1951 UK local election
1951 Liverpool City Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Coat_of_arms_of_Liverpool_City_Council.svg/50px-Coat_of_arms_of_Liverpool_City_Council.svg.png)
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/1951_Liverpool_City_Council_election_result_map.jpg/300px-1951_Liverpool_City_Council_election_result_map.jpg) Map of Liverpool showing wards won (first placed party)[1] |
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 11 May 1951.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen |
| Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Labour | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Protestant | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1951 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 28 | | | | 68% | 58% | 120,053 | |
| Labour | 10 | | | | 24% | 38% | 79,531 | |
| Protestant | 2 | | | | 5% | 2% | 4,230 | |
| Independent | 1 | | | | 2.4% | 0.31% | 646 | |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.47% | 964 | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.065% | 134 | |
Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
The terms of office expired in 1951 for those councillors who were elected in November 1947. Therefore comparisons are made with the 1947 election results.
Abercromby
Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Francis Joseph Bullen * | 2,740 | 53% | −1% |
| Labour | William Smyth | 2,391 | 47% | +1% |
Majority | 349 | | |
Registered electors | 13,488 | | |
Turnout | 5,131 | 38% | −3% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Aigburth
Aigburth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Herbert Mylrea Allen * | 5,842 | 83% | 0% |
| Liberal | William Edward Oates | 600 | 9% | |
| Labour | Roy Stoddart | 565 | 8% | −9% |
Majority | 5,267 | | |
Registered electors | 15,607 | | |
Turnout | 6,997 | 45% | −13% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Allerton
Allerton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mrs. Margaret Jane Strong * | 3,068 | 76% | +8% |
| Labour | William Rice-Jones | 615 | 15% | −8% |
| Liberal | Mrs. Helena France | 364 | 9% | |
Majority | 2,453 | | |
Registered electors | 9,583 | | |
Turnout | 4,047 | 42% | −15% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Anfield
Anfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Albert James White * | 4,698 | 68% | −4% |
| Labour | Walter Richard Maylor | 2,181 | 32% | −4% |
Majority | 2,517 | | |
Registered electors | 16,560 | | |
Turnout | 6,879 | 42% | 53% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Breckfield
Breckfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David John Lewis * | 3,100 | 66% | +6% |
| Labour | Terence Roberts | 1,621 | 34% | −6% |
Majority | 1,479 | | |
Registered electors | 12,893 | | |
Turnout | 4,721 | 37% | −14% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brunswick
Brunswick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Frank Hampton Cain * | 1,982 | 77% | −2% |
| Conservative | Mrs. Marrion Browne | 582 | 23% | −1% |
Majority | 1,400 | | |
Registered electors | 7,546 | | |
Turnout | 2,564 | 34% | +10% |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Castle Street
Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Reginald Poole (PARTY) | 499 | 98% | |
| Labour | Thomas McNerney | 11 | 2% | |
Majority | 488 | | |
Registered electors | 922 | | |
Turnout | 510 | 55% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Childwall
Childwall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alexander Young * | 4,748 | 86% | −4% |
| Labour | Mrs. Eleanor Elizabeth Wright | 766 | 14% | −4% |
Majority | 3,982 | | |
Registered electors | 13,476 | | |
Turnout | 5,514 | 41% | −14% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Croxteth
Croxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sydney Smart * | 6,595 | 51% | 0% |
| Conservative | Charles McDonald | 6,346 | 49% | −2% |
Majority | 249 | | |
Registered electors | 34,017 | | |
Turnout | 12,941 | 38% | −1% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Dingle
Dingle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stanley Airey (PARTY) | 4,470 | 51% | +3% |
| Labour | Lewis Charles Edwards | 4,344 | 49% | −3% |
Majority | 126 | | |
Registered electors | 17,840 | | |
Turnout | 8,814 | 49% | −1% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Edge Hill
Edge Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Bagot * | 2,283 | 52% | −2% |
| Conservative | William Thomas | 2,129 | 48% | +2% |
Majority | 154 | | |
Registered electors | 13,599 | | |
Turnout | 4,412 | 32% | −7% |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Everton
Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Braddock * | 2,670 | 58% | 0% |
| Conservative | Ernest Johnson | 1,970 | 42% | 0% |
Majority | 700 | | |
Registered electors | 13,213 | | |
Turnout | 4,640 | 35% | −4% |
| Labour hold | Swing | 0% | |
Exchange
Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Walter McGrath * | 646 | 74% | −5% |
| Labour | John Cullen | 226 | 26% | +5% |
Majority | 420 | | |
Registered electors | 1,656 | | |
Turnout | 872 | 53% | −2% |
| Independent hold | Swing | -5% | |
Fairfield
Fairfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Nash * | 4,071 | 67% | −1% |
| Labour | William Indcox Davies | 2,028 | 33% | +1% |
Majority | 2,043 | | |
Registered electors | 15,494 | | |
Turnout | 6,099 | 39% | −12% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1% | |
Fazakerley
Fazakerley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kenneth Pugh Thompson M.P. * | 5,288 | 54% | 0% |
| Labour | James Gardner | 4,523 | 46% | 0% |
Majority | 765 | | |
Registered electors | 19,900 | | |
Turnout | 9,811 | 49% | −2% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0% | |
Garston
Garston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Henry Clarke * | 4,958 | 55% | +1% |
| Labour | William Henry Sefton | 4,038 | 45% | −1% |
Majority | 920 | | |
Registered electors | 19,796 | | |
Turnout | 8,996 | 45% | −12% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1% | |
Granby
Granby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Edward Thompson * | 2,742 | 55% | 0% |
| Labour | Mrs. Elizabeth Trainor | 2,225 | 45% | 0% |
Majority | 517 | | |
Registered electors | 12,869 | | |
Turnout | 4,967 | 39% | −4% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Great George
Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John James Coupland (PARTY) | 920 | 57% | +2% |
| Labour | Thomas George Dominic Maguire | 686 | 43% | −2% |
Majority | 234 | | |
Registered electors | 3,360 | | |
Turnout | 1,606 | 48% | +1% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kensington
Kensington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Harold William Hughes * | 3,235 | 57% | +1% |
| Labour | Frederick Walker | 2,476 | 43% | −1% |
Majority | 759 | | |
Registered electors | 14,074 | | |
Turnout | 5,711 | 41% | −9% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kirkdale
Kirkdale Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edward Shaw | 3,666 | 51% | +3% |
| Labour | John Francis Carr * | 3,564 | 49% | −3% |
Majority | 102 | | |
Registered electors | 19,710 | | |
Turnout | 7,230 | 37% | −9% |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +3% | |
Little Woolton
Little Woolton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Gordon Frederick Catlin * | 1,257 | 68% | −16% |
| Labour | Francis Burke | 603 | 32% | +18% |
Majority | 654 | | |
Registered electors | 3,047 | | |
Turnout | 1,860 | 61% | −7% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -16% | |
Low Hill
Low Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Samuel Cecil Saltmarsh * | 3,005 | 55% | 0% |
| Labour | Charles Morris | 2,465 | 45% | 0% |
Majority | 540 | | |
Registered electors | 12,003 | | |
Turnout | 5,470 | 46% | −3% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Much Woolton
Much Woolton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Norton (PARTY) | 2,399 | 82% | +8% |
| Labour | Alan Frank Skinner | 523 | 18% | −8% |
Majority | 1,876 | | |
Registered electors | 6,367 | | |
Turnout | 2,922 | 46% | −8% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +8% | |
Netherfield
North Scotland
North Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Frederick William Tucker * | 1,634 | 63% | −12% |
| Independent | John Joseph Fay | 930 | 36% | |
| Communist | John William Coward | 18 | 1% | −6% |
Majority | 1,634 | | |
Registered electors | 7,185 | | |
Turnout | 2,582 | 36% | +3% |
| Labour hold | Swing | -12% | |
Old Swan
Old Swan Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alfred Nathaniel Bates * | 7,279 | 71% | +5% |
| Labour | Joseph Mooney | 3,028 | 29% | −5% |
Majority | 4,251 | | |
Registered electors | 27,217 | | |
Turnout | 10,307 | 38% | −11% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5% | |
Prince's Park
Prince's Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Cowlin * | 2,690 | 56% | +1% |
| Labour | Thomas McManus | 2,118 | 44% | −1% |
Majority | 572 | | |
Registered electors | 11,977 | | |
Turnout | 4,808 | 40% | −10% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1% | |
Sandhills
Sandhills Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Stanley Part * | 2,332 | 75% | +2% |
| Conservative | Leonard James Carr | 790 | 25% | −2% |
Majority | 1,542 | | |
Registered electors | 8,160 | | |
Turnout | 3,122 | 38% | −3% |
| Labour hold | Swing | +2% | |
St. Anne's
St. Anne's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Abraham Louis Caplan * | 1,242 | 73% | +11% |
| Conservative | Frank Scott | 467 | 27% | +6% |
Majority | 775 | | |
Registered electors | 5,537 | | |
Turnout | 1,709 | 31% | −12% |
| Labour hold | Swing | +11% | |
St. Domingo
St. Peter's
St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James William Brown * | 457 | 59% | −11% |
| Labour | Mrs. Elsie Ellen Gough | 323 | 41% | +11% |
Majority | 134 | | |
Registered electors | 1,437 | | |
Turnout | 780 | 54% | +8% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -11% | |
Sefton Park East
Sefton Park East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Walter Isaac Throssell * | 3,877 | 74% | 0% |
| Labour | Matthew John Grimes | 1,337 | 26% | 0% |
Majority | 2,540 | | |
Registered electors | 14,249 | | |
Turnout | 5,214 | 37% | −5% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0% | |
Sefton Park West
Sefton Park West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Frederick Bidston * | 3,744 | 75% | −3% |
| Labour | Keith Samuel Williams | 1,265 | 25% | +3% |
Majority | 2,479 | | |
Registered electors | 10,825 | | |
Turnout | 5,009 | 46% | −5% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -3% | |
South Scotland
South Scotland - 2 seats Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Sheehan * | 1,471 | 92% | |
| Labour | David Cowley | 1,465 | 91% | |
| Communist | Richard Cuerdon | 134 | 8% | |
Majority | 1,471 | | |
Registered electors | 6,670 | | |
Turnout | 1,605 | 24% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Joseph Cyril Brady * | 666 | 69% | 0% |
| Conservative | William Alfred Manley Crawford | 306 | 31% | 0% |
Majority | 360 | | |
Registered electors | 2,827 | | |
Turnout | 972 | 34% | −16% |
| Labour hold | Swing | 0% | |
Walton
Walton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mrs Mary Elizabeth Jones * | 5,584 | 65% | +5% |
| Labour | William Dean-Jones | 2,984 | 35% | −5% |
Majority | 2,600 | | |
Registered electors | 23,104 | | |
Turnout | 8,568 | 37% | −15% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +5% | |
Warbreck
Warbreck Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Donald Francis Brady (PARTY) | 5,161 | 70% | −1% |
| Labour | William Delgarno | 2,234 | 30% | +1% |
Majority | 2,927 | | |
Registered electors | 18,861 | | |
Turnout | 7,395 | 39% | −8% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | -1% | |
Wavertree
Wavertree Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edward Jennings (PARTY) | 6,321 | 74% | +1% |
| Labour | Thomas Henry Maloney | 1,507 | 18% | −9% |
| Liberal | Albert Edward Jones | 729 | 9% | |
Majority | 4,814 | | |
Registered electors | 21,976 | | |
Turnout | 8,557 | 39% | −12% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1% | |
Wavertree West
Wavertree West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Keenan (PARTY) | 2,993 | 55% | 0% |
| Labour | Charles James Minton | 2,418 | 45% | 0% |
Majority | 575 | | |
Registered electors | 11,506 | | |
Turnout | 5,411 | 47% | −7% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | 0% | |
West Derby
West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Hedley Arthur Williams * | 8,661 | 72% | +3% |
| Labour | George Henry Dunbar | 3,384 | 28% | −3% |
Majority | 5,277 | | |
Registered electors | 31,415 | | |
Turnout | 12,045 | 38% | −13% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3% | |
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By-elections
North Scotland 22 November 1951
Following the disqualification of Herbert Francis Granby (elected 12 May 1949) there was a By-election for the North Scotland ward on 22 November 1951.
North Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Leonard James Carr | 1,527 | 87% | |
| Conservative | Thomas Robinson | 234 | 13% | |
Majority | 1,293 | | |
Registered electors | 7,185 | | |
Turnout | 1,761 | 25% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
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