# 1922 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1922.
One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years.
Thirteen of the thirty-six seats up for election were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | 67 | +9 | 23 | 90 |
| Liberal | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Coalition Liberal | 10 | -1 | 4 | 14 |
| Irish Nationalist | 21 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Labour | 6 | -6 | 2 | 8 |
| Independent | 4 | +1 | 0 | 4 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1922 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 23 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 64% | 43% | 50,270 |
| Irish Nationalist | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19% | 10% | 9,068 |
| Liberal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8% | 10% | 11,463 |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 8 | -8 | | 29% | 33,142 |
| Patriotic Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2,999 |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.8% | 1.9% | 2,184 |
| Ind. Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1.9% | 2,219 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0% | 1.4% | 1,638 |

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1919 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected then.

### Abercromby

No. 9 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Edwin Thompson * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Aigburth

No. 17 Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Henry Morley Miller * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Anfield

No. 29 Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Young Williamson | 2,602 | 50% |
| | Liberal | Alfred Gates | 1,510 | 29% |
| | Labour | Fred Robinson | 1,124 | 21% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,092 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,243 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,236 | 57% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Breckfield

No. 30 Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward James Jones | 3,594 | 67% |
| | Labour | Henry Alfred Booth * | 1,611 | 30% |
| | Irish Nationalist | John Gaffney | 121 | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,983 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,557 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,326 | 56% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Brunswick

No. 11 Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | John Alfred Kelly * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |

### Castle Street

No. 7 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Sandeman Allen | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Dingle

No. 12 Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Wallace Kelly * | 4,741 | 53% |
| | Labour | Horace Godden Cole | 4,243 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 498 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,765 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,984 | 65% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Edge Hill

No. 18 Edge Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert John Hall | 3,206 | 49% |
| | Labour | Charles Burden * | 2,438 | 38% |
| | Irish Nationalist | William Henry McGuiness | 502 | 8% |
| | Patriotic Labour | Charles Stamper | 345 | 5.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 768 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,765 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,984 | 65% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Everton

No. 21 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Henry Walker * | 4,663 | 57% |
| | Conservative | Alfred Michael Urding | 3,542 | 43% |
| | Irish Nationalist | Matthew Grogan | 26 | 0.3% |
| | Independent | James Linge | 11 | 0.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,121 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,025 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,242 | 69% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | Peter Kavanagh * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |

### Fairfield

No. 31 Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George Edmund Travis | 2,809 | 61% |
| | National Liberal | Joseph Lucas * | 1,821 | 39% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 988 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,061 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,630 | 51% |
| | Liberal gain from National Liberal | Liberal gain from National Liberal | Swing | |

### Fazakerley

No. 27 Fazakerley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Frank Quayle * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Garston

No. 37 Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edmund Robert Thompson | 1,988 | 57% |
| | Labour | James Henry Dutton * | 1,496 | 43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 492 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,802 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,484 | 60% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Granby

No. 14 Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Frederick Charles Bowring | 2,283 | 65% |
| | Independent | Robert Tissyman | 1,225 | 35% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,058 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,847 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,508 | 40% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Great George

No. 10 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | Thomas Owen Ruddin * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |

### Kensington

No. 19 Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Hughes Rutherford | 3,755 | 67% |
| | Labour | Charles Wilson | 1,703 | 31% |
| | Irish Nationalist | Edward John Delaney | 121 | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,052 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,548 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,579 | 53% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Kirkdale

No. 24 Kirkdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dr. Robert Garnett Sheldon * | 4,629 | 70% |
| | Labour | Frederick Jones, Senior | 1,903 | 29% |
| | Patriotic Labour | Abraham Slater | 117 | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,726 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,890 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,649 | 45% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Little Woolton

No. 39 Little Woolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rupert Henry Bremner | unopposed | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Low Hill

No. 20 Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ellis Keyser Yates | 2,978 | 53% |
| | Labour | Thomas Joseph Rowan | 1,530 | 27% |
| | Irish Nationalist | Joseph Loughran | 1,112 | 20% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,448 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,851 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,620 | 57% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Netherfield

No. 22 Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Patriotic Labour | John Walker * | 2,654 | 42% |
| | Ind. Conservative | William Edward McLachlan | 2,219 | 35% |
| | Labour | George Chadwick | 1,350 | 22% |
| | Irish Nationalist | Patrick Charles Roche | 55 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 435 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,745 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,278 | 58% |
| | Patriotic Labour gain from Independent | Patriotic Labour gain from Independent | | |

### North Scotland

No. 2 North Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Nationalist | John Clancy * | 2,499 | 55% |
| | Labour | Edward Campbell | 2,011 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 488 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,549 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,510 | 60% |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### Old Swan

No. 32 Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Waterworth | 3,485 | 56% |
| | Labour | Herbert Edward Rose * | 1,893 | 31% |
| | Irish Nationalist | James Farrell jun. | 813 | 13% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,592 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,263 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,191 | 55% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Prince's Park

No. 13 Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | David Jackson * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | Thomas Wafer Byrne * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |

### St. Anne's

No. 6 St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent Labour | John Nield | 2,181 | 57% |
| | Liberal | Philip Durning Holt * | 1,642 | 43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 539 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,745 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,823 | 49% |
| | Independent Labour gain from Liberal | Independent Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### St. Domingo

No. 23 St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas White * | 3,917 | 84% |
| | Patriotic Labour | Charles Henry Allam | 721 | 16% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,196 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,545 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,638 | 44% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Peter's

No. 8 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Henry Alexander Cole * | 732 | 65% |
| | Independent | Frederick Bowman | 402 | 35% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 330 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,564 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,134 | 44% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Sefton Park East

No. 15 Sefton Park East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Arnold Rushton * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Sefton Park West

No. 16 Sefton Park West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Herbert Reynolds Rathbone * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### South Scotland

The death of Councillor John O'Shea (Irish Nationalist, elected 1 November 1919) occurred on 28 October 1922, three days before his term of office was due to expire.
No. 3 South Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Nationalist | Michael O'Mahony | 2,540 | 50.4% |
| | Labour | Henry Gaskin | 2,499 | 49.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

No. 4 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Nationalist | Thomas Arthur Murphy | 1,068 | 73% |
| | Labour | Michael James Mulvihill | 389 | 27% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 679 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,572 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,457 | 41% |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### Walton

No. 25 Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles Roland Clare | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Warbreck

No. 26 Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Bartholomew Herman * | 2,856 | 79% |
| | Labour | Francis Fitzpatrick | 745 | 21% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,111 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,902 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,601 | 33% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wavertree

No. 34 Wavertree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Arthur Angers * | 2,228 | 43% |
| | Liberal | Charles Sydney Jones | 2,070 | 40% |
| | Labour | George Boothman | 885 | 17% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | 3% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,707 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,183 | 53% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wavertree West

No. 33 Wavertree West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Granville Legge | 2,067 | 46% |
| | Labour | William Augustus Colcutt * | 1,170 | 26% |
| | Liberal | John Richard Hobhouse | 1,149 | 25% |
| | Irish Nationalist | Benjamin McGinnty | 134 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 897 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,239 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,520 | 49% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### West Derby

No. 28 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Duncan French | 3,950 | 72% |
| | Labour | Walter Percy Helm * | 1,489 | 27% |
| | Irish Nationalist | John Patrick Farrelly | 77 | 1.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,461 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,754 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,516 | 51% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## Aldermanic Elections
### Aldermanic Election 7 February 1923

Caused by the death of Alderman Richard Dart (Conservative, last elected as an alderman 9 November 1913) Councillor John Edwards (Conservative, Old Swan, elected 1 November 1921) was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 7 February 1923.
| Party | Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| | Conservative | John Edwards | No. 31 Fairfield | 1923 |

### Aldermanic Election 7 March 1923

Caused by the death of Alderman Louis Samuel Cohen (Conservative, last elected as an alderman 9 November 1913). In his place Councillor Thomas Dowd (Conservative Fairfield, elected 1 November 1921), Fruit Merchant of "Meadowside", Mount Road, Upton, Wirral was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 7 March 1923.
| Party | Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| | Conservative | Thomas Dowd | No. 26 Warbreck | 1923 |

## By-elections
### No. 29 Anfield, 17 January 1923

Caused by the resignation of Councillor William Owen Thomas (Liberal, Anfield, elected 1 November 1920) which was reported to the Council on 3 January 1923
No. 29 Anfield 17 January 1923 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Alfred Gates | 1,524 |
| | | Arthur Venmore | 1,336 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,243 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### No. 32 Old Swan, Tuesday 20 February 1923

Following the death of Alderman Richard Dart (Conservative, last elected as an alderman 9 November 1913) Councillor John Edwards (Conservative, Old Swan, elected 1 November 1921) was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 7 February 1923 .
No. 32 Old Swan 20 February 1923 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Whittle | 2,060 | 55% |
| | Labour | Herbert Edward Rose | 1,661 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,263 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,721 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### No. 31 Fairfield, 21 March 1923

Caused by the election by the Council of Councillor Thomas Dowd (Conservative, Fairfield, elected 1 November 1921) as an alderman on 7 March 1922.
No. 31 Fairfield 21 March 1923 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles Sydney Jones | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,061 | | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative |

### No. 33 Wavertree West, Tuesday 15 May 1923

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Sidney Stanley Dawson (Conservative, Wavertree West, elected 1 November 1921) was reported to the Council on 2 May 1923.
No. 33 Wavertree West 15 May 1923 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Richard Hobhouse | 1,490 | 40% |
| | | Edward Percival Parker | 1,274 | 34% |
| | Labour | William Augustus Colcutt | 934 | 25% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 216 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,239 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,698 | 40% |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### No. 7 Castle Street, 21 June 1923

Caused by the death of Councillor Benjamin Cookson (Party?, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1920) on 7 May 1923.
No. 7 Castle Street 21 June 1923 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Frederick William Frodsham | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### No. 31 Fazakerley,

Caused by the death of Councillor Matthew Leitch (Conservative, Fazakerley, elected 1 November 1920) on 9 May 1923.
No. 27 Fazakerley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing |

### No. 22 Netherfield, Tuesday 31 July 1923

Caused by the death of Councillor William Ball (Conservative, Netherfield, elected 1 November 1920) on 3 July 1923.
No. 22 Netherfield 31 July 1923 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ind. Conservative | William Edward McLachlan | 2,437 | 68% |
| | | Charles Stamper | 717 | 20% |
| | Labour | George Chadwick | 406 | 11% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,720 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,745 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,560 | 33% |
| | Ind. Conservative gain from | Ind. Conservative gain from | | |