1937 Liverpool City Council election

1937 UK local election September 2017 January 2016 1937 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1975 11 01 y 1936 1936 Liverpool City Council election 1938 1938 Liverpool City Council election 40 councillors' seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 40 wards 81 of 120 Councillors and 40 Aldermen Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1937. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years. Eight of the forty seats up for election were uncontested. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative ?? ?? ?? ??Labour ?? ?? ?? ??Protestant ?? ?? ?? ??Independent ?? ?? ?? ??Liberal ?? ?? ?? ?? Election result Liverpool local election result 1937 Conservative Party (UK) 27 8 1 +7 67.5% 57% 97,769 Labour Party (UK) 11 1 8 -7 27.5% 37% 63,796 Liverpool Protestant Party 1 0 0 0 2.5% 2.6% 4,559 Independent (politician) 1 0 0 0 2.5% 1.6% 2,778 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0% 2.2% 3,790 British Union of Fascists 0 0 0 0 0% 0.075% 129 Independent Labour 0 0 0 0 0% 0.065% 113 Ward results * - Councillor seeking re-election Comparisons are made with the 1934 election results. Abercromby No. 9 Abercromby Labour Party (UK) John Reginald Bevins 2,803 55% Conservative Party (UK) Richard Clitherow 2,291 45% 512 9,647 5,094 53% Labour Party (UK) Aigburth No. 17 Aigburth Conservative Party (UK) William Edward Stirling Napier 3,121 59% Liberal Party (UK) John Richard Jones * 2,151 41% 970 10,659 5,272 49% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Allerton No. 35 Allerton Conservative Party (UK) Gertrude Elizabeth Wilson * 2,453 79% Labour Party (UK) John Albert Riddell 635 21% 1,818 6,074 3,088 51% Conservative Party (UK) Anfield No. 29 Anfield Conservative Party (UK) George Young Williamson * 4,179 73% Labour Party (UK) John Francis Kenrick 1,528 27% 2,651 11,273 5,707 51% Conservative Party (UK) Breckfield No. 30 Breckfield Conservative Party (UK) George William Prout 4,046 75% Labour Party (UK) William Tipping 1,343 25% 2,703 9,955 5,389 54% Conservative Party (UK) Brunswick No. 11 Brunswick Labour Party (UK) Patrick Moorhead * unopposed Labour Party (UK) Castle Street No. 7 Castle Street Conservative Party (UK) Herbert Neville Bewley * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Childwall No. 38 Childwall Conservative Party (UK) Stanley Foster 2,423 55% Liberal Party (UK) William Minto Mirrlees 1,639 37% Labour Party (UK) John Wood 319 7% 784 7,427 4,381 59% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Croxteth No. 40 Croxteth Labour Party (UK) Alfred Hargreaves * 3,570 62% Independent (politician) James Charles Pollard 2,148 38% 1,422 19,973 5,718 Labour Party (UK) Dingle No. 12 Dingle Conservative Party (UK) George William Neale Gillespie 5,798 61% Labour Party (UK) John David Towers * 3,678 39% 2,120 14,812 9,476 64% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Edge Hill No. 18 Edge Hill Conservative Party (UK) Bertram Saul Morgan 3,568 56% Labour Party (UK) Agnes Mitton * 2,817 44% 751 11,591 6,385 55% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Everton No. 21 Everton Labour Party (UK) David Nickson * 4,268 64% Conservative Party (UK) James Moore 2,418 36% 1,850 12,052 6,686 55% Labour Party (UK) Exchange No. 5 Exchange Independent (politician) Peter Kavanagh * unopposed Independent (politician) Fairfield No. 31 Fairfield Conservative Party (UK) Charles Gordon Snowdon Gordon * 2,983 62% Labour Party (UK) Harold Stanley Martin 1,813 38% 1,170 10,410 4,796 46% Conservative Party (UK) Fazakerley No. 27 Fazakerley Conservative Party (UK) Albert Gray Meredith 4,168 65% Labour Party (UK) Francis Lavery * 2,278 35% 1,890 11,985 6,446 54% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Garston No. 37 Garston Conservative Party (UK) Alfred Millwood Proffit 2,857 56% Labour Party (UK) John Herbert Webster * 2,201 44% 656 8,005 5,058 63% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Granby No. 14 Granby Conservative Party (UK) Ernest Tyrer 2,781 53% Labour Party (UK) Miss Mary Cumella * 2,454 47% 327 9,699 5,235 54% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Great George No. 10 Great George Labour Party (UK) John Hamilton * 1,310 68% Independent (politician) Stamford Botley 630 32% 1,310 4,346 1,940 45% Labour Party (UK) Kensington No. 19 Kensington Conservative Party (UK) John Case * 3,808 68% Labour Party (UK) Leo Patrick Taylor 1,780 32% 2,028 10,871 5,588 51% Conservative Party (UK) Kirkdale No. 24 Kirkdale Conservative Party (UK) Joseph Alan Reston 5,420 56% Labour Party (UK) William James Riddick * 4,209 44% 1,211 16,128 9,629 60% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Little Woolton No. 39 Little Woolton Conservative Party (UK) Rupert Henry Bremner * 496 88% Labour Party (UK) George Thomas Wood 69 12% 427 874 565 65% Conservative Party (UK) Low Hill No. 20 Low Hill Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth Harvey Steel 3,271 53% Labour Party (UK) Frederick Charles Pasco * 2,932 47% 339 10,319 6,203 60% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Much Woolton No. 36 Much Woolton Conservative Party (UK) Vivian Forsyth Crosthwaite * 1,453 71% Labour Party (UK) Andrew Campbell 586 29% 867 2,911 2,039 70% Conservative Party (UK) Netherfield No. 22 Netherfield Conservative Party (UK) Evan Thomas Edwards 4,436 68% Labour Party (UK) John Bagot 2,073 32% 2,363 10,638 6,509 61% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) North Scotland No. 2 North Scotland Labour Party (UK) Patrick Fay * unopposed Labour Party (UK) Old Swan No. 32 Old Swan Conservative Party (UK) John Waterworth * 5,770 63% Labour Party (UK) John Gordon Houston 3,370 37% 2,400 18,227 9,140 50% Conservative Party (UK) Prince's Park No. 13 Prince's Park Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Perrins Bevan 3,484 63% Labour Party (UK) Alfred Demain * 2,050 37% 1,434 9,664 5,534 57% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Sandhills No. 1 Sandhills Labour Party (UK) Thomas Henry Dunford * unopposed Labour Party (UK) St. Anne's No. 6 St. Anne's Labour Party (UK) John David Mack * unopposed Labour Party (UK) St. Domingo No. 23 St. Domingo Liverpool Protestant Party William Reuben Price * 4,559 77% Labour Party (UK) John Victor Shortt 1,350 23% 3,209 10,968 5,909 54% Liverpool Protestant Party St. Peter's No. 8 St. Peter's Labour Party (UK) Hugh Carr 551 52% Conservative Party (UK) Sydney James Hill * 512 48% 39 2,353 1,063 45% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sefton Park East No. 15 Sefton Park East Conservative Party (UK) George Webster Green Armour * 2,710 76% Labour Party (UK) John Henry Higgins 848 24% 1,862 8,752 3,558 41% Conservative Party (UK) Sefton Park West No. 16 Sefton Park West Conservative Party (UK) James Graham Reece * 2,785 76% Labour Party (UK) Mary Woodward Walbank 876 24% 1,909 6,718 3,661 545 Conservative Party (UK) South Scotland No. 3 South Scotland Labour Party (UK) Joseph Harrington * 3,619 97% Independent Labour Charles Malachie Williams 113 3% 3,619 7,964 3,732 47% Labour Party (UK) Vauxhall No. 4 Vauxhall Labour Party (UK) Joseph Leo Carney * unopposed Labour Party (UK) Walton No. 25 Walton Conservative Party (UK) Reginald Richards Bailey * 6,289 72% Labour Party (UK) Richard Austin Rockliff 2,442 28% 3,847 16,609 8,731 535 Conservative Party (UK) Warbreck No. 26 Warbreck Conservative Party (UK) Alexander Critchley * 4,251 71% Labour Party (UK) William Bent 1,778 29% 2,473 13,336 6,029 45% Conservative Party (UK) Wavertree No. 34 Wavertree Conservative Party (UK) John Village * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Wavertree West No. 33 Wavertree West Conservative Party (UK) Maurice Voss 3,129 67% Labour Party (UK) Daniel Whelan 1,436 31% British Union of Fascists William Edwards 129 2.7% 1,693 8,681 4,694 54% Conservative Party (UK) West Derby No. 28 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) Robert Duncan French * 6,869 71% Labour Party (UK) Joseph Henry Sayle 2,810 29% 4,059 20,686 9,679 47% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrYWp0N3FtbVhTcW8 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 front page 29 September 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrSk96Q0ppaEYzWEk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 2 29 September 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrUnhNR2VpOUxYd1k Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 3 29 September 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrTG13YUdMMzVhakk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 4 29 September 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrblBVSzNFLXlobGc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 5 29 September 2017 Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1937 Aldermanic Elections Aldermanic Election 1 December 1937 Caused by the death of Alderman Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell C.B. C.B.E. (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935),1935 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic election 9 November 1935 in whose place Councillor John Morris Griffith (Conservative, elected to the Wavertree ward on 1 November 1936)1936 Liverpool City Council election#Wavertree was elected as an alderman on 1 December 1937. Aldermanic Election 1 December 1937 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Conservative Councillor John Morris Griffith 60 100% No. 28 West Derby https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrdEp0aGhTa0tZYms Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 99 29 September 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrYWNTelVnZnFrc1k Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 100 29 September 2017 The term of office to expire on 9 November 1941. Aldermanic Election 2 March 1938 Caused by the death on 25 January 1938 of Alderman Sir Thomas White (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1932),1932 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1932https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrNXc4bk0wOGJzakE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 294 30 September 2017 in whose place Councillor William Thomas Roberts J.P. (Conservative, elected to the Abercromby ward on 1 November 1936)1936 Liverpool City Council election#Abercromby was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 2 March 1938. Aldermanic Election 2 March 1938 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Conservative Councillor William Thomas Roberts 54 100% No. 20 Low Hill https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrUkhNd0FNNWtFTzA Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 375 30 September 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrUkhNd0FNNWtFTzA Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 376 30 September 2017 The term of office to expire on 9 November 1938. Aldermanic Election 6 July 1938 Caused by the death on 22 May 1938 of Alderman Edwin Haigh (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935).https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrc0NjWmVpTlF4V00 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 674 1 October 2017 In whose place, Councillor Robert Duncan French (Conservative, elected to the West Derby ward on 1 November 1937)1937 Liverpool City Council election#West Derby was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 6 July 1938. Aldermanic Election 6 July 1938 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Conservative Councillor Robert Duncan French 52 100% No. 8 St. Peter's https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrVDJ2UWI3a1U5VUE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 757 1 October 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrVFh1U1lMSkpWSlU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 758 1 October 2017 The term of office to expire on 9 November 1941. Aldermanic Election 27 July 1938 Caused by the death on 5 July 1938 of Alderman James Bolger (Independent, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1932).https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrVkZKTk9XRndLLVk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 756 1 October 2017 In whose place Councillor George Young Williamson (Conservative, elected to represent Anfield on 1 November 1937)1937 Liverpool City Council election#Anfield was elected to the post of alderman on 27 July 1938. Aldermanic Election 6 July 1938 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Conservative Councillor George Young Williamson 56 66% No. 8 St. Peter's Labour Councillor Bertie Victor Kirby MP 25 29% not elected Independent Councillor Peter Kavanagh 3 4% not elected Protestant Councillor Mary Jane Longbottom 1 1% not elected https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrVzVsTkJIdlVmQkk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 839 1 October 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrNVE5QUhiYjNIYkE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 840 1 October 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrQmlhMzJfeFBqZ2s Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 841 1 October 2017 The term of office to expire on 9 November 1938. By-elections No.31 Fairfield, 30 November 1937 Caused by the death of Councillor John Barry (Conservative, elected 1 November 1935).1935 Liverpool City Council election#Fairfield No. 31 Fairfield Conservative Party (UK) Richard Clitherow 2,305 74% Labour Party (UK) Harold Stanley Martin 831 26% 1,474 10,410 3,136 30% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrNjZ4YmhnV3dqUEU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 98 29 September 2017 The term of office to expire on 1 November 1938. No.1 Sandhills, 9 December 1937 Caused by the election as an alderman on 6 October 1937 of Councillor John Wolfe Tone Morrissey JP (Labour, last elected to the Sandhills ward on 1 November 1936),1936 Liverpool City Council election#Sandhills following the death on 7 September 1937 of Alderman Henry Walker (Labour, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935).1936 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic election 9 November 1935 No. 1 Sandhills Labour Party (UK) Henry Aldritt 3,686 70% William Edward McLachlan 1,548 30% 2,138 5,234 Labour Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrUUZIWEJ6Q3dlVXc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 208 30 September 2017 The term of office to expire on 1 November 1939. No.2 North Scotland, 9 December 1937 Caused by the death on 13 September 1937https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrMHhsbHFmUnQyVW8 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1936-1937 page 904 29 September 2017 of Councillor Henry Gaskin (Labour, elected 1 November 1935).1935 Liverpool City Council election#North Scotland No. 2 North Scotland Labour Party (UK) Patrick O'Brien unopposed Labour Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtraFpMV0oybFZxVU0 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 209 30 September 2017 The term of office to expire on 1 November 1938. No.11 Brunswick, 9 December 1937 Caused by the resignation of Councillor Patrick Moorhead (Labour, elected unopposed for the Brunswick ward on 1 November 1937)1937 Liverpool City Council election#Brunswick No. 11 Brunswick Labour Party (UK) Joseph Whitehead unopposed Labour Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrcG1aUzFodVkwcXc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 210 30 September 2017 The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1940. No.34 Wavertree, 11 January 1938 Caused by Councillor John Morris Griffith J.P. (Conservative, elected to the Wavertree ward on 1 November 1936) being elected by the councillors as an alderman on 1 December 1937, following the death of Alderman Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell C.B. C.B.E. (Conservative, elected as an alderman 9 November 1935). No. 34 Wavertree Conservative Party (UK) Harold Threlfall Wilson 2,969 96% William Edwards 132 2,837 3,101 Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrWC0xbUJueEx1OXM Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 296 30 September 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrSXQwVS1lemxUcWM Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 297 30 September 2017 The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1939. No.38 Childwall, 24 February 1938 Caused by the resignation of Councillor Alan Anderson Boyle (Liberal, elected unopposed 1 November 1936)1936 Liverpool City Council election#Childwall No. 38 Childwall Independent Ratepayers William Moss 2142 57.1% Conservative Party (UK) Edward Thomas White 878 23.4% Ratepayers Arthur Morris 501 13.4% Labour Party (UK) Andrew Campbell 226 6.0% 1264 33.7% 7,427 3747 50.5% Independent Ratepayer 25 February 1938 A Surprise At Childwall Liverpool Daily Post https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrbXliZ2VzeEJyTWc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 374 30 September 2017 The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1939. No.9 Abercromby, Tuesday 5 April 1938 Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor William Thomas Roberts J.P. (Conservative, elected to the Abercromby ward on 1 November 1936) was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 2 March 1938, following the death on 25 January 1938 of Alderman Sir Thomas White (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1932). No. 9 Abercromby Joseph James Eastwood Sloan 1,978 49.7% Andrew Campbell 1,972 49.6% Thomas Lyon Hurst 27 0.007% 6 9,647 3,977 41% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrd3RGdG01d2tQcXc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 494 1 October 2017 The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1939. No.15 Sefton Park East, Tuesday 31 May 1938 Occasioned by the resignation of Councillor Eric Douglas Mackay Heriot-Hill (Conservative, elected to the Sefton Park East ward on 1 November 1936).1936 Liverpool City Council election#Sefton Park East No. 15 Sefton Park East Dinsdale Walker 1,344 76% Muriel Edith Mee 418 24% 926 8,752 1,762 20% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrTmFneGNKRVJnZFk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 675 1 October 2017 The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1939. No.32 Old Swan, Tuesday 14 June 1938 Caused by the death in May 1938 of Councillor John Waterworth (Conservative, elected to the Old Swan ward on 1 November 1937).1937 Liverpool City Council election#Old Swan No. 32 Old Swan Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Haswell 2,323 66% Labour Party (UK) John Gordon Houston 1,212 34% 1,111 18,227 3,535 19% Conservative Party (UK) The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1940. No.24 Kirkdale, Tuesday 26 July 1938 Caused by the resignation of Councillor Arthur Mackson Brown (Conservative, elected for the Kirkdale ward on 1 November 1936).1936 Liverpool City Council election#Kirkdale No. 24 Kirkdale William Edward McLachlan 3,226 55% Joseph Henry Sayle 2,644 45% 582 16,128 5,870 36% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrWWlrbU80UlVwdjQ Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 838 1 October 2017 The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1939. No.28 West Derby, 26 July 1938 Caused by Councillor Robert Duncan French (Conservative, elected to the West Derby ward on 1 November 1937) being elected by the councillors as an alderman on 6 July 1938, following the death on 22 May 1938 of Alderman Edwin Haigh (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935). No. 28 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) Charles William Wingrove unopposed 20,686 Conservative Party (UK) The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1940. No.29 Anfield, 30 August 1938 Caused by the election to the post of alderman on 27 July 1938 of Councillor George Young Williamson (Conservative, elected to represent Anfield on 1 November 1937), following the death on 5 July 1938 of Alderman James Bolger. No. 29 Anfield Conservative Party (UK) William John Harrop unopposed 11,273 Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrMy1veElEQlhLRGc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1937-1938 page 922 1 October 2017 The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1940. 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 1937 Category:1937 English local elections Category:1930s in Liverpool