1925 UK local government election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 2 November 1925.
One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years.
Eight of the thirty-seven seats up for election were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | 68 | 0 | 27 | 95 |
| Liberal | 12 | -2 | 6 | 18 |
| Catholic | 18 | +1 | 4 | 22 |
| Labour | 11 | +3 | 1 | 12 |
| Independent | 2 | +1 | 0 | 2 |
| Protestant | 2 | +1 | 0 | 2 |
| Communist | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1925 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 62% | 44% | 59,167 | |
| Catholic | 7 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 19% | 7.3% | 9,770 | |
| Labour | 4 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 11% | 36% | 48,153 | |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3% | 5.9% | 7,905 | |
| Protestant | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3% | 2.4% | 3,185 | |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3% | 2% | | |
Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1922 election results.
Abercromby
No. 9 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edwin Thompson * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 8,077 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Aigburth
No. 17 Aigburth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Wilfred Bowring Stoddart * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 5,507 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Allerton
No. 35 Allerton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Mrs. Gertrude Elizabeth Wilson | 1,041 | 78% | |
| Labour | George Frederick Dutton | 298 | 22% | |
Majority | 743 | | |
Registered electors | 2,487 | | |
Turnout | 1,339 | 54% | |
| Independent win (new seat) |
Anfield
No. 29 Anfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Young Williamson * | 2,633 | 49% | |
| Liberal | Walter Henry Cartwright | 1,342 | 25% | |
| Labour | Joseph Jackson Cleary | 1,416 | 26% | |
Majority | 1,291 | | |
Registered electors | 9,493 | | |
Turnout | 5,391 | 57% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Breckfield
No. 30 Breckfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edward James Jones * | 2,822 | 59% | |
| Labour | Thomas Joseph Conway Rowan | 1,966 | 41% | |
Majority | 856 | | |
Registered electors | 9,957 | | |
Turnout | 4,788 | 48% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brunswick
No. 11 Brunswick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Catholic | John Alfred Kelly * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 8,523 | | |
| Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 7 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Sandeman Allen MP * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | 2,586 | | |
| Conservative hold |
Dingle
No. 12 Dingle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Wallace Kelly * | 5,314 | 56% | |
| Labour | Mrs. Gertrude Annie Cole | 4,252 | 44% | |
Majority | 1,062 | | |
Registered electors | 14,466 | | |
Turnout | 9,566 | 66% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Edge Hill
No. 18 Edge Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Charles Wilson | 3,542 | 55% | |
| Conservative | Robert John Hall * | 2,916 | 45% | |
Majority | 626 | | |
Registered electors | 12,571 | | |
Turnout | 6,458 | 51% | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Everton
No. 21 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Henry Walker * | 4,732 | 59% | |
| Conservative | Alfred Hemmons | 3,329 | 41% | |
Majority | 1,403 | | |
Registered electors | 12,768 | | |
Turnout | 8,061 | 63% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Catholic | Peter Kavanagh * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 2,805 | | |
| Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | | |
Fairfield
No. 31 Fairfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Arthur John Chapman-Durrant | 2,813 | 57% | |
| Labour | Victor Harold Edgar Baker | 1,346 | 27% | |
| Liberal | Edward Darius Roberts | 814 | 16% | |
Majority | 1,467 | | |
Registered electors | 9,445 | | |
Turnout | 4,973 | 53% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Fazakerley
Garston
No. 37 Garston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edmund Robert Thompson * | 2,010 | 57% | |
| Labour | James Lawrenson | 1,521 | 43% | |
Majority | 489 | | |
Registered electors | 6,175 | | |
Turnout | 3,531 | 57% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Granby
No. 14 Granby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Frederick Charles Bowring * | 2,851 | 62% | |
| Labour | William Henrty Barton | 1,734 | 38% | |
Majority | 1,117 | | |
Registered electors | 9,450 | | |
Turnout | 4,585 | 49% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Great George
No. 10 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Catholic | Thomas Owen Ruddin * | 1,199 | 68% | |
| Labour | Alfred James Ward | 561 | 32% | |
Majority | 638 | | |
Registered electors | 4,645 | | |
Turnout | 1,760 | 38% | |
| Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | | |
Kensington
No. 19 Kensington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Hughes Rutherford * | 3,403 | 60% | |
| Labour | Richard Austin Rockliffe | 2,310 | 40% | |
Majority | 1,093 | | |
Registered electors | 10,874 | | |
Turnout | 5,713 | 53% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kirkdale
No. 24 Kirkdale Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Garnett Sheldon * | 3,824 | 77% | |
| ex-Service | John Dodd | 1,165 | 23% | |
Majority | 2,659 | | |
Registered electors | 15,740 | | |
Turnout | 4,989 | 32% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Little Woolton
No. 39 Little Woolton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Rupert Henry Bremner * | 267 | 94% | |
| Labour | John Henry Naylor Junr. | 16 | 6% | |
Majority | 251 | | |
Registered electors | 443 | | |
Turnout | 283 | 64% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Low Hill
No. 20 Low Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Fred Robinson | 2,880 | 51% | |
| Conservative | Robert Edward Bibby Trevor | 2,818 | 49% | |
Majority | 62 | | |
Registered electors | 10,392 | | |
Turnout | 5,698 | 55% | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Netherfield
No. 22 Netherfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Protestant | John Walker * | 2,844 | 58% | |
| Labour | George Chadwick | 2,023 | 42% | |
Majority | 821 | | |
Registered electors | 11,753 | | |
Turnout | 4,867 | 41% | |
| Protestant gain from Patriotic Labour | | | |
North Scotland
No. 2 North Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Catholic | Mgr. Thomas George | 3,465 | 85% | |
| Labour | Richard McCann * | 617 | 15% | |
| Independent | John Kearney | 255 | 6% | |
Majority | 2,848 | | |
Registered electors | 8,121 | | |
Turnout | 4,082 | 50% | |
| Catholic gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Old Swan
No. 32 Old Swan Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Waterworth * | 3,193 | 66% | |
| Labour | Robert Joseph McDonnall | 1,648 | 34% | |
Majority | 1,545 | | |
Registered electors | 11,996 | | |
Turnout | 4,841 | 40% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Prince's Park
No. 13 Prince's Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Mawdsley Ritchie * | 3,259 | 64% | |
| Labour | Robert Dixon-Smith | 1,815 | 36% | |
Majority | 1,444 | | |
Registered electors | 9,344 | | |
Turnout | 5,074 | 54% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sandhills
No. 1 Sandhills Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Thomas Wafer Byrne * | 2,829 | 63% | |
| Catholic | William Henry McGuiness | 1,695 | 37% | |
Majority | 1,134 | | |
Registered electors | 8,995 | | |
Turnout | 4,524 | 50% | |
| Labour gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | | |
St. Anne's
No. 6 St. Anne's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Catholic | James Farrell Jnr. | 2,093 | 48% | |
| Labour | Maurice Eschwege | 1,545 | 36% | |
| Communist | John Nield * | 705 | 16% | |
| Independent | John Corcoran | 27 | 1% | |
Majority | 548 | | |
Registered electors | 8,639 | | |
Turnout | 4,343 | 50% | |
| Catholic gain from Independent Labour | Swing | | |
St. Domingo
No. 23 St. Domingo Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas White * | 3,565 | 68% | |
| Liberal | Mrs. Sarah Anne McArd | 1,648 | 32% | |
Majority | 1,917 | | |
Registered electors | 11,130 | | |
Turnout | 5,213 | 47% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Peter's
No. 8 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Herbert Wolfe Levy * | 766 | 57% | |
| Labour | John Loughlin | 369 | 27% | |
| Independent | Frederick Bowman | 207 | 15% | |
Majority | 397 | | |
Registered electors | 2,947 | | |
Turnout | 1,342 | 46% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Park East
No. 15 Sefton Park East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Sir Arnold Rushton * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 8,899 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Park West
South Scotland
No. 3 South Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Catholic | Michael O'Mahony * | 3,013 | 65% | |
| Labour | Edward Campbell | 1,646 | 35% | |
Majority | 1,367 | | |
Registered electors | 8,468 | | |
Turnout | 4,659 | 55% | |
| Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
No. 4 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Catholic | Thomas Arthur Murphy * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 3,848 | | |
| Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | | |
Walton
No. 25 Walton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Swift | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 13,042 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Warbreck
No. 26 Warbreck Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alexander Critchley | 3,515 | 68% | |
| Labour | Francis Lavery | 1,673 | 32% | |
Majority | 1,842 | | |
Registered electors | 11,430 | | |
Turnout | 5,188 | 45% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wavertree
No. 34 Wavertree Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Arthur Angers * | 2,860 | 50% | |
| Labour | William Sidney Dytor | 1,598 | 28% | |
| Liberal | Ernest Eric Edwards | 1,318 | 23% | |
Majority | 1,262 | | |
Registered electors | 11,603 | | |
Turnout | 5,776 | 50% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wavertree West
No. 33 Wavertree West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Morey Paul | 2,414 | 57% | |
| Labour | Herbert Edward Rose | 1,794 | 43% | |
Majority | 620 | | |
Registered electors | 8,555 | | |
Turnout | 4,208 | 49% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
West Derby
No. 28 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Duncan French * | 4,451 | 69% | |
| Labour | George Henry Boothman | 1,964 | 31% | |
Majority | 2,847 | | |
Registered electors | 14,321 | | |
Turnout | 6,415 | 45% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Aldermanic Elections
Aldermanic Election 9 November 1925
The term of office of Alderman William Albert Robinson (Labour, last elected as an alderman on 10 November 1919)[13] expired on this date.
At the Council meeting on 9 November 1925 there were two candidates nominated to fill this position: William Albert Robinson and Councillor Patrick Jeremiah Kelly (Catholic, South Scotland, elected as an Irish Nationalist on 1 November 1924).[14] The result of a poll of Councillors was :
Aldermanic Election 9 November 1925 |
Party | Name | Votes | Percentage |
| Catholic | Councillor Patrick Jeremiah Kelly | 15 | 54% |
| Labour | William Albert Robinson | 13 | 46% |
[15] [16]
Aldermanic Election 3 February 1926
Caused by the death on 14 December 1925 of Alderman Arthur Crosthwaite (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920).[17][18]
In a poll of councillors on 3 February 1926, Councillor James Conrad Cross (Conservative, last elected as a councillor on 1 November 1924)[19] was elected in his place.
Aldermanic Election 3 February 1926 |
Party | Name | Votes | Percentage |
| Conservative | Councillor James Conrad Cross | 58 | 87% |
| Labour | William Albert Robinson | 9 | 13% |
[20] [21]
By-elections
No. 30 Breckfield, 1 December 1925
Caused by the death on 20 October 1925 of Councillor Alfred Griffiths (Conservative, Breckfield, elected 1 November 1923).[22][23]
[24] [25]
No. 25 Walton, Tuesday 16 February 1926
Following the death of Alderman Arthur Crosthwaite on 14 December 1925,[18] Councillor James Conrad Cross (Conservative, last elected as a councillor on 1 November 1924)[19] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 3 February 1926.[26]
No. 25 Walton Tuesday 16 February 1926 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert John Hall | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[27] [28]
No. 26 Warbreck, 18 February 1926
Caused by the death on 31 January 1926 of Councillor John Albert Thompson (Conservative, elected 1 November 1923)[29][20]
No. 26 Warbreck 18 February 1926 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Jude | 2,016 | 59% | |
| Labour | Francis Lavery | 1,394 | 41% | |
Majority | 622 | | |
Registered electors | 11,430 | | |
Turnout | 3,410 | 30% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[30] [31]
No. 18 Edge Hill, Tuesday 20 April 1926
Caused by the death on 18 March 1926 of Councillor Daniel Charles Williams (Conservative, Edge Hill, elected 1 November 1923)[32]
No. 18 Edge Hill Tuesday 20 April 1926 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Smith | 3,045 | 54% | |
| Conservative | Alan Layfield | 2,642 | 46% | |
Majority | 403 | | |
Registered electors | 12,571 | | |
Turnout | 5,687 | 45% | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
[33] [34]
No. 28 West Derby,
Caused by the death on 21 July 1926 of Councillor Frederick William Riley (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1923)[35][36]
See also
References
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- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 4". Retrieved 30 July 2017.
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- ^ "Liverpool Post & Mercury 3 November 1925(3)". Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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- ^ "(Liverpool) Daily Post & Mercury 20 October 1926(3)". Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- ^ 1919 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Elections 10 November 1919
- ^ 1924 Liverpool City Council election#South Scotland
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- ^ 1920 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1920
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 112". Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ a b 1924 Liverpool City Council election#Walton
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 160". Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 161 (Report).
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1924-1925 page 510". Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ 1923 Liverpool City Council election#Breckfield
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 70". Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 71". Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 pg 160
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 189". Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 190". Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ 1923 Liverpool City Council election#Warbreck
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- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 203". Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ 1923 Liverpool City Council election#Edge Hill
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- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1925-1926 page 283". Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ 1923 Liverpool City Council election#West Derby
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