Liverpool City Council election, 1931

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1931.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen Total
Conservative ?? ?? ?? ??
Labour ?? ?? ?? ??
Protestant ?? ?? ?? ??
Liberal ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1931
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 29 55% 75,431
  Labour 5 35% 48,122
  Liberal
  Protestant
  Communist

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

Comparisons are made with the 1930 election results.

Abercromby

No. 9 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander Maver Finlason 2,447 74%
Labour Bernard Louis Meyer 851 26%
Majority 1,596
Registered electors 9,493
Turnout 3,298 35%
Conservative hold Swing

Aigburth

No. 17 Aigburth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Wilfred Bowring Stoddart unopposed
Registered electors 4,379
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Allerton

No. 35 Allerton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs. Gertrude Elizabeth Wilson 1,624 83%
Liberal
Labour Miss Elsie Emily Louise Hickling 337 17%
Majority 1,287
Registered electors
Turnout 1,961
Conservative hold Swing

Anfield

No. 29 Anfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Young Williamson * unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Breckfield

No. 30 Breckfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry James Pearson jr. 3,066 71%
Labour Alfred Hargreaves 1,281 29%
Majority 1,785
Registered electors 10,369
Turnout 4,347 42%
Conservative hold Swing

Brunswick

No. 11 Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patrick Moorhead * 3,442 74%
Conservative David Jukes 1,190 26%
Majority 2,252
Registered electors 9,088
Turnout 4,632 51%
Labour hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 7 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alfred Ernest Shennan unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Childwall

No. 38 Childwall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gifford Cameron Ollason 1,094 57%
Liberal Alan Carmichael Williams 816 43%
Majority 278
Registered electors 3,105
Turnout 1,910 62%
Conservative hold Swing

Croxteth

No. 40 Croxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Walter Anderson 2,096 49%
Labour Mrs.Mary Lilian Hamilton 2,000
Independent Charles William Heaton 184 4%
Majority 96
Registered electors 10,851
Turnout 4,280 39%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Dingle

No. 12 Dingle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs. Nancy Proctor 4,108 48%
Labour James Lawrenson 3,027 35%
Protestant Richard Bradley 1,501 17%
Majority 1,081
Registered electors 15,469
Turnout 8,636 56%
Conservative hold Swing

Edge Hill

No.No. 18 Edge Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stanley Ronald Williams 3,772 62%
Labour Mrs. Sarah Anne McArd 2,272 38%
Majority 1,500
Registered electors 13,274
Turnout 6,044 46%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Everton

No. 21 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James McKay 3,128 53%
Labour Albert Smitton 2,735 47%
Majority 393
Registered electors 13,500
Turnout 5,863 43%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Kavanagh 1,228 91%
Labour Samuel Sydney Silverman 116 9%
Majority 1,112
Registered electors 2,492
Turnout 1,344 54%
Independent hold Swing

Fairfield

No. 31 Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Gordon Snowden Gordon * 3,444 76%
Labour Richard Thomas Hughes 1,085 24%
Majority 2,359
Registered electors 10,220
Turnout 4,529 44%
Conservative hold Swing

Fazakerley

No. 27 Fazakerley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ernest Tyson
Labour Francis Bernard Fitzpatrick * 1,593 34%
Majority 1,532
Registered electors 10,866
Turnout 4,718 43%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Garston

No. 37 Garston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Williams * 2,189 55%
Labour William Sydney Dytor 1,813 45%
Majority 376
Registered electors 7,131
Turnout 4,002 56%
Conservative hold Swing

Granby

No. 14 Granby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Sir Frederick Charles Bowring * 2,974 75%
Labour James Johnstone 1,015 25%
Majority 1,959
Registered electors 9,918
Turnout 3,989 40%
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

No. 10 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Labour Harry Leo Gaffeney 858 59%
Labour Patrick Campbell 594 41%
Majority 264
Registered electors 5,043
Turnout 1,452 29%
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Kensington

No. 19 Kensington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Gardner 3,877 69%
Labour Joseph Whitehead 1,708 31%
Majority 2,169
Registered electors 11,351
Turnout 5,585 49%
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkdale

No. 24 Kirkdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Francis Samuel Henwood Ashcroft 3,801 44%
Labour Robert Joseph McDonnell * 2,708 31%
Majority 1,093
Registered electors 17,017
Turnout 8,726 51%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Little Woolton

No. 39 Little Woolton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rupert Henry Bremner * unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Low Hill

No. 20 Low Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gordon Roberrt Kitchen 3,334 59%
Labour Fred Robinson * 2,273 41%
Majority 1,061
Registered electors 11,271
Turnout 5,607 50%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Much Woolton

No. 36 Much Woolton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Herbert Neville Bewley 885 52%
Independent Ernest Whiteley 821 48%
Majority 64
Registered electors 2,299
Turnout 1,706 74%
Conservative hold Swing

Netherfield

No. 22 Netherfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William John Matthew Clark 3,632 55%
Labour John Bagot * 2,984 45%
Majority 648
Registered electors 12,090
Turnout 6,616 55%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

North Scotland

No. 2 North Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patrick Fay * 2,966 88%
Communist Leo Joseph McGree 412 12%
Majority 2,554
Registered electors 8,758
Turnout 3,378 39%
Labour hold Swing

Old Swan

No. 32 Old Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Waterworth * 4,495 72%
Labour Alfred Demain 1,780 28%
Majority 2,715
Registered electors 15,881
Turnout 6,275 40%
Conservative hold Swing

Prince's Park

No. 13 Prince's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Davies Griffiths * 3,122 72%
Labour John Hamilton 1,213 28%
Majority 1,909
Registered electors 9,913
Turnout 4,335 44%
Conservative hold Swing

Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Thomas Henry Dunford 2,355 88%
Communist Mrs.Beatrice Bruce 314 12%
Majority 314
Registered electors 9,499
Turnout 2,669 28%
Labour hold Swing

St. Anne's

No. 6 St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John David Mack * unopposed
Labour hold Swing

St. Domingo

No. 23 St. Domingo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Harold Leftwich 2,292 41%
Protestant Albert Clayton 1,848
Labour Frederick Jones 1,489 26%
Majority 444
Registered electors 11,734
Turnout 5,629 48%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Herbert Wolfe Levy 973 81%
Labour Joseph Nugent 232 19%
Majority 741
Registered electors 2,979
Turnout 1,205 40%
Conservative hold Swing

Sefton Park East

No. 15 Sefton Park East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Captain Gordon Robertson unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Sefton Park West

No. 16 Sefton Park West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Graham Reece * unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

South Scotland

No. 3 South Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joseph Harrington * unopposed
Labour hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 4 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Labour Thomas Arthur Murphy 849 57%
Labour Arthur Brian Hoer * 642 43%
Majority 207
Registered electors 3,783
Turnout 1,491 39%
Democratic Labour gain from Labour

Walton

No. 25 Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Reginald Richard Bailey 5,530 75%
Labour William James Riddick 1,888 25%
Majority 3,642
Registered electors 16,395
Turnout 7,418 45%
Conservative hold Swing

Warbreck

No. 26 Warbreck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander Critchley * 4,504 84%
Labour Richard Austin Rockliffe 883 16%
Majority 3,621
Registered electors 12,376
Turnout 5,387 44%
Conservative hold Swing

Wavertree

No. 34 Wavertree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Village 4,767 77%
Labour John Reginald Bevins 1,396 23%
Majority 3,371
Registered electors 14,576
Turnout 6,163 42%
Conservative hold Swing

Wavertree West

No. 33 Wavertree West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Naphtali Julius Price 2,936 67%
Labour Charles Matthew Belk 1,444 33%
Majority 1,492
Registered electors 8,906
Turnout 4,380 49%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Duncan-French * unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2]

By-elections

No. 4 Vauxhall, 3rd November 1931

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Percy Henry Hayes (Labour, elected 1 November 1929).

No. 4 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Stephen McBride 771 61%
Labour Stanley Part 486 39%
Majority 285
Registered electors 3,783
Turnout 1,257 33%
[[|N/A]] gain from Labour Swing

[3]

Aldermanic election, 9th November 1931

The term of office of Alderman Patrick Jeremiah Kelly expired on 9 November 1931, he was re-elected as an Alderman by the Councillors on the same date [4]

No. 34 Wavertree, 9th December 1931

Caused by the death of Councillor Albert Edward Martin (Conservative, elected to the Wavertree ward on 1 November 1929).

No. 34 Wavertree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Redmond unopposed
Registered electors 14,576
Conservative hold Swing

[5]

No. 4 Vauxhall, Tuesday 28th June 1932

Following the death of Alderman Charles Wilson on 18 March 1932,[6] Councillor Joseph Belger (Catholic Party {1927},[7] elected to the Vauxhall ward on 1 November 1930[8]) was elected as an alderman by the Councillors on 1 June 1932[9]

No. 4 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent James O'Hare 801 55%
Labour Arthur Brian Hoer 651 45%
Majority 150
Registered electors 3,783
Turnout 1,452 38%
Independent gain from Labour

[10]

Aldermanic election, 13th May 1932

Following the death of Alderman Herbert John Davis on 13 May 1932,[11] Mr. Richard Rutherford J.P. (?) was elected as an alderman by the Councillors on 6 July 1932.[12]

No. 13 Prince's Park, 27th September 1932

Following the death of Councillor Alfred Wood on 25 August 1932[13] (Conservative, elected to the Prince's Park ward on 1 November 1929)[14]

No. 13 Prince's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Roland Clare 1,794 57%
Labour Alfred Demain 1,331 43%
Majority 463
Registered electors 9,913
Turnout 3,125 32%
Conservative hold Swing

[15]

References

  1. Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1931
  2. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1931-1932
  3. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1931-1932 pg 5
  4. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1931-1932 pg 7
  5. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1931-1932 pg 132
  6. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1931-1932 pg 286
  7. Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1927
  8. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1931-1932
  9. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1931-1932 pg 400
  10. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1931-1932 pg 450
  11. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1931-1932 pg 450
  12. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1931-1932 pg 450
  13. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1931-1932 pg 544
  14. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1929-1930
  15. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1931-1932 pg 570
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