1956 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday, 10 May 1956.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

	Councillors	±	Aldermen	Total
Labour	65	+6	28	93
Conservative	52	-6	11	63
Protestant	2	0	1	3
Independent Labour Party	1	0	0	1

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1956
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Labour	23	6	0	+6	56%	49%	89,627
Conservative	17	0	6	-6	41%	48%	86,388
Protestant	1	0	0	0	2.4%	0.84%	1,522
Liberal	0	0	0	0	0%	0.39%	707
Communist	0	0	0	0	0%	0.29%	527
Independent	0	0	0	0	0%	0.20%	366

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

^(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1953 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1953 election results.

Abercromby

Abercromby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P Orr ^(PARTY)	2,023	54%
	Conservative	J. H. W. Stewart	1,501	40%
	Communist	A. M^cClelland	206	6%
Majority			522
Registered electors			11,864
Turnout			3,730	31%
	Labour hold		Swing

Aigburth

Aigburth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. M. Allen *	4,700	91%
	Labour	Mrs. D. L. H. Taylor	450	9%
Majority			4.250
Registered electors			14,088
Turnout			5,150	37%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Allerton

Allerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Haswell *	2,706	81%
	Labour	H. Deane	628	19%
Majority			2,078
Registered electors			10,216
Turnout			3,334	33%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Anfield

Anfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. F. Craine *	3,809	61%
	Labour	R. Stoddart	2,434	39%
Majority			1,375
Registered electors			15,113
Turnout			6,243	41%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Arundel

Arundel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	W. I. Throssell *	2,358	56%
	Labour	F. D. Shemmonds	1,745	41%
	Communist	J. Kay	128	3%
Majority			613
Registered electors			12,993
Turnout			4,231	33%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Breckfield

Breckfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S. Airey ^(PARTY)	2,187	52%
	Labour	Mrs. M. G. Wheeler	2,059	48%
Majority			128
Registered electors			12,110
Turnout			4,246	35%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L. H. Sanders *	2,845	64%
	Labour	E. Moonman	1,570	36%
Majority			1,275
Registered electors			12,279
Turnout			4,415	36%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Cullen *	1,888	65%
	Conservative	J. P. Moyses	1,020	35%
Majority			868
Registered electors			10,065
Turnout			2,908	29%
	Labour hold		Swing

Childwall

Childwall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	W. J. Sergent *	3,356	87%
	Labour	Mrs. L. Wooding	497	13%
Majority			2,859
Registered electors			14,060
Turnout			3,853	27%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Church

Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs. A. E. Papworth ^(PARTY)	3,888	77%
	Liberal	Mrs. A. E. Shanks	707	14%
	Labour	W. J. Wolger	442	9%
Majority			3,181
Registered electors			14,427
Turnout			5,037	35%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Cassin	2,475	50.3%
	Conservative	L. J. Carr *	2,444	49.7%
Majority			31
Registered electors			12,277
Turnout			4,919	40%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

County

County
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs. M. E. Jones *	3,720	53%
	Labour	H. James	3,327	47%
Majority			393
Registered electors			14,959
Turnout			7,047
	Conservative hold		Swing

Croxteth

Croxteth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Bidston ^(PARTY)	3,691	72%
	Labour	J. H. Goodenough	1,415	28%
Majority			2,276
Registered electors			11,654
Turnout			5,106	44%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dingle

Dingle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. F. Aldis *	3,365	59%
	Conservative	R. F. Grace	2,220	39%
	Communist	W. H. Hart	137	2%
Majority			1,145
Registered electors			14,420
Turnout			5,722	40%
	Labour hold		Swing

Dovecot

Dovecot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. P. Johnson *	3,088	62%
	Conservative	P. Tickle	1,925	38%
Majority			1,163
Registered electors			14,946
Turnout			5,013	34%
	Labour hold		Swing

Everton

Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Smyth ^(PARTY)	2,377	76%
	Conservative	J. Jordan	756	24%
Majority			1,621
Registered electors			12,366
Turnout			3,133	25%
	Labour hold		Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Meadows *	2,814	60%
	Labour	J. Wood	1,850	40%
Majority			964
Registered electors			14,931
Turnout			4,664	31%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	K. P. Thompson *	3,492	55%
	Labour	F. Grue	2,911	45%
Majority			581
Registered electors			12,542
Turnout			6,403	51%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	C. McDonald *	4,204	73%
	Conservative	H. R. Butler	1,550	27%
Majority			2,654
Registered electors			16,719
Turnout			5,754	34%
	Labour hold		Swing

Granby

Granby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Tipping ^(PARTY)	2,192	56%
	Conservative	J. Moore	1,734	44%
Majority			458
Registered electors			12,176
Turnout			3,926	32%
	Labour hold		Swing

Kensington

Kensington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Walker *	2,772	61%
	Conservative	C. G. S. Gordon	1,789	39%
Majority			983
Registered electors			13,409
Turnout			4,561	34%
	Labour hold		Swing

Low Hill

Low Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. R. Snell ^(PARTY)	2,147	64%
	Conservative	J. E. Billing	1,231	36%
Majority			916
Registered electors			11,074
Turnout			3,378	31%
	Labour hold		Swing

Melrose

Melrose
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. A. Seagroves ^(PARTY)	2,240	66%
	Conservative	J. Smith	1,151	34%
Majority			1,089
Registered electors			10,478
Turnout			3,391	32%
	Labour hold		Swing

Netherfield

Netherfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Protestant	J. Dorman *	1,522	52%
	Labour	G. Carmichael	1,422	48%
Majority			100
Registered electors			9,433
Turnout			2,944	31%
	Protestant hold		Swing

Old Swan

Old Swan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. N. Bates *	3,698	56%
	Labour	G. P. Watson	2,758	42%
Majority			940
Registered electors			16,124
Turnout			6,577	41%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Picton

Picton - 2 seats
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Evans ^(PARTY)	3,082	53%
	Labour	A. G. Roberts ^(PARTY)	2,979	51%
	Conservative	John Ernest Lockwood	2,770	47%
	Conservative	G. P. Brewer	2,765	47%
Majority			312
Registered electors			15,060
Turnout			5,852	39%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Pirrie

Pirrie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Dalton *	4,773	64%
	Conservative	B. A. Ryan	2,739	36%
Majority			2,034
Registered electors			17,691
Turnout			7,512	42%
	Labour hold		Swing

Prince's Park

Prince's Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Sidwell *	2,541	57%
	Conservative	Mrs. J. Lever	1,907	43%
Majority			634
Registered electors			14,061
Turnout			4,448	32%
	Labour hold		Swing

Sandhills

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Rowlands ^(PARTY)	2,746	92%
	Independent	A. P. Cooney	223	8%
Majority			2,746
Registered electors			9,863
Turnout			2,969	30%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Domingo

St. Domingo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Keating *	2,671	58%
	Protestant	Mrs. M. J. Longbottom	1,937	42%
Majority			2,671
Registered electors			12,527
Turnout			4,608	37%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. James

St. James
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. F. Skinner ^(PARTY)	2,185	75%
	Conservative	J. F. Jones	736	25%
Majority			1,449
Registered electors			11,445
Turnout			2,921	26%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Crowley ^(PARTY)	2,939	70%
	Conservative	J. F. Barnes	1,258	30%
Majority			1,681
Registered electors			11,986
Turnout			4,197	35%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. B. Collins *	2,944	75%
	Labour	Mrs. E. E. Wright	1,003	25%
Majority			1,941
Registered electors			10,398
Turnout			3,947	38%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Smithdown

Smithdown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. Holden *	2,573	70%
	Conservative	R. M. Jones	1,115	30%
Majority			1,458
Registered electors			13,573
Turnout			3,688	27%
	Labour hold		Swing

Speke

Speke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. Higgins ^(PARTY)	2,935	72%
	Conservative	C. Dickinson	1,157	28%
Majority			1,778
Registered electors			14,051
Turnout			4,092	29%
	Labour hold		Swing

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. F. Bradley *	2,937	57%
	Labour	R. J. Luke	2,255	43%
Majority			682
Registered electors			13,495
Turnout			5,192	38%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Dunford ^(PARTY)	2,430	85%
	Independent	C. McBride	366	13%
	Communist	R. Cuerdon	72	3%
Majority			2,430
Registered electors			10,405
Turnout			2,868	28%
	Labour hold		Swing

Warbreck

Warbreck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. Woolfenden *	3,661	62%
	Labour	R. Crawshaw	2,273	38%
Majority			1,388
Registered electors			13,997
Turnout			5.934	42%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westminster

Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Lee ^(PARTY)	1,950	58%
	Conservative	R. J. McLau	1,434	42%
Majority			516
Registered electors			8,586
Turnout			3,384	39%
	Labour hold		Swing

Woolton

Woolton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	G. F. Caitlin *	3,145	76%
	Labour	Mrs. P. H. Henley	992	24%
Majority			2,153
Registered electors			12,525
Turnout			4,137	33%
	Conservative hold		Swing

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References

^ Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ Liverpool Daily Post 11 May 1956
^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1956-1957

[1] Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[2] Liverpool Daily Post 11 May 1956

[3] Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1956-1957

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