# 1958 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 8 May 1958.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen |
| Labour | 75 | +10 | 30 |
| Conservative | 44 | -7 | 9 |
| Protestant | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1958 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 27 | 7 | 0 | +7 | | 51% | 87,421 |
| Conservative | 13 | 0 | 6 | -6 | | 46% | 77,492 |
| Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5% | 4,188 |
| Protestant | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | | | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.33% | 560 |

## Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election
$^{(PARTY)}$ - Party of former Councillor
The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1955 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1955 election results.

### Abercromby

Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Maguire * | 1,795 | 52% | |
| | Conservative | A. McVeigh | 1,131 | 33% | |
| | Independent | L. Murphy | 298 | 9% | |
| | Communist | A. M$^c$Clelland | 145 | 4% | +1% |
| | Independent Labour | J. C. Nurse | 52 | 2% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 664 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,108 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,421 | 31% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Aigburth

Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | W. A. Kinear * | 4,156 | 72 |
| | Liberal | W. Russell Dyson | 1,208 | 21 |
| | Labour | J. H. Sommerville | 369 | 6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,948 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,969 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,733 | 41 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Allerton

Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | S. Minion * | 2,883 | 80% |
| | Labour | Mrs. E. E. Wright | 700 | 20% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,183 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,234 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,583 | 35% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Anfield

Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. A. Porter * | 3,411 | 58% |
| | Labour | J. T. Venables | 2,473 | 42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 938 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,634 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,884 | 40% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Arundel

Arundel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H. Lees * | 2,562 | 57% |
| | Labour | J. E. McPherson | 1,782 | 40% |
| | Communist | J. Kay | 155 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 780 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,615 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,499 | 36% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Breckfield

Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Mottram | 2,680 | 59% |
| | Conservative | H. Pagakis $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,855 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 825 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,675 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,535 | 39% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Broadgreen

Broadgreen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | L. T. Rogers * | 2,700 | 65% |
| | Labour | M. Black | 1,486 | 35% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,214 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,998 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,186 | 35% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Miss M. Schofield $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,732 | 59% |
| | Conservative | C. P. Bramble | 1,195 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 537 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,271 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,927 | 32% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Childwall

Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. Young * | 3,362 | 59 |
| | Liberal | Albert Globe | 1,908 | 33 |
| | Labour | W. M. Cooper | 430 | 8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,454 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,012 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,700 | 41 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Church

Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. F. Barnes $^{(PARTY)}$ | 3,611 | 68% |
| | Liberal | Mrs, A. E. Shanks | 1,072 | 20% |
| | Labour | G. E. Delooze | 657 | 12% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,954 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,001 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,340 | 38% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Clubmoor

Clubmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | N. A. Williams * | 2,715 | 50% |
| | Labour | R. Buckle | 2,674 | 50% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,929 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,389 | 45% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### County

County :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | B. Deane | 3,859 | 59% |
| | Conservative | C. F. Allanson * | 2,679 | 41% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,180 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,560 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,538 | 45% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Croxteth

Croxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | T. H. Thompson * | 3,725 | 72% |
| | Labour | J. M. Burke | 1,458 | 28% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,267 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,561 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,183 | 45% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Dingle

Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Stodart $^{(PARTY)}$ | 3,452 | 66% |
| | Conservative | J. F. I. Bamber | 1,788 | 34% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,664 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,723 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,240 | 38% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Dovecot

Dovecot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. H. Maloney * | 2,772 | 68% |
| | Conservative | Mrs. E. I. McGinn | 1,281 | 32% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,491 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,809 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,053 | 27% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Everton

Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Francis Burke $^{(PARTY)}$ | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,370 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Fairfield

Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. S. Ross * | 2,419 | 50% |
| | Labour | V. Burke | 2,379 | 50% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,487 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,798 | 33% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Fazakerley

Fazakerley - 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | F. Grue | 3,400 | 52% |
| | Labour | H. Wallace | 3,173 | 49% |
| | Conservative | R. J. McLoughlin | 3,136 | 48% |
| | Conservative | R. Poole * | 3,025 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 264 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,279 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,536 | 53% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Gillmoss

Gillmoss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. D. Roderick $^{(PARTY)}$ | 4,004 | 72% |
| | Conservative | H. R. Butler | 1,559 | 28% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,445 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,413 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,563 | 34% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Granby

Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. T, Brodie * | 2,278 | 64% |
| | Conservative | Mrs. R. Dean | 1,301 | 36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 977 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,893 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,579 | 30% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Kensington

Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs. E. Wormald * | 3,022 | 67% |
| | Conservative | A. L. Audley | 1,457 | 33% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,565 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,018 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,479 | 34% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Low Hill

Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs. M. J. Powell * | 2,321 | 70% |
| | Conservative | E. Crierie | 990 | 27% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,331 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,301 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,311 | 32% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Melrose

Melrose :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. MacDonald * | 2,168 | 73% |
| | Conservative | J. Smith | 814 | 27% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,354 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,090 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,982 | 30% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Netherfield

Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Clitherow | 1,364 | 54% |
| | Conservative | E. Shaw | 1,168 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 196 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,137 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,532 | 28% |
| | Labour gain from Protestant | Labour gain from Protestant | Swing | |

### Old Swan

Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. A. Dunn $^{(PARTY)}$ | 3,235 | 53% |
| | Conservative | R. J. Cleary | 2,703 | 44% |
| | Communist | E. Cohen | 191 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 532 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,738 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,129 | 39% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Picton

Picton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. R. Sullivan | 3,237 | 56% |
| | Conservative | J. E. Kendrick * | 2,549 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 688 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,584 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,786 | 40% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Pirrie

Pirrie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. F. Smith $^{(PARTY)}$ | 4,230 | 66% |
| | Conservative | Mrs. M. Berry | 2,195 | 34% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,035 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,425 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6 |

### Prince's Park

Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. C. Greenwood * | 2,796 | 64% |
| | Conservative | Mrs. M. Brown | 1,596 | 36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,200 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,672 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,392 | 32% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Sandhills

Sandhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. H. Aldritt $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,491 | 94% |
| | Conservative | A. E. Dailey | 163 | 6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,328 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,417 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,654 | 28% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Domingo

St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | James Gardner * | unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### St. James

St. James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mrs. E. E. Gough * | 2,147 | 82% |
| | Conservative | K. W. Davies | 483 | 18% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,664 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,998 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,630 | 24% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | S. E. Maddox * | 2,671 | 62% |
| | Conservative | Miss O. Adair | 1,630 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,041 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,301 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C. Cowlin * | 2,525 | 67% |
| | Labour | F. D. Shemmonds | 1,247 | 33% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,278 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,103 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,772 | 37% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Smithdown

Smithdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G, W. Clarke * | 2,525 | 79% |
| | Conservative | E. Johnson | 686 | 21% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,839 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,018 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,211 | 25% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Speke

Speke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | B. Crookes * | 2,591 | 74% |
| | Conservative | E. Smith | 920 | 26% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,671 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,996 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,511 | 25% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tuebrook

Tuebrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | B. Shaw | 3,086 | 54% |
| | Conservative | J. Jordan $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,612 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 474 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,217 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,698 | 43% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Vauxhall

Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. P. Shannon $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,917 | 97% |
| | Communist | R. Cuerdon | 69 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,917 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,673 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,986 | 21% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Warbreck

Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. W. Lowe * | 3,125 | 56% |
| | Labour | Mrs. C. A. George | 2,484 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,636 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,609 | 41% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Westminster

Westminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Burke | 1,921 | 67% |
| | Conservative | R. M. Jones | 931 | 33% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 990 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,104 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,852 | 35% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Woolton

Woolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Norton | 3,476 | 69% |
| | Labour | P. Grannell | 1,588 | 31% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,888 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,395 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,064 | 35% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

## Aldermanic Elections

At the meeting of the City Council on 19 May 1958 the terms of office of twenty of the forty Aldermen expired and the Councillors elected twenty Aldermen to fill the vacant positions for a term of six years.
| Party | Alderman |
| Labour | J. J. Cleary* |
| Labour | A. Griffin* |
| Labour | D. Cowley* |
| Labour | J. Cullen* |
| Labour | I. I. Levin* |
| Labour | D. G. Logan* |
| Labour | P. J. O'Hare* |
| Labour | J. Sheehan* |
| Labour | M. J. Reppion* |
| Labour | John Braddock* |
| Labour | C. McDonald |
| Labour | H. Dalton |
| Conservative | H. N. Bewley* |
| Labour | T. H. Burton* |
| Conservative | W. Clark* |
| Conservative | A. Critchely* |
| Conservative | D. J. Lewis* |
| Conservative | H. T. Wilson* |
| Conservative | J. Village* |
| Conservative | ??? |
* Reelected Aldermen