1957 UK local election
1957 Liverpool City Council election
|
|
| |
 Map of Liverpool showing wards won (first placed party) [1] |
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 9 May 1957.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen |
| | Conservative | 52 | 0 | ?? |
| | Labour | 65 | 0 | ?? |
| | Protestant | 2 | 0 | ?? |
| | Independent Labour Party | 1 | 0 | ?? |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1957 | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40% | 51% | 91,963 | |
| | Labour | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 62.5% | 46% | 83,291 | |
| | Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1% | 2,479 | |
| | Anti-Debt League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.5% | 832 | |
| | Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.2% | 356 | |
Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1954 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1954 election results.
Abercromby
Abercromby | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Morris | 1,672 | 45% | |
| | Conservative | A. McVeigh | 1,390 | 37% | |
| | Communist | A. McClelland | 143 | 4% | |
| | Independent Labour | L. Murphy | 520 | 14% | |
| Majority | 282 | | |
| Registered electors | 11,557 | | |
| Turnout | 3,725 | 32% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Aigburth
Aigburth | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Maxwell Entwistle (PARTY) | 4,785 | 89% | |
| | Labour | F. J. McConville | 569 | 11% | |
| Majority | 4,216 | | |
| Registered electors | 14,097 | | |
| Turnout | 5,354 | 38% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Allerton
Allerton | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. McMillan * | 2,910 | 82% | |
| | Labour | M. Black | 623 | 18% | |
| Majority | 2,287 | | |
| Registered electors | 10,216 | | |
| Turnout | 3,533 | 35% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Anfield
Anfield | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. G. S. Gordon | 3,560 | 59% | |
| | Labour | H. Wallace | 2,246 | 37% | |
| | Anti-Debt League | J. R. Gradwell | 245 | 4% | |
| Majority | 1,314 | | |
| Registered electors | 14,930 | | |
| Turnout | 6,051 | 41% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Arundel
Arundel | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. W. Rathbone | 3,246 | 64% | |
| | Labour | F. D. Shemmonds | 1,765 | 35% | |
| | Communist | J. Kay | 97 | 2% | |
| Majority | 1,481 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,779 | | |
| Turnout | 5,108 | 40% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Breckfield
Breckfield | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. A. Lowe (PARTY) | 2,344 | 51% | |
| | Labour | H. James | 2,274 | 49% | |
| Majority | 70 | | |
| Registered electors | 11,952 | | |
| Turnout | 4,618 | 39% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Broadgreen
Broadgreen | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Keenan * | 2,993 | 68% | +6% |
| | Labour | G. A. McAllister | 1,380 | 32% | -6% |
| Majority | 1,613 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,208 | | |
| Turnout | 4,373 | 36% | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Central
Central | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. McKeown * | 1,928 | 61% | |
| | Conservative | S. J. Chaytor | 1,174 | 37% | |
| | Anti-Debt League | A. P. Cooney | 70 | 2% | |
| Majority | 754 | | |
| Registered electors | 9,717 | | |
| Turnout | 3,172 | 33% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Childwall
Childwall | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. W. Hughes * | 3,925 | 72% | |
| | Liberal | R. Globe | 948 | 17% | |
| | Labour | D. Black | 551 | 10% | |
| Majority | 2,977 | | |
| Registered electors | 14,070 | | |
| Turnout | 5,424 | 39% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Church
Church | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. M. Steward * | 3,932 | 75% | |
| | Liberal | Mrs. A. E. Shanks | 613 | 12% | |
| | Labour | J. P. McLean | 534 | 10% | |
| | Anti-Debt League | R. Brennan | 130 | 2% | |
| Majority | 3,319 | | |
| Registered electors | 14,242 | | |
| Turnout | 5,209 | 37% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Clubmoor
Clubmoor | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. H. Wilson * | 2,821 | 48% | |
| | Labour | R. Stoddart | 2,610 | 45% | |
| | Liberal | J. Reilly | 388 | 10% | |
| Majority | 211 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,115 | | |
| Turnout | 5,819 | 48% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
County
County | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Dailey * | 3,738 | 53% | |
| | Conservative | R. J. McLaughlin | 3,350 | 47% | |
| Majority | 388 | | |
| Registered electors | 14,839 | | |
| Turnout | 7,088 | 48% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Croxteth
Croxteth | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. J. E. Thompson | 3,812 | 69% | |
| | Labour | J. M. Burke | 1,207 | 22% | |
| | Liberal | W. Russell Dyson | 530 | 10% | |
| Majority | 2,605 | | |
| Registered electors | 11,608 | | |
| Turnout | 5,549 | 48% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Dingle
Dingle 2 seats | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Cumella | 3,235 | 59% | |
| | Labour | Richard Crawshaw | 3,197 | 58% | |
| | Conservative | R. Grace | 2,053 | 37% | |
| | Conservative | A. B. Reilly | 1,834 | 33% | |
| | Anti-Debt League | | 206 | 4% | |
| Majority | 1,182 | | |
| Registered electors | 14,130 | | |
| Turnout | 5,494 | 39% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Dovecot
Dovecot | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. I. Davies (PARTY) | 2,861 | 60% | |
| | Conservative | P. Tickle | 1,940 | 40% | |
| Majority | 921 | | |
| Registered electors | 14,806 | | |
| Turnout | 4,801 | 32% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Everton
Everton | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. C. McLeod | 2,075 | 81% | |
| | Independent | M. J. McBride | 489 | 19% | |
| Majority | 2,075 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,514 | | |
| Turnout | 2,564 | 20% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Fairfield
Fairfield | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Thomas * | 2,631 | 59% | |
| | Labour | W. J. Wright | 1,853 | 41% | |
| Majority | 778 | | |
| Registered electors | 14,830 | | |
| Turnout | 4,483 | 30% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Fazakerley
Fazakerley | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Rattray * | 3,191 | 51% | |
| | Labour | F. J. Grue | 3,067 | 49% | |
| Majority | 124 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,410 | | |
| Turnout | 6,258 | 50% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Gillmoss
Gillmoss | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. B. Sharples | 3,897 | 70% | |
| | Conservative | H. R. Butler | 1,661 | 30% | |
| Majority | 2,236 | | |
| Registered electors | 16,604 | | |
| Turnout | 5,558 | 33% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Granby
Granby | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Guinan * | 2,280 | 59% | |
| | Conservative | R. A. Parkes | 1,567 | 41% | |
| Majority | 713 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,142 | | |
| Turnout | 3,847 | 32% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Kensington
Kensington | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. K. Williams * | 2,926 | 61% | |
| | Conservative | A. L. Audley | 1,856 | 39% | |
| Majority | 1,070 | | |
| Registered electors | 13,254 | | |
| Turnout | 4,782 | 36% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Low Hill
Low Hill | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. M. Scott | 1,931 | 61% | |
| | Conservative | E. Criere | 1,240 | 39% | |
| Majority | 691 | | |
| Registered electors | 10,898 | | |
| Turnout | 3,171 | 29% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Melrose
Melrose | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. H. Browne * | 2,204 | 70% | |
| | Conservative | J. Smith | 964 | 30% | |
| Majority | 1,240 | | |
| Registered electors | 10,339 | | |
| Turnout | 3,168 | 31% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Netherfield
Netherfield | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Robinson * | 1,397 | 57% | |
| | Conservative | T. B. Rutter | 1,066 | 43% | |
| Majority | 331 | | |
| Registered electors | 9,330 | | |
| Turnout | 2,463 | 26% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Old Swan
Old Swan | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. G. Devine * | 3,237 | 51% | |
| | Conservative | R. J. Cleary | 3,083 | 48% | |
| | Communist | Mrs. W. Cohen | 66 | 1% | |
| Majority | 154 | | |
| Registered electors | 16,023 | | |
| Turnout | 6,386 | 40% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Picton
Picton | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. G. Roberts | 3,044 | 51% | |
| | Conservative | John Ernest Lockwood | 2,917 | 49% | |
| Majority | 127 | | |
| Registered electors | 14,851 | | |
| Turnout | 5,961 | 40% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Pirrie
Pirrie | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Delgarno * | 4,396 | 61% | |
| | Conservative | R. H. Smith | 2,781 | 39% | |
| Majority | 1,615 | | |
| Registered electors | 17,384 | | |
| Turnout | 7,177 | 41% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Prince's Park
Prince's Park | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Roberts * | 2,575 | 55% | |
| | Conservative | Mrs. M. Browne | 2,116 | 45% | |
| Majority | 459 | | |
| Registered electors | 13,825 | | |
| Turnout | 4,691 | 34% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sandhills
Sandhills | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Scully | 2,177 | 93% | |
| | Conservative | A. E. Dailey | 153 | 7% | |
| Majority | 2,024 | | |
| Registered electors | 9,818 | | |
| Turnout | 2,330 | 24% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Domingo
St. Domingo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. R. Maylor * | 2,326 | 59% | |
| | Conservative | T. Hillock | 1,631 | 41% | |
| Majority | 695 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,575 | | |
| Turnout | 3,957 | 31% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. James
St. James | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. McManus | 2,497 | 81% | |
| | Conservative | J. Jordan | 572 | 19% | |
| Majority | 1,925 | | |
| Registered electors | 11,346 | | |
| Turnout | 3,069 | 27% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Mary's
St. Mary's | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mrs. P. Henley | 2,155 | 56% | |
| | Conservative | Mrs. D. V. McClelland | 1,717 | 44% | |
| Majority | 438 | | |
| Registered electors | 11,873 | | |
| Turnout | 3,872 | 33% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Michael's
St. Michael's | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Browne * | 2,757 | 71% | |
| | Labour | W. Rice-Jones | 957 | 25% | |
| | Anti-Debt League | A. Anderson | 157 | 4% | |
| Majority | 1,800 | | |
| Registered electors | 10,226 | | |
| Turnout | 3,871 | 38% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Smithdown
Smithdown | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Gibbs * | 2,589 | 71% | |
| | Conservative | E. Johnson | 1,049 | 29% | |
| Majority | 1,540 | | |
| Registered electors | 13,495 | | |
| Turnout | 3,638 | 27% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Speke
Speke | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. H. Sefton * | 2,552 | 69% | |
| | Conservative | C. Dickinson | 1,167 | 31% | |
| Majority | 1,385 | | |
| Registered electors | 14,020 | | |
| Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tuebrook
Tuebrook | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. F. Pine * | 3,257 | 55% | |
| | Labour | E. D, Roderick | 2,628 | 45% | |
| Majority | 629 | | |
| Registered electors | 13,477 | | |
| Turnout | 5,885 | 44% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Vauxhall
Vauxhall | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Deab-Jones | 1,497 | 84% | |
| | Anti-Debt League | C. McBride | 230 | 13% | |
| | Communist | R. Cuerdon | 50 | 3% | |
| Majority | 1,497 | | |
| Registered electors | 10,233 | | |
| Turnout | 1,777 | 17% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Warbreck
Warbreck | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D.F. Brady * | 3,798 | 61% | |
| | Labour | B. Deane | 2,431 | 39% | |
| Majority | 1,367 | | |
| Registered electors | 13,856 | | |
| Turnout | 6,229 | 45% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Westminster
Westminster | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. J. Alcock * | 1,840 | 60% | |
| | Conservative | R. M. Jones | 1,213 | 40% | |
| Majority | 627 | | |
| Registered electors | 8,363 | | |
| Turnout | 3,053 | 37% | |
| | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Woolton
Woolton | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. McAllister | 3,507 | 73% | |
| | Labour | J. Mottram | 1,277 | 27% | |
| Majority | 2,230 | | |
| Registered electors | 12,729 | | |
| Turnout | 4,784 | 38% | |
| | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
[2] [3]
References
Local elections in Merseyside
