Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1922.
One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years.
Thirteen of the thirty-six seats up for election were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
PartyCouncillors ± Aldermen TotalConservative 67 +9 23 90Liberal 6 0 3 9 Coalition Liberal 10 -1 4 14Irish Nationalist 21 0 3 24Labour 6 -6 2 8Independent 4 +1 0 4
Election result
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1919 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected then.
Abercromby
Aigburth
Anfield
Breckfield
Brunswick
Castle Street
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
The death of Councillor John O'Shea (Irish Nationalist, elected 1 November 1919)1919 Liverpool City Council election#South Scotland occurred on 28 October 1922, three days before his term of office was due to expire.
Vauxhall
Walton
Warbreck
Wavertree
Wavertree West
West Derby
Liverpool Daily Post and Mercury 3 November 1922 (Liverpool) Daily Courier 3 November 1922
Aldermanic Elections
Aldermanic Election 7 February 1923
Caused by the death of Alderman Richard Dart (Conservative, last elected as an alderman 9 November 1913)1913 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1913 Councillor John Edwards (Conservative, Old Swan, elected 1 November 1921)1921 Liverpool City Council election#Old Swan was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 7 February 1923.
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative John Edwards No. 31 Fairfield 1923
Aldermanic Election 7 March 1923
Caused by the death of Alderman Louis Samuel Cohen (Conservative, last elected as an alderman 9 November 1913). In his place Councillor Thomas Dowd (Conservative Fairfield, elected 1 November 1921), Fruit Merchant of "Meadowside", Mount Road, Upton, Wirral was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 7 March 1923.
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative Thomas Dowd No. 26 Warbreck 1923
By-elections
No. 29 Anfield, 17 January 1923
Caused by the resignation of Councillor William Owen Thomas (Liberal, Anfield, elected 1 November 1920)1920 Liverpool City Council election#Anfield which was reported to the council on 3 January 1923
No. 32 Old Swan, Tuesday 20 February 1923
Following the death of Alderman Richard Dart (Conservative, last elected as an alderman 9 November 1913) Councillor John Edwards (Conservative, Old Swan, elected 1 November 1921) was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 7 February 1923 .
No. 31 Fairfield, 21 March 1923
Caused by the election by the Council of Councillor Thomas Dowd (Conservative, Fairfield, elected 1 November 1921)1921 Liverpool City Council election#Fairfirld as an alderman on 7 March 1922.
No. 33 Wavertree West, Tuesday 15 May 1923
Caused by the resignation of Councillor Sidney Stanley Dawson (Conservative, Wavertree West, elected 1 November 1921)1921 Liverpool City Council election#Wavertree West was reported to the council on 2 May 1923.
No. 7 Castle Street, 21 June 1923
Caused by the death of Councillor Benjamin Cookson (Party?, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1920) on 7 May 1923.
No. 31 Fazakerley,
Caused by the death of Councillor Matthew Leitch (Conservative, Fazakerley, elected 1 November 1920)1920 Liverpool City Council election#Fazakerley on 9 May 1923.
No. 22 Netherfield, Tuesday 31 July 1923
Caused by the death of Councillor William Ball (Conservative, Netherfield, elected 1 November 1920)1920 Liverpool City Council election#Netherfield on 3 July 1923.
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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