1927 English local government election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1927.
One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years.
Two of the thirty-nine seats up for election were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| | Conservative | 64 | -4 | 28 | 92 |
| | Labour | 24 | +6 | 1 | 25 |
| | Catholic | 16 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| | Liberal | 8 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| | Protestant | 1 | -1 | 0 | `1 |
| | Independent | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
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Election result
Liverpool local election result 1927 | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 20 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 51% | | | |
| | Labour | 13 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 33% | | | |
| | Catholic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8% | | | |
| | Liberal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | | | |
| | Protestant | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0% | | | |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0% | | | |
| | Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | | | |
Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1924 election results.
Abercromby
No. 9 Abercromby | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Thomas Roberts * | 2,077 | 62% | |
| | Labour | Samuel Sydney Silverman | 1,274 | 38% | |
| Majority | 803 | | |
| Registered electors | 9,218 | | |
| Turnout | 3,351 | 36% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Aigburth
No. 17 Aigburth | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward James Deane * | unopposed | | |
| Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Allerton
No. 35 Allerton | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Alfred Strong * | 837 | 65% | |
| | Liberal | Neil Norman McKinnon | 362 | 28% | |
| | Labour | Thomas Crossland | 84 | 7% | |
| Majority | 475 | | |
| Registered electors | 2,872 | | |
| Turnout | 1,283 | 45% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Anfield
No. 29 Anfield | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Richard Price | 1,952 | 44% | |
| | Conservative | Charles Gordon Snowden Gordon * | 1,639 | 37% | |
| | Labour | Robert Joseph McDonnell | 845 | 19% | |
| Majority | 794 | | |
| Registered electors | 10,061 | | |
| Turnout | 4,436 | 45% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Breckfield
No. 30 Breckfield | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Henry Burton * | 2,081 | 52% | |
| | Labour | William James Riddick | 1,947 | 48% | |
| Majority | 134 | | |
| Registered electors | 9,697 | | |
| Turnout | 4,028 | 42% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brunswick
No. 11 Brunswick | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Hanley | 3,431 | 79% | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Henry Nabb | 930 | 21% | |
| Majority | 2,501 | | |
| Registered electors | 8,589 | | |
| Turnout | 4,361 | 51% | |
| | 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 2 seats | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Herbert John Davis * | 777 | 64% | |
| | Conservative | Edward Norman Heath | 719 | 59% | |
| | Labour | Mary Lilian Hamilton | 438 | 36% | |
| | Labour | Charles Matthew Belk | 382 | 31% | |
| Majority | 339 | | |
| Registered electors | 2,107 | | |
| Turnout | 1,215 | 58% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Dingle
No. 12 Dingle | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frank Bennett Brown * | 4,092 | 52% | |
| | Labour | William Jones | 3,811 | 48% | |
| Majority | 281 | | |
| Registered electors | 14,428 | | |
| Turnout | 7,903 | 55% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Edge Hill
No. 18 Edge Hill | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Tissyman * | 3,230 | 58% | |
| | Conservative | Richard Roberts | 2,301 | 42% | |
| Majority | 929 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,616 | | |
| Turnout | 5,531 | 44% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Everton
No. 21 Everton | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bertie Kirby * | 3,809 | 68% | |
| | Conservative | Joseph Gardner | 1,826 | 32% | |
| Majority | 1,983 | 36% | |
| Registered electors | 12,647 | | |
| Turnout | 5,635 | 45% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Catholic | John Quinn * | 910 | 85% | |
| | Labour | Joseph Nugent | 123 | 12% | |
| Majority | 787 | | |
| Registered electors | 2,710 | | |
| Turnout | 1,033 | | |
| | Catholic hold | Swing | | |
Fairfield
Fazakerley
No. 27 Fazakerley | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Herbert Charters * | 1,053 | 70% | |
| | Labour | Jane Billing Davison | 459 | 30% | |
| Majority | 594 | | |
| Registered electors | 4,366 | | |
| Turnout | 1,512 | 35% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Garston
No. 37 Garston | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph Jackson Cleary | 2,011 | 50.2% | |
| | Conservative | Edward Wrake Turner * | 1,993 | 49.8% | |
| Majority | 18 | | |
| Registered electors | 6,400 | | |
| Turnout | 4,004 | 63% | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Granby
No. 14 Granby | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Johnstone | 1,873 | 44% | |
| | Conservative | Rosa Hoch * | 1,361 | 32% | |
| | Liberal | Arthur Donald Dennis | 986 | 23% | |
| Majority | 512 | | |
| Registered electors | 9,322 | | |
| Turnout | 4,220 | 45% | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Great George
No. 10 Great George | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Loughlin | 1,265 | 56% | |
| | Catholic | John Patrick Bligh | 810 | 36% | |
| | Independent Catholic | Thomas Joseph Marner * | 125 | 6% | |
| | People's | William Joseph Doyle | 67 | 3% | |
| Majority | 455 | | |
| Registered electors | 4,840 | | |
| Turnout | 2,267 | 47% | |
| | Labour gain from Catholic | Swing | | |
Kensington
No. 19 Kensington | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ambrose Fry | 3,202 | 55% | |
| | Labour | William Richard Blair | 2,634 | 45% | |
| Majority | 586 | | |
| Registered electors | 10,846 | | |
| Turnout | 5,836 | 54% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kirkdale
No. 24 Kirkdale | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frederick Jones | 2,874 | 50.1% | |
| | Conservative | Charles Porter * | 2,868 | 49.9% | |
| Majority | 6 | | |
| Registered electors | 15,680 | | |
| Turnout | 5,742 | 37% | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Low Hill
No. 20 Low Hill | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edward Gerard Deery | 2,835 | 56% | |
| | Conservative | Alfred Gaskell Alsop * | 2,229 | 44% | |
| Majority | 606 | | |
| Registered electors | 10,305 | | |
| Turnout | 5,064 | 49% | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Much Woolton
No. 36 Much Woolton | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Edward Stirling Napier | 683 | 72% | |
| | Labour | Frederick Stapleton | 262 | 28% | |
| Majority | 421 | | |
| Registered electors | 1,801 | | |
| Turnout | 945 | 52% | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Netherfield
No. 22 Netherfield | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alfred Michael Urding * | 3,164 | 50.5% | |
| | Labour | John Bagot | 3,102 | 49.5% | |
| Majority | 62 | | |
| Registered electors | 11,590 | | |
| Turnout | 6,266 | 54% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
North Scotland
No. 2 North Scotland | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Gilbert Logan * | 3,059 | 59% | |
| | Catholic | James O'Hare | 2,098 | 40% | |
| | Independent Labour | Edward Campbell | 30 | 1% | |
| Majority | 961 | | |
| Registered electors | 8,214 | | |
| Turnout | 5,187 | 63% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Old Swan
No. 32 Old Swan | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Parry Thomas * | 2,520 | 55% | |
| | Labour | Sarah Anne McArd | 2,072 | 45% | |
| Majority | 448 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,949 | | |
| Turnout | 4,592 | 35% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Prince's Park
No. 13 Prince's Park | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Beavan * | 2,919 | 64% | |
| | Labour | Robert Edwards | 1,621 | 36% | |
| Majority | 1,298 | 28% | |
| Registered electors | 9,256 | | |
| Turnout | 4,540 | 49% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sandhills
No. 1 Sandhills | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Wolfe Tone Morrissey | 2,638 | 64% | |
| | Catholic | Christopher Maguire | 1,492 | 36% | |
| Majority | 1,146 | | |
| Registered electors | 8,841 | | |
| Turnout | 4,130 | 47% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Anne's
No. 6 St. Anne's | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Sexton * | 2,152 | 56% | |
| | Catholic | Cornelius Devlin | 1,666 | 44% | |
| Majority | 486 | 12% | |
| Registered electors | 8,525 | | |
| Turnout | 3,818 | 45% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Domingo
St. Peter's
No. 8 St. Peter's | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Burton William Eills * | 806 | 80% | |
| | Independent | Frederick Bowman | 198 | 20% | |
| Majority | 608 | | |
| Registered electors | 2,885 | | |
| Turnout | 1,004 | 35% | |
| | Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Park East
No. 15 Sefton Park East | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Edward Holme * | 1,941 | 53% | |
| | Liberal | Aled Owen Roberts | 1,735 | 47% | |
| Majority | 206 | 6% | |
| Registered electors | 8,688 | | |
| Turnout | 3,675 | 42% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Park West
No. 16 Sefton Park West | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mabel Fletcher * | 2,093 | 75% | |
| | Labour | Gertrude Annie Cole | 690 | 25% | |
| Majority | 1,403 | 50% | |
| Registered electors | 6,025 | | |
| Turnout | 2,783 | 46% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
South Scotland
No. 3 South Scotland | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Catholic | Mary O'Shea | 2,767 | 59% | |
| | Labour | Joseph Harrington | 1,927 | 41% | |
| Majority | 840 | | |
| Registered electors | 8,437 | | |
| Turnout | 4,694 | 56% | |
| | Catholic gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
No. 4 Vauxhall | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Catholic | Joseph Belger * | 1,171 | 77% | |
| | Labour | Patrick Duffy | 349 | 23% | |
| Majority | 822 | | |
| Registered electors | 3,723 | | |
| Turnout | 1,520 | 41% | |
| | Catholic hold | Swing | | |
Walton
No. 25 Walton | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert John Hall | 2,868 | 56% | |
| | Labour | Thomas Herbert Pye | 2,284 | 44% | |
| Majority | 584 | | |
| Registered electors | 15,312 | | |
| Turnout | 5,152 | 34% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Warbreck
No. 26 Warbreck | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hill * | 2,494 | 70% | |
| | Labour | John Fraser | 1,094 | 30% | |
| Majority | 1,400 | | |
| Registered electors | 11,572 | | |
| Turnout | 3,588 | 31% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wavertree
No. 34 Wavertree | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Morris Griffith * | 2,728 | 62% | |
| | Labour | William Sidney Dytor | 1,700 | 38% | |
| Majority | 1,028 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,737 | | |
| Turnout | 4,428 | 35% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Wavertree West
No. 33 Wavertree West | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ernest Whiteley | 1,856 | 39% | |
| | Conservative | Charles Henry Barker * | 1,589 | 33% | |
| | Liberal | John Richard Hobhouse | 1,313 | 28% | |
| Majority | 267 | | |
| Registered electors | 8,402 | | |
| Turnout | 4,758 | 57% | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
West Derby
No. 28 West Derby | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Hickman Dovener * | 3,304 | 61% | |
| | Labour | George Henry Boothman | 2,094 | 39% | |
| Majority | 1,210 | | |
| Registered electors | 15,837 | | |
| Turnout | 5,398 | 34% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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By-elections
No. 16 Sefton Park West, 1 December 1927
Following the death on 17 February 1927 of Alderman Sir John Utting D.L,[10] Councillor Frank Campbell Wilson (Liberal, Sefton Park West, elected unopposed 1 November 1926)[11] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 5 October 1927.
No. 16 Sefton Park West | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ronald Percy Clayton | 1,955 | 74% | |
| | Labour | Gertrude Annie Cole | 675 | 26% | |
| Majority | 1,280 | | |
| Registered electors | 6,025 | | |
| Turnout | 2,630 | 44% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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No. 18 Edge Hill, 17 September 1928
The resignation of Councillor William Smith (Labour, Edge Hill, elected 1 November 1926)[13] was reported to the council on 5 September 1928.[14]
No. 18 Edge Hill 17 September 1928 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alexander Griffin | 3,144 | 55% | |
| | Conservative | Henry Gladstone Grace | 2,368 | 42% | |
| | Communist | Leo Joseph McGree | 172 | 3% | |
| Majority | 776 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,616 | | |
| Turnout | 5,684 | 45% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
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See also
References
- ^ "Liverpool Post & Mercury 2 November 1927 (1)". Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool Post & Mercury 2 November 1927 (2)". Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1927-1928 front page". Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1927-1928 page 1". Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1927-1928 page 2". Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1927-1928 page 3". Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1927-1928 page 4". Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1927-1928 page 5". Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 3 November 1927
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 211". Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ 1926 Liverpool City Council election#Sefton Park West
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1927-1928 page 74". Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ Edge Hill
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 502". Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1927-1928 page 526". Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 527". Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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