# 1928 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1928.
One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years.
Thirteen of the thirty-nine seats up for election were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | 61 | ?? | 26 | 87 |
| Labour | 35 | ?? | 1 | 36 |
| Centre | 10 | ?? | 5 | 15 |
| Liberal | 8 | ?? | 4 | 12 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1928 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss |
| Conservative | 21 | | | |
| Labour | 15 | | | |
| Liberal | 2 | | | |
| Centre | 1 | | | |
| Protestant | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| Communist | | | | |

## Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1925 election results.

### Abercromby

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

### Aigburth

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

### Allerton

No. 35 Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mrs. Gertrude Elizabeth Wilson * | 1,130 | 72% |
| | Labour | Thomas Crossland | 445 | 28% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 685 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,359 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,575 | 47% |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### Anfield

No. 29 Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Young Williamson * | 2,233 | 42% |
| | Liberal | Dr. Cedric Baxter | 1,863 | 35% |
| | Labour | John Sheehan | 1,206 | 23% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 370 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,088 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,302 | 53% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Breckfield

No. 30 Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward James Jones * | 2,491 | 51% |
| | Labour | William James Riddick | 2,368 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,405 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,859 | 52% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Brunswick

No. 11 Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Patrick Moorhead | 3,111 | 81% |
| | Centre | John Alfred Kelly * | 740 | 19% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,371 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,447 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,851 | 46% |
| | Labour gain from Catholic | Labour gain from Catholic | Swing | |

### Castle Street

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

### Childwall

No. 38 Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lt. Col. Edmund Percy Johnson | 972 | 63% | |
| | Labour | Mrs. Mary Lilian Hamilton | 570 | 37% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 402 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,525 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,542 | 61% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Croxteth

The proceedings of the Council lists this as a by-election caused by the death of Councillor John Ellis.
No. 40 Croxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alfred Hargreaves | 1,925 | 62% | |
| | Conservative | William Edward McLachlan | 1,157 | 38% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,925 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,886 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,082 | 52% | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Dingle

No. 12 Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Wallace Kelly * | 4,696 | 51% |
| | Labour | William Jones | 4,560 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 136 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,084 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,256 | 66% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Edge Hill

No. 18 Edge Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Charles Wilson * | 3,314 | 59% |
| | Conservative | Edward Cheshire | 2,172 | 39% |
| | Communist | Leo Joseph McGree | 155 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,142 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,188 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,641 | 46% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Everton

No. 21 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Henry Walker * | 4,278 | 67% |
| | Conservative | William John Lunt Croft | 2,153 | 33% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,125 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,194 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,431 | 53% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Exchange

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

### Fairfield

No. 31 Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Charles Gordon Snowden Gordon | 2,043 | 49% |
| | Labour | Victor Harold Edgar Baker | 1,659 | 33% |
| | Liberal | Alan Anderson Boyle | 1,392 | 27% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 384 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,233 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,094 | 55% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Fazakerley

No. 27 Fazakerley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Francis Bernard Fitzpatrick | 1,699 | 51% |
| | Conservative | Francis Samuel Henwood Ashcroft * | 1,659 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,324 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,358 | 46% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Garston

No. 37 Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Williams | 2,208 | 49% |
| | Labour | William Sydney Dytor | 2,038 | 45% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Fry | 259 | 6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,421 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,505 | 70% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Granby

No. 14 Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Sir Frederick Charles Bowring * | 2,743 | 59% |
| | Labour | George Henry Boothman | 1,886 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 857 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,132 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,629 | 51% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Great George

No. 10 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | Harry Leo Gaffeney | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | | | Swing |

### Kensington

No. 19 Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sir John Hugo Rutherford * | 3,347 | 55% |
| | Labour | George Edwin Swift | 2,697 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 650 | 10% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,641 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,044 | 57% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kirkdale

No. 24 Kirkdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Robert Joseph MacDonnell | 4,120 | 51% |
| | Conservative | Robert Garnett Sheldon * | 4,008 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,321 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,128 | 53% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Little Woolton

No. 39 Little Woolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Rupert Henry Bremner * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Low Hill

No. 20 Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Fred Robinson * | 2,926 | 60% |
| | Conservative | Edward Joseph Gearing | 1,917 | 40% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,009 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,095 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,843 | 48% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Netherfield

No. 22 Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Bagot | 3,150 | 52% |
| | Protestant | John Walker * | 2,864 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 286 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,178 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,014 | 54% |
| | Labour gain from Protestant | Labour gain from Protestant | Swing | |

### North Scotland

No. 2 North Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Patrick Fay | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour gain from Catholic | Labour gain from Catholic | Swing |

### Old Swan

No. 32 Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Waterworth * | 3,112 | 51% |
| | Labour | Mrs. Sarah Anne McArd | 3,023 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,273 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,135 | 46% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Prince's Park

No. 13 Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joseph Davies Griffiths | 2,671 | 55% |
| | Labour | Robert Edwards | 2,198 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 473 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,094 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,869 | 54% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Thomas Wafer Byrne * | 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 gain from Catholic | Labour gain from Catholic | Swing |

### St. Domingo

No. 23 St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sir Thomas White * | 3,044 | 53% |
| | Labour | William Henry Barton | 2,699 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 345 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,805 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,743 | 53% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Peter's

No. 8 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Herbert Wolfe Levy * | 631 | 50% |
| | Labour | George William Hincks | 628 | 50% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,778 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,259 | 45% |
| | 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 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Sefton Park West

No. 16 Sefton Park West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Graham Reece * | 2,375 | 75% |
| | Labour | Mrs. Gertrude Annie Cole | 784 | 25% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,591 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,984 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,159 | 53% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### South Scotland

No. 3 South Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Joseph Harrington | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour gain from Catholic | Labour gain from Catholic | Swing |

### Vauxhall

No. 4 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Arthur Brian Hoer | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour gain from Catholic | Labour gain from Catholic | |

### Walton

No. 25 Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Swift * | 3,845 | 56% |
| | Labour | Richard Thomas Hughes | 2,977 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 868 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,282 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,822 | 45% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Warbreck

No. 26 Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alexander Critchley * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Wavertree

No. 34 Wavertree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Henry Shuttleworth | 2,852 | 44% |
| | Labour | Peter Leslie Duncan | 1,823 | 28% |
| | Liberal | John Richard Jones | 1,737 | 27% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,029 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,247 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,412 | 48% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wavertree West

No. 33 Wavertree West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Charles Matthew Belk | 2,097 | 42% |
| | Conservative | William Adam Edwards | 1,782 | 36% |
| | Liberal | William John Tristram | 1,136 | 23% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,325 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,015 | 60% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### West Derby

No. 28 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Duncan French * | 4,182 | 61% |
| | Labour | James Blundell | 2,645 | 39% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,536 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,297 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,828 | 42% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## Aldermanic Elections
### Aldermanic Elections 5 December 1928

Following the death on 23 March 1928 of Alderman Sir William Bower Forwood KBE DL (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1923), a poll of councillors was taken to elect his successor. Councillor Edwin Haigh (Conservative, Wavertree West, elected 1 November 1926) of San Rocque, Calderstones Road, Liverpool was elected as an alderman.
Aldermanic Election 5 December 1928 :
| Party | Party | Name | Votes | Percentage |
| | Conservative | Councillor Edwin Haigh | 53 | 63% |
| | Labour | Councillor James Sexton CBE MP | 31 | 27% |
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1929.
Following the death of Alderman Jacob Reuben Grant (Liberal, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1926), a poll of councillors was taken to elect his successor. Councillor Richard Rutherford JP (Party?, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1926) of 16 School Lane, Bidston, Birkenhead was elected as an alderman on 5 December 1928
Aldermanic Election 5 December 1928 :
| Party | Party | Name | Votes | Percentage |
| | | Councillor Richard Rutherford | 52 | 62% |
| | Labour | Councillor William Albert Robinson | 32 | 28% |
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1932.

### Aldermanic Elections 6 March 1929

Following the death on 11 December 1928 of Alderman The Right Honourable Sir Archibald Tutton Salvidge PC KBE LL.D. (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1926)
In his place Councillor Edwin Thompson (Conservative Abercromby, elected 1 November 1928), Manufacturing Chemist of 6 Livingston Drive North, Liverpool was elected as an alderman on 6 March 1929.
Aldermanic Election 6 March 1929 :
| Party | Party | Name | Votes | Percentage |
| | Conservative | Councillor Edwin Thompson | 52 | 60% |
| | Labour | Councillor James Sexton CBE MP | 35 | 40% |
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1932.
Following the death on 19 December 1928 of Alderman John Edwards (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1923)
In his place Councillor Joseph Ashworth (Conservative, Kensington, elected 1 November 1926), builder and contractor of 30 Holt Road, Liverpool was elected in a poll of councillors as an alderman on 6 March 1929
Aldermanic Election 6 March 1929 :
| Party | Party | Name | Votes | Percentage |
| | Conservative | Councillor Joseph Ashworth | 51 | 59% |
| | Labour | Councillor William Albert Robinson | 36 | 41% |
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1929.
Following the death on 15 January 1929 of Alderman Arthur Stanley Mather CBE (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1923)
In whose place Councillor Herbert John Davis (Conservative, Childwall, elected 1 November 1927), solicitor of 11 Aigburth Drive, Liverpool was elected as an alderman in a poll of the councillors on 6 March 1929.
Aldermanic Election 6 March 1929 :
| Party | Party | Name | Votes | Percentage |
| | Conservative | Councillor Herbert John Davis | 51 | 59% |
| | Labour | Councillor Thomas Wafer Byrne | 35 | 41% |
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1929.
Caused by the death on 29 January 1929 of Alderman William James Burgess (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1923).
In whose place Councillor Henry Langton Beckwith (Conservative, Wavertree, elected 1 November 1926), Architect and Surveyor of 4 Aigbirth Drive, Liverpool was elected as an alderman in a poll of the councillors on 6 March 1929
Aldermanic Election 6 March 1929 :
| Party | Party | Name | Votes | Percentage |
| | Conservative | Councillor Henry Langton Beckwith | 51 | 59% |
| | Labour | Councillor Frederick Thomas Richardson | 35 | 41% |
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1929.

### Aldermanic Election 4 September 1929

Caused by the death on 26 February 1929 of Alderman Albert Edward Jacob MP (Unionist, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1926), in whose place Councillor Joseph Dalton Flood JP (Conservative, Dingle, last elected 1 November 1926), of 643 Borough Road, Birkenhead, being elected as an alderman in a poll of councillors on 4 September 1929.
Aldermanic Election 4 September 1929 :
| Party | Party | Name | Votes | Percentage |
| | Conservative | Councillor Joseph Dalton Flood | 46 | 57% |
| | Labour | Councillor James Sexton CBE MP | 35 | 43% |
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1932.

### Aldermanic Election 23 October 1929

Caused by the resignation of Alderman Edward West (Liberal, elected as an alderman on 2 March 1927 which was reported to the council on 2 October 1929, in whose place Councillor William Wallace Kelly JP (Conservative, Dingle, last elected 1 November 1928) of the North Western Hotel, Liverpool was elected as an alderman in a poll of the councillors on 23 October 1929.
Aldermanic Election 4 September 1929 :
| Party | Party | Name | Votes | Percentage |
| | Conservative | Councillor William Wallace Kelly | 51 | 55% |
| | Labour | Councillor James Sexton CBE MP | 41 | 45% |
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1932.

## By-elections
### No. 10 Great George, 3 December 1928

Caused by the death of Councillor William Grogan (Catholic, Great George, elected 1 November 1926).
No. 10 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Catholic | Matthew Grogan | 905 | 54% |
| | | John Coburne | 756 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,661 | |
| | Catholic hold | Catholic hold | Swing | |

### No. 33 Wavertree West, 17 December 1928

Caused by Councillor Edwin Haigh (Conservative, Wavertree West, elected 1 November 1926) being elected as an alderman on 5 December 1928, following the death on 23 March 1928 of Alderman Sir William Bower Forwood KBE DL.
No. 33 Wavertree West 17 December 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Caroline Whiteley | 1,571 | 43% |
| | | William Adam Edwards | 1,395 | 39% |
| | | William John Tristram | 647 | 18% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,325 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,613 | 43% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1929.

### No. 7 Castle Street, 20 December 1928

Caused by the election as an alderman on 5 December 1928 of Councillor Richard Rutherford JP (Party?, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1926), following the death of Alderman Jacob Reuben Grant (Liberal, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1926). Robert Garnett Sheldon, physician and surgeon of "Redholme", Victoria Road, Freshfield was the sole candidate.
No. 7 Castle Street 20 December 1928 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | | Robert Garnett Sheldon | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | | | Swing |
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1929.

### No. 26 West Derby, 29 January 1929

Caused by the death on 6 December 1928 of Councillor John Hickman Dovener (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1927)
No. 28 West Derby 29 January 1929 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Reginald Dovener | 2,229 | 67% |
| | | John Sheehan | 1,105 | 33% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,124 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,297 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,334 | 20% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1930.

### No. 3 South Scotland, 28 February 1929

Caused by the death on 24 January 1929 of Councillor Mary O'Shea (Catholic, South Scotland, elected 1 November 1927). Michael John Reppion, Carting Agent of 11 Lowerson Crescent, West Derny, Liverpool was the sole candidate.
No. 3 South Scotland 28 February 1929 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Michael John Reppion | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Labour gain from Catholic | Labour gain from Catholic | Swing |
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1930.

### No. 9 Abercromby, 16 April 1929

Caused by Councillor Edwin Thompson (Conservative Abercromby, elected 1 November 1928), being elected as an alderman on 6 March 1929.
Following the death on 11 December 1928 of Alderman The Right Honourable Sir Archibald Tutton Salvidge PC KBE LL.D. (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1926).
No. 9 Abercromby 16 April 1929 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gifford William Ollason | 1,507 | 56% |
| | Labour | Bernard Louis Myer | 1,187 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | 12% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,694 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1931

### No. 19 Kensington, 16 April 1929

Caused by Councillor Joseph Ashworth (Conservative, Kensington, elected 1 November 1926), being elected in a poll of councillors as am alderman on 6 March 1929.
Following the death on 19 December 1928 of Alderman John Edwards (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1923).
Thomas Norman Jones, a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicature of 59 Marlowe Road, Wallasey, Cheshire was elected as a councillor for the Kensington ward
No. 19 Kensington 16 April 1929 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Norman Jones | 2,259 | 53% |
| | Labour | George Edwin Swift | 2,041 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,641 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,300 | 40% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1931

### No. 34 Wavertree, 18 April 1929

Caused by Councillor Henry Langton Beckwith (Conservative, Wavertree, elected 1 November 1926) being elected as an alderman in a poll of the councillors on 6 March 1929, following the death on 29 January 1929 of Alderman William James Burgess (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1923).
No. 34 Wavertree 18 April 1929 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Gibbon Elliott | 1,655 | 34% |
| | Conservative | Henry Gibson Nash | 1,607 | 33% |
| | Liberal | John Richard Hobhouse | 1,537 | 32% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,247 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,799 | 36% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1929.

### No. 38 Childwall, 18 April 1929

Caused by Councillor Herbert John Davis (Conservative, Childwall, elected 1 November 1927) being elected as an alderman in a poll of the councillors on 6 March 1929, following the death on 15 January 1929 of Alderman Arthur Stanley Mather CBE (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1923).
No. 38 Childwall 18 April 1929 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Alan Anderson Boyle | 621 | 45% |
| | | Gerald Howard Taylor | 523 | 38% |
| | | Frederick Stapleton | 225 | 16% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 98 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,525 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,369 | 54% |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1930.

### No. 12 Dingle, 24 September 1929

Caused by Councillor Joseph Dalton Flood (Conservative, Dingle, last elected 1 November 1926) being elected as an alderman in a poll of councillors on 4 September 1929, following the death on 26 February 1929 of Alderman Albert Edward Jacob MP (Unionist, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1926)
No. 12 Dingle 24 September 1924 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | William Jones | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,084 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1929.