# 1919 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1919.
One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years.
Ten of the thirty-six seats were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | 54 | -9 | 26 | 80 |
| Liberal | 22 | -2 | 6 | 28 |
| Labour | 20 | +10 | 0 | 20 |
| Irish Nationalist | 13 | +1 | 3 | 16 |
| Independent | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1919 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 14 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 38% | 46% | 43,994 |
| Labour | 10 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 29% | 34% | 32,751 |
| Liberal | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 8.8% | 8.5% | 8,232 |
| Irish Nationalist | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 3.5% | 3,538 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
Note there was one new seat.

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

No. 9 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edwin Thompson * | 1,439 | 58% |
| | S. & S. | John Bennie Baillie | 1,038 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 401 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,521 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,477 | 38% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Aigburth

No. 17 Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Henry Morley Miller | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Allerton, Childwall & Little Woolton

No. 35 Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Stanley Rimmer | 572 | 42% |
| | Liberal | Charles James Williamson | 463 | 34% |
| | Labour | William Richard Blair | 315 | 23% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,202 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,350 | 61% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Anfield

No. 29 Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | George Thompson Holliday | 1,294 | 36% |
| | Conservative | Jane Ellen Richardson | 1,276 | 35% |
| | Liberal | William Owen Thomas * | 1,030 | 29% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,706 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,600 | 41% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Breckfield

No. 30 Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Henry Alfred Booth | 2,296 | 55% |
| | Conservative | Alfred Griffiths * | 1,873 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,269 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,169 | 45% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Brunswick

No. 11 Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Nationalist | John Alfred Kelly * | 2,403 | 74% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Mason | 857 | 26% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,546 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,261 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,260 | 45% |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### Castle Street

No. 7 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Frank Ambrose Goodwin | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Dingle

No. 12 Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Wallace Kelly * | 3,594 | 66% |
| | Labour | William John Daniel | 1,869 | 34% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,725 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,830 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,463 | 43% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Edge Hill

No. 18 Edge Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Charles Burden | 2,527 | 53% |
| | Conservative | Daniel Charles Williams * | 2,240 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 287 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,058 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,767 | 43% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Everton

No. 21 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Henry Walker | 2,974 | 63% |
| | Conservative | Charles Edward Pugh * | 1,784 | 37% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,190 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,010 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,758 | 43% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Exchange

No. 5 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Nationalist | Peter Kavanagh | 955 | 66% |
| | Conservative | Perring Thomas Stolterfoht * | 486 | 34% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 469 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,549 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,441 | 57% |
| | Irish Nationalist gain from Conservative | Irish Nationalist gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Fairfield

No. 31 Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Lucas | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Fazakerley

No. 27 Fazakerley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frank Quayle | 701 | 58% | |
| | Labour | Albert Nicholas Denaro | 506 | 42% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,421 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,207 | 50% | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Garston

No. 37 Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Henry Dutton | 1,458 | 45% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Tushingham * | 1,419 | 44% |
| | S & S | John George Baker | 378 | 12% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,114 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,255 | 64% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Granby

No. 14 Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Joseph Harrison Jones * | 1,922 | 59% |
| | Co-operative Party | Frederick James Norris | 1,353 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 569 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,293 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,275 | 39% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Great George

No. 10 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | Thomas Owen Ruddin | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |

### Kensington

No. 19 Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Badlay | 2,889 | 55% | |
| | Conservative | Robert Lowry Burns * | 2,366 | 45% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 523 | 10% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,936 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,255 | 53% | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Kirkdale

No. 24 Kirkdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Garnett Sheldon * | 2,971 | 49% |
| | Labour | Samuel Mason | 2,813 | 46% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Edward Freeman | 340 | 6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 158 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,107 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,124 | 43% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Low Hill

No. 20 Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Thomas Joseph Rowan | 1,872 | 44% |
| | Conservative | Francis William Bailey * | 1,729 | 40% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Masterson | 672 | 16% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,947 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,273 | 48% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Netherfield

No. 22 Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | John Walker * | 2,109 | 76% |
| | Coalition Labour | William Edward McLachlan | 649 | 24% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,460 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,152 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,758 | 27% |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### North Scotland

No. 2 North Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | John Clancy | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |

### Old Swan

No. 32 Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Herbert Edward Rose | 2,162 | 50.4% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Henry Burton * | 2,126 | 49.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,548 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,288 | 45% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Prince's Park

No. 13 Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Jackson * | 2,365 | 64% |
| | Labour | John Hayes | 1,330 | 36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,035 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,765 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,695 | 48% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | Thomas Wafer Byrne | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |

### St. Anne's

No. 6 St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Philip Durning Holt | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### St. Domingo

No. 23 St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas White * | 1,991 | 52% |
| | Liberal | William Sydney Shaw | 1,831 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 160 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,920 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,822 | 39% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St. Peter's

No. 8 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Henry Alexander Cole * | 743 | 62% |
| | Labour | Edward Fergus | 451 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,549 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,194 | 47% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Sefton Park East

No. 15 Sefton Park East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Arnold Rushton | 2,261 | 53% |
| | Liberal | John Parry Edwards * | 1,302 | 31% |
| | Co-operative Party | Annie Billinge | 695 | 16% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 959 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,104 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,258 | 53% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Sefton Park West

No. 16 Sefton Park West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Herbert Reynolds Rathbone * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### South Scotland

No. 3 South Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | John O'Shea | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |

### Vauxhall

No. 4 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | Thomas Burke | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |

### Walton

No. 25 Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sydney Appleton Kelly * | 3,177 | 55% |
| | Labour | Mercer Curtis | 2,642 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 535 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,292 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,819 | 52% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Warbreck

No. 26 Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Charles Herman * | 2,588 | 61% |
| | Co-operative Party | Anna Blair | 1,674 | 39% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 914 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,391 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,262 | 41% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wavertree

No. 34 Wavertree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Gill * | 2,305 | 54% |
| | Labour | Albert Edward Johns | 1,955 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 350 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9.065 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,260 | 47% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Wavertree West

No. 33 Wavertree West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Augustus Colcutt | 1,856 | 50.3% |
| | Conservative | John Glynn * | 1,837 | 49.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,653 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,693 | 48% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### West Derby

No. 28 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Walter Percy Helm | 1,542 | 41% |
| | Conservative | Albert James Muskett | 1,294 | 34% |
| | Independent | Thomas Utley | 957 | 25% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,376 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,793 | 45% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

## Aldermanic Elections 10 November 1919

Caused by the death on 9 September 1919 of Alderman John Duncan JP (Conservative, last elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1913)
In his place, Councillor Frederick Thomas Richardson (Labour, Edge Hill, elected unopposed 1 November 1914) Postal Official of 10 Fairfield Street, Liverpool was elected by the council as an alderman on 10 November 1919.
| Party | Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| | Labour | Frederick Thomas Richardson | No. 21 Everton | 1923 |
On 10 November 1919, Councillor William Albert Robinson (Labour, Garston, elected unopposed 1 November 1914) Trades Union Official of 13 St. Andrew Road, was elected by the council as the first alderman for the Fazakerley ward .
| Party | Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| | Labour | William Albert Robinson | No. 27 Fazakerley | 1923 |

### Aldermanic Election 7 July 1920

Caused by the resignation of Alderman Robert Stephen Porter (Conservative, appointed by the council as an alderman on 9 November 1916), which was reported to the council on 5 May 1920
In his place, Councillor John George Moyles JP (Party?, ward?, elected?) of 2 Bedford Road, Walton was elected, by the council as an alderman on 7 July 1920
| Party | Party | Alderman | Ward | Term expires |
| | | John George Moyles JP | No. 34 Wavertree | 1923 |

## By-elections
### No. 18 Edge Hill, 26 November 1919

Caused by the election as an alderman, by the council of Councillor Frederick Thomas Richardson (Labour, Edge Hill, elected unopposed 1 November 1914) on 10 November 1919, following the death on 9 September 1919 of Alderman John Duncan JP (Conservative, last elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1913)
No. 18 Edge Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | Samuel Mason | 2,759 | 52% |
| | | Daniel Charles Williams | 2,516 | 48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 243 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,275 | |
| | | | Swing | |

### No. 37 Garston, 26 November 1919

Caused by the election, by the council, as an alderman on 10 November 1919 of Councillor William Albert Robinson (Labour, Garston, elected unopposed 1 November 1914).
No. 37 Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | | Albert Elijah Beavan | 1,977 | 51% |
| | | Thomas Tushingham | 1,879 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,856 | |
| | | | Swing | |

### No. 24 Sefton Park West

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (Liberal, elected unopposed 1 November 1919) which was reported to the council on 7 July 1920.