Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1928.
One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years.
Thirteen of the thirty-nine seats up for election were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
PartyCouncillors ± Aldermen TotalConservative 61 ?? 26 87Labour 35 ?? 1 36 Centre 10 ?? 5 15Liberal 8 ?? 4 12
Election result
Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1925 election results.
Abercromby
Aigburth
Allerton
Anfield
Breckfield
Brunswick
Castle Street
Childwall
Croxteth
The proceedings of the Council lists this as a by-election caused by the death of Councillor John Ellis.
Dingle
Edge Hill
Everton
Exchange
Fairfield
Fazakerley
Garston
Granby
Great George
Kensington
Kirkdale
Little Woolton
Low Hill
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 1928 Liverpool Daily Post 3 November 1925
Aldermanic Elections
Aldermanic Elections 5 December 1928
Following the death on 23 March 1928 of Alderman Sir William Bower Forwood KBE DL (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1923),[Liverpool City Council election, 1923#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1923]Election 9 November 1923 a poll of councillors was taken to elect his successor. Councillor Edwin Haigh (Conservative, Wavertree West, elected 1 November 1926)1926 Liverpool City Council election#Wavertree West of San Rocque, Calderstones Road, Liverpool was elected as an alderman.
Aldermanic Election 5 December 1928 PartyNameVotesPercentage Conservative Councillor Edwin Haigh 53 63% Labour Councillor James Sexton CBE MP 31 27%
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1929.
Following the death of Alderman Jacob Reuben Grant (Liberal, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1926),1926 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1926 a poll of councillors was taken to elect his successor. Councillor Richard Rutherford JP (Party?, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1926)1926 Liverpool City Council election#Castle Street of 16 School Lane, Bidston, Birkenhead was elected as an alderman on 5 December 1928
Aldermanic Election 5 December 1928 PartyNameVotesPercentage Councillor Richard Rutherford 52 62% Labour Councillor William Albert Robinson 32 28%
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1932.
Aldermanic Elections 6 March 1929
Following the death on 11 December 1928 of Alderman The Right Honourable Sir Archibald Tutton Salvidge PC KBE LL.D. (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1926)
In his place Councillor Edwin Thompson (Conservative Abercromby, elected 1 November 1928),1928 Liverpool City Council election#Abercromby Manufacturing Chemist of 6 Livingston Drive North, Liverpool was elected as an alderman on 6 March 1929.
Aldermanic Election 6 March 1929 PartyNameVotesPercentage Conservative Councillor Edwin Thompson 52 60% Labour Councillor James Sexton CBE MP 35 40%
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1932.
Following the death on 19 December 1928 of Alderman John Edwards (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1923)
In his place Councillor Joseph Ashworth (Conservative, Kensington, elected 1 November 1926),1926 Liverpool City Council election#Kensington builder and contractor of 30 Holt Road, Liverpool was elected in a poll of councillors as an alderman on 6 March 1929
Aldermanic Election 6 March 1929 PartyNameVotesPercentage Conservative Councillor Joseph Ashworth 51 59% Labour Councillor William Albert Robinson 36 41%
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1929.
Following the death on 15 January 1929 of Alderman Arthur Stanley Mather CBE (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1923)
In whose place Councillor Herbert John Davis (Conservative, Childwall, elected 1 November 1927),1927 Liverpool City Council election#Childwall solicitor of 11 Aigburth Drive, Liverpool was elected as an alderman in a poll of the councillors on 6 March 1929.
Aldermanic Election 6 March 1929 PartyNameVotesPercentage Conservative Councillor Herbert John Davis 51 59% Labour Councillor Thomas Wafer Byrne 35 41%
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1929.
Caused by the death on 29 January 1929 of Alderman William James Burgess (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1923).
In whose place Councillor Henry Langton Beckwith (Conservative, Wavertree, elected 1 November 1926),1926 Liverpool City Council election#Wavertree Architect and Surveyor of 4 Aigbirth Drive, Liverpool was elected as an alderman in a poll of the councillors on 6 March 1929
Aldermanic Election 6 March 1929 PartyNameVotesPercentage Conservative Councillor Henry Langton Beckwith 51 59% Labour Councillor Frederick Thomas Richardson 35 41%
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1929.
Aldermanic Election 4 September 1929
Caused by the death on 26 February 1929 of Alderman Albert Edward Jacob MP (Unionist, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1926), in whose place Councillor Joseph Dalton Flood JP (Conservative, Dingle, last elected 1 November 1926),1926 Liverpool City Council election#Dingle of 643 Borough Road, Birkenhead, being elected as an alderman in a poll of councillors on 4 September 1929.
Aldermanic Election 4 September 1929 PartyNameVotesPercentage Conservative Councillor Joseph Dalton Flood 46 57% Labour Councillor James Sexton CBE MP 35 43%
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1932.
Aldermanic Election 23 October 1929
Caused by the resignation of Alderman Edward West (Liberal, elected as an alderman on 2 March 19271926 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Elections 2 March 1927 which was reported to the council on 2 October 1929, in whose place Councillor William Wallace Kelly JP (Conservative, Dingle, last elected 1 November 1928)1928 Liverpool City Council election#Dingle of the North Western Hotel, Liverpool was elected as an alderman in a poll of the councillors on 23 October 1929.
Aldermanic Election 4 September 1929 PartyNameVotesPercentage Conservative Councillor William Wallace Kelly 51 55% Labour Councillor James Sexton CBE MP 41 45%
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1932.
By-elections
No. 10 Great George, 3 December 1928
Caused by the death of Councillor William Grogan (Catholic, Great George, elected 1 November 1926).1926 Liverpool City Council election#Great George
No. 33 Wavertree West, 17 December 1928
Caused by Councillor Edwin Haigh (Conservative, Wavertree West, elected 1 November 1926) being elected as an alderman on 5 December 1928, following the death on 23 March 1928 of Alderman Sir William Bower Forwood KBE DL.
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1929.
No. 7 Castle Street, 20 December 1928
Caused by the election as an alderman on 5 December 1928 of Councillor Richard Rutherford JP (Party?, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1926), following the death of Alderman Jacob Reuben Grant (Liberal, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1926). Robert Garnett Sheldon, physician and surgeon of "Redholme", Victoria Road, Freshfield was the sole candidate.
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1929.
No. 26 West Derby, 29 January 1929
Caused by the death on 6 December 1928 of Councillor John Hickman Dovener (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1927)1927 Liverpool City Council election#West Derby
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1930.
No. 3 South Scotland, 28 February 1929
Caused by the death on 24 January 1929 of Councillor Mary O'Shea (Catholic, South Scotland, elected 1 November 1927).1927 Liverpool City Council election#South Scotland Michael John Reppion, Carting Agent of 11 Lowerson Crescent, West Derny, Liverpool was the sole candidate.
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1930.
No. 9 Abercromby, 16 April 1929
Caused by Councillor Edwin Thompson (Conservative Abercromby, elected 1 November 1928), being elected as an alderman on 6 March 1929.
Following the death on 11 December 1928 of Alderman The Right Honourable Sir Archibald Tutton Salvidge PC KBE LL.D. (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1926).
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1931
No. 19 Kensington, 16 April 1929
Caused by Councillor Joseph Ashworth (Conservative, Kensington, elected 1 November 1926), being elected in a poll of councillors as am alderman on 6 March 1929.
Following the death on 19 December 1928 of Alderman John Edwards (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1923).
Thomas Norman Jones, a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicature of 59 Marlowe Road, Wallasey, Cheshire was elected as a councillor for the Kensington ward
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1931
No. 34 Wavertree, 18 April 1929
Caused by Councillor Henry Langton Beckwith (Conservative, Wavertree, elected 1 November 1926) being elected as an alderman in a poll of the councillors on 6 March 1929, following the death on 29 January 1929 of Alderman William James Burgess (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1923).
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1929.
No. 38 Childwall, 18 April 1929
Caused by Councillor Herbert John Davis (Conservative, Childwall, elected 1 November 1927) being elected as an alderman in a poll of the councillors on 6 March 1929, following the death on 15 January 1929 of Alderman Arthur Stanley Mather CBE (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1923).
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1930.
No. 12 Dingle, 24 September 1929
Caused by Councillor Joseph Dalton Flood (Conservative, Dingle, last elected 1 November 1926) being elected as an alderman in a poll of councillors on 4 September 1929, following the death on 26 February 1929 of Alderman Albert Edward Jacob MP (Unionist, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1926)
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1929.
See also
Liverpool City Council Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879 Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present History of local government in England
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