Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1921.
One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years.
Eight of the 37 seats up for election were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
PartyCouncillors ± Aldermen TotalConservative 57 +4 24 83Irish Nationalists 20 +3 2 22Labour 12 -6 2 14Coalition Liberal 11 +1 3 14Liberal 5 -3 4 9Independent 3 0 0 3Protestant 1 +1 0 1
Election result
Ward results
* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
Aigburth
Anfield
Breckfield
Brunswick
Castle Street
Childwall
Dingle
Edge Hill
Everton
Exchange
Fairfield
Fazakerley
Garston
Granby
Great George
Kensington
Kirkdale
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 and Mercury 2 November 1921 (Liverpool) Daily Courier 2 November 1921
Aldermanic Elections
Aldermanic Election 7 December 1921
Caused by the death of Alderman George Jeremy Lynskey (Irish Nationalist, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920)1920 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1920 on 27 October 1921, in whose place Councillor Thomas Burke JP (Irish Nationalist, Vauxhall, last elected as a councillor on 1 November 1919 1919 Liverpool City Council election#Vauxhall was elected by the Council as an alderman on 7 December 1921.
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative Thomas Burke JP No. 4 Vauxhall 1926
Aldermanic Elections 1 February 1922
Caused by the death of Alderman Edward James Chevalier JP (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920) on 26 October 1921, in whose place Councillor Robert Lowry Burns (Party?, Princes Park, last elected as a councillor 14 March 1921)1920 Liverpool City Council election#No. 13 Princes Park, 14 March 1921 was elected by the Council as an alderman on 1 February 1922
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Robert Lowry Burns No. 32 Old Swan 1926
Vacancy caused by the death of Alderman Simon Jude (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1913)1913 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1913 on 31 December 1921, in whose place Councillor Robert Charles Herman (Conservative, Warbreck, last elected as a councillor 1 November 1919,1919 Liverpool City Council election#Warbreck Pharmacist of 2 Ullet Road, Liverpool, was elected by the Council as an alderman on 1 February 1922
PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative Robert Charles Herman No. 33 Wavertree West 1923
Aldermanic Election
Caused by the death of Alderman Edward Hatton Cookson (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1913) on 26 March 1922.
Aldermanic Election
Caused by the death of Alderman Richard Dart (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1913 ) on 9 May 1922.
By-elections
No. 4 Vauxhall 5 January 1922
Caused by the election by the Council as an alderman of Councillor Thomas Burke JP (Irish Nationalist, Vauxhall, last elected as a councillor on 1 November 1919 on 7 December 1921 , following the death of Alderman George Jeremy Lynskey (Irish Nationalist, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920 ) on 27 October 1921.
No. 13 Princes Park 14 February 1922
Caused by the election as an alderman by the Council of Councillor Robert Lowry Burns (Party?, Princes Park, last elected as a councillor 14 March 1921) on 1 February 1922, following the death of Alderman Edward James Chevalier JP (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1920) on 26 October 1921
No. 26 Warbreck 14 February 1922
Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Robert Charles Herman (Conservative, Warbreck, last elected as a councillor 1 November 1919 on 1 February 1922, following the death of Alderman Simon Jude (Conservative, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1913) on 31 December 1921.
No. 34 Wavertree 4 April 1922
Caused by the death of Councillor Peter Gill (Conservative, Wavertree, elected 1 November 1919)1919 Liverpool City Council election#Wavertree on 8 February 1922
No. 28 West Derby 4 April 1922
Caused by the death of Councillor William James Bailes (Conservative, West Derby, elected 1 November 1921)1921 Liverpool City Council election#West Derby on 22 February 1922
See also
Liverpool City Council Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 – 1879 Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present History of local government in England
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