# 1956 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1956.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Labour | 65 | +6 | 28 | 93 |
| Conservative | 52 | -6 | 11 | 63 |
| Protestant | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Independent Labour Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1956 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 23 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 56% | 49% | 89,627 |
| Conservative | 17 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 41% | 48% | 86,388 |
| Protestant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4% | 0.84% | 1,522 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.39% | 707 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.29% | 527 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.20% | 366 |

## Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election
$^{(PARTY)}$ - Party of former Councillor
The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1953 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1953 election results.

### Abercromby

Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P Orr $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,023 | 54% |
| | Conservative | J. H. W. Stewart | 1,501 | 40% |
| | Communist | A. M$^c$Clelland | 206 | 6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 522 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,864 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,730 | 31% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Aigburth

Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H. M. Allen * | 4,700 | 91% |
| | Labour | Mrs. D. L. H. Taylor | 450 | 9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4.250 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,088 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,150 | 37% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Allerton

Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C. Haswell * | 2,706 | 81% |
| | Labour | H. Deane | 628 | 19% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,078 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,216 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,334 | 33% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Anfield

Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. F. Craine * | 3,809 | 61% |
| | Labour | R. Stoddart | 2,434 | 39% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,375 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,113 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,243 | 41% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Arundel

Arundel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | W. I. Throssell * | 2,358 | 56% |
| | Labour | F. D. Shemmonds | 1,745 | 41% |
| | Communist | J. Kay | 128 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 613 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,993 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,231 | 33% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Breckfield

Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | S. Airey $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,187 | 52% |
| | Labour | Mrs. M. G. Wheeler | 2,059 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 128 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,110 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,246 | 35% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Broadgreen

Broadgreen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | L. H. Sanders * | 2,845 | 64% |
| | Labour | E. Moonman | 1,570 | 36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,275 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,279 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,415 | 36% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Cullen * | 1,888 | 65% |
| | Conservative | J. P. Moyses | 1,020 | 35% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 868 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,065 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,908 | 29% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Childwall

Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | W. J. Sergent * | 3,356 | 87% |
| | Labour | Mrs. L. Wooding | 497 | 13% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,859 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,060 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,853 | 27% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Church

Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mrs. A. E. Papworth $^{(PARTY)}$ | 3,888 | 77% |
| | Liberal | Mrs. A. E. Shanks | 707 | 14% |
| | Labour | W. J. Wolger | 442 | 9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,181 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,427 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,037 | 35% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Clubmoor

Clubmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Cassin | 2,475 | 50.3% |
| | Conservative | L. J. Carr * | 2,444 | 49.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,277 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,919 | 40% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### County

County :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mrs. M. E. Jones * | 3,720 | 53% |
| | Labour | H. James | 3,327 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,959 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,047 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Croxteth

Croxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | F. Bidston $^{(PARTY)}$ | 3,691 | 72% |
| | Labour | J. H. Goodenough | 1,415 | 28% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,276 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,654 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,106 | 44% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Dingle

Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. F. Aldis * | 3,365 | 59% |
| | Conservative | R. F. Grace | 2,220 | 39% |
| | Communist | W. H. Hart | 137 | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,145 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,420 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,722 | 40% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Dovecot

Dovecot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. P. Johnson * | 3,088 | 62% |
| | Conservative | P. Tickle | 1,925 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,163 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,946 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,013 | 34% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Everton

Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Smyth $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,377 | 76% |
| | Conservative | J. Jordan | 756 | 24% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,621 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,366 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,133 | 25% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Fairfield

Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Meadows * | 2,814 | 60% |
| | Labour | J. Wood | 1,850 | 40% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 964 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,931 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,664 | 31% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Fazakerley

Fazakerley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | K. P. Thompson * | 3,492 | 55% |
| | Labour | F. Grue | 2,911 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 581 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,542 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,403 | 51% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Gillmoss

Gillmoss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | C. McDonald * | 4,204 | 73% |
| | Conservative | H. R. Butler | 1,550 | 27% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,654 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,719 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,754 | 34% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Granby

Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Tipping $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,192 | 56% |
| | Conservative | J. Moore | 1,734 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 458 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,176 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,926 | 32% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Kensington

Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | F. Walker * | 2,772 | 61% |
| | Conservative | C. G. S. Gordon | 1,789 | 39% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 983 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,409 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,561 | 34% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Low Hill

Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. R. Snell $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,147 | 64% |
| | Conservative | J. E. Billing | 1,231 | 36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 916 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,074 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,378 | 31% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Melrose

Melrose :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. A. Seagroves $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,240 | 66% |
| | Conservative | J. Smith | 1,151 | 34% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,089 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,478 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,391 | 32% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Netherfield

Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Protestant | J. Dorman * | 1,522 | 52% |
| | Labour | G. Carmichael | 1,422 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 100 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,433 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,944 | 31% |
| | Protestant hold | Protestant hold | Swing | |

### Old Swan

Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. N. Bates * | 3,698 | 56% |
| | Labour | G. P. Watson | 2,758 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 940 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,124 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,577 | 41% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Picton

Picton - 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | H. Evans $^{(PARTY)}$ | 3,082 | 53% |
| | Labour | A. G. Roberts $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,979 | 51% |
| | Conservative | John Ernest Lockwood | 2,770 | 47% |
| | Conservative | G. P. Brewer | 2,765 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 312 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,060 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,852 | 39% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Pirrie

Pirrie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | H. Dalton * | 4,773 | 64% |
| | Conservative | B. A. Ryan | 2,739 | 36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,034 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,691 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,512 | 42% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Prince's Park

Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Sidwell * | 2,541 | 57% |
| | Conservative | Mrs. J. Lever | 1,907 | 43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 634 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,061 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,448 | 32% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Sandhills

Sandhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | H. Rowlands $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,746 | 92% |
| | Independent | A. P. Cooney | 223 | 8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,746 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,863 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,969 | 30% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Domingo

St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | F. Keating * | 2,671 | 58% |
| | Protestant | Mrs. M. J. Longbottom | 1,937 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,671 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,527 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,608 | 37% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. James

St. James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. F. Skinner $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,185 | 75% |
| | Conservative | J. F. Jones | 736 | 25% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,449 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,445 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,921 | 26% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | H. Crowley $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,939 | 70% |
| | Conservative | J. F. Barnes | 1,258 | 30% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,681 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,986 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,197 | 35% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. B. Collins * | 2,944 | 75% |
| | Labour | Mrs. E. E. Wright | 1,003 | 25% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,941 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,398 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,947 | 38% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Smithdown

Smithdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | L. Holden * | 2,573 | 70% |
| | Conservative | R. M. Jones | 1,115 | 30% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,458 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,573 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,688 | 27% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Speke

Speke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. Higgins $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,935 | 72% |
| | Conservative | C. Dickinson | 1,157 | 28% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,778 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,051 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,092 | 29% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tuebrook

Tuebrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. F. Bradley * | 2,937 | 57% |
| | Labour | R. J. Luke | 2,255 | 43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 682 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,495 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,192 | 38% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Dunford $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,430 | 85% |
| | Independent | C. McBride | 366 | 13% |
| | Communist | R. Cuerdon | 72 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,430 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,405 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,868 | 28% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Warbreck

Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | F. Woolfenden * | 3,661 | 62% |
| | Labour | R. Crawshaw | 2,273 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,388 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,997 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5.934 | 42% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Westminster

Westminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | H. Lee $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,950 | 58% |
| | Conservative | R. J. McLau | 1,434 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 516 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,586 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,384 | 39% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Woolton

Woolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. F. Caitlin * | 3,145 | 76% |
| | Labour | Mrs. P. H. Henley | 992 | 24% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,153 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,525 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,137 | 33% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |