1954 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 13 May 1954. After the election, the composition of the council was:

	Councillors	±	Aldermen	Total
Conservative	51	-2	28	79
Labour	67	-2	7	74
Protestant	2	0	1	3
Liberal	0	0	2	2
Independent	0	0	2	2

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1954
	Seats	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Conservative	15	37.5%	47%	101,696
Labour	25	62.5%	51%	111,013
Liberal	0	0%	0.15%	322
Protestant	0	0%	0.73%	1,578
Communist	0	0%	0.18%	386

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

^(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in the all up election in 1953 (following boundary changes) with the third highest number of votes in each ward for a one year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1953 election results.

Abercromby

Abercromby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Murphy *	3,057	66%	+11%
	Conservative	H. M. Dobbie	1,590	34%	−6%
Majority			1,467
Registered electors			12,687
Turnout			4,647	37%	−7%
	Labour hold		Swing	11%

Aigburth

Aigburth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. S. Fulton *	5,069	89%	+2%
	Labour	K. A. Holland	632	11%	+2%
Majority			4,437
Registered electors			14,058
Turnout			5,701	41%	−4%
	Conservative hold		Swing	+6%

Allerton

Allerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. McMillan *	2,985	80%	+1%
	Labour	Mrs. P. H. Henley	736	20%	+3%
Majority			2,249
Registered electors			10,182
Turnout			3,721	37%	−4%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Anfield

Anfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. A. Pannell *	4,226	59%	−3%
	Labour	E. Burke	2,979	41%	+5%
Majority			1,247
Registered electors			16,659
Turnout			7,205	46%	−2%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Arundel

Arundel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. N. M. Entwistle *	3,238	66%	+5%
	Labour	B. Deane	1,699	34%	−1%
Majority			1,539
Registered electors			13,276
Turnout			4,937	37%	−7%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Breckfield

Breckfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Cullen	2,676	51%	+5%
	Conservative	J. S. Ross *	2,560	49%	−1%
Majority			116
Registered electors			12,549
Turnout			5,236	42%	−3%
	Labour hold		Swing

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Keenan ^(PARTY)	3,412	62%	+1%
	Labour	G. Sykes	2,132	38%	+3%
Majority			1,280
Registered electors			12,632
Turnout			5,544	44%	−5%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. McKeown *	2,834	62%	+25%
	Conservative	J. O. Tiernan	1,770	38%	+9%
Majority			1,064
Registered electors			10,574
Turnout			4,604	44%	−25%
	Labour hold		Swing	+25%

Childwall

Childwall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. W. Hughes ^(PARTY)	4,205	87%	+2%
	Labour	W. Rice-Jones	652	13%	−2%
Majority			3,553
Registered electors			13,927
Turnout			4,857	35%	−6%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Church

Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. M. Steward *	4,975	79%	0%
	Labour	A. F. Skinner	1,340	21%	+5%
Majority			3,635
Registered electors			14,558
Turnout			6,315
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. H. Wilson *	2,890	52%	−1%
	Labour	A. C. McLeod	2,653	48%	+4%
Majority			273
Registered electors			12,721
Turnout			5,543	44%	−2%
	Conservative hold		Swing

County

County
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Dailey *	4,459	53%	+4%
	Conservative	D. E. Williams	4,011	47%	−2%
Majority			448
Registered electors			15,404
Turnout			8,470	55%	+3%
	Labour hold		Swing

Croxteth

Croxteth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. G. Hughes *	3,925	81%	+7%
	Labour	R. H. Luke	943	19%	−2%
Majority			2,982
Registered electors			10,133
Turnout			4,868	48%	−7%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dingle

Dingle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. C. Edwards ^Party	4,380	62%	+5%
	Conservative	S. Airey	2,739	38%	−3%
Majority			1,641
Registered electors			15,179
Turnout			7,119	47%	−1%
	Labour hold		Swing

Dovecot

Dovecot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. L. Caplan *	3,936	61%	+4%
	Conservative	S. Smart	2,536	39%	−2%
Majority			1,400
Registered electors			15,132
Turnout			6,472	43%	−5%
	Labour hold		Swing

Everton

Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Nickson *	3,150	75%	+7%
	Conservative	W. Martin	1,047	25%	−1%
Majority			2,103
Registered electors			13,243
Turnout			4,197	32%	−7%
	Labour hold		Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Thomas *	3,293	56%	+2%
	Labour	H. Lee	2,638	44%	−2%
Majority			655
Registered electors			15,418
Turnout			5,931	38%	−8%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Rattray *	3,590	54%	−2%
	Labour	R. Stoddart	3,077	46%	+6%
Majority			513
Registered electors			12,931
Turnout			6,667	52%	−2%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. I. Levin *	4,129	69%	+8%
	Conservative	C. P. Conway	1,849	31%	−3%
Majority			2,280
Registered electors			14,920
Turnout			5,978	40%	−4%
	Labour hold		Swing

Granby

Granby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Guinan *	2,989	62%	+8%
	Conservative	E. Johnson	1,852	38%	−2%
Majority			1,137
Registered electors			14,920
Turnout			4,841	38%	−8%
	Labour hold		Swing

Kensington

Kensington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. K. Williams *	3,310	60%	+8%
	Conservative	G. P. Brewer	1,852	38%	−5%
Majority			1,148
Registered electors			13,631
Turnout			5,472	40%	−7%
	Labour hold		Swing

Low Hill

Low Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. M. Taylor *	2,602	61%	+10%
	Conservative	G. Dugdale	1,664	39%	+6%
Majority			938
Registered electors			11,405
Turnout			4,266	37%	−13%
	Labour hold		Swing

Melrose

Melrose
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. H. Browne *	2,851	70%	+11%
	Conservative	J. Smith	1,199	30%	−3%
Majority			1,652
Registered electors			10,878
Turnout			4,050	37%	−5%
	Labour hold		Swing

Netherfield

Netherfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Robinson	1,806	53%	+12%
	Conservative and Protestant	G. Clark	1,578	47%
Majority			228
Registered electors			10,009
Turnout			3,384	34%	−6%
	Labour hold		Swing

Old Swan

Old Swan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. G. Devine *	4,095	52	+2
	Conservative	G. F. Allanson	3,432	44	−5
	Liberal	W. Russell Dyson	322	4
Majority			663
Registered electors			16,690
Turnout			7,849	47	0
	Labour hold		Swing

Picton

Picton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. E. Jackson *	4,121	60%	+9%
	Conservative	L. J. H. Rumsay	2,763	40%	−5%
Majority			1,358
Registered electors			15,319
Turnout			6,884	45%
	Labour hold		Swing

Pirrie

Pirrie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Delgarn *	4,612	58%	+1%
	Conservative	B. A. Ryan	3,356	42%	0%
Majority			1,256
Registered electors			17,540
Turnout			7,968	45%	−7%
	Labour hold		Swing

Prince's Park

Prince's Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Roberts *	3,450	58%	+6%
	Conservative	C. A. Lever	2,466	42%	−5%
Majority			984
Registered electors			14,578
Turnout			5,916	41%	−7%
	Labour hold		Swing

Sandhills

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Alldritt *	2,926	85%	+13%
	Conservative	G. J. McQuade	518	15%	−5%
Majority			2,408
Registered electors			9,862
Turnout			3,444	35%	−3%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Domingo

St. Domingo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. R. Maylor *	3,302	59%	+10%
	Protestant	Mrs. M. J. Longbottom	2,302	41%	−4%
Majority			1,000
Registered electors			13,119
Turnout			5,604	43%	−3%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. James

St. James
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. G. Ingham *	3,154	77%	+12%
	Conservative	J. Sharples	928	23%	−2%
Majority			2,226
Registered electors			11,700
Turnout			4,082	35%	−8%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W.J.Thompson *	3,368	57%	+8%
	Conservative	J. Richards	2,503	43%	−1%
Majority			865
Registered electors			12,169
Turnout			5,871	48%	−2%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W.Browne ^(PARTY)	3,444	71%	+1%
	Labour	J. Cowley	1,414	29%	+3%
Majority			2,030
Registered electors			10,673
Turnout			4,858	46%	−2%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Smithdown

Smithdown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Gibbs *	3,168	69%	+8%
	Conservative	J. Moore	1,417	31%	−4%
Majority			1,751
Registered electors			13,890
Turnout			4,585	33%	−5%
	Labour hold		Swing

Speke

Speke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W.H.Sefton *	3,528	72%	+15%
	Conservative	L. J. Murphy	1,352	28%	−5%
Majority			2,176
Registered electors			13,530
Turnout			4,880	36%	−10%
	Labour hold		Swing

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. F. Pine *	3,500	52%	+2%
	Labour	W. L. Davies	3,221	48%	0%
Majority			279
Registered electors			14,141
Turnout			6,721	48%	−3%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. C. Brady ^(PARTY)	2,623	98%	+30%
	Communist	R. Cuerdon	64	2%	−7%
Majority			2,623
Registered electors			11,334
Turnout			2,687	24%	−6%
	Labour hold		Swing	+30%

Warbreck

Warbreck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. F. Brady *	4,070	63%	+2%
	Conservative	J.Murphy	2,410	37%	+1%
Majority			1,660
Registered electors			14,227
Turnout			6,480	46%	−5%
	Labour hold		Swing

Westminster

Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. J. Alcock *	2,399	60%	+8%
	Conservative	E. Shaw	1,614	40%	−3%
Majority			785
Registered electors			8,665
Turnout			6,480	46%	−3%
	Labour hold		Swing

Woolton

Woolton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. B. Smart *	3,546	69%	+2%
	Labour	T. McNerney	1,562	31%	0%
Majority			1,984
Registered electors			11,969
Turnout			5,108	43%	−9%
	Conservative hold		Swing

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References

^ Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ Liverpool Daily Post 14 May 1954
^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1954-1955

[1] Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[2] Liverpool Daily Post 14 May 1954

[3] Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1954-1955

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