1923 English local election
1923 Liverpool City Council election|
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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1923.
One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years.
Twelve of the thirty-nine seats up for election were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1923
| Party
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Seats
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Gains
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Losses
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Net gain/loss
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Seats %
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Votes %
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Votes
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+/−
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Conservative
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23
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0
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1
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-1
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60%
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40%
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40,321
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Irish Nationalist
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8
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0
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0
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0
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21%
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18%
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18,346
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Liberal
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5
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0
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0
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0
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13%
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13%
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12,809
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National Liberal
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2
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2
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0
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+2
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5%
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1.9%
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1,966
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Labour
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0
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0
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1
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-1
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0%
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26%
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26,127
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Unemployed
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0%
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0.82%
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835
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Patriotic Protestant
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0%
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0.051%
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52
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Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1920 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in 1920.
Abercromby
Aigburth
Allerton
Anfield
Breckfield
Brunswick
Castle Street
Childwall
Dingle
Edge Hill
Everton
Exchange
Fairfield
Fazakerley
Garston
Granby
Great George
Kensington
Kirkdale
Low Hill
Much Woolton
Netherfield
North Scotland
Old Swan
Prince's Park
Sandhills
St. Anne's
St. Domingo
St. Peter's
Sefton Park East
Sefton Park West
South Scotland
Vauxhall
Walton
Warbreck
Wavertree
Wavertree West
West Derby
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Aldermanic Elections
Aldermanic Election 9 November 1923
At the meeting of the Council on 9 November 1923, the terms of office of eighteen alderman expired.
The following eighteen were elected as Aldermen by the councillors on 9 November 1923 for a term of six years.
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Aldermanic Election 4 June 1924
Caused by the death of Alderman William Henry Watts
(Liberal, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920)[21]
on 13 March 1924
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In his place Councillor James Bolger (Irish Nationalist), North Scotland, elected 1 November 1921)[23] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 4 June 1924[24]
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Alderman |
Ward |
Term expires
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Irish Nationalist |
James Bolger |
No. 6 St. Anne's |
1926
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By-elections
No. 13 Princes Park, 22 November 1923
Caused by the resignation of Councillor David Jackson
(Conservative, Prince's Park, elected 1 November 1922)[25] which was reported to the Council on 9 November 1923
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The term of office to expire on 1 November 1925.
No. 17 Aigburth, 17 January 1924
Caused by the death on 19 December 1923 of Councillor John Ritchie (Conservative, Aigburth, elected 1 November 1921)[31]
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No. 23 Netherfield, 9 April 1924
Caused by the election of Councillor Harold Edward Davies (Conservative, Netherfield, elected 1 November 1921)[34] as an alderman by the councillors on 9 November 1923[35]
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No. 12 Dingle, 30 July 1924
Caused by the death of Councillor William Pemberton Coslett (Liberal, Dingle, elected 1 November 1921)[37] on 16 October 1923 which was reported to the Council on 24 October 1923.[38]
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No. 2 North Scotland 10 July 1924
Caused by the election by the councillors of Councillor James Bolger (Irish Nationalist), North Scotland, elected 1 November 1921)[23] as an alderman on 4 June 1924,[24][22] following the death of Alderman William Henry Watts (Liberal, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920)[21] on 13 March 1924.[22]
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See also
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