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 1929. After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election result
Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1926 election results.
Abercromby
Aigburth
Allerton
Anfield
Breckfield
Brunswick
Castle Street
Childwall
Croxteth
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
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Aldermanic Elections
Aldermanic Election 9 November 1929
The terms of office of sixteen aldermen expired on 9 November 1929, and two additional vacancies were caused by the elections of Herbert John Davis and Frank Campbell Wilson as Councillors.
18 Aldermen were elected under the provisions of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1882, by the councillors on 9 November 1929 for a term of six years.
Each Alderman acted as the returning officer to the ward to which they were allocated.
* - re-elected aldermen.
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Councillor David Gilbert Logan
JP (
Labour
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,
North Scotland
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, elected 1 November 1927)
[ 1927 Liverpool City Council election#North Scotland] of 362a Scotland Road, Liverpool was elected by the councillors as an alderman for the
Croxteth
Croxteth is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, and a Liverpool City Council Ward. Although housing in the area is predominantly modern, the suburb has some notable history. At the United Kingdom 2011 Census it had a population of 14,561.
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ward on 9 November 1929 pursuant to the Order of His Majesty in Council dated 5 July 1929.
Aldermanic Election 2 April 1930
Following the death on 17 February 1930 of Alderman Charles Henry Rutherford JP (
Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1929),
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Mabel Fletcher JP (
Conservative,
Sefton Park West, elected 1 November 1927)
[ 1928 Liverpool City Council election#Sefton Park West] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 2 April 1930.
Aldermanic Election 1 October 1930
Following the death on 8 May 1930 of Alderman Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (
Liberal
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, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1926),
[ 1926 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1926][
] Councillor Burton William Eills JP (
Liberal
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St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1927)
[ 1927 Liverpool City Council election#St. Peter's] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 1 October 1930.
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By-elections
No. 20 Low Hill, 7 November 1929
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Edward Gerard Deery (
Labour
Labour or labor may refer to:
* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
,
Low Hill
Low Hill is in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is north-east of Wolverhampton city centre, within the Bushbury South and Low Hill ward.
Place name & history
The place name, Low Hill comes from Old English 'hlæw', meaning tumulu ...
, elected on 1 November 1927), which was reported to the Council on 23 October 1929.
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1930.
No.12 Dingle, 20 November 1929
Caused by the election of Councillor William Wallace Kelly (
Conservative, elected as an alderman on 23 October 1929)
No. 18 Edge Hill, 27 November 1929
Caused by the election of Councillor Charles Wilson (
Labour
Labour or labor may refer to:
* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
,
Edge Hill, elected 1 November 1928) as an alderman by the councillors on 9 November 1929.
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No. 6 St. Anne's, 28 November 1929
Caused by the election of Councillor
James Sexton C.B.E.
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MP (
Labour
Labour or labor may refer to:
* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
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St. Anne's, elected 1 November 1927) as an alderman by the councillors on 9 November 1929.
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No. 1 Sandhills, 3 December 1929
Caused by the election of Councillor Thomas Wafer Byrne (
Labour
Labour or labor may refer to:
* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
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Sandhills, elected 1 November 1928) as an alderman by the councillors on 9 November 1929.
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No. 2 North Scotland, 3 December 1929
Caused by the election of Councillors William Albert Robinson (
Labour
Labour or labor may refer to:
* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
,
North Scotland
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The Highlands and Islands are sometimes defined as the area to which the Crofters' Act of 1886 ...
, elected 1 November 1929)
and David Gilbert Logan (
Labour
Labour or labor may refer to:
* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
,
North Scotland
The Highlands and Islands is an area of Scotland broadly covering the Scottish Highlands, plus Orkney, Shetland and Outer Hebrides (Western Isles).
The Highlands and Islands are sometimes defined as the area to which the Crofters' Act of 1886 ...
, elected 1 November 1927)
as aldermen by the councillors on 9 November 1929.
No. 21 Everton, 3 December 1929
Caused by the election of Councillors Frederick Thomas Richardson (
Labour
Labour or labor may refer to:
* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
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Everton, elected 1 November 1929)
and Henry Walker (
Labour
Labour or labor may refer to:
* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
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Everton, elected 1 November 1928) as aldermen by the councillors on 9 November 1929.
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No. 7 Castle Street, 17 December 1929
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Sir
John Sandeman Allen MP (
Conservative,
Castle Street, elected unopposed 1 November 1928) which was reported to the Council on 4 December 1929
No. 15 Sefton Park East, 11 March 1930
Caused by the death of Councillor
Sir Arnold Rushton JP (
Conservative,
Sefton Park East, elected 1 November 1928) on 5 February 1930
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No. 16 Sefton Park West,
Caused by the election as an alderman on 2 April 1930 of Councillor Mabel Fletcher JP (
Conservative,
Sefton Park West, elected 1 November 1926),
following the death of Alderman Charles Henry Rutherford JP (
Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1928)
on 17 February 1930.
No. 8 St. Peter's,
Following the death on 8 May 1930 of Alderman Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (
Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1926),
Councillor Burton William Eills JP (
Liberal
Liberal or liberalism may refer to:
Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
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St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1927)
was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 1 October 1930 causing a vacancy in the St. Peter's ward
No. 27 Fazakerley, 3 June 1930
Caused by the resignation of Councillor George Herbert Charters (
Conservative,
Fazakerley, elected 1 November 1927) was reported to the Council on 22 May 1930.
No. 18 Edge Hill, 3 August 1930
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Robert Tissyman (
Labour
Labour or labor may refer to:
* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
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Edge Hill, elected 1 November 1927), which was reported to the Council on 30 July 1930.
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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
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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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Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
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References
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