Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 7 May 1953.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
PartyCouncillors ± AldermenTotalConservative 53 -14 28 81Labour 65 +19 7 72Protestant 2 -2 1 3Liberal 0 0 2 2
Election result
Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
This was the first election with new boundaries since the 1952 election.
Deleted ward names : Brunswick, Castle Street, Edge Hill, Exchange, Garston, Great George, Kirkdale, Little Woolton, Much Woolton, North Scotland, St. Anne's, St. Peter's, Sefton Park East, Sefton Park West, South Scotland, Walton, Wavertree, Wavertree West and West Derby.
New ward names : Arundel, Broadgreen, Central, Church, Clubmoor, County, Gillmoss, Melrose, Picton, Pirrie, St. James', St. Mary's, St. Michael's, Smithdown, Speke, Tuebrook, Westminster and Woolton.
This was an 'all up' election were three councillors were elected for each ward. The term of office for the councillor with the largest number of votes in each ward was three years. The councillor with the second highest number of votes was elected for two years, and the councillor with the third highest number of votes in each ward was elected for one year. Comparisons are made with the election results for the year when the sitting councillor was elected, although boundary changes make these comparisons of limited use.
Abercromby
Aigburth
Allerton
Anfield
Arundel
The successful candidates for Arundel were previously elected for the Sefton Park East wards under the previous ward boundaries in 1950, 1951 and 1952.
Breckfield
Broadgreen
Central
Childwall
Church
Clubmoor
County
Croxteth
Dingle
Dovecot
Everton
Fairfield
Fazakerley
Gillmoss
Granby
Kensington
Low Hill
Melrose
Netherfield
Old Swan
Picton
Pirrie
Prince's Park
Sandhills
St. Domingo
St. James
St. Mary's
St. Michael's
Comparisons with former Sefton Park West ward.
Smithdown
Comparisons with former Edge Hill ward.
Speke
Comparisons made with the former Garston ward.
Tuebrook
Vauxhall
Warbreck
Westminster
Woolton
Liverpool Daily Post 8 May 1953 Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1953-1954
By-elections
Abercromby, Wednesday 30 September 1953 Cllr. Thomas George Dominic Maguire (Abercromby, Labour) died on 24 August 1953 Proceedings of the Council 1953-54 page 290
Vauxhall, Thursday 19 November 1953
Two vacancies in the Vauxhall ward were created by the death of Alderman Bertie Victor Kirby C.B.E. D.C.M. on 1 September 1953,Proceedings of the Council 1953-54 page 291 Cllr. John Sheehan was elected as Alderman by the City Council on 7 October 1953 and assigned as Returning Officer for the Granby ward.Proceedings of the Council 1953-54 page 305 and the resignation of Cllr. Edward Corrigan.Proceedings of the Council 1953-54 page 489
Proceedings of the Council 1953-54 page 489
Allerton, Thursday 17 December 1953
A vacancy in the Allerton ward was created by the death of Cllr. Margaret Jane Strong (Conservative, Allerton) on 11 November 1953.Proceedings of the Council 1953-54 page 488
Proceedings of the Council 1953-54 page 563
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