Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 12 May 1949.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
PartyCouncillors ± AldermenTotalConservative 77 +14 26 103Labour 34 -10 8 42Protestant 5 0 1 6Liberal 1 0 2 3Independent 3 -1 2 5
Election result
Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
This was the first May local election following the move from November. Councillors standing for re-election at this election were previously elected in 1945. Therefore, comparisons are made with the 1945 election results.
Abercromby
Aigburth
Allerton
Anfield
Breckfield
Brunswick
Castle Street
Childwall
Croxteth
Dingle
Edge Hill
Everton
Exchange
Fairfield
Fazakerley
Garston
Granby
Great George
Kensington
Kirkdale
Little Woolton
Low Hill
Much Woolton
Netherfield
North Scotland
Old Swan
Prince's Park
Sandhills
St. Anne's
St. Domingo
St. Peter's
Sefton Park East
Sefton Park West
South Scotland
Vauxhall
Walton
Warbreck
Wavertree
Wavertree West
West Derby
Liverpool Daily Post 13 May 1949
Aldermanic elections
Aldermanic elections 23 May 1949
At the meeting of the City Council on 23 May 1949 the terms of office of twenty of the forty Aldermen expired and the Council elected twenty Aldermen to fill the vacant positions for a term of six years.
PartyAldermanConservative William John Matthew ClarkConservative Ernest Ash Cookson*Conservative Vere Egerton Cotton*Conservative James Conrad Cross*Conservative Michael Cory Dixon*Liberal Mary Mabel Eills*Independent James Farrell*Conservative Charles Gordon Snowden Gordon*Conservative Moss Greenberg*Conservative William Greenough Gregson*Conservative Robert John Hall*Labour Luke Hogan*Independent Peter Kavanagh*Labour Lawrence King*Conservative Albert Morrow*Conservative William Thomas Roberts*Conservative Alfred Ernest Shennan*Conservative Edwin Thompson*Liberal William John Tristram*Conservative Joseph Williams*
* Reelected Aldermen
Liverpool Daily Post Tuesday 24 May 1949 p.3
By-elections
Childwall, 15 September 1949
Caused by the election of Cllr. William John Matthew Clark as an Alderman on 23 May 1949
Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1949-1950 pg 302
Anfield 10 November 1949
Caused by the death of Cllr. Aled Owen Roberts
Liverpool Daily Post 11 November 1949 Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1949-1950 pg 464
Alderman William Albert Robinson died on 31 December 1949Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1949-1950 pg 540 His position was filled by Cllr. Michael John Reppion (Labour, elected for the South Scotland ward in May 1949), who was elected as an Alderman by the Council on 1 February 1950 and was assigned as the Returning Officer for the Everton ward. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1949-1950 pg 610
Alderman Peter Kavanagh died on 19 February 1950Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1949-1950 pg 750 His position was filled by Cllr. Stanley Robert Williams (Conservative, elected for the Wavertree ward on 1 November 1947Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1947-1948), who was elected as an Alderman by the City Council on 5 April 1950 and assigned as Returning Officer for the Vauxhall ward.
Alderman Gertrude Elizabeth Wilson died on 23 February 1950.Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1949-1950 pg 684
Her position was filled by Cllr. George Webster Green Armour (Conservative, elected for the Sefton Park East ward in November 1946Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1946-1947) was elected as an Alderman by the City Council on 5 April 1950 and assigned as Returning Officer for the Dingle ward.Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1949-1950 pg 753
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