Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1921.
One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years.
Eight of the 37 seats up for election were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | 57 | +4 | 24 | 83 |
| Irish Nationalists | 20 | +3 | 2 | 22 |
| Labour | 12 | -6 | 2 | 14 |
| Coalition Liberal | 11 | +1 | 3 | 14 |
| Liberal | 5 | -3 | 4 | 9 |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Protestant | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 |
[1] [2]
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1921 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 20 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 54% | 43% | 51,639 | |
| Irish Nationalist | 6 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 16% | 7.8% | 9,375 | |
| National Liberal | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 11% | 8% | 9,607 | |
| Liberal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8% | 8% | 9,582 | |
| Labour | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 5% | 27% | 32,927 | |
| Protestant | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3% | 2.5% | 3,008 | |
| Middle Class Union | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1.8% | 2,168 | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1.1% | 1,274 | |
| Anti-Waste League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1.1% | 518 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.24% | 283 | |
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
No. 9 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Thomas Roberts | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Aigburth
No. 17 Aigburth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Ritchie | 1,955 | 67% | |
| Middle Class Union | William James Austin | 974 | 33% | |
Majority | 981 | | |
Registered electors | 4,612 | | |
Turnout | 2,929 | 64% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Anfield
No. 29 Anfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Wilfred Bowring Stoddart * | 1,950 | 41% | |
| Conservative | Albert Morrow | 1,927 | 41% | |
| Labour | Mrs. Julia Gertrude Taylor | 870 | 18% | |
Majority | 23 | | |
Registered electors | 9,246 | | |
Turnout | 4,747 | 51% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Breckfield
No. 30 Breckfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Henry Burton | 3,811 | 75% | |
| Labour | William Smith | 1,281 | 25% | |
Majority | 2,530 | | |
Registered electors | 9,624 | | |
Turnout | 5,092 | 53% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brunswick
No. 11 Brunswick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Luke Hogan | 2,171 | 59% | |
| Conservative | Ernest Edward Jacks | 1,503 | 41% | |
Majority | 668 | | |
Registered electors | 7,576 | | |
Turnout | 3,674 | 48% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 7 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Richard George Hough | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Childwall
No. 38 Childwall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Herbert John Davis * | 479 | 69% | |
| Labour | John Mouat Robertson | 214 | 31% | |
Majority | 265 | | |
Registered electors | 952 | | |
Turnout | 693 | 73% | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Dingle
No. 12 Dingle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | William Pemberton Coslett | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Edge Hill
No. 18 Edge Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Jude | 3,364 | 52% | |
| Labour | Robert Tissyman | 3,055 | 48% | |
Majority | 309 | | |
Registered electors | 11,652 | | |
Turnout | 6,419 | 55% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Everton
Exchange
Fairfield
No. 31 Fairfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thomas Dowd | 2,566 | 55% | |
| Liberal | George Edward Travis | 2,127 | 45% | |
Majority | 439 | | |
Registered electors | 9,140 | | |
Turnout | 4,693 | 51% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Fazakerley
No. 27 Fazakerley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Herbert Charters | 901 | 64% | |
| Labour | Robert Watson | 498 | 36% | |
Majority | 403 | | |
Registered electors | 2,411 | | |
Turnout | 1,399 | 58% | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Garston
No. 37 Garston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Atkin | 2,082 | 58% | |
| Labour | William Henry Paulson | 1,525 | 42% | |
Majority | 557 | | |
Registered electors | 5,318 | | |
Turnout | 3,607 | 68% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Granby
Great George
No. 10 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | Thomas Joseph Marner | 1,299 | 57% | |
| Liberal | William Henry Broad | 703 | 31% | |
| Independent | George Henry Bennett | 283 | 12% | |
Majority | 596 | | |
Registered electors | 4,006 | | |
Turnout | 2,285 | 57% | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
Kensington
No. 19 Kensington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Gordon | 3,512 | 64% | |
| Labour | Joseph Mooney | 1,955 | 36% | |
Majority | 1,557 | | |
Registered electors | 10,492 | | |
Turnout | 5,467 | 52% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kirkdale
No. 24 Kirkdale Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Lucas Rankin | 4,577 | 71% | |
| Labour | Frederick Jones | 1,855 | 29% | |
Majority | 2,722 | | |
Registered electors | 14,363 | | |
Turnout | 6,432 | 45% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Low Hill
No. 20 Low Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alfred Gaskell Alsop | 2,876 | 57% | |
| Labour | George Nelson * | 2,126 | 43% | |
Majority | 750 | 14% | N/A |
Registered electors | 9,695 | | |
Turnout | 5,002 | 52% | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Much Woolton
Netherfield
No. 22 Netherfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Harold Edward Davies * | 3,696 | 86% | |
| Labour | Vincent Lloyd | 598 | 14% | |
Majority | 3,098 | | |
Registered electors | 10,615 | | |
Turnout | 4,294 | 40% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
North Scotland
No. 2 North Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | James Bolger * | 3,634 | 98% | |
| Liberal | Walter Henry Davies | 85 | 2% | |
Majority | 3,549 | | |
Registered electors | 7,379 | | |
Turnout | 3,719 | 50% | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
Old Swan
No. 32 Old Swan Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Edwards * | 3,598 | 69% | |
| Labour | William John Daniel | 1,619 | 31% | |
Majority | 1,979 | | |
Registered electors | 10,866 | | |
Turnout | 5,217 | 48% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Prince's Park
Sandhills
No. 1 Sandhills Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | John Cunningham * | 2,181 | 78% | |
| Liberal | Joseph Edward Freeman | 600 | 22% | |
Majority | 1,581 | | |
Registered electors | 8,603 | | |
Turnout | 2,781 | 32% | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
St. Anne's
St. Domingo
St. Peter's
No. 8 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Burton William Eills | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Park East
No. 15 Sefton Park East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Edward Holme | 2,170 | 48% | |
| Liberal | Miss Jessie Jardine Beavan | 1,671 | 37% | |
| Middle Class Union | William Thomas Oversby | 696 | 15% | |
Majority | 499 | | |
Registered electors | 8,569 | | |
Turnout | 4,537 | 53% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Park West
South Scotland
No. 3 South Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | Patrick Jeremiah Kelly | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
No. 4 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | Joseph Belger | 1,313 | 92% | |
| Liberal | Albert Maccabe | 115 | 8% | |
Majority | 1,198 | | |
Registered electors | 3,530 | | |
Turnout | 1,428 | 40% | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
Walton
No. 25 Walton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Conrad Cross | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Warbreck
Wavertree
Wavertree West
No. 33 Wavertree West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Sidney Stanley Dawson | 2,967 | 67% | |
| Labour | Charles Matthew Belk | 1,470 | 33% | |
Majority | 1,497 | | |
Registered electors | 8,213 | | |
Turnout | 4,437 | 54% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
West Derby
No. 28 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William James Bailes * | 3,468 | 72% | |
| Labour | Charles Henry Taunton | 1,327 | 28% | |
Majority | 2,141 | | |
Registered electors | 9,282 | | |
Turnout | 4,795 | 52% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Aldermanic Elections
Aldermanic Election 7 December 1921
Caused by the death of Alderman George Jeremy Lynskey (Irish Nationalist, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920)[10] on 27 October 1921,[11] in whose place Councillor Thomas Burke JP (Irish Nationalist, Vauxhall, last elected as a councillor on 1 November 1919 [12] was elected by the Council as an alderman on 7 December 1921.[13]
Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| Conservative | Thomas Burke JP | No. 4 Vauxhall | 1926 |
Aldermanic Elections 1 February 1922
Caused by the death of Alderman Edward James Chevalier JP (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920)[10] on 26 October 1921,[14] in whose place Councillor Robert Lowry Burns (Party?, Princes Park, last elected as a councillor 14 March 1921)[15] was elected by the Council as an alderman on 1 February 1922[16] [17] [18]
Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| | Robert Lowry Burns | No. 32 Old Swan | 1926 |
Vacancy caused by the death of Alderman Simon Jude (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1913)[19] on 31 December 1921,[20] in whose place Councillor Robert Charles Herman (Conservative, Warbreck, last elected as a councillor 1 November 1919,[21] Pharmacist of 2 Ullet Road, Liverpool, was elected by the Council as an alderman on 1 February 1922[18][22]
Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| Conservative | Robert Charles Herman | No. 33 Wavertree West | 1923 |
Aldermanic Election
Caused by the death of Alderman Edward Hatton Cookson (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1913)[19] on 26 March 1922. [23]
Aldermanic Election
Caused by the death of Alderman Richard Dart (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1913 )[19] on 9 May 1922.[24]
By-elections
No. 4 Vauxhall 5 January 1922
Caused by the election by the Council as an alderman of Councillor Thomas Burke JP (Irish Nationalist, Vauxhall, last elected as a councillor on 1 November 1919 [12] on 7 December 1921 ,[13] following the death of Alderman George Jeremy Lynskey (Irish Nationalist, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920 )[10] on 27 October 1921.[11]
No. 4 Vauxhall 5 January 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | Thomas Arthur Murphy | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
[16]
No. 13 Princes Park 14 February 1922
Caused by the election as an alderman by the Council of Councillor Robert Lowry Burns (Party?, Princes Park, last elected as a councillor 14 March 1921)[15] on 1 February 1922,[16][17][18] following the death of Alderman Edward James Chevalier JP (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920)[10] on 26 October 1921[14]
No. 13 Prince's Park 14 February 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alfred Wood | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative gain from | Swing | | |
[25] [26]
No. 26 Warbreck 14 February 1922
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Robert Charles Herman (Conservative, Warbreck, last elected as a councillor 1 November 1919[21] on 1 February 1922,[18][22] following the death of Alderman Simon Jude (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1913)[19] on 31 December 1921.[20]
No. 26 Warbreck 14 February 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Bartholomew Herman | 1,905 | 76% | |
| | John Williams | 596 | 34% | |
Majority | 1,309 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 2,501 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[26] [27]
No. 34 Wavertree 4 April 1922
Caused by the death of Councillor Peter Gill (Conservative, Wavertree, elected 1 November 1919)[28] on 8 February 1922[29]
No. 34 Wavertree 4 April 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Arthur Angers | 1,785 | 68% | |
| Labour | George Boothman | 846 | 32% | |
Majority | 938 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 2,631 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[23] [30]
No. 28 West Derby 4 April 1922
Caused by the death of Councillor William James Bailes (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1921)[31] on 22 February 1922[32]
No. 28 West Derby 4 April 1922 Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William John Lunt Cross | 2,185 | 70% | |
| Labour | Charles Henry Taunton | 952 | 30% | |
Majority | 1,233 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 3,137 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[30] [33]
See also
References
- ^ "Liverpool Courier 2 November 1921 (1)". Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool Courier 2 November 1921 (2)". Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 front page". Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 1". Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 2". Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 3". Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 4". Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury 2 November 1921
- ^ (Liverpool) Daily Courier 2 November 1921
- ^ a b c d 1920 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1920
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 7". Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ a b 1919 Liverpool City Council election#Vauxhall
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 68". Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 6". Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ a b 1920 Liverpool City Council election#No. 13 Princes Park, 14 March 1921
- ^ a b c "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 136". Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 137". Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 138". Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d 1913 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1913
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 108". Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ a b 1919 Liverpool City Council election#Warbreck
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 139". Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 234". Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 300". Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 192". Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 193". Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 194". Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ 1919 Liverpool City Council election#Wavertree
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1920-1921 page 181". Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 235". Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ 1921 Liverpool City Council election#West Derby
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1920-1921 page 192". Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1921-1922 page 236". Retrieved 20 July 2017.