1923 Liverpool City Council election

1923 English local election March 2020 March 2020 1923 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1923 11 01 y 1922 1922 Liverpool City Council election 1924 1924 Liverpool City Council election 38 councillors' seats were up for election Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1923. One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years. Twelve of the thirty-nine seats up for election were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative 65 ?? 25 90Liberal ?? ?? ?? ?? Irish Nationalist 21 ?? 3 24 National Liberal ?? ?? ?? ??Independent 10 ?? 4 14Labour 3 ?? 2 5Protestant ?? ?? ?? ??Communist 1 ?? 0 1 Election result Liverpool local election result 1923 Conservative Party (UK) 23 0 1 -1 60% 40% 40,321 Nationalist Party (Ireland) 8 0 0 0 21% 18% 18,346 Liberal Party (UK) 5 0 0 0 13% 13% 12,809 National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) 2 2 0 +2 5% 1.9% 1,966 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 1 -1 0% 26% 26,127 Unemployed 0 0 0 0 0% 0.82% 835 Patriotic Protestant 0 0 0 0 0% 0.051% 52 Ward results * - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election Comparisons are made with the 1920 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in 1920. Abercromby No. 9 Abercromby Conservative Party (UK) Cuthbert Frederick Francis unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Aigburth No. 17 Aigburth Liberal Party (UK) Albert Edward Jacob * Unopposed N/A N/A Liberal Party (UK) Allerton No. 35 Allerton - 2 seats National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) Mrs. Gertrude Elizabeth Wilson 518 35% Conservative Party (UK) William James Austin 475 32% Liberal Party (UK) Frank Williams 388 26% Independent (politician) J.H. Naylor junr. 116 8% 130 1,385 749 54% National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) Conservative Conservative Party (UK) Anfield No. 29 Anfield Liberal Party (UK) Alfred Gates 2,400 47% Conservative Party (UK) John Parry Thomas 1,866 36% Labour Party (UK) William John Daniel 855 17% 543 9,448 5,121 54% Liberal Party (UK) Breckfield No. 30 Breckfield Conservative Party (UK) Alfred Griffiths * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Brunswick No. 11 Brunswick Nationalist Party (Ireland) Lawrence King * 3,488 96% Labour Party (UK) James Henry Dutton 154 4.2% 3,334 8,197 3,642 44% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Castle Street No. 7 Castle Street Conservative Party (UK) Frederick William Frodsham 793 65% Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Royal Little 418 35% 375 2,668 1,211 45% Conservative Party (UK) Childwall No. 38 Childwall Liberal Party (UK) Lady Helena Agnes Dalrymple Muspratt * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Dingle No. 12 Dingle Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Dalton Flood * 4,803 58% Labour Party (UK) Joseph Gibbins 3,482 42% Unemployed Dewi Protheroe 56 0.67% 1,321 13,963 8,341 60% Conservative Party (UK) Edge Hill No. 18 Edge Hill Conservative Party (UK) Daniel Charles Williams * 2,920 50% Labour Party (UK) Charles Burden 2,690 46% Nationalist Party (Ireland) William Henry McGuiness 182 3% Patriotic Protestant Charles Stamper 52 0.89% 230 12,328 5,844 47% Conservative Party (UK) Everton No. 21 Everton Conservative Party (UK) John Ellis * 3,177 65% Labour Party (UK) John Henry Naylor 1,590 33% Unemployed John Young 182 3% 1,587 12,850 4,882 38% Conservative Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Nationalist Party (Ireland) Miss Alice McCormick 904 59% Liberal Party (UK) Mark Philip Rathbone 575 37% Independent (politician) Joseph Masterman 50 3% Unemployed John Bingham 7 0.5% 329 2,747 1,536 56% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Fairfield No. 31 Fairfield National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) James Hughes * 1,966 54% Liberal Party (UK) Walter Henry Davies 1,654 46% 312 9,159 3,620 40% National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) Labour Party (UK) Fazakerley No. 27 Fazakerley Conservative Party (UK) Albert Harwood Letheren unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Garston No. 37 Garston Conservative Party (UK) John Case 1,841 49% Labour Party (UK) Henry Osmond Pugh 1,375 37% Liberal Party (UK) James Scott 530 14% 466 5,897 3,746 64% Conservative Party (UK) Granby No. 14 Granby Independent (politician) Miss Eleanor Florence Rathbone * Unopposed N/A N/A Independent (politician) Great George No. 10 Great George Nationalist Party (Ireland) William Grogan * 1,587 83% Labour Party (UK) George Henry Bennett 322 17% 1,265 4,461 43% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Kensington No. 19 Kensington Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Ashworth * 2,970 59% Labour Party (UK) Frederick Jones 2,098 41% 872 10,677 5,068 47% Conservative Party (UK) Kirkdale No. 24 Kirkdale Conservative Party (UK) Dr. Archibald Gordon Gullan unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Low Hill No. 20 Low Hill Conservative Party (UK) Richard Henry Mitchell * 2,432 49% Labour Party (UK) Thomas Joseph Rowan 1,770 36% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Joseph Lougran 708 14% Unemployed Philip Maguire 33 0.67% 662 10,129 4,943 49% Conservative Party (UK) Much Woolton No. 36 Much Woolton Conservative Party (UK) John Francis Roskell Reynolds unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Netherfield No. 22 Netherfield Conservative Party (UK) William Edward McLaclan 2,655 62% Patriotic Protestant Christopher Haigh 1,155 27% Labour Party (UK) George Chadwick 470 11% 1,510 11,291 4,290 38% Conservative Party (UK) North Scotland No. 2 North Scotland Nationalist Party (Ireland) John Patrick Farrelly 2,412 51% Labour Party (UK) Edward Campbell 2,283 49% 129 8,075 4,695 58% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Old Swan No. 32 Old Swan Conservative Party (UK) Alfred Ernest Shennan * 3,011 60% Labour Party (UK) Herbert Edward Rose 1,965 39% Nationalist Party (Ireland) William O'Neil 67 1.3% 1,046 11,476 5,043 44% Conservative Party (UK) Prince's Park No. 13 Prince's Park Conservative Party (UK) Alfred Wood * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Sandhills No. 1 Sandhills Nationalist Party (Ireland) James William Baker * 2,680 84% Labour Party (UK) Patrick Roy 353 11% Unemployed Daniel Williams 161 5% 2,327 8,711 3,194 37% Nationalist Party (Ireland) St. Anne's No. 6 St. Anne's Nationalist Party (Ireland) Patrick Alfred Durkin * 2,155 62% Labour Party (UK) Richard McCann 903 26% Unemployed Alexander Phillips 432 12% 1,252 9,412 3,490 37% Nationalist Party (Ireland) St. Domingo No. 23 St. Domingo Conservative Party (UK) William Edward Backhouse * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 8 St. Peter's Liberal Party (UK) Lawrence Durning Holt * 946 65% Independent (politician) Frederick Bowman 333 23% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Owen Geraghty 155 11% Unemployed Isaac Edward Ashton 16 1.1% 613 2,729 1,450 53% Liberal Party (UK) Sefton Park East No. 15 Sefton Park East Conservative Party (UK) Michael Cory Dixon * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Sefton Park West No. 16 Sefton Park West Liberal Party (UK) Frank Campbell Wilson * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) South Scotland No. 3 South Scotland Nationalist Party (Ireland) John Gerald Murphy 2,841 59% Labour Party (UK) David Gilbert Logan * 2,014 41% 827 8,269 4,855 59% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Vauxhall No. 4 Vauxhall Nationalist Party (Ireland) Dr. Percy Hayes 1,167 79% Labour Party (UK) Joseph McChrystal 294 20% Unemployed Joseph William Veldman 15 1% 873 3,720 1,476 40% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Walton No. 25 Walton Conservative Party (UK) George Miller Platt * 3,029 78% Liberal Party (UK) Joseph Edward Freeman 842 22% 2,187 12,471 3,871 31% Conservative Party (UK) Warbreck No. 26 Warbreck Conservative Party (UK) John Albert Thompson * 2,287 61% Liberal Party (UK) William Pritchard 1,467 39% 820 10,963 3,754 34% Conservative Party (UK) Wavertree No. 34 Wavertree Conservative Party (UK) Henry Langton Beckwith * 2,184 47% Liberal Party (UK) Hugh Frame 1,318 29% Labour Party (UK) Robert Tissyman 1,110 24% 866 10,314 4,612 45% Conservative Party (UK) Wavertree West No. 33 Wavertree West Conservative Party (UK) Edwin Haigh * 1,915 45% Liberal Party (UK) Alexander Maber Finlason 1,193 28% Labour Party (UK) Charles Matthew Belk 1,129 27% 722 8,396 4,237 50% Conservative Party (UK) West Derby No. 28 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) Frederick William Riley * 3,953 63% Labour Party (UK) Henry Arthur Crick 1,270 20% Liberal Party (UK) Samuel Skelton jun. 1,078 17% 2,683 12,909 6,301 49% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrMGhGSFpnTjR6Yzg Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1923-1924 front page 25 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrU2FPc29EcHBRM1k Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1923-1924 page 1 25 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrUDloZnBZSEtZU1E Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1923-1924 page 2 25 July 2017 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The following eighteen were elected as Aldermen by the councillors on 9 November 1923 for a term of six years. - re-elected aldermen. PartyAldermanWard Conservative William James Burgess JP * Conservative Harold Edward Davies Conservative Thomas Dowd * Conservative John Edwards Conservative Sir William Bower Forwood DL JP * Conservative John Gordon Conservative Robert Charles Herman * Conservative Samuel Mason Hutchinson JP * Conservative Arthur Stanley Mather JP * Conservative Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell JP * Conservative John George Moyles JP * Conservative William Muirhead JP * Conservative John George Paris * Conservative Charles Henry Rutherford * Irish Nationalist John Gregory Taggart JP * Conservative John Utting JP * Conservative James Wilson Walker * Conservative Hartley Wilson JP * https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrM05nMURubzRlcVE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1923-1924 page 6 25 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrRFprWF96NkF5bWM Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1923-1924 page 7 25 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrbi1ybGw0SHZhVE0 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1923-1924 page 8 25 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrM3BVZE9OQlZwV0E Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1923-1924 page 9 25 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrRExKTDFucXVZVG8 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1923-1924 page 10 25 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrMWJpSjduTVU3WE0 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1923-1924 page 11 25 July 2017 Aldermanic Election 4 June 1924 Caused by the death of Alderman William Henry Watts (Liberal, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920)[[1920 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1920|Liverpool Aldermanic Election 9 November 1920]] on 13 March 1924 .https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrZUdaRE9lcklwMVU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1923-1924 page 234 25 July 2017 In his place Councillor James Bolger (Irish Nationalist), North Scotland, elected 1 November 1921)Liverpool, North Scotland election 1 November 1921 was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 4 June 1924https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrOHZ5OTNQZnk3MFE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1923-1924 page 310 25 July 2017 . PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Irish Nationalist James Bolger No. 6 St. Anne's 1926 By-elections No. 13 Princes Park, 22 November 1923 Caused by the resignation of Councillor David Jackson (Conservative, Prince's Park, elected 1 November 1922)Princes Park Election 1 November 1922 which was reported to the Council on 9 November 1923 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtreWYtMFdjNHlJSjA Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1923-1924 page 12 25 July 2017 No. 13 Prince's Park Conservative Party (UK) David Mawdsley Ritchie 2,636 70% Labour Party (UK) Louise Hughes 1,128 30% 1,508 3,764 Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrMjZYYlotU3gzMzg Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1923-1924 page 68 25 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrTkkwS2JVSXpXQ0E Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1923-1924 page 69 25 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrb2pYM3pJLXBNbVk (Liverpool) Daily Post and Mercury 23 November 1923 (1) 19 August 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrUE9WVFVrNU85eUE (Liverpool) Daily Post and Mercury 23 November 1923 (1) 19 August 2017 The term of office to expire on 1 November 1925. No. 17 Aigburth, 17 January 1924 Caused by the death on 19 December 1923 of Councillor John Ritchie (Conservative, Aigburth, elected 1 November 1921)Aigburth election 1 November 1921 .https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrS3dHcF9QRHpQc1E Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1923-1924 page 122 25 July 2017 No. 17 Aigburth Conservative Party (UK) Edward James Deane 1,407 52% Liberal Party (UK) Colonel Albert Melly 1,319 48% 88 2,726 Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrUUZzcC1mUFV0dVk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1923-1924 page 144 25 July 2017 No. 23 Netherfield, 9 April 1924 Caused by the election of Councillor Harold Edward Davies (Conservative, Netherfield, elected 1 November 1921)Liverpool Netherfield election 1 November 1921 as an alderman by the councillors on 9 November 1923Liverpool Aldermanic Election 9 November 1923 No. 22 Netherfield Conservative Party (UK) Alfred Michael Urding 2,134 76% Christopher Haigh 673 24% 1,461 11,291 2,807 25% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrQ2I1WXc3NzVock0 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1923-1924 page 270 25 July 2017 No. 12 Dingle, 30 July 1924 Caused by the death of Councillor William Pemberton Coslett (Liberal, Dingle, elected 1 November 1921)Liverpool Dingle election 1 November 1921 on 16 October 1923 which was reported to the Council on 24 October 1923.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrSF9Wa21WTEVFVkk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 pg 418 25 July 2016 No. 12 Dingle Conservative Party (UK) Frank Bennett Brown 3,769 52% Horace Godden Cole 3,420 48% 349 13,963 7,189 51% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrQUJJUmVqZVpyMzA Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1923-1924 page 380 25 July 2017 No. 2 North Scotland 10 July 1924 Caused by the election by the councillors of Councillor James Bolger (Irish Nationalist), North Scotland, elected 1 November 1921) as an alderman on 4 June 1924, following the death of Alderman William Henry Watts (Liberal, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920) on 13 March 1924. No. 2 North Scotland Labour Party (UK) David Gilbert Logan 3,272 79% Thomas Joseph Hennessy 881 21% 2,391 8,075 4,153 51% Nationalist Party (Ireland) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrdGFaeDVWSUhjeDA Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1923-1924 page 381 25 July 2017 See also Liverpool City Council Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879 Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present History of local government in England References 1923 Category:1923 English local elections Category:1920s in Liverpool