Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1932. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Six of the forty seats up for election were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | +1 | ?? | ?? |
| Labour | ?? | -3 | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | 0 | ?? | ?? |
| Independent | ?? | +1 | ?? | ?? |
| Centre | ?? | 0 | ?? | ?? |
| Protestant | ?? | +1 | ?? | ?? |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1932 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 16 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 41% | | | |
| Labour | 16 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 41% | | | |
| Liberal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% | | | |
| Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5% | | | |
| Centre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3% | | | |
| Protestant | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3% | | | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | | | |
Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1929 election results.
Abercromby
No. 9 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles William Bailey | 1,821 | 57% | |
| Labour | Mrs. Agnes Mitton | 1,231 | 39% | |
| Youth | Lawrence Joseph Patrick McAdam | 139 | 4% | |
Majority | 590 | | |
Registered electors | 9,444 | | |
Turnout | 3,191 | 34% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Aigburth
No. 17 Aigburth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Vere Egerton Cotton O.B.E. | 1,974 | 60% | |
| Liberal | Arthur Donald Dennis | 1,293 | 40% | |
Majority | 681 | | |
Registered electors | 8,819 | | |
Turnout | 3,267 | 37% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Allerton
No. 35 Allerton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John William Jones | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Anfield
No. 29 Anfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Alfred Gates * | 2,989 | 74% | |
| | Frederick Jones | 1,024 | 26% | |
Majority | 1,965 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Breckfield
No. 30 Breckfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mrs. Ada Martha Burton | 2,134 | 53% | |
| Labour | Alfred Hargreaves | 1,910 | 47% | |
Majority | 224 | | |
Registered electors | 10,450 | | |
Turnout | 4,044 | 39% | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Brunswick
No. 11 Brunswick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Lawrence King * | 3,912 | 95% | |
| Communist | Frederick William Gibson | 212 | 5% | |
Majority | 3,700 | | |
Registered electors | 8,843 | | |
Turnout | 4,124 | 47% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 7 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Garnett Sheldon * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Childwall
No. 38 Childwall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lady Helena Agnes Dalrymple Muspratt * | 978 | 48% | |
| Liberal | William John Tristram | 849 | 42% | |
| Labour | Alfred Donohue | 195 | 10% | |
Majority | 129 | | |
Registered electors | 3,299 | | |
Turnout | 2,022 | 61% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Croxteth
No. 40 Croxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Henry Boothman * | 3,397 | 55% | |
| Conservative | John Moores | 2,442 | 39% | |
| Democratic Labour | Peter Joseph Haines | 221 | 4% | |
| Communist | Charles William Heaton | 118 | 2% | |
Majority | 975 | | |
Registered electors | 12,936 | | |
Turnout | 6,158 | 48% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Dingle
No. 12 Dingle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Jones * | 4,478 | 50% | |
| Conservative | James Bennett O.B.E. | 3,084 | 35% | |
| Protestant | Richard Bradley | 1,362 | 15% | |
Majority | 1,394 | | |
Registered electors | 15,518 | | |
Turnout | 8,924 | 58% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Edge Hill
No. 18 Edge Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alexander Griffin * | 3,402 | 60% | |
| Conservative | William Murphy | 2,018 | 36% | |
| Ind. Labour Party | John Fitzpatrick Hughes | 246 | 4% | |
Majority | 1,384 | | |
Registered electors | 13,318 | | |
Turnout | 5,666 | 43% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Everton
No. 21 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Braddock | 4,408 | 65% | |
| Conservative | John Harold Irwin | 2,383 | 35% | |
Majority | 2,025 | | |
Registered electors | 13,436 | | |
Turnout | 6,791 | 51% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Centre | Miss Alice McCormick * | 717 | 68% | |
| Labour | Albert Smitton | 258 | 25% | |
| Youth | Arthur James Gerard Smyth | 69 | 6.6% | |
| Ind. Labour Party | Mark Edward Boggin | 7 | 0.67% | |
Majority | 459 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 1,051 | | |
| Centre hold | Swing | | |
Fairfield
No. 31 Fairfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Barry * | 2,557 | 65% | |
| Labour | Richard Thomas Hughes | 1,350 | 35% | |
Majority | 1,207 | | |
Registered electors | 10,309 | | |
Turnout | 3,907 | 38% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Fazakerley
No. 27 Fazakerley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Richard Disley | 2,413 | 52% | |
| Labour | Francis Lavery | 1,261 | 27% | |
| Ind. Labour Party | Robert Edwards * | 943 | 20% | |
Majority | 1,152 | | |
Registered electors | 11,026 | | |
Turnout | 4,617 | 42% | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Garston
No. 37 Garston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Sydney Dytor | 2,558 | 59% | |
| Conservative | John Case * | 1,808 | 41% | |
Majority | 750 | | |
Registered electors | 7,695 | | |
Turnout | 4,366 | 57% | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Granby
Great George
No. 10 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Percy Ernest Sherwin | 951 | 49% | |
| Democratic Labour | Matthew Grogan * | 933 | 48% | |
| Youth | Leo Patrick Taylor | 64 | 3% | |
Majority | 18 | | |
Registered electors | 5,048 | | |
Turnout | 1,948 | 39% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Kensington
No. 19 Kensington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edward Clouston Ralph Litler-Jones | 2,479 | 52% | |
| Labour | Bernard Louis Meyer | 1,944 | 41% | |
| Liberal | William Henry Ledsom | 323 | 7% | |
Majority | 535 | | |
Registered electors | 11,270 | | |
Turnout | 4,746 | 42% | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Kirkdale
No. 24 Kirkdale Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Henry Barton * | 2,546 | 35% | |
| Conservative | Ernest Tyrer | 2,471 | 34% | |
| Protestant | William Reuben Price | 1,771 | 24% | |
| Ind. Labour Party | Charles Henry Cund junr. | 536 | 7.2% | |
| Communist | Albert Edward Cole | 125 | 1.7% | |
Majority | 75 | | |
Registered electors | 17,097 | | |
Turnout | 7,449 | 44% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Little Woolton
No election.
Low Hill
No. 20 Low Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Fred Robinson | 2,520 | 54% | |
| Conservative | Gwilym Eiriol Mills | 2,053 | 44% | |
| Communist | John Frederick Hedley | 103 | 2.2% | |
Majority | 467 | | |
Registered electors | 11,316 | | |
Turnout | 4,676 | 41% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Much Woolton
No. 36 Much Woolton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Mrs. Caroline Whiteley | 850 | 52% | |
| Conservative | Edwin Phillips Thompson | 740 | 45% | |
| Labour | Arthur Lumb | 52 | 3.2% | |
| Independent Democratic Labour | Patrick O'Brien Hendley | 7 | 3.2% | |
Majority | 110 | | |
Registered electors | 2,371 | | |
Turnout | 1,649 | 70% | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Netherfield
No. 22 Netherfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | George Chadwick * | 3,079 | 47% | |
| Conservative | Arnold Barkby | 1,980 | 30% | |
| Protestant | Albert Clayton | 1,490 | 23% | |
Majority | 1,090 | | |
Registered electors | 12,078 | | |
Turnout | 6,549 | 54% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
North Scotland
No. 2 North Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mrs. Margaret Macfarlane | 2,429 | 92% | |
| Communist | Leo Joseph McGree | 206 | 7.8% | |
Majority | 2,223 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 2,635 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Old Swan
No. 32 Old Swan Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Thomas Williamson * | 3,659 | 52% | |
| Conservative | George Charles Edward Simpson O.B.E. | 3,440 | 48% | |
Majority | 219 | | |
Registered electors | 16,191 | | |
Turnout | 7,099 | 44% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Prince's Park
No. 13 Prince's Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Roland Clare | 2,448 | 55% | |
| Labour | Alfred Demain | 2,029 | 45% | |
Majority | 419 | | |
Registered electors | 16,191 | | |
Turnout | 4,477 | 28% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sandhills
No. 1 Sandhills Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | James William Baker * | 2,903 | 94% | |
| Communist | Ieuan Peters Hughes | 198 | 6% | |
Majority | 2,705 | | |
Registered electors | 9,369 | | |
Turnout | 3,101 | 33% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Anne's
No. 6 St. Anne's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Samuel Sydney Silverman | 3,227 | 86% | |
| Democratic Labour | Thomas Conifer | 505 | 13% | |
Majority | 2,722 | | |
Registered electors | 9,108 | | |
Turnout | 3,732 | 41% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Domingo
No. 23 St. Domingo Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Protestant | Mrs. Mary Jane Longbottom | 1,784 | 35% | |
| Conservative | William Edward Backhouse * | 1,566 | 30% | |
| Labour | Robert Joseph McDonnell | 1,370 | 27% | |
| Ind. Labour Party | George Edward Humphreys | 432 | 8% | |
Majority | 218 | | |
Registered electors | 11,712 | | |
Turnout | 5,152 | 44% | |
| Protestant gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St. Peter's
No. 8 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Arthur Robinson | 671 | 52% | |
| Labour | Robert Edward Cottier | 488 | 38% | |
| Independent | William Edward McLachlan | 130 | 10% | |
Majority | 183 | | |
Registered electors | 2,853 | | |
Turnout | 1,289 | 45% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Park East
No. 15 Sefton Park East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Michael Cory Dixon * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Park West
No. 16 Sefton Park West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ronald Percy Clayton * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
South Scotland
No. 3 South Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Sheehan | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
No. 4 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Arthur Brian Hoer | 953 | 55% | |
| Democratic Labour | Stephen McBride | 779 | 45% | |
Majority | 174 | | |
Registered electors | 3,704 | | |
Turnout | 1,732 | 47% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Walton
No. 25 Walton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Miller Platt * | 3,581 | 58% | |
| Labour | William James Riddick | 2,614 | 42% | |
Majority | 967 | | |
Registered electors | 16,370 | | |
Turnout | 6,195 | 38% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Warbreck
No. 26 Warbreck Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Jude * | 2,847 | 66% | |
| Labour | William Bent | 1,460 | 34% | |
Majority | 1,387 | | |
Registered electors | 12,459 | | |
Turnout | 4,307 | 35% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wavertree
Wavertree West
No. 33 Wavertree West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charlton Thomson | 2,141 | 53% | |
| Labour | Charles Matthew Belk | 1,000 | 25% | |
| Independent | Mrs. Caroline Whiteley | 929 | 23% | |
Majority | 1,141 | | |
Registered electors | 13,898 | | |
Turnout | 4,070 | 29% | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
West Derby
No. 28 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Albert Morrow * | 4,176 | 64% | |
| Labour | John Hamilton | 2,322 | 36% | |
Majority | 1,854 | | |
Registered electors | 18,628 | | |
Turnout | 6,498 | 35% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Aldermanic elections
Aldermanic Election 9 November 1932
19 Aldermen were elected by the councillors on 9 November 1932 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected alderman.
Party | Name | Votes |
| Conservative | Robert Lowry Burns J.P. * | 77 |
| Conservative | Henry Alexander Cole J.P. * | 77 |
| Conservative | Sir Max Muspratt Bart. * | 77 |
| Conservative | Edward Russell-Taylor J.P. * | 77 |
| Conservative | Councillor Robert Garnett Sheldon | 77 |
| Conservative | Edwin Thompson J.P. * | 77 |
| Conservative | Sir Thomas White * | 77 |
| Conservative | James Conrad Cross J.P. * | 76 |
| Liberal | Burton William Eills J.P. | 76 |
| Liberal | John Lamport Eills J.P. * | 76 |
| Conservative | William Wallace Kelly J.P. * | 76 |
| Liberal | Richard Robert Meade-King J.P. * | 76 |
| Conservative | Anthony Shelmerdine J.P. * | 76 |
| Liberal | Frederick Smith J.P. * | 76 |
| Independent | Austin Harford J.P. * | 75 |
| Independent | James Bolger * | 74 |
| Labour | Thomas Burke J.P. * | 74 |
| Labour | Luke Hogan M.B.E. J.P. * | 24 |
| Independent | Patrick Jeremiah Kelly * | 24 |
| Conservative | Councillor Wilfrid Bowring Stoddart | 1 | not elected |
[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
Aldermanic Election
Alderman Joseph Dalton Flood died on 29 October 1932 [2]
Aldermanic Election 1 February 1933
Caused by the death on 22 November 1932 of Alderman Joseph Ashworth (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1929),[16][17] Councillor George Miller Platt (Conservative, Walton elected 1 November 1932), Builder and Contractor of "The Gables", Moss Delph Lane, Aughton, was elected as an alderman by the Council on 1 February 1933[18] [19]
Aldermanic Election 6 July 1932 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Allocated ward |
| Conservative | Councillor George Miller Platt | 57 | 100% | No. 31 Fairfield |
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1935.
By-elections
No. 40 Croxteth, Thursday, 3 November 1932
Caused by the disqualification of Councillor Oswald Wade (Conservative, elected to the Croxteth ward on 1 November 1930), due to him being declared bankrupt, which was reported to the Council on 5 October 1932 .[20]
No. 40 Croxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mary Lilian Hamilton | 3,574 | 70% | |
| Conservative | Dinsdale Walker junior | 1,556 | 30% | |
Majority | 2,018 | | |
Registered electors | 12,936 | | |
Turnout | 5,130 | 40% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
[21] [7] [22]
No. 25 Walton, 16 February 1933
Following the death on 22 November 1932 of Alderman Joseph Ashworth[17] (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1929),[16] Councillor George Miller Platt (Conservative, Walton elected 1 November 1932), was elected as an alderman by the Council on 1 February 1933.[18]
No. 25 Walton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Harold Irwin | 2,668 | 62% | |
| Labour | William James Riddick | 1,564 | 38% | |
Majority | 994 | | |
Registered electors | 16,370 | | |
Turnout | 4,122 | 25% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[23]
No. 7 Castle Street, 29 November 1932
Caused by Councillor Robert Garnett Sheldon (Conservative, last elected as a Councillor on 1 November 1932) being elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1932.[14][15]
No. 7 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Bennett | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[17]
No. 19 Kensington, 23 May 1933
Caused by the death on 25 April 1933 of Councillor Joseph Gardner[24] (Conservative, elected 1 November 1931.[25]
No. 19 Kensington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Case | 1,850 | 51% | |
| | George Porter | 1,324 | 36% | |
| | Alfred David Adams | 299 | 8% | |
| Liberal | William Henry Ledsom | 183 | 5% | |
Majority | 526 | | |
Registered electors | 11,270 | | |
Turnout | 3,656 | 32% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[26]
No. 8 St. Peters, 30 May 1933
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Herbert Wolfe Levy (Conservative, elected 1 November 1931)[27] which was reported to the Council on 17 May 1933[28]
No. 8 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Sydney James Hill | 458 | 53% | |
| | Joseph Whitehead | 340 | 39% | |
| | Frederick Bowman | 72 | 8% | |
Majority | 118 | | |
Registered electors | 2,853 | | |
Turnout | 870 | 30% | |
| | Swing | | |
[29]
No.10 Great George, 22 August 1933
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Harry Leo Gaffeney (Democratic Labour, Great George elected 1 November 1931)[30] which was reported to the Council on 26 July 1933.[31]
No. 10 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Hamilton | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 5,048 | | |
| Labour gain from Democratic Labour | | | |
[32]
See also
References
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- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1932 -1933 page 2". Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1932-1933 page 4". Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1932-1933 page 5". Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1932-1933 page 6". Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1932
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1932-1933 page 8". Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1932-1933 page 9". Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1932-1933 page 10". Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1932-1933 page 14". Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ a b 1929 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1929
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- ^ 1931 Liverpool City Council election#Kensington
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- ^ 1931 Liverpool City Council election#St. Peter's
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- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1932-1933 page 411". Retrieved 16 September 2017.
- ^ 1931 Liverpool City Council election#Great George
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