1913_Liverpool_City_Council_election

1913 Liverpool City Council election

1913 Liverpool City Council election

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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1913.

Due to the First World War this was the last contested local election, other than by-elections, until 1 November 1919.

Nineteen of the thirty-six seats were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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Election result

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Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1910 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

Abercromby

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Aigburth

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Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton

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Anfield

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Breckfield

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Brunswick

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Castle Street

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Dingle

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Edge Hill

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Everton

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Exchange

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Fairfield

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Garston

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Granby

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Great George

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Kensington

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Kirkdale

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Low Hill

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Much Woolton

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Netherfield

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North Scotland

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Old Swan

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Prince's Park

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Sandhills

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St. Anne's

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St. Domingo

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St. Peter's

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Sefton Park East

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Sefton Park West

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South Scotland

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Vauxhall

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Walton

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Warbreck

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Wavertree

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Wavertree West

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West Derby

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Aldermanic Elections

Aldermanic Election 9 November 1913

19 Aldermen were elected by the councillors on 9 November 1913 for a term of six years and assigned to the following wards.

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[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

James Heald was nominated by the combined Urban District Councils of Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton to be Alderman for no. 34 Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton on 4 November 1913 under Section 3 (1) (a) of the Local Government Board's Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 14) Act 1913. Alderman Heald's term of office was due to expire on 9 November 1916.[17]

Arthur Stanley Mather was nominated by the Much Woolton Urban District Council to be Alderman for No. 35 Much Woolton under Section 3 (1) (b) of the Local Government Board's Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 14) Act 1913. Alderman Mather's term of office was due to expire on 9 November 1919.[17]

In addition, aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1910 were assigned to the following wards:

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Aldermanic Election 1 July 1914

Caused by the resignation of Alderman Edward Purcell (Irish Nationalist, elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1910[18]) which was reported to the Council on 10 June 1914.[19]

In his place Councillor Austin Harford (Irish Nationalist, South Scotland, elected 1 November 1911[20] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 1 July 1914.

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Aldermanic Election 28 October 1914

Caused by the death of Alderman Thomas Menlove (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1910)[18] on 30 November 1913,[22] Councillor Sir John Sutherland Harmood Banner MP (Conservative, Exchange ward, elected 1 November 1912)[23] was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 28 October 1914 and assigned as returning officer for the Breckfield ward.

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By-elections

No. 17 Great George, 27 November 1913

Caused by the election of Councillor William Muirhead JP (Conservative, Great George, elected 1 November 1912)[25] as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1913.[23]

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No. 13 Exchange,

Following the death of Alderman Thomas Menlove (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1910)[18] on 30 November 1913,[22] Councillor Sir John Sutherland Harmood Banner MP (Conservative, Exchange ward, elected 1 November 1912)[23] was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 28 October 1914 and assigned as returning officer for the Breckfield ward.[24]

No. 8 South Scotland, 14 July 1914

Following the resignation of Alderman Edward Purcell Irish Nationalist, elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1910)[18] which was reported to the Council on 10 June 1914,[19] Councillor Austin Harford (Irish Nationalist, South Scotland, elected 1 November 1911[20] was elected as an alderman by the Council on 1 July 1914.[21]

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See also


References

  1. "Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 front page". Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  2. Liverpool Courier 3 November 1913
  3. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 pg 8
  4. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 pg 10

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