1952 UK local election
1952 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/a/ab/1952_Liverpool_City_Council_election_result_map.jpg/300px-1952_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 8 May 1952.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | 67 | -12 | 28 | 95 |
| Labour | 46 | +13 | 7 | 53 |
| Protestant | 4 | -1 | 1 | 5 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1952 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 26 | | | | 62% | 55% | 124,368 | |
| Conservative | 14 | | | | 33% | 45% | 102,558 | |
| Protestant | 1 | | | | 2.4% | 1.7% | 3,954 | |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.67% | 1,523 | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.032% | 72 | |
Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
Comparisons are made with the 1949 election results.
Abercromby
Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Harry Livermore | 3,564 | 62% | +20% |
| Conservative | John Kenneth Hart * | 2,159 | 38% | −16% |
Majority | 1,405 | | |
Registered electors | 13,256 | | |
Turnout | 5,723 | 43% | +5% |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Aigburth
Aigburth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Alexander Kinnear * | 5,268 | 76% | 0% |
| Labour | Thomas George White | 935 | 14% | +3% |
| Liberal | John Bowen | 713 | 10% | −2% |
Majority | 4,333 | | |
Registered electors | 15,523 | | |
Turnout | 6,916 | 45% | −11% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Allerton
Allerton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Haswell * | 2,855 | 74% | +4% |
| Labour | Harold Lee | 995 | 26% | +7% |
Majority | 1,860 | | |
Registered electors | 9,739 | | |
Turnout | 3,850 | 40% | −10% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Anfield
Anfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Norman Alfred Pannell (PARTY) | 4,019 | 53% | −12% |
| Labour | James Augustus Bargrave Deane | 3,546 | 47% | +12% |
Majority | 473 | | |
Registered electors | 16,287 | | |
Turnout | 7,565 | 46% | −4% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Breckfield
Breckfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Ralph Snell | 3,094 | 55% | +13% |
| Conservative | Miss Joan Ailsa Blackie (PARTY) | 2,489 | 45% | −13% |
Majority | 605 | | |
Registered electors | 12,826 | | |
Turnout | 5,583 | 44% | −1% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brunswick
Brunswick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Hugh Carr | 3,084 | 88% | +8% |
| Conservative | Mrs. Marrion Browne | 405 | 12% | −7% |
Majority | 2,679 | | |
Registered electors | 7,334 | | |
Turnout | 3,489 | 48% | −1% |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Castle Street
Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Thomas Henry Thompson | 440 | 97% | |
| Independent | James Elias | 13 | 3% | |
Majority | 427 | | |
Registered electors | 956 | | |
Turnout | 453 | 47% | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Childwall
Childwall - 2 seats Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William James Sergent | 4,639 | 79% | |
| Conservative | John Shaw Brown | 4,419 | 75% | |
| Labour | William Delgarno | 1,246 | 21% | |
| Labour | Mrs. Elsie Ellen Gough | 1,232 | 21% | |
Majority | 3,393 | | |
Registered electors | 13,885 | | |
Turnout | 5,885 | 42% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Croxteth
Croxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Charles McDonald | 9,692 | 63% | +13% |
| Conservative | Francis Henry Wilson * | 5,756 | 37% | −13% |
Majority | 3,933 | | |
Registered electors | 34,388 | | |
Turnout | 15,451 | 45% | +3% |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Dingle
Dingle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Firman Aldis * | 6,138 | 65% | |
| Conservative | Ernest Johnson | 3,238 | 35% | |
Majority | 2,900 | | |
Registered electors | 17,708 | | |
Turnout | 9,376 | 53% | −1% |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Edge Hill
Edge Hill - 2 seats Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | James Johnstone * | 3,699 | 67% | +11% |
| Labour | Leonard Holden | 3,587 | 65% | |
| Conservative | Edgar William Holland | 1,786 | 33% | −11% |
| Conservative | James Stanislaus Ross | 1,588 | 29% | −15% |
Majority | 1,913 | | |
Registered electors | 13,620 | | |
Turnout | 5,485 | 40% | −3% |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Everton
Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Leslie Hughes * | 3,907 | 77% | +15% |
| Conservative | William Martin | 1,138 | 23% | −15% |
Majority | 2,769 | | |
Registered electors | 13,271 | | |
Turnout | 5,045 | 38% | −3% |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Exchange
Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Larkin | 598 | 62% | −19% |
| Labour | William McKeown | 368 | 38% | +19% |
Majority | 230 | | |
Registered electors | 15,505 | | |
Turnout | 966 | 6% | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Fairfield
Fairfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Thomas | 3,387 | 55% | −3% |
| Labour | Norman Bates | 2,799 | 45% | +3% |
Majority | 588 | | |
Registered electors | 15,505 | | |
Turnout | 6,186 | 40% | −2% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Fazakerley
Fazakerley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Hugh Dalton | 6,319 | 59% | +9% |
| Conservative | Ralph Rattray * | 4,432 | 41% | −9% |
Majority | 1,887 | | |
Registered electors | 19,797 | | |
Turnout | 10,751 | 54% | +2% |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Garston
Garston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Brian Crookes | 7,650 | 66% | +19% |
| Conservative | William Leslie McClelland (PARTY) | 3,857 | 34% | −17% |
Majority | 3,793 | | |
Registered electors | 22,384 | | |
Turnout | 11,507 | 51% | +8% |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Granby
Granby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Thomas Brodie | 3,432 | 61% | +13% |
| Conservative | William Granville Heald * | 2,210 | 39% | −13% |
Majority | 1,222 | | |
Registered electors | 12,804 | | |
Turnout | 5,642 | 44% | +2% |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Great George
Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mrs. Elizabeth Trainor | 796 | 52% | +4% |
| Conservative | Walter John Smith | 747 | 48% | −4% |
Majority | 49 | | |
Registered electors | 3,376 | | |
Turnout | 1,543 | 46% | +3% |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Kensington
Kensington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Frederick Walker | 3,683 | 59% | +13% |
| Conservative | Leslie John Henry Rumsey | 2,533 | 41% | −13% |
Majority | 1,150 | | |
Registered electors | 13,976 | | |
Turnout | 6,216 | 44% | −6% |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Kirkdale
Kirkdale Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Peter James O'Hare * | 5,699 | 71% | +18% |
| Conservative | George Parkinson Tyson | 2,381 | 29% | −18% |
Majority | 3,318 | | |
Registered electors | 19,721 | | |
Turnout | 8,080 | 41% | −6% |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Little Woolton
Little Woolton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Basil Smart (PARTY) | 1,153 | 57% | −6% |
| Labour | James Gardner | 866 | 43% | +6% |
Majority | 287 | | |
Registered electors | 3,048 | | |
Turnout | 2,019 | 66% | −1% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Low Hill
Low Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Fred Robinson * | 3,381 | 65% | +14% |
| Conservative | Abram Maxwell Caplin | 1,842 | 35% | −14% |
Majority | 1,539 | | |
Registered electors | 11,840 | | |
Turnout | 5,223 | 44% | 0% |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Much Woolton
Much Woolton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Reginald William Stewart | 2,224 | 72% | −6% |
| Labour | Thomas Keith Williams | 846 | 28% | +6% |
Majority | 1,378 | | |
Registered electors | 6,525 | | |
Turnout | 3,070 | 47% | −5% |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Netherfield
North Scotland
North Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Thomas Robinson (PARTY) | | | |
Majority | | | |
Registered electors | 7,160 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Old Swan
Old Swan Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Leslie Hebron Sanders * | 5,926 | 54% | −11% |
| Labour | Terence Roberts | 4,989 | 46% | +12% |
Majority | 937 | | |
Registered electors | 27,025 | | |
Turnout | 10,915 | 40% | −7% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Prince's Park
Prince's Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Henry Rimmer | 3,299 | 59% | +14% |
| Conservative | Charles Alfred Lever (PARTY) | 2,293 | 41% | −14% |
Majority | 1,006 | | |
Registered electors | 12,152 | | |
Turnout | 5,592 | 46% | +2% |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Sandhills
St. Anne's
St. Domingo
St. Peter's
St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Smyth | 387 | 52% | +10% |
| Conservative | Leo Joseph G. Wilkinson * | 355 | 48% | −12% |
Majority | 32 | | |
Registered electors | 1,458 | | |
Turnout | 742 | 51% | 0% |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Sefton Park East
Sefton Park East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Harold Lees (PARTY) | 3,521 | 58% | −15% |
| Labour | Richard John Alcock | 2,596 | 42% | +15% |
Majority | 925 | | |
Registered electors | 14,049 | | |
Turnout | 6,117 | 44% | +2% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Park West
Sefton Park West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Arthur Brierley Collins * | 3,668 | 64% | −9% |
| Labour | William Jones | 2,029 | 36% | +9% |
Majority | 1,639 | | |
Registered electors | 10,880 | | |
Turnout | 5,697 | 52% | −2% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
South Scotland
South Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Richard Corrigan (PARTY) | 2,295 | 97% | 0% |
| Communist | Richard Cuerdon | 72 | 3% | 0% |
Majority | 2,295 | | |
Registered electors | 6,781 | | |
Turnout | 2,367 | 35% | −14% |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Thomas Hogan | 785 | 72% | |
| Conservative | Alan Arthur Horsford | 303 | 28% | |
Majority | 482 | | |
Registered electors | 2,785 | | |
Turnout | 1,088 | 39% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Walton
Walton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Francis Carr | 5,832 | 55% | |
| Conservative | Robert Charles Andrews | 4,820 | 45% | |
Majority | 1,012 | | |
Registered electors | 22,918 | | |
Turnout | 10,652 | 46% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Warbreck
Warbreck Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Frank Woolfenden | 4,793 | 55% | |
| Labour | Harold Dailey | 3,924 | 45% | |
Majority | 869 | | |
Registered electors | 18,812 | | |
Turnout | 8,717 | 46% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wavertree
Wavertree Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mrs. Eleanor Bingham Glazebrook | 5,983 | 61% | |
| Labour | Emmanuel Milton Mannheim | 2,986 | 31% | |
| Liberal | Albert Edward Jones | 810 | 8% | |
Majority | 2,997 | | |
Registered electors | 21,744 | | |
Turnout | 9,779 | 45% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wavertree West
Wavertree West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Charles Minton | 3,545 | 58% | |
| Conservative | Samuel Curtis | 2,619 | 42% | |
Majority | 926 | | |
Registered electors | 11,342 | | |
Turnout | 6,164 | 54% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
West Derby
West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Gwilym Hughes | 7,762 | 57% | |
| Labour | Alexander Coveney McLeod | 5,907 | 43% | |
Majority | 1,855 | | |
Registered electors | 31,320 | | |
Turnout | 13,669 | 44% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[2] [3]
Aldermanic Elections
Twenty of the forty Aldermen were elected by the city council on 19 May 1952.
* - re-elected aldermen.
Party | Alderman |
| Conservative | George Webster Green Armour * |
| Conservative | Reginald Richard Bailey * |
| Conservative | Herbert Neville Bewley * |
| Conservative | Mrs. Ada Martha Burton * |
| Conservative | Thomas Henry Burton * |
| Labour | Joseph Jackson Cleary * |
| Conservative | Alexander Critchley * |
| Conservative | Mabel Fletcher * |
| Conservative | Robert Duncan French * |
| Labour | Alexander Griffin * |
| Liberal | William Sinclair Scott Hannay * |
| Labour | Joseph Harrington * |
| Labour | Bertie Victor Kirby C.B.E. * |
| Conservative | Walter Thomas Lancashire * |
| Conservative | Alfred Levy * |
| Labour | David Gilbert Logan C.B,E. M.P. * |
| Protestant | Rev. Harry Dixon Longbottom * |
| Conservative | George Miller Platt * |
| Labour | Michael John Reppion * |
| Conservative | John Village * |
All Aldermen and the wards they were allocated to as Returning Officer are shown in the table below:
Party | Alderman | Ward |
| | Edwin Thompson | Abercromby |
| | Ernest Ash Cookson | Aigburth |
| Conservative | Alexander Critchley | Allerton |
| | James Conrad Cross | Anfield |
| Protestant | Rev. Harry Dixon Longbottom | Breckfield |
| | William John Mathew Clark | Brunswick |
| | William John Tristram | Castle Street |
| Labour | Alexander Griffin | Childwall |
| Labour | David Gilbert Logan C.B.E. M.P. | Croxteth |
| Conservative | George Webster Green Armour | Dingle |
| Conservative | Alfred Levy | Edge Hill |
| Labour | Michael John Reppion | Everton |
| | William Greenough Gregson | Exchange |
| Conservative | George Miller Platt | Fairfield |
| | Lawrence King | Fazakerley |
| Conservative | Thomas Henry Burton | Garston |
| Labour | Bertie Victor Kirby C.B.E. | Granby |
| | Sir Alfred Shennan | Great George |
| Liberal | William Sinclair Scott Hannay | Kensington |
| Labour | Joseph Harrington | Kirkdale |
| | Isaac Robinson | Little Woolton |
| | William Thomas Roberts | Low Hill |
| | Joseph Williams | Much Woolton |
| Conservative | Walter Thomas Lancashire | Netherfield |
| | James Farrell | North Scotland |
| | Charles Gordon Snowden Gordon | Old Swan |
| | Albert Morrow | Prince's Park |
| | Robert John Hall | St. Anne's |
| | Luke Hogan M.B.E. | St. Domingo |
| Conservative | Robert Duncan French | St. Peter's |
| | Miss Mary Mabel Eills | Sandhills |
| Conservative | Reginald Richard Bailey | Sefton Park East |
| | Michael Corey Dixon | Sefton Park West |
| | Mr. Vere Egerton Cotton C.B.E. T.D. | South Scotland |
| | Stanley Ronald Williams | Vauxhall |
| Conservative | Miss Mabel Fletcher | Walton |
| Conservative | Mrs. Ada Martha Burton | Warbreck |
| Conservative | John Village | Wavertree |
| Labour | Joseph Jackson Cleary | Wavertree West |
| Conservative | Herbert Neville Bewley | Weat Derby |
By-elections
Breckfield by-election 13 November 1952
Following the death of Alderman Walter Thomas Lancashire on 18 August 1952, Cllr. David John Lewis was elected as Alderman by the City Council on 3 September 1952 and assigned as returning officer for the Netherfield ward. [4]
Following the death of Alderman James Conrad Cross on 18 August 1952, Cllr. George William Prout was elected as Alderman by the City Council on 3 September 1952 and assigned as returning officer to the Anfield ward. [5]
Following the election of Cllr. David John Lewis and Cllr. George William Prout as Aldermen, there was a by-election for 2 seats for the Breckfield ward on 13 November 1952.
Breckfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Samuel Curtis | 2,511 | 52% | |
| Conservative | William Bell Pickett | 2,474 | 52% | |
| Labour | Ian Isidore Levin | 2,275 | 48% | |
| Labour | Andrew Thomas Francis Williams | 2,272 | 47% | |
Majority | 236 | | |
Registered electors | 12,826 | | |
Turnout | 4,786 | 37% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[6]
References
- ^ Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 9 May 1952
- ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1952-1953
- ^ Proceedings of the Council 1952-53 page 302
- ^ Proceedings of the Council 1952-53 page 303
- ^ Proceedings of the Council 1952-53 page 507