Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1913.
Due to the First World War this was the last contested local election, other than by-elections, until 1 November 1919.
Nineteen of the thirty-six seats were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | +4 | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | -2 | ?? | ?? |
| Irish Nationalist | ?? | 0 | ?? | ?? |
| Labour | ?? | 0 | 0 | ?? |
| Independent | ?? | 0 | 0 | ?? |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1913 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 24 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 67% | | | |
| Liberal | 8 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 22% | | | |
| Irish Nationalist | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8% | | | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3% | | | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | | | |
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1910 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.
Abercromby
No. 18 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Joseph Walter Smith | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Aigburth
No. 36 Aigburth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Parkfield Wethered * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton
No. 34 Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Henry Glover | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Anfield
No. 26 Anfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edward Russell-Taylor * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Breckfield
No. 5 Breckfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Rudd * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brunswick
No. 19 Brunswick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Patrick Charles Kelly * | 861 | 55% | |
| Conservative | William Fraser | 693 | 45% | |
Majority | 168 | | |
Registered electors | 2,640 | | |
Turnout | 1,554 | 59% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 15 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Edward Rayner | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Dingle
No. 20 Dingle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alfred James Branwood * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Edge Hill
No. 18 Edge Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Frederick Bennett Brough * | 1,323 | 51% | |
| Labour | Ernest Whiteley | 1,294 | 49% | |
Majority | 29 | | |
Registered electors | 4,714 | | |
Turnout | 2,617 | 56% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Everton
No. 21 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Gerald Kyffin-Taylor M.P. * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold |
Exchange
No. 13 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Frederick Charles Bowring * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Fairfield
No. 25 Fairfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | James Hughes junior * | 1,297 | 51% | |
| Conservative | Kenneth Kusel | 1,238 | 49% | |
Majority | 59 | | |
Registered electors | 4,045 | | |
Turnout | 2,535 | 63% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Garston
No. 37 Garston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Frederick James Rawlinson * | 1,234 | 63% | |
| Labour | George Porter | 713 | 37% | |
Majority | 521 | | |
Registered electors | 2,353 | | |
Turnout | 1,947 | 83% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Granby
Great George
No. 17 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Samuel Skelton * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Kensington
No. 19 Kensington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Samuel Mason Hatchinson * | 1,617 | 63% | |
| Labour | Patrick McConville | 946 | 37% | |
Majority | 671 | | |
Registered electors | 4,753 | | |
Turnout | 2,563 | 54% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kirkdale
No. 2 Kirkdale Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John George Paris * | 1,900 | 63% | |
| Labour | James Clayton | 1,120 | 37% | |
Majority | 780 | | |
Registered electors | 6,542 | | |
Turnout | 3,020 | 46% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Low Hill
No. 11 Low Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Boote * | 1,084 | 54% | |
| Labour | Joseph Patrick Cotter | 918 | 46% | |
Majority | 166 | | |
Registered electors | 3,845 | | |
Turnout | 2,002 | 52% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Much Woolton
No. 35 Much Woolton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Marsh | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Netherfield
No. 3 Netherfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Ball * | 1,116 | 60% | |
| Independent | Charles Rolls | 758 | 40% | |
Majority | 357 | | |
Registered electors | 3,975 | | |
Turnout | 1,875 | 47% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
North Scotland
No. 7 North Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | William John Loughrey * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
Old Swan
No. 32 Old Swan Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Burchall * | 1,056 | 64% | |
| Labour | Joseph Mooney | 606 | 36% | |
Majority | 450 | | |
Registered electors | 3,909 | | |
Turnout | 1,662 | 43% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Prince's Park
No. 23 Prince's Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Henry Rutherford * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sandhills
No. 1 Sandhills Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Alfred Gates * | 1,207 | 56% | |
| Conservative | William Brady Anderson | 944 | 44% | |
Majority | 263 | | |
Registered electors | 3,423 | | |
Turnout | 2,151 | 63% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
St. Anne's
No. 14 St. Anne's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Dr. James Clement Baxter * | 813 | 53% | |
| Conservative | Richard Joseph Ward | 735 | 47% | |
Majority | 78 | | |
Registered electors | 2,665 | | |
Turnout | 1,548 | 58% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
St. Domingo
No. 6 St. Domingo Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dr. Charles Alexander Hill * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St. Peter's
No. 16 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Lawrence Durning Holt | 655 | 59% | |
| Conservative | James Caughey Walker | 454 | 41% | |
Majority | 201 | | |
Registered electors | 1,591 | | |
Turnout | 1,109 | 70% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Park East
No. 22 Sefton Park East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Stuart Rankin * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Park West
No. 21 Sefton Park West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Frank Campbell Wilson * | 989 | 56% | |
| Conservative | Joseph Dalton Flood | 774 | 44% | |
Majority | 215 | | |
Registered electors | 2,566 | | |
Turnout | 1,763 | 69% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
South Scotland
No. 8 South Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | Francis Joseph Harford * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
No. 12 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | Joseph Hughes * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
Walton
No. 27 Walton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dr. John George Moyles * | 1,780 | 79% | |
| Labour | William Cruikshanks | 460 | 21% | |
Majority | 1,320 | | |
Registered electors | 5,349 | | |
Turnout | 2,240 | 42% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Warbreck
No. 26 Warbreck Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Albert Thompson | 1,114 | 52% | |
| Liberal | Thomas Fleming * | 1,026 | 48% | |
Majority | 88 | | |
Registered electors | 4,327 | | |
Turnout | 2,140 | 49% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Wavertree
No. 30 Wavertree Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Stephen Porter * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wavertree West
No. 33 Wavertree West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edwin Haigh | 988 | 44% | |
| Liberal | Cecil Heywood Brunner * | 726 | 33% | |
| Labour | Joseph Cleary | 513 | 23% | |
Majority | 262 | | |
Registered electors | 3,726 | | |
Turnout | 2,227 | 60% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
West Derby
No. 28 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edward Henry Cooke | 1,310 | 66% | |
| Liberal | Albert Edward Faulkner | 673 | 34% | |
Majority | 637 | | |
Registered electors | 3,758 | | |
Turnout | 1,983 | 53% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Aldermanic Elections
Aldermanic Election 9 November 1913
19 Aldermen were elected by the councillors on 9 November 1913 for a term of six years and assigned to the following wards.
Party | Alderman | Ward |
| Conservative | Louis Samuel Cohen JP * | Kensington |
| Conservative | Edward Hatton Cookson JP * | Dingle |
| Conservative | Richard Dart JP * | Fairfield |
| Conservative | John Duncan JP * | Everton |
| Conservative | Sir William Bower Forwood DL JP * | St. Peter's |
| Conservative | James Heald | Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton |
| Conservative | Simon Jude * | Wavertree West |
| Conservative | Richard Kelly JP * | Edge Hill |
| Conservative | Frank John Leslie * | Kirkdale |
| Conservative | Arthur Stanley Mather | Much Woolton |
| Conservative | Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell JP * | West Derby |
| Conservative | William Muirhead JP | Netherfield |
| Conservative | William Radcliffe JP * | Garston |
| Conservative | William Roberts JP * | Walton |
| Conservative | Sir Thomas Bland Royden Bart. * | Sefton Park East |
| Conservative | Robert Edward Walkington Stephenson * | Wavertree |
| Irish Nationalist | John Gregory Taggart * | Great George |
| Conservative | Dr. John Utting * | Granby |
| Conservative | Hartley Wilson * | Low Hill |
[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
James Heald was nominated by the combined Urban District Councils of Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton to be Alderman for no. 34 Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton on 4 November 1913 under Section 3 (1) (a) of the Local Government Board's Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 14) Act 1913. Alderman Heald's term of office was due to expire on 9 November 1916.[17]
Arthur Stanley Mather was nominated by the Much Woolton Urban District Council to be Alderman for No. 35 Much Woolton under Section 3 (1) (b) of the Local Government Board's Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 14) Act 1913. Alderman Mather's term of office was due to expire on 9 November 1919.[17]
In addition, aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1910 were assigned to the following wards:
Party | Alderman | Ward |
| Conservative | William Bartlett | Brunswick |
| Liberal | Edmond Brownbill | South Scotland |
| Conservative | Edward James Chevalier | Aigburth |
| Conservative | Arthur Crosthwaite | Anfield |
| Conservative | Charles Herbert Giles | Prince's Park |
| Conservative | Jacob Reuben Grant | Old Swan |
| Liberal | John Lea | St. Domingo |
| Irish Nationalist | George Jeremy Lynskey | Vauxhall |
| Liberal | Richard Robert Meade-King | Sandhills |
| Conservative | Thomas Menlove | Breckfield |
| Conservative | Sir Charles Petrie | Warbreck |
| Irish Nationalist | Edward Purcell | North Scotland |
| Conservative | Archibald Tutton Salvidge | Abercromby |
| Conservative | Anthony Shelmerdine | Sefton Park West |
[16]
Aldermanic Election 1 July 1914
Caused by the resignation of Alderman Edward Purcell (Irish Nationalist, elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1910[18]) which was reported to the Council on 10 June 1914.[19]
In his place Councillor Austin Harford (Irish Nationalist, South Scotland, elected 1 November 1911[20] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 1 July 1914.
Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| Irish Nationalist | Austin Harford | No. 7 North Scotland | 1916 |
[21]
Aldermanic Election 28 October 1914
Caused by the death of Alderman Thomas Menlove (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1910)[18] on 30 November 1913,[22] Councillor Sir John Sutherland Harmood Banner MP (Conservative, Exchange ward, elected 1 November 1912)[23] was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 28 October 1914 and assigned as returning officer for the Breckfield ward.
[24]
By-elections
No. 17 Great George, 27 November 1913
Caused by the election of Councillor William Muirhead JP (Conservative, Great George, elected 1 November 1912)[25] as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1913.[23]
No. 17 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Thomas Philip Maguire | 478 | | |
| Conservative | James Caughey Walker | 468 | | |
| Labour | Joseph Cleary | 72 | | |
Majority | 10 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | | | |
| | Swing | | |
[26] [27]
No. 13 Exchange,
Following the death of Alderman Thomas Menlove (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1910)[18] on 30 November 1913,[22] Councillor Sir John Sutherland Harmood Banner MP (Conservative, Exchange ward, elected 1 November 1912)[23] was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 28 October 1914 and assigned as returning officer for the Breckfield ward.[24]
No. 8 South Scotland, 14 July 1914
Following the resignation of Alderman Edward Purcell Irish Nationalist, elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1910)[18] which was reported to the Council on 10 June 1914,[19] Councillor Austin Harford (Irish Nationalist, South Scotland, elected 1 November 1911[20] was elected as an alderman by the Council on 1 July 1914.[21]
No. 8 South Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Irish Nationalist | Patrick Jeremiah Kelly | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | | | |
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | | |
[28]
See also
References
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 front page". Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 1". Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 2". Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 3". Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 4". Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post and Liverpool Mercury 3 November 1913
- ^ Liverpool Courier 3 November 1913
- ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 pg 8
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 5". Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 6". Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 7". Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 8". Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 9". Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 10". Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 11". Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 12". Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ a b Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 pg 10
- ^ a b c d Aldermanic Election 9 November 1910
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 363". Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ a b 1911 Liverpool City Council election#South Scotland
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 402". Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 89". Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ a b c 1912 Liverpool City Council election#Exchange
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 509". Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ 1912 Liverpool City Council election#Great George
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 90". Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 91". Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 428". Retrieved 5 June 2017.
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