# 1949 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 12 May 1949.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | 77 | +14 | 26 | 103 |
| Labour | 34 | -10 | 8 | 42 |
| Protestant | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Independent | 3 | -1 | 2 | 5 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1949 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 28 | | | | | 54% | 131,161 |
| Labour | 12 | | | | | 46% | 111,233 |
| Protestant | 2 | | | | | 2.3% | 5,549 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.68% | 1,654 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | 0.33% | 795 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.31% | 748 |

## Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election
This was the first May local election following the move from November. Councillors standing for re-election at this election were previously elected in 1945. Therefore, comparisons are made with the 1945 election results.

### Abercromby

Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Kenneth Hart | 2,954 | 54% | +10% |
| | Labour | Francis Lavery * | 2,299 | 42% | −14% |
| | Communist | Mrs. Olwyn White | 210 | 4% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 655 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,366 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,463 | 38% | +3% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +10% | |

### Aigburth

Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Alexander Kinnear $^{(PARTY)}$ | 6,867 | 76% | +16% |
| | Liberal | William Edward Oates | 1,117 | 12% | +1% |
| | Labour | Terence Roberts | 1,013 | 11% | −9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,750 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,154 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,997 | 56% | +9% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +16% | |

### Allerton

Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Haswell * | 3,454 | 70% | +18% |
| | Labour | Mrs. Edith Evans | 916 | 19% | −11% |
| | Liberal | Herbert Griffith Edwards | 537 | 11% | −6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,538 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,784 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,907 | 50% | +4% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +18% | |

### Anfield

Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aled Owen Roberts * | 5,543 | 65% | +9% |
| | Labour | Mrs. Ethel May Wormald | 3,011 | 35% | −9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,532 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,169 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,554 | 50% | +9% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9% | |

### Breckfield

Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Henry Thompson $^{(PARTY)}$ | 3,433 | 58% | +7% |
| | Labour | John Hamilton | 2,454 | 42% | −7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 979 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,164 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,887 | 45% | +4% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -7% | |

### Brunswick

Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Hugh Carr $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,938 | 80% |
| | Conservative | Mrs. Marion Browne | 717 | 19% |
| | Communist | John James Downey | 39 | 1.1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,221 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,468 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,694 | 49% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Castle Street

Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Sinclair Scott $^{(PARTY)}$ | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Childwall

Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William John Matthew Clark * | unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Croxteth

Croxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Francis Henry Wilson | 6,993 | 49% | |
| | Labour | James Cullen * | 6,945 | 49% | −33% |
| | Communist | Dennis Ellwand | 183 | 1.3% | |
| | Ind. Conservative | James Charles Pollard | 112 | 0.79% | −17% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,908 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,233 | 42% | +20% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Dingle

Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | William Firman Aldis $^{(PARTY)}$ | 4,931 | 50% | −3% |
| | Conservative | George Horace Duckett | 4,844 | 50% | +3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,076 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,775 | 54% | +11% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1% | |

### Edge Hill

Edge Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Johnstone * | 3,261 | 56% | −8% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Maule Jones | 2,574 | 44% | +8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 687 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,537 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,835 | 43% | +5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -8% | |

### Everton

Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Leslie Hughes * | 3,453 | 62% |
| | Conservative | William Richard Doherty | 2,088 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,365 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,678 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,541 | 41% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Leo Henry Wright * | 795 | 81% | +7% |
| | Labour | Joseph Mooney | 190 | 19% | −7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 605 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,625 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 985 | 61% | 0% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +7% | |

### Fairfield

Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Aubrey Brendon Moore $^{(PARTY)}$ | 4,784 | 58% | +14% |
| | Labour | Victor Henry Cove | 3,435 | 42% | −4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,349 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,860 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,219 | 52% | +4% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +14% | |

### Fazakerley

Fazakerley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ralph Rattray | 5,213 | 50% | +3% |
| | Labour | Joseph Morgan * | 5,206 | 50% | −13% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,099 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,419 | 52% | +16% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +3% | |

### Garston

Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Alexander McCulloch | 4,222 | 51% | +18% |
| | Labour | Alfred Demain * | 3,900 | 47% | −19% |
| | Communist | Isaac Brickwood Pick | 144 | 1.7% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 322 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,317 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,266 | 48% | +8% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +18% | |

### Granby

Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Granville Heald | 2,893 | 52% | +5% |
| | Labour | Mrs. Elizabeth Trainor * | 2,657 | 48% | −5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,347 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,550 | 42% | −7% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5% | |

### Great George

Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Walter John Smith $^{(PARTY)}$ | 823 | 52% |
| | Labour | William Tipping | 761 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,717 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,584 | 43% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Kensington

Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leslie John Henry Rumsey | 3,898 | 54% | +5% |
| | Labour | John Matthew Taylor * | 3,352 | 46% | −5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 546 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,425 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,250 | 50% | +9% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +5% | |

### Kirkdale

Kirkdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter James O'Hare $^{(PARTY)}$ | 4,883 | 53% | −7% |
| | Conservative | John Shaw Brown | 4,334 | 47% | +7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 549 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,470 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,217 | 47% | +8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7% | |

### Little Woolton

Little Woolton - 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Cuthbert Arden $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,268 | 63% | −5% |
| | Conservative | Mrs. Phyllis Josephine Cundy | 1,267 | 63% | −5% |
| | Labour | Roy Stoddart | 730 | 37% | +24% |
| | Labour | Howell James | 691 | 35% | +22% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 538 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,983 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,998 | 67% | −5% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -5% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -5% | |

### Low Hill

Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Fred Robinson * | 2,733 | 51% | −4% |
| | Conservative | William Henry Brook | 2,636 | 49% | +4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 97 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,289 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,369 | 44% | −3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4% | |

### Much Woolton

Much Woolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Reginald William Stewart * | 2,261 | 78% | +19% |
| | Labour | Noel Arthur Pinches | 646 | 22% | −19% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,615 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,547 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,907 | 52% | −1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +19% | |

### Netherfield

Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protestant | William George Jones $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,394 | 59% | +8% |
| | Labour | Thomas Robinson | 1,627 | 40% | −9% |
| | Communist | Sidney Foster | 49 | 1% | +1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 767 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,341 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,070 | 39% | +9% |
| | Protestant hold | Protestant hold | Swing | +8% | |

### North Scotland

North Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Herbert Francis Granby * | 2,714 | 98% | +35% |
| | Communist | John William Coward | 43 | 2% | −35% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,671 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,276 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,757 | 38% | −1% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +35% | |

### Old Swan

Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leslie Hebron Sanders | 8,459 | 65% | +18% |
| | Labour | Frederick Walker $^{(PARTY)}$ | 4,369 | 34% | −19% |
| | Communist | Miss Winifred May George | 187 | 1.4% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,090 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,970 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,015 | 47% | +8% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +18% | |

### Prince's Park

Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Burrows Noble | 2,962 | 55% | +9% |
| | Labour | Mrs. Sarah Ann Demain * | 2,429 | 45% | −9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 533 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,276 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,391 | 44% | +5% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +9% | |

### Sandhills

Sandhills - 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter McKernan | 3,110 | 75% |
| | Labour | Henry Alldritt * | 2,873 | 70% |
| | Conservative | Joseph Norton | 1,011 | 25% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Charles Hitches | 949 | 23% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,099 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,024 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,121 | 51% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Anne's

St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Braddock * | 1,652 | 57% |
| | Conservative | Mrs. Catherine Frances Wright | 1,238 | 43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 414 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,205 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,890 | 47% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Domingo

St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protestant | Albert Victor Harris * | 3,155 | 58% | +3% |
| | Labour | Walter Richard Maylor | 2,256 | 42% | −3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 899 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,401 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,411 | 40% | +4% |
| | Protestant hold | Protestant hold | Swing | +3% | |

### St. Peter's

St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leo Joseph Gerard Wilkinson $^{(PARTY)}$ | 398 | 60% | −12% |
| | Labour | Harry Livermore | 265 | 40% | +14% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,306 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 663 | 51% | −2% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | -12% | |

### Sefton Park East

Sefton Park East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Charles Enfield Booth $^{(PARTY)}$ | 4,536 | 73% | +7% |
| | Labour | Thomas Nicholas Moran | 1,636 | 27% | −7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,900 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,672 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,172 | 42% | +5% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7% | |

### Sefton Park West

Sefton Park West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Arthur Brierley Collins * | 4,364 | 73% | +7% |
| | Labour | Richard John Alcock | 1,611 | 27% | −7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,753 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,138 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,975 | 54% | +9% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7% | |

### South Scotland

South Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael John Reppion * | 2,940 | 97% |
| | Communist | Dr. Cyril Taylor | 103 | 3.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,940 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,183 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,043 | 49% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Thomas Hogan * | 823 | 67% |
| | Conservative | Mrs. Edna Frances Mary Felton | 399 | 33% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 424 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,222 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Walton

Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Edward Searle * | 6,157 | 55% | +7% |
| | Labour | William Smith Wright | 5,946 | 45% | −1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,111 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,203 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +7% | |

### Warbreck

Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frank Woolfenden $^{(PARTY)}$ | 5,982 | 67% | +18% |
| | Labour | Isidore Levin | 2,919 | 33% | +1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,063 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,901 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wavertree

Wavertree - 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Miss Eleanor Bingham Harrison | 8,068 | 71% | +13% |
| | Conservative | Harold Threlfall Wilson | 7,559 | 66% | +8% |
| | Labour | Francis Burke | 3,346 | 29% | −13% |
| | Labour | John Stuart Keys | 3,137 | 27% | −15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,722 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,414 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wavertree West

Wavertree West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Samuel Curtis | 3,420 | 53% |
| | Labour | Charles James Minton * | 3,045 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 375 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,465 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### West Derby

West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Cyril Beattie * | 10,152 | 67% | +8% |
| | Labour | Edward William Harby | 5,030 | 33% | −9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,122 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,182 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Aldermanic elections
### Aldermanic elections 23 May 1949

At the meeting of the City Council on 23 May 1949 the terms of office of twenty of the forty Aldermen expired and the Council elected twenty Aldermen to fill the vacant positions for a term of six years.
| Party | Alderman |
| Conservative | William John Matthew Clark |
| Conservative | Ernest Ash Cookson* |
| Conservative | Vere Egerton Cotton* |
| Conservative | James Conrad Cross* |
| Conservative | Michael Cory Dixon* |
| Liberal | Mary Mabel Eills* |
| Independent | James Farrell* |
| Conservative | Charles Gordon Snowden Gordon* |
| Conservative | Moss Greenberg* |
| Conservative | William Greenough Gregson* |
| Conservative | Robert John Hall* |
| Labour | Luke Hogan* |
| Independent | Peter Kavanagh* |
| Labour | Lawrence King* |
| Conservative | Albert Morrow* |
| Conservative | William Thomas Roberts* |
| Conservative | Alfred Ernest Shennan* |
| Conservative | Edwin Thompson* |
| Liberal | William John Tristram* |
| Conservative | Joseph Williams* |
* * Reelected Aldermen

## By-elections
### Childwall, 15 September 1949

Caused by the election of Cllr. William John Matthew Clark as an Alderman on 23 May 1949
Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | John Shaw Brown | 4,204 |
| | | Roy Stoddart | 1,046 |
| | | Herbert Ashley Ruddlesden | 809 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | | | Swing |

### Anfield 10 November 1949

Caused by the death of Cllr. Aled Owen Roberts
Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | Peter Marcus Edis | 4,542 |
| | | John Richard Jones | |
| | | Walter Richard Maylor | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
Alderman William Albert Robinson died on 31 December 1949 His position was filled by Cllr. Michael John Reppion (Labour, elected for the South Scotland ward in May 1949), who was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 1 February 1950 and was assigned as the Returning Officer for the Everton ward.
Alderman Peter Kavanagh died on 19 February 1950 His position was filled by Cllr. Stanley Robert Williams (Conservative, elected for the Wavertree ward on 1 November 1947), who was elected as an Alderman by the City Council on 5 April 1950 and assigned as Returning Officer for the Vauxhall ward.
Alderman Gertrude Elizabeth Wilson died on 23 February 1950.
Her position was filled by Cllr. George Webster Green Armour (Conservative, elected for the Sefton Park East ward in November 1946) was elected as an Alderman by the City Council on 5 April 1950 and assigned as Returning Officer for the Dingle ward.