# 1936 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1936. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Six of the thirty nine seats up for election were uncontested.
After the election for the councillors and the aldermanic election (held on 9 November 1936), the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | +3 | ?? | ?? |
| Labour | ?? | -3 | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | 0 | ?? | ?? |
| Protestant | ?? | +1 | ?? | ?? |
| Independent | ?? | -1 | ?? | ?? |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1936 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 20 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 51% | 50% | 73,608 |
| Labour | 11 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 28% | 39% | 57,089 |
| Liberal | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13% | 4.8% | 6,996 |
| Protestant | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5% | 4.3% | 6,329 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2.6% | 0.77% | 1,120 |
| Democratic Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.59% | 860 |

## Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1933 election results.

### Abercromby

No. 9 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Thomas Roberts * | 2,383 | 51% |
| | Labour | Alice Elliott | 2,245 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,829 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,628 | 47% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Aigburth

No. 17 Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward James Deane * | 2,777 | 60% |
| | Liberal | Philip Binnes | 1,853 | 40% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 924 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,421 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,630 | 44% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Allerton

No. 35 Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Alfred Strong * | 2,091 | 80% |
| | Labour | Charles William Baker | 517 | 20% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,574 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,424 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,608 | 48% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Anfield

No. 29 Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Aled Owen Roberts | 2,257 | 85% |
| | Independent | Robert Hugh Williams | 389 | 15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,868 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,285 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,646 | 23% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Breckfield

No. 30 Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David John Lewis | 2,678 | 62% |
| | Labour | James Lakin Jones | 1,640 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,038 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,154 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,318 | 43% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Brunswick

No. 11 Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Thomas Hanley * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Castle Street

No. 7 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | William Sinclair Scott Hannay | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Childwall

No. 38 Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Alan Anderson Boyle * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Croxteth

No. 40 Croxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mary Lilian Hamilton * | 4,374 | 61% |
| | Conservative | Mary Edith Barbara Whittingham-Jones | 2,833 | 39% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,541 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,367 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,207 | 37% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Dingle

No. 12 Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Horrace Duckett | 4,480 | 50% |
| | Labour | Joseph Gibbins * | 4,393 | 50% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,930 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,873 | 59% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Edge Hill

No. 18 Edge Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Johnstone * | 2.908 | 52% |
| | Conservative | Bertram Saul Morgan | 2,675 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,274 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,583 | 45% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Everton

No. 21 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Bertie Kirby * | 3,530 | 64% |
| | Conservative | George Gilbert Mulligan | 1,970 | 36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,560 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,570 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,500 | 44% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | James Farrell * | 731 | 71% |
| | Labour | Hugh Carr | 304 | 29% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,332 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,035 | 44% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### Fairfield

No. 31 Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Charles Menlove Dolby | 2,239 | 65% |
| | Labour | Thomas Dolman Vallance | 1,231 | 35% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,008 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,470 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,470 | 33% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Fazakerley

No. 27 Fazakerley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Greenough Gregson * | 3,077 | 62% |
| | Labour | Leonard Cunningham | 1,919 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,158 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,992 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,996 | 42% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Garston

No. 37 Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joseph Jackson Cleary * | 2,963 | 60% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Williams | 1,973 | 40% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 990 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,960 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,936 | 62% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Granby

No. 14 Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Adam Edwards * | 2,201 | 53% |
| | Labour | George Edward Humphreys | 1,953 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,774 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,154 | 43% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Great George

No. 10 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joseph Campbell * | 1,220 | 56% |
| | Conservative | William Henry Broad | 965 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 255 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,563 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,185 | 48% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Kensington

No. 19 Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jack Cresswell | 3,152 | 66% |
| | Labour | Cyril George Prest | 1,660 | 34% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,492 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,954 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,812 | 44% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kirkdale

No. 24 Kirkdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Arthur Mackson Brown | 3,844 | 53% |
| | Labour | Frederick Jones * | 3,383 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 461 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,419 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,227 | 44% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Low Hill

No. 20 Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Samuel Cecil Saltmarsh | 3,055 | 57% |
| | Labour | Alexander Kay * | 2,265 | 43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 790 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,780 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,320 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Much Woolton

No. 36 Much Woolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Butterfield * | 1,104 | 77% |
| | Labour | William Smith Fraser | 331 | 23% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 773 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,828 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,435 | 51% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Netherfield

No. 22 Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protestant | Robert Bradley | 3,493 | 56% |
| | Labour | John Bagot * | 2,692 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 801 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,023 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,185 | 56% |
| | Protestant gain from Labour | Protestant gain from Labour | Swing | |

### North Scotland

No. 2 North Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Frederick William Tucker * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Old Swan

No. 32 Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Moss Greenberg * | 4,428 | 59% |
| | Labour | Joseph Strathdene | 3,118 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,310 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,486 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,546 | 41% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Prince's Park

No. 13 Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Rowan | 2,896 | 58% |
| | Labour | Sarah Ann Demain | 2,079 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 817 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,811 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,975 | 51% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John Wolfe Tone Morrissey * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### St. Anne's

No. 6 St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Bessie Braddock * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### St. Domingo

No. 23 St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protestant | George Henry Dunbar * | 2,836 | 63% |
| | Labour | Sarah Anne McArd | 1,686 | 37% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,150 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,166 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,522 | 40% |
| | Protestant hold | Protestant hold | Swing | |

### St. Peter's

No. 8 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Mary Mabel Ellis * | 647 | 62% |
| | Labour | Laurence William Kennan | 393 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 254 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,455 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,040 | 42% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Sefton Park East

No. 15 Sefton Park East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Eric Douglas Mackay Heriot-Hill | 2,104 | 56% |
| | Democratic Conservative | George Edward Holme * | 860 | 23% |
| | Labour | George Porter | 793 | 21% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,244 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,782 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,757 | 43% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Sefton Park West

No. 16 Sefton Park West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Walter Thomas Lancashire * | 2,426 | 76% |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Thompson | 782 | 24% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,644 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,713 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,208 | 48% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### South Scotland

No. 3 South Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Michael John Reppion * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,308 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Vauxhall

No. 4 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Thomas Hogan | 1,057 | 64% |
| | Conservative | James Arthur Bryning | 588 | 36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,556 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,645 | 46% |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Walton

No. 25 Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert John Hall * | 4,581 | 70% |
| | Labour | Alfred Walker Boothman | 1,946 | 30% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,635 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,451 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,527 | 40% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Warbreck

No. 26 Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Hugh Wagstaff * | 3,350 | 74% |
| | Labour | Austin Rainford | 956 | 21% |
| | Independent | William Fry | 213 | 5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,394 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,219 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,519 | 34% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wavertree

No. 34 Wavertree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Morris Griffith * | 4,184 | 75% |
| | Labour | Daniel Whelan | 1,421 | 25% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,763 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,498 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,605 | 36% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wavertree West

No. 33 Wavertree West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alfred Levy * | 2,433 | 61% |
| | Labour | Thomas Williamson | 1,548 | 39% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 885 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,788 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,981 | 45% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### West Derby

No. 28 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ernest Ash Cookson * | 5,360 | 75% |
| | Labour | Mabel Kennedy | 1,782 | 25% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,578 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,446 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,142 | 35% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## Aldermanic Elections
### Aldermanic Election 6 January 1937

Caused by the death on 1 December 1936 of Alderman Patrick Jeremiah Kelly (Independent, last elected by the councillors as an alderman on 9 November 1932, in whose place Councillor Lawrence King (Labour, elected 1 November 1935) was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 6 January 1937.
Aldermanic Election 6 January 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Allocated ward |
| | Labour | Councillor Lawrence King | 42 | 100% | No. 27 Fazakerley |
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1938.

### Aldermanic Election 3 February 1937

Caused by the resignation of Alderman Anthony Shelmerdine (Conservative, elected 9 November 1932), in whose place Councillor Michael Cory Dixon (Conservative, elected 1 November 1935) being elected as an alderman on 3 February 1937.
Aldermanic Election 3 February 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Allocated ward |
| | Conservative | Councillor Michael Cory Dixon | 58 | 100% | No.16 Sefton Park West |
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1938.

### Aldermanic Election 6 October 1937

Caused by the death on 7 September 1937 of Alderman Henry Walker (Labour, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935). His place was taken by Councillor John Wolfe Tone Morrissey JP (Labour, last elected to the Sandhills ward on 1 November 1936) of 17 Haverstock Road, Fairfield, Liverpool, who was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 6 October 1937.
Aldermanic Election 6 October 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Allocated ward |
| | Labour | Councillor John Wolfe Tone Morrissey | 35 | 100% | No. 33 Wavertree West |
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1941.

## By-elections
### No. 33 Wavertree West, Wednesday 27 January 1937

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Charlton Thomson (Conservative, elected 1 November 1935).
No. 34 Wavertree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | Dinsdale Walker | 1,598 | 58% |
| | | Robert Edward Cottier | 783 | 29% |
| | | Theodolph Joseph Augustus Duggan | 363 | 13% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 815 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,498 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,744 | 18% |
| | | | Swing | |
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1938.

### No.11 Brunswick, 11 February 1937

Following the death on 1 December 1936 of Alderman Patrick Jeremiah Kelly (Independent, last elected by the councillors as an alderman on 9 November 1932, in whose place Councillor Lawrence King (Labour, elected 1 November 1935) was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 6 January 1937.
No. 11 Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | | Annie Cain * | unopposed | | |
| | | | Swing | | |
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1938.

### No.15 Sefton Park East, 17 March 1937

Caused by Councillor Michael Cory Dixon (Conservative, elected 1 November 1935) being elected as an alderman on 3 February 1937.
No. 15 Sefton Park East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Moores | 1,494 | 85% |
| | | James Murphy | 274 | 15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,244 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,782 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,768 | 20% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1938.

### No. 14 Granby, Thursday 17 June 1937

Caused by the death on 28 April 1937 of Councillor William Adam Edwards (Conservative, last elected 1 November 1936)
No. 14 Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | Walter Clark | 1,635 |
| | | John Bagot | 1,479 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,774 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | | | Swing |

### No. 40 Croxteth, Thursday 17 June 1937

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Mrs. Mary Lilian Hamilton (Labour, last elected 1 November 1936).
No. 40 Croxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Lakin Jones | 3,331 | 66% |
| | Conservative | Miss Mary Edith Barbara Whittingham-Jones | 1,727 | 34% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,604 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,367 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,058 | 26% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1939.

### No. 19 Kensington, Thursday 22 July 1937

Caused by the death on 28 June 1937 of Councillor Edward Clouston Ralph Litler-Jones (Conservative, elected 1 November 1935.
No. 19 Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Frederick Harold Bailey | 2,093 | 67% |
| | | George Williams | 1,018 | 33% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,075 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,954 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,111 | 28% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |