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:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | ?? | 26 | 87 | ||
| 35 | ?? | 1 | 36 | ||
| Centre | 10 | ?? | 5 | 15 | |
| 8 | ?? | 4 | 12 | ||
Comparisons are made with the 1925 election results.
The proceedings of the Council lists this as a by-election caused by the death of Councillor John Ellis.[3]
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),[11] [12] a poll of councillors was taken to elect his successor. Councillor Edwin Haigh (Conservative, Wavertree West, elected 1 November 1926)[13] of San Rocque, Calderstones Road, Liverpool was elected as an alderman.[14]
| Aldermanic Election 5 December 1928 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Name | Votes | Percentage | |
| Councillor Edwin Haigh | 53 | 63% | ||
| 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),[16] a poll of councillors was taken to elect his successor. Councillor Richard Rutherford JP (Party?, Castle Street, elected 1 November 1926)[17] of 16 School Lane, Bidston, Birkenhead was elected as an alderman on 5 December 1928[18] [19]
| Aldermanic Election 5 December 1928 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Name | Votes | Percentage | |
| Councillor Richard Rutherford | 52 | 62% | ||
| Councillor William Albert Robinson | 32 | 28% | ||
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1932.
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)[20]
In his place Councillor Edwin Thompson(Conservative Abercromby, elected 1 November 1928),[21] Manufacturing Chemist of 6 Livingston Drive North, Liverpool was elected as an alderman on 6 March 1929.[22] [23]
| Aldermanic Election 6 March 1929 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Name | Votes | Percentage | |
| Councillor Edwin Thompson | 52 | 60% | ||
| 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)[24]
In his place Councillor Joseph Ashworth (Conservative, Kensington, elected 1 November 1926),[25] builder and contractor of 30 Holt Road, Liverpool was elected in a poll of councillors as an alderman on 6 March 1929[26] [27]
| Aldermanic Election 6 March 1929 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Name | Votes | Percentage | |
| Councillor Joseph Ashworth | 51 | 59% | ||
| 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)[28]
In whose place Councillor Herbert John Davis (Conservative, Childwall, elected 1 November 1927),[29] solicitor of 11 Aigburth Drive, Liverpool was elected as an alderman in a poll of the councillors on 6 March 1929.[30] [31]
| Aldermanic Election 6 March 1929 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Name | Votes | Percentage | |
| Councillor Herbert John Davis | 51 | 59% | ||
| 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),[32] Architect and Surveyor of 4 Aigbirth Drive, Liverpool was elected as an alderman in a poll of the councillors on 6 March 1929[33]
| Aldermanic Election 6 March 1929 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Name | Votes | Percentage | |
| Councillor Henry Langton Beckwith | 51 | 59% | ||
| Councillor Frederick Thomas Richardson | 35 | 41% | ||
The term of office to expire on 9 November 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),[34] in whose place Councillor Joseph Dalton Flood JP (Conservative, Dingle, last elected 1 November 1926),[35] of 643 Borough Road, Birkenhead, being elected as an alderman in a poll of councillors on 4 September 1929.[36] [37]
| Aldermanic Election 4 September 1929 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Name | Votes | Percentage | |
| Councillor Joseph Dalton Flood | 46 | 57% | ||
| 35 | 43% | |||
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1932.
Caused by the resignation of Alderman Edward West (Liberal, elected as an alderman on 2 March 1927[38] which was reported to the council on 2 October 1929,[39] in whose place Councillor William Wallace Kelly JP (Conservative, Dingle, last elected 1 November 1928)[40] of the North Western Hotel, Liverpool was elected as an alderman in a poll of the councillors on 23 October 1929.[41] [42] [43]
| Aldermanic Election 4 September 1929 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Name | Votes | Percentage | |
| Councillor William Wallace Kelly | 51 | 55% | ||
| 41 | 45% | |||
The term of office to expire on 9 November 1932.
Caused by the death of Councillor William Grogan (Catholic, Great George, elected 1 November 1926).[44]
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.
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.
Caused by the death on 6 December 1928 of Councillor John Hickman Dovener (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1927)[49]
The term of office to expire on 1 November 1930.
Caused by the death on 24 January 1929 of Councillor Mary O'Shea (Catholic, South Scotland, elected 1 November 1927).[52] 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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.