1951 Liverpool City Council election
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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 11 May 1951.
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![]() Map of Liverpool showing wards won (first placed party)[1] |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Labour | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Protestant | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 28 | 68% | 58% | 120,053 | |||||
Labour | 10 | 24% | 38% | 79,531 | |||||
Protestant | 2 | 5% | 2% | 4,230 | |||||
Independent | 1 | 2.4% | 0.31% | 646 | |||||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.47% | 964 | ||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.065% | 134 |
Ward results
edit* - 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Joseph Bullen * | 2,740 | 53% | −1% | |
Labour | William Smyth | 2,391 | 47% | +1% | |
Majority | 349 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,488 | ||||
Turnout | 5,131 | 38% | −3% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Aigburth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Herbert Mylrea Allen * | 5,842 | 83% | 0% | |
Liberal | William Edward Oates | 600 | 9% | ||
Labour | Roy Stoddart | 565 | 8% | −9% | |
Majority | 5,267 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,607 | ||||
Turnout | 6,997 | 45% | −13% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Allerton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs. Margaret Jane Strong * | 3,068 | 76% | +8% | |
Labour | William Rice-Jones | 615 | 15% | −8% | |
Liberal | Mrs. Helena France | 364 | 9% | ||
Majority | 2,453 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,583 | ||||
Turnout | 4,047 | 42% | −15% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Anfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Albert James White * | 4,698 | 68% | −4% | |
Labour | Walter Richard Maylor | 2,181 | 32% | −4% | |
Majority | 2,517 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,560 | ||||
Turnout | 6,879 | 42% | 53% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Breckfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David John Lewis * | 3,100 | 66% | +6% | |
Labour | Terence Roberts | 1,621 | 34% | −6% | |
Majority | 1,479 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,893 | ||||
Turnout | 4,721 | 37% | −14% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Brunswick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Hampton Cain * | 1,982 | 77% | −2% | |
Conservative | Mrs. Marrion Browne | 582 | 23% | −1% | |
Majority | 1,400 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,546 | ||||
Turnout | 2,564 | 34% | +10% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Castle Street
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Reginald Poole (PARTY) | 499 | 98% | ||
Labour | Thomas McNerney | 11 | 2% | ||
Majority | 488 | ||||
Registered electors | 922 | ||||
Turnout | 510 | 55% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Childwall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alexander Young * | 4,748 | 86% | −4% | |
Labour | Mrs. Eleanor Elizabeth Wright | 766 | 14% | −4% | |
Majority | 3,982 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,476 | ||||
Turnout | 5,514 | 41% | −14% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Croxteth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sydney Smart * | 6,595 | 51% | 0% | |
Conservative | Charles McDonald | 6,346 | 49% | −2% | |
Majority | 249 | ||||
Registered electors | 34,017 | ||||
Turnout | 12,941 | 38% | −1% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Dingle
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Stanley Airey (PARTY) | 4,470 | 51% | +3% | |
Labour | Lewis Charles Edwards | 4,344 | 49% | −3% | |
Majority | 126 | ||||
Registered electors | 17,840 | ||||
Turnout | 8,814 | 49% | −1% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Edge Hill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Bagot * | 2,283 | 52% | −2% | |
Conservative | William Thomas | 2,129 | 48% | +2% | |
Majority | 154 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,599 | ||||
Turnout | 4,412 | 32% | −7% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Everton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Braddock * | 2,670 | 58% | 0% | |
Conservative | Ernest Johnson | 1,970 | 42% | 0% | |
Majority | 700 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,213 | ||||
Turnout | 4,640 | 35% | −4% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 0% |
Exchange
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Walter McGrath * | 646 | 74% | −5% | |
Labour | John Cullen | 226 | 26% | +5% | |
Majority | 420 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,656 | ||||
Turnout | 872 | 53% | −2% | ||
Independent hold | Swing | -5% |
Fairfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Nash * | 4,071 | 67% | −1% | |
Labour | William Indcox Davies | 2,028 | 33% | +1% | |
Majority | 2,043 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,494 | ||||
Turnout | 6,099 | 39% | −12% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1% |
Fazakerley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kenneth Pugh Thompson M.P. * | 5,288 | 54% | 0% | |
Labour | James Gardner | 4,523 | 46% | 0% | |
Majority | 765 | ||||
Registered electors | 19,900 | ||||
Turnout | 9,811 | 49% | −2% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0% |
Garston
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Clarke * | 4,958 | 55% | +1% | |
Labour | William Henry Sefton | 4,038 | 45% | −1% | |
Majority | 920 | ||||
Registered electors | 19,796 | ||||
Turnout | 8,996 | 45% | −12% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1% |
Granby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Edward Thompson * | 2,742 | 55% | 0% | |
Labour | Mrs. Elizabeth Trainor | 2,225 | 45% | 0% | |
Majority | 517 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,869 | ||||
Turnout | 4,967 | 39% | −4% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Great George
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John James Coupland (PARTY) | 920 | 57% | +2% | |
Labour | Thomas George Dominic Maguire | 686 | 43% | −2% | |
Majority | 234 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,360 | ||||
Turnout | 1,606 | 48% | +1% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kensington
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Harold William Hughes * | 3,235 | 57% | +1% | |
Labour | Frederick Walker | 2,476 | 43% | −1% | |
Majority | 759 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,074 | ||||
Turnout | 5,711 | 41% | −9% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kirkdale
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Shaw | 3,666 | 51% | +3% | |
Labour | John Francis Carr * | 3,564 | 49% | −3% | |
Majority | 102 | ||||
Registered electors | 19,710 | ||||
Turnout | 7,230 | 37% | −9% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +3% |
Little Woolton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gordon Frederick Catlin * | 1,257 | 68% | −16% | |
Labour | Francis Burke | 603 | 32% | +18% | |
Majority | 654 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,047 | ||||
Turnout | 1,860 | 61% | −7% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -16% |
Low Hill
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Samuel Cecil Saltmarsh * | 3,005 | 55% | 0% | |
Labour | Charles Morris | 2,465 | 45% | 0% | |
Majority | 540 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,003 | ||||
Turnout | 5,470 | 46% | −3% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Much Woolton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Joseph Norton (PARTY) | 2,399 | 82% | +8% | |
Labour | Alan Frank Skinner | 523 | 18% | −8% | |
Majority | 1,876 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,367 | ||||
Turnout | 2,922 | 46% | −8% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +8% |
Netherfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protestant | George Edward Lewis * | 1,878 | 67% | +4% | |
Labour | Thomas Robinson | 926 | 33% | −4% | |
Majority | 952 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,134 | ||||
Turnout | 2,804 | 28% | +9% | ||
Protestant hold | Swing | +4% |
North Scotland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frederick William Tucker * | 1,634 | 63% | −12% | |
Independent | John Joseph Fay | 930 | 36% | ||
Communist | John William Coward | 18 | 1% | −6% | |
Majority | 1,634 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,185 | ||||
Turnout | 2,582 | 36% | +3% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -12% |
Old Swan
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alfred Nathaniel Bates * | 7,279 | 71% | +5% | |
Labour | Joseph Mooney | 3,028 | 29% | −5% | |
Majority | 4,251 | ||||
Registered electors | 27,217 | ||||
Turnout | 10,307 | 38% | −11% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5% |
Prince's Park
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles Cowlin * | 2,690 | 56% | +1% | |
Labour | Thomas McManus | 2,118 | 44% | −1% | |
Majority | 572 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,977 | ||||
Turnout | 4,808 | 40% | −10% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1% |
Sandhills
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stanley Part * | 2,332 | 75% | +2% | |
Conservative | Leonard James Carr | 790 | 25% | −2% | |
Majority | 1,542 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,160 | ||||
Turnout | 3,122 | 38% | −3% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2% |
St. Anne's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Abraham Louis Caplan * | 1,242 | 73% | +11% | |
Conservative | Frank Scott | 467 | 27% | +6% | |
Majority | 775 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,537 | ||||
Turnout | 1,709 | 31% | −12% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +11% |
St. Domingo
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protestant | Mrs. Mary Jane Longbottom * | 2,352 | 65% | +5% | |
Labour | Frank Keating | 1,281 | 35% | −5% | |
Majority | 1,281 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,257 | ||||
Turnout | 3,633 | 27% | −15% | ||
Protestant hold | Swing | +5% |
St. Peter's
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James William Brown * | 457 | 59% | −11% | |
Labour | Mrs. Elsie Ellen Gough | 323 | 41% | +11% | |
Majority | 134 | ||||
Registered electors | 1,437 | ||||
Turnout | 780 | 54% | +8% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -11% |
Sefton Park East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Walter Isaac Throssell * | 3,877 | 74% | 0% | |
Labour | Matthew John Grimes | 1,337 | 26% | 0% | |
Majority | 2,540 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,249 | ||||
Turnout | 5,214 | 37% | −5% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0% |
Sefton Park West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frederick Bidston * | 3,744 | 75% | −3% | |
Labour | Keith Samuel Williams | 1,265 | 25% | +3% | |
Majority | 2,479 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,825 | ||||
Turnout | 5,009 | 46% | −5% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -3% |
South Scotland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Sheehan * | 1,471 | 92% | ||
Labour | David Cowley | 1,465 | 91% | ||
Communist | Richard Cuerdon | 134 | 8% | ||
Majority | 1,471 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,670 | ||||
Turnout | 1,605 | 24% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Vauxhall
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Cyril Brady * | 666 | 69% | 0% | |
Conservative | William Alfred Manley Crawford | 306 | 31% | 0% | |
Majority | 360 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,827 | ||||
Turnout | 972 | 34% | −16% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 0% |
Walton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs Mary Elizabeth Jones * | 5,584 | 65% | +5% | |
Labour | William Dean-Jones | 2,984 | 35% | −5% | |
Majority | 2,600 | ||||
Registered electors | 23,104 | ||||
Turnout | 8,568 | 37% | −15% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +5% |
Warbreck
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Donald Francis Brady (PARTY) | 5,161 | 70% | −1% | |
Labour | William Delgarno | 2,234 | 30% | +1% | |
Majority | 2,927 | ||||
Registered electors | 18,861 | ||||
Turnout | 7,395 | 39% | −8% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -1% |
Wavertree
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edward Jennings (PARTY) | 6,321 | 74% | +1% | |
Labour | Thomas Henry Maloney | 1,507 | 18% | −9% | |
Liberal | Albert Edward Jones | 729 | 9% | ||
Majority | 4,814 | ||||
Registered electors | 21,976 | ||||
Turnout | 8,557 | 39% | −12% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1% |
Wavertree West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Keenan (PARTY) | 2,993 | 55% | 0% | |
Labour | Charles James Minton | 2,418 | 45% | 0% | |
Majority | 575 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,506 | ||||
Turnout | 5,411 | 47% | −7% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0% |
West Derby
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hedley Arthur Williams * | 8,661 | 72% | +3% | |
Labour | George Henry Dunbar | 3,384 | 28% | −3% | |
Majority | 5,277 | ||||
Registered electors | 31,415 | ||||
Turnout | 12,045 | 38% | −13% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3% |
By-elections
editNorth Scotland 22 November 1951
editFollowing the disqualification of Herbert Francis Granby (elected 12 May 1949) there was a By-election for the North Scotland ward on 22 November 1951.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Leonard James Carr | 1,527 | 87% | ||
Conservative | Thomas Robinson | 234 | 13% | ||
Majority | 1,293 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,185 | ||||
Turnout | 1,761 | 25% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 12 May 1951
- ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1951-1952
- ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1951-1952 page 442