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John Sheehan (1885–1972) was a Liverpool City Councillor and Alderman who served as
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Biography

Sheehan was the successful
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candidate for South Scotland ward and was elected to
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in 1929. He represented South Scotland Ward from November 1929 until 1953 when the ward was absorbed under new boundary revisions. He was subsequently elected to represent
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ward. He was elected as an Alderman in October 1953. He served as
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from 1956 to 1957. As Lord Mayor he led a Liverpool civic delegation on a tour of the Russian Black Sea Port of
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.Liverpool Echo - 22 November p.3


See also

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1929 Liverpool City Council election Elections to Liverpool City Council 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 res ...
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1953 Liverpool City Council election Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 7 May 1953. After the election, the composition of the council was: Election result Ward results * - Councillor seeking re-election (PARTY) - Party of former Councillor This was ...
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Liverpool City Council elections Liverpool City Council elections will be held every four years from 2023. Between 1973 and 2021 elections were generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Liverpool City Council is the local ...
1880–present *
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 ...
* Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present


References

Mayors of Liverpool 1885 births 1972 deaths Labour Party (UK) councillors in Liverpool {{England-mayor-stub