Elections to
Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1937. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Eight of the forty 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 1934 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
Little Woolton
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
Aldermanic Elections
Aldermanic Election 1 December 1937
Caused by the death of Alderman Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell
C.B. C.B.E.
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Conservative
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, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935),
[ 1935 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic election 9 November 1935] in whose place Councillor John Morris Griffith (
Conservative
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, elected to the Wavertree ward on 1 November 1936)
[ 1936 Liverpool City Council election#Wavertree] was elected as an alderman on 1 December 1937.
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The term of office to expire on 9 November 1941.
Aldermanic Election 2 March 1938
Caused by the death on 25 January 1938 of Alderman
Sir
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Thomas White (
Conservative
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, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1932),
[ 1932 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1932][
] in whose place Councillor William Thomas Roberts J.P. (
Conservative
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, elected to the Abercromby ward on 1 November 1936)
[ 1936 Liverpool City Council election#Abercromby] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 2 March 1938.
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The term of office to expire on 9 November 1938.
Aldermanic Election 6 July 1938
Caused by the death on 22 May 1938 of Alderman Edwin Haigh (
Conservative
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, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935).
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] In whose place, Councillor Robert Duncan French (
Conservative
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, elected to the West Derby ward on 1 November 1937)
[ 1937 Liverpool City Council election#West Derby] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 6 July 1938.
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The term of office to expire on 9 November 1941.
Aldermanic Election 27 July 1938
Caused by the death on 5 July 1938 of Alderman James Bolger (
Independent
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, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1932).
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] In whose place Councillor George Young Williamson (
Conservative
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, elected to represent Anfield on 1 November 1937)
[ 1937 Liverpool City Council election#Anfield] was elected to the post of alderman on 27 July 1938.
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The term of office to expire on 9 November 1938.
By-elections
No.31 Fairfield, 30 November 1937
Caused by the death of Councillor John Barry (
Conservative
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, elected 1 November 1935).
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1938.
No.1 Sandhills, 9 December 1937
Caused by the election as an alderman on 6 October 1937 of Councillor John Wolfe Tone Morrissey JP (
Labour
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, last elected to the Sandhills ward on 1 November 1936), following the death on 7 September 1937
of Alderman Henry Walker (
Labour
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, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935).
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1939.
No.2 North Scotland, 9 December 1937
Caused by the death on 13 September 1937
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Labour
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, elected 1 November 1935).
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The term of office to expire on 1 November 1938.
No.11 Brunswick, 9 December 1937
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Patrick Moorhead (
Labour
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, elected unopposed for the Brunswick ward on 1 November 1937)
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The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1940.
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No.34 Wavertree, 11 January 1938
Caused by Councillor John Morris Griffith J.P. (Conservative
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, elected to the Wavertree ward on 1 November 1936)C.B.E.
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and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...
(Conservative
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, elected as an alderman 9 November 1935).
No.38 Childwall, 24 February 1938
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Alan Anderson Boyle (Liberal
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, elected unopposed 1 November 1936)
The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1939.
No.9 Abercromby, Tuesday 5 April 1938
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor William Thomas Roberts J.P. (Conservative
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, elected to the Abercromby ward on 1 November 1936) was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 2 March 1938,Sir
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Thomas White (Conservative
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, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1932).
No.15 Sefton Park East, Tuesday 31 May 1938
Occasioned by the resignation of Councillor Eric Douglas Mackay Heriot-Hill (Conservative
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, elected to the Sefton Park East ward on 1 November 1936).
The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1939.
No.32 Old Swan, Tuesday 14 June 1938
Caused by the death in May 1938 of Councillor John Waterworth (Conservative
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, elected to the Old Swan ward on 1 November 1937).
No.24 Kirkdale, Tuesday 26 July 1938
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Arthur Mackson Brown (Conservative
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, elected for the Kirkdale ward on 1 November 1936).
The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1939.
No.28 West Derby, 26 July 1938
Caused by Councillor Robert Duncan French (Conservative
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, elected to the West Derby ward on 1 November 1937)Conservative
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, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935).
No.29 Anfield, 30 August 1938
Caused by the election to the post of alderman on 27 July 1938 of Councillor George Young Williamson (Conservative
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, elected to represent Anfield on 1 November 1937),[
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The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1940.
See also
* Liverpool City Council
* 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
* Liverpool City Council elections
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1880–present
* Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
* History of local government in England
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References
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