# 1954 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 13 May 1954. After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total |
| Conservative | 51 | -2 | 28 | 79 |
| Labour | 67 | -2 | 7 | 74 |
| Protestant | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1954 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.5% | 47% | 101,696 |
| Labour | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.5% | 51% | 111,013 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.15% | 322 |
| Protestant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.73% | 1,578 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.18% | 386 |

## Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election
$^{(PARTY)}$ - Party of former Councillor
The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in the all up election in 1953 (following boundary changes) with the third highest number of votes in each ward for a one year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1953 election results.

### Abercromby

Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Murphy * | 3,057 | 66% | +11% |
| | Conservative | H. M. Dobbie | 1,590 | 34% | −6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,467 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,687 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,647 | 37% | −7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11% | |

### Aigburth

Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. S. Fulton * | 5,069 | 89% | +2% |
| | Labour | K. A. Holland | 632 | 11% | +2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,437 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,058 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,701 | 41% | −4% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6% | |

### Allerton

Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. McMillan * | 2,985 | 80% | +1% |
| | Labour | Mrs. P. H. Henley | 736 | 20% | +3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,249 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,182 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,721 | 37% | −4% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Anfield

Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. A. Pannell * | 4,226 | 59% | −3% |
| | Labour | E. Burke | 2,979 | 41% | +5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,247 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,659 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,205 | 46% | −2% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Arundel

Arundel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. N. M. Entwistle * | 3,238 | 66% | +5% |
| | Labour | B. Deane | 1,699 | 34% | −1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,539 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,276 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,937 | 37% | −7% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Breckfield

Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Cullen | 2,676 | 51% | +5% |
| | Conservative | J. S. Ross * | 2,560 | 49% | −1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,549 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,236 | 42% | −3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Broadgreen

Broadgreen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Keenan $^{(PARTY)}$ | 3,412 | 62% | +1% |
| | Labour | G. Sykes | 2,132 | 38% | +3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,280 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,632 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,544 | 44% | −5% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. McKeown * | 2,834 | 62% | +25% |
| | Conservative | J. O. Tiernan | 1,770 | 38% | +9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,064 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,574 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,604 | 44% | −25% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +25% | |

### Childwall

Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. W. Hughes $^{(PARTY)}$ | 4,205 | 87% | +2% |
| | Labour | W. Rice-Jones | 652 | 13% | −2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,553 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,927 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,857 | 35% | −6% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Church

Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. M. Steward * | 4,975 | 79% | 0% |
| | Labour | A. F. Skinner | 1,340 | 21% | +5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,635 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,558 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,315 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Clubmoor

Clubmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. H. Wilson * | 2,890 | 52% | −1% |
| | Labour | A. C. McLeod | 2,653 | 48% | +4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 273 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,721 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,543 | 44% | −2% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### County

County :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Dailey * | 4,459 | 53% | +4% |
| | Conservative | D. E. Williams | 4,011 | 47% | −2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 448 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,404 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,470 | 55% | +3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Croxteth

Croxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. G. Hughes * | 3,925 | 81% | +7% |
| | Labour | R. H. Luke | 943 | 19% | −2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,982 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,133 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,868 | 48% | −7% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Dingle

Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. C. Edwards $^{Party}$ | 4,380 | 62% | +5% |
| | Conservative | S. Airey | 2,739 | 38% | −3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,641 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,179 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,119 | 47% | −1% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dovecot

Dovecot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. L. Caplan * | 3,936 | 61% | +4% |
| | Conservative | S. Smart | 2,536 | 39% | −2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,400 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,132 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,472 | 43% | −5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Everton

Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Nickson * | 3,150 | 75% | +7% |
| | Conservative | W. Martin | 1,047 | 25% | −1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,103 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,243 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,197 | 32% | −7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Fairfield

Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Thomas * | 3,293 | 56% | +2% |
| | Labour | H. Lee | 2,638 | 44% | −2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 655 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,418 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,931 | 38% | −8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fazakerley

Fazakerley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Rattray * | 3,590 | 54% | −2% |
| | Labour | R. Stoddart | 3,077 | 46% | +6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 513 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,931 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,667 | 52% | −2% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Gillmoss

Gillmoss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | I. I. Levin * | 4,129 | 69% | +8% |
| | Conservative | C. P. Conway | 1,849 | 31% | −3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,280 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,920 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,978 | 40% | −4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Granby

Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Guinan * | 2,989 | 62% | +8% |
| | Conservative | E. Johnson | 1,852 | 38% | −2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,137 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,920 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,841 | 38% | −8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kensington

Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. K. Williams * | 3,310 | 60% | +8% |
| | Conservative | G. P. Brewer | 1,852 | 38% | −5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,148 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,631 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,472 | 40% | −7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Low Hill

Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. M. Taylor * | 2,602 | 61% | +10% |
| | Conservative | G. Dugdale | 1,664 | 39% | +6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 938 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,405 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,266 | 37% | −13% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Melrose

Melrose :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. H. Browne * | 2,851 | 70% | +11% |
| | Conservative | J. Smith | 1,199 | 30% | −3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,652 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,878 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,050 | 37% | −5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Netherfield

Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Robinson | 1,806 | 53% | +12% |
| | Conservative and Protestant | G. Clark | 1,578 | 47% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 228 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,009 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,384 | 34% | −6% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Old Swan

Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. G. Devine * | 4,095 | 52 | +2 |
| | Conservative | G. F. Allanson | 3,432 | 44 | −5 |
| | Liberal | W. Russell Dyson | 322 | 4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 663 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,690 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,849 | 47 | 0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Picton

Picton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. E. Jackson * | 4,121 | 60% | +9% |
| | Conservative | L. J. H. Rumsay | 2,763 | 40% | −5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,358 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,319 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,884 | 45% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Pirrie

Pirrie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Delgarn * | 4,612 | 58% | +1% |
| | Conservative | B. A. Ryan | 3,356 | 42% | 0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,256 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,540 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,968 | 45% | −7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Prince's Park

Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Roberts * | 3,450 | 58% | +6% |
| | Conservative | C. A. Lever | 2,466 | 42% | −5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 984 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,578 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,916 | 41% | −7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Sandhills

Sandhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Alldritt * | 2,926 | 85% | +13% |
| | Conservative | G. J. McQuade | 518 | 15% | −5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,408 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,862 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,444 | 35% | −3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Domingo

St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. R. Maylor * | 3,302 | 59% | +10% |
| | Protestant | Mrs. M. J. Longbottom | 2,302 | 41% | −4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,000 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,119 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,604 | 43% | −3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. James

St. James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. G. Ingham * | 3,154 | 77% | +12% |
| | Conservative | J. Sharples | 928 | 23% | −2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,226 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,700 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,082 | 35% | −8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W.J.Thompson * | 3,368 | 57% | +8% |
| | Conservative | J. Richards | 2,503 | 43% | −1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 865 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,169 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,871 | 48% | −2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W.Browne $^{(PARTY)}$ | 3,444 | 71% | +1% |
| | Labour | J. Cowley | 1,414 | 29% | +3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,030 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,673 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,858 | 46% | −2% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Smithdown

Smithdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Gibbs * | 3,168 | 69% | +8% |
| | Conservative | J. Moore | 1,417 | 31% | −4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,751 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,890 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,585 | 33% | −5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Speke

Speke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W.H.Sefton * | 3,528 | 72% | +15% |
| | Conservative | L. J. Murphy | 1,352 | 28% | −5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,176 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,530 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,880 | 36% | −10% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Tuebrook

Tuebrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. F. Pine * | 3,500 | 52% | +2% |
| | Labour | W. L. Davies | 3,221 | 48% | 0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,141 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,721 | 48% | −3% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Vauxhall

Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. C. Brady $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,623 | 98% | +30% |
| | Communist | R. Cuerdon | 64 | 2% | −7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,623 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,334 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,687 | 24% | −6% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +30% | |

### Warbreck

Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. F. Brady * | 4,070 | 63% | +2% |
| | Conservative | J.Murphy | 2,410 | 37% | +1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,660 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,227 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,480 | 46% | −5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Westminster

Westminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. J. Alcock * | 2,399 | 60% | +8% |
| | Conservative | E. Shaw | 1,614 | 40% | −3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 785 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,665 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,480 | 46% | −3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Woolton

Woolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. B. Smart * | 3,546 | 69% | +2% |
| | Labour | T. McNerney | 1,562 | 31% | 0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,984 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,969 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,108 | 43% | −9% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |