1924 Liverpool City Council election

none February 2018 February 2018 1924 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1924 11 01 y 1923 1923 Liverpool City Council election 1925 1925 Liverpool City Council election 39 councillors' seats were up for election Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Saturday 1 November 1924. One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years. A second seat was added for the Allerton ward. Eleven of the thirty-eight seats up for election were uncontested. As the election was held on a Saturday, the Ballot Act allowed the presiding officer to mark the ballot paper for those people who declared themselves to be of the Jewish Faith. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen TotalConservative ?? ?? ?? ??Liberal ?? ?? ?? ??Irish Nationalist ?? ?? ?? ??Labour ?? ?? ?? ??Protestant ?? ?? ?? ?? Election result Liverpool local election result 1924 Conservative Party (UK) 23 2 2 0 59% 43% 52,070 Labour Party (UK) 7 4 0 +4 18% 40% 47,986 Liberal Party (UK) 4 2 2 0 10% 7.8% 9,346 Nationalist Party (Ireland) 3 0 2 -2 8% 5.8% 6,943 Liverpool Protestant Party 1 0 0 0 3% 2.1% 2,542 Independent 1 1 0 +1 3% 1.05% 1,260 Coalition Liberal 0 0 3 -3 0% 0% 0 Ward results * - Councillor seeking re-election Comparisons are made with the 1921 election results. Abercromby No. 9 Abercromby Conservative Party (UK) William Thomas Roberts unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Aigburth No. 17 Aigburth Conservative Party (UK) Edward James Deane unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Allerton No. 35 Allerton Conservative Party (UK) George Alfred Strong * 803 64% Liberal Party (UK) Frank Williams 446 36% 357 2,277 1,249 55% Conservative Party (UK) Anfield No. 29 Anfield Conservative Party (UK) Charles Gordon Snowden Gordon 2,268 43% Liberal Party (UK) William Bowring Stoddart * 2,060 39% Labour Party (UK) John Badlay 897 17% 208 9,500 5,225 55% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Breckfield No. 30 Breckfield Conservative Party (UK) Thomas Henry Burton * 3,000 68% Labour Party (UK) Charles Wilson 1,425 32% 1,575 9,708 4,425 46% Conservative Party (UK) Brunswick No. 11 Brunswick Labour Party (UK) Luke Hogan * 3,228 69% Conservative Party (UK) Benjamin Fisher 1,456 31% 1,772 8,454 4,684 55% Labour Party (UK) Castle Street No. 7 Castle Street Conservative Party (UK) William Denton unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Childwall No. 38 Childwall Conservative Party (UK) Herbert John Davis * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Dingle No. 12 Dingle Conservative Party (UK) Frank Bennett Brown * 5,619 62% Labour Party (UK) Robert Joseph McDonnell 3,502 38% 2,117 14,408 9,121 63% Conservative Party (UK) Edge Hill No. 18 Edge Hill Labour Party (UK) Robert Tissyman 3,373 51% Conservative Party (UK) James Jude * 3,193 49% 180 12,421 6,566 53% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Everton No. 21 Everton Labour Party (UK) Bertie Victor Kirby 3,790 54% Conservative Party (UK) Maj. Henry Adam Proctor 3,243 46% Independent (politician) David Dolovitz 51 0.72% 547 8% N/A 12,596 7,084 56% Labour Party (UK) Coalition Liberal Exchange No. 5 Exchange Nationalist Party (Ireland) John Quinn * unopposed Nationalist Party (Ireland) Fairfield No. 31 Fairfield Liberal Party (UK) Charles Sydney Jones Unopposed N/A N/A Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Fazakerley No. 27 Fazakerley Conservative Party (UK) George Herbert Charters * 1,055 66% Labour Party (UK) Albert Nicholas Denaro 539 34% 516 2,775 1,594 57% Conservative Party (UK) Garston No. 37 Garston Conservative Party (UK) George Atkin * 2,137 52% Labour Party (UK) Robert Philip Edmunds 1,506 36% Liberal Party (UK) William James Ireland 490 12% 631 6,040 4,133 68% Conservative Party (UK) Granby No. 14 Granby Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. Rosa Hoch 2,026 41% Labour Party (UK) Charles Burden 1,937 40% Liberal Party (UK) Samuel Skelton sen. 923 19% 89 9,425 4,887 52% Conservative Party (UK) Great George No. 10 Great George Nationalist Party (Ireland) Thomas Joseph Marner * unopposed Nationalist Party (Ireland) Kensington No. 19 Kensington Conservative Party (UK) Henry Baxter 3,204 55% Labour Party (UK) Frederick Thomas Richardson 2,623 45% 581 10,724 5,827 54% Conservative Party (UK) Kirkdale No. 24 Kirkdale Conservative Party (UK) Charles Porter 4,794 67% Labour Party (UK) Frederick Jones 2,326 33% 2,468 15,312 7,120 46% Conservative Party (UK) Low Hill No. 20 Low Hill Conservative Party (UK) Alfred Gaskell Alsop * 2,684 52% Labour Party (UK) Thomas Joseph Rowan 2,484 48% 200 10,268 5,168 50% Conservative Party (UK) Much Woolton No. 36 Much Woolton Independent (politician) Robert Gladstone * 785 69% Labour Party (UK) Charles Jabez Edwards 346 31% 439 1,691 1,131 67% Independent (politician) Coalition Liberal Netherfield No. 22 Netherfield Conservative Party (UK) Alfred Michael Urding * 4,358 73% Labour Party (UK) George Chadwick 1,617 27% 2,741 11,548 5,975 52% Conservative Party (UK) North Scotland No. 2 North Scotland Labour Party (UK) David Gilbert Logan * 3,403 82% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Mrs. Elizabeth Geraghty 734 18% 2,669 8,178 4,137 51% Labour Party (UK) Nationalist Party (Ireland) Old Swan No. 32 Old Swan Conservative Party (UK) John Parry Thomas 3,394 68% Labour Party (UK) John Edward Sunners 1,616 32% 1,778 11,733 5,010 43% Conservative Party (UK) Prince's Park No. 13 Prince's Park Conservative Party (UK) Miss Margaret Beavan * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Sandhills No. 1 Sandhills Labour Party (UK) Thomas Dakin 2,120 53% Nationalist Party (Ireland) William Henry McGuiness 1,855 47% 265 8,803 3,975 45% Labour Party (UK) Nationalist Party (Ireland) St. Anne's No. 6 St. Anne's Labour Party (UK) James Sexton MP * 1,567 53% Nationalist Party (Ireland) James Farrell jun. 1,322 45% Independent (politician) John Young 25 0.85% Independent (politician) John Corcoran 21 0.72% 245 9,556 2,935 31% Labour Party (UK) St. Domingo No. 23 St. Domingo Liverpool Protestant Party Albert Clayton * 2,542 61% Labour Party (UK) George Williams 1,597 39% 945 10,926 4,139 38% Liverpool Protestant Party St. Peter's No. 8 St. Peter's Liberal Party (UK) Burton William Eills * 846 68% Independent (politician) Frederick H. 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Bowman 399 32% 447 2,892 1,245 43% Liberal Party (UK) Sefton Park East No. 15 Sefton Park East Conservative Party (UK) George Edward Holme * 2,662 67% Labour Party (UK) Alexander Maver Finlason 1,312 33% 1,350 8,905 3,974 45% Conservative Party (UK) Sefton Park West No. 16 Sefton Park West Conservative Party (UK) Miss Mabel Fletcher * Unopposed N/A N/A Conservative Party (UK) South Scotland No. 3 South Scotland Labour Party (UK) Jeremiah O'Donoghue 2,419 57% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Patrick Jeremiah Kelly * 1,832 43% 587 8,360 4,251 51% Labour Party (UK) Nationalist Party (Ireland) Vauxhall No. 4 Vauxhall Nationalist Party (Ireland) Joseph Belger * 1,200 74% Labour Party (UK) Richard McCann 422 26% 778 3,821 4,251 42% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Walton No. 25 Walton Conservative Party (UK) James Conrad Cross * unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Warbreck No. 26 Warbreck Liberal Party (UK) Edward West * unopposed Liberal Party (UK) Coalition Liberal Wavertree No. 34 Wavertree Liberal Party (UK) John Morris Griffith * 2,556 67% Labour Party (UK) Arthur Charles Crosby 1,287 33% 1,269 11,070 3,843 35% Liberal Party (UK) Wavertree West No. 33 Wavertree West Conservative Party (UK) Charles Henry Barker * 2,095 47% Labour Party (UK) Herbert Edward Rose 1,365 31% Liberal Party (UK) John Richard Hobhouse 1,009 23% 730 8,625 4,469 52% Conservative Party (UK) West Derby No. 28 West Derby Conservative Party (UK) John Hickman Dovener * 4,079 64% Labour Party (UK) George Henry Boothman 1,285 20% Liberal Party (UK) Samuel Skelton jun. 1,015 16% 2,794 13,800 6,379 46% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrZU8xVXVNZWRsN3M Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 front page 25 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtraWUxQU81aFgwanc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 1 25 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrSWUxeVU4VVNOYm8 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 2 25 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrSlE1MlJ0RjQtRXc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 3 25 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrTXN2bXI4T1NqRFk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 4 25 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrMTlpQ3V1SWE2MXc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 5 25 July 2017 Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury 3 November 1924 (Liverpool) Daily Courier 3 November 1924 https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pcmY0T295MEVSVzg&usp=sharing Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924 - 25 (selected page scans) 6 February 2016 Aldermanic Elections Aldermanic Election 10 November 1924 Caused by the death of Alderman William Boote (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920)Liverpool Aldermanic Election 1920 on 8 December 1923 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrMVdMS1lIQzYwOEU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1923-1924 page 72 25 July 2017 In his place Councillor Henry Alexander Cole JP (Conservative, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1922)Liverpool, St. Peter's election 1 November 1924 of "The Homestead", Vyner Road, Bidston, Cheshire, was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 10 November 1924 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtreEsyVzhNZnV0OG8 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 6 25 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrNWllUERyUlFTOWc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 7 25 July 2017 PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative Henry Alexander Cole JP 1926 Aldermanic Election for No. 35 Allerton 10 November 1924 Pursuant of sub-section (4) of section 18 of the Liverpool Corporation Act 1921 (11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. lxxiv), Councillor Henry Morley Miller (Conservative, Aigurth, elected 1 November 1922)Liverpool Aigburth election 1 November 1922 of 2 Riverside Road, Aigburth, Liverpool, was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 10 November 1924 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrWFRNOFFuY25XdVk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 8 27 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrZE1PMk5Ha0hDX0E Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 9 27 July 2017 PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative Henry Morley Miller No. 35 Allerton 1930 Aldermanic Elections 3 June 1925 Caused by the resignation of Alderman Frederick James Rawlinson (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920) which was reported to the council on 6 May 1925.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrdHpudDZRRHhJdTQ Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 296 27 July 2017 In whose place Councillor Albert Edward Jacob MP (Unionist, Aigburth, elected 1 November 1923)1923 Liverpool City Council election#Aigburth was elected as an alderman by the council on 3 June 1925.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrV2s1T2Zub00yVFU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 334 27 July 2017 PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Unionist Albert Edward Jacob MP No. 5 Exchange 1926 Caused by the death of Alderman Joseph Harrison Jones (Liberal, elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920) on 21 November 1924.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrS0J5ZTU1YUtqUHM Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 66 27 July 2017 In whose place Councillor Herber Reynolds Rathbone (Liberal, Sefton Park West, last elected 1 November 1922)1922 Liverpool City Council election#Sefton Park West on 3 June 1925 PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Liberal Herber Reynolds Rathbone 1926 Aldermanic Election 1 July 1925 Caused by the death of alderman John Gregory Taggart (Irish Nationalist, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1923),1923 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1923 in whose place Councillor John Clancy (Irish Nationalist, North Scotland, elected 1 November 1922)1922 Liverpool City Council election#North Scotland was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 1 July 1925.https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrS0VQVHhQVzZfMWs Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 384 27 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrUUxqYm1lSVg5cW8 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 385 27 July 2017 PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Irish Nationalist John Clancy 1929 By-elections No. 8 St. Peter's 20 November 1924 Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Henry Alexander Cole JP (Conservative, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1922) on 10 November 1924, following the death of Alderman William Boote (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920) on 8 December 1923 . No. 8 St. Peter's 20 November 1924 Conservative Party (UK) Herbert Wolfe Levy 695 51% Independent (politician) Frederick Bowman 369 27% Charles Wilson 286 21% 613 2,892 1,350 47% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrcXQtX1BtNzR4aWc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 67 27 July 2017 The term of office to expire on 1 November 1925. No. 35 Aigburth, 28 November 1924 Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Henry Morley Miller (Conservative, Aigurth, elected 1 November 1922) on 10 November 1924 No. 17 Aigburth 28 November 1924 Conservative Party (UK) Wilfrid Bowring Stoddart unopposed Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrT1JMNzN5YTFsSm8 Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 68 27 July 2017 The term of office to expire on 1 November 1925. No. 31 Fairfield, 15 December 1924 Caused by the death of Councillor James Hughes (National Liberal, Fairfield, elected 1 November 1923)Liverpool Fairfiel election 1 November 1923 on 21 November 1924 No. 31 Fairfield 15 December 1924 Conservative Party (UK) John Barry 1,842 56% Liberal Party (UK) John Richard Hobhouse 1,432 44% 410 3,274 Conservative Party (UK) National Liberal Party (UK, 1922) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrVnpuTmQtak9iUDA Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 114 27 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrTWtVMVFndnNTWWc Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 115 27 July 2017 The term of office to expire on 1 November 1926. No. 20 Low Hill, 19 February 1925 Caused by the death of Councillor Ellis Keyser Yates (Conservative, Low Hill, elected 1 November 1922)1922 Liverpool City Council election#Low Hill on 29 January 1925 .https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrRGhyZDUzeU54RUE Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 160 27 July 2017 No. 20 Low Hill 19 February 1925 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Edward Bibby Tevor 1,948 51% Labour Party (UK) Fred Robinson 1,886 49% 62 10,268 3,834 37% Conservative Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrSmhhbnI2TlNYbFk Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 208 27 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrc01ZcV9tVVc1dk0 Liverpool Post & Mercury 20 February 1925 (1) 10 August 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrY1kzOFpOSkNJOWc Liverpool Post & Mercury 20 February 1925 (2) 10 August 2017 The term of office to end on 1 November 1925. No. 17 Aigburth, 23 June 1925 Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Albert Edward Jacob MP (Unionist, Aigburth, elected 1 November 1923) who was elected as an alderman by the council on 3 June 1925, following the resignation of Alderman Frederick James Rawlinson (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920) which was reported to the council on 6 May 1925. No. 17 Aigburth 23 June 1925 Conservative Party (UK) William Stanley Metcalfe unopposed Conservative Party (UK) Unionist Party (UK) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrbDRmbkR4NTgzNzA Liverpool Post & Mercury 16 June 1925 (1) 10 August 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrTURJb3huaTQ2alk Liverpool Post & Mercury 16 June 1925 (1) 10 August 2017 The term of office to end on 1 November 1926. No. 2 North Scotland, 8 August 1925 Caused by the election by the councillors as an alderman of Councillor John Clancy (Irish Nationalist, North Scotland, elected 1 November 1922) on 1 July 1925, following the death of alderman John Gregory Taggart (Irish Nationalist, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1923). No. 2 North Scotland 8 August 1925 Labour Party (UK) Richard McCann 1,850 66% Nationalist Party (Ireland) Fredrick William Tucker 935 34% 915 8,178 2,785 34% Labour Party (UK) Nationalist Party (Ireland) https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtreko4UWdoTDVDU1k Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 452 27 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrX2h5VmpoX2VFcWM Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 452 27 July 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrMGJBZGlmdjUwdTg Liverpool Post & Mercury 10 August 1925 (1) 10 August 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrZmJPMXVuVkEzN3c Liverpool Post & Mercury 10 August 1925 (1) 10 August 2017 Mersey Tunnel Referendum 7 May 1925 The following resolution was put to a poll of the Electors on 7 May 1925 : "That the Electors of the City of Liverpool hereby consent to the promotion of the Bill intituled 'An Act to authorise the construction of a Tunnel under the River Mersey between Liverpool and Birkenhead; and for other purposes.'" Mersey Tunnel PollVotes% For the Resolution 79,906 92% Against the Resolution 6,937 8% Majority 72,969 Number of Electors 315,859 Turnout 86,843 27% https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5tU3qJPIYtrZHVES1dkQjAzLUU Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 332 25 July 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 1924 Category:1924 English local elections Category:1920s in Liverpool