Elections to
Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. It consists of 90 councillors, three for each of the city's 30 wards.
The council is currently controlled by the Labour Party and is led by Mayor ...
were held on 1 November 1927.
One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years.
Two of the thirty-nine seats up for election were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election result
Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1924 election results.
Abercromby
Aigburth
Allerton
Anfield
Breckfield
Brunswick
Castle Street
Childwall
Dingle
Edge Hill
Everton
Exchange
Fairfield
Fazakerley
Garston
Granby
Great George
Kensington
Kirkdale
Low Hill
Much Woolton
Netherfield
North Scotland
Old Swan
Prince's Park
Sandhills
St. Anne's
St. Domingo
St. Peter's
Sefton Park East
Sefton Park West
South Scotland
Vauxhall
Walton
Warbreck
Wavertree
Wavertree West
West Derby
By-elections
No. 16 Sefton Park West, 1 December 1927
Following the death on 17 February 1927 of Alderman Sir John Utting D.L,
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Liberal
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, Sefton Park West, elected unopposed 1 November 1926) was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 5 October 1927.
No. 18 Edge Hill, 17 September 1928
The resignation of Councillor William Smith (
Labour
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, Edge Hill, elected 1 November 1926) was reported to the council on 5 September 1928.
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See also
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Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council is the governing body for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside, England. It consists of 90 councillors, three for each of the city's 30 wards.
The council is currently controlled by the Labour Party and is led by Mayor ...
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Liverpool Town Council elections
Liverpool Town Council existed from 1835 to 1880.
Liverpool Town Council was established by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835, replacing the Liverpool Common Council which was first established under the Charter of John, King of England, King J ...
1835 - 1879
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Liverpool City Council elections
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1880–present
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1926 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 5 October 1927
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Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
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