# 1925 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 2 November 1925.
One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years.
Eight of the thirty-seven seats up for election were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | 68 | 0 | 27 | 95 |
| Liberal | 12 | -2 | 6 | 18 |
| Catholic | 18 | +1 | 4 | 22 |
| Labour | 11 | +3 | 1 | 12 |
| Independent | 2 | +1 | 0 | 2 |
| Protestant | 2 | +1 | 0 | 2 |
| Communist | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1925 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 62% | 44% | 59,167 |
| Catholic | 7 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 19% | 7.3% | 9,770 |
| Labour | 4 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 11% | 36% | 48,153 |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3% | 5.9% | 7,905 |
| Protestant | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3% | 2.4% | 3,185 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3% | 2% | |

## Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1922 election results.

### Abercromby

No. 9 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Edwin Thompson * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,077 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Aigburth

No. 17 Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Wilfred Bowring Stoddart * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,507 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Allerton

No. 35 Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mrs. Gertrude Elizabeth Wilson | 1,041 | 78% | |
| | Labour | George Frederick Dutton | 298 | 22% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 743 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,487 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,339 | 54% | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

### Anfield

No. 29 Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Young Williamson * | 2,633 | 49% |
| | Liberal | Walter Henry Cartwright | 1,342 | 25% |
| | Labour | Joseph Jackson Cleary | 1,416 | 26% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,291 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,493 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,391 | 57% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Breckfield

No. 30 Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward James Jones * | 2,822 | 59% |
| | Labour | Thomas Joseph Conway Rowan | 1,966 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 856 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,957 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,788 | 48% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Brunswick

No. 11 Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Catholic | John Alfred Kelly * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,523 |
| | Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist | Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing |

### Castle Street

No. 7 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Sandeman Allen MP * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,586 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Dingle

No. 12 Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Wallace Kelly * | 5,314 | 56% |
| | Labour | Mrs. Gertrude Annie Cole | 4,252 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,062 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,466 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,566 | 66% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Edge Hill

No. 18 Edge Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Charles Wilson | 3,542 | 55% |
| | Conservative | Robert John Hall * | 2,916 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 626 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,571 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,458 | 51% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Everton

No. 21 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Henry Walker * | 4,732 | 59% |
| | Conservative | Alfred Hemmons | 3,329 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,403 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,768 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,061 | 63% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Catholic | Peter Kavanagh * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,805 |
| | Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist | Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing |

### Fairfield

No. 31 Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Arthur John Chapman-Durrant | 2,813 | 57% |
| | Labour | Victor Harold Edgar Baker | 1,346 | 27% |
| | Liberal | Edward Darius Roberts | 814 | 16% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,467 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,445 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,973 | 53% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Fazakerley

No. 27 Fazakerley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Francis Samuel Henwood Ashcroft | 944 | 56% |
| | Labour | Albert Frederick Johnson | 410 | 24% |
| | Protestant | Rev. Harry Dixon Longbottom | 341 | 20% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 534 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,886 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,695 | 59% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Garston

No. 37 Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edmund Robert Thompson * | 2,010 | 57% |
| | Labour | James Lawrenson | 1,521 | 43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 489 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,175 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,531 | 57% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Granby

No. 14 Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Frederick Charles Bowring * | 2,851 | 62% |
| | Labour | William Henrty Barton | 1,734 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,117 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,450 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,585 | 49% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Great George

No. 10 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Catholic | Thomas Owen Ruddin * | 1,199 | 68% |
| | Labour | Alfred James Ward | 561 | 32% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 638 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,645 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,760 | 38% |
| | Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist | Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | |

### Kensington

No. 19 Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Hughes Rutherford * | 3,403 | 60% |
| | Labour | Richard Austin Rockliffe | 2,310 | 40% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,093 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,874 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,713 | 53% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kirkdale

No. 24 Kirkdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Garnett Sheldon * | 3,824 | 77% |
| | ex-Service | John Dodd | 1,165 | 23% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,659 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,740 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,989 | 32% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Little Woolton

No. 39 Little Woolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rupert Henry Bremner * | 267 | 94% |
| | Labour | John Henry Naylor Junr. | 16 | 6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 251 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 443 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 283 | 64% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Low Hill

No. 20 Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Fred Robinson | 2,880 | 51% |
| | Conservative | Robert Edward Bibby Trevor | 2,818 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,392 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,698 | 55% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Netherfield

No. 22 Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protestant | John Walker * | 2,844 | 58% |
| | Labour | George Chadwick | 2,023 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 821 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,753 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,867 | 41% |
| | Protestant gain from Patriotic Labour | Protestant gain from Patriotic Labour | | |

### North Scotland

No. 2 North Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Catholic | Mgr. Thomas George | 3,465 | 85% |
| | Labour | Richard McCann * | 617 | 15% |
| | Independent | John Kearney | 255 | 6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,848 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,121 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,082 | 50% |
| | Catholic gain from Labour | Catholic gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Old Swan

No. 32 Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Waterworth * | 3,193 | 66% |
| | Labour | Robert Joseph McDonnall | 1,648 | 34% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,545 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,996 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,841 | 40% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Prince's Park

No. 13 Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Mawdsley Ritchie * | 3,259 | 64% |
| | Labour | Robert Dixon-Smith | 1,815 | 36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,444 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,344 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,074 | 54% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Thomas Wafer Byrne * | 2,829 | 63% |
| | Catholic | William Henry McGuiness | 1,695 | 37% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,134 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,995 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,524 | 50% |
| | Labour gain from Irish Nationalist | Labour gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | |

### St. Anne's

No. 6 St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Catholic | James Farrell Jnr. | 2,093 | 48% |
| | Labour | Maurice Eschwege | 1,545 | 36% |
| | Communist | John Nield * | 705 | 16% |
| | Independent | John Corcoran | 27 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 548 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,639 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,343 | 50% |
| | Catholic gain from Independent Labour | Catholic gain from Independent Labour | Swing | |

### St. Domingo

No. 23 St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas White * | 3,565 | 68% |
| | Liberal | Mrs. Sarah Anne McArd | 1,648 | 32% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,917 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,130 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,213 | 47% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Peter's

No. 8 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Herbert Wolfe Levy * | 766 | 57% |
| | Labour | John Loughlin | 369 | 27% |
| | Independent | Frederick Bowman | 207 | 15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 397 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,947 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,342 | 46% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Sefton Park East

No. 15 Sefton Park East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Sir Arnold Rushton * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,899 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Sefton Park West

No. 16 Sefton Park West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Graham Reece | 2,051 | 56% |
| | Liberal | Hugh Reynolds Rathbone | 1,580 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 471 | 12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,047 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,631 | 60% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### South Scotland

No. 3 South Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Catholic | Michael O'Mahony * | 3,013 | 65% |
| | Labour | Edward Campbell | 1,646 | 35% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,367 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,468 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,659 | 55% |
| | Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist | Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

No. 4 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Catholic | Thomas Arthur Murphy * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,848 |
| | Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist | Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist | Swing |

### Walton

No. 25 Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William Swift | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,042 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Warbreck

No. 26 Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alexander Critchley | 3,515 | 68% |
| | Labour | Francis Lavery | 1,673 | 32% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,842 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,430 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,188 | 45% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wavertree

No. 34 Wavertree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Arthur Angers * | 2,860 | 50% |
| | Labour | William Sidney Dytor | 1,598 | 28% |
| | Liberal | Ernest Eric Edwards | 1,318 | 23% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,262 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,603 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,776 | 50% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wavertree West

No. 33 Wavertree West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Morey Paul | 2,414 | 57% |
| | Labour | Herbert Edward Rose | 1,794 | 43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 620 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,555 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,208 | 49% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### West Derby

No. 28 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Duncan French * | 4,451 | 69% |
| | Labour | George Henry Boothman | 1,964 | 31% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,847 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,321 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,415 | 45% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## Aldermanic Elections
### Aldermanic Election 9 November 1925

The term of office of Alderman William Albert Robinson (Labour, last elected as an alderman on 10 November 1919) expired on this date.
At the Council meeting on 9 November 1925 there were two candidates nominated to fill this position: William Albert Robinson and Councillor Patrick Jeremiah Kelly (Catholic, South Scotland, elected as an Irish Nationalist on 1 November 1924). The result of a poll of Councillors was :
Aldermanic Election 9 November 1925 :
| Party | Party | Name | Votes | Percentage |
| | Catholic | Councillor Patrick Jeremiah Kelly | 15 | 54% |
| | Labour | William Albert Robinson | 13 | 46% |

### Aldermanic Election 3 February 1926

Caused by the death on 14 December 1925 of Alderman Arthur Crosthwaite (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920).
In a poll of councillors on 3 February 1926, Councillor James Conrad Cross (Conservative, last elected as a councillor on 1 November 1924) was elected in his place.
Aldermanic Election 3 February 1926 :
| Party | Party | Name | Votes | Percentage |
| | Conservative | Councillor James Conrad Cross | 58 | 87% |
| | Labour | William Albert Robinson | 9 | 13% |

## By-elections
### No. 30 Breckfield, 1 December 1925

Caused by the death on 20 October 1925 of Councillor Alfred Griffiths (Conservative, Breckfield, elected 1 November 1923).
No. 30 Breckfield 1 December 1925 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protestant | Rev. Harry Dixon Longbottom | 2,451 | 53% | |
| | Labour | William Albert Robinson | 2,175 | 47% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 | 6% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,957 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,626 | 46% | |
| | Protestant gain from Conservative | Protestant gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### No. 25 Walton, Tuesday 16 February 1926

Following the death of Alderman Arthur Crosthwaite on 14 December 1925, Councillor James Conrad Cross (Conservative, last elected as a councillor on 1 November 1924) was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 3 February 1926.
No. 25 Walton Tuesday 16 February 1926 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert John Hall | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### No. 26 Warbreck, 18 February 1926

Caused by the death on 31 January 1926 of Councillor John Albert Thompson (Conservative, elected 1 November 1923)
No. 26 Warbreck 18 February 1926 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Jude | 2,016 | 59% |
| | Labour | Francis Lavery | 1,394 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 622 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,430 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,410 | 30% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### No. 18 Edge Hill, Tuesday 20 April 1926

Caused by the death on 18 March 1926 of Councillor Daniel Charles Williams (Conservative, Edge Hill, elected 1 November 1923)
No. 18 Edge Hill Tuesday 20 April 1926 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Smith | 3,045 | 54% |
| | Conservative | Alan Layfield | 2,642 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 403 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,571 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,687 | 45% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### No. 28 West Derby,

Caused by the death on 21 July 1926 of Councillor Frederick William Riley (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1923)
No. 28 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,321 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing |