# 1950 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 11 May 1950.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | 78 | +1 | 28 | 106 |
| Labour | 34 | -1 | 7 | 40 |
| Protestant | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1950 :
* Party
* Conservative
* Labour
* Liberal
* Protestant
* Communist

## Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election
$^{(PARTY)}$ - Party of former Councillor
Comparisons are made with the 1947 election results.

### Abercromby

Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Cheshire $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,747 | 51% |
| | Labour | William Smyth | 2,482 | 46% |
| | Communist | Colin Cameron | 179 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,210 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,408 | 41% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Aigburth

Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Meredith Alcock | 5,881 | 81% | −2% |
| | Liberal | William Edward Oates | 697 | 10% | |
| | Labour | Thomas George White | 668 | 9% | −8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,184 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,667 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,246 | 46% | −12% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Allerton

Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John McMillan $^{(PARTY)}$ | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,477 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Anfield

Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William John Harrop $^{(PARTY)}$ | 4,899 | 69% | +5% |
| | Labour | Walter Richard Maylor | 2,252 | 31% | −5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,647 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,612 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,151 | 43% | −10% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Breckfield

Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George William Prout * | 3,329 | 64% | +4% |
| | Labour | Terence Roberts | 1,907 | 36% | −4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,422 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,890 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,236 | 41% | −10% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Brunswick

Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Henry Flyn $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,421 | 82% | +7% |
| | Independent | Walter McGrath | 520 | 18% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,901 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,470 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,941 | 39% | +15% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Castle Street

Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Winlack Harley $^{(PARTY)}$ | 559 | 98% |
| | Labour | Harry Livermore | 9 | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 550 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 860 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 568 | 66% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Childwall

Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jack Creswell $^{(PARTY)}$ | 5,004 | 84% | +2% |
| | Labour | William Dean Jones | 952 | 16% | −2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,052 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,286 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,956 | 45% | −10% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Croxteth

Croxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Norman Arthur Williams $^{(PARTY)}$ | 6,178 | 50% | −1% |
| | Labour | James Cullen | 6,051 | 49% | +2% |
| | Communist | John Thomas Whewell | 166 | -1% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,509 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,395 | 37% | −2% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Dingle

Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Basil Cashin | 4,232 | 50% | +4% |
| | Conservative | Stanley Airey $^{(PARTY)}$ | 4,176 | 50% | −4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,793 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,408 | 47% | −1% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Edge Hill

Edge Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Horan $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,712 | 57% | +3% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Maule Jones | 1,937 | 41% | −5% |
| | Communist | Thomas McCann | 85 | 2% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 775 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,489 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,734 | 35% | −4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Everton

Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Nickson $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,941 | 64% | +6% |
| | Conservative | William Thomas | 1,570 | 34% | −8% |
| | Communist | John William Clarke | 97 | 2% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,371 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,021 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,608 | 35% | −4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Gerard Granby | 666 | 85% | +6% |
| | Labour | Alexander Kay | 121 | 15% | −6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 545 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,575 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 787 | 50% | −5% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +6% | |

### Fairfield

Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Meadows $^{(PARTY)}$ | 4,491 | 65% | −1% |
| | Labour | Edward William Harby | 2,406 | 35% | +1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,085 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,572 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,897 | 44% | −7% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fazakerley

Fazakerley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph Morgan | 5,100 | 52% | +6% |
| | Conservative | Robert Charles Andrews $^{(PARTY)}$ | 4,793 | 48% | −6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,933 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,893 | 50% | −1% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 6% | |

### Garston

Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alexander Hardman | 3,580 | 49% | +3% |
| | Conservative | William Leslie McClelland $^{(PARTY)}$ | 3,566 | 49% | −5% |
| | Communist | Isaac Brickwood Pick | 93 | 1% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,575 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,239 | 39% | −18% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Granby

Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Walter Clarke $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,576 | 52% | −3% |
| | Labour | Mrs Elizabeth Trainor | 2,385 | 48% | +3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,475 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,961 | 40% | −3% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Great George

Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | | 783 | 51% | +6% |
| | Conservative | | 760 | 49% | −6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,543 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Kensington

Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Minion $^{(PARTY)}$ | 3,199 | 54% | −2% |
| | Labour | John Hamilton | 2,402 | 41% | −3% |
| | Liberal | Edward Kelly | 295 | 5% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 797 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,109 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,896 | 42% | −8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2% | |

### Kirkdale

Kirkdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Howell James $^{(PARTY)}$ | 4,134 | 53% | +1% |
| | Conservative | Edward Shaw | 3,670 | 47% | −1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 464 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,840 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,804 | 39% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +1% | |

### Little Woolton

Little Woolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Cuthbert Arden $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,173 | 62% | −22% |
| | Labour | Roy Stoddart | 704 | 38% | +24% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,018 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,877 | 62% | −6% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Low Hill

Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Mathew Taylor | 2,685 | 52% | +7% |
| | Conservative | John Keenan | 2,478 | 48% | −7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,944 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,163 | 43% | −6% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 7% | |

### Much Woolton

Much Woolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Vivian Forsyth Crosthwaite | 2,054 | 80% | +6% |
| | Labour | William H. Sefton | 509 | 20% | −6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,545 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,790 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,563 | 43% | −15% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Netherfield

Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative & Protestant | Harry Victor Shaw | 2,030 | 62% | −1% |
| | Labour | Thomas Robinson | 1,216 | 37% | |
| | Communist | Sidney Foster | 52 | 2% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 814 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,012 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,298 | 33% | −4% |
| | Conservative and Protestant hold | Conservative and Protestant hold | Swing | | |

### North Scotland

North Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joseph O'Neil | 1,585 | 98% | +23% |
| | Communist | John William Coward | 30 | 2% | −5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,585 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,154 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,615 | 23% | −10% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +23% | |

### Old Swan

Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leslie Thomas Rogers | 7,609 | 65% | −1% |
| | Labour | Walter Duffy | 3,994 | 34% | 0% |
| | Communist | Miss Winifred May George | 164 | 1% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,615 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,201 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,767 | 43% | −6% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Prince's Park

Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Browne $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,616 | 54% | −1% |
| | Labour | Mrs Ethel May Wormald | 2,156 | 44% | −1% |
| | Communist | Mrs Evelyn Cohen | 111 | 2% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 460 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,012 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,883 | 41% | −9% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Sandhills

Sandhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Henry Alldritt | 2,408 | 79% | +6% |
| | Conservative | Frederick C. Hitches | 645 | 21% | −6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,763 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,961 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,053 | 38% | −3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Anne's

St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mrs. Sarah Anne McArd | 1,324 | 65% | +3% |
| | Conservative | Miss Joan Ailsa Blackie | 440 | 22% | −1% |
| | Independent | Joseph Francis Fusco | 270 | 13% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 884 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,527 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,034 | 37% | −6% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +3% | |

### St. Domingo

St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protestant | George Phipps $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,868 | 64% | +4% |
| | Labour | Stanley Michael McGorian | 1,608 | 36% | −4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,260 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,070 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,476 | 34% | −8% |
| | Protestant hold | Protestant hold | Swing | | |

### St. Peter's

St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mrs. Evaline Ida Bligh | 414 | 58% | −12% |
| | Labour | Thomas George Dominic McGuire | 306 | 43% | +13% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,369 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 720 | 53% | +7% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Sefton Park East

Sefton Park East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Nuttall Maxwell Entwistle $^{(PARTY)}$ | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Sefton Park West

Sefton Park West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Walter Pickles | 4,037 | 76% | −2% |
| | Labour | Richard John Alcock | 1,310 | 24% | +2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,727 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,913 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,347 | 49% | −2% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2% | |

### South Scotland

South Scotland - 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Frederick Ernest Granby $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,053 | 97% |
| | Labour | Edward Corrigan $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,988 | 94% |
| | Communist | Dr. Cyril Taylor | 66 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,987 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,355 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,119 | 33% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick O'Brien $^{(PARTY)}$ | 598 | 69% | |
| | Conservative | Sydney Charles Freeman | 274 | 31% | 0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,736 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 872 | 32% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Walton

Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Moore $^{(PARTY)}$ | 5,767 | 58% | −2% |
| | Labour | Walter Gibbs | 4,131 | 42% | +2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,636 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 23,033 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,898 | 43% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -2% | |

### Warbreck

Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Whitaker Lowe $^{(PARTY)}$ | 5,220 | 69% | −2% |
| | Labour | Ian Isidore Levin | 2,319 | 31% | +2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,901 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,085 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,539 | 40% | −7% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wavertree

Wavertree - 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | ??????? Wilson | 6,911 | 75% |
| | Conservative | Edward Jennings | 6,863 | 75% |
| | Labour | Francis Burke | 2,334 | 25% |
| | Labour | Mrs. ????? Wright | 2,278 | 25% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,567 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,255 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wavertree West

Wavertree West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John James Merrigan $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,705 | 51% | −4% |
| | Labour | Charles James Minton | 2,609 | 49% | +4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,539 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,314 | 46% | −8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -4% | |

### West Derby

West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alec James Garnock-Jones | 8,679 | 69% | 0% |
| | Labour | William Indcox Jones | 3,347 | 27% | −4% |
| | Liberal | Cameron Melville | 493 | 4% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,332 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,444 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,519 | 40% | −11% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections
### North Scotland, Thursday 22 November 1950

Vacancy left by Cllr. Herbert F. Granby.
North Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Thomas Robinson | 1,527 | 87% | −11% |
| | Conservative | Leonard James Carr | 234 | 13% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,293 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,154 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,761 | 25% | +2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -11% | |