1918 Liverpool City Council election explained

Election Name:1918 Liverpool City Council election
Flag Image:Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg
Type:parliamentary
Previous Year:1914
Previous Election:1914 Liverpool City Council election
Next Year:1919
Next Election:1919 Liverpool City Council election
Seats For Election:3 new seats were up for election
Majority Seats:69 (incl. Aldermen)

Because the First World War was still underway at the date of the election, under the terms of the Parliament and Local Elections Act, 1918, the term of office of the members of the Council were extended by one year.

However, there were three new seats for which elections were held.These were new second seats for Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton ; Fazakerley and Much Woolton wards that up until this date had each been represented by a single councillor. Two of these three elections were uncontested,

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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Ward results

Much Woolton

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Aldermanic Elections

Aldermanic Election 22 January 1919

Caused by the resignation of Alderman Sir Charles Petrie, Bart (Conservative, last elected as an Alderman on 9 November 1910)[4] which was reported to the Council on 9 November 1918[5] [6]

In his place, Councillor Frederick James Rawlinson (Conservative, Garston, elected 1 November 1913)[7] was elected by the Council as an Alderman on 22 January 1919[8] [9]

Aldermanic Election 7 May 1919

Caused by the death of Alderman George Brodrick Smith-Brodrick (Conservative, appointed by the Council as an Alderman on 9 November 1917)[10] on 12 February 1919[11]

In his place Councillor James Wilson Walker (Conservative, Old Swan, elected 1 November 1912),[12] Tobacco Manufacturer of 37 Westmorland Road, Huyton was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 7 May 1919.[13]

Appointment of Councillors

During the World War I elections were not held. When vacancies arose, replacement councillors were appointed by the Council rather than being electedin by-elections.

No. 30 Wavertree, 9 November 1918

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Alfred Henry Bramley (Conservative, Wavertree, appointed 7 February 1917),[14] which was reported to the Council on 4 September 1918.[15]

In his place Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Langton Beckwith, Architect and Surveyor of Sunnyside, Sandown Park, Wavertree, was appointed by the Council as a Councillor on 9 November 1918[16]

By Elections

No. 15 Sefton Park East, 28 January 1919

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Arthur Bromley Holmes (Party?, elected unopposed on 1 November 1914)[17] which was reported to the Council on 4 December 1918[18]

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No. 37 Garston, 5 February 1919

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Frederick James Rawlinson (Conservative, Garston, elected 1 November 1913) on 22 January 1919

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No. 32 Old Swan, 20 May 1919

Caused by Councillor James Wilson Walker (Conservative, Old Swan, elected 1 November 1912), being elected as an alderman on 7 May 1919, following the death of Alderman George Brodrick Smith-Brodrick (Conservative, appointed by the Council as an Alderman on 9 November 1917)on 12 February 1919.

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No. 21 Everton, 21 May 1919

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Brigadier General Gerald Kyffin-Taylor (Conservative, Everton, elected 1 November 1913),[23] which was reported to the Council on 7 May 1919

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No. 16 Sefton Park West, 22 May 1919

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Ernest Cranstoun Given(Conservative, Sefton Park West, elected 1 November 1911),[25] which was reported to the Council on 7 May 1919

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1918-1919 front page. 9 July 2017 .
  2. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1918-1919 page 1. 9 July 2017 .
  3. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1918-1919 page 2. 9 July 2017 .
  4. [1910 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1910]
  5. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1918-1919 page 4. 9 July 2017 .
  6. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1918-1919 page 5. 9 July 2017 .
  7. [1913 Liverpool City Council election#Garston]
  8. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1918-1919 page 79. 9 July 2017 .
  9. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1918-1919 page 80. 9 July 2017 .
  10. [1914 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Appointments 9 November 1917]
  11. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1918-1919 page 123. 9 July 2017 .
  12. [1912 Liverpool City Council election#Old Swan]
  13. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1918-1919 page 206. 11 July 2017 .
  14. [1914 Liverpool City Council election#No. 30 Wavertree, 7 February 1917,]
  15. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1917-1918 page 230. 8 July 2017 .
  16. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1917-1918 page 130. 13 July 2017 .
  17. [1914 Liverpool City Council election#Sefton Park East]
  18. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1918-1919 page 28. 9 July 2017 .
  19. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1918-1919 page 88. 9 July 2017 .
  20. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1918-1919 page 125. 11 July 2017 .
  21. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1918-1919 page 253. 11 July 2017 .
  22. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1918-1919 page 254. 11 July 2017 .
  23. [1913 Liverpool City Council election#Everton]
  24. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1918-1919 page 252. 11 July 2017 .
  25. [1911 Liverpool City Council election#Sefton Park West]