# 1932 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1932. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Six of the forty seats up for election were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | +1 | ?? | ?? |
| Labour | ?? | -3 | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | 0 | ?? | ?? |
| Independent | ?? | +1 | ?? | ?? |
| Centre | ?? | 0 | ?? | ?? |
| Protestant | ?? | +1 | ?? | ?? |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1932 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % |
| Conservative | 16 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 41% |
| Labour | 16 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 41% |
| Liberal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% |
| Independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5% |
| Centre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3% |
| Protestant | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3% |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |

## Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1929 election results.

### Abercromby

No. 9 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles William Bailey | 1,821 | 57% |
| | Labour | Mrs. Agnes Mitton | 1,231 | 39% |
| | Youth | Lawrence Joseph Patrick McAdam | 139 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 590 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,444 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,191 | 34% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Aigburth

No. 17 Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Vere Egerton Cotton O.B.E. | 1,974 | 60% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Donald Dennis | 1,293 | 40% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 681 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,819 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,267 | 37% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Allerton

No. 35 Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John William Jones | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Anfield

No. 29 Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Alfred Gates * | 2,989 | 74% |
| | | Frederick Jones | 1,024 | 26% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,965 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Breckfield

No. 30 Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mrs. Ada Martha Burton | 2,134 | 53% |
| | Labour | Alfred Hargreaves | 1,910 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 224 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,450 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,044 | 39% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Brunswick

No. 11 Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lawrence King * | 3,912 | 95% |
| | Communist | Frederick William Gibson | 212 | 5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,700 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,843 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,124 | 47% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Castle Street

No. 7 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert Garnett Sheldon * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Childwall

No. 38 Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lady Helena Agnes Dalrymple Muspratt * | 978 | 48% |
| | Liberal | William John Tristram | 849 | 42% |
| | Labour | Alfred Donohue | 195 | 10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,299 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,022 | 61% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Croxteth

No. 40 Croxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Henry Boothman * | 3,397 | 55% |
| | Conservative | John Moores | 2,442 | 39% |
| | Democratic Labour | Peter Joseph Haines | 221 | 4% |
| | Communist | Charles William Heaton | 118 | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 975 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,936 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,158 | 48% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Dingle

No. 12 Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Jones * | 4,478 | 50% |
| | Conservative | James Bennett O.B.E. | 3,084 | 35% |
| | Protestant | Richard Bradley | 1,362 | 15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,394 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,518 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,924 | 58% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Edge Hill

No. 18 Edge Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alexander Griffin * | 3,402 | 60% |
| | Conservative | William Murphy | 2,018 | 36% |
| | Ind. Labour Party | John Fitzpatrick Hughes | 246 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,384 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,318 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,666 | 43% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Everton

No. 21 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Braddock | 4,408 | 65% |
| | Conservative | John Harold Irwin | 2,383 | 35% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,025 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,436 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,791 | 51% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Centre | Miss Alice McCormick * | 717 | 68% |
| | Labour | Albert Smitton | 258 | 25% |
| | Youth | Arthur James Gerard Smyth | 69 | 6.6% |
| | Ind. Labour Party | Mark Edward Boggin | 7 | 0.67% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 459 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,051 | |
| | Centre hold | Centre hold | Swing | |

### Fairfield

No. 31 Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Barry * | 2,557 | 65% |
| | Labour | Richard Thomas Hughes | 1,350 | 35% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,207 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,309 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,907 | 38% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Fazakerley

No. 27 Fazakerley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Disley | 2,413 | 52% |
| | Labour | Francis Lavery | 1,261 | 27% |
| | Ind. Labour Party | Robert Edwards * | 943 | 20% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,152 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,026 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,617 | 42% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Garston

No. 37 Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Sydney Dytor | 2,558 | 59% |
| | Conservative | John Case * | 1,808 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 750 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,695 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,366 | 57% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Granby

No. 14 Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Miss Eleanor Florence Rathbone MP * | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |

### Great George

No. 10 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Percy Ernest Sherwin | 951 | 49% |
| | Democratic Labour | Matthew Grogan * | 933 | 48% |
| | Youth | Leo Patrick Taylor | 64 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,048 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,948 | 39% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Kensington

No. 19 Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Clouston Ralph Litler-Jones | 2,479 | 52% |
| | Labour | Bernard Louis Meyer | 1,944 | 41% |
| | Liberal | William Henry Ledsom | 323 | 7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 535 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,270 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,746 | 42% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Kirkdale

No. 24 Kirkdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Henry Barton * | 2,546 | 35% |
| | Conservative | Ernest Tyrer | 2,471 | 34% |
| | Protestant | William Reuben Price | 1,771 | 24% |
| | Ind. Labour Party | Charles Henry Cund junr. | 536 | 7.2% |
| | Communist | Albert Edward Cole | 125 | 1.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,097 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,449 | 44% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Little Woolton

No election.

### Low Hill

No. 20 Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Fred Robinson | 2,520 | 54% |
| | Conservative | Gwilym Eiriol Mills | 2,053 | 44% |
| | Communist | John Frederick Hedley | 103 | 2.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 467 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,316 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,676 | 41% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Much Woolton

No. 36 Much Woolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Mrs. Caroline Whiteley | 850 | 52% |
| | Conservative | Edwin Phillips Thompson | 740 | 45% |
| | Labour | Arthur Lumb | 52 | 3.2% |
| | Independent Democratic Labour | Patrick O'Brien Hendley | 7 | 3.2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,371 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,649 | 70% |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Netherfield

No. 22 Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Chadwick * | 3,079 | 47% |
| | Conservative | Arnold Barkby | 1,980 | 30% |
| | Protestant | Albert Clayton | 1,490 | 23% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,090 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,078 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,549 | 54% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### North Scotland

No. 2 North Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs. Margaret Macfarlane | 2,429 | 92% |
| | Communist | Leo Joseph McGree | 206 | 7.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,223 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,635 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Old Swan

No. 32 Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Thomas Williamson * | 3,659 | 52% |
| | Conservative | George Charles Edward Simpson O.B.E. | 3,440 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,191 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,099 | 44% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Prince's Park

No. 13 Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Roland Clare | 2,448 | 55% |
| | Labour | Alfred Demain | 2,029 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 419 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,191 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,477 | 28% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James William Baker * | 2,903 | 94% |
| | Communist | Ieuan Peters Hughes | 198 | 6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,705 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,369 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,101 | 33% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Anne's

No. 6 St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Samuel Sydney Silverman | 3,227 | 86% |
| | Democratic Labour | Thomas Conifer | 505 | 13% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,722 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,108 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,732 | 41% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Domingo

No. 23 St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protestant | Mrs. Mary Jane Longbottom | 1,784 | 35% |
| | Conservative | William Edward Backhouse * | 1,566 | 30% |
| | Labour | Robert Joseph McDonnell | 1,370 | 27% |
| | Ind. Labour Party | George Edward Humphreys | 432 | 8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,712 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,152 | 44% |
| | Protestant gain from Conservative | Protestant gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### St. Peter's

No. 8 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Arthur Robinson | 671 | 52% |
| | Labour | Robert Edward Cottier | 488 | 38% |
| | Independent | William Edward McLachlan | 130 | 10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 183 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,853 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,289 | 45% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Sefton Park East

No. 15 Sefton Park East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Michael Cory Dixon * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Sefton Park West

No. 16 Sefton Park West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Ronald Percy Clayton * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### South Scotland

No. 3 South Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John Sheehan | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Vauxhall

No. 4 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Arthur Brian Hoer | 953 | 55% |
| | Democratic Labour | Stephen McBride | 779 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,704 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,732 | 47% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Walton

No. 25 Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Miller Platt * | 3,581 | 58% |
| | Labour | William James Riddick | 2,614 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 967 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,370 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,195 | 38% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Warbreck

No. 26 Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Jude * | 2,847 | 66% |
| | Labour | William Bent | 1,460 | 34% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,387 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,459 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,307 | 35% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wavertree

No. 34 Wavertree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Frederick Redmond | 3,583 | 68% |
| | Labour | John Reginald Bevins | 1,701 | 32% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,882 | 36% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,857 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,284 | 36% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wavertree West

No. 33 Wavertree West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charlton Thomson | 2,141 | 53% |
| | Labour | Charles Matthew Belk | 1,000 | 25% |
| | Independent | Mrs. Caroline Whiteley | 929 | 23% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,141 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,898 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,070 | 29% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### West Derby

No. 28 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Albert Morrow * | 4,176 | 64% |
| | Labour | John Hamilton | 2,322 | 36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,854 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,628 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,498 | 35% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## Aldermanic elections
### Aldermanic Election 9 November 1932

19 Aldermen were elected by the councillors on 9 November 1932 for a term of six years.
* - re-elected alderman.
| Party | Name | Votes |
| Conservative | Robert Lowry Burns J.P. * | 77 |
| Conservative | Henry Alexander Cole J.P. * | 77 |
| Conservative | Sir Max Muspratt Bart. * | 77 |
| Conservative | Edward Russell-Taylor J.P. * | 77 |
| Conservative | Councillor Robert Garnett Sheldon | 77 |
| Conservative | Edwin Thompson J.P. * | 77 |
| Conservative | Sir Thomas White * | 77 |
| Conservative | James Conrad Cross J.P. * | 76 |
| Liberal | Burton William Eills J.P. | 76 |
| Liberal | John Lamport Eills J.P. * | 76 |
| Conservative | William Wallace Kelly J.P. * | 76 |
| Liberal | Richard Robert Meade-King J.P. * | 76 |
| Conservative | Anthony Shelmerdine J.P. * | 76 |
| Liberal | Frederick Smith J.P. * | 76 |
| Independent | Austin Harford J.P. * | 75 |
| Independent | James Bolger * | 74 |
| Labour | Thomas Burke J.P. * | 74 |
| Labour | Luke Hogan M.B.E. J.P. * | 24 |
| Independent | Patrick Jeremiah Kelly * | 24 |
| Conservative | Councillor Wilfrid Bowring Stoddart | 1 | not elected |

### Aldermanic Election

Alderman Joseph Dalton Flood died on 29 October 1932

### Aldermanic Election 1 February 1933

Caused by the death on 22 November 1932 of Alderman Joseph Ashworth (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1929), Councillor George Miller Platt (Conservative, Walton elected 1 November 1932), Builder and Contractor of "The Gables", Moss Delph Lane, Aughton, was elected as an alderman by the Council on 1 February 1933
Aldermanic Election 6 July 1932 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Allocated ward |
| | Conservative | Councillor George Miller Platt | 57 | 100% | No. 31 Fairfield |
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1935.

## By-elections
### No. 40 Croxteth, Thursday, 3 November 1932

Caused by the disqualification of Councillor Oswald Wade (Conservative, elected to the Croxteth ward on 1 November 1930), due to him being declared bankrupt, which was reported to the Council on 5 October 1932 .
No. 40 Croxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mary Lilian Hamilton | 3,574 | 70% |
| | Conservative | Dinsdale Walker junior | 1,556 | 30% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,018 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,936 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,130 | 40% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### No. 25 Walton, 16 February 1933

Following the death on 22 November 1932 of Alderman Joseph Ashworth (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1929), Councillor George Miller Platt (Conservative, Walton elected 1 November 1932), was elected as an alderman by the Council on 1 February 1933.
No. 25 Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Harold Irwin | 2,668 | 62% |
| | Labour | William James Riddick | 1,564 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 994 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,370 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,122 | 25% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### No. 7 Castle Street, 29 November 1932

Caused by Councillor Robert Garnett Sheldon (Conservative, last elected as a Councillor on 1 November 1932) being elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1932.
No. 7 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | James Bennett | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### No. 19 Kensington, 23 May 1933

Caused by the death on 25 April 1933 of Councillor Joseph Gardner (Conservative, elected 1 November 1931.
No. 19 Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Case | 1,850 | 51% |
| | | George Porter | 1,324 | 36% |
| | | Alfred David Adams | 299 | 8% |
| | Liberal | William Henry Ledsom | 183 | 5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 526 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,270 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,656 | 32% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### No. 8 St. Peters, 30 May 1933

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Herbert Wolfe Levy (Conservative, elected 1 November 1931) which was reported to the Council on 17 May 1933
No. 8 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sydney James Hill | 458 | 53% |
| | | Joseph Whitehead | 340 | 39% |
| | | Frederick Bowman | 72 | 8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,853 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 870 | 30% |
| | | | Swing | |

### No.10 Great George, 22 August 1933

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Harry Leo Gaffeney (Democratic Labour, Great George elected 1 November 1931) which was reported to the Council on 26 July 1933.
No. 10 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John Hamilton | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,048 |
| | Labour gain from Democratic Labour | Labour gain from Democratic Labour | |