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36 councillors' seats were up for election | ||||
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Elections toLiverpool 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 | |
| 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 | ||
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1919 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected then.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edwin Thompson * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Morley Miller * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | John Alfred Kelly * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Irish Nationalisthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Sandeman Allen | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | |||||
| 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% | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | Peter Kavanagh * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Irish Nationalisthold | Swing | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Liberalgain fromNational Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frank Quayle * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | Thomas Owen Ruddin * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Irish Nationalisthold | Swing | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rupert Henry Bremner | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativewin (new seat) | |||||
| 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% | |||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| 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 Labourgain from Independent | |||||
| 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 Nationalisthold | Swing | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Jackson * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | Thomas Wafer Byrne * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Irish Nationalisthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Labour | John Nield | 2,181 | 57% | ||
| Liberal | Philip Durning Holt* | 1,642 | 43% | ||
| Majority | 539 | ||||
| Registered electors | 7,745 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,823 | 49% | |||
| Independent Labourgain fromLiberal | Swing | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Henry Alexander Cole * | 732 | 65% | ||
| Independent | Frederick Bowman | 402 | 35% | ||
| Majority | 330 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,564 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,134 | 44% | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arnold Rushton * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Herbert Reynolds Rathbone * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
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.
| 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 Nationalisthold | Swing | ||||
| 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 Nationalisthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Roland Clare | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
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 | |
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 | |
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Alfred Gates | 1,524 | |||
| Arthur Venmore | 1,336 | ||||
| Majority | 188 | ||||
| Registered electors | 9,243 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
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]
| 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 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles Sydney Jones | Unopposed | N/A | N/A | |
| Registered electors | 9,061 | ||||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | |||||
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]
| 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% | |||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
Caused by the death of Councillor Benjamin Cookson (Party?, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1920) on 7 May 1923.[25]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederick William Frodsham | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
Caused by the death of Councillor Matthew Leitch (Conservative, Fazakerley, elected 1 November 1920)[29] on 9 May 1923.[25]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
Caused by the death of Councillor William Ball (Conservative, Netherfield, elected 1 November 1920)[30] on 3 July 1923.[27]
| 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. Conservativegain from | |||||