1950 Liverpool City Council election
Appearance
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 11 May 1950.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative | 78 | +1 | 28 | 106 |
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour | 34 | -1 | 7 | 40 |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK, 1989)/meta/color" | | Protestant | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Liberal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | |||||||||
Labour | |||||||||
Liberal | |||||||||
Protestant | |||||||||
Communist |
Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
Comparisons are made with the 1947 election results.
Abercromby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Cheshire (PARTY) | 2,747 | 51% | ||
Labour | William Smyth | 2,482 | 46% | ||
Communist | Colin Cameron | 179 | 3% | ||
Majority | 265 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,210 | ||||
Turnout | 5,408 | 41% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Aigburth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Meredith Alcock | 5,881 | 81% | −2% | |
Liberal | William Edward Oates | 697 | 10% | ||
Labour | Thomas George White | 668 | 9% | −8% | |
Majority | 5,184 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,667 | ||||
Turnout | 7,246 | 46% | −12% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Allerton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John McMillan (PARTY) | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 9,477 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Anfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William John Harrrop (PARTY) | 4,899 | 69% | +5% | |
Labour | Walter Richard Maylor | 2,252 | 31% | −5% | |
Majority | 2,647 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,612 | ||||
Turnout | 7,151 | 43% | −10% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Breckfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George William Prout * | 3,329 | 64% | +4% | |
Labour | Terence Roberts | 1,907 | 36% | −4% | |
Majority | 1,422 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,890 | ||||
Turnout | 5,236 | 41% | −10% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Brunswick
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Henry Flyn (PARTY) | 2,421 | 82% | +7% | |
Independent | Walter McGrath | 520 | 18% | ||
Majority | 1,901 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,470 | ||||
Turnout | 2,941 | 39% | +15% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Castle Street
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Winlack Harley (PARTY) | 559 | 98% | ||
Labour | Harry Livermore | 9 | 2% | ||
Majority | 550 | ||||
Registered electors | 860 | ||||
Turnout | 568 | 66% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Childwall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jack Creswell (PARTY) | 5,004 | 84% | +2% | |
Labour | William Dean Jones | 952 | 16% | −2% | |
Majority | 4,052 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,286 | ||||
Turnout | 5,956 | 45% | −10% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Croxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman Arthur Williams (PARTY) | 6,178 | 50% | −1% | |
Labour | James Cullen | 6,051 | 49% | +2% | |
Communist | John Thomas Whewell | 166 | -1% | ||
Majority | 127 | ||||
Registered electors | 33,509 | ||||
Turnout | 12,395 | 37% | −2% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Dingle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Basil Cashin | 4,232 | 50% | +4% | |
Conservative | Stanley Airey (PARTY) | 4,176 | 50% | −4% | |
Majority | 56 | ||||
Registered electors | 17,793 | ||||
Turnout | 8,408 | 47% | −1% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Edge Hill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Horan (PARTY) | 2,712 | 57% | +3% | |
Conservative | Hugh Maule Jones | 1,937 | 41% | −5% | |
Communist | Thomas McCann | 85 | 2% | ||
Majority | 775 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,489 | ||||
Turnout | 4,734 | 35% | −4% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Everton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Nickson (PARTY) | 2,941 | 64% | +6% | |
Conservative | William Thomas | 1,570 | 34% | −8% | |
Communist | John William Clarke | 97 | 2% | ||
Majority | 1,371 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,021 | ||||
Turnout | 4,608 | 35% | −4% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Exchange
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Gerard Granby | 666 | 85% | +6% | |
Labour | Alexander Kay | 121 | 15% | −6% | |
Majority | 545 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,575 | ||||
Turnout | 787 | 50% | −5% | ||
Independent hold | Swing | +6% |
Fairfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Meadows (PARTY) | 4,491 | 65% | −1% | |
Labour | Edward William Harby | 2,406 | 35% | +1% | |
Majority | 2,085 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,572 | ||||
Turnout | 6,897 | 44% | −7% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Fazakerley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Morgan | 5,100 | 52% | +6% | |
Conservative | Robert Charles Andrews (PARTY) | 4,793 | 48% | −6% | |
Majority | 307 | ||||
Registered electors | 19,933 | ||||
Turnout | 9,893 | 50% | −1% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 6% |
Garston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alexander Hardman | 3,580 | 49% | +3% | |
Conservative | William Leslie McClelland (PARTY) | 3,566 | 49% | −5% | |
Communist | Isaac Brickwood Pick | 93 | 1% | ||
Majority | 14 | ||||
Registered electors | 18,575 | ||||
Turnout | 7,239 | 39% | −18% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Granby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Clarke (PARTY) | 2,576 | 52% | −3% | |
Labour | Mrs Elizabeth Trainor | 2,385 | 48% | +3% | |
Majority | 191 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,475 | ||||
Turnout | 4,961 | 40% | −3% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Great George
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 783 | 51% | +6% | ||
Conservative | 760 | 49% | −6% | ||
Majority | 23 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,543 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Kensington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stephen Minion (PARTY) | 3,199 | 54% | −2% | |
Labour | John Hamilton | 2,402 | 41% | −3% | |
Liberal | Edward Kelly | 295 | 5% | ||
Majority | 797 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,109 | ||||
Turnout | 5,896 | 42% | −8% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2% |
Kirkdale
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Howell James (PARTY) | 4,134 | 53% | +1% | |
Conservative | Edward Shaw | 3,670 | 47% | −1% | |
Majority | 464 | ||||
Registered electors | 19,840 | ||||
Turnout | 7,804 | 39% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | +1% |
Little Woolton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eric Cuthbert Arden (PARTY) | 1,173 | 62% | −22% | |
Labour | Roy Stoddart | 704 | 38% | +24% | |
Majority | 469 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,018 | ||||
Turnout | 1,877 | 62% | −6% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Low Hill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Mathew Taylor | 2,685 | 52% | +7% | |
Conservative | John Keenan | 2,478 | 48% | −7% | |
Majority | 207 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,944 | ||||
Turnout | 5,163 | 43% | −6% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 7% |
Much Woolton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Vivian Forsyth Crosthwaite | 2,054 | 80% | +6% | |
Labour | William H. Sefton | 509 | 20% | −6% | |
Majority | 1,545 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,790 | ||||
Turnout | 2,563 | 43% | −15% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Netherfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative & Protestant | Harry Victor Shaw | 2,030 | 62% | −1% | |
Labour | Thomas Robinson | 1,216 | 37% | ||
Communist | Sidney Foster | 52 | 2% | ||
Majority | 814 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,012 | ||||
Turnout | 3,298 | 33% | −4% | ||
Protestant hold | Swing |
North Scotland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph O'Neil | 1,585 | 98% | +23% | |
Communist | John William Coward | 30 | 2% | −5% | |
Majority | 1,585 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,154 | ||||
Turnout | 1,615 | 23% | −10% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +23% |
Old Swan
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Leslie Thomas Rogers | 7,609 | 65% | −1% | |
Labour | Walter Duffy | 3,994 | 34% | 0% | |
Communist | Miss Winifred May George | 164 | 1% | ||
Majority | 3,615 | ||||
Registered electors | 27,201 | ||||
Turnout | 11,767 | 43% | −6% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Prince's Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Browne (PARTY) | 2,616 | 54% | −1% | |
Labour | Mrs Ethel May Wormald | 2,156 | 44% | −1% | |
Communist | Mrs Evelyn Cohen | 111 | 2% | ||
Majority | 460 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,012 | ||||
Turnout | 4,883 | 41% | −9% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sandhills
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Henry Alldritt | 2,408 | 79% | +6% | |
Conservative | Frederick C. Hitches | 645 | 21% | −6% | |
Majority | 1,763 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,961 | ||||
Turnout | 3,053 | 38% | −3% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Anne's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs. Sarah Anne McArd | 1,324 | 65% | +3% | |
Conservative | Miss Joan Ailsa Blackie | 440 | 22% | −1% | |
Independent | Joseph Francis Fusco | 270 | 13% | ||
Majority | 884 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,527 | ||||
Turnout | 2,034 | 37% | −6% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3% |
St. Domingo
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protestant | George Phipps (PARTY) | 2,868 | 64% | +4% | |
Labour | Stanley Michael McGorian | 1,608 | 36% | −4% | |
Majority | 1,260 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,070 | ||||
Turnout | 4,476 | 34% | −8% | ||
Protestant hold | Swing |
St. Peter's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs. Evaline Ida Bligh | 414 | 58% | −12% | |
Labour | Thomas George Dominic McGuire | 306 | 43% | +13% | |
Majority | 108 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,369 | ||||
Turnout | 720 | 53% | +7% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sefton Park East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Nuttall Maxwell Entwistle (PARTY) | unopposed | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sefton Park West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Walter Pickles | 4,037 | 76% | −2% | |
Labour | Richard John Alcock | 1,310 | 24% | +2% | |
Majority | 2,727 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,913 | ||||
Turnout | 5,347 | 49% | −2% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2% |
South Scotland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frederick Ernest Granby (PARTY) | 2,053 | 97% | ||
Labour | Edward Corrigan (PARTY) | 1,988 | 94% | ||
Communist | Dr. Cyril Taylor | 66 | 3% | ||
Majority | 1,987 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,355 | ||||
Turnout | 2,119 | 33% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Vauxhall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patrick O'Brien (PARTY) | 598 | 69% | ||
Conservative | Sydney Charles Freeman | 274 | 31% | 0% | |
Majority | 324 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,736 | ||||
Turnout | 872 | 32% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Walton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Moore (PARTY) | 5,767 | 58% | −2% | |
Labour | Walter Gibbs | 4,131 | 42% | +2% | |
Majority | 1,636 | ||||
Registered electors | 23,033 | ||||
Turnout | 9,898 | 43% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2% |
Warbreck
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Whitaker Lowe (PARTY) | 5,220 | 69% | −2% | |
Labour | Ian Isidore Levin | 2,319 | 31% | +2% | |
Majority | 2,901 | ||||
Registered electors | 19,085 | ||||
Turnout | 7,539 | 40% | −7% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wavertree
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ??????? Wilson | 6,911 | 75% | ||
Conservative | Edward Jennings | 6,863 | 75% | ||
Labour | Francis Burke | 2,334 | 25% | ||
Labour | Mrs. ????? Wright | 2,278 | 25% | ||
Majority | 4,567 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 9,255 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wavertree West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John James Merrigan (PARTY) | 2,705 | 51% | −4% | |
Labour | Charles James Minton | 2,609 | 49% | +4% | |
Majority | 96 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,539 | ||||
Turnout | 5,314 | 46% | −8% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -4% |
West Derby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alec James Garnock-Jones | 8,679 | 69% | 0% | |
Labour | William Indcox Jones | 3,347 | 27% | −4% | |
Liberal | Cameron Melville | 493 | 4% | ||
Majority | 5,332 | ||||
Registered electors | 31,444 | ||||
Turnout | 12,519 | 40% | −11% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
By-elections
North Scotland, Thursday 22 November 1950
Vacancy left by Cllr. Herbert F. Granby.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Robinson | 1,527 | 87% | −11% | |
Conservative | Leonard James Carr | 234 | 13% | ||
Majority | 1,293 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,154 | ||||
Turnout | 1,761 | 25% | +2% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -11% |
References
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 12 May 1950
- ^ Liverpool Echo 12 May 1950
- ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1950-1951
- ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1947-1948
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 22 November 1950
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 23 November 1950
- ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1950-1951