1947 Liverpool City Council election

1947 UK local election March 2020 March 2020 1947 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg 1947 11 01 y 1946 1946 Liverpool City Council election 1949 1949 Liverpool City Council election 1947 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 1 November 1947. This was the last local election held at the beginning of November. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative ?? ?? ?? ??Labour ?? ?? ?? ??Protestant ?? ?? ?? ??Liberal ?? ?? ?? ?? Election result Liverpool local election result 1947 Conservative Party (UK) 28 58% 144,371 Labour Party (UK) 9 39% 98,200 Liverpool Protestant Party 2 2% 5,782 Independent (politician) 1 0.49% 1,216 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0% 0.21% 527 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0% 0.20% 499 Ward results * - Councillor seeking re-election (PARTY) - Party of former Councillor Due to the disruption in elections caused by The Second World War no comparisons are made with other elections. Abercromby Abercromby Conservative Party (UK) Francis Joseph Bullen 3,160 54% Labour Party (UK) Harry Livermore 2,689 46% 471 14,189 5,849 41% Aigburth Aigburth Conservative Party (UK) Herbert M. Allen 7,871 83% Labour Party (UK) William Firman Aldis 1,604 17% 6,267 16,307 9,475 58% Allerton Allerton Conservative Party (UK) Mrs Margaret J. Strong 3,817 68% Labour Party (UK) Mrs. Edith Evans 1,306 23% Liberal Party (UK) Herbert Griffith Edwards 527 9% 2,511 9,853 5,650 57% Anfield Anfield Conservative Party (UK) Albert Joseph White 5,964 64% Labour Party (UK) Richard Clitherow 3,288 36% 2,676 17,429 9,252 53% Breckfield Breckfield Conservative Party (UK) David Jean Lewis 4,086 60% Labour Party (UK) John Hamilton 2,681 40% 1,405 13,209 6,767 51% Brunswick Brunswick Labour Party (UK) Frank Hampton Cain 2,360 75% Conservative Party (UK) William Henry Beavan 695 22% Communist Party of Great Britain Albert Southern 83 3% 1,665 13,209 3,138 24% Castle Street Castle Street Conservative Party (UK) James Bennett unopposed Childwall Childwall Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Young 5,914 82% Labour Party (UK) William Hamling 1,341 18% 4,573 13,198 7,255 55% Croxteth Croxteth Conservative Party (UK) Sydney Smart 6,478 51% Labour Party (UK) William Henry Barton 5,874 47% Communist Party of Great Britain Miss Winifred May George 244 2% 604 32,352 12,596 39% Conservative Party (UK) Dingle Dingle Conservative Party (UK) Edward Thomas White 4,951 54% Labour Party (UK) Edward Daniel Whittle 4,194 46% 757 18,941 9,145 48% Conservative Party (UK) Edge Hill Edge Hill Labour Party (UK) John Bagot 2,822 54% Conservative Party (UK) Stanley Alexander Hughes 2,411 46% Independent (politician) Charles Henry Parry 39 1% 411 13,606 5,272 39% Labour Party (UK) Everton Everton Labour Party (UK) John Braddock 3,138 58% Conservative Party (UK) Charles C. Carter 2,246 42% 892 13,792 5,384 39% Labour Party (UK) Exchange Exchange Independent (politician) Walter McGrath 704 79% Labour Party (UK) Francis Edward Campbell 188 21% 516 1,620 892 55% Independent (politician) Fairfield Fairfield Conservative Party (UK) Robert Nash 5,368 66% Labour Party (UK) Isidore Levin 2,818 34% 2,550 15,930 8,186 51% Conservative Party (UK) Fazakerley Fazakerley Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Pugh Thompson 5,571 54% Labour Party (UK) John F. Hughes 4,779 46% 792 20,381 10,350 51% Conservative Party (UK) Garston Garston Conservative Party (UK) Henry Clarke 5,106 54% Labour Party (UK) William H. Sefton 4,306 46% 800 16,631 9,412 57% Conservative Party (UK) Granby Granby Conservative Party (UK) James Edward Thompson 3,123 55% Labour Party (UK) Victor Harold E. Baker 2,605 45% 518 13,351 5,728 43% Conservative Party (UK) Great George Great George Conservative Party (UK) John Gwilym Hughes 1,016 55% Labour Party (UK) Clifford Selly 815 45% 201 3,894 1,831 47% Conservative Party (UK) Kensington Kensington Conservative Party (UK) Harold W. Hughes 4,033 56% Labour Party (UK) Joseph Brogan 3,221 44% 812 14,481 7,254 50% Conservative Party (UK) Kirkdale Kirkdale Labour Party (UK) John Francis Carr 4,680 52% Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Trevor Booth 4,328 48% 352 19,759 9,008 46% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Little Woolton Little Woolton Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Frederick Catlin 1,134 84% Labour Party (UK) William Thomas Benn 189 14% Independent (politician) Frederick Bowman 21 2% 945 1,974 1,344 68% Conservative Party (UK) Low Hill Low Hill Conservative Party (UK) Samuel Cecil Saltmarsh 3,319 55% Labour Party (UK) David Horan 2,716 45% 603 12,346 6,035 49% Conservative Party (UK) Much Woolton Much Woolton Conservative Party (UK) Isaac Robinson 2,331 74% Labour Party (UK) Noel Arthur Pinches 838 26% 1,493 5,463 3,169 58% Conservative Party (UK) Netherfield Netherfield Liverpool Protestant Party George Edward Lewis 2,446 63% Labour Party (UK) George Carmichael 1,427 37% 1,019 10,375 3,873 37% Liverpool Protestant Party North Scotland North Scotland Labour Party (UK) Frederick William Tucker 1,781 75% Conservative Party (UK) John Kenneth Hart 416 18% Communist Party of Great Britain John Coward 172 7% 1,365 7,237 2,369 33% Labour Party (UK) Old Swan Old Swan Conservative Party (UK) Alfred Nathaniel Bates 9,000 66% Labour Party (UK) William Williams 4,669 34% 4,331 28,181 13,669 49% Conservative Party (UK) Prince's Park Prince's Park Conservative Party (UK) Charles Cowlin 3,456 55% Labour Party (UK) Henry Evans 2,838 45% 618 12,488 6,294 50% Conservative Party (UK) Sandhills Sandhills Labour Party (UK) Stanley Part 2,421 73% Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Charles Hitches 891 27% 1,530 8,047 3,312 41% Labour Party (UK) St. Anne's St. Anne's Labour Party (UK) Abram Louis Caplan 1,679 62% Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Edward Gallagher 574 21% Independent (politician) Thomas Patrick Healy 452 17% 1,105 6,242 2,705 43% Labour Party (UK) St. Domingo St. Domingo Liverpool Protestant Party Mrs. Mary Jane Longbottom 3,336 60% Labour Party (UK) Walter Richard Maylor 2,222 40% 1,114 13,378 5,558 42% Liverpool Protestant Party St. Peter's St. Peter's Conservative Party (UK) James William Brown 411 70% Labour Party (UK) Peter James O'Hare 178 30% 233 1,281 589 46% Conservative Party (UK) Sefton Park East Sefton Park East Conservative Party (UK) Walter Isaac Throssell 4,555 74% Labour Party (UK) Norman Bates 1,622 26% 2,933 14,687 6,177 42% Conservative Party (UK) Sefton Park West Sefton Park West Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Bidston 4,454 78% Labour Party (UK) Mrs. Anne Caine 1,292 22% 3,162 11,243 5,746 51% Conservative Party (UK) South Scotland South Scotland Labour Party (UK) John Sheehan unopposed 6,302 Labour Party (UK) Vauxhall Vauxhall Labour Party (UK) Joseph Cyril Brady 918 69% Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. Freda James 421 31% 497 2,705 1,339 50% Labour Party (UK) Walton Walton Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Jones 7,331 60% Labour Party (UK) William Richard Gerrard 4,921 40% 2,410 23,678 12,252 52% Conservative Party (UK) Warbreck Warbreck Conservative Party (UK) William Rickard 6,661 71% Labour Party (UK) Francis David Heron 2,690 29% 3,971 19,774 9,351 47% Conservative Party (UK) Wavertree Wavertree Conservative Party (UK) Stanley Ronald Williams 8,590 73% Labour Party (UK) Francis Burke 3,225 27% 5,365 23,200 11,815 51% Conservative Party (UK) Wavertree West Wavertree West Conservative Party (UK) Harold Lees 3,487 55% Labour Party (UK) Thomas Warburton Jolley 2,857 45% 630 11,729 6,344 54% Conservative Party (UK) West Derby West Derby Conservative Party (UK) Hedley Arthur Williams 11,202 69% Labour Party (UK) Edward William Harby 5,008 31% 6,194 31,782 16,210 51% Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1947 Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1947-1948 By-elections Great George 20 January 1948 Caused by the resignation of Mr. Robert Edward Cottier (Labour, elected November 1945). Great George Labour Party (UK) Clifford Skelly 719 50% Conservative Party (UK) Charlotte Emma Turner 716 50% 3 3,894 1,435 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1947-1948 page 229 Kensington 15 April 1948 Caused by the death of Councillor Frederick Harold Bailey (Conservative, elected November 1946) on 24 February 1948 Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1947-1948 page 290 Kensington Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Minion 3,199 Labour Party (UK) Joseph Brogan 2,267 14,481 5,466 Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1947-1948 page 430 Walton 10 June 1948 Alderman James Graham Reece JP died on 24 March 1948' Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1947-1948 page 364 Councillor Reginald Richard Bailey was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 5 May 1948. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1947-1948 page 431 Walton Conservative Party (UK) George Moore 5,145 Labour Party (UK) William Richard Gerrard 3,056 2,109 23,678 8,205 Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1947-1948 page 588 Edge Hill 22 July 1948 Caused by the resignation of Arthur Leadbetter (Labour, elected November 1946) Edge Hill Labour Party (UK) David Horan 2,217 Samuel Curtis 1,876 Sidney Foster 85 Independent (politician) Charles Henry Parry 18 341 13,606 Labour Party (UK) Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1947-1948 page 668 Councillor James Bennett O.B.E. died on 24 September 1948. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1947-1948 page 746 Councillor James Forster Brakell died on 4 October 1948. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1947-1948 page 746 References 1947 Category:1947 English local elections City Council election, 1947 Category:November 1947 in the United Kingdom