Liverpool City Council election, 1919

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1919.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen Total
Conservative 54 ?? 26 80
Liberal 22 ?? 3 28
Labour 20 ?? 0 20
Irish Nationalist 13 ?? 3 16
Independent 1 ?? 0 1

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1919
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 13 0 10 -10 46% 43,994
  Labour 10 10 0 +10 34% 32,751
  Liberal 3 8.5% 8,232
  Irish Nationalist 7 0 0 0 3.5% 3,538
  Independent 1

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

No. 9 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edwin Thompson 1,439 58%
D. S. & S. John Bennie Baillie 1,038 42%
Majority 401
Registered electors 6,521
Turnout 2,477 38%
Conservative hold Swing

Aigburth

No. 17 Aigburth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Morley Miller unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Allerton, Childwall & Little Woolton

No. 35 Allerton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lieut-Colonel Stanley Rimmer 572 42%
Liberal Charles James Williamson 463 34%
Labour William Richard Blair 315 23%
Majority 109
Registered electors 2,202
Turnout 1,350 61%
Conservative hold Swing

Anfield

No. 29 Anfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Thompson Holliday 1,294 36%
Conservative Mrs Jane Ellen Richardson 1,276 35%
Liberal William Owen Thomas 1,030 29%
Majority 18
Registered electors 8,706
Turnout 3,600 41%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Breckfield

No. 30 Breckfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Henry Alfred Booth 2,296 55%
Conservative Alfred Griffiths 1,873 45%
Majority 423
Registered electors 9,269
Turnout 4,169 45%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Brunswick

No. 11 Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist John Alfred Kelly 2,403 74%
Conservative Mrs Margaret Mason 857 26%
Majority 1,546
Registered electors 7,261
Turnout 3,260 45%
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 7 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Frank Ambrose Goodwin unopposed
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Dingle

No. 12 Dingle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Wallace Kelly 3,594 66%
Labour William John Daniel 1,869 34%
Majority 1,725
Registered electors 12,830
Turnout 5,463 43%
Conservative hold Swing

Edge Hill

No.No. 18 Edge Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charles Burden 2,527 53%
Conservative Daniel Charles Williams * 2,240 47%
Majority 287
Registered electors 11,058
Turnout 4,767 43%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Everton

No. 21 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Henry Walker 2,974 63%
Con. Labour Charles Edward Pugh 1,784 37%
Majority 1,190
Registered electors 11,010
Turnout 4,758 43%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Peter Kavanagh unopposed
Conservative Perring Thomas Stolterfoht 486 34%
Majority 469
Registered electors 2,549
Turnout 1,441 57%
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Fairfield

No. 31 Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Joseph Lucas unopposed
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Fazakerley

No. 27 Fazakerley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frank Quayle 701 58%
Labour Albert Nicholas Denaro 506 42%
Majority 195
Registered electors 2,421
Turnout 1,207 50%
Conservative win (new seat)

Garston

No. 37 Garston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Henry Dutton 1,458 45%
Conservative Thomas Tushingham 1,419 44%
S & S John George Baker 378 12%
Majority 39
Registered electors 5,114
Turnout 3,255 64%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Granby

No. 14 Granby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Harrison Jones '1,922 59%
Co-operative Party Frederick James Norris 1,353 41%
Majority 569
Registered electors 8,293
Turnout 3,275 39%
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

No. 10 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Thomas Owen Ruddin unopposed
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Kensington

No. 19 Kensington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Badley 2,889 55%
Conservative Robert Lowry Burns 2,366 45%
Majority 523
Registered electors 9,936
Turnout 5,255 53%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Kirkdale

No. 24 Kirkdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dr. Robert Garnett Sheldon 2,971 49%
Labour Samuel Mason 2,813 46%
Liberal Joseph Edward Freeman 340 6%
Majority 158
Registered electors 14,107
Turnout 6,124 43%
Conservative hold Swing

Low Hill

No. 20 Low Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Joseph Rowan 1,872 44%
Conservative Dr. Francis William Bailey * 1,729 40%
Liberal Joseph Masterson 672 16%
Majority 143
Registered electors 8,947
Turnout 4,273 48%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Netherfield

No. 22 Netherfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Walker 2,109 76%
Con. Labour William Edward McLachlan 649 24%
Majority 1,460
Registered electors 10,152
Turnout 2,758 27%
Independent hold Swing

North Scotland

No. 2 North Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist John Clancy unopposed
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Old Swan

No. 32 Old Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Herbert Edward Rose 2,162 50.4%
Conservative Thomas Henry Burton * 2,126 49.6%
Majority 36
Registered electors 9,548
Turnout 4,288 45%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Prince's Park

No. 13 Prince's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Jackson 2,365 64%
Labour John Hayes 1,330 36%
Majority 1,035
Registered electors 7,765
Turnout 3,695 48%
Conservative hold Swing

Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Thomas Wafer Byrne unopposed
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

St. Anne's

No. 6 St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Philip Durning Holt unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

St. Domingo

No. 23 St. Domingo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas White * 1,991 52%
Liberal William Sydney Shaw 1,831 48%
Majority 160
Registered electors 9,920
Turnout 3,822 39%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Alexander Cole 743 62%
Labour Edward Fergus 451 38%
Majority 292
Registered electors 2,549
Turnout 1,194 47%
Conservative hold Swing

Sefton Park East

No. 15 Sefton Park East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arnold Rushton 2,261 53%
Liberal John Parry Edwards 1,302 31%
Co-operative Party Mrs. Annie Billinge 695 16%
Majority 959
Registered electors 8,104
Turnout 4,258 53%
Conservative hold Swing

Sefton Park West

No. 16 Sefton Park West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Herbert Reynolds Rathbone unopposed
Liberal hold Swing

South Scotland

No. 3 South Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist John O'Shea unopposed
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 4 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Irish Nationalist Thomas Burke unopposed
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Walton

No. 25 Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sydney Appleton Kelly 3,177 55%
Labour Mercer Curtis 2,642 45%
Majority 535
Registered electors 11,292
Turnout 5,819 52%
Conservative hold Swing

Warbreck

No. 26 Warbreck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Charles Herman 2,588 61%
Co-operative Party Anna Blair 1,674 39%
Majority 914
Registered electors 10,391
Turnout 4,262 41%
Conservative hold Swing

Wavertree

No. 34 Wavertree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Gill 2,305 54%
Labour Albert Edward Johns 1,955 46%
Majority 350
Registered electors 9.065
Turnout 4,260 47%
Conservative hold Swing

Wavertree West

No. 33 Wavertree West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Augustus Colcutt 1,856 50.3%
Conservative John Glynn * 1,837 49.7%
Majority 19
Registered electors 7,653
Turnout 3,693 48%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Walter Percy Helm 1,542 41%
Conservative Albert James Muskett 1,294 34%
Independent Thomas Utley 957 25%
Majority 248
Registered electors 8,376
Turnout 3,793 45%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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References

  1. Liverpool Post and Mercury 3 November 1919
  2. (Liverpool) Daily Courier 3 November 1919
  3. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1919 - 20 (selected page scans)". Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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