1926 UK local government election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1926.
One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years.
Six of the thirty-eight seats up for election were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | 68 | -3 | 28 | 96 |
| Labour | 18 | +6 | 0 | 18 |
| Catholic | 15 | -3 | 5 | 20 |
| Liberal | 7 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| Protestant | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1926 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 20 | | | | | 41.1% | 49,572 | |
| Labour | 7 | | | | | 44.2% | 53,330 | |
| Catholic | 6 | | | | | 7.5% | 9,027 | |
| Liberal | 4 | | | | | 3.0% | 3,578 | |
| Independent | 1 | | | | | 2.1% | 2,581 | |
| Constitutionalist and Protestant | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0% | 1.6% | 1,883 | |
| Co-operative Party | 0 | | | | | 0.25% | 307 | |
| Ex-Service | 0 | | | | | 0.18% | 214 | |
| Communist | 0 | | | | | 0.027% | 32 | |
Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1923 election results.
Abercromby
No. 9 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Cuthbert Frederick Francis * | 1,899 | 60% | |
| Labour | Samuel Sydney Silverman | 1,263 | 40% | |
Majority | 636 | | |
Registered electors | 8,221 | | |
Turnout | 3,162 | 38% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Aigburth
No. 17 Aigburth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alan Layfield | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 5,831 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Allerton
No. 35 Allerton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William James Austin * | 674 | 63% | |
| Liberal | William Murphy | 395 | 37% | |
Majority | 279 | | |
Registered electors | 2,619 | | |
Turnout | 1,069 | 41% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Anfield
No. 29 Anfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Alfred Gates * | 2,036 | 42% | |
| Conservative | Albert Morrow | 1,620 | 34% | |
| Labour | Joseph Jackson Cleary | 1,167 | 24% | |
Majority | 416 | | |
Registered electors | 9,663 | | |
Turnout | 4,828 | 50% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Breckfield
No. 30 Breckfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Herbert Edward Rose | 1,977 | 51% | |
| Constitutionalist & Protestant | Rev. Harry Dixon Longbottom * | 1,883 | 49% | |
Majority | 94 | | |
Registered electors | 9,846 | | |
Turnout | 3,860 | 39% | |
| Labour gain from Protestant | Swing | | |
Brunswick
No. 11 Brunswick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Catholic | Lawrence King * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 8,570 | | |
| Catholic hold | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 7 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Richard Rutherford | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 12,593 | | |
| | Swing | | |
Childwall
No. 38 Childwall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lady Helena Agnes Dalrymple Muspratt * | 674 | 59% | |
| Labour | Mrs. Mary Lilian Hamilton | 356 | 31% | |
| Liberal | James Whiteside | 104 | 9% | |
Majority | 318 | | |
Registered electors | 1,795 | | |
Turnout | 1,134 | 63% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
N.B Lady Helena Agnes Dalrymple Muspratt had crossed the floor from the Liberals to the Conservatives since being elected under the Liberal ticket in 1923.
Dingle
No. 12 Dingle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Dalton Flood * | 3,842 | 52% | |
| Labour | John Henry Roberts Latham | 3,589 | 48% | |
Majority | 253 | | |
Registered electors | 14,497 | | |
Turnout | 7,431 | 51% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Edge Hill
No. 18 Edge Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Smith | 3,315 | 59% | |
| Conservative | Miss Essie Ruth Conway | 2,340 | 41% | |
Majority | 975 | | |
Registered electors | 12,679 | | |
Turnout | 5,655 | 45% | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Everton
No. 21 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Frederick Thomas Richardson | 4,028 | 63% | |
| Conservative | John Ellis * | 2,411 | 37% | |
Majority | 1,617 | | |
Registered electors | 12,782 | | |
Turnout | 6,439 | 50% | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Catholic | Miss Alice McCormick * | 709 | 77% | |
| Ex-Services | Albert Edward Price | 214 | 23% | |
Majority | 495 | | |
Registered electors | 2,758 | | |
Turnout | 923 | 33% | |
| Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | | |
Fairfield
No. 31 Fairfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Barry * | 2,261 | 60% | |
| Labour | Victor Harold Edgar Baker | 1,483 | 40% | |
Majority | 778 | | |
Registered electors | 9,457 | | |
Turnout | 3,744 | 40% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Fazakerley
No. 27 Fazakerley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Albert Harwood Letheren * | 868 | 67% | |
| Labour | Richard Austin Rockliff | 418 | 33% | |
Majority | 450 | | |
Registered electors | 3,070 | | |
Turnout | 1,286 | 42% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Garston
No. 37 Garston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Case * | 1,776 | 52% | |
| Labour | James Lawrenson | 1,616 | 48% | |
Majority | 160 | | |
Registered electors | 6,287 | | |
Turnout | 3,392 | 54% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Granby
No. 14 Granby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Miss Eleanor Florence Rathbone * | 2,581 | 62% | |
| Conservative | Kenneth Thorley Graham | 1,587 | 38% | |
Majority | 994 | | |
Registered electors | 9,360 | | |
Turnout | 4,168 | 45% | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Great George
No. 10 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Catholic | William Grogan * | 1,075 | 57% | |
| Labour | John Loughlin | 816 | 43% | |
Majority | 259 | | |
Registered electors | 4,694 | | |
Turnout | 1,891 | 40% | |
| Catholic gain from | Swing | | |
Kensington
No. 19 Kensington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Ashworth * | 2,308 | 50.4% | |
| Labour | John Kay | 2,268 | 49.6% | |
Majority | 40 | | |
Registered electors | 10,874 | | |
Turnout | 4,576 | 42% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kirkdale
No. 24 Kirkdale Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dr. Archibald Gordon Gullan * | 2,889 | 51% | |
| Labour | Frederick Jones | 2,481 | 44% | |
| Co-operative Party | Frederick Thomas John Evans | 307 | 5% | |
Majority | 408 | | |
Registered electors | 15,874 | | |
Turnout | 5,677 | 36% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Low Hill
No. 20 Low Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Michael Joseph McEntegart | 2,789 | 54% | |
| Conservative | William John Acheson | 2,388 | 46% | |
Majority | 401 | | |
Registered electors | 10,391 | | |
Turnout | 5,177 | 50% | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Much Woolton
No. 36 Much Woolton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Francis Roskell Reynolds * | 600 | 69% | |
| Labour | William Henry Paulson | 271 | 31% | |
Majority | 329 | | |
Registered electors | 1,735 | | |
Turnout | 871 | 50% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Netherfield
No. 22 Netherfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Chadwick | 3,341 | 58% | |
| Conservative | William Edward McLaclan * | 2,380 | 42% | |
Majority | 961 | | |
Registered electors | 11,808 | | |
Turnout | 5,721 | 48% | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
North Scotland
No. 2 North Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Albert Robinson | 2,328 | 57% | |
| Catholic | Rev. Thomas Joseph Rigby | 1,780 | 43% | |
Majority | 548 | | |
Registered electors | 8,182 | | |
Turnout | 4,108 | 50% | |
| Labour gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | | |
Old Swan
No. 32 Old Swan Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alfred Ernest Shennan * | 2,195 | 61% | |
| Labour | Mrs. Sarah Anne McArd | 1,429 | 39% | |
Majority | 766 | | |
Registered electors | 12,279 | | |
Turnout | 3,624 | 30% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Prince's Park
No. 13 Prince's Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alfred Wood * | 2,431 | 58% | |
| Labour | William Jones | 1,757 | 42% | |
Majority | 674 | | |
Registered electors | 9,410 | | |
Turnout | 4,188 | 45% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sandhills
No. 1 Sandhills Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Catholic | James William Baker * | 1,790 | 51% | |
| Conservative | Thomas Henry.Dunford | 1,737 | 49% | |
Majority | 53 | | |
Registered electors | 8,996 | | |
Turnout | 3,527 | 39% | |
| Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | | |
St. Anne's
No. 6 St. Anne's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Maurice Eschwege | 2,932 | 73% | |
| Catholic | Patrick Alfred Durkin * | 1,051 | 26% | |
| Communist | John Nield | 32 | 0.8% | |
Majority | 1,881 | | |
Registered electors | 8,639 | | |
Turnout | 4,015 | 47% | |
| Labour gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | | |
St. Domingo
No. 23 St. Domingo Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Edward Backhouse * | 2,128 | 50.5% | |
| Labour | John Hamilton | 2,087 | 49.5% | |
Majority | 41 | | |
Registered electors | 11,118 | | |
Turnout | 4,215 | 38% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Peter's
No. 8 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Lawrence Durning Holt * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 2,931 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Park East
No. 15 Sefton Park East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Cory Dixon * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 8,727 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Park West
No. 16 Sefton Park West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Frank Cambell Wilson * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 5,944 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
South Scotland
No. 3 South Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Catholic | John Gerald Murphy * | 1,673 | 52% | |
| Labour | Joseph Harrington | 1,523 | 48% | |
Majority | 150 | | |
Registered electors | 8,544 | | |
Turnout | 3,196 | 37% | |
| Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
No. 4 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Catholic | Dr. Percy Hayes * | 949 | 71% | |
| Labour | Henry Hayes | 386 | 29% | |
Majority | 563 | | |
Registered electors | 3,756 | | |
Turnout | 1,335 | 36% | |
| Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | | |
Walton
No. 25 Walton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Miller Platt * | 2,596 | 56% | |
| Labour | Thomas Herbert Pye | 2,009 | 44% | |
Majority | 587 | | |
Registered electors | 13,819 | | |
Turnout | 4,605 | 33% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Warbreck
No. 26 Warbreck Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Jude | 2,348 | 61% | |
| Labour | Francis Lavery | 1,509 | 39% | |
Majority | 839 | | |
Registered electors | 11,450 | | |
Turnout | 3,857 | 34% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wavertree
No. 34 Wavertree Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Henry Langton Beckwith * | 2,495 | 63% | |
| Labour | William Sidney Dytor | 1,466 | 37% | |
Majority | 1,029 | | |
Registered electors | 12,100 | | |
Turnout | 3,961 | 33% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wavertree West
No. 33 Wavertree West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edwin Haigh * | 1,697 | 44% | |
| Labour | Frederick Stapleton | 1,085 | 28% | |
| Liberal | John Richard Hobhouse | 1,043 | 27% | |
Majority | 612 | | |
Registered electors | 8,499 | | |
Turnout | 3,825 | 45% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
West Derby
No. 28 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Henry Young | 3,165 | 62% | |
| Labour | George Henry Boothman | 1,904 | 38% | |
Majority | 1,261 | | |
Registered electors | 14,607 | | |
Turnout | 5,069 | 35% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Aldermanic Elections
Aldermanic Election 9 November 1926
18 Aldermen were elected by the councillors on 9 November 1926 for a term of six years.
[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
Aldermanic Elections 2 March 1927
Because Sir John Sutherland Harmood Banner Bart. D.L. refused the offer of the office of Alderman,[18] Councillor Edward West (Liberal, Warbreck, elected unopposed 1 November 1924)[19] was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 2 March 1927[20] [21]
Aldermanic Election 2 March 1927 |
Party | Name | Votes | Percentage |
| Liberal | Councillor Edward West | 46 | 98% |
| Labour | Councillor James Sexton CBE MP | 1 | 2% |
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1932.
Following the death of Alderman John Lea (Liberal, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1926[22] on 26 January 1927,[23] a poll of councillors was held to elect a replacement :
Aldermanic Election 2 March 1927 |
Party | Name | Votes | Percentage |
| Labour | Councillor James Sexton CBE MP | 42 | 72% |
| Labour | Councillor Luke Hogan | 15 | 26% |
| Liberal | Alderman Edward West | 1 | 2% |
[21] [24]
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1932.
Aldermanic Election 5 October 1927
Because Councillor James Sexton CBE MP refused the office of alderman, (to which he was elected by the councillors on 2 March 1927), which was reported to the council on 6 April 1927[25]
Councillor Luke Hogan (Labour, Brunswick, elected 1 November 1924)[26] was elected as an alderman by a poll of the councillors on 5 October 1927.[27][28][29]
Aldermanic Election 2 March 1927 |
Party | Name | Votes | Percentage |
| Labour | Councillor Luke Hogan | 36 | 97% |
| Protestant | Councillor John Walker | 1 | 3% |
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1932.
By-elections
No. 19 Kensington, 14 December 1926
Following the death of Councillor Henry Baxter (Conservative, Kensington, elected 1 November 1924)[30] on 10 November 1926,[18]
No. 19 Kensington 14 December 1926 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ambrose Fry | 2,688 | 51% | |
| Labour | John Kay | 2,618 | 49% | |
Majority | 70 | | |
Registered electors | 10,874 | | |
Turnout | 5,306 | 47% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[31]
No. 26 Warbreck, 22 March 1927
Caused by Councillor Edward West (Liberal, Warbreck, elected unopposed 1 November 1924)[19] being elected by the councillors as an alderman on 2 March 1927[20][21] because Sir John Sutherland Harmood Banner Bart. D.L. refused the offer of the office of Alderman.[18]
No. 26 Warbreck 22 March 1927 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Hill | 2,165 | 64% | |
| Labour | Francis Lavery | 1,023 | 36% | |
Majority | 1,142 | | |
Registered electors | 11,450 | | |
Turnout | 3,188 | 28% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[25] [32]
No. 37 Garston, 17 May 1927
Caused by the death of Councillor Edmund Robert Thompson (Conservative, Garston, elected 1 November 1925)[33] on 22 April 1927.[34]
No. 37 Garston 17 May 1927 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Williams | 1,731 | 51% | |
| Labour | Joseph Jackson Cleary | 1,684 | 49% | |
Majority | 47 | | |
Registered electors | 6,287 | | |
Turnout | 3,415 | 54% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[35] [36]
No. 37 Garston, 23 June 1927
Caused by the death of Councillor George Atkin (Conservative, Garston, elected 1 November 1924)[37] on 24 May 1927.[35]
No. 37 Garston 23 June 1927 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edward Wrake Turner | 1,841 | 46% | |
| Labour | Joseph Jackson Cleary | 1,827 | 46% | |
| Liberal | Neil Norman McKinnon | 335 | 8% | |
Majority | 14 | | |
Registered electors | 6,287 | | |
Turnout | 4,003 | 64% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[38] [39] [40] [41]
See also
References
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