1925 Liverpool City Council election

1925 UK local government election July 2018 July 2018 1925 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1925 11 02 y 1924 1924 Liverpool City Council election 1926 1926 Liverpool City Council election 37 councillors' seats were up for election Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 2 November 1925. One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years. Eight of the thirty-seven seats up for election were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative 68 0 27 95Liberal 12 -2 6 18Catholic 18 +1 4 22Labour 11 +3 1 12Independent 2 +1 0 2Protestant 2 +1 0 2Communist 0 -1 0 0 Election result Liverpool local election result 1925 Conservative Party (UK) 23 2 2 0 62% 44% 59,167 Catholic Party (Liverpool) 7 7 0 +7 19% 7.3% 9,770 Labour Party (UK) 4 3 1 +2 11% 36% 48,153 Liberal Party (UK) 1 0 2 -2 3% 5.9% 7,905 Liverpool Protestant Party 1 1 0 +1 3% 2.4% 3,185 Independent 1 1 0 +1 3% 2% Ward results * - Councillor seeking re-election Comparisons are made with the 1922 election results. Abercromby No. 9 Abercromby Conservative Party (UK) Edwin Thompson * unopposed 8,077 Conservative Party (UK) Aigburth No. 17 Aigburth Conservative Party (UK) Wilfred Bowring Stoddart * unopposed 5,507 Conservative Party (UK) Allerton No. 35 Allerton Independent (politician) Mrs. Gertrude Elizabeth Wilson 1,041 78% Labour Party (UK) George Frederick Dutton 298 22% 743 2,487 1,339 54% Independent (politician) Anfield No. 29 Anfield Conservative Party (UK) George Young Williamson * 2,633 49% Liberal Party (UK) Walter Henry Cartwright 1,342 25% Labour Party (UK) Joseph Jackson Cleary 1,416 26% 1,291 9,493 5,391 57% Conservative Party (UK) Breckfield No. 30 Breckfield Conservative Party (UK) Edward James Jones * 2,822 59% Labour Party (UK) Thomas Joseph Conway Rowan 1,966 41% 856 9,957 4,788 48% Conservative Party (UK) Brunswick No. 11 Brunswick Catholic Party (Liverpool) John Alfred Kelly * unopposed 8,523 Catholic Party (Liverpool) Nationalist Party (Ireland) Castle Street No. 7 Castle Street Conservative Party (UK) John Sandeman Allen MP * Unopposed N/A N/A 2,586 Conservative Party (UK) Dingle No. 12 Dingle Conservative Party (UK) William Wallace Kelly * 5,314 56% Labour Party (UK) Mrs. Gertrude Annie Cole 4,252 44% 1,062 14,466 9,566 66% Conservative Party (UK) Edge Hill No. 18 Edge Hill Labour Party (UK) Charles Wilson 3,542 55% Conservative Party (UK) Robert John Hall * 2,916 45% 626 12,571 6,458 51% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Everton No. 21 Everton Labour Party (UK) Henry Walker * 4,732 59% Conservative Party (UK) Alfred Hemmons 3,329 41% 1,403 12,768 8,061 63% Labour Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Catholic Party (Liverpool) Peter Kavanagh * unopposed 2,805 Catholic Party (Liverpool) Nationalist Party (Ireland) Fairfield No. 31 Fairfield Conservative Party (UK) Arthur John Chapman-Durrant 2,813 57% Labour Party (UK) Victor Harold Edgar Baker 1,346 27% Liberal Party (UK) Edward Darius Roberts 814 16% 1,467 9,445 4,973 53% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Fazakerley No. 27 Fazakerley Conservative Party (UK) Francis Samuel Henwood Ashcroft 944 56% Labour Party (UK) Albert Frederick Johnson 410 24% Liverpool Protestant Party Rev. Harry Dixon Longbottom 341 20% 534 2,886 1,695 59% Conservative Party (UK) Garston No. 37 Garston Conservative Party (UK) Edmund Robert Thompson * 2,010 57% Labour Party (UK) James Lawrenson 1,521 43% 489 6,175 3,531 57% Conservative Party (UK) Granby No. 14 Granby Liberal Party (UK) Frederick Charles Bowring * 2,851 62% Labour Party (UK) William Henrty Barton 1,734 38% 1,117 9,450 4,585 49% Liberal Party (UK) Great George No. 10 Great George Catholic Party (Liverpool) Thomas Owen Ruddin * 1,199 68% Labour Party (UK) Alfred James Ward 561 32% 638 4,645 1,760 38% Catholic Party (Liverpool) Nationalist Party (Ireland) Kensington No. 19 Kensington Conservative Party (UK) John Hughes Rutherford * 3,403 60% Labour Party (UK) Richard Austin Rockliffe 2,310 40% 1,093 10,874 5,713 53% Conservative Party (UK) Kirkdale No. 24 Kirkdale Conservative Party (UK) Robert Garnett Sheldon * 3,824 77% ex-Service John Dodd 1,165 23% 2,659 15,740 4,989 32% Conservative Party (UK) Little Woolton No. 39 Little Woolton Conservative Party (UK) Rupert Henry Bremner * 267 94% Labour Party (UK) John Henry Naylor Junr. 16 6% 251 443 283 64% Conservative Party (UK) Low Hill No. 20 Low Hill Labour Party (UK) Fred Robinson 2,880 51% Conservative Party (UK) Robert Edward Bibby Trevor 2,818 49% 62 10,392 5,698 55% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Netherfield No. 22 Netherfield Liverpool Protestant Party John Walker * 2,844 58% Labour Party (UK) George Chadwick 2,023 42% 821 11,753 4,867 41% Protestant Patriotic Labour North Scotland No. 2 North Scotland Catholic Party (Liverpool) Mgr. Thomas George 3,465 85% Labour Party (UK) Richard McCann * 617 15% Independent (politician) John Kearney 255 6% 2,848 8,121 4,082 50% Catholic Party (Liverpool) Labour Party (UK) Old Swan No. 32 Old Swan Conservative Party (UK) John Waterworth * 3,193 66% Labour Party (UK) Robert Joseph McDonnall 1,648 34% 1,545 11,996 4,841 40% Conservative Party (UK) Prince's Park No. 13 Prince's Park Conservative Party (UK) David Mawdsley Ritchie * 3,259 64% Labour Party (UK) Robert Dixon-Smith 1,815 36% 1,444 9,344 5,074 54% Conservative Party (UK) Sandhills No. 1 Sandhills Labour Party (UK) Thomas Wafer Byrne * 2,829 63% Catholic Party (Liverpool) William Henry McGuiness 1,695 37% 1,134 8,995 4,524 50% Labour Party (UK) Nationalist Party (Ireland) St. Anne's No. 6 St. Anne's Catholic Party (Liverpool) James Farrell Jnr. 2,093 48% Labour Party (UK) Maurice Eschwege 1,545 36% Communist Party John Nield * 705 16% Independent (politician) John Corcoran 27 1% 548 8,639 4,343 50% Catholic Party (Liverpool) Independent Labour St. Domingo No. 23 St. Domingo Conservative Party (UK) Thomas White * 3,565 68% Liberal Party (UK) Mrs. Sarah Anne McArd 1,648 32% 1,917 11,130 5,213 47% Conservative Party (UK) St. Peter's No. 8 St. Peter's Conservative Party (UK) Herbert Wolfe Levy * 766 57% Labour Party (UK) John Loughlin 369 27% Independent (politician) Frederick Bowman 207 15% 397 2,947 1,342 46% Conservative Party (UK) Sefton Park East No. 15 Sefton Park East Conservative Party (UK) Sir Arnold Rushton * unopposed 8,899 Conservative Party (UK) Sefton Park West No. 16 Sefton Park West Conservative Party (UK) James Graham Reece 2,051 56% Liberal Party (UK) Hugh Reynolds Rathbone 1,580 44% 471 12% 6,047 3,631 60% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) South Scotland No. 3 South Scotland Catholic Party (Liverpool) Michael O'Mahony * 3,013 65% Labour Party (UK) Edward Campbell 1,646 35% 1,367 8,468 4,659 55% Catholic Party (Liverpool) Nationalist Party (Ireland) Vauxhall No. 4 Vauxhall Catholic Party (Liverpool) Thomas Arthur Murphy * unopposed 3,848 Catholic Party (Liverpool) Nationalist Party (Ireland) Walton No. 25 Walton Conservative Party (UK) William Swift unopposed 13,042 Conservative Party (UK) Warbreck No. 26 Warbreck Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Critchley 3,515 68% Labour Party (UK) Francis Lavery 1,673 32% 1,842 11,430 5,188 45% Conservative Party (UK) Wavertree No. 34 Wavertree Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Angers * 2,860 50% Labour Party (UK) William Sidney Dytor 1,598 28% Liberal Party (UK) Ernest Eric Edwards 1,318 23% 1,262 11,603 5,776 50% Conservative Party (UK) Wavertree West No. 33 Wavertree West Conservative Party (UK) William Morey Paul 2,414 57% Labour Party (UK) Herbert Edward Rose 1,794 43% 620 8,555 4,208 49% Conservative Party (UK) West Derby No. 28 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) Robert Duncan French * 4,451 69% Labour Party (UK) George Henry Boothman 1,964 31% 2,847 14,321 6,415 45% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrOGczUmR5RFJQc0k Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 front page 30 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrNVZQMTV6c1ZOYUE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 1 30 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrTlppSUxjWDVmaVk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 2 30 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtreklHeDJEclBFVWs Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 3 30 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrbGFjem4wanNHaHM Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 4 30 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrQ3IwWUo2MVdrdEE Liverpool Post & Mercury 3 November 1925(1) 31 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrMmRxZUxJR0pUOWs Liverpool Post & Mercury 3 November 1925(2) 31 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrd295OG1pUW9Pd0E Liverpool Post & Mercury 3 November 1925(3) 31 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrak5qNU05ZmM5V2s Liverpool Post & Mercury 3 November 1925(4) 31 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrZkRlSlJ2a0tWOWs (Liverpool) Daily Post & Mercury 20 October 1926(1) 19 August 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrWTZNbTY5UUVzRkk (Liverpool) Daily Post & Mercury 20 October 1926(2) 19 August 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrd0c0TFg0LWw3c1U (Liverpool) Daily Post & Mercury 20 October 1926(3) 19 August 2017 Aldermanic Elections Aldermanic Election 9 November 1925 The term of office of Alderman William Albert Robinson (Labour, last elected as an alderman on 10 November 1919)1919 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Elections 10 November 1919 expired on this date. At the Council meeting on 9 November 1925 there were two candidates nominated to fill this position: William Albert Robinson and Councillor Patrick Jeremiah Kelly (Catholic, South Scotland, elected as an Irish Nationalist on 1 November 1924).1924 Liverpool City Council election#South Scotland The result of a poll of Councillors was : Aldermanic Election 9 November 1925 PartyNameVotesPercentage Catholic Councillor Patrick Jeremiah Kelly 15 54% Labour William Albert Robinson 13 46% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrenNVSnNDSUd5dnM Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 6 30 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrdlowN3VBQVI3aG8 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 7 28 July 2017 Aldermanic Election 3 February 1926 Caused by the death on 14 December 1925 of Alderman Arthur Crosthwaite (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920).1920 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1920https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrRkN0NnphSE1iXzg Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 112 31 July 2017 In a poll of councillors on 3 February 1926, Councillor James Conrad Cross (Conservative, last elected as a councillor on 1 November 1924)1924 Liverpool City Council election#Walton was elected in his place. Aldermanic Election 3 February 1926 PartyNameVotesPercentage Conservative Councillor James Conrad Cross 58 87% Labour William Albert Robinson 9 13% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrRkN0NnphSE1iXzg Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 160 28 July 2017 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 161 By-elections No. 30 Breckfield, 1 December 1925 Caused by the death on 20 October 1925 of Councillor Alfred Griffiths (Conservative, Breckfield, elected 1 November 1923).https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtreEVCQU5BY0RZYnc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 510 27 July 2017 1923 Liverpool City Council election#Breckfield No. 30 Breckfield 1 December 1925 Liverpool Protestant Party Rev. Harry Dixon Longbottom 2,451 53% Labour Party (UK) William Albert Robinson 2,175 47% 276 6% N/A 9,957 4,626 46% Liverpool Protestant Party Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrQnJnbFBXanhhYzg Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 70 31 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrZzZDTHJaMTlER0k Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 71 31 July 2017 No. 25 Walton, Tuesday 16 February 1926 Following the death of Alderman Arthur Crosthwaite on 14 December 1925, Councillor James Conrad Cross (Conservative, last elected as a councillor on 1 November 1924) was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 3 February 1926.Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 pg 160 No. 25 Walton Tuesday 16 February 1926 Conservative Party (UK) Robert John Hall unopposed Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrUGU0SDJ1OE9GMUU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 189 31 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrc0w4dUp2U1B4QnM Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 190 31 July 2017 No. 26 Warbreck, 18 February 1926 Caused by the death on 31 January 1926 of Councillor John Albert Thompson (Conservative, elected 1 November 1923)1923 Liverpool City Council election#Warbreck No. 26 Warbreck 18 February 1926 Conservative Party (UK) James Jude 2,016 59% Labour Party (UK) Francis Lavery 1,394 41% 622 11,430 3,410 30% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrb0hXVXVNQWR3QTg Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 202 31 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrRUdxWWNpSl9XeWs Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 203 31 July 2017 No. 18 Edge Hill, Tuesday 20 April 1926 Caused by the death on 18 March 1926 of Councillor Daniel Charles Williams (Conservative, Edge Hill, elected 1 November 1923)1923 Liverpool City Council election#Edge Hill No. 18 Edge Hill Tuesday 20 April 1926 Labour Party (UK) William Smith 3,045 54% Conservative Party (UK) Alan Layfield 2,642 46% 403 12,571 5,687 45% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrZm0tQzdMUDBDLW8 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 282 31 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrSUQ0MTBVN3lZM1k Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 283 31 July 2017 No. 28 West Derby, Caused by the death on 21 July 1926 of Councillor Frederick William Riley (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1923)1923 Liverpool City Council election#West Derbyhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrY291N0tTV2JUZlE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 368 31 July 2017 No. 28 West Derby 14,321 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 1925 Category:1925 English local elections Category:1920s in Liverpool Category:November 1925 in the United Kingdom