# 1937 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1937. 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:
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## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1937 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 27 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 67.5% | 57% | 97,769 |
| Labour | 11 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 27.5% | 37% | 63,796 |
| Protestant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5% | 2.6% | 4,559 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5% | 1.6% | 2,778 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2.2% | 3,790 |
| British Union of Fascists | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.075% | 129 |
| Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.065% | 113 |

## Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1934 election results.

### Abercromby

No. 9 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Reginald Bevins | 2,803 | 55% |
| | Conservative | Richard Clitherow | 2,291 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 512 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,647 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,094 | 53% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Aigburth

No. 17 Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Edward Stirling Napier | 3,121 | 59% |
| | Liberal | John Richard Jones * | 2,151 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 970 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,659 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,272 | 49% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Allerton

No. 35 Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gertrude Elizabeth Wilson * | 2,453 | 79% |
| | Labour | John Albert Riddell | 635 | 21% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,818 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,074 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,088 | 51% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Anfield

No. 29 Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Young Williamson * | 4,179 | 73% |
| | Labour | John Francis Kenrick | 1,528 | 27% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,651 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,273 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,707 | 51% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Breckfield

No. 30 Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George William Prout | 4,046 | 75% |
| | Labour | William Tipping | 1,343 | 25% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,703 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,955 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,389 | 54% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Brunswick

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

### Castle Street

No. 7 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Herbert Neville Bewley * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Childwall

No. 38 Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stanley Foster | 2,423 | 55% |
| | Liberal | William Minto Mirrlees | 1,639 | 37% |
| | Labour | John Wood | 319 | 7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 784 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,427 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,381 | 59% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Croxteth

No. 40 Croxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alfred Hargreaves * | 3,570 | 62% |
| | Independent | James Charles Pollard | 2,148 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,422 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,973 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,718 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Dingle

No. 12 Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George William Neale Gillespie | 5,798 | 61% |
| | Labour | John David Towers * | 3,678 | 39% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,120 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,812 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,476 | 64% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Edge Hill

No. 18 Edge Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Bertram Saul Morgan | 3,568 | 56% |
| | Labour | Agnes Mitton * | 2,817 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 751 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,591 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,385 | 55% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Everton

No. 21 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | David Nickson * | 4,268 | 64% |
| | Conservative | James Moore | 2,418 | 36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,850 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,052 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,686 | 55% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

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

### Fairfield

No. 31 Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Gordon Snowdon Gordon * | 2,983 | 62% |
| | Labour | Harold Stanley Martin | 1,813 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,170 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,410 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,796 | 46% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Fazakerley

No. 27 Fazakerley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Albert Gray Meredith | 4,168 | 65% |
| | Labour | Francis Lavery * | 2,278 | 35% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,890 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,985 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,446 | 54% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Garston

No. 37 Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alfred Millwood Proffit | 2,857 | 56% |
| | Labour | John Herbert Webster * | 2,201 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 656 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,005 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,058 | 63% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Granby

No. 14 Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ernest Tyrer | 2,781 | 53% |
| | Labour | Miss Mary Cumella * | 2,454 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 327 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,699 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,235 | 54% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Great George

No. 10 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Hamilton * | 1,310 | 68% |
| | Independent | Stamford Botley | 630 | 32% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,310 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,346 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,940 | 45% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Kensington

No. 19 Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Case * | 3,808 | 68% |
| | Labour | Leo Patrick Taylor | 1,780 | 32% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,028 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,871 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,588 | 51% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kirkdale

No. 24 Kirkdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Alan Reston | 5,420 | 56% |
| | Labour | William James Riddick * | 4,209 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,211 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,128 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,629 | 60% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Little Woolton

No. 39 Little Woolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Rupert Henry Bremner * | 496 | 88% |
| | Labour | George Thomas Wood | 69 | 12% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 874 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 565 | 65% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Low Hill

No. 20 Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Harvey Steel | 3,271 | 53% |
| | Labour | Frederick Charles Pasco * | 2,932 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 339 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,319 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,203 | 60% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Much Woolton

No. 36 Much Woolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Vivian Forsyth Crosthwaite * | 1,453 | 71% |
| | Labour | Andrew Campbell | 586 | 29% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 867 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,911 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,039 | 70% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Netherfield

No. 22 Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Evan Thomas Edwards | 4,436 | 68% |
| | Labour | John Bagot | 2,073 | 32% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,363 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,638 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,509 | 61% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### North Scotland

No. 2 North Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Patrick Fay * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Old Swan

No. 32 Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Waterworth * | 5,770 | 63% |
| | Labour | John Gordon Houston | 3,370 | 37% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,400 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,227 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,140 | 50% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Prince's Park

No. 13 Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Arthur Perrins Bevan | 3,484 | 63% |
| | Labour | Alfred Demain * | 2,050 | 37% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,434 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,664 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,534 | 57% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Thomas Henry Dunford * | 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 | John David Mack * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### St. Domingo

No. 23 St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protestant | William Reuben Price * | 4,559 | 77% |
| | Labour | John Victor Shortt | 1,350 | 23% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,209 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,968 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,909 | 54% |
| | Protestant hold | Protestant hold | Swing | |

### St. Peter's

No. 8 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Hugh Carr | 551 | 52% |
| | Conservative | Sydney James Hill * | 512 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,353 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,063 | 45% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Sefton Park East

No. 15 Sefton Park East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Webster Green Armour * | 2,710 | 76% |
| | Labour | John Henry Higgins | 848 | 24% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,862 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,752 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,558 | 41% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Sefton Park West

No. 16 Sefton Park West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Graham Reece * | 2,785 | 76% |
| | Labour | Mary Woodward Walbank | 876 | 24% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,909 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,718 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,661 | 545 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### South Scotland

No. 3 South Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Joseph Harrington * | 3,619 | 97% |
| | Independent Labour | Charles Malachie Williams | 113 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,619 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,964 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,732 | 47% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

No. 4 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Joseph Leo Carney * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Walton

No. 25 Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Reginald Richards Bailey * | 6,289 | 72% |
| | Labour | Richard Austin Rockliff | 2,442 | 28% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,847 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,609 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,731 | 535 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Warbreck

No. 26 Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alexander Critchley * | 4,251 | 71% |
| | Labour | William Bent | 1,778 | 29% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,473 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,336 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,029 | 45% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wavertree

No. 34 Wavertree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Village * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Wavertree West

No. 33 Wavertree West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Maurice Voss | 3,129 | 67% |
| | Labour | Daniel Whelan | 1,436 | 31% |
| | British Union of Fascists | William Edwards | 129 | 2.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,693 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,681 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,694 | 54% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### West Derby

No. 28 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Duncan French * | 6,869 | 71% |
| | Labour | Joseph Henry Sayle | 2,810 | 29% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,059 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,686 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,679 | 47% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## Aldermanic Elections
### Aldermanic Election 1 December 1937

Caused by the death of Alderman Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell C.B. C.B.E. (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935), in whose place Councillor John Morris Griffith (Conservative, elected to the Wavertree ward on 1 November 1936) was elected as an alderman on 1 December 1937.
Aldermanic Election 1 December 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Allocated ward |
| | Conservative | Councillor John Morris Griffith | 60 | 100% | No. 28 West Derby |
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1941.

### Aldermanic Election 2 March 1938

Caused by the death on 25 January 1938 of Alderman Sir Thomas White (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1932), in whose place Councillor William Thomas Roberts J.P. (Conservative, elected to the Abercromby ward on 1 November 1936) was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 2 March 1938.
Aldermanic Election 2 March 1938 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Allocated ward |
| | Conservative | Councillor William Thomas Roberts | 54 | 100% | No. 20 Low Hill |
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1938.

### Aldermanic Election 6 July 1938

Caused by the death on 22 May 1938 of Alderman Edwin Haigh (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935). In whose place, Councillor Robert Duncan French (Conservative, elected to the West Derby ward on 1 November 1937) was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 6 July 1938.
Aldermanic Election 6 July 1938 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Allocated ward |
| | Conservative | Councillor Robert Duncan French | 52 | 100% | No. 8 St. Peter's |
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1941.

### Aldermanic Election 27 July 1938

Caused by the death on 5 July 1938 of Alderman James Bolger (Independent, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1932). In whose place Councillor George Young Williamson (Conservative, elected to represent Anfield on 1 November 1937) was elected to the post of alderman on 27 July 1938.
Aldermanic Election 6 July 1938 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Allocated ward |
| Conservative | Councillor George Young Williamson | 56 | 66% | No. 8 St. Peter's |
| Labour | Councillor Bertie Victor Kirby MP | 25 | 29% | not elected |
| Independent | Councillor Peter Kavanagh | 3 | 4% | not elected |
| Protestant | Councillor Mary Jane Longbottom | 1 | 1% | not elected |
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1938.

## By-elections
### No.31 Fairfield, 30 November 1937

Caused by the death of Councillor John Barry (Conservative, elected 1 November 1935).
No. 31 Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Clitherow | 2,305 | 74% |
| | Labour | Harold Stanley Martin | 831 | 26% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,474 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,410 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,136 | 30% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1938.

### No.1 Sandhills, 9 December 1937

Caused by the election as an alderman on 6 October 1937 of Councillor John Wolfe Tone Morrissey JP (Labour, last elected to the Sandhills ward on 1 November 1936), following the death on 7 September 1937 of Alderman Henry Walker (Labour, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935).
No. 1 Sandhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Henry Aldritt | 3,686 | 70% |
| | | William Edward McLachlan | 1,548 | 30% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,138 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,234 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1939.

### No.2 North Scotland, 9 December 1937

Caused by the death on 13 September 1937 of Councillor Henry Gaskin (Labour, elected 1 November 1935).
No. 2 North Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Patrick O'Brien | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1938.

### No.11 Brunswick, 9 December 1937

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Patrick Moorhead (Labour, elected unopposed for the Brunswick ward on 1 November 1937)
No. 11 Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Joseph Whitehead | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1940.

### No.34 Wavertree, 11 January 1938

Caused by Councillor John Morris Griffith J.P. (Conservative, elected to the Wavertree ward on 1 November 1936) being elected by the councillors as an alderman on 1 December 1937, following the death of Alderman Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell C.B. C.B.E. (Conservative, elected as an alderman 9 November 1935).
No. 34 Wavertree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Harold Threlfall Wilson | 2,969 | 96% |
| | | William Edwards | 132 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,837 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,101 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1939.

### No.38 Childwall, 24 February 1938

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Alan Anderson Boyle (Liberal, elected unopposed 1 November 1936)
No. 38 Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Ind. Ratepayers | William Moss | 2142 | 57.1% |
| | Conservative | Edward Thomas White | 878 | 23.4% |
| | Ratepayers | Arthur Morris | 501 | 13.4% |
| | Labour | Andrew Campbell | 226 | 6.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1264 | 33.7% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,427 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3747 | 50.5% |
| | Independent Ratepayer hold | Independent Ratepayer hold | Swing | |
The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1939.

### No.9 Abercromby, Tuesday 5 April 1938

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor William Thomas Roberts J.P. (Conservative, elected to the Abercromby ward on 1 November 1936) was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 2 March 1938, following the death on 25 January 1938 of Alderman Sir Thomas White (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1932).
No. 9 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | Joseph James Eastwood Sloan | 1,978 | 49.7% |
| | | Andrew Campbell | 1,972 | 49.6% |
| | | Thomas Lyon Hurst | 27 | 0.007% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,647 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,977 | 41% |
| | | | Swing | |
The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1939.

### No.15 Sefton Park East, Tuesday 31 May 1938

Occasioned by the resignation of Councillor Eric Douglas Mackay Heriot-Hill (Conservative, elected to the Sefton Park East ward on 1 November 1936).
No. 15 Sefton Park East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | Dinsdale Walker | 1,344 | 76% |
| | | Muriel Edith Mee | 418 | 24% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 926 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,752 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,762 | 20% |
| | | | Swing | |
The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1939.

### No.32 Old Swan, Tuesday 14 June 1938

Caused by the death in May 1938 of Councillor John Waterworth (Conservative, elected to the Old Swan ward on 1 November 1937).
No. 32 Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Arthur Haswell | 2,323 | 66% |
| | Labour | John Gordon Houston | 1,212 | 34% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,111 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,227 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,535 | 19% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1940.

### No.24 Kirkdale, Tuesday 26 July 1938

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Arthur Mackson Brown (Conservative, elected for the Kirkdale ward on 1 November 1936).
No. 24 Kirkdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | William Edward McLachlan | 3,226 | 55% |
| | | Joseph Henry Sayle | 2,644 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 582 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,128 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,870 | 36% |
| | gain from | gain from | Swing | |
The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1939.

### No.28 West Derby, 26 July 1938

Caused by Councillor Robert Duncan French (Conservative, elected to the West Derby ward on 1 November 1937) being elected by the councillors as an alderman on 6 July 1938, following the death on 22 May 1938 of Alderman Edwin Haigh (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935).
No. 28 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles William Wingrove | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,686 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1940.

### No.29 Anfield, 30 August 1938

Caused by the election to the post of alderman on 27 July 1938 of Councillor George Young Williamson (Conservative, elected to represent Anfield on 1 November 1937), following the death on 5 July 1938 of Alderman James Bolger.
No. 29 Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | William John Harrop | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,273 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1940.