| Election Name: | 1913 Liverpool City Council election |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Year: | 1912 |
| Previous Election: | 1912 Liverpool City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1914 |
| Next Election: | 1914 Liverpool City Council election |
| Seats For Election: | 36 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 36 wards |
| Majority Seats: | 69 (incl. Aldermen) |
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1913.
Due to the First World War this was the last contested local election, other than by-elections, until 1 November 1919.
Nineteen of the thirty-six seats were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?? | +4 | ?? | ?? | ||
| ?? | -2 | ?? | ?? | ||
| ?? | 0 | ?? | ?? | ||
| ?? | 0 | 0 | ?? | ||
| Independent | ?? | 0 | 0 | ?? | |
Comparisons are made with the 1910 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.
19 Aldermen were elected by the councillors on 9 November 1913 for a term of six years and assigned to the following wards.
| Party | Alderman | Ward | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Samuel Cohen JP * | Kensington | ||
| Edward Hatton Cookson JP * | Dingle | ||
| Richard Dart JP * | Fairfield | ||
| John Duncan JP * | Everton | ||
| Sir William Bower Forwood DL JP * | St. Peter's | ||
| James Heald | Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton | ||
| Simon Jude * | Wavertree West | ||
| Richard Kelly JP * | Edge Hill | ||
| Frank John Leslie * | Kirkdale | ||
| Arthur Stanley Mather | Much Woolton | ||
| Maxwell Hyslop Maxwell JP * | West Derby | ||
| William Muirhead JP | Netherfield | ||
| William Radcliffe JP * | Garston | ||
| William Roberts JP * | Walton | ||
| Sir Thomas Bland Royden Bart. * | Sefton Park East | ||
| Robert Edward Walkington Stephenson * | Wavertree | ||
| Irish Nationalist | John Gregory Taggart * | Great George | |
| Dr. John Utting * | Granby | ||
| Hartley Wilson * | Low Hill | ||
James Heald was nominated by the combined Urban District Councils of Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton to be Alderman for no. 34 Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton on 4 November 1913 under Section 3 (1) (a) of the Local Government Board's Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 14) Act 1913. Alderman Heald's term of office was due to expire on 9 November 1916.[17]
Arthur Stanley Mather was nominated by the Much Woolton Urban District Council to be Alderman for No. 35 Much Woolton under Section 3 (1) (b) of the Local Government Board's Provisional Order Confirmation (No. 14) Act 1913. Alderman Mather's term of office was due to expire on 9 November 1919.
In addition, aldermen who were elected on 9 November 1910 were assigned to the following wards:
| Party | Alderman | Ward | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Bartlett | Brunswick | ||
| Edmond Brownbill | South Scotland | ||
| Edward James Chevalier | Aigburth | ||
| Arthur Crosthwaite | Anfield | ||
| Charles Herbert Giles | Prince's Park | ||
| Jacob Reuben Grant | Old Swan | ||
| John Lea | St. Domingo | ||
| George Jeremy Lynskey | Vauxhall | ||
| Richard Robert Meade-King | Sandhills | ||
| Thomas Menlove | Breckfield | ||
| Sir Charles Petrie | Warbreck | ||
| Edward Purcell | North Scotland | ||
| Archibald Tutton Salvidge | Abercromby | ||
| Anthony Shelmerdine | Sefton Park West | ||
Caused by the resignation of Alderman Edward Purcell (Irish Nationalist, elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1910[18]) which was reported to the Council on 10 June 1914.[19]
In his place Councillor Austin Harford (Irish Nationalist, South Scotland, elected 1 November 1911[20] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 1 July 1914.
[21]Caused by the death of Alderman Thomas Menlove (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1910) on 30 November 1913,[22] Councillor Sir John Sutherland Harmood Banner MP (Conservative, Exchange ward, elected 1 November 1912)[23] was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 28 October 1914 and assigned as returning officer for the Breckfield ward.
[24]Caused by the election of Councillor William Muirhead JP (Conservative, Great George, elected 1 November 1912)[25] as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1913.
Following the death of Alderman Thomas Menlove (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1910) on 30 November 1913, Councillor Sir John Sutherland Harmood Banner MP (Conservative, Exchange ward, elected 1 November 1912) was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 28 October 1914 and assigned as returning officer for the Breckfield ward.
Following the resignation of Alderman Edward Purcell Irish Nationalist, elected as an alderman by the Council on 9 November 1910) which was reported to the Council on 10 June 1914, Councillor Austin Harford (Irish Nationalist, South Scotland, elected 1 November 1911, was elected as an alderman by the Council on 1 July 1914, creating a vacancy fot the South Scotland ward.