1927 Liverpool City Council election explained

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1927.

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

Two of the thirty-nine seats up for election were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Councillors	±	Aldermen	Total
		64	-4	28	92
		24	+6	1	25
		16	0	5	21
		8	0	4	12
		1	-1	0	`1
		1	-1	0	1

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Ward results

• - Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1924 election results.

West Derby

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By-elections

No. 16 Sefton Park West, 1 December 1927

Following the death on 17 February 1927 of Alderman Sir John Utting D.L,^[10] Councillor Frank Campbell Wilson (Liberal, Sefton Park West, elected unopposed 1 November 1926)^[11] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 5 October 1927.

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No. 18 Edge Hill, 17 September 1928

The resignation of Councillor William Smith (Labour, Edge Hill, elected 1 November 1926)^[13] was reported to the council on 5 September 1928.^[14]

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See also

• Liverpool City Council
• Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
• Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present
• 1926 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 5 October 1927
• Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
• History of local government in England

Notes and References

1. Web site: Liverpool Post & Mercury 2 November 1927 (1) . 10 August 2017 .
2. Web site: Liverpool Post & Mercury 2 November 1927 (2) . 10 August 2017 .
3. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1927-1928 front page . 4 August 2017 .
4. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1927-1928 page 1. 4 August 2017 .
5. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1927-1928 page 2. 4 August 2017 .
6. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1927-1928 page 3. 4 August 2017 .
7. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1927-1928 page 4. 4 August 2017 .
8. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1927-1928 page 5. 4 August 2017 .
9. [Liverpool Daily Post]
10. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 211. 3 August 2017 .
11. [1926 Liverpool City Council election#Sefton Park West]
12. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1927-1928 page 74. 5 August 2017 .
13. [1926 Liverpool City Council election|Edge Hill]
14. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 502. 5 August 2017 .
15. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1927-1928 page 526. 5 August 2017 .
16. Web site: Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1926-1927 page 527. 3 August 2017 .