Liverpool City Council election, 1924

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1924.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen Total
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Irish Nationalist ?? ?? ?? ??
Labour ?? ?? ?? ??
Protestant ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1924
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 21 43% 52,070
  Labour 7 40% 47,986
  Liberal 5 7.8% 9,346
  Irish Nationalist 2 5.8% 6,943
  Protestant 1 0 0 0 2.1% 2,542
  Independent 1 1.05% 1,260

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1921 election results.

Abercromby

No. 9 Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Thomas Roberts unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Aigburth

No. 17 Aigburth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Edward James Deane unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Allerton

No. 35 Allerton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative George Alfred Strong * 803 64%
Liberal Frank Williams 446 36%
Majority 357
Registered electors 2,277
Turnout 1,249 55%
Conservative win (new seat)

Anfield

No. 29 Anfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Charles Gordon Snowden Gordon 2,268 43%
Liberal William Bowrinf Stoddart 2,060 39%
Labour John Badlay 897 17%
Majority 208
Registered electors 9,500
Turnout 5,225 55%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Breckfield

No. 30 Breckfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Thomas Henry Burton * 3,000 68%
Labour Charles Wilson 1,425 32%
Majority 1,575
Registered electors 9,708
Turnout 4,425 46%
Conservative hold Swing

Brunswick

No. 11 Brunswick
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Luke Hogan * 3,228 69%
Conservative Benjamin Fisher 1,456 31%
Majority 1,772
Registered electors 8,454
Turnout 4,684 55%
Labour hold Swing

Castle Street

No. 7 Castle Street
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative William Denton unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Childwall

No. 38 Childwall
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Herbert John Davis unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Dingle

No. 12 Dingle
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Frank Bennett Brown 5,619 62%
Labour Robert Joseph McDonnell 3,502 38%
Majority 2,117
Registered electors 14,408
Turnout 9,121 63%
Conservative hold Swing

Edge Hill

No.No. 18 Edge Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Robert Tissyman * 3,373 51%
Conservative James Jude * 3,193 49%
Majority 180
Registered electors 12,421
Turnout 6,566 53%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Everton

No. 21 Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Bertie Victor Kirby 3,790 54%
Conservative Maj. Henry Adam Proctor 3,243 46%
Independent David Dolovitz 51 0.72%
Majority 547
Registered electors 12,596
Turnout 7,084 56%
Labour gain from Coalition Liberal Swing

Exchange

No. 5 Exchange
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Nationalist John Quinn * unopposed
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Fairfield

No. 31 Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Charles Sydney Jones unopposed
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Fazakerley

No. 27 Fazakerley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative George Herbert Charters * 1,055 66%
Labour Albert Nicholas Denaro 539 34%
Majority 516
Registered electors 2,775
Turnout 1,594 57%
Conservative hold Swing

Garston

No. 37 Garston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative George Atkin * 2,137 52%
Labour Robert Philip Edmunds 1,506 36%
Liberal William James Ireland 490 12%
Majority 631
Registered electors 6,040
Turnout 4,133 68%
Conservative hold Swing

Granby

No. 14 Granby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Mrs. Rosa Hoch 2,026 41%
Labour Charles Burden 1,937 40%
Liberal Samuel Skelton sen. 923 19%
Majority 89
Registered electors 9,425
Turnout 4,887 52%
Conservative hold Swing

Great George

No. 10 Great George
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Nationalist Thomas Joseph Marner * unopposed
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Kensington

No. 19 Kensington
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Hemry Baxter 3,2041 55%
Labour Frederick Thomas Richardson 2,623 45%
Majority 581
Registered electors 10,724
Turnout 5,827 54%
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkdale

No. 24 Kirkdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Charles Porter 4,794 67%
Labour Frederick Jones 2,326 33%
Majority 2,468
Registered electors 15,312
Turnout 7,120 46%
Conservative hold Swing

Low Hill

No. 20 Low Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Alfred Gaskell Alsop * 2,684 52%
Labour Thomas Joseph Rowan 2,484 48%
Majority 200
Registered electors 10,268
Turnout 5,168 50%
Conservative hold Swing

Much Woolton

No. 36 Much Woolton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Robert Gladstone * 785 69%
Labour Charles Jabez Edwards 346 31%
Majority 439
Registered electors 1,691
Turnout 1,131 67%
Independent hold Swing

Netherfield

No. 22 Netherfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Alfred Michael Urding * 4,358 73%
Labour George Chadwick 1,617 27%
Majority 2,741
Registered electors 11,548
Turnout 5,975 52%
Conservative hold Swing

North Scotland

No. 2 North Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour David Gilbert Logan 3,403 82%
Irish Nationalist Mrs. Elizabeth Geraghty 734 18%
Majority 2,669
Registered electors 8,178
Turnout 4,137 51%
Labour gain from Irish Nationalist Swing

Old Swan

No. 32 Old Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Parry Thomas 3,394 68%
Labour John Edward Sunners 1,616 32%
Majority 1,778
Registered electors 11,733
Turnout 5,010 43%
Conservative hold Swing

Prince's Park

No. 13 Prince's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Miss Margaret Beavan * unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Thomas Dakin 2,120 53%
Irish Nationalist William Henry McGuiness 1,855 47%
Majority 265
Registered electors 8,803
Turnout 3,975 45%
Labour gain from Irish Nationalist Swing

St. Anne's

No. 6 St. Anne's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour James Sexton MP * 1,567 53%
Irish Nationalist James Farrell jun. 1,322 45%
Independent John Young 25 0.85%
Independent John Corcoran 21 0.72%
Majority 245
Registered electors 9,556
Turnout 2,935 31%
Labour hold Swing

St. Domingo

No. 23 St. Domingo
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Protestant Albert Clayton * 2,542 61%
Labour George Williams 1,597 39%
Majority 945
Registered electors 10,926
Turnout 4,139 38%
Protestant hold Swing

St. Peter's

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Burton William Eills * 846 68%
Independent Frederick H. U. Bowman 399 32%
Majority 447
Registered electors 2,892
Turnout 1,245 43%
Liberal hold Swing

Sefton Park East

No. 15 Sefton Park East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative George Edward Holme * 2,662 67%
Labour Alexander Maver Finlason 1,312 33%
Majority 1,350
Registered electors 8,905
Turnout 3,974 45%
Conservative hold Swing

Sefton Park West

No. 16 Sefton Park West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Miss Mabel Fletcher * unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

South Scotland

No. 3 South Scotland
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jeremiah O'Donoghue 2,419 57%
Irish Nationalist Patrick Jeremiah Kelly * 1,832 47%
Majority 587
Registered electors 8,360
Turnout 4,251 51%
Labour gain from Irish Nationalist Swing

Vauxhall

No. 4 Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Irish Nationalist Joseph Belger * 1,200 74%
Labour Richard McCann 422 26%
Majority 778
Registered electors 3,821
Turnout 4,251 42%
Irish Nationalist hold Swing

Walton

No. 25 Walton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative James Conrad Cross * unopposed
Conservative hold Swing

Warbreck

No. 26 Warbreck
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Edward West * unopposed
Coalition Liberal hold Swing

Wavertree

No. 34 Wavertree
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal John Morris Griffith * 2,556 67%
Labour Arthur Charles Crosby 1,287 33%
Majority 1,269
Registered electors 11,070
Turnout 3,843 35%
Liberal hold Swing

Wavertree West

No. 33 Wavertree West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Charles Henry Barker * 2,095 47%
Labour Herbert Edward Rose 1,365 31%
Liberal John Richard Hobhouse 1,009 23%
Majority 730
Registered electors 8,625
Turnout 4,469 52%
Conservative hold Swing

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Hickman Dovener * 4,079 64%
Labour George Henry Boothman 1,285 20%
Liberal Samuel Skelton jun. 1,015 16%
Majority 2,794
Registered electors 13,800
Turnout 6,379 46%
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury 3rd November 1924
  2. (Liverpool) Daily Courier 3rd November 1924
  3. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924 - 25 (selected page scans)". Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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