1961 Liverpool City Council election

1961 UK local election March 2020 March 2020 1961 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg 1961 05 11 y 1960 1960 Liverpool City Council election 1962 1962 Liverpool City Council election 1961 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 11 May 1961. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotalLabour 52 -8 32 84Conservative 63 +8 7* 70Protestant 5 +2 0 5 One Conservative Aldermanic vacancy following the death of C. G. S. Gordon. Election result Liverpool local election result 1961 Conservative Party (UK) 21 8 0 +8 50% 57% 95,863 Labour Party (UK) 19 0 8 -8 45% 42% 71,299 Liverpool Protestant Party 2 2 0 +2 4.8% 2.1% 3,572 Liberal Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0% 4.2% 7,073 Communist Party 0 0 0 0 0% 0.21% 350 Public Safety 0 0 0 0 0% 0.44% 738 Union Movement 0 0 0 0 0% 0.07% 112 Ward results * - Councillor seeking re-election (PARTY) - Party of former Councillor The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1958 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1958 election results. Abercromby Abercromby Labour Party (UK) J. E. McPherson (PARTY) 1,356 54% +2% Conservative Party (UK) G. W. Boult 1,052 42% +9% Union Movement H. Taylor 112 4% +4% 304 10,052 2,520 25% -6% Labour Party (UK) Aigburth Aigburth 2 seats Conservative Party (UK) W. A. Kinear * 4,494 92% +20% Conservative Party (UK) S. A. Cotton (PARTY) 4,368 90% +18% Labour Party (UK) G. Ackers 371 8% +2% Labour Party (UK) J. G. Morgan 354 7% +1% 4,123 13.783 4,865 35% -6% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Allerton Allerton Conservative Party (UK) S. Minion * 2,919 84% +4% Labour Party (UK) J. Woolwich 565 16% -4% 2,354 10,174 3,484 34% -1% Conservative Party (UK) Anfield Anfield 2 seats Conservative Party (UK) J. A. Porter * 3,918 69% +11% Conservative Party (UK) R. G. Semple (PARTY) 3,795 67% +9% Labour Party (UK) S. W. Jones 1,771 31% -11% Labour Party (UK) F. Shemmonds 1,712 30% -12% 2,147 14,013 5,689 41% +1% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Arundel Arundel Conservative Party (UK) H. Lees * 2,546 59% +2% Labour Party (UK) P. Grannell 918 21% -19% Liberal Party (UK) R. M. Bale 703 16% +16% Communist J. Kay 142 3% 0% 1,628 12,358 4,309 35% -1% Conservative Party (UK) Breckfield Breckfield Conservative Party (UK) F. Parry 2,263 55% +14% Labour Party (UK) A. Williams (PARTY) 1,861 45% -14% 402 11,074 4,124 37% -2% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Broadgreen Broadgreen Conservative Party (UK) L. T. Rogers * 2,774 77% +12% Labour Party (UK) W. M. Cooper 504 14% -21% Public Safety A. Anderson 298 8% 2,240 11,623 3,546 31% -4% Conservative Party (UK) Central Central Labour Party (UK) Miss M. Schofield * 1,555 55% -4% Conservative Party (UK) A. McKie Reid 1,286 45% +4% 269 8,788 2,841 32% 0% Labour Party (UK) Childwall Childwall Conservative Party (UK) A. Young * 3,927 64% +5% Liberal Party (UK) Albert Globe 1,645 27% -6% Labour Party (UK) W. Lungley 578 9% +1% 3,349 15,727 6,150 39% -2% Conservative Party (UK) Church Church Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Elderton (PARTY) 3,539 56% -12% Liberal Party (UK) Cyril E. Carr 2,331 37% +17% Labour Party (UK) J. Disley 397 6% -6% 1,208 13,595 6,287 46% +8% Conservative Party (UK) Clubmoor Clubmoor Conservative Party (UK) N. A. Williams * 2,718 57% +7% Labour Party (UK) G. A. McAllister 2,091 43% 627 11,423 4,809 42% -3% Conservative Party (UK) County County Labour Party (UK) R. B. Flude (PARTY) 3,384 53% -6% Conservative Party (UK) B. Deane 2,936 47% +6% 438 13.712 6,330 46% -1% Labour Party (UK) Croxteth Croxteth Conservative Party (UK) A. Morrow (PARTY) 4,022 78% +6% Labour Party (UK) H. W. Dolman 1,144 22% -6% 2,878 11,610 5,166 44% -1% Conservative Party (UK) Dingle Dingle Labour Party (UK) R. Stoddart * 2,288 52% -14% Conservative Party (UK) C. N. Peplow 1,695 38% +4% Liberal Party (UK) Jack F. Ross 443 10% +10% 593 12,707 4,426 35% -3% Labour Party (UK) Dovecot Dovecot Labour Party (UK) T. H. Maloney * 2,386 51% -17% Conservative Party (UK) E. Johnson 2,307 49% +17% 79 14,463 4,693 32% +5% Labour Party (UK) Everton Everton Labour Party (UK) Francis Burke * 1,607 64% Conservative Party (UK) E. Shaw 813 32% Communist A. E. Rivers 105 4% 794 10,768 2,525 23% Labour Party (UK) Fairfield Fairfield Conservative Party (UK) J. S. Ross * 2,373 61% +11% Labour Party (UK) T. Roberts 967 25% -25% Liberal Party (UK) S. R. Jolly 569 15% +15% 1,406 14,019 3,909 28% -5% Conservative Party (UK) Fazakerley Fazakerley Conservative Party (UK) R. Bessell 3,251 58% +10% Labour Party (UK) F. Grue * 2,371 42% -10% 880 11,569 5.622 48% -5% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Gillmoss Gillmoss Labour Party (UK) E. D. Roderick * 3,428 66% -6% Conservative Party (UK) G. K. McKelvie 1,743 34% +6% 1,685 15,917 5,171 32% -2% Labour Party (UK) Granby Granby Labour Party (UK) Mrs. R. Dean 1,943 53% +17% Conservative Party (UK) J. Guinan 1,746 47% -17% 197 11,288 3,689 33% +3% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kensington Kensington Labour Party (UK) Mrs. E. M. Wormald * 2,401 50% -17% Conservative Party (UK) A. L. Audley 2,252 47% +14% Public Safety J. R. Gradwell 145 3% +3% 149 12,293 39% +5% Labour Party (UK) Low Hill Low Hill Labour Party (UK) Mrs. M. M. Powell * 1,758 58% -12% Conservative Party (UK) E, Crierie 1,285 42% +12% 473 9,564 3,043 32% 0% Labour Party (UK) Melrose Melrose Labour Party (UK) A. MacDonald * 1,616 63% -10% Conservative Party (UK) S. D. Lunt 951 37% +10% 665 9,466 2,567 27% -3% Labour Party (UK) Netherfield Netherfield Liverpool Protestant Party A. Brown 1,409 58% +58% Labour Party (UK) R. Clitherow * 1,020 42% -12% 389 8,626 2,429 28% 0% Liverpool Protestant Party Labour Party (UK) Old Swan Old Swan Conservative Party (UK) W. F. Everett 3,103 56% +12% Labour Party (UK) J. A. Dunn * 2,416 44% -9% 687 14,965 5,519 37% -2% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Picton Picton Conservative Party (UK) J. Polack 3,124 54% +10% Labour Party (UK) G. R. Sullivan * 2,623 46% -10% 501 14,096 5,747 41% +1% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Pirrie Pirrie Labour Party (UK) W. H. Hart (PARTY) 3,920 55% -11% Conservative Party (UK) J. P. Bailey 3,147 45% +11% 773 16,656 7,067 42% Labour Party (UK) Prince's Park Prince's Park Labour Party (UK) T. C. Greenwood * 2,078 45% -19% Conservative Party (UK) W. T. Savage 1,954 42% +6% Liberal Party (UK) D. B. McClaren 597 13% +13% 124 13,182 4,629 35% +3% Labour Party (UK) Sandhills Sandhills Labour Party (UK) W. H. Aldritt * 1,842 86% -8% Conservative Party (UK) A. C. Bailey 207 10% +4% Communist Party B.Campbell 103 5% +5% 1,635 8,758 2,152 25% -3% Labour Party (UK) St. Domingo St. Domingo Liverpool Protestant Party R. F. Henderson 2,163 50% Labour Party (UK) J. Gardner * 2,147 50% 16 11,770 4,310 37% Liverpool Protestant Party Labour Party (UK) St. James St. James Labour Party (UK) Mrs. E. E. Gough * 1,544 67% -15% Conservative Party (UK) B. Ingham 747 33% +15% 797 10,783 797 21% -3% Labour Party (UK) St. Mary's St. Mary's Labour Party (UK) S. R. Maddox * 2,394 51% -11% Conservative Party (UK) S. B. Caulfield 2,206 47% +9% Public Safety T. J. Anderson 108 2% +2% 188 11,220 4,708 42% Labour Party (UK) St. Michael's St. Michael's Conservative Party (UK) C. Cowlin * 2,555 67% 0% Liberal Party (UK) J. R. Wilmington 674 18% +18% Labour Party (UK) Mrs. M. Wills 370 10% -23% Public Safety A. P. Cooney 187 5% +5% 1,881 10,034 3,786 38% +1% Conservative Party (UK) Smithdown Smithdown Labour Party (UK) G. W. Clarke * 1,905 64% -15% Conservative Party (UK) H. Hawkins 1,050 36% +15% 855 12,238 2,955 24% -1% Labour Party (UK) Speke Speke Labour Party (UK) B. Crookes * 2,235 68% -6% Conservative Party (UK) P. S. Jones 1,049 32% +6% 1,186 14,032 3,284 23% -2% Labour Party (UK) Tuebrook Tuebrook Conservative Party (UK) R. H. Aymes 2,879 56% +10% Labour Party (UK) B. Shaw * 2,222 44% -10% 657 12,770 5,101 40% -3% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Vauxhall Vauxhall Labour Party (UK) J. P. Shannon * 1,216 81% -16% Communist T. E. Cassin 171 11% +8% Liberal Party (UK) C. K. Rowland 111 7% +7% 1,045 9,353 1,498 16% -5% Labour Party (UK) Warbreck Warbreck Conservative Party (UK) A. W. Lowe * 3,060 67% +11% Labour Party (UK) R. Buckle 1,517 33% -11% 1,543 12,923 4,577 35% -6% Conservative Party (UK) Westminster Westminster Labour Party (UK) E. Burke * 1,420 50% -17% Conservative Party (UK) W. Gilbody 1,402 50% +17% 18 7,630 2,822 37% +2% Labour Party (UK) Woolton Woolton Conservative Party (UK) J. Norton * 4,230 76% +7% Labour Party (UK) J. F. Cloherty 1,301 24% -7% 2,929 16,490 5,531 34% -1% Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post 12 May 1961 Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1961-1962 Aldermanic elections At the meeting of the City Council on 24 May 1961 the terms of office of twenty of the forty Aldermen expired and the Councillors elected twenty Aldermen to fill the vacant positions for a term of six years. Eighteen of the twenty retiring Labour Aldermen were replaced with Conservatives. PartyAldermanLabour John Leslie Hughes*Labour Peter McKernan* (Lord Mayor)Conservative Herbert Mylrea AllenConservative Alfred Nathaniel BatesConservative Gordon Frederick CatlinConservative Arthur Brierley CollinsConservative Charles CowlinConservative Charles HaswellConservative Harold William HughesConservative Harold LeesConservative Arthur Whitaker LoweConservative Robert MeadowsConservative Stephen MinionConservative Ralph RattrayConservative Leslie Thomas RogersConservative Leslie Hebron SandersConservative Harold Macdonald StewardConservative James Edward ThompsonConservative Frank WoolfendenConservative Alexander Young Returned Alderman Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1961-1962 pages 13 - 14 Liverpool Daily Post 25 May 1961 References 1961 Liverpool City Council election City Council election, 1961 Liverpool City Council election