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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Henry Hayhurst | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Aigburth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hartley Wilson * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Anfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Evans * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Breckfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frank John Leslie * | 966 | 53% | ||
| Labour | Robert Donaldson | 867 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 99 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,225 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,833 | 43% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Brunswick
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas James Hickling | 781 | 54% | ||
| Liberal | Thomas Roberts * | 667 | 46% | ||
| Majority | 114 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,661 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,448 | 54% | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Castle Street
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard George Hough * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Dingle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dr. Richard Caton * | 1,686 | 55% | ||
| Labour | John Frederick Bower | 1,360 | 45% | ||
| Majority | 326 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,785 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,046 | 53% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Edge Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Richard Blair | 1,544 | 57% | ||
| Conservative | Alfred James Branwood | 1,159 | 43% | ||
| Majority | 385 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,848 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,703 | 56% | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Everton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Henry Naylor | 983 | 58% | ||
| Liberal | William Denton * | 718 | 42% | ||
| Majority | 265 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,484 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,701 | 38% | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Exchange
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Joseph Bibby * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Fairfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Dowd * | 861 | 71% | ||
| Independent | Arthur Evans Kennedy | 352 | 29% | ||
| Majority | 509 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,991 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,213 | 30% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Fazakerley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dr. Henry Herbert Clarke | 252 | 67% | ||
| Independent | George Lovely | 123 | 33% | ||
| Majority | 129 | ||||
| Registered electors | 752 | ||||
| Turnout | 375 | 50% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Garston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | William Albert Robinson | 1,035 | 62% | ||
| Liberal | James Pickthall * | 624 | 38% | ||
| Majority | 411 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,258 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,659 | ||||
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Granby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Lea * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Great George
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Lamport Ellis * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Kensington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Gordon * | 1,260 | 51% | ||
| Labour | Arthur Kilpin Bulley | 1,234 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 26 | 2% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,718 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,494 | 53% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Kirkdale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dr. John Utting * | 1,625 | 53% | ||
| Labour | William McLean | 1,456 | 47% | ||
| Majority | 169 | ||||
| Registered electors | 6,476 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,081 | 48% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Low Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | George Nelson | 993 | 51% | ||
| Conservative | David Pearson * | 955 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 38 | 2% | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 3,909 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,948 | 50% | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Netherfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Harold Edward Davies | 855 | 46% | ||
| Labour | Joseph Chaloner | 722 | 39% | ||
| Independent | John Carr | 268 | 15% | ||
| Majority | 133 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,015 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,845 | 46% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
North Scotland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | James Bolger * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Old Swan
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Edwards * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Prince's Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Acheson Lyle Rupert Rathbone * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Sandhills
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | John Cunningham | 806 | 63% | ||
| Independent Irish Nationalist | Patrick Joseph Deery * | 465 | 37% | ||
| Majority | 341 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,539 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,271 | 36% | |||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
St. Anne's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Sexton * | 913 | 51% | ||
| Conservative | Richard Joseph Ward | 870 | 49% | ||
| Majority | 43 | 2% | |||
| Registered electors | 2,735 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,783 | 65% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
St. Domingo
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Stephenson | 939 | 38% | ||
| Conservative | David John Willams | 798 | 33% | ||
| Ind. Conservative | George William Whittaker * | 715 | 29% | ||
| Majority | 141 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,547 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,452 | 54% | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
St. Peter's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Burton William Ellis * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Sefton Park East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Reginald George Layton * | 1,465 | 82% | ||
| Independent | George Porter | 312 | 18% | ||
| Majority | 1,153 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,846 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,777 | 46% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Sefton Park West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ernest Cranstoun Given | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
South Scotland
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | Austin Harford * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Max Muspratt * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Walton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sampson Gannon | 1,687 | 67% | ||
| Labour | Harry Dawson Large | 840 | 33% | ||
| Majority | 847 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,079 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,527 | 50% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Warbreck
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edward West * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Wavertree
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles Clarke Morrison * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Wavertree West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edmund Gerson Jackson * | 1,214 | 56% | ||
| Labour | William Augustus Colcutt | 972 | 44% | ||
| Majority | 242 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,671 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,186 | 60% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
West Derby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William James Bailes * | 1,114 | 77% | ||
| Labour | James Murphy | 327 | 23% | ||
| Majority | 787 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,512 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,441 | 41% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Aldermanic Election
Caused by the death of Alderman William Humphrey Williams (Conservative elected 9 November 1910)[7][8][9][10]
By-Elections
No. 26 Dingle, 16 May 1912
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Algernon Charles Francis Henderson (Conservative, Dingle, elected 1 November 1910),[11] which was reported to the Council on 1 May 1912.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alfred James Branwood | 1,625 | 63% | ||
| Labour | John Frederick Bower | 971 | 37% | ||
| Majority | 326 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,785 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,596 | 45% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
The Term of Office to expire on 1 November 1913[13][14]
No. 1 Sandhills, 16 May 1912
Caused by the death of Councillor Michael Edward Kearney (Irish Nationalist, Sandhills, elected unopposed 1 November 1909)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Nationalist | Thomas Wafer Byrne | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| Irish Nationalist hold | Swing | ||||
The Term of Office to end on 1 November 1912.[13]
No. 23 St. Domingo
Caused by the death of Councillor Joseph Roby (Conservative, St. Domingo, last elected 1 November 1909)on 23 July 1912.[15]
See also
- Liverpool City Council
- Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
- Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present
- Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
- History of local government in England
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