1920 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1920.

One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years.

Nine of the 38 seats were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors ± Aldermen TotalConservative 54 +1 26 80Liberal 19 -3 6 25Irish Nationalist 17 +4 3 20Labour 18 -2 2 20Independent 3 +1 0 3Co-operative ?? ?? ?? ??

Election result

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 19?? election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in 19??.

Abercromby

Aigburth

Allerton

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 Post and Mercury 2 November 1920 Liverpool Courier 2 November 1920

Aldermanic Elections

Aldermanic Election 9 November 1920

At the meeting of the council on 9 November 1920, the terms of office of eighteen alderman expired.

The following eighteen were elected as Aldermen by the councillors on 9 November 1920 for a term of six years.

* - re-elected aldermen.

PartyAldermanWard Conservative Sir John Sutherland Harmood Banner MP * Breckfield Conservative William Boote * Princes Park Conservative Edward James Chevalier JP * Old Swan Conservative Arthur Crosthwaite JP * Anfield Liberal John Lamport Eills JP * South Scotland Liberal Jacob Reuben Grant JP * Warbreck Irish Nationalist Austin Harford * North Scotland Conservative James Heald JP * Much Woolton Liberal Joseph Harrison Jones Exchange Liberal John Lea JP * St. Domingo Irish Nationalist George Jeremy Lynskey * Vauxhall Liberal Richard Robert Meade-King JP * Sandhills Conservative Frederick James Rawlinson JP * Aigburth Conservative Esward Russell-Taylor JP * Brunswick Conservative Sir Archibald Tutton Salvidge KBE * Abercromby Conservative Anthony Shelmerdine JP * Sefton Park West Liberal Frederick Smith JP * Castle Street Liberal William Henry Watts * St. Anne's

Aldermanic Election 2 March 1921

Caused by the death of Alderman William Roberts (Conservative, last elected as an Alderman by the council on 9 November 19131913 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1913 on 17 January 1921, which was reported to the council on 19 January 1921.

In his place, Councillor Charles Henry Rutherford JP (Conservative, Princes Park, last elected 1 November 1920)1920 Liverpool City Council election#Princes Park was elected as an alderman by the council on 2 March 1921.

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative Charles Henry Rutherford JP No. 25 Walton 1923

Aldermanic Election 6 April 1921

Caused by the death of Alderman James Heald (Conservative last elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1920),1920 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1920 in whose place Councillor Max Muspratt (Liberal, Vauxhall, last elected unopposed on 1 November 1914)1914 Liverpool City Council election#Vauxhall was elected by the council as an alderman on 6 April 1921.

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Liberal Max Muspratt JP No. 36 Much Woolton 1926

Aldermanic Election 27 July 1921

Caused by the death of Alderman James Willcox Alsop OBE (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1914)1914 Liverpool City Council election#Aldermanic Election 9 November 1914 on 19 May 1921, in whose place Councillor John George Paris (Conservative, Kirkdale, last elected 1 November 1920),1920 Liverpool City Council election#Kirkdale Fine Art Dealer of 40 Falkner Square, Liverpool, was elected by the council as an alderman on 27 July 1921.

PartyAldermanWardTerm expires Conservative John George Paris No. 15 Sefton Park East 1923

By-elections

No. 14 Granby, 23 November 1920

Caused by the election as an alderman of Councillor Joseph Harrison Jones (Liberal, Granby, elected 1 November 1918)1919 Liverpool City Council election#Granby by the council on 9 November 1920

No. 13 Princes Park, 13 December 1920

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Acheson Lyle Rupert Rathbone (Liberal, Princes Park, elected 1 November 1911(1911 Liverpool City Council election#Princes Park which was reported to the council on 1 December 1920.

No. 13 Princes Park, 14 March 1921

Caused by the election by the councillors of Councillor Charles Henry Rutherford JP (Conservative, Princes Park, last elected 1 November 1920) as an alderman on 2 March 1921, following the death of Alderman William Roberts (Conservative, last elected as an Alderman by the councillors on 9 November 1913) on 17 January 1921

No. 4 Vauxhall

Caused by the election by the council as an alderman of Councillor Max Muspratt (Liberal, Vauxhall, last elected unopposed on 1 November 1914) on 6 April 1921, following the death of Alderman James Heald (Conservative last elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1920).

No. 24 Kirkdale 8 August 1921

Caused by the election as an alderman by the Council of Councillor John George Paris (Conservative, Kirkdale, last elected 1 November 1920) on 27 July 1921, following the death of Alderman James Willcox Alsop OBE (Conservative, elected as an alderman by the council on 9 November 1914) on 19 May 1921

No. 7 Castle Street 28 September 1921

Caused by the death of Councillor Frank Ambrose Goodwin (Conservative, Castle Street, last elected as a councillor on 1 November 1919)1919 Liverpool City Council election#Castle Street on 14 July 1921

1920 Liverpool City Council election

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