1937 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1937. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Eight of the forty seats up for election were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors ± Aldermen TotalConservative ?? ?? ?? ??Labour ?? ?? ?? ??Protestant ?? ?? ?? ??Independent ?? ?? ?? ??Liberal ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1934 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

Little Woolton

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 Daily Post 2 November 1937

Aldermanic Elections

Aldermanic Election 1 December 1937

Caused by the death of Alderman Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell C.B. C.B.E. (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935),1935 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic election 9 November 1935 in whose place Councillor John Morris Griffith (Conservative, elected to the Wavertree ward on 1 November 1936)1936 Liverpool City Council election#Wavertree was elected as an alderman on 1 December 1937.

Aldermanic Election 1 December 1937 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Conservative Councillor John Morris Griffith 60 100% No. 28 West Derby

The term of office to expire on 9 November 1941.

Aldermanic Election 2 March 1938

Caused by the death on 25 January 1938 of Alderman Sir Thomas White (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1932),1932 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1932 in whose place Councillor William Thomas Roberts J.P. (Conservative, elected to the Abercromby ward on 1 November 1936)1936 Liverpool City Council election#Abercromby was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 2 March 1938.

Aldermanic Election 2 March 1938 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Conservative Councillor William Thomas Roberts 54 100% No. 20 Low Hill

The term of office to expire on 9 November 1938.

Aldermanic Election 6 July 1938

Caused by the death on 22 May 1938 of Alderman Edwin Haigh (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935). In whose place, Councillor Robert Duncan French (Conservative, elected to the West Derby ward on 1 November 1937)1937 Liverpool City Council election#West Derby was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 6 July 1938.

Aldermanic Election 6 July 1938 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Conservative Councillor Robert Duncan French 52 100% No. 8 St. Peter's

The term of office to expire on 9 November 1941.

Aldermanic Election 27 July 1938

Caused by the death on 5 July 1938 of Alderman James Bolger (Independent, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1932). In whose place Councillor George Young Williamson (Conservative, elected to represent Anfield on 1 November 1937)1937 Liverpool City Council election#Anfield was elected to the post of alderman on 27 July 1938.

Aldermanic Election 6 July 1938 PartyCandidateVotes%Allocated ward Conservative Councillor George Young Williamson 56 66% No. 8 St. Peter's Labour Councillor Bertie Victor Kirby MP 25 29% not elected Independent Councillor Peter Kavanagh 3 4% not elected Protestant Councillor Mary Jane Longbottom 1 1% not elected

The term of office to expire on 9 November 1938.

By-elections

No.31 Fairfield, 30 November 1937

Caused by the death of Councillor John Barry (Conservative, elected 1 November 1935).1935 Liverpool City Council election#Fairfield

The term of office to expire on 1 November 1938.

No.1 Sandhills, 9 December 1937

Caused by the election as an alderman on 6 October 1937 of Councillor John Wolfe Tone Morrissey JP (Labour, last elected to the Sandhills ward on 1 November 1936),1936 Liverpool City Council election#Sandhills following the death on 7 September 1937 of Alderman Henry Walker (Labour, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1935).1936 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic election 9 November 1935

The term of office to expire on 1 November 1939.

No.2 North Scotland, 9 December 1937

Caused by the death on 13 September 1937 of Councillor Henry Gaskin (Labour, elected 1 November 1935).1935 Liverpool City Council election#North Scotland

The term of office to expire on 1 November 1938.

No.11 Brunswick, 9 December 1937

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Patrick Moorhead (Labour, elected unopposed for the Brunswick ward on 1 November 1937)1937 Liverpool City Council election#Brunswick

The term of office due to expire on 1 November 1940.

No.34 Wavertree, 11 January 1938

Caused by Councillor John Morris Griffith J.P. (Conservative, elected to the Wavertree ward on 1 November 1936) being elected by the councillors as an alderman on 1 December 1937, following the death of Alderman Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell C.B. C.B.E. (Conservative, elected as an alderman 9 November 1935).