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![]() Map of Liverpool showing wards won (first placed party)[1] |
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 9 May 1957.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 52 | 0 | ?? | |
Labour | 65 | 0 | ?? | |
Protestant | 2 | 0 | ?? | |
Independent Labour Party | 1 | 0 | ?? |
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40% | 51% | 91,963 | ||
Labour | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 62.5% | 46% | 83,291 | ||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1% | 2,479 | ||
Anti-Debt League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.5% | 832 | ||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.2% | 356 |
Ward results
[edit]* - Councillor seeking re-election
The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1954 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1954 election results.
Abercromby
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. Morris | 1,672 | 45% | ||
Conservative | A. McVeigh | 1,390 | 37% | ||
Independent Labour | L. Murphy | 520 | 14% | ||
Communist | A. McClelland | 143 | 4% | ||
Majority | 282 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,557 | ||||
Turnout | 3,725 | 32% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Aigburth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Maxwell Entwistle (PARTY) | 4,785 | 89% | ||
Labour | F. J. McConville | 569 | 11% | ||
Majority | 4,216 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,097 | ||||
Turnout | 5,354 | 38% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Allerton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. McMillan * | 2,910 | 82% | ||
Labour | M. Black | 623 | 18% | ||
Majority | 2,287 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,216 | ||||
Turnout | 3,533 | 35% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Anfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. G. S. Gordon | 3,560 | 59% | ||
Labour | H. Wallace | 2,246 | 37% | ||
Anti-Debt League | J. R. Gradwell | 245 | 4% | ||
Majority | 1,314 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,930 | ||||
Turnout | 6,051 | 41% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Arundel
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. W. Rathbone | 3,246 | 64% | ||
Labour | F. D. Shemmonds | 1,765 | 35% | ||
Communist | J. Kay | 97 | 2% | ||
Majority | 1,481 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,779 | ||||
Turnout | 5,108 | 40% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Breckfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. A. Lowe (PARTY) | 2,344 | 51% | ||
Labour | H. James | 2,274 | 49% | ||
Majority | 70 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,952 | ||||
Turnout | 4,618 | 39% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Broadgreen
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Keenan * | 2,993 | 68% | +6% | |
Labour | G. A. McAllister | 1,380 | 32% | −6% | |
Majority | 1,613 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,208 | ||||
Turnout | 4,373 | 36% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. McKeown * | 1,928 | 61% | ||
Conservative | S. J. Chaytor | 1,174 | 37% | ||
Anti-Debt League | A. P. Cooney | 70 | 2% | ||
Majority | 754 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,717 | ||||
Turnout | 3,172 | 33% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Childwall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. W. Hughes * | 3,925 | 72% | ||
Liberal | R. Globe | 948 | 17% | ||
Labour | D. Black | 551 | 10% | ||
Majority | 2,977 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,070 | ||||
Turnout | 5,424 | 39% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Church
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. M. Steward * | 3,932 | 75% | ||
Liberal | Mrs. A. E. Shanks | 613 | 12% | ||
Labour | J. P. McLean | 534 | 10% | ||
Anti-Debt League | R. Brennan | 130 | 2% | ||
Majority | 3,319 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,242 | ||||
Turnout | 5,209 | 37% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Clubmoor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. H. Wilson * | 2,821 | 48% | ||
Labour | R. Stoddart | 2,610 | 45% | ||
Liberal | J. Reilly | 388 | 10% | ||
Majority | 211 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,115 | ||||
Turnout | 5,819 | 48% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
County
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Dailey * | 3,738 | 53% | ||
Conservative | R. J. McLaughlin | 3,350 | 47% | ||
Majority | 388 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,839 | ||||
Turnout | 7,088 | 48% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Croxteth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. J. E. Thompson | 3,812 | 69% | ||
Labour | J. M. Burke | 1,207 | 22% | ||
Liberal | W. Russell Dyson | 530 | 10% | ||
Majority | 2,605 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,608 | ||||
Turnout | 5,549 | 48% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Dingle
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Cumella | 3,235 | 59% | ||
Labour | Richard Crawshaw | 3,197 | 58% | ||
Conservative | R. Grace | 2,053 | 37% | ||
Conservative | A. B. Reilly | 1,834 | 33% | ||
Anti-Debt League | 206 | 4% | |||
Majority | 1,182 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,130 | ||||
Turnout | 5,494 | 39% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dovecot
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. I. Davies (PARTY) | 2,861 | 60% | ||
Conservative | P. Tickle | 1,940 | 40% | ||
Majority | 921 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,806 | ||||
Turnout | 4,801 | 32% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Everton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. C. McLeod | 2,075 | 81% | ||
Independent | M. J. McBride | 489 | 19% | ||
Majority | 2,075 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,514 | ||||
Turnout | 2,564 | 20% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Fairfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Thomas * | 2,631 | 59% | ||
Labour | W. J. Wright | 1,853 | 41% | ||
Majority | 778 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,830 | ||||
Turnout | 4,483 | 30% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Fazakerley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Rattray * | 3,191 | 51% | ||
Labour | F. J. Grue | 3,067 | 49% | ||
Majority | 124 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,410 | ||||
Turnout | 6,258 | 50% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Gillmoss
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. B. Sharples | 3,897 | 70% | ||
Conservative | H. R. Butler | 1,661 | 30% | ||
Majority | 2,236 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,604 | ||||
Turnout | 5,558 | 33% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Granby
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Guinan * | 2,280 | 59% | ||
Conservative | R. A. Parkes | 1,567 | 41% | ||
Majority | 713 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,142 | ||||
Turnout | 3,847 | 32% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kensington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. K. Williams * | 2,926 | 61% | ||
Conservative | A. L. Audley | 1,856 | 39% | ||
Majority | 1,070 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,254 | ||||
Turnout | 4,782 | 36% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Low Hill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. M. Scott | 1,931 | 61% | ||
Conservative | E. Criere | 1,240 | 39% | ||
Majority | 691 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,898 | ||||
Turnout | 3,171 | 29% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Melrose
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. H. Browne * | 2,204 | 70% | ||
Conservative | J. Smith | 964 | 30% | ||
Majority | 1,240 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,339 | ||||
Turnout | 3,168 | 31% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Netherfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Robinson * | 1,397 | 57% | ||
Conservative | T. B. Rutter | 1,066 | 43% | ||
Majority | 331 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,330 | ||||
Turnout | 2,463 | 26% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Old Swan
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. G. Devine * | 3,237 | 51% | ||
Conservative | R. J. Cleary | 3,083 | 48% | ||
Communist | Mrs. W. Cohen | 66 | 1% | ||
Majority | 154 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,023 | ||||
Turnout | 6,386 | 40% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Picton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. G. Roberts | 3,044 | 51% | ||
Conservative | John Ernest Lockwood | 2,917 | 49% | ||
Majority | 127 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,851 | ||||
Turnout | 5,961 | 40% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Pirrie
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Delgarno * | 4,396 | 61% | ||
Conservative | R. H. Smith | 2,781 | 39% | ||
Majority | 1,615 | ||||
Registered electors | 17,384 | ||||
Turnout | 7,177 | 41% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Prince's Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Roberts * | 2,575 | 55% | ||
Conservative | Mrs. M. Browne | 2,116 | 45% | ||
Majority | 459 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,825 | ||||
Turnout | 4,691 | 34% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Sandhills
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Scully | 2,177 | 93% | ||
Conservative | A. E. Dailey | 153 | 7% | ||
Majority | 2,024 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,818 | ||||
Turnout | 2,330 | 24% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Domingo
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. R. Maylor * | 2,326 | 59% | ||
Conservative | T. Hillock | 1,631 | 41% | ||
Majority | 695 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,575 | ||||
Turnout | 3,957 | 31% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. James
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. McManus | 2,497 | 81% | ||
Conservative | J. Jordan | 572 | 19% | ||
Majority | 1,925 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,346 | ||||
Turnout | 3,069 | 27% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Mary's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs. P. Henley | 2,155 | 56% | ||
Conservative | Mrs. D. V. McClelland | 1,717 | 44% | ||
Majority | 438 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,873 | ||||
Turnout | 3,872 | 33% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Michael's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Browne * | 2,757 | 71% | ||
Labour | W. Rice-Jones | 957 | 25% | ||
Anti-Debt League | A. Anderson | 157 | 4% | ||
Majority | 1,800 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,226 | ||||
Turnout | 3,871 | 38% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Smithdown
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Gibbs * | 2,589 | 71% | ||
Conservative | E. Johnson | 1,049 | 29% | ||
Majority | 1,540 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,495 | ||||
Turnout | 3,638 | 27% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Speke
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. H. Sefton * | 2,552 | 69% | ||
Conservative | C. Dickinson | 1,167 | 31% | ||
Majority | 1,385 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,020 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Tuebrook
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. F. Pine * | 3,257 | 55% | ||
Labour | E. D, Roderick | 2,628 | 45% | ||
Majority | 629 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,477 | ||||
Turnout | 5,885 | 44% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Vauxhall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Deab-Jones | 1,497 | 84% | ||
Anti-Debt League | C. McBride | 230 | 13% | ||
Communist | R. Cuerdon | 50 | 3% | ||
Majority | 1,497 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,233 | ||||
Turnout | 1,777 | 17% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Warbreck
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D.F. Brady * | 3,798 | 61% | ||
Labour | B. Deane | 2,431 | 39% | ||
Majority | 1,367 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,856 | ||||
Turnout | 6,229 | 45% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Westminster
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. J. Alcock * | 1,840 | 60% | ||
Conservative | R. M. Jones | 1,213 | 40% | ||
Majority | 627 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,363 | ||||
Turnout | 3,053 | 37% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Woolton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. McAllister | 3,507 | 73% | ||
Labour | J. Mottram | 1,277 | 27% | ||
Majority | 2,230 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,729 | ||||
Turnout | 4,784 | 38% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 10 May 1957
- ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1957-1958