1924 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Saturday 1 November 1924.

One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years.

A second seat was added for the Allerton ward.

Eleven of the thirty-eight seats up for election were uncontested.

As the election was held on a Saturday, the Ballot Act allowed the presiding officer to mark the ballot paper for those people who declared themselves to be of the Jewish Faith.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors ± Aldermen TotalConservative ?? ?? ?? ??Liberal ?? ?? ?? ??Irish Nationalist ?? ?? ?? ??Labour ?? ?? ?? ??Protestant ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1921 election results.

Abercromby

Aigburth

Allerton

Anfield

Breckfield

Brunswick

Castle Street

Childwall

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 Daily Post and Mercury 3 November 1924 (Liverpool) Daily Courier 3 November 1924

Aldermanic Elections

Aldermanic Election 10 November 1924

Caused by the death of Alderman William Boote (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920)Liverpool Aldermanic Election 1920 on 8 December 1923

In his place Councillor Henry Alexander Cole JP (Conservative, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1922)Liverpool, St. Peter's election 1 November 1924 of "The Homestead", Vyner Road, Bidston, Cheshire, was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 10 November 1924

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative Henry Alexander Cole JP 1926

Aldermanic Election for No. 35 Allerton 10 November 1924

Pursuant of sub-section (4) of section 18 of the Liverpool Corporation Act 1921 (11 & 12 Geo. 5. c. lxxiv), Councillor Henry Morley Miller (Conservative, Aigurth, elected 1 November 1922)Liverpool Aigburth election 1 November 1922 of 2 Riverside Road, Aigburth, Liverpool, was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 10 November 1924

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative Henry Morley Miller No. 35 Allerton 1930

Aldermanic Elections 3 June 1925

Caused by the resignation of Alderman Frederick James Rawlinson (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920) which was reported to the council on 6 May 1925.

In whose place Councillor Albert Edward Jacob MP (Unionist, Aigburth, elected 1 November 1923)1923 Liverpool City Council election#Aigburth was elected as an alderman by the council on 3 June 1925.

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Unionist Albert Edward Jacob MP No. 5 Exchange 1926

Caused by the death of Alderman Joseph Harrison Jones (Liberal, elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920) on 21 November 1924.

In whose place Councillor Herber Reynolds Rathbone (Liberal, Sefton Park West, last elected 1 November 1922)1922 Liverpool City Council election#Sefton Park West on 3 June 1925

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Liberal Herber Reynolds Rathbone 1926

Aldermanic Election 1 July 1925

Caused by the death of alderman John Gregory Taggart (Irish Nationalist, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1923),1923 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1923 in whose place Councillor John Clancy (Irish Nationalist, North Scotland, elected 1 November 1922)1922 Liverpool City Council election#North Scotland was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 1 July 1925.

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Irish Nationalist John Clancy 1929

By-elections

No. 8 St. Peter's 20 November 1924

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Henry Alexander Cole JP (Conservative, St. Peter's, elected 1 November 1922) on 10 November 1924, following the death of Alderman William Boote (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920) on 8 December 1923 .

The term of office to expire on 1 November 1925.

No. 35 Aigburth, 28 November 1924

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Henry Morley Miller (Conservative, Aigurth, elected 1 November 1922) on 10 November 1924

The term of office to expire on 1 November 1925.

No. 31 Fairfield, 15 December 1924

Caused by the death of Councillor James Hughes (National Liberal, Fairfield, elected 1 November 1923)Liverpool Fairfiel election 1 November 1923 on 21 November 1924

The term of office to expire on 1 November 1926.

No. 20 Low Hill, 19 February 1925

Caused by the death of Councillor Ellis Keyser Yates (Conservative, Low Hill, elected 1 November 1922)1922 Liverpool City Council election#Low Hill on 29 January 1925 .

The term of office to end on 1 November 1925.

No. 17 Aigburth, 23 June 1925

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Albert Edward Jacob MP (Unionist, Aigburth, elected 1 November 1923) who was elected as an alderman by the council on 3 June 1925, following the resignation of Alderman Frederick James Rawlinson (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920) which was reported to the council on 6 May 1925.

The term of office to end on 1 November 1926.

No. 2 North Scotland, 8 August 1925

Caused by the election by the councillors as an alderman of Councillor John Clancy (Irish Nationalist, North Scotland, elected 1 November 1922) on 1 July 1925, following the death of alderman John Gregory Taggart (Irish Nationalist, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1923).

Mersey Tunnel Referendum 7 May 1925

The following resolution was put to a poll of the Electors on 7 May 1925 :

"That the Electors of the City of Liverpool hereby consent to the promotion of the Bill intituled 'An Act to authorise the construction of a Tunnel under the River Mersey between Liverpool and Birkenhead; and for other purposes.'"

Mersey Tunnel PollVotes% For the Resolution 79,906 92% Against the Resolution 6,937 8% Majority 72,969 Number of Electors 315,859 Turnout 86,843 27%

1924 Liverpool City Council election

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