1946 Liverpool City Council election
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![]() Map of Liverpool showing wards won (first placed party)[1] |
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1946.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Labour | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Protestant | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 22 | 51% | 106,206 | ||||||
Labour | 14 | 45% | 96,623 | ||||||
Protestant | 2 | 2.3% | 4,890 | ||||||
Independent | 1 | 0.83% | 1,729 | ||||||
Liberal | 1 | 0.91% | 1,911 | ||||||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.64% | 1,342 |
Ward results
[edit]* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
Due to the disruptions caused by the Second World War, no comparisons are made.
Abercromby
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Reginald Bevins | 2,435 | 52% | ||
Labour | Richard Clitherow | 2,279 | 48% | ||
Majority | 156 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,858 | ||||
Turnout | 4,714 | 34% |
Aigburth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Vere Egerton Cotton | 5,778 | 82% | ||
Labour | Eric Barnes | 1,249 | 18% | ||
Majority | 4,529 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,530 | ||||
Turnout | 7,027 | 43% |
Allerton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John McMillan | 3,211 | 64% | ||
Labour | Charles Chesworth | 1,325 | 27% | ||
Liberal | William Henry Ledsom | 459 | 9% | ||
Majority | 1,886 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,076 | ||||
Turnout | 4,995 | 50% |
Anfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William John Harrop | 4,672 | 60% | ||
Labour | John Christopher Caroll | 3,151 | 40% | ||
Majority | 1,521 | ||||
Registered electors | 17,660 | ||||
Turnout | 7,823 | 44% |
Breckfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George William Prout | 3,308 | 59% | ||
Labour | Peter Joseph Haines | 2,306 | 41% | ||
Majority | 1,002 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,166 | ||||
Turnout | 5,614 | 43% |
Brunswick
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Whitehead | 2,377 | 81% | ||
Conservative | William Henry Bevan | 411 | 14% | ||
Communist | Albert Southern | 131 | 4.5% | ||
Majority | 1,966 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,593 | ||||
Turnout | 2,919 | 38% |
Castle Street
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Neville Bewley | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 892 |
Childwall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jack Creswell | 4,860 | 76% | ||
Labour | Thomas McConnell | 1,535 | 24% | ||
Majority | 3,325 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,294 | ||||
Turnout | 6,395 | 43% |
Croxteth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alfred Hargreaves | 5,514 | 54% | ||
Conservative | John G. Morgan | 4,238 | 41% | ||
Communist | John Coward | 478 | 4.7% | ||
Majority | 1,276 | ||||
Registered electors | 30,938 | ||||
Turnout | 10,230 | 33% |
Dingle
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Basil Cashin | 4,035 | 51% | ||
Conservative | Edward Thomas White | 3,877 | 49% | ||
Majority | 158 | ||||
Registered electors | 18,244 | ||||
Turnout | 7,912 | 43% |
Edge Hill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur Leadbetter | 2,973 | 56% | ||
Conservative | Bertram Saul Morgan | 2,125 | 40% | ||
Communist | Sidney Foster | 172 | 3.2% | ||
Independent | Charles Henry Parry | 23 | 0.43% | ||
Majority | 848 | ||||
Registered electors | 18,244 | ||||
Turnout | 5,293 | 29% |
Everton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Nickson | 3,165 | 66% | ||
Conservative | Joseph George Hatton | 1,620 | 34% | ||
Majority | 1,545 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,629 | ||||
Turnout | 4,785 | 35% |
Exchange
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Gerard Granby | 648 | 73% | ||
Labour | Alfred Strange | 228 | 26% | ||
Independent | Frederick Bowman | 9 | 1% | ||
Majority | 420 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,589 | ||||
Turnout | 885 | 56% |
Fairfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Meadows | 3,912 | 57% | ||
Labour | Dorothy C. Keeling | 2,973 | 43% | ||
Majority | 939 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,828 | ||||
Turnout | 6,885 | 43% |
Fazakerley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Arthur J. Brownlow | 4,404 | 53% | ||
Conservative | George Moore | 3,929 | 47% | ||
Majority | 475 | ||||
Registered electors | 20,478 | ||||
Turnout | 8,333 | 41% |
Garston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alex Hardman | 3,584 | 57% | ||
Conservative | Victor C. Sutton | 2,355 | 38% | ||
Independent | Arthur J.Holland | 301 | 5% | ||
Majority | 1,229 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,027 | ||||
Turnout | 6,240 | 39% |
Granby
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Clarke | 2,457 | 50% | ||
Labour | William Tipping | 2,435 | 50% | ||
Majority | 22 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,302 | ||||
Turnout | 4,892 | 37% |
Great George
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William George Ingham | 827 | 56% | ||
Conservative | John Gwilyn Hughes | 805 | 55% | ||
Labour | Alexander Kay | 644 | 44% | ||
Labour | John Hamilton | 632 | 43% | ||
Majority | 183 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,953 | ||||
Turnout | 1,471 | 37% |
Kensington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick H. Bailey | 3,117 | 52% | ||
Labour | Walter Gibbs | 2,838 | 48% | ||
Majority | 279 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,505 | ||||
Turnout | 5,955 | 41% |
Kirkdale
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Isaac Richmond | 3,986 | 56% | ||
Conservative | Joseph Trevor Booth | 3,182 | 44% | ||
Majority | 804 | ||||
Registered electors | 19,580 | ||||
Turnout | 7,168 | 37% |
Little Woolton
[edit]No election.
Low Hill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Nuttall Maxwell Entwistle | 2,502 | 51% | ||
Labour | William Dean-Jones | 2,364 | 49% | ||
Majority | 138 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,372 | ||||
Turnout | 4,866 | 39% |
Much Woolton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Vivian Forsyth Crosthwaite | 1,886 | 63% | ||
Labour | Griffith Daniel Ellis | 1,128 | 37% | ||
Majority | 758 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,387 | ||||
Turnout | 3,014 | 56% |
Netherfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative and Protestant | Harry Victor Shaw | 2,161 | 57% | ||
Labour | George Carmichael | 1,634 | 43% | ||
Majority | 527 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,300 | ||||
Turnout | 3,795 | 37% |
North Scotland
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph O'Neill | 2,140 | 83% | ||
Communist | Leo Joseph McGree | 424 | 17% | ||
Majority | 1,716 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,187 | ||||
Turnout | 2,564 | 36% |
Old Swan
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Leslie Thomas Rogers | 6,834 | 56% | ||
Labour | Clifford Selly | 5,290 | 44% | ||
Majority | 1,553 | ||||
Registered electors | 28,456 | ||||
Turnout | 12,133 | 43% |
Prince's Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Browne | 2,627 | 52% | ||
Labour | Mrs. Ethel May Wormald | 2,416 | 48% | ||
Majority | 211 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,421 | ||||
Turnout | 5,043 | 41% |
Sandhills
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Henry Dunford | 2,076 | 74% | ||
Conservative | John Edward Molloy | 715 | 26% | ||
Majority | 1,361 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,904 | ||||
Turnout | 2,791 | 35% |
St. Anne's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs. Sarah Anne McArd | 1,138 | 59% | ||
Independent | John Larkin | 780 | 41% | ||
Majority | 358 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,420 | ||||
Turnout | 1,918 | 30% |
St. Domingo
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protestant | James Wareing | 2,729 | 58% | ||
Labour | Walter Louis Cleaver | 2,006 | 42% | ||
Majority | 723 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,428 | ||||
Turnout | 4,735 | 35% |
St. Peter's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Mrs Evaline Ida Bligh | 370 | 69% | ||
Labour | Peter James O'Hare | 166 | 31% | ||
Majority | 204 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,260 | ||||
Turnout | 536 | 43% |
Sefton Park East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Webster Armour | 3,600 | 72% | ||
Labour | Robert Craig Smart | 1,409 | 28% | ||
Majority | 2,191 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,664 | ||||
Turnout | 5,009 | 34% |
Sefton Park West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Walter Pickles | 3,733 | 68% | ||
Labour | Thomas Scott | 1,732 | 32% | ||
Majority | 2,001 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,104 | ||||
Turnout | 5,465 | 49% |
South Scotland
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frederick Ernest Granby | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 6,375 |
Vauxhall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patrick J. O'Brien | 656 | 72% | ||
Conservative | Ernest Watkinson | 258 | 28% | ||
Communist | |||||
Majority | 398 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,637 | ||||
Turnout | 914 | 35% |
Walton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Reginald Richard Bailey | 5,490 | 54% | ||
Labour | Charles McDonald | 4,689 | 46% | ||
Majority | 801 | ||||
Registered electors | 23,677 | ||||
Turnout | 10,179 | 43% |
Warbreck
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Whitaker Lowe | 4,535 | 62% | ||
Labour | John Metcalf | 2,795 | 38% | ||
Majority | 1,740 | ||||
Registered electors | 20,101 | ||||
Turnout | 7,330 | 36% |
Wavertree
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Village | 6,267 | 57% | ||
Labour | John F. Hughes | 3,720 | 34% | ||
Liberal | Francis F.C. Moulton | 1,082 | 10% | ||
Majority | 2,547 | ||||
Registered electors | 23,442 | ||||
Turnout | 11,069 | 47% |
Wavertree West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Wallace | 2,966 | 53% | ||
Conservative | Maurice Voss | 2,545 | 45% | ||
Communist | Thomas McCann | 137 | 2% | ||
Majority | 421 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,779 | ||||
Turnout | 5,648 | 48% |
West Derby
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles William Wingrove | 8,086 | 63% | ||
Labour | Edward William Harby | 4,665 | 37% | ||
Majority | 3,421 | ||||
Registered electors | 32,400 | ||||
Turnout | 12,751 | 39% |
By-elections
[edit]Aigburth 28 November 1946
[edit]On 9 November 1946 the aldermanic vacancy caused by the death of Alderman William Denton (???), Vere Egerton Cotton C.B.E. (Conservative, elected to the Aigburth ward on 1 November 1946) was elected as an Alderman.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Latham Bateson | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 16,530 |
Castle Street 4 February 1947
[edit]Alderman John Case died on 1 December 1946. [4]
On 8 January 1947 the Council elected Councillor Herbert Neville Bewley (Conservative ) as an Alderman. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Winlock Harley | 411 | |||
Liberal | Herbert Griffith Edwards | 47 | |||
Labour | Clifford Selly | 15 | |||
Majority | 364 | ||||
Registered electors | 892 | ||||
Turnout |
Garston 2 April 1947
[edit]Alderman Sir Sydney Jones died on 16 February 1947.[7]
The Councillor for Garston ward Councillor Joseph Williams (Conservative, last elected 1st November 1938) was elected by the Council as an Alderman on 5 March 1947 to fill the vacant post left by the death of Alderman Sir Sydney Jones (Liberal).[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Clarke | 3,588 | 52.2% | ||
Labour | William Henry Sefton | 3,279 | 47.7% | ||
Majority | 309 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,027 | ||||
Turnout | 6,867 | 42.8% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
North Scotland 29 May 1947
[edit]Caused by the resignation of Councillor Thomas Fay (Labour, elected 1st November 1945 ).
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Herbert Francis Granby | 2,167 | |||
Richard Haddow Forrest | 507 | ||||
Majority | 1,660 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,187 | ||||
Turnout | 2,674 | 37.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ Jeffery, David (18 October 2020). "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1946
- ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1946-1947
- ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1946-1947 pg 110
- ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1946-1947 pg 182
- ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1946-1947 pg 272
- ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1946-1947 pg 334
- ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1946-1947 pg 272
- ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1946-1947 pg 412
- ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1946-1947 pg 552