# 1911 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1911.
Sixteen of the thirty-five wards were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | ?? | -3 | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal | ?? | -3 | ?? | ?? |
| Irish Nationalist | ?? | 0 | 3 | ?? |
| Labour | ?? | +6 | 0 | ?? |
| Independent | ?? | 0 | ?? | ?? |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1911 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 15 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 43% | 46% | 16,767 |
| Liberal | 10 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 29% | 5% | 2,009 |
| Labour | 7 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 20% | 41% | 14,966 |
| Irish Nationalist | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9% | 2.2% | 806 |
| Independents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 6.1% | 2,235 |
Given the significant number of uncontested wards, these statistics should be taken in context.

## Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1908 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

### Abercromby

No. 21 Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles Henry Hayhurst | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Aigburth

No. 29 Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Hartley Wilson * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Anfield

No. 3 Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | William Evans * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Breckfield

No. 6 Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Frank John Leslie * | 966 | 53% |
| | Labour | Robert Donaldson | 867 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,225 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,833 | 43% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Brunswick

No. 19 Brunswick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Thomas James Hickling | 781 | 54% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Roberts * | 667 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 114 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,661 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,448 | 54% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Castle Street

No. 18 Castle Street :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Richard George Hough * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Dingle

No. 26 Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dr. Richard Caton * | 1,686 | 55% |
| | Labour | John Frederick Bower | 1,360 | 45% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 326 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,785 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,046 | 53% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Edge Hill

No. 12 Edge Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Richard Blair | 1,544 | 57% |
| | Conservative | Alfred James Branwood | 1,159 | 43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 385 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,848 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,703 | 56% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Everton

No. 21 Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Henry Naylor | 983 | 58% |
| | Liberal | William Denton * | 718 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,484 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,701 | 38% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Exchange

No. 16 Exchange :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Joseph Bibby * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Fairfield

No. 4 Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Thomas Dowd * | 861 | 71% |
| | Independent | Arthur Evans Kennedy | 352 | 29% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 509 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,991 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,213 | 30% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Fazakerley

No. 31 Fazakerley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dr. Henry Herbert Clarke | 252 | 67% |
| | Independent | George Lovely | 123 | 33% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 752 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 375 | 50% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Garston

No. 37 Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Albert Robinson | 1,035 | 62% |
| | Liberal | James Pickthall * | 624 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,258 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,659 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Granby

No. 22 Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Lea * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Great George

No. 17 Great George :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Lamport Ellis * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Kensington

No. 9 Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Gordon * | 1,260 | 51% |
| | Labour | Arthur Kilpin Bulley | 1,234 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,718 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,494 | 53% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kirkdale

No. 2 Kirkdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dr. John Utting * | 1,625 | 53% |
| | Labour | William McLean | 1,456 | 47% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,476 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,081 | 48% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Low Hill

No. 10 Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Nelson | 993 | 51% | |
| | Conservative | David Pearson * | 955 | 49% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 2% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,909 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,948 | 50% | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Netherfield

No. 8 Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Harold Edward Davies | 855 | 46% |
| | Labour | Joseph Chaloner | 722 | 39% |
| | Independent | John Carr | 268 | 15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,015 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,845 | 46% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### North Scotland

No. 13 North Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | James Bolger * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |

### Old Swan

No. 28A Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Edwards * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Prince's Park

No. 23 Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Acheson Lyle Rupert Rathbone * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Sandhills

No. 1 Sandhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Irish Nationalist | John Cunningham | 806 | 63% |
| | Independent Irish Nationalist | Patrick Joseph Deery * | 465 | 37% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 341 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,539 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,271 | 36% |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | |

### St. Anne's

No. 17 St. Anne's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Sexton * | 913 | 51% |
| | Conservative | Richard Joseph Ward | 870 | 49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 43 | 2% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,735 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,783 | 65% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Domingo

No. 7 St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Stephenson | 939 | 38% |
| | Conservative | David John Willams | 798 | 33% |
| | Ind. Conservative | George William Whittaker * | 715 | 29% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,547 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,452 | 54% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### St. Peter's

No. 19 St. Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Burton William Ellis * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Sefton Park East

No. 24A Sefton Park East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Reginald George Layton * | 1,465 | 82% |
| | Independent | George Porter | 312 | 18% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,153 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,846 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,777 | 46% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Sefton Park West

No. 24 Sefton Park West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Ernest Cranstoun Given | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### South Scotland

No. 14 South Scotland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Irish Nationalist | Austin Harford * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Irish Nationalist hold | Irish Nationalist hold | Swing |

### Vauxhall

No. 15 Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Max Muspratt * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Walton

No. 3A Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sampson Gannon | 1,687 | 67% |
| | Labour | Harry Dawson Large | 840 | 33% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 847 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,079 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,527 | 50% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Warbreck

No. 27 Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edward West * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Wavertree

No. 5 Wavertree :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Charles Clarke Morrison * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### Wavertree West

No. 5A Wavertree West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edmund Gerson Jackson * | 1,214 | 56% |
| | Labour | William Augustus Colcutt | 972 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 242 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,671 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,186 | 60% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### West Derby

No. 28 West Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William James Bailes * | 1,114 | 77% |
| | Labour | James Murphy | 327 | 23% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 787 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,512 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,441 | 41% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## Aldermanic Election

Caused by the death of Alderman William Humphrey Williams (Conservative elected 9 November 1910)

## By-Elections
### No. 26 Dingle, 16 May 1912

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Algernon Charles Francis Henderson (Conservative, Dingle, elected 1 November 1910), which was reported to the Council on 1 May 1912.
No. 26 Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Alfred James Branwood | 1,625 | 63% |
| | Labour | John Frederick Bower | 971 | 37% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 326 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,785 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,596 | 45% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
The Term of Office to expire on 1 November 1913

### No. 1 Sandhills, 16 May 1912

Caused by the death of Councillor Michael Edward Kearney (Irish Nationalist, Sandhills, elected unopposed 1 November 1909)
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 |
The Term of Office to end on 1 November 1912.

### No. 23 St. Domingo

Caused by the death of Councillor Joseph Roby (Conservative, St. Domingo, last elected 1 November 1909) on 23 July 1912.