1934 UK local government election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1934. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Eight of the forty seats up for election were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Labour | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
| Protestant | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1934 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 17 | | | | 42.5% | 50% | 54,893 | |
| Labour | 19 | | | | 47.5% | 47% | 51,216 | |
| Liberal | 1 | | | | 2.5% | 3.4% | 3,749 | |
| Independent | 1 | | | | 2.5% | 0.88% | 970 | |
| Protestant | 1 | | | | 2.5% | 6.2% | 6,786 | |
Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1931 election results.
Abercromby
No. 9 Abercromby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Arthur Lumb | 1,535 | 51% | |
| Conservative | Alexander Maver Finlason * | 1,496 | 49% | |
Majority | 39 | | |
Registered electors | 9,633 | | |
Turnout | 3,031 | 31% | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Aigburth
No. 17 Aigburth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Eric Errington | 2,001 | 59% | |
| Liberal | Arthur Donald Dennis | 1,418 | 41% | |
Majority | 583 | | |
Registered electors | 9,653 | | |
Turnout | 3,419 | 35% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Allerton
No. 35 Allerton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mrs. Gertrude Elizabeth Wilson * | 1,181 | 66% | |
| Labour | Cedrick Ernest Hargreaves | 612 | 34% | |
Majority | 569 | | |
Registered electors | 4,639 | | |
Turnout | 1,793 | 39% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Anfield
No. 29 Anfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Young Williamson * | 2,244 | 65% | |
| Labour | Robert Hugh Williams | 1,227 | 35% | |
Majority | 1,017 | | |
Registered electors | 10,696 | | |
Turnout | 3,471 | 32% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Breckfield
No. 30 Breckfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Henry James Pearson jun. * | 1,880 | 52% | |
| Labour | Alfred Walker Boothman | 1,365 | 38% | |
| Protestant | George Edward Lewis | 389 | 11% | |
Majority | 515 | | |
Registered electors | 10,353 | | |
Turnout | 3,634 | 35% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Brunswick
No. 11 Brunswick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Patrick Moorhead * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 8,580 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Castle Street
No. 7 Castle Street Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Herbert Neville Bewley | 565 | 66% | |
| Ind. Conservative | William Edward MacLachlan | 295 | 34% | |
Majority | 270 | | |
Registered electors | 2,203 | | |
Turnout | 860 | 39% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Childwall
No. 38 Childwall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Mrs. Christine Maud Boyle | 907 | 51% | |
| Conservative | Gifford Cameron Ollason * | 866 | 49% | |
Majority | 41 | | |
Registered electors | 3,854 | | |
Turnout | 1,773 | 46% | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Croxteth
No. 40 Croxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alfred Hargreaves | 3,617 | 64% | |
| Conservative | John Loughlin | 1,602 | 29% | |
| Protestant | Francis Kenny | 392 | 7% | |
Majority | 2,015 | | |
Registered electors | 17,330 | | |
Turnout | 5,611 | 32% | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Dingle
No. 12 Dingle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John David Towers | 3,915 | 59% | |
| Conservative | Mrs.Nancy Proctor * | 2,691 | 41% | |
Majority | 1,224 | | |
Registered electors | 15,330 | | |
Turnout | 6,606 | 43% | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Edge Hill
No. 18 Edge Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mrs.Agnes Mitton | 2,499 | 53% | |
| Conservative | Stabley Ronald Williams * | 2,212 | 47% | |
Majority | 287 | | |
Registered electors | 12,827 | | |
Turnout | 4,711 | 37% | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Everton
No. 21 Everton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | David Nickson | 3,296 | 75% | |
| Conservative | Murray Rowland Fletcher Rogers | 1,086 | 25% | |
Majority | 2,210 | | |
Registered electors | 12,827 | | |
Turnout | 4,382 | 34% | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Exchange
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Peter Kavanagh * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 2,383 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Fairfield
No. 31 Fairfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Gordon Snowden Gordon * | 1,776 | 58% | |
| Labour | Richard Thomas Hughes | 1,292 | 42% | |
Majority | 484 | | |
Registered electors | 10,385 | | |
Turnout | 3,068 | 30% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Fazakerley
No. 27 Fazakerley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Francis Lavery | 2,203 | 50% | |
| Conservative | William Edward Backhouse | 1,898 | 43% | |
| Protestant | Ronald Frederick Henderson | 271 | 6% | |
Majority | 305 | | |
Registered electors | 11,422 | | |
Turnout | 4,372 | 38% | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Garston
No. 37 Garston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Herbert Webster | 2,436 | 57% | |
| Conservative | Joseph Williams * | 1,302 | 32% | |
| Protestant | James Moore | 524 | 12% | |
Majority | 1,134 | | |
Registered electors | 7,395 | | |
Turnout | 4,262 | 58% | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Granby
No. 14 Granby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Miss Mary Agnes Cumella | 1,922 | 57% | |
| Liberal | Henry Humphreys Jones | 1,424 | 43% | |
Majority | 498 | | |
Registered electors | 9,914 | | |
Turnout | 3,346 | 34% | |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Great George
No. 10 Great George Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Hamilton | 1,121 | 66% | |
| Democratic Labour | Walter Oscar Stein | 569 | 34% | |
Majority | 552 | | |
Registered electors | 4,916 | | |
Turnout | 1,690 | 34% | |
| Labour gain from Democratic Labour | | | |
Kensington
No. 19 Kensington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Case | 2,233 | 58% | |
| Labour | Mrs. Sarah Ann Demain | 1,587 | 42% | |
Majority | 646 | | |
Registered electors | 11,041 | | |
Turnout | 3,820 | 35% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kirkdale
No. 24 Kirkdale Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William James Riddick | 3,204 | 42% | |
| Conservative | Francis Samuel Henwood Ashcroft * | 3,171 | 42% | |
| Protestant | George Henry Dunbar | 1,222 | 16% | |
Majority | 33 | | |
Registered electors | 16,985 | | |
Turnout | 7,597 | 45% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Little Woolton
No. 39 Little Woolton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Rupert Henry Bremner * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 744 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Low Hill
No. 20 Low Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Frederick Charles Pasco | 2,235 | 54% | |
| Conservative | George William Prout | 1,934 | 46% | |
Majority | 301 | | |
Registered electors | 11,171 | | |
Turnout | 4,169 | 37% | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Much Woolton
No. 36 Much Woolton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Ernest Whitley | 731 | 40% | |
| Conservative | Isaac Robinson | 724 | 40% | |
| Ratepayers | Charles Frederick Hind | 227 | 12% | |
| Labour | Andre John Holman | 140 | 8% | |
Majority | 7 | | |
Registered electors | 2,591 | | |
Turnout | 1,822 | 70% | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Netherfield
No. 22 Netherfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Dr. Joseph Sytner | 2,344 | 38% | |
| Protestant | Richard Bradley | 1,912 | 31% | |
| Conservative | William John Matthew Clark * | 1,855 | 30% | |
Majority | 432 | | |
Registered electors | 11,544 | | |
Turnout | 6,111 | 53% | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
North Scotland
No. 2 North Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Patrick Fay | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 8,561 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Old Swan
No. 32 Old Swan Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Waterworth * | 3,145 | 53% | |
| Labour | Thomas Ernest Martin | 2,792 | 47% | |
Majority | 353 | | |
Registered electors | 17,065 | | |
Turnout | 5,937 | 35% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Prince's Park
No. 13 Prince's Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alfred Demain | 1,985 | 51% | |
| Conservative | James Burrows Noble | 1,912 | 49% | |
Majority | 73 | | |
Registered electors | 9,860 | | |
Turnout | 3,897 | 40% | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Sandhills
No. 1 Sandhills Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Thomas Henry Dunford * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 9,194 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Anne's
No. 6 St. Anne's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John David Mack * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 8,228 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Domingo
No. 23 St. Domingo Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Protestant | William Reuben Price | 1,452 | 33% | |
| Conservative | Charles Harold Leftwich * | 1,411 | 32% | |
| Labour | Frederick Stapleton | 1,379 | 31% | |
| Protestant | Henry Smith Revill | 193 | 4% | |
Majority | 41 | | |
Registered electors | | | |
Turnout | 4,435 | | |
| Protestant gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
St. Peter's
No. 8 St. Peter's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Sydney James Hill | 623 | 58% | |
| Labour | Stanley Part | 445 | 42% | |
Majority | 178 | | |
Registered electors | 2,761 | | |
Turnout | 1,068 | 39% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Park East
No. 15 Sefton Park East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | George Webster Green Armour | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 8,892 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Park West
No. 16 Sefton Park West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Graham Reece * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 6,575 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
South Scotland
No. 3 South Scotland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Joseph Harrington * | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 8,428 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
No. 4 Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Joseph Leo Carney | 1,016 | 81% | |
| Democratic Labour | Mrs. Martha Veronica Fernie | 239 | 19% | |
Majority | 777 | | |
Registered electors | 3,715 | | |
Turnout | 1,255 | 34% | |
| Labour gain from Democratic Labour | | | |
Walton
No. 25 Walton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Reginald Richard Bailey * | 3,080 | 51% | |
| Labour | John Thomas Kenny | 2,527 | 42% | |
| Protestant | Robert Bradley | 431 | 7% | |
Majority | 553 | | |
Registered electors | 16,305 | | |
Turnout | 6,038 | 37% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Warbreck
No. 26 Warbreck Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alexander Critchley * | 2,585 | 69% | |
| Labour | Albert Smitton | 1,140 | 31% | |
Majority | 1,445 | | |
Registered electors | 12,539 | | |
Turnout | 3,725 | 30% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wavertree
Wavertree West
No. 33 Wavertree West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Naphtali Julius Price * | 1,766 | 56% | |
| Labour | Mrs. Sarah Anne McArd | 1,376 | 44% | |
Majority | 390 | | |
Registered electors | 8,813 | | |
Turnout | 3,142 | 36% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
West Derby
No. 28 West Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Duncan-French * | 3,853 | 66% | |
| Labour | Laurence William Kennan | 2,006 | 34% | |
Majority | 1,847 | | |
Registered electors | 18,854 | | |
Turnout | 5,859 | 31% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Aldermanic Elections
Aldermanic Election 6 February 1935
Following the death on 8 January 1935 of Alderman Wilfred Bowring Stoddart (Conservative, elected as an alderman possibly following the death on 29 October 1932 of Alderman Joseph Dalton Flood.[8] In his place, Councillor Alfred Gates JP (Liberal, elected for Anfield on 1 November 1932)[9] of 15 Childwall Priory Road, Liverpool, was elected as an alderman on 6 February 1935.
Aldermanic Election 6 February 1935 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Allocated ward |
| Liberal | Councillor Alfred Gates | 61 | 58% | No. 1 Sandhills |
| Labour | Councillor Lawrence King | 44 | 42% | Not elected |
[10] [11] [12]
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1938.
Aldermanic Election 6 March 1935
Following the death on 23 January 1935 of Alderman John Clancy (Labour, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1929),[13][10] Councillor James Bennett O.B.E. (Conservative, elected to the Castle Street ward at a by election on 29 November 1932 ),[14] Managing Director of Red Rocks, Stanley Road, Hoylake, was elected as an alderman on 6 March 1935.
Aldermanic Election 6 March 1935 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Allocated ward |
| Conservative | Councillor James Bennett O.B.E. | 56 | 58% | No. 10 Great George |
| Labour | Councillor Lawrence King | 40 | 42% | Not elected |
[15] [16]
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1935.
By-elections
No. 1 Sandhills, 29 November 1934
Caused by the death of Councillor James William Joseph Baker (Labour, elected for the Sandhills ward on 1 November 1932)[17]
No. 1 Sandhills Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Stanley Part | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 9,194 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
[18]
No. 19 Kensington, 26 February 1935
Caused by the resignation of Councillor John Moores (Conservative, elected to the Kensington ward on 1 November 1933).[19]
No. 19 Kensington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jack Cresswell | 2,018 | 57% | |
| Labour | Mrs. Sarah Ann Demain | 1,500 | 43% | |
Majority | 518 | | |
Registered electors | 11,041 | | |
Turnout | 3,518 | 32% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[20]
No. 5 Exchange, 28 February 1935
Caused by the death on 20 December 1934 of Councillor Miss Alice McCormick (Centre, elected 1 November 1932).[21][22]
No. 5 Exchange Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Thomas Patrick Staunton | 640 | 61% | |
| Centre | Joseph Gorman | 417 | 39% | |
Majority | 223 | | |
Registered electors | 2,383 | | |
Turnout | 1,057 | 44% | |
| Independent gain from Centre | | | |
[23] [24]
No. 29 Anfield, 26 March 1935
Following the death on 8 January 1935 of Alderman Wilfred Bowring Stoddart (Conservative, elected as an alderman possibly following the death on 29 October 1932 of Alderman Joseph Dalton Flood.[8] In his place, Councillor Alfred Gates JP (Liberal, elected for Anfield on 1 November 1932)[9] of 15 Childwall Priory Road, Liverpool, was elected as an alderman on 6 February 1935.[10][11][12]
No. 29 Anfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Alfred Rennick Gates | unopposed | | |
Registered electors | 10,696 | | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
[25]
No. 7 Castle Street
Following the death on 23 January 1935 of Alderman John Clancy (Labour, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1929),[13][10] Councillor James Bennett O.B.E. (Conservative, elected to the Castle Street ward at a by election on 29 November 1932 )[14] was elected as an alderman on 6 March 1935.[15][16]
See also
References
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1934-1935 front page". Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1934-1935 page 1". Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1934-1935 page 2". Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1934-1935 page 3". Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1934-1935 page 4". Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1934-1935 page 5". Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1934
- ^ a b 1932 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election
- ^ a b 1932 Liverpool City Council election#Anfield
- ^ a b c d "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1934-1935 page 200". Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1934-1935 page 201". Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1934-1935 page 202". Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ a b 1929 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1929
- ^ a b 1932 Liverpool City Council election#No. 7 Castle Street, 29 November 1932
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1934-1935 page 274". Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1934-1935 page 275". Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ 1932 Liverpool City Council election#Sandhills
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1934-1935 page 94". Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ 1933 Liverpool City Council election#Kensington
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1934-1935 page 272". Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1934-1935 page 152". Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ 1932 Liverpool City Council election#Exchange
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1934-1935 page 273". Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1934-1935 page 274". Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1934-1935 page 346". Retrieved 26 September 2017.