1956 Liverpool City Council election

1956 UK local election March 2020 March 2020 1956 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg 1956 05 10 y 1955 1955 Liverpool City Council election 1957 1957 Liverpool City Council election 1956 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, 10 May 1956. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotalLabour 65 +6 28 93Conservative 52 -6 11 63Protestant 2 0 1 3Independent Labour Party 1 0 0 1 Election result Liverpool local election result 1956 Labour Party (UK) 23 6 0 +6 56% 49% 89,627 Conservative Party (UK) 17 0 6 -6 41% 48% 86,388 Liverpool Protestant Party 1 0 0 0 2.4% 0.84% 1,522 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0% 0.39% 707 Communist 0 0 0 0 0% 0.29% 527 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0% 0.20% 366 Ward results * - Councillor seeking re-election (PARTY) - Party of former Councillor The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1953 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1953 election results. Abercromby Abercromby Labour Party (UK) P Orr (PARTY) 2,023 54% Conservative Party (UK) J. H. W. Stewart 1,501 40% Communist A. McClelland 206 6% 522 11,864 3,730 31% Labour Party (UK) Aigburth Aigburth Conservative Party (UK) H. M. Allen * 4,700 91% Labour Party (UK) Mrs. D. L. H. Taylor 450 9% 4.250 14,088 5,150 37% Conservative Party (UK) Allerton Allerton Conservative Party (UK) C. Haswell * 2,706 81% Labour Party (UK) H. Deane 628 19% 2,078 10,216 3,334 33% Conservative Party (UK) Anfield Anfield Conservative Party (UK) R. F. Craine * 3,809 61% Labour Party (UK) R. Stoddart 2,434 39% 1,375 15,113 6,243 41% Conservative Party (UK) Arundel Arundel Conservative Party (UK) W. I. Throssell * 2,358 56% Labour Party (UK) F. D. Shemmonds 1,745 41% Communist J. Kay 128 3% 613 12,993 4,231 33% Conservative Party (UK) Breckfield Breckfield Conservative Party (UK) S. Airey (PARTY) 2,187 52% Labour Party (UK) Mrs. M. G. Wheeler 2,059 48% 128 12,110 4,246 35% Conservative Party (UK) Broadgreen Broadgreen Conservative Party (UK) L. H. Sanders * 2,845 64% Labour Party (UK) E. Moonman 1,570 36% 1,275 12,279 4,415 36% Conservative Party (UK) Central Central Labour Party (UK) J. Cullen * 1,888 65% Conservative Party (UK) J. P. Moyses 1,020 35% 868 10,065 2,908 29% Labour Party (UK) Childwall Childwall Conservative Party (UK) W. J. Sergent * 3,356 87% Labour Party (UK) Mrs. L. Wooding 497 13% 2,859 14,060 3,853 27% Conservative Party (UK) Church Church Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. A. E. Papworth (PARTY) 3,888 77% Liberal Party (UK) Mrs. A. E. Shanks 707 14% Labour Party (UK) W. J. Wolger 442 9% 3,181 14,427 5,037 35% Conservative Party (UK) Clubmoor Clubmoor Labour Party (UK) J. Cassin 2,475 50.3% Conservative Party (UK) L. J. Carr * 2,444 49.7% 31 12,277 4,919 40% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) County County Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. M. E. Jones * 3,720 53% Labour Party (UK) H. James 3,327 47% 393 14,959 7,047 Conservative Party (UK) Croxteth Croxteth Conservative Party (UK) F. Bidston (PARTY) 3,691 72% Labour Party (UK) J. H. Goodenough 1,415 28% 2,276 11,654 5,106 44% Conservative Party (UK) Dingle Dingle Labour Party (UK) W. F. Aldis * 3,365 59% Conservative Party (UK) R. F. Grace 2,220 39% Communist W. H. Hart 137 2% 1,145 14,420 5,722 40% Labour Party (UK) Dovecot Dovecot Labour Party (UK) W. P. Johnson * 3,088 62% Conservative Party (UK) P. Tickle 1,925 38% 1,163 14,946 5,013 34% Labour Party (UK) Everton Everton Labour Party (UK) W. Smyth (PARTY) 2,377 76% Conservative Party (UK) J. Jordan 756 24% 1,621 12,366 3,133 25% Labour Party (UK) Fairfield Fairfield Conservative Party (UK) R. Meadows * 2,814 60% Labour Party (UK) J. Wood 1,850 40% 964 14,931 4,664 31% Conservative Party (UK) Fazakerley Fazakerley Conservative Party (UK) K. P. Thompson * 3,492 55% Labour Party (UK) F. Grue 2,911 45% 581 12,542 6,403 51% Conservative Party (UK) Gillmoss Gillmoss Labour Party (UK) C. McDonald * 4,204 73% Conservative Party (UK) H. R. Butler 1,550 27% 2,654 16,719 5,754 34% Labour Party (UK) Granby Granby Labour Party (UK) W. Tipping (PARTY) 2,192 56% Conservative Party (UK) J. Moore 1,734 44% 458 12,176 3,926 32% Labour Party (UK) Kensington Kensington Labour Party (UK) F. Walker * 2,772 61% Conservative Party (UK) C. G. S. Gordon 1,789 39% 983 13,409 4,561 34% Labour Party (UK) Low Hill Low Hill Labour Party (UK) W. R. Snell (PARTY) 2,147 64% Conservative Party (UK) J. E. Billing 1,231 36% 916 11,074 3,378 31% Labour Party (UK) Melrose Melrose Labour Party (UK) T. A. Seagroves (PARTY) 2,240 66% Conservative Party (UK) J. Smith 1,151 34% 1,089 10,478 3,391 32% Labour Party (UK) Netherfield Netherfield Liverpool Protestant Party J. Dorman * 1,522 52% Labour Party (UK) G. Carmichael 1,422 48% 100 9,433 2,944 31% Liverpool Protestant Party Old Swan Old Swan Conservative Party (UK) A. N. Bates * 3,698 56% Labour Party (UK) G. P. Watson 2,758 42% 940 16,124 6,577 41% Conservative Party (UK) Picton Picton - 2 seats Labour Party (UK) H. Evans (PARTY) 3,082 53% Labour Party (UK) A. G. Roberts (PARTY) 2,979 51% Conservative Party (UK) John Ernest Lockwood 2,770 47% Conservative Party (UK) G. P. Brewer 2,765 47% 312 15,060 5,852 39% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Pirrie Pirrie Labour Party (UK) H. Dalton * 4,773 64% Conservative Party (UK) B. A. Ryan 2,739 36% 2,034 17,691 7,512 42% Labour Party (UK) Prince's Park Prince's Park Labour Party (UK) J. Sidwell * 2,541 57% Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. J. Lever 1,907 43% 634 14,061 4,448 32% Labour Party (UK) Sandhills Sandhills Labour Party (UK) H. Rowlands (PARTY) 2,746 92% Independent (politician) A. P. Cooney 223 8% 2,746 9,863 2,969 30% Labour Party (UK) St. Domingo St. Domingo Labour Party (UK) F. Keating * 2,671 58% Liverpool Protestant Party Mrs. M. J. Longbottom 1,937 42% 2,671 12,527 4,608 37% Labour Party (UK) St. James St. James Labour Party (UK) A. F. Skinner (PARTY) 2,185 75% Conservative Party (UK) J. F. Jones 736 25% 1,449 11,445 2,921 26% Labour Party (UK) St. Mary's St. Mary's Labour Party (UK) H. Crowley (PARTY) 2,939 70% Conservative Party (UK) J. F. Barnes 1,258 30% 1,681 11,986 4,197 35% Labour Party (UK) St. Michael's St. Michael's Conservative Party (UK) A. B. Collins * 2,944 75% Labour Party (UK) Mrs. E. E. Wright 1,003 25% 1,941 10,398 3,947 38% Conservative Party (UK) Smithdown Smithdown Labour Party (UK) L. Holden * 2,573 70% Conservative Party (UK) R. M. Jones 1,115 30% 1,458 13,573 3,688 27% Labour Party (UK) Speke Speke Labour Party (UK) T. Higgins (PARTY) 2,935 72% Conservative Party (UK) C. Dickinson 1,157 28% 1,778 14,051 4,092 29% Labour Party (UK) Tuebrook Tuebrook Conservative Party (UK) J. F. Bradley * 2,937 57% Labour Party (UK) R. J. Luke 2,255 43% 682 13,495 5,192 38% Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall Vauxhall Labour Party (UK) A. Dunford (PARTY) 2,430 85% Independent (politician) C. McBride 366 13% Communist R. Cuerdon 72 3% 2,430 10,405 2,868 28% Labour Party (UK) Warbreck Warbreck Conservative Party (UK) F. Woolfenden * 3,661 62% Labour Party (UK) R. Crawshaw 2,273 38% 1,388 13,997 5.934 42% Conservative Party (UK) Westminster Westminster Labour Party (UK) H. Lee (PARTY) 1,950 58% Conservative Party (UK) R. J. McLau 1,434 42% 516 8,586 3,384 39% Labour Party (UK) Woolton Woolton Conservative Party (UK) G. F. Caitlin * 3,145 76% Labour Party (UK) Mrs. P. H. Henley 992 24% 2,153 12,525 4,137 33% Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post 11 May 1956 Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1956-1957 References 1956 Liverpool City Council election Council election, 1956 Liverpool City Council election