Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1922.
One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years.
Thirteen of the thirty-six seats up for election were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | 67 | +9 | 23 | 90 |
| Liberal | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Coalition Liberal | 10 | -1 | 4 | 14 |
| Irish Nationalist | 21 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Labour | 6 | -6 | 2 | 8 |
| Independent | 4 | +1 | 0 | 4 |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1922 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 23 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 64% | 43% | 50,270 | |
| Irish Nationalist | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19% | 10% | 9,068 | |
| Liberal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8% | 10% | 11,463 | |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 8 | -8 | | 29% | 33,142 | |
| Patriotic Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2,999 | |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.8% | 1.9% | 2,184 | |
| Ind. Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1.9% | 2,219 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0% | 1.4% | 1,638 | |
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1919 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected then.
Abercromby
No. 9 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edwin Thompson * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Aigburth
No. 17 Aigburth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Henry Morley Miller * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Anfield
No. 29 Anfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Young Williamson | 2,602 | 50% | |
| Liberal | Alfred Gates | 1,510 | 29% | |
| Labour | Fred Robinson | 1,124 | 21% | |
Majority | 1,092 | | |
Registered electors | 9,243 | | |
Turnout | 5,236 | 57% | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Breckfield
No. 30 Breckfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edward James Jones | 3,594 | 67% | |
| Labour | Henry Alfred Booth * | 1,611 | 30% | |
| Irish Nationalist | John Gaffney | 121 | 2% | |
Majority | 1,983 | | |
Registered electors | 9,557 | | |
Turnout | 5,326 | 56% | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Brunswick
No. 11 Brunswick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | John Alfred Kelly * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 7 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Sandeman Allen | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold |
Dingle
No. 12 Dingle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Wallace Kelly * | 4,741 | 53% | |
| Labour | Horace Godden Cole | 4,243 | 47% | |
Majority | 498 | | |
Registered electors | 13,765 | | |
Turnout | 8,984 | 65% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Edge Hill
No. 18 Edge Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert John Hall | 3,206 | 49% | |
| Labour | Charles Burden * | 2,438 | 38% | |
| Irish Nationalist | William Henry McGuiness | 502 | 8% | |
| Patriotic Labour | Charles Stamper | 345 | 5.3% | |
Majority | 768 | | |
Registered electors | 13,765 | | |
Turnout | 8,984 | 65% | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Everton
No. 21 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Henry Walker * | 4,663 | 57% | |
| Conservative | Alfred Michael Urding | 3,542 | 43% | |
| Irish Nationalist | Matthew Grogan | 26 | 0.3% | |
| Independent | James Linge | 11 | 0.1% | |
Majority | 1,121 | | |
Registered electors | 12,025 | | |
Turnout | 8,242 | 69% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | Peter Kavanagh * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
Fairfield
No. 31 Fairfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | George Edmund Travis | 2,809 | 61% | |
| National Liberal | Joseph Lucas * | 1,821 | 39% | |
Majority | 988 | | |
Registered electors | 9,061 | | |
Turnout | 4,630 | 51% | |
| Liberal gain from National Liberal | Swing | | |
Fazakerley
No. 27 Fazakerley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Frank Quayle * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Garston
No. 37 Garston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edmund Robert Thompson | 1,988 | 57% | |
| Labour | James Henry Dutton * | 1,496 | 43% | |
Majority | 492 | | |
Registered electors | 5,802 | | |
Turnout | 3,484 | 60% | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Granby
No. 14 Granby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Frederick Charles Bowring | 2,283 | 65% | |
| Independent | Robert Tissyman | 1,225 | 35% | |
Majority | 1,058 | | |
Registered electors | 8,847 | | |
Turnout | 3,508 | 40% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Great George
No. 10 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | Thomas Owen Ruddin * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
Kensington
No. 19 Kensington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Hughes Rutherford | 3,755 | 67% | |
| Labour | Charles Wilson | 1,703 | 31% | |
| Irish Nationalist | Edward John Delaney | 121 | 2% | |
Majority | 2,052 | | |
Registered electors | 10,548 | | |
Turnout | 5,579 | 53% | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Kirkdale
No. 24 Kirkdale Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dr. Robert Garnett Sheldon * | 4,629 | 70% | |
| Labour | Frederick Jones, Senior | 1,903 | 29% | |
| Patriotic Labour | Abraham Slater | 117 | 2% | |
Majority | 2,726 | | |
Registered electors | 14,890 | | |
Turnout | 6,649 | 45% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Little Woolton
No. 39 Little Woolton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Rupert Henry Bremner | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Low Hill
No. 20 Low Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ellis Keyser Yates | 2,978 | 53% | |
| Labour | Thomas Joseph Rowan | 1,530 | 27% | |
| Irish Nationalist | Joseph Loughran | 1,112 | 20% | |
Majority | 1,448 | | |
Registered electors | 9,851 | | |
Turnout | 5,620 | 57% | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Netherfield
No. 22 Netherfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Patriotic Labour | John Walker * | 2,654 | 42% | |
| Ind. Conservative | William Edward McLachlan | 2,219 | 35% | |
| Labour | George Chadwick | 1,350 | 22% | |
| Irish Nationalist | Patrick Charles Roche | 55 | 1% | |
Majority | 435 | | |
Registered electors | 10,745 | | |
Turnout | 6,278 | 58% | |
| Patriotic Labour gain from Independent | | | |
North Scotland
No. 2 North Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | John Clancy * | 2,499 | 55% | |
| Labour | Edward Campbell | 2,011 | 45% | |
Majority | 488 | | |
Registered electors | 7,549 | | |
Turnout | 4,510 | 60% | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
Old Swan
No. 32 Old Swan Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Waterworth | 3,485 | 56% | |
| Labour | Herbert Edward Rose * | 1,893 | 31% | |
| Irish Nationalist | James Farrell jun. | 813 | 13% | |
Majority | 1,592 | | |
Registered electors | 11,263 | | |
Turnout | 6,191 | 55% | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Prince's Park
No. 13 Prince's Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Jackson * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sandhills
No. 1 Sandhills Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | Thomas Wafer Byrne * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
St. Anne's
St. Domingo
No. 23 St. Domingo Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas White * | 3,917 | 84% | |
| Patriotic Labour | Charles Henry Allam | 721 | 16% | |
Majority | 3,196 | | |
Registered electors | 10,545 | | |
Turnout | 4,638 | 44% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Peter's
No. 8 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Henry Alexander Cole * | 732 | 65% | |
| Independent | Frederick Bowman | 402 | 35% | |
Majority | 330 | | |
Registered electors | 2,564 | | |
Turnout | 1,134 | 44% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Park East
No. 15 Sefton Park East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Arnold Rushton * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Park West
No. 16 Sefton Park West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Herbert Reynolds Rathbone * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
South Scotland
The death of Councillor John O'Shea (Irish Nationalist, elected 1 November 1919)[1] occurred on 28 October 1922,[2] three days before his term of office was due to expire.
No. 3 South Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | Michael O'Mahony | 2,540 | 50.4% | |
| Labour | Henry Gaskin | 2,499 | 49.6% | |
Majority | 41 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
No. 4 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | Thomas Arthur Murphy | 1,068 | 73% | |
| Labour | Michael James Mulvihill | 389 | 27% | |
Majority | 679 | | |
Registered electors | 3,572 | | |
Turnout | 1,457 | 41% | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
Walton
No. 25 Walton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Roland Clare | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Warbreck
No. 26 Warbreck Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Bartholomew Herman * | 2,856 | 79% | |
| Labour | Francis Fitzpatrick | 745 | 21% | |
Majority | 2,111 | | |
Registered electors | 10,902 | | |
Turnout | 3,601 | 33% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wavertree
No. 34 Wavertree Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Arthur Angers * | 2,228 | 43% | |
| Liberal | Charles Sydney Jones | 2,070 | 40% | |
| Labour | George Boothman | 885 | 17% | |
Majority | 158 | 3% | |
Registered electors | 9,707 | | |
Turnout | 5,183 | 53% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wavertree West
No. 33 Wavertree West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Granville Legge | 2,067 | 46% | |
| Labour | William Augustus Colcutt * | 1,170 | 26% | |
| Liberal | John Richard Hobhouse | 1,149 | 25% | |
| Irish Nationalist | Benjamin McGinnty | 134 | 3% | |
Majority | 897 | | |
Registered electors | 9,239 | | |
Turnout | 4,520 | 49% | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
West Derby
No. 28 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Duncan French | 3,950 | 72% | |
| Labour | Walter Percy Helm * | 1,489 | 27% | |
| Irish Nationalist | John Patrick Farrelly | 77 | 1.4% | |
Majority | 2,461 | | |
Registered electors | 10,754 | | |
Turnout | 5,516 | 51% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Aldermanic Elections
Aldermanic Election 7 February 1923
Caused by the death of Alderman Richard Dart (Conservative, last elected as an alderman 9 November 1913)[10][11] Councillor John Edwards (Conservative, Old Swan, elected 1 November 1921)[12] was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 7 February 1923. [13]
Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| Conservative | John Edwards | No. 31 Fairfield | 1923 |
Aldermanic Election 7 March 1923
Caused by the death of Alderman Louis Samuel Cohen (Conservative, last elected as an alderman 9 November 1913).[10] In his place Councillor Thomas Dowd (Conservative Fairfield, elected 1 November 1921),[14] Fruit Merchant of "Meadowside", Mount Road, Upton, Wirral was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 7 March 1923.
Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| Conservative | Thomas Dowd | No. 26 Warbreck | 1923 |
[15] [16] [17]
By-elections
No. 29 Anfield, 17 January 1923
Caused by the resignation of Councillor William Owen Thomas (Liberal, Anfield, elected 1 November 1920)[18] which was reported to the Council on 3 January 1923[19]
No. 29 Anfield 17 January 1923 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Alfred Gates | 1,524 | | |
| | Arthur Venmore | 1,336 | | |
Majority | 188 | | |
Registered electors | 9,243 | | |
Turnout | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
[20]
No. 32 Old Swan, Tuesday 20 February 1923
Following the death of Alderman Richard Dart (Conservative, last elected as an alderman 9 November 1913)[10][11] Councillor John Edwards (Conservative, Old Swan, elected 1 November 1921)[12] was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 7 February 1923 .[13]
No. 32 Old Swan 20 February 1923 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Whittle | 2,060 | 55% | |
| Labour | Herbert Edward Rose | 1,661 | 45% | |
Majority | 399 | | |
Registered electors | 11,263 | | |
Turnout | 3,721 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[21]
No. 31 Fairfield, 21 March 1923
Caused by the election by the Council of Councillor Thomas Dowd (Conservative, Fairfield, elected 1 November 1921)[14] as an alderman on 7 March 1922.[15][16][17]
[22]
No. 33 Wavertree West, Tuesday 15 May 1923
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Sidney Stanley Dawson (Conservative, Wavertree West, elected 1 November 1921)[23] was reported to the Council on 2 May 1923.[24]
No. 33 Wavertree West 15 May 1923 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John Richard Hobhouse | 1,490 | 40% | |
| | Edward Percival Parker | 1,274 | 34% | |
| Labour | William Augustus Colcutt | 934 | 25% | |
Majority | 216 | | |
Registered electors | 9,239 | | |
Turnout | 3,698 | 40% | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
[25] [26]
No. 7 Castle Street, 21 June 1923
Caused by the death of Councillor Benjamin Cookson (Party?, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1920) on 7 May 1923.[25]
No. 7 Castle Street 21 June 1923 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Frederick William Frodsham | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[27] [28]
No. 31 Fazakerley,
Caused by the death of Councillor Matthew Leitch (Conservative, Fazakerley, elected 1 November 1920)[29] on 9 May 1923.[25]
No. 22 Netherfield, Tuesday 31 July 1923
Caused by the death of Councillor William Ball (Conservative, Netherfield, elected 1 November 1920)[30] on 3 July 1923.[27]
No. 22 Netherfield 31 July 1923 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Ind. Conservative | William Edward McLachlan | 2,437 | 68% | |
| | Charles Stamper | 717 | 20% | |
| Labour | George Chadwick | 406 | 11% | |
Majority | 1,720 | | |
Registered electors | 10,745 | | |
Turnout | 3,560 | 33% | |
| Ind. Conservative gain from | | | |
[31]
See also
References
- ^ 1919 Liverpool City Council election#South Scotland
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 page 5". Retrieved 21 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922-1923 front page". Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922-1923 page 1". Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922-1923 page 2". Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922-1923 page 3". Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922-1923 page 4". Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury 3 November 1922
- ^ (Liverpool) Daily Courier 3 November 1922
- ^ a b c 1913 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1913
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 pg 119". Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ a b 1921 Liverpool City Council election#Old Swan
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 pg 120". Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ a b 1921 Liverpool City Council election#Fairfirld
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the ouncil 1922-1923 page 165". Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the ouncil 1922-1923 page 166". Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the ouncil 1922-1923 page 167". Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ 1920 Liverpool City Council election#Anfield
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 pg 94". Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 pg 118". Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 pg 164". Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 (selected page scans) pg 202". Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ 1921 Liverpool City Council election#Wavertree West
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 (selected page scans) pg 236". Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- ^ a b c "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 pg 268". Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 (selected page scans) pg 269". Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 pg 298". Retrieved 25 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 pg 299". Retrieved 25 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 1920 Liverpool City Council election#Fazakerley
- ^ 1920 Liverpool City Council election#Netherfield
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1922 - 23 pg 332". Retrieved 25 July 2017.
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