1953 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 7 May 1953.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Councillors	±	Aldermen	Total
	Conservative	53	-14	28	81
	Labour	65	+19	7	72
	Protestant	2	-2	1	3
	Liberal	0	0	2	2

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1953

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	53					49%	120,667
	Labour	65					43%	117,333
	Protestant	3					2.1%	5,090
	Liberal	0	0	0	0	0%	0.14%	341
	Democratic Labour	0	0	0	0	0%	0.41%	1,013
	Independent Conservative	0	0	0	0	0%	0.26%	648
	Communist	0	0	0	0	0%	0.12%	301

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

^(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 or the year when the sitting councillor was elected, although boundary changes make these comparisons of limited use.

Abercromby

Abercromby - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Livermore *	3,300	59%	-3%
	Labour	T. G. D. Maguire	3,130	56%
	Labour	L. Murphy	3,115	55%
	Conservative	J. Cheshire *	2,335	41%	-10%
	Conservative	A.M.Caplin	2,256	40%	+2%
	Conservative	F. J. Bullen *	2,231	40%	-13%
Majority			965
Registered electors			12,845
Turnout			5,635	44%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Aigburth

Aigburth - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. M. Allen *	5,578	89%	+6%
	Conservative	W. A. Kinnear *	5,551	89%	+13%
	Conservative	G. S. Fulton ^(PARTY)	5,437	87%	+6%
	Labour	W. Rice-Jones	680	11%	-3%
	Labour	T. G. White	609	10%	-4%
	Labour	R. Hunter	567	9%	-5%
Majority			4,898
Registered electors			14,022
Turnout			6,258	45%	0%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Allerton

Allerton - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Haswell *	3,199	81%	+7%
	Conservative	Mrs. M. J. Strong *	3,137	79%	+3%
	Conservative	J. McMillan *	3,124	79%
	Labour	B. Deane	759	19%	-7%
	Labour	A.Dunford	742	19%	-7%
	Labour	G. M. Scott	675	17%	-9%
Majority			2,440
Registered electors			9,742
Turnout			3,958	41%	+1%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Anfield

Anfield - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. F. Craine ^(PARTY)	4,935	64%	-5%
	Conservative	A. J. White *	4,818	63%	-5%
	Conservative	N.A.Pannell *	4,796	62%	+9%
	Labour	G. McCartney	2,756	36%	-11%
	Labour	W. K. Fox	2,755	36%	-11%
	Labour	R. G. Bale	2,741	36%	-11%
Majority			2,179
Registered electors			15,956
Turnout			7,691	48%	+2%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Arundel

Arundel - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. I. Throssell *	3,782	64%
	Conservative	H.Lees *	3,714	63%
	Conservative	J. N. M. Entwistle *	3,627	61%
	Labour	A. Young	2,133	36%
	Labour	T. McManus	2,113	36%
	Labour	E. M. Mannheim	2,085	35%
Majority			1,649
Registered electors			13,355
Turnout			5,915	44%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

The successful candidates for Arundel were previously elected for the Sefton Park East wards under the previous ward boundaries in 1950, 1951 and 1962.

Breckfield

Breckfield - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Curtis ^(PARTY)	2,973	52%
	Conservative	W. B. Pickett ^(PARTY)	2,923	51%
	Conservative	J. S. Ross	2,848	50%
	Labour	W. R. Snell *	2,743	48%	-7%
	Labour	A. T. F. Williams	2,668	47%
	Labour	J. Cullen	2,639	46%
Majority			230
Registered electors			12,697
Turnout			5,716	45%	+1%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Broadgreen

Broadgreen - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. H. Sanders	3,912	63%
	Conservative	L. T. Rogers	3,860	63%
	Conservative	L.S.Allen	3,773	61%
	Labour	G. Sykes	2,258	37%
	Labour	J. H. Goodenough	2,176	35%
	Labour	G. H. Dunbar	2,143	35%
Majority			1,654
Registered electors			12,700
Turnout			6,170	49%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central

Central - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. E. M. Braddock	3,008	40%
	Labour	J. Cullen	2,951	39%
	Labour	W. McKeown	2,805	37%
	Independent	J. G. Granby	2,339	31%
	Conservative	J. O. Tiernan	2,139	29%
	Independent	J. Larkin	2,075	28%
Majority			869
Registered electors			10,799
Turnout			7,486	69%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Childwall

Childwall- 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W.J.Sergent *	4,916	85%	+6%
	Conservative	A. Young *	4,901	85%	-1%
	Conservative	J. S. Brown *	4,878	85%	+1%
	Labour	A. J. Keeley	851	15%	-6%
	Labour	J. O'Brien	847	15%	-6%
	Labour	J. Fraser	846	15%	-6%
Majority			4,065
Registered electors			13,946
Turnout			5,767	41%	-1%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Church

Church - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs.E.B.Glazebrook	5,280	83%
	Conservative	E. Jennings	5,244	82%
	Conservative	H. M. Steward	5,069	79%
	Labour	W. Smyth	1,100	17%
	Labour	W. J. Wright	1,050	16%
	Labour	G. W. Clarke	999	16%
Majority			4,180
Registered electors			14,740
Turnout			6,380	43%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clubmoor

Clubmoor - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. J. Carr	3,502	54%
	Conservative	N. A. Williams	3.439	53%
	Conservative	F.H.Wilson	3,397	53%
	Labour	A. C. McLeod	2,967	46%
	Labour	M. James	2,887	45%
	Labour	H. F. Welsh	2,826	44%
Majority			535
Registered electors			12,876
Turnout			6,469	50%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

County

County - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs. M. E. Jones	4,188	51%
	Conservative	G.Moore	4,045	49%
	Labour	H. Dailey	4,003	49%
	Labour	R. Stoddart	3,994	49%
	Conservative	R. Andrews	3,982	49%
	Labour	J. A. B. Deane	3,900	48%
Majority
Registered electors			15,702
Turnout			8,191	52%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Croxteth

Croxteth - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. A. Williams	4,391	77%	+27%
	Conservative	T. H. Thompson	4,332	76%
	Conservative	J. G. Hughes	4,215	74%
	Labour	N. Smith	1,301	23%
	Labour	E.Maguire	1,195	21%
	Labour	W.A.Robinson	1,194	21%
Majority			3,090
Registered electors			10,258
Turnout			5,692	55%	+10%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	{{{swing}}}

Dingle

Dingle - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. F. Aldis *	5,059	60%	-5%
	Labour	F. H. Cain ^(PARTY)	4,627	55%	-10%
	Labour	L. C. Edwards	4,519	54%	-11%
	Conservative	S. Airey *	3,347	40%	-11%
	Conservative	H. B. Allison	3,338	40%	+5%
	Conservative	E. Johnson	2,953	35%	0%
Majority			1,712
Registered electors			15,438
Turnout			8,406	54%	+1%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Dovecot

Dovecot - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. P. Johnson	4,232	58%
	Labour	T. H. Maloney	4,216	58%
	Labour	L. Caplan	4,153	57%
	Conservative	Sydney Smart	3,006	42%
	Conservative	J. P. Moyses	2,969	41%
	Conservative	D. E. Williams	2,947	41%
Majority			1,226
Registered electors			15,171
Turnout			7,238	48%

Everton

Everton - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. B. Braddock *	3,767	71%	+13%
	Labour	J. L. Hughes *	3,753	71%	-6%
	Labour	D. Nickson *	3,591	68%	+4%
	Conservative	A. W. Carter	1,502	29%
	Conservative	W. Martin	1,409	27%
	Conservative	E. D. Minshull	1,375	26%
Majority			2,265
Registered electors			13,443
Turnout			5,269	39%	+1%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield- 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Meadows *	4,079	57%	-8%
	Conservative	R. Nash *	3,959	55%	-12%
	Conservative	W. Thomas *	3,910	54%	-1%
	Labour	H. Lee	3,123	43%	-2%
	Labour	J. M. Campbell	3,109	43%	-2%
	Labour	N. Beresford	3,034	42%	-3%
Majority			956
Registered electors			15,611
Turnout			7,202	46%	+6%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fazakerley

Fazakerley - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. P. Thompson *	4,100	58%
	Conservative	R. Poole	4,079	57%
	Conservative	R. Rattray	4,026	56%
	Labour	E. Jarvis	3,027	42%
	Labour	T. McNerney	2,987	42%
	Labour	J. H. Sommerville	2,870	40%
Majority			1,073
Registered electors			13,112
Turnout			7,127	54%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Gillmoss

Gillmoss - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. McDonald	4,000	65%
	Labour	J. Troy	3,805	62%
	Labour	I. I. Levin	3,784	61%
	Conservative	L. J. H. Rumsey	2,165	35%
	Conservative	H. M. Dobie	2,143	35%
	Conservative	W. A, Cliffe	2,100	34%
Majority			1,835
Registered electors			14,074
Turnout			6,165	44%

Granby

Granby - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. E. Trainor	3,270	55%
	Labour	W. T. Brodie *	3,244	55%
	Labour	J. Guinan	3,185	54%	-7%
	Conservative	R. J. McLaughlin	2,639	45%
	Conservative	J. E. Thompson *	2,570	43%	-12%
	Conservative	T. Beattie-Edwards	2,352	40%
Majority			631
Registered electors			12,754
Turnout			5,909	46%	+2%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Kensington

Kensington - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Walker *	3,552	55%	-4%
	Labour	Mrs. E. M. Wormald	3,400	52%
	Labour	T. K. Williams	3,395	52%
	Conservative	S. Minion *	2,951	45%	-9%
	Conservative	H. W. Hughes *	2,947	45%	-6%
	Conservative	A. E. Holloway	2,781	43%
Majority			601
Registered electors			13,799
Turnout			6,503	47%	+3%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Low Hill

Low Hill - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Robinson *	3,064	54%	-11%
	Labour	Mrs. M. J. Powell ^(PARTY)	2,950	52%	-13%
	Labour	J. M. Taylor	2,923	51%	-14%
	Conservative	G. Dugdale ^(PARTY)	2,010	35%	-20%
	Conservative	W. A. Cassidy	2,003	35%	0%
	Conservative	G. P. Brewer	1,878	33%	-2%
	Independent Conservative	Mrs. M. Brook	648	11%
Majority			1,054
Registered electors			11,501
Turnout			5,772	50%	+6%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Melrose

Melrose - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. J. O'Hare	3,000	'65%
	Labour	H. James	2,719	59%
	Labour	C. H. Browne	2,691	59%
	Conservative	J. A. Fergus	1,588	35%
	Conservative	J. Smith	1,576	34%
	Conservative	F. Rhind	1,532	33%
Majority			1,412
Registered electors			10,956
Turnout			4,588	42%

Netherfield

Netherfield - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protestant	J. Dorman	2,237	55%
	Protestant	G. E. Lewis *	2,198	54%	-13%
	Conservative and Protestant	H. V. Shaw *	2,125	52%	-10%
	Labour	R. Clitherow '*	1,831	45%	-10%
	Labour	T. Robinson	1,743	44%	-11%
	Labour	J. J. Brayton	1,664	41%	-14%
Majority			406
Registered electors			10,129
Turnout			4,068	40%	+6%
	Protestant gain from Labour
	Protestant hold		Swing
	Protestant hold		Swing

Old Swan

Old Swan- 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. N. Bates *	3,966	50.5%	-20%
	Conservative	B. M. Frazer ^(PARTY)	3,921	49.9%	-4%
	Labour	J. G. Devine	3,892	49.5%	+4%
	Conservative	C. J. Hill ^(PARTY)	3,863	49.2%	-5%
	Labour	J. Mooney	3,830	48.7%	+3%
	Labour	J. Tudor	3,763	47.9%	+3%
Majority			74
Registered electors			16,872
Turnout			7,858	47%	+7%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Picton

Picton - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. J. Minton	4,181	53%
	Labour	F. Burke	3,989	51%
	Labour	R. E. Jackson	3,964	51%
	Conservative	J. Keenan	3,656	47%
	Conservative	J. N. Rutter	3,518	45%
	Conservative	G. F. Allanson	3,496	45%
Majority			525
Registered electors			15,567
Turnout			7,837	50%

Pirrie

Pirrie - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Dalton	5,315	58%
	Labour	J. Morgan	5,311	57%
	Labour	W. Dalgarno	5,223	57%
	Conservative	G. Clark	3,923	42%
	Conservative	Mrs. F. M. James	3,917	42%
	Conservative	W. A. Sawle	3,881	42%
Majority			1,392
Registered electors			17,708
Turnout			9,238	52%

Prince's Park

Prince's Park - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Sidwell ^(PARTY)	3,647	52%	-7%
	Labour	T. C. Greenwood	3,637	52%	-7%
	Labour	T. Roberts	3,576	51%	-8%
	Conservative	C. A. Lever	3,351	48%	+7%
	Conservative	C. Cowlin *	3,305	47%	-9%
	Conservative	W. Browne *	3,227	46%	-8%
Majority			296
Registered electors			14,614
Turnout			6,998	48%	+2%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Sandhills

Sandhills - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. McKernan *	3,038	80%
	Labour	S. Part *	2,825	74%	+18%
	Labour	H. Aldritt *	2,727	72%	-7%
	Conservative	J. McQuade	757	20%
Majority			2,281
Registered electors			9,978
Turnout			3,795	38%	0%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Domingo

St. Domingo - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Keating	3,206	53%	+4%
	Labour	J. Gardner	3,117	51%	+2%
	Labour	W. R. Maylor	2,992	49%	0%
	Protestant	Mrs. M. J. Longbottom *	2,853	47%	-18%
	Protestant	R. F. Henderson ^(PARTY)	2,846	47%	-4%
	Protestant	W. H. Wilkes ^(PARTY)	2,702	45%	-6%
Majority			353
Registered electors			13,279
Turnout			6,059	46%	+10%
	Labour gain from Protestant
	Labour gain from Protestant
	Labour gain from Protestant

St. James

St. James' - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Carr	3,662	70%
	Labour	Mrs. E. E. Gough	3,634	69%
	Labour	W. G. Ingham	3,403	65%
	Conservative	R. S. Fairclough	1,598	30%
	Conservative	J. E. Kendrick	1,326	25%
	Conservative	K. John	1,301	25%
Majority			2,064
Registered electors			11,931
Turnout			5,260	44%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. C. Pimlett	3,115	51%
	Labour	S. R. Maddox	3,059	50%
	Labour	W. J. Thompson	3,004	49%
	Conservative	J. Richard's	2,709	44%
	Conservative	H. Clarke	2,684	44%
	Conservative	H. B. Fairclough	2,492	40%
Majority			406
Registered electors			12,241
Turnout			6,165	50%

St. Michael's

St. Michael's - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. B. Collins *	3,759	72%
	Conservative	G. W. Pickles *	33,756	72%	-4%
	Conservative	F. Bidston *	3,650	70%	-5%
	Labour	F. Chadwick	1,464	28%	-8%
	Labour	K. Chowley	1,393	27%	-9%
	Labour	Mrs. E. E. Wright	1,379	26%	-10%
Majority			2,295
Registered electors			10,847
Turnout			5,223	48%	-4%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Comparirisons with former Sefton Park West ward.

Smithdown

Smithdown - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Holden *	3,372	64%	-1%
	Labour	J. Johnstone *	3,332	64%	-3%
	Labour	W. Gibbs	3,194	61%	-6%
	Conservative	F. W. Holland	1,860	36%	+3%
	Conservative	B. S. Morgan	1,836	35%	+2%
	Conservative	T. Hillock	1,835	35%	+2%
Majority			1,512
Registered electors			13,735
Turnout			5,232	38%	-2%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Comparisons with former Edge Hill ward.

Speke

Speke - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Hardman *	3,543	63%
	Labour	B. Crookes *	3,436	61%	-5%
	Labour	W. H. Sefton	3,201	57%	-9%
	Conservative	G. Edwards ^(PARTY)	2,088	37%
	Conservative	L. J. Murphy	1,936	34%
	Conservative	E. Norton	1,872	33%
Majority			1,455
Registered electors			12,164
Turnout			5,631	46%	-5%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Comparisons made with the former Garston ward.

Tuebrook

Tuebrook - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. F. Bradley	3,707	51%
	Conservative	J. E. Molyneux	3,698	51%
	Conservative	E. F. Pine	3,660	50%
	Labour	W. I. Davies	3,547	49%
	Labour	V. Burke	3,539	49%
	Labour	R. W. Counsell	3,516	48%
Majority			160
Registered electors			14,359
Turnout			7,254	51%

Vauxhall

Vauxhall - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Corrigan	2,523	71%
	Labour	D. Cowley	2,492	70%
	Labour	J. Sheehan	2,410	68%
	Democratic Labour	T. Hogan *	1,013	29%
	Democratic Labour	J. O'Neill	872	25%
	Communist	R. Cuerdon	301	9%
Majority			2,523
Registered electors			11,956
Turnout			3,536	30%
	Labour hold		Swing

Warbreck

Warbreck - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Woolfenden	4,609	62%
	Conservative	A. W. Lowe	4,571	62%
	Conservative	D. F. Brady	4,484	61%
	Labour	J. Murphy	2,781	38%
	Labour	A. Hardisty	2,752	37%
	Labour	C. A. Keech	2,692	36%
Majority			1,828
Registered electors			14,418
Turnout			7,390	51%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Westminster

Westminster - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Hamilton	2,300	53%
	Labour	F. Murphy	2,296	53%
	Labour	R. J. Alcock	2,219	52%
	Conservative	E. Shaw	2,006	47%
	Conservative	S. E. Goldsmith	1,867	43%
	Conservative	A. G. Cleather	1,865	43%
Majority			294
Registered electors			8,739
Turnout			4,306	49%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Woolton

Woolton - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. F. Caitlin	4,161	68%
	Conservative	J. Norton	4,128	67%
	Conservative	J. B. Smart	4,096	67%
	Labour	Mrs. R. M. Checkett	1,963	32%
	Labour	T. Churchill	1,958	32%
	Labour	I. Cocker	1,904	31%
Majority			2,198
Registered electors			11,679
Turnout			6,124	52%

[1] [2]

By-elections

Abercromby, Wednesday 30 September 1953

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

Abercromby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Walter Counsell	2,493
	Conservative	Reginald John McLaughlin	1,852
Majority
Registered electors			12,845
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

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]

Vauxhall - 2 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Dunford	2,018
	Labour	Joseph Cyril Brady	2,049
	Communist	Richard Cuerdon	140
Majority
Registered electors			11,956
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

[7]

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]

Allerton - 3 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Stephen Minion	1,594
	Labour	Vincent Burke	282
Majority
Registered electors			9,742
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

[9]

References

1. Liverpool Daily Post 8 May 1953
2. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1953-1954
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