Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 8 May 1958.
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Map of Liverpool showing wards won (first placed party)[1] |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | |
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Labour | 75 | +10 | 30 | |
Conservative | 44 | -7 | 9 | |
Protestant | 2 | -1 | 1 | |
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 27 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 51% | 87,421 | |||
Conservative | 13 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 46% | 77,492 | |||
Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5% | 4,188 | ||
Protestant | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | |||||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.33% | 560 |
Ward results edit
* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1955 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1955 election results.
Abercromby edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Maguire * | 1,795 | 52% | ||
Conservative | A. McVeigh | 1,131 | 33% | ||
Communist | A. McClelland | 145 | 4% | +1% | |
Independent | L. Murphy | 298 | 9% | ||
Independent Labour | J. C. Nurse | 52 | 2% | ||
Majority | 664 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,108 | ||||
Turnout | 3,421 | 31% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Aigburth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. A. Kinear * | 4,156 | 72 | ||
Liberal | W. Russell Dyson | 1,208 | 21 | ||
Labour | J. H. Sommerville | 369 | 6 | ||
Majority | 2,948 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,969 | ||||
Turnout | 5,733 | 41 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Allerton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | S. Minion * | 2,883 | 80% | ||
Labour | Mrs. E. E. Wright | 700 | 20% | ||
Majority | 2,183 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,234 | ||||
Turnout | 3,583 | 35% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Anfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. A. Porter * | 3,411 | 58% | ||
Labour | J. T. Venables | 2,473 | 42% | ||
Majority | 938 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,634 | ||||
Turnout | 5,884 | 40% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Arundel edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Lees * | 2,562 | 57% | ||
Labour | J. E. McPherson | 1,782 | 40% | ||
Communist | J. Kay | 155 | 3% | ||
Majority | 780 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,615 | ||||
Turnout | 4,499 | 36% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Breckfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Mottram | 2,680 | 59% | ||
Conservative | H. Pagakis (PARTY) | 1,855 | 41% | ||
Majority | 825 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,675 | ||||
Turnout | 4,535 | 39% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Broadgreen edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | L. T. Rogers * | 2,700 | 65% | ||
Labour | M. Black | 1,486 | 35% | ||
Majority | 1,214 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,998 | ||||
Turnout | 4,186 | 35% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Central edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Miss M. Schofield (PARTY) | 1,732 | 59% | ||
Conservative | C. P. Bramble | 1,195 | 41% | ||
Majority | 537 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,271 | ||||
Turnout | 2,927 | 32% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Childwall edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Young * | 3,362 | 59 | ||
Liberal | Albert Globe | 1,908 | 33 | ||
Labour | W. M. Cooper | 430 | 8 | ||
Majority | 1,454 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,012 | ||||
Turnout | 5,700 | 41 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Church edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. F. Barnes (PARTY) | 3,611 | 68% | ||
Liberal | Mrs, A. E. Shanks | 1,072 | 20% | ||
Labour | G. E. Delooze | 657 | 12% | ||
Majority | 2,954 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,001 | ||||
Turnout | 5,340 | 38% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Clubmoor edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N. A. Williams * | 2,715 | 50% | ||
Labour | R. Buckle | 2,674 | 50% | ||
Majority | 41 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,929 | ||||
Turnout | 5,389 | 45% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
County edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | B. Deane | 3,859 | 59% | ||
Conservative | C. F. Allanson * | 2,679 | 41% | ||
Majority | 1,180 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,560 | ||||
Turnout | 6,538 | 45% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Croxteth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. H. Thompson * | 3,725 | 72% | ||
Labour | J. M. Burke | 1,458 | 28% | ||
Majority | 2,267 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,561 | ||||
Turnout | 5,183 | 45% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Dingle edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Stodart (PARTY) | 3,452 | 66% | ||
Conservative | J. F. I. Bamber | 1,788 | 34% | ||
Majority | 1,664 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,723 | ||||
Turnout | 5,240 | 38% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dovecot edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | T. H. Maloney * | 2,772 | 68% | ||
Conservative | Mrs. E. I. McGinn | 1,281 | 32% | ||
Majority | 1,491 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,809 | ||||
Turnout | 4,053 | 27% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Everton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Francis Burke (PARTY) | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 12,370 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Fairfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. S. Ross * | 2,419 | 50% | ||
Labour | V. Burke | 2,379 | 50% | ||
Majority | 40 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,487 | ||||
Turnout | 4,798 | 33% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Fazakerley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | F. Grue | 3,400 | 52% | ||
Labour | H. Wallace | 3,173 | 49% | ||
Conservative | R. J. McLoughlin | 3,136 | 48% | ||
Conservative | R. Poole * | 3,025 | 46% | ||
Majority | 264 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,279 | ||||
Turnout | 6,536 | 53% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Gillmoss edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. D. Roderick (PARTY) | 4,004 | 72% | ||
Conservative | H. R. Butler | 1,559 | 28% | ||
Majority | 2,445 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,413 | ||||
Turnout | 5,563 | 34% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Granby edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. T, Brodie * | 2,278 | 64% | ||
Conservative | Mrs. R. Dean | 1,301 | 36% | ||
Majority | 977 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,893 | ||||
Turnout | 3,579 | 30% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kensington edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs. E. Wormald * | 3,022 | 67% | ||
Conservative | A. L. Audley | 1,457 | 33% | ||
Majority | 1,565 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,018 | ||||
Turnout | 4,479 | 34% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Low Hill edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs. M. J. Powell * | 2,321 | 70% | ||
Conservative | E. Crierie | 990 | 27% | ||
Majority | 1,331 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,301 | ||||
Turnout | 3,311 | 32% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Melrose edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. MacDonald * | 2,168 | 73% | ||
Conservative | J. Smith | 814 | 27% | ||
Majority | 1,354 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,090 | ||||
Turnout | 2,982 | 30% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Netherfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Clitherow | 1,364 | 54% | ||
Conservative | E. Shaw | 1,168 | 46% | ||
Majority | 196 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,137 | ||||
Turnout | 2,532 | 28% | |||
Labour gain from Protestant | Swing |
Old Swan edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. A. Dunn (PARTY) | 3,235 | 53% | ||
Conservative | R. J. Cleary | 2,703 | 44% | ||
Communist | E. Cohen | 191 | 3% | ||
Majority | 532 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,738 | ||||
Turnout | 6,129 | 39% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Picton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. R. Sullivan | 3,237 | 56% | ||
Conservative | J. E. Kendrick * | 2,549 | 44% | ||
Majority | 688 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,584 | ||||
Turnout | 5,786 | 40% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Pirrie edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. F. Smith (PARTY) | 4,230 | 66% | ||
Conservative | Mrs. M. Berry | 2,195 | 34% | ||
Majority | 2,035 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 6,425 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 6 |
Prince's Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. C. Greenwood * | 2,796 | 64% | ||
Conservative | Mrs. M. Brown | 1,596 | 36% | ||
Majority | 1,200 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,672 | ||||
Turnout | 4,392 | 32% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Sandhills edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. H. Aldritt (PARTY) | 2,491 | 94% | ||
Conservative | A. E. Dailey | 163 | 6% | ||
Majority | 2,328 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,417 | ||||
Turnout | 2,654 | 28% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Domingo edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | James Gardner * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. James edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mrs. E. E. Gough * | 2,147 | 82% | ||
Conservative | K. W. Davies | 483 | 18% | ||
Majority | 1,664 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,998 | ||||
Turnout | 2,630 | 24% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Mary's edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. E. Maddox * | 2,671 | 62% | ||
Conservative | Miss O. Adair | 1,630 | 38% | ||
Majority | 1,041 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 4,301 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Michael's edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Cowlin * | 2,525 | 67% | ||
Labour | F. D. Shemmonds | 1,247 | 33% | ||
Majority | 1,278 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,103 | ||||
Turnout | 3,772 | 37% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Smithdown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G, W. Clarke * | 2,525 | 79% | ||
Conservative | E. Johnson | 686 | 21% | ||
Majority | 1,839 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,018 | ||||
Turnout | 3,211 | 25% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Speke edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. Crookes * | 2,591 | 74% | ||
Conservative | E. Smith | 920 | 26% | ||
Majority | 1,671 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,996 | ||||
Turnout | 3,511 | 25% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Tuebrook edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. Shaw | 3,086 | 54% | ||
Conservative | J. Jordan (PARTY) | 2,612 | 46% | ||
Majority | 474 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,217 | ||||
Turnout | 5,698 | 43% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Vauxhall edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. P. Shannon (PARTY) | 1,917 | 97% | ||
Communist | R. Cuerdon | 69 | 3% | ||
Majority | 1,917 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,673 | ||||
Turnout | 1,986 | 21% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Warbreck edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. W. Lowe * | 3,125 | 56% | ||
Labour | Mrs. C. A. George | 2,484 | 44% | ||
Majority | 641 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,636 | ||||
Turnout | 5,609 | 41% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Westminster edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. Burke | 1,921 | 67% | ||
Conservative | R. M. Jones | 931 | 33% | ||
Majority | 990 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,104 | ||||
Turnout | 2,852 | 35% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Woolton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Norton | 3,476 | 69% | ||
Labour | P. Grannell | 1,588 | 31% | ||
Majority | 1,888 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,395 | ||||
Turnout | 5,064 | 35% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Aldermanic Elections edit
At the meeting of the City Council on 19 May 1958 the terms of office of twenty of the forty Aldermen expired and the Councillors elected twenty Aldermen to fill the vacant positions for a term of six years. [5] [6]
Party | Alderman | |
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Labour | J. J. Cleary* | |
Labour | A. Griffin* | |
Labour | D. Cowley* | |
Labour | J. Cullen* | |
Labour | I. I. Levin* | |
Labour | D. G. Logan* | |
Labour | P. J. O'Hare* | |
Labour | J. Sheehan* | |
Labour | M. J. Reppion* | |
Labour | John Braddock* | |
Labour | C. McDonald | |
Labour | H. Dalton | |
Conservative | H. N. Bewley* | |
Labour | T. H. Burton* | |
Conservative | W. Clark* | |
Conservative | A. Critchely* | |
Conservative | D. J. Lewis* | |
Conservative | H. T. Wilson* | |
Conservative | J. Village* | |
Conservative | ??? |
- Reelected Aldermen
References edit
- ^ Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 9 May 1958, election supplement
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 9 May 1958
- ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1958-1959
- ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1958-1959
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 20 May 1958