Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1938. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.
Twelve of the forty seats up for election were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
PartyCouncillors ± Aldermen TotalConservative 73 ?? 23 96Labour 31 ?? 8 39Liberal 6 ?? 4 10Protestant 3 ?? 1 4Independent 5 ?? 3 8
Election result
Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1935 election results.
Abercromby
Aigburth
Allerton
Anfield
Breckfield
Brunswick
Castle Street
Childwall
Croxteth
Dingle
Edge Hill
Everton
Exchange
Fairfield
Fazakerley
Garston
Granby
Great George
Kensington
Kirkdale
Low Hill
Much Woolton
Netherfield
North Scotland
Old Swan
Prince's Park
Sandhills
St. Anne's
St. Domingo
St. Peter's
Sefton Park East
Sefton Park West
South Scotland
Vauxhall
Walton
Warbreck
Wavertree
Wavertree West
West Derby
Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1938-1939 pg 2
Liverpool Daily Post 2 November 1938
Aldermanic elections
Aldermanic Election 9 November 1938
At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1938, the terms of office of nineteen of the aldermen expired and the councillors (but not including the sitting aldermen) elected the following aldermen for a term of six years.
* - re-elected aldermen.
PartyNameVotesConservative Robert Lowry Burns J.P. * 79Conservative Henry Alexander Cole J.P. * 79Conservative James Conrad Cross J.P. * 79Liberal William Denton J.P. 79Conservative Michael Cory Dixon J.P. * 79Liberal Sir Charles Sydney Jones * 79Conservative Lady Helena Agnes Dalrymple Muspratt J.P. * 79Conservative William Thomas Roberts J.P. 79Conservative Edward Russell-Taylor J.P. * 79Conservative Robert Garnett Sheldon * 79Conservative Alfred Ernest Shennan J.P. * 79Conservative Edwin Thompson J.P. * 79Conservative Councillor George Young Williamson 79Liberal Alfred Gates J.P. * 78Liberal Arthur Richard Price * 76Labour Thomas Burke J.P. * 55Independent Austin Harford J.P. * 55Labour Lawrence King J.P. * 29Labour Luke Hogan M.B.E. J.P. * 28
Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1938-1939 pg 6
Aldermanic Election 1 February 1939
Following the death on 27 December 1938 of Alderman Sir James Sexton C.B.E., (Labour, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935),1935 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic election 9 November 1935 in whose place Councillor Bertie Victor Kirby M.P. J.P. (Labour, elected for Edge Hill on 1 November 1936)1936 Liverpool City Council election#Edge Hill was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 1 February 1939.
Aldermanic Election 1 February 1939 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Labour Councillor Bertie Victor Kirby M.P. J.P. 60 100% No. 14 Granby
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1941.
Aldermanic Election 3 May 1939
Caused by the death on 10 April 1939 of Alderman George Young Williamson (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1938),1938 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1938 in whose place Councillor Robert John Hall (Conservative, elected for Walton on 1 November 1936)1936 Liverpool City Council election#Walton was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 3 May 1939.
Aldermanic Election 3 May 1939 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Conservative Councillor Robert John Hall 62 100% No. 6 St. Anne's
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1945.
Aldermanic Election 6 September 1939
Following the death on 24 July 1939 of Alderman Frank Campbell Wilson (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935), Councillor Gertrude Elizabeth Wilson (Conservative, elected for the Allerton ward on 1 November 1937)1937 Liverpool City Council election#Allerton was elected by the councillors as an Alderman on 6 September 1939.
Aldermanic Election 6 September 1939 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Conservative Councillor Gertrude Elizabeth Wilson 62 100% No. 12 Dingle
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1941.
Aldermanic Election 9 November 1939
Following the death of Alderman Edward Russell-Taylor (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1938), Councillor Edward James Deane (Conservative, elected to the Aigburth ward on 1 November 1936)1936 Liverpool City Council election#Aigburth was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 9 November 1939.
Aldermanic Election 6 December 1939 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Conservative Councillor Edward James Deane 70 100% No. 11 Brunswick
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1944.
Aldermanic Elections 3 April 1940
Following the death, on 19 March 1940, of Alderman John Morris Griffith (Conservative, elected as an alderman on 1 December 1937)1937 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 1 December 1937 Councillor John Case J.P. of "Eversley" Island Road, Harston (Conservative, elected to the Kensington ward on 1 November 1937)1937 Liverpool City Council election#Kensington was elected as an alderman on 3 April 1940 to fill this vacancy.
Aldermanic Election 3 April 1940 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Conservative Councillor John Case 59 100% No. 28 West Derby
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1941.
Following the resignation of Alderman Richard Rutherford, Councillor George Alfred Strong J.P. of "Palmyra" Harthill Road, Liverpool 18 (Conservative, elected to the Allerton ward on 1 November 1936)1936 Liverpool City Council election#Allerton was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 3 April 1940.
Aldermanic Election 3 April 1940 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Conservative Councillor George Alfred Strong 59 100% No. 34 Wavertree
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1941.
Aldermanic Election 3 July 1940
Following the death, on 28 May 1940 of Alderman John George Paris (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935), Councillor James Graham Reece J.P. of 15 Aigburth Drive (Conservative, elected to the Sefton Park West ward in 1937)1937 Liverpool City Council election#Sefton Park West was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 3 July 1940
Aldermanic Election 3 July 1940 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Conservative Councillor James Graham Reece 56 100% No. 15 Sefton Park East
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1941.
Aldermanic Elections 5 February 1941
Following the death, on 18 January 1941, of Alderman Robert Lowry Burns (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1938), Councillor Charles Gordon Snowden Gordon J.P. of 34 Princes Avenue, Liverpool 8 (Conservative, elected to the Fairfield ward on 1 November 1937)1937 Liverpool City Council election#Fairfield was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 5 February 1941 .
Aldermanic Election 5 February 1941 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Conservative Councillor Charles Gordon Snowden Gordon 56 100% No. 32 Old Swan
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1941.
Following the resignation of Alderman Henry Morley Miller (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935), Councillor Alexander Critchley, Incorporated Accountant of 454 Aigburth Road, Liverpool 19 (Conservative, elected for the Warbreck ward on 1 November 1937)1937 Liverpool City Council election#Warbreck was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 5 February 1941.
Aldermanic Election 5 February 1941 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Conservative Councillor Alexander Critchley 59 100% No. 35 Allerton
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1941.
Aldermanic Election 7 May 1941
Following the death on 18 April 1941, of Alderman John Wolfe Tone Morrissey (Labour, last elected as an alderman on 6 October 1937),1937 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 6 October 1937 Councillor Joseph Jackson Cleary of 45 Kremlin Drive, Liverpool 13 (Labour, elected for the Garston ward on 1 November 1936)1936 Liverpool City Council election#Garston was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 7 May 1941
Aldermanic Election 7 May 1941 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Labour Councillor Joseph Jackson Cleary 23 100% No. 33 Wavertree West
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1941.
Aldermanic Election 1 September 1943
Following the death, on 30 July 1943, of Alderman Dr. Robert Garnett Sheldon (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1938), Councillor William Greenough Gregson J.P. (Conservative, elected to represent the Fazakerley ward on 1 November 1936)1936 Liverpool City Council election#Fazakerley was elected by the councillors as an alderman to fill the vacancy on 1 September 1943Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1942-1943 pg 400Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1942-1943 pg 401
Aldermanic Election 1 September 1943 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Conservative Councillor William Greenough Gregson 45 100% Exchange
Aldermanic Election 6 October 1943
Following the death, on 13 September 1943, of Alderman Lady Helena Agnes Daltymple Muspratt (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1938), Councillor Ernest Ash Cookson (Conservative, elected to represent the West Derby ward on 1 November 1936)1936 Liverpool City Council election#West Derby was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 6 October 1943.Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1942-1943 pg 410Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1942-1943 pg 411Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1942-1943 pg 412
Aldermanic Election 6 October 1943 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Conservative Councillor Ernest Ash Cookson 54 100% Aigburth
Aldermanic Election 27 October 1943
Following the death, on 28 September 1943, of Alderman Edward James Deane (Conservative, elected as an alderman on 6 December 1939),1938 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic election 6 December 1939 Councillor Moss Greenberg (Conservative, last elected to the Old Swan ward on 1 November 1936)1936 Liverpool City Council election#Old Swan was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 27 October 1943Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1942-1943 pg 449
Aldermanic Election 27 October 1943 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Conservative Councillor Moss Greenberg
Aldermanic Elections 9 November 1943
Following the death, on 19 October 1943, of Alderman Herbert Edward Rose (Labour, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935),Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1942-1943 pg 448 Councillor Patrick Fay (Labour, last elected to represent the North Scotland ward on 1 November 1937)1937 Liverpool City Council election#North Scotland was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 9 November 1943.Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1943-1944 pg 4
Aldermanic Election 9 November 1943 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Conservative Patrick Fay 32 100% Kirkdale
Following the resignation of Alderman William Muirhead (Conservative, last elected on 9 November 1935), Councillor Walter Thomas Lancashire J.P. (Conservative, elected to represent the Sefton Park West ward on 1 November 1936)1936 Liverpool City Council election#Sefton Park West was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 9 November 1943.Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1943-1944 pg 2Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1943-1944 pg 3
Aldermanic Election 9 November 1943 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Conservative Walter Thomas Lancashire 55 100% Netherfield
Aldermanic Election 5 January 1944