10,745
Turnout 6,27858%
Patriotic Labour gain from Independent

1923

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Edward McLaclan2,65562%
Patriotic ProtestantChristopher Haigh1,15527%
Labour George Chadwick47011%
Majority 1,510
Registered electors 11,291
Turnout 4,29038%
Conservative hold Swing

1924

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alfred Michael Urding *4,35873%
Labour George Chadwick1,61727%
Majority 2,741
Registered electors 11,548
Turnout 5,97552%
Conservative hold Swing

1925

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant John Walker *2,84458%
Labour George Chadwick2,02342%
Majority 821
Registered electors 11,753
Turnout 4,86741%
Protestant gain from Patriotic Labour

1926

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Chadwick3,34158%
Conservative William Edward McLaclan *2,38042%
Majority 961
Registered electors 11,808
Turnout 5,72148%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

1927

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alfred Michael Urding *3,16450.5%
Labour John Bagot3,10249.5%
Majority 62
Registered electors 11,590
Turnout 6,26654%
Conservative hold Swing

1928

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Bagot3,15052%
Protestant John Walker *2,86448%
Majority 286
Registered electors 11,178
Turnout 6,01454%
Labour gain from Protestant Swing

1929

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Chadwick *3,19950%
Conservative John Walker3,16550%
Majority 34
Registered electors 12,438
Turnout 6,36451%
Labour hold Swing

1930

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alfred Michael Urding *3,77053%
Labour Alexander Key1,72124%
Protestant Albert Clayton1,31819%
Independent William Edward McLaclan2764%
Majority 2,049
Registered electors 12,178
Turnout 7,08558%
Conservative hold Swing

1931

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William John Matthew Clark3,63255%
Labour John Bagot *2,98445%
Majority 648
Registered electors 12,090
Turnout 6,61655%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1932

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Chadwick *3,07947%
Conservative Arnold Barkby1,98030%
Protestant Albert Clayton1,49023%
Majority 1,090
Registered electors 12,078
Turnout 6,54954%
Labour hold Swing

1933

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Bagot2,82340%
Protestant Richard Bradley2,38434%
Conservative Alfred Michael Urding *1,81526%
Majority 439
Registered electors 11.985
Turnout 7,02259%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

1934

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dr. Joseph Sytner2,34438%
Protestant Richard Bradley1,91231%
Conservative William John Matthew Clark *1,85530%
Majority 432
Registered electors 11,544
Turnout 6,11153%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

1935

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William John Matthew Clark3,45157%
Labour George Chadwick *2,50542%
Independent Labour and ProtestantJoshua George Perkins681%
Majority 946
Registered electors 11,301
Turnout 6,02453%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1936

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant Robert Bradley3,49356%
Labour John Bagot *2,69244%
Majority 801
Registered electors 11,023
Turnout 6,18556%
Protestant gain from Labour Swing

1937

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Evan Thomas Edwards4,43668%
Labour John Bagot2,07332%
Majority 2,363
Registered electors 10,638
Turnout 6,50961%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

1938

No. 22 Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William John Matthew Clark *3,57172%
Labour William James Riddick1,37928%
Majority 2,192
Registered electors 10,299
Turnout 1,50348%
Conservative hold Swing

1945

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant George E. Lewis1,61151%
Labour William J. Riddick1,56249%
Majority 48
Registered electors 10,653
Turnout 3,17430%

1946

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative and Protestant Harry Victor Shaw2,16157%
Labour George Carmichael1,63443%
Majority 527
Registered electors 10,300
Turnout 3,79537%

1947

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant George Edward Lewis2,44663%
Labour George Carmichael1,42737%
Majority 1,019
Registered electors 10,375
Turnout 3,87337%
Protestant hold Swing

1949

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant William George Jones (PARTY)2,39459%+8%
Labour Thomas Robinson1,62740%−9%
Communist Sidney Foster491%+1%
Majority 767
Registered electors 10,341
Turnout 4,07039%+9%
Protestant hold Swing +8%

1950

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative & Protestant Harry Victor Shaw2,03062%−1%
Labour Thomas Robinson1,21637%
Communist Sidney Foster522%
Majority 814
Registered electors 10,012
Turnout 3,29833%−4%
Conservative and Protestant hold Swing

1951

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant George Edward Lewis *1,87867%+4%
Labour Thomas Robinson92633%−4%
Majority 952
Registered electors 10,134
Turnout 2,80428%+9%
Protestant hold Swing +4%

1952

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Clitherow1,92555%+15%
Protestant William George Jones *1,55545%−14%
Majority 370
Registered electors 10,107
Turnout 3,48034%−5%
Labour gain from Protestant Swing

1953

Netherfield - 3 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant J. Dorman2,23755%
Protestant G. E. Lewis *2,19854%−13%
Conservative and ProtestantH. V. Shaw *2,12552%−10%
Labour R. Clitherow '*1,83145%−10%
Labour T. Robinson1,74344%−11%
Labour J. J. Brayton1,66441%−14%
Majority 406
Registered electors 10,129
Turnout 4,06840%+6%
Protestant gain from Labour Swing
Protestant hold Swing
Protestant hold Swing

1954

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Robinson1,80653%+12%
Conservative and ProtestantG. Clark1,57847%
Majority 228
Registered electors 10,009
Turnout 3,38434%−6%
Labour hold Swing

1955

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant G. E. Lewis *1,87950.1%
Labour H. G. Trainor1,87449.9%
Majority 5
Registered electors 9,811
Turnout 3,75338%
Protestant hold Swing

1956

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

1957

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Robinson *1,39757%
Conservative T. B. Rutter1,06643%
Majority 331
Registered electors 9,330
Turnout 2,46326%
Labour hold Swing

1958

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Clitherow1,36454%
Conservative E. Shaw1,16846%
Majority 196
Registered electors 9,137
Turnout 2,53228%
Labour gain from Protestant Swing

1959

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant J. Dorman *1,79054%
Labour G. Sykes99030%
Independent G. Carmichael50915%
Majority 800
Registered electors 8,992
Turnout 3,28937%
Protestant hold Swing

1960

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant F. Crook1,32256%+56%
Labour T. Robinson *1,05744%−13%
Majority 265
Registered electors 8,932
Turnout 2,37927%+1%
Protestant gain from Labour Swing

1961

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant A. Brown1,40958%+58%
Labour R. Clitherow *1,02042%−12%
Majority 389
Registered electors 8,626
Turnout 2,42928%0%
Protestant gain from Labour Swing

1962

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant A Harris (PARTY)1,447 51% Decrease2.svg3%
Labour L. Caplan1,41349%Increase2.svg19%
Majority 34
Registered electors 8,306
Turnout 2,86034%Decrease2.svg3%
Protestant hold Swing

1963

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. S. Barnett1,32657%+13%
Protestant R. F. Goll (PARTY)1,00743%−13%
Majority 319
Registered electors 7,597
Turnout 2,33331%+4%
Labour gain from Protestant Swing

1964

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant A. Brown *1,04351%−7%
Labour G. Carmichael98849%+7%
Majority 55
Registered electors 6,893
Turnout 2,03129%+1%
Protestant hold Swing

1965

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant A. Harris *72558%+7%
Labour E. C. Pimlett52642%−7%
Majority 199
Registered electors 5,872
Turnout 1,25121%−13%
Protestant hold Swing

1966

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant W. Owen58667%+24%
Labour Dr. N. S. Barnett *25329%−28%
Communist F. Cartwright354%+4%
Majority 333
Registered electors 4,812
Turnout 87418%−13%
Protestant gain from Labour Swing

1967

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant Albert Brown *67962%+11%
Labour Frank Keating37234%−15%
Communist Frank Cartwright464%+4%
Majority 307
Registered electors 4,021
Turnout 1,09727%−2%
Protestant hold Swing

1968

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant James Boardnman (PARTY)44852%−6%
Labour John L. Hughes20624%−18%
Robert D. Jenkins16519%
Communist Francis J. Cartright425%+5%
Majority 242
Registered electors 3,982
Turnout 86122%+1%
Protestant gain from Labour Swing

1969

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant William Owen *57970%+3%
Labour Edward Loyden 19423%−6%
Communist Frank Cartwright547%+3%
Majority 385
Registered electors 3,984
Turnout 82721%+3%
Protestant hold Swing

1970

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant A. Brown *75057%−5%
Labour S. J. Chegwin57243%+9%
Majority 178
Registered electors 4,359
Turnout 1,32230%+3%
Protestant hold Swing

1971

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Mottram77557%+27%
Protestant J. Boardman *51438%−26%
Liberal J. J. Hastings604%+4%
Majority 261
Registered electors 4,327
Turnout 1,34931%+13%
Labour gain from Protestant Swing

1972

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. P. Hughes86955%+32%
Protestant W. Owens *71245%−25%
Majority 157
Registered electors 4,280
Turnout 1,58137%+16%
Labour gain from Protestant Swing

1973

Central, Everton, Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Parry *1,62766%
Labour J. E. Walker *1,44258%
Labour J. Finnegan (PARTY)1,42558%
Conservative P. J. Palmer47419%
Conservative W. Owens46419%
Conservative R. S. Charles38019%
Liberal J. F. Owen36515%
Majority 1,153
Registered electors
Turnout 2,466
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1975

Central, Everton, Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Finnegan *1,37966%0%
Conservative A. Brown56927%+8%
Liberal P. Seddon1356%−9%
Majority 810
Registered electors 12,485
Turnout 2,08317%
Labour hold Swing

1976

Central, Everton, Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. E. Walker *1,65871%+5
Conservative J. Crowe39017%−2%
National Party of UKA. J. Roberts1486%
Liberal G. Scattergood1356%−9%
Majority 1,268
Registered electors 11,970
Turnout 2,33119%
Labour hold Swing

1978

Central, Everton, Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Parry *1,41452%−14%
Liberal Cathy Hancox97636%+21%
Conservative J. B. King31912%−7%
Majority 438
Registered electors 11,812
Turnout 2,70923%
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Townships: Everton | British History Online". British History. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. ↑ https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/politics-of-local-government-boundary-changes-and-representation/5B8F8D8F11B60D578F0A3E8819A14B93 [ dead link ]
  3. ↑ https://www.liverpoolhistorybooks.com/a-history-of-liverpool-1207-2007 [ dead link ]
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