1911 Liverpool City Council election

1911 Liverpool City Council election

November 1, 1911 (1911-11-01)
35 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 35 wards 69 (incl. Aldermen) seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1911.

Sixteen of the thirty-five wards were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Councillors	±	Aldermen	Total
	Conservative	??	-3	??	??
	Liberal	??	-3	??	??
	Irish Nationalist	??	0	3	??
	Labour	??	+6	0	??
	Independent	??	0	??	??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1911

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	15	0	3	-3	43%	46%	16,767
	Liberal	10	0	3	-3	29%	5%	2,009
	Labour	7	6	0	+6	20%	41%	14,966
	Irish Nationalist	3	0	0	0	9%	2.2%	806
	Independents	0	0	0	0	0%	6.1%	2,235

Given the significant number of uncontested wards, these statistics should be taken in context.

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1908 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

Abercromby

No. 21 Abercromby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Charles Henry Hayhurst	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Aigburth

No. 29 Aigburth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hartley Wilson *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Anfield

No. 3 Anfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Evans *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

Breckfield

No. 6 Breckfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank John Leslie *	966	53%
	Labour	Robert Donaldson	867	47%
Majority			99
Registered electors			4,225
Turnout			1,833	43%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Brunswick

No. 19 Brunswick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Thomas James Hickling	781	54%
	Liberal	Thomas Roberts *	667	46%
Majority			114
Registered electors			2,661
Turnout			1,448	54%
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Castle Street

No. 18 Castle Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard George Hough *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

Dingle

No. 26 Dingle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dr. Richard Caton *	1,686	55%
	Labour	John Frederick Bower	1,360	45%
Majority			326
Registered electors			5,785
Turnout			3,046	53%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Edge Hill

No. 12 Edge Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Richard Blair	1,544	57%
	Conservative	Alfred James Branwood	1,159	43%
Majority			385
Registered electors			4,848
Turnout			2,703	56%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Everton

No. 21 Everton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Henry Naylor	983	58%
	Liberal	William Denton *	718	42%
Majority			265
Registered electors			4,484
Turnout			1,701	38%
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Exchange

No. 16 Exchange

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Bibby *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

Fairfield

No. 4 Fairfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Dowd *	861	71%
	Independent	Arthur Evans Kennedy	352	29%
Majority			509
Registered electors			3,991
Turnout			1,213	30%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fazakerley

No. 31 Fazakerley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dr. Henry Herbert Clarke	252	67%
	Independent	George Lovely	123	33%
Majority			129
Registered electors			752
Turnout			375	50%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Garston

No. 37 Garston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Albert Robinson	1,035	62%
	Liberal	James Pickthall *	624	38%
Majority			411
Registered electors			2,258
Turnout			1,659
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Granby

No. 22 Granby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Lea *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

Great George

No. 17 Great George

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Lamport Ellis *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

Kensington

No. 9 Kensington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Gordon *	1,260	51%
	Labour	Arthur Kilpin Bulley	1,234	49%
Majority			26	2%
Registered electors			4,718
Turnout			2,494	53%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kirkdale

No. 2 Kirkdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dr. John Utting *	1,625	53%
	Labour	William McLean	1,456	47%
Majority			169
Registered electors			6,476
Turnout			3,081	48%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Low Hill

No. 10 Low Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George Nelson	993	51%
	Conservative	David Pearson *	955	49%
Majority			38	2%	N/A
Registered electors			3,909
Turnout			1,948	50%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Netherfield

No. 8 Netherfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harold Edward Davies	855	46%
	Labour	Joseph Chaloner	722	39%
	Independent	John Carr	268	15%
Majority			133
Registered electors			4,015
Turnout			1,845	46%
	Conservative hold		Swing

North Scotland

No. 13 North Scotland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Nationalist	James Bolger *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Irish Nationalist hold		Swing

Old Swan

No. 28A Old Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Edwards *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

Prince's Park

No. 23 Prince's Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Acheson Lyle Rupert Rathbone *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Nationalist	John Cunningham	806	63%
	Independent Irish Nationalist	Patrick Joseph Deery *	465	37%
Majority			341
Registered electors			3,539
Turnout			1,271	36%
	Irish Nationalist hold		Swing

St. Anne's

No. 17 St. Anne's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Sexton *	913	51%
	Conservative	Richard Joseph Ward	870	49%
Majority			43	2%
Registered electors			2,735
Turnout			1,783	65%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Domingo

No. 7 St. Domingo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Stephenson	939	38%
	Conservative	David John Willams	798	33%
	Ind. Conservative	George William Whittaker *	715	29%
Majority			141
Registered electors			4,547
Turnout			2,452	54%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Peter's

No. 19 St. Peter's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Burton William Ellis *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

Sefton Park East

No. 24A Sefton Park East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Reginald George Layton *	1,465	82%
	Independent	George Porter	312	18%
Majority			1,153
Registered electors			3,846
Turnout			1,777	46%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sefton Park West

No. 24 Sefton Park West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ernest Cranstoun Given	unopposed
Registered electors
	Conservative hold		Swing

South Scotland

No. 14 South Scotland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Nationalist	Austin Harford *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Irish Nationalist hold		Swing

Vauxhall

No. 15 Vauxhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Max Muspratt *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

Walton

No. 3A Walton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sampson Gannon	1,687	67%
	Labour	Harry Dawson Large	840	33%
Majority			847
Registered electors			5,079
Turnout			2,527	50%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Warbreck

No. 27 Warbreck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Edward West *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

Wavertree

No. 5 Wavertree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Charles Clarke Morrison *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

Wavertree West

No. 5A Wavertree West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edmund Gerson Jackson *	1,214	56%
	Labour	William Augustus Colcutt	972	44%
Majority			242
Registered electors			3,671
Turnout			2,186	60%
	Conservative hold		Swing

West Derby

No. 28 West Derby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William James Bailes *	1,114	77%
	Labour	James Murphy	327	23%
Majority			787
Registered electors			3,512
Turnout			1,441	41%
	Conservative hold		Swing

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Aldermanic Election

Caused by the death of Alderman William Humphrey Williams (Conservative elected 9 November 1910) [7] [8] [9] [10]

By-Elections

No. 26 Dingle, 16 May 1912

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Algernon Charles Francis Henderson (Conservative, Dingle, elected 1 November 1910),[11] which was reported to the Council on 1 May 1912.[12]

No. 26 Dingle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alfred James Branwood	1,625	63%
	Labour	John Frederick Bower	971	37%
Majority			326
Registered electors			5,785
Turnout			2,596	45%
	Conservative hold		Swing

The Term of Office to expire on 1 November 1913 [13] [14]

No. 1 Sandhills, 16 May 1912

Caused by the death of Councillor Michael Edward Kearney (Irish Nationalist, Sandhills, elected unopposed 1 November 1909)

No. 1 Sandhills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Irish Nationalist	Thomas Wafer Byrne	unopposed
Registered electors
	Irish Nationalist hold		Swing

The Term of Office to end on 1 November 1912. [13]

No. 23 St. Domingo

Caused by the death of Councillor Joseph Roby (Conservative, St. Domingo, last elected 1 November 1909) on 23 July 1912.[15]

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

1. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 front page". Retrieved 19 May 2017.
2. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 1". Retrieved 19 May 2017.
3. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 2". Retrieved 19 May 2017.
4. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 3". Retrieved 19 May 2017.
5. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 4". Retrieved 19 May 2017.
6. Liverpool Daily Post and Liverpool Mercury 2 November 1911
7. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1910-1911 page 6". Retrieved 18 May 2017.
8. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1910-1911 page 7". Retrieved 18 May 2017.
9. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1910-1911 page 8". Retrieved 18 May 2017.
10. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1910-1911 page 9". Retrieved 18 May 2017.
11. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1910-1911 page 2". Retrieved 19 May 2017.
12. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 284". Retrieved 19 May 2017.
13. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 306". Retrieved 19 May 2017.
14. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 307". Retrieved 19 May 2017.
15. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1911-1912 page 381". Retrieved 19 May 2017.