1913 Liverpool City Council election explained

Election Name:1913 Liverpool City Council election
Flag Image:Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg
Type:parliamentary
Previous Year:1912
Previous Election:1912 Liverpool City Council election
Next Year:1914
Next Election:1914 Liverpool City Council election
Seats For Election:36 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 36 wards
Majority Seats:69 (incl. Aldermen)

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:

PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen Total
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Independent ?? 0 0 ??

Ward results

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

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.

PartyAldermanWard
Louis Samuel Cohen JP * Kensington
Edward Hatton Cookson JP * Dingle
Richard Dart JP * Fairfield
John Duncan JP * Everton
Sir William Bower Forwood DL JP * St. Peter's
James Heald Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton
Simon Jude * Wavertree West
Richard Kelly JP * Edge Hill
Frank John Leslie * Kirkdale
Arthur Stanley Mather Much Woolton
Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell JP * West Derby
William Muirhead JP Netherfield
William Radcliffe JP * Garston
William Roberts JP * Walton
Sir Thomas Bland Royden Bart. * Sefton Park East
Robert Edward Walkington Stephenson * Wavertree
Irish NationalistJohn Gregory Taggart *Great George
Dr. John Utting * Granby
Hartley Wilson * Low Hill
[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.

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

PartyAldermanWard
William Bartlett Brunswick
Edmond Brownbill South Scotland
Edward James Chevalier Aigburth
Arthur Crosthwaite Anfield
Charles Herbert Giles Prince's Park
Jacob Reuben Grant Old Swan
John Lea St. Domingo
George Jeremy Lynskey Vauxhall
Richard Robert Meade-King Sandhills
Thomas Menlove Breckfield
Sir Charles Petrie Warbreck
Edward Purcell North Scotland
Archibald Tutton Salvidge Abercromby
Anthony Shelmerdine Sefton Park West

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) 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.

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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) on 30 November 1913, Councillor Sir John Sutherland Harmood Banner MP (Conservative, Exchange ward, elected 1 November 1912) was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 28 October 1914 and assigned as returning officer for the Breckfield ward.

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) which was reported to the Council on 10 June 1914, Councillor Austin Harford (Irish Nationalist, South Scotland, elected 1 November 1911, was elected as an alderman by the Council on 1 July 1914, creating a vacancy fot the South Scotland ward.

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 front page . 20 May 2017 .
  2. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 1. 20 May 2017 .
  3. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 2. 20 May 2017 .
  4. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 3. 20 May 2017 .
  5. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 4. 20 May 2017 .
  6. [Liverpool Daily Post|Liverpool Daily Post and Liverpool Mercury]
  7. Liverpool Courier 3 November 1913
  8. [Liverpool City Council]
  9. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 5. 20 May 2017 .
  10. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 6. 20 May 2017 .
  11. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 7. 20 May 2017 .
  12. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 8. 20 May 2017 .
  13. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 9. 20 May 2017 .
  14. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 10. 20 May 2017 .
  15. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 11. 20 May 2017 .
  16. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 12. 20 May 2017 .
  17. [Liverpool City Council]
  18. [1910 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1910|Aldermanic Election 9 November 1910]
  19. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 363. 5 June 2017 .
  20. [1911 Liverpool City Council election#South Scotland]
  21. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 402. 5 June 2017 .
  22. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 89. 5 June 2017 .
  23. [1912 Liverpool City Council election#Exchange]
  24. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 509. 5 June 2017 .
  25. [1912 Liverpool City Council election#Great George]
  26. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 90. 5 June 2017 .
  27. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 91. 5 June 2017 .
  28. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1913-1914 page 428. 5 June 2017 .