Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1930.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| | Conservative | ?? | +5 | ?? | ?? |
| | Labour | ?? | -5 | ?? | ?? |
| | Liberal | ?? | 0 | ?? | ?? |
| | Independent | ?? | +1 | ?? | ?? |
| | Centre Party | ?? | -2 | ?? | ?? |
| | Democratic Labour | ?? | +1 | ?? | ?? |
| | Protestant | ?? | +1 | ?? | ?? |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1930 | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 24 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 62% | | | |
| | Labour | 7 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 18% | | | |
| | Liberal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10% | | | |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3% | | | |
| | Democratic Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3% | | | |
| | Centre Party | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3% | | | |
| | Protestant | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3% | | | |
| | Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | | | |
Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1927 election results.
Abercromby
No. 9 Abercromby | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Thomas Roberts * | 2,209 | 75% | |
| | Labour | Patrick Campbell | 733 | 25% | |
| Majority | 1,476 | | |
| Registered electors | 9,000 | | |
| Turnout | 2,942 | 33% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Aigburth
No. 17 Aigburth | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward James Deane * | 2,743 | 82% | |
| | Labour | William Edward Lloyd | 582 | 18% | |
| Majority | 2,161 | | |
| Registered electors | 8,137 | | |
| Turnout | 3,325 | 41% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Allerton
No. 35 Allerton | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Alfred Strong * | 1,351 | 66% | |
| | Labour | Mrs. Alice Elliott | 380 | 19% | |
| | Liberal | Henry Banks | 315 | 15% | |
| Majority | 971 | | |
| Registered electors | 4,115 | | |
| Turnout | 2,046 | 50% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Anfield
No. 29 Anfield | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Richard Price * | 2,364 | 78% | |
| | Labour | Austin Rainford | 682 | 22% | |
| Majority | 1,682 | | |
| Registered electors | 10,924 | | |
| Turnout | 3,046 | 28% | |
| | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Breckfield
No. 30 Breckfield | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Henry Burton * | 2,338 | 51% | |
| | Labour | William James Riddick | 1,334 | 29% | |
| | Protestant | George Edward Lewis | 921 | 20% | |
| Majority | 1,004 | | |
| Registered electors | 10,398 | | |
| Turnout | 4,593 | 44% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brunswick
No. 11 Brunswick | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Hanley * | 2,382 | 72% | |
| | Conservative | David Jukes | 911 | 28% | |
| Majority | 1,471 | | |
| Registered electors | 9,073 | | |
| Turnout | 3,293 | 36% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 7 Castle Street | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Denton * | unopposed | | |
| Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Childwall
No. 38 Childwall | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alan Anderson Boyle * | 938 | 53% | |
| | Conservative | Harry Beckett | 679 | 38% | |
| | Labour | Thomas Crossland | 151 | 9% | |
| Majority | 259 | | |
| Registered electors | 3,076 | | |
| Turnout | 1,768 | 57% | |
| | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Croxteth
This was a new ward from 1928, so no councillor was elected in 1927.
No. 40 Croxteth | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Oswald Wade | 1,853 | 55% | |
| | Labour | Alfred Hargreaves | 1,520 | 45% | |
| Majority | 333 | | |
| Registered electors | 9,541 | | |
| Turnout | 3,373 | 35% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) |
Dingle
No. 12 Dingle | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Harry Bosworth | 4,088 | 51% | |
| | Labour | Alfred Demain | 3,061 | 39% | |
| | Protestant | Albert Henry Osborne | 789 | 10% | |
| Majority | 1,027 | | |
| Registered electors | 15,515 | | |
| Turnout | 7,983 | 51% | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Edge Hill
Everton
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | James Farrell | unopposed | | |
| Registered electors | | | |
| | Independent gain from Catholic | Swing | | |
Fairfield
Fazakerley
No. 27 Fazakerley | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Greenough Gregson | 2,347 | 58% | |
| | Labour | Bernard Louis Meyer | 1,727 | 42% | |
| Majority | 620 | | |
| Registered electors | 10,374 | | |
| Turnout | 4,074 | 39% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Garston
No. 37 Garston | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph Jackson Cleary * | 2,218 | 53% | |
| | Conservative | Roger Abel | 1,953 | 47% | |
| Majority | 265 | | |
| Registered electors | 7,042 | | |
| Turnout | 4,171 | 59% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Granby
No. 14 Granby | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Adam Edwards | 1,983 | 58% | |
| | Labour | James Johnstone * | 1,414 | 42% | |
| Majority | 569 | | |
| Registered electors | 9,908 | | |
| Turnout | 3,397 | 34% | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Great George
No. 10 Great George | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic Labour | John Loughlin * | 814 | 68% | |
| | Labour | Richard Thomas Hughes | 389 | 32% | |
| Majority | 425 | | |
| Registered electors | 5,042 | | |
| Turnout | 1,203 | 24% | |
| | Democratic Labour gain from Labour | | | |
Kensington
No. 19 Kensington | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Norman Jones | 2,935 | 64% | |
| | Labour | George Porter | 1,625 | 36% | |
| Majority | 1,309 | | |
| Registered electors | 11,398 | | |
| Turnout | 4,561 | 40% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kirkdale
No. 24 Kirkdale | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Porter | 3,283 | 37% | |
| | Labour | Frederick Jones * | 3,160 | 36% | |
| | Protestant | Mrs. Mary Jane Longbottom | 2,316 | 26% | |
| Majority | 123 | | |
| Registered electors | 17,015 | | |
| Turnout | 8,759 | 51% | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Low Hill
No. 20 Low Hill | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Edward Pugh | 2,049 | 54% | |
| | Labour | Joseph Whitehead | 1,744 | 46% | |
| Majority | 305 | | |
| Registered electors | 11,186 | | |
| Turnout | 3,793 | 34% | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Much Woolton
No. 36 Much Woolton | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Edward Stirling Napier * | 753 | 74% | |
| | Labour | William Robert Snell | 258 | 26% | |
| Majority | 495 | | |
| Registered electors | 2,136 | | |
| Turnout | 1,011 | 47% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Netherfield
No. 22 Netherfield | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alfred Michael Urding * | 3,770 | 53% | |
| | Labour | Alexander Key | 1,721 | 24% | |
| | Protestant | Albert Clayton | 1,318 | 19% | |
| | Independent | William Edward McLaclan | 276 | 4% | |
| Majority | 2,049 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,178 | | |
| Turnout | 7,085 | 58% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
North Scotland
No. 2 North Scotland | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frederick William Tucker | 1,985 | 82% | |
| | Communist | Leo Joseph McGree | 428 | 18% | |
| Majority | 1,557 | | |
| Registered electors | 8,605 | | |
| Turnout | 2,413 | 28% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Old Swan
No. 32 Old Swan | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Moss Greenberg | 3,571 | 62% | |
| | Labour | William Sydney Dytor | 2,219 | 38% | |
| Majority | 1,352 | | |
| Registered electors | 15,247 | | |
| Turnout | 5,790 | 38% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Prince's Park
No. 13 Prince's Park | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Miss Margaret Beavan | 3,077 | 70% | |
| | Labour | Robert Edward Costier | 1,298 | 30% | |
| Majority | 1,779 | | |
| Registered electors | 9,867 | | |
| Turnout | 4,375 | 44% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sandhills
No. 1 Sandhills | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Wolfe Tone Morrissey * | unopposed | | |
| Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Anne's
St. Domingo
St. Peter's
No. 8 St. Peter's | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Miss Mary Mabel Ellis | 850 | 74% | |
| | Labour | Miss Elsie Emily Louise Hickling | 304 | 26% | |
| Majority | 546 | | |
| Registered electors | 3,054 | | |
| Turnout | 1,154 | 38% | |
| | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Park East
No. 15 Sefton Park East | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Edward Holme * | unopposed | | |
| Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Park West
No. 16 Sefton Park West | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Walter Thomas Lancashire | 2,160 | 83% | |
| | Labour | Mrs. Julia Gertrude Taylor | 446 | 17% | |
| Majority | 1,714 | | |
| Registered electors | 6,230 | | |
| Turnout | 2,606 | 42% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
South Scotland
No. 3 South Scotland | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael John Reppion * | 2,310 | 82% | |
| | Independent | Patrick James Loughran | 524 | 18% | |
| Majority | 1,786 | | |
| Registered electors | 8,830 | | |
| Turnout | 2,834 | 32% | |
| | Labour gain from Catholic | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
No. 4 Vauxhall | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Joseph Belger * | unopposed | | |
| Registered electors | | | |
| | Independent gain from Catholic | Swing | | |
Walton
Warbreck
Wavertree
No. 34 Wavertree | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Morris Griffith * | 3,525 | 69% | |
| | Labour | John Gibbon Elliott | 1,582 | 31% | |
| Majority | 1,943 | | |
| Registered electors | 14,333 | | |
| Turnout | 5,107 | 36% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wavertree West
No. 33 Wavertree West | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alfred Levy | 2,243 | 47% | |
| | Labour | Ernest Whiteley * | 1,970 | 41% | |
| | Liberal | William Herbert Shepherd | 560 | 12% | |
| Majority | 273 | | |
| Registered electors | 8,973 | | |
| Turnout | 4,773 | 53% | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
West Derby
No. 28 West Derby | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ernest Ash Cookson | 4,339 | 71% | |
| | Labour | William Dean Jones | 1,747 | 29% | |
| Majority | 2,592 | | |
| Registered electors | 18,299 | | |
| Turnout | 6,086 | 33% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Aldermanic elections
Aldermanic election 10 November 1930
The term of office of Alderman Henry Morley Miller (Conservative, elected as an alderman on 10 November 1924)[10] expired on 10 November 1930 and he was re-elected for a further 5-year term by the Councillors on that date. [11] [12]
| Aldermanic Election 10 November 1930 |
| Party | Alderman | Votes | % | Allocated ward |
| | Conservative | Henry Morley Miller * | 68 | 100% | No. 35 Allerton |
Aldermanic Election 7 January 1931
Following the death of Alderman Thomas Wafer Byrne (Labour, elected as an alderman on 9 November 1929),[13][14] Councillor Herbert Edward Rose (Labour, Breckfield, elected on 1 November 1929)[15] was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 7 January 1931.[14]
| Aldermanic Election 7 January 1931 |
| Party | Alderman | Votes | % | Allocated ward |
| | Labour | Herbert Edward Rose | 30 | 100% | No. 24 Kirkdale |
Aldermanic Election 1 April 1931
Following the death on 17 December 1930 of Alderman John Gordon J.P. (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1929),[13][16] Councillor Frank Campbell Wilson J.P. (Conservative, Aigburth, elected 1 November 1929)[17] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 1 April 1931[18] [19]
| Aldermanic Election 1 April 1931 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Allocated ward |
| | Conservative | Frank Campbell Wilson | 56 | 98% | No. 12 Dingle |
| | Labour | Robert Tissyman | 1 | 2% | |
Aldermanic Election 6 May 1931
Following the death on 24 December 1930 of Alderman John George Moyles M.B.E. J.P. (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1929),[13][16] Councillor Herbert John Davis (Conservative, Allerton, elected 1 November 1929)[20] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 6 May 1931.[21][22]
| Aldermanic Election 6 May 1931 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Allocated ward |
| | Conservative | Herbert John Davis | 49 | 100% | No. 34 Wavertree |
Aldermanic Election 7 October 1931
Following the resignation of Alderman Richard Rutherford (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1929),[13] which was reported to the Council on 2 September 1931,[23] Councillor Sir Thomas White (Conservative Party, St. Domingo, elected 1 November 1928)[24] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 7 October 1931.[25][26]
| Aldermanic Election 7 October 1931 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Allocated ward |
| | Conservative | Sir Thomas White | 61 | 98% | |
| | Labour | Robert Tissyman | 1 | 2% | |
By-elections
No. 30 Breckfield, 24 March 1931
Following the death of Alderman Thomas Wafer Byrne,[14] Councillor Herbert Edward Rose (Labour, Breckfield, elected on 1 November 1929)[15] was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 7 January 1931, causing a vacancy in the Breckfield ward.
No. 30 Breckfield | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ada Martha Burton | 1,506 | 51% | |
| | Labour | William James Riddick | 859 | 29% | |
| | Protestant | George Edward Lewis | 604 | 20% | |
| Majority | 647 | | |
| Registered electors | 10,398 | | |
| Turnout | 2,969 | 29% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[27]
No. 17 Aigburth, 20 May 1931
Following the death on 17 December 1930 of Alderman John Gordon J.P. (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1929),[13][16] Councillor Frank Campbell Wilson J.P. (Conservative, Aigburth, elected 1 November 1929)[17] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 1 April 1931,[18][19] causing a vacancy in the Aigburth ward.
No. 17 Aigburth | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Vere Egerton Cotton | unopposed | | |
| Registered electors | 8,137 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[28] [29]
No. 35 Allerton, 6 October 1931
Following the death on 24 December 1930 of Alderman John George Moyles M.B.E. J.P. (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1929),[13][16] Councillor Herbert John Davis (Conservative, Allerton, elected 1 November 1929)[20] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 6 May 1931,[21][22] causing a vacancy in the Allerton ward.
No. 35 Allerton | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William George Heath | unopposed | | |
| Registered electors | 4,115 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[25]
No. 13 Prince's Park, Thursday 23 July 1931
Caused by the death on 22 February 1931 of Councillor Miss Margaret Beavan (Conservative, Prince's Park, last elected 1 November 1930).[30]
No. 13 Prince's Park | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Trevor Thomas | 2,096 | 69% | |
| | Labour | John Hamilton | 1,168 | 31% | |
| Majority | 1,168 | | |
| Registered electors | 9,867 | | |
| Turnout | 3,024 | 31% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[31]
No. 23 St. Domingo
Following the resignation of Alderman Richard Rutherford (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1929),[13] which was reported to the Council on 2 September 1931,[23] Councillor Sir Thomas White (Conservative Party, St. Domingo, elected 1 November 1928)[24] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 7 October 1931,[25][26] thereby causing a vacancy in the St. Domingo ward.
No. 4 Vauxhall
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Dr. Percy Henry Hayes (Labour, Vauxhall, last elected on 1 November 1929),[32] which was reported to the Council on 21 October 1931.[33]
See also
References
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- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 1". Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 2". Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 3". Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 4". Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 5". Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 6". Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1930
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1927
- ^ 1924 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election for No. 35 Allerton 10 November 1924
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- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 8". Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g 1929 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1929
- ^ a b c "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 159". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ a b 1929 Liverpool City Council election#Breckfield
- ^ a b c d "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 158". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ a b 1929 Liverpool City Council election#Aigburth
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 331". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 332". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ a b 1929 Liverpool City Council election#Allerton
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 410". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 411". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 636". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ a b 1928 Liverpool City Council election#St. Domingo
- ^ a b c "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 664". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 665". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 330". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 461". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 462". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 252". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 572". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ 1929 Liverpool City Council election#Vauxhall
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1930-1931 page 714". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
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