1951 Liverpool City Council election

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1951 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 Thursday 11 May 1951.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen
Conservative  ?? ?? ??
Labour  ?? ?? ??
Protestant  ?? ?? ??
Liberal  ?? ?? ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1951
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2868%58%120,053
  Labour 1024%38%79,531
  Protestant 25%2%4,230
  Independent 12.4%0.31%646
  Liberal 00000%0.47%964
  Communist 00000%0.065%134

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

The terms of office expired in 1951 for those councillors who were elected in November 1947. Therefore comparisons are made with the 1947 election results.

Abercromby

Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Francis Joseph Bullen *2,74053%−1%
Labour William Smyth2,39147%+1%
Majority349
Registered electors 13,488
Turnout 5,13138%−3%
Conservative hold Swing

Aigburth

Aigburth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Herbert Mylrea Allen *5,84283%0%
Liberal William Edward Oates6009%
Labour Roy Stoddart5658%−9%
Majority5,267
Registered electors 15,607
Turnout 6,99745%−13%
Conservative hold Swing

Allerton

Allerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs. Margaret Jane Strong *3,06876%+8%
Labour William Rice-Jones61515%−8%
Liberal Mrs. Helena France3649%
Majority2,453
Registered electors 9,583
Turnout 4,04742%−15%
Conservative hold Swing

Anfield

Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Albert James White *4,69868%−4%
Labour Walter Richard Maylor2,18132%−4%
Majority2,517
Registered electors 16,560
Turnout 6,87942%53%
Conservative hold Swing

Breckfield

Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David John Lewis *3,10066%+6%
Labour Terence Roberts1,62134%−6%
Majority1,479
Registered electors 12,893
Turnout 4,72137%−14%
Conservative hold Swing

Brunswick

Brunswick
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Hampton Cain *1,98277%−2%
Conservative Mrs. Marrion Browne58223%−1%
Majority1,400
Registered electors 7,546
Turnout 2,56434%+10%
Labour hold Swing

Castle Street

Castle Street
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Reginald Poole (PARTY)49998%
Labour Thomas McNerney112%
Majority488
Registered electors 922
Turnout 51055%
Conservative hold Swing

Childwall

Childwall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alexander Young *4,74886%−4%
Labour Mrs. Eleanor Elizabeth Wright76614%−4%
Majority3,982
Registered electors 13,476
Turnout 5,51441%−14%
Conservative hold Swing

Croxteth

Croxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sydney Smart *6,59551%0%
Conservative Charles McDonald6,34649%−2%
Majority249
Registered electors 34,017
Turnout 12,94138%−1%
Conservative hold Swing

Dingle

Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stanley Airey (PARTY)4,47051%+3%
Labour Lewis Charles Edwards4,34449%−3%
Majority126
Registered electors 17,840
Turnout 8,81449%−1%
Conservative hold Swing

Edge Hill

Edge Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Bagot *2,28352%−2%
Conservative William Thomas2,12948%+2%
Majority154
Registered electors 13,599
Turnout 4,41232%−7%
Labour hold Swing

Everton

Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Braddock *2,67058%0%
Conservative Ernest Johnson1,97042%0%
Majority700
Registered electors 13,213
Turnout 4,64035%−4%
Labour hold Swing 0%

Exchange

Exchange
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Walter McGrath *64674%−5%
Labour John Cullen22626%+5%
Majority420
Registered electors 1,656
Turnout 87253%−2%
Independent hold Swing -5%

Fairfield

Fairfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Nash *4,07167%−1%
Labour William Indcox Davies2,02833%+1%
Majority2,043
Registered electors 15,494
Turnout 6,09939%−12%
Conservative hold Swing -1%

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Pugh Thompson M.P. *5,28854%0%
Labour James Gardner4,52346%0%
Majority765
Registered electors 19,900
Turnout 9,81149%−2%
Conservative hold Swing 0%

Garston

Garston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Henry Clarke *4,95855%+1%
Labour William Henry Sefton4,03845%−1%
Majority920
Registered electors 19,796
Turnout 8,99645%−12%
Conservative hold Swing +1%

Granby

Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Edward Thompson *2,74255%0%
Labour Mrs. Elizabeth Trainor2,22545%0%
Majority517
Registered electors 12,869
Turnout 4,96739%−4%
Conservative hold Swing

Great George

Great George
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John James Coupland (PARTY)92057%+2%
Labour Thomas George Dominic Maguire68643%−2%
Majority234
Registered electors 3,360
Turnout 1,60648%+1%
Conservative hold Swing

Kensington

Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold William Hughes *3,23557%+1%
Labour Frederick Walker2,47643%−1%
Majority759
Registered electors 14,074
Turnout 5,71141%−9%
Conservative hold Swing

Kirkdale

Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Shaw3,66651%+3%
Labour John Francis Carr *3,56449%−3%
Majority102
Registered electors 19,710
Turnout 7,23037%−9%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +3%

Little Woolton

Little Woolton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gordon Frederick Catlin *1,25768%−16%
Labour Francis Burke60332%+18%
Majority654
Registered electors 3,047
Turnout 1,86061%−7%
Conservative hold Swing -16%

Low Hill

Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samuel Cecil Saltmarsh *3,00555%0%
Labour Charles Morris2,46545%0%
Majority540
Registered electors 12,003
Turnout 5,47046%−3%
Conservative hold Swing

Much Woolton

Much Woolton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joseph Norton (PARTY)2,39982%+8%
Labour Alan Frank Skinner52318%−8%
Majority1,876
Registered electors 6,367
Turnout 2,92246%−8%
Conservative hold Swing +8%

Netherfield

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant George Edward Lewis *1,87867%+4%
Labour Thomas Robinson92633%−4%
Majority952
Registered electors 10,134
Turnout 2,80428%+9%
Protestant hold Swing +4%

North Scotland

North Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frederick William Tucker *1,63463%−12%
Independent John Joseph Fay93036%
Communist John William Coward181%−6%
Majority1,634
Registered electors 7,185
Turnout 2,58236%+3%
Labour hold Swing -12%

Old Swan

Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alfred Nathaniel Bates *7,27971%+5%
Labour Joseph Mooney3,02829%−5%
Majority4,251
Registered electors 27,217
Turnout 10,30738%−11%
Conservative hold Swing +5%

Prince's Park

Prince's Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charles Cowlin *2,69056%+1%
Labour Thomas McManus2,11844%−1%
Majority572
Registered electors 11,977
Turnout 4,80840%−10%
Conservative hold Swing +1%

Sandhills

Sandhills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stanley Part *2,33275%+2%
Conservative Leonard James Carr79025%−2%
Majority1,542
Registered electors 8,160
Turnout 3,12238%−3%
Labour hold Swing +2%

St. Anne's

St. Anne's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Abraham Louis Caplan *1,24273%+11%
Conservative Frank Scott46727%+6%
Majority775
Registered electors 5,537
Turnout 1,70931%−12%
Labour hold Swing +11%

St. Domingo

St. Domingo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant Mrs. Mary Jane Longbottom *2,35265%+5%
Labour Frank Keating1,28135%−5%
Majority1,281
Registered electors 13,257
Turnout 3,63327%−15%
Protestant hold Swing +5%

St. Peter's

St. Peter's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James William Brown *45759%−11%
Labour Mrs. Elsie Ellen Gough32341%+11%
Majority134
Registered electors 1,437
Turnout 78054%+8%
Conservative hold Swing -11%

Sefton Park East

Sefton Park East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Walter Isaac Throssell *3,87774%0%
Labour Matthew John Grimes1,33726%0%
Majority2,540
Registered electors 14,249
Turnout 5,21437%−5%
Conservative hold Swing 0%

Sefton Park West

Sefton Park West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frederick Bidston *3,74475%−3%
Labour Keith Samuel Williams1,26525%+3%
Majority2,479
Registered electors 10,825
Turnout 5,00946%−5%
Conservative hold Swing -3%

South Scotland

South Scotland - 2 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Sheehan *1,47192%
Labour David Cowley1,46591%
Communist Richard Cuerdon1348%
Majority1,471
Registered electors 6,670
Turnout 1,60524%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Cyril Brady *66669%0%
Conservative William Alfred Manley Crawford30631%0%
Majority360
Registered electors 2,827
Turnout 97234%−16%
Labour hold Swing 0%

Walton

Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs Mary Elizabeth Jones *5,58465%+5%
Labour William Dean-Jones2,98435%−5%
Majority2,600
Registered electors 23,104
Turnout 8,56837%−15%
Conservative hold Swing +5%

Warbreck

Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Francis Brady (PARTY)5,16170%−1%
Labour William Delgarno2,23430%+1%
Majority2,927
Registered electors 18,861
Turnout 7,39539%−8%
Conservative hold Swing -1%

Wavertree

Wavertree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edward Jennings (PARTY)6,32174%+1%
Labour Thomas Henry Maloney1,50718%−9%
Liberal Albert Edward Jones7299%
Majority4,814
Registered electors 21,976
Turnout 8,55739%−12%
Conservative hold Swing +1%

Wavertree West

Wavertree West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Keenan (PARTY)2,99355%0%
Labour Charles James Minton2,41845%0%
Majority575
Registered electors 11,506
Turnout 5,41147%−7%
Conservative hold Swing 0%

West Derby

West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hedley Arthur Williams *8,66172%+3%
Labour George Henry Dunbar3,38428%−3%
Majority5,277
Registered electors 31,415
Turnout 12,04538%−13%
Conservative hold Swing +3%

[2] [3]

By-elections

North Scotland 22 November 1951

Following the disqualification of Herbert Francis Granby (elected 12 May 1949) there was a By-election for the North Scotland ward on 22 November 1951.

North Scotland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leonard James Carr1,52787%
Conservative Thomas Robinson23413%
Majority1,293
Registered electors 7,185
Turnout 1,76125%
Labour hold Swing

[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post 12 May 1951
  3. ↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1951-1952
  4. ↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1951-1952 page 442
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