1955 Liverpool City Council election

1955 UK local election January 2018 January 2018 1955 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg 1955 05 12 y 1954 1954 Liverpool City Council election 1956 1956 Liverpool City Council election 1955 Liverpool City Council election result map.jpg 300px Map of Liverpool showing wards won (first placed party)Jeffery David Merseyside Local Election Results Project https://david-jeffery.com/project/merseyside-local-election-results-project/ Dr David Jeffery 14 April 2021 Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 12 May 1955. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotalConservative 53 +1 27 80Labour 65 -1 9 74Protestant 2 0 1 3Independent 1 0 1 2Liberal 0 0 1 1 Election result Liverpool local election result 1955 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Liverpool Protestant Party Communist Ward results * - Councillor seeking re-election (PARTY) - Party of former Councillor The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in the 'all-up' election in 1953 for a two-year term (as they were the candidates receiving the second highest number of votes). Therefore, comparisons are made with the 1953 election results. Abercromby Abercromby Labour Party (UK) P. McGuire (PARTY) 2,330 51% Conservative Party (UK) J. H. W. Stewart 1,979 43% Communist A. McClelland 264 6% 351 12,241 4,573 37% Labour Party (UK) Aigburth Aigburth Conservative Party (UK) W. A. Kinnear * 3,615 88% Labour Party (UK) T. Higgins 509 12% 3,106 14,033 4,124 29& Conservative Party (UK) Allerton Allerton Conservative Party (UK) S. Minion (PARTY) 3,477 81% Labour Party (UK) H. Knowles 810 19% 2,667 10,208 4,287 Conservative Party (UK) Anfield Anfield Conservative Party (UK) J. A. Porter (PARTY) 4,566 66% Labour Party (UK) W. K. Fox 2,373 34% 2,193 15,362 6,939 45% Conservative Party (UK) Arundel Arundel Conservative Party (UK) H. Lees * 3,660 72% Labour Party (UK) J. Palliser 1,436 28% 2,224 13,376 5,096 38% Conservative Party (UK) Breckfield Breckfield Conservative Party (UK) S. E. Goldsmith (PARTY) 3,052 55% Labour Party (UK) W. R. Snell 2,454 45% 598 12,375 5,506 44% Conservative Party (UK) Broadgreen Broadgreen Conservative Party (UK) L. T. Rogers * 3,669 68% Labour Party (UK) Mrs. L. Wooding 1,695 32% 1,974 12,515 5,364 43% Conservative Party (UK) Central Central Labour Party (UK) E. M. Mannheim (PARTY) 2,310 53% Independent (politician) J. G, Granby 2,060 47% 250 10,443 4,370 42% Labour Party (UK) Childwall Childwall Conservative Party (UK) A. Young (PARTY) 4,094 89% Labour Party (UK) T. McNerney 517 11% 3,577 14,046 4,611 33% Conservative Party (UK) Church Church Conservative Party (UK) E. Jennings * 5,434 83% Labour Party (UK) Mrs. P. B. Henley 1,136 17% 4,299 14,552 6,569 45% Conservative Party (UK) Clubmoor Clubmoor Conservative Party (UK) N. A. Williams * 3,248 59% Labour Party (UK) J. Murphy 2,299 41% 949 12,489 5,547 44% Conservative Party (UK) County County Conservative Party (UK) G. F, Allanson (PARTY) 4,285 52% Labour Party (UK) R. Stoddart 3,889 48% 396 15,249 8,174 54% Conservative Party (UK) Croxteth Croxteth Conservative Party (UK) T. H. Thompson * 4,478 85% Labour Party (UK) R. J. Luke 781 15% 3,697 10,666 5,259 49% Conservative Party (UK) Dingle Dingle Labour Party (UK) F. H. Cain * 3,632 52% Conservative Party (UK) J. F. Bamber 3,119 45% Communist W. H. Hart 205 3% 513 14,627 6,956 48% Conservative Party (UK) Dovecot Dovecot Labour Party (UK) T. H. Maloney * 3,221 53% Conservative Party (UK) L. F. Hogan 2,894 47% 327 15,024 6,115 41% Labour Party (UK) Everton Everton - 2 seats Labour Party (UK) J. L. Hughes * 2,996 68% Labour Party (UK) W. Smyth (PARTY) 2,708 61% Conservative Party (UK) W. Martin 1,424 32% Conservative Party (UK) E. D. Minshull 1,356 31% 1,572 12,925 4,420 34% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Fairfield Fairfield Conservative Party (UK) J. S. Ross (PARTY) 3,636 64% Labour Party (UK) Mrs. M. G. Wheeler 2,029 36% 1,607 15,181 5,665 37% Conservative Party (UK) Fazakerley Fazakerley Conservative Party (UK) R. Poole * 3,912 59% Labour Party (UK) Andrew Young 2,767 41% 1,145 12,790 6,679 52% Conservative Party (UK) Gillmoss Gillmoss Labour Party (UK) J. Troy * 3,826 62% Conservative Party (UK) C. P. Conway 2,320 38% 1,506 15,958 6,146 39% Labour Party (UK) Granby Granby Labour Party (UK) W. T. Brodie * 2,580 52% Conservative Party (UK) A. S. Snowden 2,386 48% 194 12,343 4,966 40% Labour Party (UK) Kensington Kensington Labour Party (UK) Mrs. E. M. Wormald * 3,064 53% Conservative Party (UK) G. D. Brewer 2,713 47% 351 13,448 5,777 43% Labour Party (UK) Low Hill Low Hill Labour Party (UK) Mrs. M. J. Powell * 2,998 58% Conservative Party (UK) J. P. Moyses 2,153 42% 845 11,360 5,151 45% Labour Party (UK) Melrose Melrose Labour Party (UK) A. MacDonald (PARTY) 2,631 64% Conservative Party (UK) J. Smith 1,478 36% 1,153 10,707 4,109 38% Labour Party (UK) Netherfield Netherfield Liverpool Protestant Party G. E. Lewis * 1,879 50.1% Labour Party (UK) H. G. Trainor 1,874 49.9% 5 9,811 3,753 38% Liverpool Protestant Party Old Swan Old Swan Conservative Party (UK) B. M. Frazer * 4,093 54% Labour Party (UK) V. Burke 3,450 46% 643 16,438 7,543 46% Conservative Party (UK) Picton Picton Conservative Party (UK) J. E. Kendrick 3,454 51% Labour Party (UK) Francis Burke * 3,310 49% 144 15,139 6,764 45% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Pirrie Pirrie Labour Party (UK) J. Morgan * 4,300 53% Conservative Party (UK) B. A. Ryan 3,873 47% 427 17,632 8,173 46% Labour Party (UK) Prince's Park Prince's Park Labour Party (UK) T. C. Greenwood * 3,442 55% Conservative Party (UK) Ald. C. G. S. Gordon 2,768 45% 674 14,279 6,210 43% Labour Party (UK) Sandhills Sandhills Labour Party (UK) S. Parr * 2,918 88% Conservative Party (UK) W. H. Beavan 387 12% 2,531 9,888 3,305 33% Labour Party (UK) St. Domingo St. Domingo Labour Party (UK) J. Gardner * 2,963 52% Liverpool Protestant Party Ald. Rev. H. D. Longbottom 2,730 48% 233 12,877 5,693 44% Labour Party (UK) St. James St. James Labour Party (UK) Mrs. E. E. Gough * 2,716 69% Conservative Party (UK) C. McKeon 1,195 31% 1,521 11,684 3,911 33% Labour Party (UK) St. Mary's St. Mary's Labour Party (UK) S. R. Maddox * 3,199 52% Conservative Party (UK) C. P. Clingan 2,915 48% 284 12,155 6,114 50% Labour Party (UK) St. Michael's St. Michael's Conservative Party (UK) C. Cowlin (PARTY) 3,630 77% Labour Party (UK) Mrs. E. E. Wright 1,101 23% 2,529 10,550 4,731 45% Conservative Party (UK) Smithdown Smithdown Labour Party (UK) G. W. Clarke (PARTY) 2,888 62% Conservative Party (UK) J. Moore 1,747 38% 1,141 13,713 4,635 34% Labour Party (UK) Speke Speke Labour Party (UK) B. Crookes * 3,294 63% Conservative Party (UK) C. Dickinson 1,907 37% 1,387 13,851 5,201 38% Labour Party (UK) Tuebrook Tuebrook Conservative Party (UK) J. E. Molyneux * 3,927 60% Labour Party (UK) H. Lee 2,564 40% 1,363 13,838 6,491 47% Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall Vauxhall Labour Party (UK) D. Cowley * 3,112 88% Independent (politician) C. McBride 366 10% Communist R. Cuerdon 76 2% 2,746 10,960 3,554 32% Labour Party (UK) Warbreck Warbreck Conservative Party (UK) A. W, Lowe * 4,456 67% Labour Party (UK) A. T. Williams 2,170 33% 2,286 14,095 6,626 47% Conservative Party (UK) Westminster Westminster Labour Party (UK) Eddie Burke 2,281 53% Conservative Party (UK) F. Shaw 1,986 47% 295 8,661 4,267 49% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Woolton Woolton Conservative Party (UK) J. Norton 4,250 77% Labour Party (UK) Charles Patrick Wall 1,234 23% 3,016 12,160 5,484 45% Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post 13 May 1955 Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1955-1956 Aldermanic elections At the meeting of the City Council on 23 May 1955 the terms of office of twenty of the forty Aldermen expired and the Councillors elected twenty Aldermen to fill the vacant positions for a term of six years. Fifteen Conservative, one Independent, and two Liberal Aldermen were replaced by eighteen Labour Aldermen, allowing Labour to take control of the council for the first time. PartyAldermanLabour Henry AldrittLabour E. M. BraddockLabour Joseph Cyril BradyLabour Frank Hampton CainLabour Abraham Louis CaplanLabour Hugh CarrLabour John HamiltonLabour Alexander HardmanLabour John Leslie HughesLabour William George InghamLabour Lawrence KingLabour Harry LivermoreLabour Peter McKernanLabour Charles James MintonLabour Joseph MorganLabour David NicksonLabour Stanley PartLabour Fred RobinsonLabour John Mathew TaylorLabour Elizabeth Trainor Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1955-1956 pages 8 - 16 Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 24 May 1955 By-elections Low Hill By-election caused by the election of John Mathew Taylor (elected Cllr. for Low Hill in 1954) as Alderman. Low Hill Labour Party (UK) George Matthew Scott 1,976 56% Conservative Party (UK) John Peter Moyses 1,571 44% 405 11,360 3,547 31% Labour Party (UK) Abercromby By-election caused by the election of Harry Livermore (elected Cllr. for Abercromby in 1953) as Alderman. Abercromby Conservative Party (UK) John Herbert Wray Stewart 1,593 49% Labour Party (UK) Miss Mary Seddon 1,537 47% Communist Party of Great Britain A. McClelland 125 3.8% 56 12,241 3,255 27% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Central By-election caused by the election of Bessie Braddock as Alderman. Central Labour Party (UK) John Cullen 1,899 54% Conservative Party (UK) Vivian Forsyth Crosthwaite 1,633 46% 266 10,443 3,532 34% Labour Party (UK) Granby By-election caused by the election of Elizabeth Trainor (elected as Cllr. for Granby in 1953) as Alderman. GranbyLiverpool Echo, 14 June 1955 Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Sydney Sowden 1,797 48% Labour Party (UK) William Tipping 1,675 45% Liberal Party (UK) Edward Kelly 252 6.8% 122 12,343 3,724 30% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) St. James By-election caused by the election of Hugh Carr (elected as Cllr. for St. James in 1953) and William George Ingham (elected as Cllr. for St. James in 1954) as Aldermen. St. James - 2 seats Labour Party (UK) Thomas McManus 2,000 69% Labour Party (UK) Alan Frank Skinner 1,746 60% John Fortune Jones 904 31% 1,096 11,684 2,904 25% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Speke By-election caused by the election of Alexander Hardman (elected as Cllr. for Speke in 1953) as Alderman. SpekeLiverpool Echo, 14 June 1955 Labour Party (UK) Thomas Higgins 1,797 57% Conservative Party (UK) Clarence Dickinson 1,094 35% Liberal Party (UK) Miss June Stananought Pritchard 252 8% 703 13,851 3,143 23% Labour Party (UK) Pritchard had contested Kirkdale as a Liberal in the 1950 General Election Westminster By-election caused by the election of John Hamilton (elected as Cllr. for Westminster in 1953) as Alderman. Westminster Conservative Party (UK) Reginald John McLaughlin 1,601 52% Labour Party (UK) Harold Lee 1,501 48% 100 8,661 3,102 36% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Everton By-election caused by the election of John Leslie Hughes (elected as Cllr. for Everton in 1953) and David Nickson (elected as Cllr. for Everton in 1954) as Aldermen. Everton - 2 seats Labour Party (UK) Francis Burke 1,914 69% Labour Party (UK) Alexander Coveney McLeod 1,853 67% Conservative Party (UK) William Martin 869 31% 1,045 12,925 2,783 22% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Sandhills By-election caused by the election of Peter McKernan (elected as Cllr. for Sandhills in 1953), Henry Aldritt (elected as Cllr. for Sandhills in 1954) and Stanley Part (elected as Cllr. for Sandhills in 1955) as Aldermen. Sandhills - 3 seats Labour Party (UK) Walter Harold Alldritt 1,428 88% Labour Party (UK) John Scully 1,336 83% Labour Party (UK) Hugh Rowlands 1,333 82% Alfred Midwood Proffit 189 1,239 9,888 1,617 16% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Vauxhall By-election caused by the election of Joseph Cyril Brady (elected as Cllr. for Vauxhall in 1954) as Alderman. Vauxhall Labour Party (UK) William Dean-Jones 1,543 73% Independent (politician) Charles McBride 522 25% Communist Party of Great Britain Richard Cuerdon 62 2.9% 1,021 10,960 2,127 19% Labour Party (UK) Dingle By-election caused by the election of Frank Hampton Cain (elected as Cllr. for Dingle in 1955) as Alderman. Dingle Conservative Party (UK) John Frederick Inman Bamber 3,015 52% Labour Party (UK) Frank Chadwick 2,614 45% Communist Party of Great Britain William Henry Hart 143 2.5% 401 14,627 5,772 39% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Pirrie By-election caused by the election of Joseph Morgan (elected as Cllr. for Pirrie in 1955) as Alderman. Pirrie Labour Party (UK) William Edward Smith 3,619 53% Conservative Party (UK) Bernard Alexander Ryan 3,230 47% 389 17,632 6,849 39% Labour Party (UK) Picton By-election caused by the election of Charles James Minton (elected as Cllr. for Picton in 1953) as Alderman. Picton Conservative Party (UK) Sir Alfred Ernest Shennan 3,636 53% Labour Party (UK) Henry Evans 3,196 47% 440 15,139 6,832 45% Conservative Party (UK) Dovecot By-election caused by the election of Abraham Louis Caplan (elected as Cllr. for Dovecot in 1954) as Alderman. Dovecot Labour Party (UK) William Indcox Davies 2,566 52% Conservative Party (UK) Luke Francis Hogan 2,383 48% 183 15,024 4,949 33% Labour Party (UK) Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1955-1956 pages 109 - 110 Church by-election 27 October 1955 Church Conservative Party (UK) George William Prout unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1955-1956 page 497 Alderman Mabel Fletcher M.A. Died on 2 December 1955.Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1955-1956 page 610 Cllr. Peter James O'Hare was elected by the Councillors as an Alderman on 4 January 1956 and assigned as the Returning Officer for the County ward.Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1955-1956 page 716 References 1955 Category:1955 English local elections Category:May 1955 in the United Kingdom Category:1950s in Liverpool