1953 Liverpool City Council election explained

Election Name:1953 Liverpool City Council election
Flag Image:Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg
Previous Year:1952
Previous Election:1952 Liverpool City Council election
Next Year:1954
Next Election:1954 Liverpool City Council election
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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 7 May 1953.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
53 -14 28 81
65 +19 7 72
2 -2 1 3
0 0 2 2

Ward results

(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

This was the first election with new boundaries since the 1952 election.

Deleted ward names : Brunswick, Castle Street, Edge Hill, Exchange, Garston, Great George, Kirkdale, Little Woolton, Much Woolton, North Scotland, St. Anne's, St. Peter's, Sefton Park East, Sefton Park West, South Scotland, Walton, Wavertree, Wavertree West and West Derby.

New ward names : Arundel, Broadgreen, Central, Church, Clubmoor, County, Gillmoss, Melrose, Picton, Pirrie, St. James', St. Mary's, St. Michael's, Smithdown, Speke, Tuebrook, Westminster and Woolton.

This was an 'all up' election were three councillors were elected for each ward. The term of office for the councillor with the largest number of votes in each ward was three years. The councillor with the second highest number of votes was elected for two years, and the councillor with the third highest number of votes in each ward was elected for one year.Comparisons are made with the election results for the year when the sitting councillor was elected, although boundary changes make these comparisons of limited use.

Arundel

The successful candidates for Arundel were previously elected for the Sefton Park East wards under the previous ward boundaries in 1950, 1951 and 1952.

St. Michael's

Comparisons with former Sefton Park West ward.

Smithdown

Comparisons with former Edge Hill ward.

Speke

Comparisons made with the former Garston ward.

Woolton

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By-elections

Abercromby, Wednesday 30 September 1953

Cllr. Thomas George Dominic Maguire (Abercromby, Labour) died on 24 August 1953[3]

Vauxhall, Thursday 19 November 1953

Two vacancies in the Vauxhall ward were created by the death of Alderman Bertie Victor Kirby C.B.E. D.C.M. on 1 September 1953,[4] Cllr. John Sheehan was elected as Alderman by the City Council on 7 October 1953 and assigned as Returning Officer for the Granby ward.[5] and the resignation of Cllr. Edward Corrigan.[6]

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Allerton, Thursday 17 December 1953

A vacancy in the Allerton ward was created by the death of Cllr. Margaret Jane Strong (Conservative, Allerton) on 11 November 1953.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. [Liverpool Daily Post]
  2. [Liverpool City Council]
  3. Proceedings of the Council 1953-54 page 290
  4. Proceedings of the Council 1953-54 page 291
  5. Proceedings of the Council 1953-54 page 305
  6. Proceedings of the Council 1953-54 page 489
  7. Proceedings of the Council 1953-54 page 489
  8. Proceedings of the Council 1953-54 page 488
  9. Proceedings of the Council 1953-54 page 563