| Election Name: | 1952 Liverpool City Council election |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg |
| Previous Year: | 1951 |
| Previous Election: | 1951 Liverpool City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1953 |
| Next Election: | 1953 Liverpool City Council election |
| Map Size: | 300px |
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 8 May 1952.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | -12 | 28 | 95 | |||
| 46 | +13 | 7 | 53 | |||
| 4 | -1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
Comparisons are made with the 1949 election results.
Twenty of the forty Aldermen were elected by the city council on 19 May 1952.
| Party | Alderman | |
|---|---|---|
| George Webster Green Armour * | ||
| Reginald Richard Bailey * | ||
| Herbert Neville Bewley * | ||
| Mrs. Ada Martha Burton * | ||
| Thomas Henry Burton * | ||
| Joseph Jackson Cleary * | ||
| Alexander Critchley * | ||
| Mabel Fletcher * | ||
| Robert Duncan French * | ||
| Alexander Griffin * | ||
| William Sinclair Scott Hannay * | ||
| Joseph Harrington * | ||
| Bertie Victor Kirby C.B.E. * | ||
| Walter Thomas Lancashire * | ||
| Alfred Levy * | ||
| David Gilbert Logan C.B,E. M.P. * | ||
| Rev. Harry Dixon Longbottom * | ||
| George Miller Platt * | ||
| Michael John Reppion * | ||
| John Village * | ||
All Aldermen and the wards they were allocated to as Returning Officer are shown in the table below:
| Party | Alderman | Ward | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Thompson | Abercromby | |||
| Ernest Ash Cookson | Aigburth | |||
| Alexander Critchley | Allerton | |||
| James Conrad Cross | Anfield | |||
| Breckfield | ||||
| William John Mathew Clark | Brunswick | |||
| William John Tristram | Castle Street | |||
| Alexander Griffin | Childwall | |||
| David Gilbert Logan C.B.E. M.P. | Croxteth | |||
| George Webster Green Armour | Dingle | |||
| Alfred Levy | Edge Hill | |||
| Michael John Reppion | Everton | |||
| William Greenough Gregson | Exchange | |||
| George Miller Platt | Fairfield | |||
| Lawrence King | Fazakerley | |||
| Thomas Henry Burton | Garston | |||
| Bertie Victor Kirby C.B.E. | Granby | |||
| Sir Alfred Shennan | Great George | |||
| William Sinclair Scott Hannay | Kensington | |||
| Joseph Harrington | Kirkdale | |||
| Isaac Robinson | Little Woolton | |||
| William Thomas Roberts | Low Hill | |||
| Joseph Williams | Much Woolton | |||
| Walter Thomas Lancashire | Netherfield | |||
| James Farrell | North Scotland | |||
| Charles Gordon Snowden Gordon | Old Swan | |||
| Albert Morrow | Prince's Park | |||
| Robert John Hall | St. Anne's | |||
| Luke Hogan M.B.E. | St. Domingo | |||
| Robert Duncan French | St. Peter's | |||
| Miss Mary Mabel Eills | Sandhills | |||
| Reginald Richard Bailey | Sefton Park East | |||
| Michael Corey Dixon | Sefton Park West | |||
| Mr. Vere Egerton Cotton C.B.E. T.D. | South Scotland | |||
| Stanley Ronald Williams | Vauxhall | |||
| Miss Mabel Fletcher | Walton | |||
| Mrs. Ada Martha Burton | Warbreck | |||
| John Village | Wavertree | |||
| Joseph Jackson Cleary | Wavertree West | |||
| Herbert Neville Bewley | Weat Derby | |||
Following the death of Alderman Walter Thomas Lancashire on 18 August 1952, Cllr. David John Lewis was elected as Alderman by the City Council on 3 September 1952 and assigned as returning officer for the Netherfield ward.[3]
Following the death of Alderman James Conrad Cross on 18 August 1952, Cllr. George William Prout was elected as Alderman by the City Council on 3 September 1952 and assigned as returning officer to the Anfield ward.[4]
Following the election of Cllr. David John Lewis and Cllr. George William Prout as Aldermen, there was a by-election for 2 seats for the Breckfield ward on 13 November 1952.