Liverpool City Council election, 1922

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1922.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen Total
Conservative 67 +9 23 90
Liberal 6 0 3 9
Coalition Liberal 10 -1 4 14
Irish Nationalist 21 0 3 24
Labour 6 -6 2 8
Independent 4 +1 0 4

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1922
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 23 9 0 +9 43% 50,270
  Labour 1 0 8 -8 29% 33,142
  Liberal 3 1 1 0 10% 11,463
  Irish Nationalist 7 0 0 0 10% 9,068
  Patriotic Labour 1 1 0 +1 2.6% 2,999
  Independent Conservative 0 0 0 0 1.9% 2,219
  Independent Labour 1 1 0 +1 1.9% 2,184
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0% 1.4% 1,638

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1919 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in 1919.

Abercromby

No. 9 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Edwin Thompson * unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Aigburth

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

Anfield

No. 29 Anfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative George Young Williamson 2,602 50%
Liberal Alfred Gates 1,510 29%
Labour Fred Robinson 1,124 21%
Majority 1,092
Registered electors 9,243
Turnout 5,236 57%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Breckfield

No. 30 Breckfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Edward James Jones 3,594 67%
Labour Henry Alfred Booth * 1,611 30%
Irish Nationalist John Gaffney 121 2%
Majority 1,983
Registered electors 9,557
Turnout 5,326 56%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Brunswick

No. 11 Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Nationalist John Alfred Kelly * unopposed
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 7 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Sandeman Allen unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Dingle

No. 12 Dingle
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Wallace Kelly * 4,741 53%
Labour Horace Godden Cole 4,243 47%
Majority 498
Registered electors 13,765
Turnout 8,984 65%
Conservative hold Swing

Edge Hill

No.No. 18 Edge Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Robert John Hall 3,206 49%
Labour Charles Burden * 2,438 38%
Irish Nationalist William Henry McGuiness 502 8%
Patriotic Labour Charles Stamper 345 5.3%
Majority 768
Registered electors 13,765
Turnout 8,984 65%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Everton

No. 21 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Henry Walker * 4,663 57%
Conservative Alfred Michael Urding 3,542 43%
Irish Nationalist Matthew Grogan 26 0.3%
Independent James Linge 11 0.1%
Majority 1,121
Registered electors 12,025
Turnout 8,242 69%
Labour hold Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Nationalist Peter Kavanagh * unopposed
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Fairfield

No. 31 Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal George Edmund Travis 2,809 61%
Coalition Liberal Joseph Lucas * 1,821 39%
Majority 988
Registered electors 9,061
Turnout 4,630 51%
Liberal gain from Coalition Liberal Swing

Fazakerley

No. 27 Fazakerley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Frank Quayle * unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Garston

No. 37 Garston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Edmund Robert Thompson 1,988 57%
Labour James Henry Dutton * 1,496 43%
Majority 492
Registered electors 5,802
Turnout 3,484 60%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Granby

No. 14 Granby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Frederick Charles Bowring 2,283 65%
Independent Robert Tissyman 1,225 35%
Majority 1,058
Registered electors 8,847
Turnout 3,508 40%
Liberal hold Swing

Great George

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

Kensington

No. 19 Kensington
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Hughes Rutherford 3,755 67%
Labour Charles Wilson 1,703 31%
Irish Nationalist Edward John Delaney 121 2%
Majority 2,052
Registered electors 10,548
Turnout 5,579 53%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Kirkdale

No. 24 Kirkdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Dr. Robert Garnett Sheldon * 4,629 70%
Labour Frederick Jones, Senior 1,903 29%
Patriotic Labour Abraham Slater 117 2%
Majority 2,726
Registered electors 14,890
Turnout 6,649 45%
Conservative hold Swing

Little Woolton

No. 39 Little Woolton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Rupert Henry Bremner unopposed
Conservative win (new seat)

Low Hill

No. 20 Low Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Ellis Keyser Yates 2,978 53%
Labour Thomas Joseph Rowan 1,530 27%
Irish Nationalist Joseph Loughran 1,112 20%
Majority 1,448
Registered electors 9,851
Turnout 5,620 57%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Netherfield

No. 22 Netherfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Patriotic Labour John Walker * 2,654 42%
Independent Conservative William Edward McLachlan 2,219 35%
Labour George Chadwick 1,350 22%
Irish Nationalist Patrick Charles Roche 55 1%
Majority 435
Registered electors 10,745
Turnout 6,278 58%
Patriotic Labour gain from Independent

North Scotland

No. 2 North Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Nationalist John Clancy * 2,499 55%
Labour Edward Campbell 2,011 45%
Majority 488
Registered electors 7,549
Turnout 4,510 60%
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Old Swan

No. 32 Old Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Waterworth 3,485 56%
Labour Herbert Edward Rose * 1,893 31%
Irish Nationalist James Farrell jun. 813 13%
Majority 1,592
Registered electors 11,263
Turnout 6,191 55%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Prince's Park

No. 13 Prince's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David Jackson * unopposed
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 % ±
Independent Labour John Nield 2,181 57%
Liberal Philip Durning Holt * 1,642 43%
Majority 539
Registered electors 7,745
Turnout 3,823 49%
Independent Labour gain from Liberal Swing

St. Domingo

No. 23 St. Domingo
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Thomas White * 3,917 84%
Patriotic Labour Charles Henry Allam 721 16%
Majority 3,196
Registered electors 10,545
Turnout 4,638 44%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Henry Alexander Cole * 732 65%
Independent Frederick Bowman 402 35%
Majority 330
Registered electors 2,564
Turnout 1,134 44%
Conservative hold Swing

Sefton Park East

No. 15 Sefton Park East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Arnold Rushton * unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Sefton Park West

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

South Scotland

No. 3 South Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Nationalist Michael O'Mahony 2,540 50.4%
Labour Henry Gaskin 2,499 49.6%
Majority 41
Registered electors
Turnout
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Vauxhall

No. 4 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Nationalist Thomas Arthur Murphy 1,068 73%
Labour Michael James Mulvihill 389 27%
Majority 679
Registered electors 3,572
Turnout 1,457 41%
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Walton

No. 25 Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Charles Roland Clare unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Warbreck

No. 26 Warbreck
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Bartholomew Herman 2,856 79%
Labour Francis Fitzpatrick 745 21%
Majority 2,111
Registered electors 10,902
Turnout 3,601 33%
Conservative hold Swing

Wavertree

No. 34 Wavertree
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Arthur Angers 2,228 43%
Labour Charles Sydney Jones 2,070 40%
Labour George Boothman 885 17%
Majority 158
Registered electors 9,707
Turnout 5,183 53%
Conservative hold Swing

Wavertree West

No. 33 Wavertree West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative James Granville Legge 2,067 46%
Labour William Augustus Colcutt * 1,170 26%
Liberal John Richard Hobhouse 1,149 25%
Irish Nationalist Benjamin McGinnty 134 3%
Majority 897
Registered electors 9,239
Turnout 4,520 49%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Robert Duncan French 3,950 72%
Labour Walter Percy Helm * 1,489 27%
Irish Nationalist John Patrick Farrelly 77 1.4%
Majority 2,461
Registered electors 10,754
Turnout 5,516 51%
Conservative hold Swing

[1] [2] [3]

By-elections

The death of Councillor John O'Shea occurred 28th October 1922.[4]

No. 29 Anfield, 17th January 1923

Caused by the resignation of Councillor William Owen Thomas (Liberal, Anfield, elected 1st November 1920) which was reported to the Council on 3rd January 1923. [5]

No. 29 Anfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Alfred Gates 1,524
Arthur Venmore 1,336
Majority 188
Registered electors 9,243
Turnout
Liberal gain from {{{loser}}} Swing

[6]

No. 32 Old Swan, Tuesday 20th February 1923

Following the death of Alderman Richard Dart (Conservative),[7] Councillor John Edwards (Conservative, Old Swan, elected 1st November 1921) was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 7th February 1923. [8]

No. 32 Old Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative George Whittle 2,060
Labour Herbert Edward Rose 1,661
Majority 399
Registered electors 11,263
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

[9]

No. 31 Fairfield, 21st March 1923

Caused by the election of Councillor Thomas Dowd (Conservative, Fairfield, elected 1st November 1921) as an alderman.

No. 31 Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Charles Sydney Jones unopposed
Registered electors 9,061
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

[10]

No. 33 Wavertree West, Tuesday 15th May 1923

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Sidney Stanley Dawson ( Wavertree West, elected ) was reported to the Council on 2nd May 1923.[11]

No. 33 Wavertree West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Richard Hobhouse 1,490
Edward Percival Parker 1,274
Labour William Augustus Colcutt * 934
Majority 216
Registered electors 9,239
Turnout
Liberal gain from [[|N/A]] Swing

[12]

No. 7 Castle Street, 21st June 1923

Following the death of Councillor Benjamin Cookson ( Castle Street, elected 1st November 1920) on 7th May 1923.[13]

No. 7 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Frederick William Frodsham unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

[14]

No. 31 Fazakerley,

Following the death of Councillor Matthew Leitch (Conservative, Fazakerley, elected 1st November 1920) on 9th May 1923.[15]

No. 22 Netherfield, Tuesday 31st July 1923

Caused by the death of Councillor William Ball (Conservative, Netherfield, elected 1st November 1920) on 3rd July 1923.[16]

No. 22 Netherfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Conservative William Edward McLachlan 2,437
Charles Stamper 717
Labour George Chadwick 406
Majority
Registered electors 10,745
Turnout
Independent Conservative gain from N/A

[17]

The death of Councillor William Pemberton Coslett (Conservative, Edge Hill, elected 1st November 1921) on 16th October 1923 was reported to the Council on 24th October 1923. [18]

References

  1. Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury 3 November 1922
  2. (Liverpool) Daily Courier 3 November 1922
  3. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 (selected page scans)". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  4. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 (selected page scans) pg 5". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  5. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 pg 94(selected page scans)". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  6. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 pg 118(selected page scans)". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  7. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 (selected page scans) pg 119". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  8. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 (selected page scans) pg 120". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  9. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 (selected page scans) pg 164". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  10. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 (selected page scans) pg 202". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  11. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 (selected page scans) pg 236". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  12. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 (selected page scans) pg 269". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  13. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 (selected page scans) pg 268". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  14. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 (selected page scans) pg 299". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  15. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 (selected page scans) pg 268". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  16. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 (selected page scans) pg 298". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  17. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 (selected page scans) pg 332". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  18. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 (selected page scans) pg 418". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
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