1959 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 7 May 1959.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

	Councillors	±	Aldermen
Conservative	48	+2	??
Labour	70	-2	??
Protestant	1	0	??
Liberal	0	0	??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1959
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative
	Labour
	Liberal
	Protestant
	Communist

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

^(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1956 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1956 election results.

Abercromby

Abercromby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Orr *	1,616	55%	+3%
	Conservative	A. Lloyd	1,177	40%	+7%
	Communist	A. M^cClelland	162	5%	+1%
Majority			439
Registered electors			10,944
Turnout			2,955	27%
	Labour hold		Swing

Aigburth

Aigburth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. M. Allen *	4,612	77
	Labour	J. F. Stevens	279	5
	Liberal	W. Russell Dyson	990	16
	Anti-Debt League	P. Cooney	126	2
Majority			3,622
Registered electors			13,936
Turnout			6,007	43
	Conservative hold		Swing

Allerton

Allerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Haswell *	3,024	81%
	Labour	G. C. Carr	707	19%
Majority			2,317
Registered electors			10,297
Turnout			3,731	36%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Anfield

Anfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. F. Craine *	3,927	68%
	Labour	S. Durkee	1,841	32%
Majority			2,086
Registered electors			14,400
Turnout			5,768	40%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Arundel

Arundel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Price ^(PARTY)	2,936	65%
	Labour	J. M. Burke	1,374	31%
	Communist	J. Kaye	180	4%
Majority			1,562
Registered electors			12,531
Turnout			4,490	36%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Breckfield

Breckfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S. Airey *	2,273	53%
	Labour	J. E. McPherson	2,013	47%
Majority			260
Registered electors			11,455
Turnout			4,286	37%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L. H. Sanders *	2,948	62%
	Labour	N. S. Clark	1,345	28%
	Liberal	J. Reilly	450	9%
Majority			1,603
Registered electors			11,838
Turnout			4,743	40%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	J. Cullen *	unopposed
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout			8,937
	Labour hold		Swing

Childwall

Childwall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	W. J. Serjent *	3,897	66
	Liberal	Albert Globe	1,541	26
	Labour	W. T. Cooper	578	10
Majority			2,356
Registered electors			13,978
Turnout			5,869	42
	Conservative hold		Swing

Church

Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs. A. E. Papworth *	3,529	60%
	Liberal	Cyril Carr	1,752	30%
	Labour	W. T. Cooper	578	10%
Majority			1,777
Registered electors			13,869
Turnout			5,859	42%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L. J. Carr	2,923	55%
	Labour	J. Cassin *	2,351	45%
Majority			572
Registered electors			11,791
Turnout			5,274	45%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

County

County
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. Peat ^(PARTY)	3,196	50%
	Labour	J. G. Stanson	3,185	50%
Majority			11
Registered electors			14,273
Turnout			6,381	45%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Croxteth

Croxteth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Dickinson ^(PARTY)	3,923	75%
	Labour	D. Pierce	931	18%
	Liberal	G. W. Gibson	392	7%
Majority			2,992
Registered electors			11,542
Turnout			5,246	45%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dingle

Dingle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Richard Crawshaw ^(PARTY)	2,980	62%
	Conservative	E. A. Sale	1,849	38%
Majority			1,131
Registered electors			13,246
Turnout			4,829	36%
	Labour hold		Swing

Dovecot

Dovecot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. P. Johnson *	2,672	57%
	Conservative	E. Johnson	2,057	43%
Majority			615
Registered electors			14,689
Turnout			4,729	32%
	Labour hold		Swing

Everton

Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Smyth *	2,017	74%
	Conservative	N. Heywood	717	26%
Majority			300
Registered electors			11,939
Turnout			2,734	23%
	Labour hold		Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Meadows *	2,747	59%
	Labour	A. Williams	1,946	41%
Majority			801
Registered electors			14,402
Turnout			4,693	33%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. W. Tills ^(PARTY)	3,244	56%
	Labour	C. P. Wall	2,585	44%
Majority			659
Registered electors			12,054
Turnout			5,829	48%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. E. Delooze ^(PARTY)	3,205	66%
	Conservative	G. K. McKelvie	1,640	34%
Majority			1,565
Registered electors			16,261
Turnout			4,845	30%
	Labour hold		Swing

Granby

Granby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. D. Hamilton ^(PARTY)	1,967	55%
	Conservative	Mrs. R. Dean	1,590	45%
Majority			377
Registered electors			11,924
Turnout			3,557	30%
	Labour hold		Swing

Kensington

Kensington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Walker *	2,571	58%
	Conservative	A. L. Audley	1,859	42%
Majority			712
Registered electors			12,810
Turnout			4,430	35%
	Labour hold		Swing

Low Hill

Low Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. R. Snell ^(PARTY)	1,688	62%
	Conservative	T. G. H. Cutts	1,053	38%
Majority			635
Registered electors			10,015
Turnout			2,741	27%
	Labour hold		Swing

Melrose

Melrose
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. A. Seagraves *	1,982	64%
	Conservative	S. D. Lunt	1,125	36%
Majority			857
Registered electors			9,927
Turnout			3,107	31%
	Labour hold		Swing

Netherfield

Netherfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Protestant	J. Dorman *	1,790	54%
	Labour	G. Sykes	990	30%
	Independent	G. Carmichael	509	15%
Majority			800
Registered electors			8,992
Turnout			3,289	37%
	Protestant hold		Swing

Old Swan

Old Swan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. N. Bates	3,144	51%
	Labour	R. Buckle ^(PARTY)	2,614	43%
	Liberal	W. J. Walger	263	4%
	Communist	Mrs. E. Cohen	115	2%
Majority			530
Registered electors			15,562
Turnout			6,136	39%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Picton

Picton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Evans *	2,965	52%
	Conservative	T. Younger	2,697	48%
Majority			268
Registered electors			14,552
Turnout			5,662	39%
	Labour hold		Swing

Pirrie

Pirrie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Black ^(PARTY)	3,984	59%
	Conservative	Mrs, M. Berry	2,631	39%
	Anti-Debt League	J. R. Gradwell	159	2%
Majority			1,353
Registered electors			17,227
Turnout			6,774	39%
	Labour hold		Swing

Prince's Park

Prince's Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Sidwell *	2,254	55%
	Conservative	G. Clarke	1,834	45%
Majority			420
Registered electors			13,422
Turnout			4,088	30%
	Labour hold		Swing

Sandhills

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	V. Burke ^(PARTY)	2,281	88%
	Conservative	A. C. Bailey	308	12%
Majority			1,973
Registered electors			9,101
Turnout			2,589	28%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Domingo

St. Domingo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Keating *	2,302	52%
	Protestant	H. D. Longbottom	2,135	48%
Majority			2,302
Registered electors			12,100
Turnout			4,437	37%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. James

St. James
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	O. J. Doyle ^(PARTY)	2,149	78%
	Conservative	S. J. Hamilton	590	22%
Majority			1,559
Registered electors			11,079
Turnout			2,739	25%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Crowley *	2,443	54%
	Conservative	J. A. Nolan	1,917	43%
	Anti-Debt League	C. McBride	146	3%
Majority			526
Registered electors			11,586
Turnout			4,506	39%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A.B. Collins *	2,802	75%
	Labour	W. T. Benn	739	20%
	Anti-Debt League	P. G. Connor	190	5%
Majority			2,063
Registered electors			10,085
Turnout			3,731	37%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Smithdown

Smithdown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs. E. E. Wright ^(PARTY)	2,068	67%
	Conservative	H. Hawkins	1,009	33%
Majority			1,059
Registered electors			12,765
Turnout			3,077	24%
	Labour hold		Swing

Speke

Speke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Higgins *	2,399	58%
	Conservative	G. MacDonald	1,565	38%
	Ratepayers Protection	G. Maher	148	4%
Majority			834
Registered electors			14,502
Turnout			4,112	28%
	Labour hold		Swing

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. F. Bradley *	3,124	57%
	Labour	S. F. Jacobs	2,336	43%
Majority			788
Registered electors			13,188
Turnout			5,460	41%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Dunford *	1,518	95%
	Communist	R. Cuerdon	82	5%
Majority			1,518
Registered electors			9,581
Turnout			1,600	17%
	Labour hold		Swing

Warbreck

Warbreck 2 seats
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Wolfenden	3,627	65%
	Conservative	R. J. McLaughlin	3,530	63%
	Labour	Mrs. C. A. George	1,965	35%
	Labour	Eddie Loyden	1,852	33%
Majority			1,662
Registered electors			13,415
Turnout			5,592	42%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westminster

Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Lee *	1,693	55%
	Conservative	J. Gillin	1,387	43%
Majority			306
Registered electors			7,833
Turnout			3,080	39%
	Labour hold		Swing

Woolton

Woolton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. F. Catlin *	4,215	75%
	Labour	W. Lungley	1,417	25%
Majority			2,798
Registered electors			15,021
Turnout			5,632	37%
	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 8 May 1959
^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1959-1960

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

[2] Liverpool Daily Post 8 May 1959

[3] Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1959-1960

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