1926 Liverpool City Council election

1926 UK local government election March 2018 March 2018 1926 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1926 11 01 y 1925 1925 Liverpool City Council election 1927 1927 Liverpool City Council election 38 councillors' seats were up for election Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1926. One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years. Six of the thirty-eight seats up for election were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative 68 -3 28 96Labour 18 +6 0 18Catholic 15 -3 5 20Liberal 7 0 5 12Protestant 2 -1 0 2Independent 2 0 0 2 Election result Liverpool local election result 1926 Conservative Party (UK) 20 41.1% 49,572 Labour Party (UK) 7 44.2% 53,330 Catholic Party (Liverpool) 6 7.5% 9,027 Liberal Party (UK) 4 3.0% 3,578 Independent (politician) 1 2.1% 2,581 Constitutionalist and Protestant 0 0 1 -1 0% 1.6% 1,883 Co-operative Party 0 0.25% 307 Ex-Service 0 0.18% 214 Communist Party 0 0.027% 32 Ward results * - Councillor seeking re-election Comparisons are made with the 1923 election results. Abercromby No. 9 Abercromby Conservative Party (UK) Cuthbert Frederick Francis * 1,899 60% Labour Party (UK) Samuel Sydney Silverman 1,263 40% 636 8,221 3,162 38% Conservative Party (UK) Aigburth No. 17 Aigburth Conservative Party (UK) Alan Layfield unopposed 5,831 Conservative Party (UK) Allerton No. 35 Allerton Conservative Party (UK) William James Austin * 674 63% Liberal Party (UK) William Murphy 395 37% 279 2,619 1,069 41% Conservative Party (UK) Anfield No. 29 Anfield Liberal Party (UK) Alfred Gates * 2,036 42% Conservative Party (UK) Albert Morrow 1,620 34% Labour Party (UK) Joseph Jackson Cleary 1,167 24% 416 9,663 4,828 50% Liberal Party (UK) Breckfield No. 30 Breckfield Labour Party (UK) Herbert Edward Rose 1,977 51% Constitutionalist & Protestant Rev. Harry Dixon Longbottom * 1,883 49% 94 9,846 3,860 39% Labour Party (UK) Liverpool Protestant Party Brunswick No. 11 Brunswick Catholic Party (Liverpool) Lawrence King * unopposed 8,570 Catholic Party (Liverpool) Castle Street No. 7 Castle Street Richard Rutherford unopposed 12,593 Childwall No. 38 Childwall Conservative Party (UK) Lady Helena Agnes Dalrymple Muspratt * 674 59% Labour Party (UK) Mrs. Mary Lilian Hamilton 356 31% Liberal Party (UK) James Whiteside 104 9% 318 1,795 1,134 63% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) N.B Lady Helena Agnes Dalrymple Muspratt had crossed the floor from the Liberals to the Conservatives since being elected under the Liberal ticket in 1923. Dingle No. 12 Dingle Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Dalton Flood * 3,842 52% Labour Party (UK) John Henry Roberts Latham 3,589 48% 253 14,497 7,431 51% Conservative Party (UK) Edge Hill No. 18 Edge Hill Labour Party (UK) William Smith 3,315 59% Conservative Party (UK) Miss Essie Ruth Conway 2,340 41% 975 12,679 5,655 45% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Everton No. 21 Everton Labour Party (UK) Frederick Thomas Richardson 4,028 63% Conservative Party (UK) John Ellis * 2,411 37% 1,617 12,782 6,439 50% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Catholic Party (Liverpool) Miss Alice McCormick * 709 77% Ex-Services Albert Edward Price 214 23% 495 2,758 923 33% Catholic Party (Liverpool) Nationalist Party (Ireland) Fairfield No. 31 Fairfield Conservative Party (UK) John Barry * 2,261 60% Labour Party (UK) Victor Harold Edgar Baker 1,483 40% 778 9,457 3,744 40% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Fazakerley No. 27 Fazakerley Conservative Party (UK) Albert Harwood Letheren * 868 67% Labour Party (UK) Richard Austin Rockliff 418 33% 450 3,070 1,286 42% Conservative Party (UK) Garston No. 37 Garston Conservative Party (UK) John Case * 1,776 52% Labour Party (UK) James Lawrenson 1,616 48% 160 6,287 3,392 54% Conservative Party (UK) Granby No. 14 Granby Independent (politician) Miss Eleanor Florence Rathbone * 2,581 62% Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Thorley Graham 1,587 38% 994 9,360 4,168 45% Independent (politician) Great George No. 10 Great George Catholic Party (Liverpool) William Grogan * 1,075 57% Labour Party (UK) John Loughlin 816 43% 259 4,694 1,891 40% Catholic Party (Liverpool) Nationalist Party (Liverpool) Kensington No. 19 Kensington Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Ashworth * 2,308 50.4% Labour Party (UK) John Kay 2,268 49.6% 40 10,874 4,576 42% Conservative Party (UK) Kirkdale No. 24 Kirkdale Conservative Party (UK) Dr. Archibald Gordon Gullan * 2,889 51% Labour Party (UK) Frederick Jones 2,481 44% Co-operative Party Frederick Thomas John Evans 307 5% 408 15,874 5,677 36% Conservative Party (UK) Low Hill No. 20 Low Hill Labour Party (UK) Michael Joseph McEntegart 2,789 54% Conservative Party (UK) William John Acheson 2,388 46% 401 10,391 5,177 50% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Much Woolton No. 36 Much Woolton Conservative Party (UK) John Francis Roskell Reynolds * 600 69% Labour Party (UK) William Henry Paulson 271 31% 329 1,735 871 50% Conservative Party (UK) Netherfield No. 22 Netherfield Labour Party (UK) George Chadwick 3,341 58% Conservative Party (UK) William Edward McLaclan * 2,380 42% 961 11,808 5,721 48% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) North Scotland No. 2 North Scotland Labour Party (UK) William Albert Robinson 2,328 57% Catholic Party (Liverpool) Rev. Thomas Joseph Rigby 1,780 43% 548 8,182 4,108 50% Labour Party (UK) Nationalist Party (Ireland) Old Swan No. 32 Old Swan Conservative Party (UK) Alfred Ernest Shennan * 2,195 61% Labour Party (UK) Mrs. Sarah Anne McArd 1,429 39% 766 12,279 3,624 30% Conservative Party (UK) Prince's Park No. 13 Prince's Park Conservative Party (UK) Alfred Wood * 2,431 58% Labour Party (UK) William Jones 1,757 42% 674 9,410 4,188 45% Conservative Party (UK) Sandhills No. 1 Sandhills Catholic Party (Liverpool) James William Baker * 1,790 51% Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Henry.Dunford 1,737 49% 53 8,996 3,527 39% Catholic Party (Liverpool) Nationalist Party (Ireland) St. Anne's No. 6 St. Anne's Labour Party (UK) Maurice Eschwege 2,932 73% Catholic Party (Liverpool) Patrick Alfred Durkin * 1,051 26% Communist Party John Nield 32 0.8% 1,881 8,639 4,015 47% Labour Party (UK) Nationalist Party (Ireland) St. Domingo No. 23 St. Domingo Conservative Party (UK) William Edward Backhouse * 2,128 50.5% Labour Party (UK) John Hamilton 2,087 49.5% 41 11,118 4,215 38% Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 8 St. Peter's Liberal Party (UK) Lawrence Durning Holt * unopposed 2,931 Liberal Party (UK) Sefton Park East No. 15 Sefton Park East Conservative Party (UK) Michael Cory Dixon * unopposed 8,727 Conservative Party (UK) Sefton Park West No. 16 Sefton Park West Liberal Party (UK) Frank Cambell Wilson * unopposed 5,944 Liberal Party (UK) South Scotland No. 3 South Scotland Catholic Party (Liverpool) John Gerald Murphy * 1,673 52% Labour Party (UK) Joseph Harrington 1,523 48% 150 8,544 3,196 37% Catholic Party (Liverpool) Nationalist Party (Ireland) Vauxhall No. 4 Vauxhall Catholic Party (Liverpool) Dr. Percy Hayes * 949 71% Labour Party (UK) Henry Hayes 386 29% 563 3,756 1,335 36% Catholic Party (Liverpool) Nationalist Party (Ireland) Walton No. 25 Walton Conservative Party (UK) George Miller Platt * 2,596 56% Labour Party (UK) Thomas Herbert Pye 2,009 44% 587 13,819 4,605 33% Conservative Party (UK) Warbreck No. 26 Warbreck Conservative Party (UK) James Jude 2,348 61% Labour Party (UK) Francis Lavery 1,509 39% 839 11,450 3,857 34% Conservative Party (UK) Wavertree No. 34 Wavertree Conservative Party (UK) Henry Langton Beckwith * 2,495 63% Labour Party (UK) William Sidney Dytor 1,466 37% 1,029 12,100 3,961 33% Conservative Party (UK) Wavertree West No. 33 Wavertree West Conservative Party (UK) Edwin Haigh * 1,697 44% Labour Party (UK) Frederick Stapleton 1,085 28% Liberal Party (UK) John Richard Hobhouse 1,043 27% 612 8,499 3,825 45% Conservative Party (UK) West Derby No. 28 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) William Henry Young 3,165 62% Labour Party (UK) George Henry Boothman 1,904 38% 1,261 14,607 5,069 35% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrb29hOWg0eHdLUlU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 front page 31 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrRm80bnlmZldqRFE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 1 31 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrYU9GcDJ2RktWQ1U Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 2 31 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrc1Q5VWE2bjEydmc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 3 31 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrNGNNaG5QbXlnVjg Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 4 31 July 2017 Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1926 Liverpool Courier 2 November 1926 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrZkRlSlJ2a0tWOWs (Liverpool) Daily Post & Mercury 1926.10.20 (1) 19 August 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrWTZNbTY5UUVzRkk (Liverpool) Daily Post & Mercury 1926.10.20 (2) 19 August 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrd0c0TFg0LWw3c1U (Liverpool) Daily Post & Mercury 1926.10.20 (3) 19 August 2017 Aldermanic Elections Aldermanic Election 9 November 1926 18 Aldermen were elected by the councillors on 9 November 1926 for a term of six years. - re-elected aldermen. PartyAldermanConservative Sir John Sutherland Harmood Banner Bart. D.L. * Catholic James Bolger *Labour Thomas Burke JP *Conservative Robert Lowry Burns JP *Conservative Henry Alexander Cole JP * Conservative James Conrad Cross JP * Liberal John Lamport Eills JP Liberal Jacob Reuben Grant JP * Catholic Austin Harford JP * Unionist Albert Edward Jacob JP MP * Liberal John Lea JP * Liberal Richard Robert Meade-King JP *Conservative Sir Max Muspratt Bart. * Liberal Herbert Reynolds Rathbone JP *Conservative Edward Russell-Taylor JP * Conservative The Right Hon. Archibald Tutton James Salvidge PC KBE * Conservative Anthony Shelmerdine JP * Liberal Frederick Smith JP * https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrTFRDNl9ZWHVBSlU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 6 31 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrc1V6TzNRZmszYlU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 7 31 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrT19qbTN0cjZJdVU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 8 31 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrQjFJc0pUa3JCNUk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 9 31 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrUm5tdUZrWVllWXc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 10 31 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrTWg1c3RCaTlHT1E Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 11 31 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrX1B2VVdzLUtIN00 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 12 31 July 2017 Aldermanic Elections 2 March 1927 Because Sir John Sutherland Harmood Banner Bart. D.L. refused the offer of the office of Alderman,https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrcDA5WDQzUFA5VmM Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 3 August 2017 Councillor Edward West (Liberal, Warbreck, elected unopposed 1 November 1924)1924 Liverpool City Council election#Warbreck was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 2 March 1927Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 224 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrcnExQzVPdjVjTWM Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 225 3 August 2017 Aldermanic Election 2 March 1927 PartyNameVotesPercentage Liberal Councillor Edward West 46 98% Labour Councillor James Sexton CBE MP 1 2% The term of office to expire on 9 November 1932. Following the death of Alderman John Lea (Liberal, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 19261926 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1926 on 26 January 1927,https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtraTE5di1HTEluXzA Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 178 3 August 2017 a poll of councillors was held to elect a replacement : Aldermanic Election 2 March 1927 PartyNameVotesPercentage Labour Councillor James Sexton CBE MP 42 72% Labour Councillor Luke Hogan 15 26% Liberal Alderman Edward West 1 2% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrNUF4b016SEVjUFU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 162 3 August 2017 The term of office to expire on 9 November 1932. Aldermanic Election 5 October 1927 Because Councillor James Sexton CBE MP refused the office of alderman, (to which he was elected by the councillors on 2 March 1927), which was reported to the council on 6 April 1927https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrajJRZXVza0FSVW8 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 266 3 August 2017 Councillor Luke Hogan (Labour, Brunswick, elected 1 November 1924)1924 Liverpool City Council election#Brunswick was elected as an alderman by a poll of the councillors on 5 October 1927.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrZnJjSHI0NGo4N2M Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 510 3 August 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrSGU4aHRuV3ZRYWc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 511 3 August 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrRGdQWXJmZ3pYU1E Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 512 3 August 2017 Aldermanic Election 2 March 1927 PartyNameVotesPercentage Labour Councillor Luke Hogan 36 97% Protestant Councillor John Walker 1 3% The term of office to expire on 9 November 1932. By-elections No. 19 Kensington, 14 December 1926 Following the death of Councillor Henry Baxter (Conservative, Kensington, elected 1 November 1924)1924 Liverpool City Council election#Kensington on 10 November 1926, No. 19 Kensington 14 December 1926 Conservative Party (UK) Ambrose Fry 2,688 51% Labour Party (UK) John Kay 2,618 49% 70 10,874 5,306 47% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrd1h0NHNVUUdnTEE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 128 3 August 2017 No. 26 Warbreck, 22 March 1927 Caused by Councillor Edward West (Liberal, Warbreck, elected unopposed 1 November 1924) being elected by the councillors as an alderman on 2 March 1927 because Sir John Sutherland Harmood Banner Bart. D.L. refused the offer of the office of Alderman. No. 26 Warbreck 22 March 1927 Conservative Party (UK) John Hill 2,165 64% Labour Party (UK) Francis Lavery 1,023 36% 1,142 11,450 3,188 28% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtraUhiZG1JSlNiVzQ Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 267 3 August 2017 No. 37 Garston, 17 May 1927 Caused by the death of Councillor Edmund Robert Thompson (Conservative, Garston, elected 1 November 1925)1925 Liverpool City Council election#Garston on 22 April 1927.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrcXpsOW84a3RQWWs Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 322 3 August 2017 No. 37 Garston 17 May 1927 Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Williams 1,731 51% Labour Party (UK) Joseph Jackson Cleary 1,684 49% 47 6,287 3,415 54% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrb1cyTURRTE90dlU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 370 3 August 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrZm9iMEF2RkNRY2M Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 371 3 August 2017 No. 37 Garston, 23 June 1927 Caused by the death of Councillor George Atkin (Conservative, Garston, elected 1 November 1924)1924 Liverpool City Council election#Garston on 24 May 1927. No. 37 Garston 23 June 1927 Conservative Party (UK) Edward Wrake Turner 1,841 46% Labour Party (UK) Joseph Jackson Cleary 1,827 46% Liberal Party (UK) Neil Norman McKinnon 335 8% 14 6,287 4,003 64% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrcTBFYkRDUjNMNWM Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 404 3 August 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrYU1feWxyaWJvUDg (Liverpool) Daily Post and Mercury 24 June 1927 (1) 19 August 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrV1hiZWxLRE5Xd3c (Liverpool) Daily Post and Mercury 24 June 1927 (2) 19 August 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrXzdvQy1tZDhacm8 (Liverpool) Daily Post and Mercury 24 June 1927 (3) 19 August 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 1926 Category:1926 English local elections Category:1920s in Liverpool