1959 Liverpool City Council election

1959 Liverpool City Council election
← 1958 7 May 1959 1960 →
	Map of Liverpool showing wards won (first placed party)

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 7 May 1959.

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

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	Councillors	±	Aldermen
Conservative	48	+2	??
Labour	70	-2	??
Protestant	1	0	??
Liberal	0	0	??

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Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative
	Labour
	Liberal
	Protestant
	Communist

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Orr *	1,616	55%	+3%
	Conservative	A. Lloyd	1,177	40%	+7%
	Communist	A. M^cClelland	162	5%	+1%
Majority			439
Registered electors			10,944
Turnout			2,955	27%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	H. M. Allen *	4,612	77
	Labour	J. F. Stevens	279	5
	Liberal	W. Russell Dyson	990	16
	Anti-Debt League	P. Cooney	126	2
Majority			3,622
Registered electors			13,936
Turnout			6,007	43
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Haswell *	3,024	81%
	Labour	G. C. Carr	707	19%
Majority			2,317
Registered electors			10,297
Turnout			3,731	36%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. F. Craine *	3,927	68%
	Labour	S. Durkee	1,841	32%
Majority			2,086
Registered electors			14,400
Turnout			5,768	40%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Price ^(PARTY)	2,936	65%
	Labour	J. M. Burke	1,374	31%
	Communist	J. Kaye	180	4%
Majority			1,562
Registered electors			12,531
Turnout			4,490	36%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	S. Airey *	2,273	53%
	Labour	J. E. McPherson	2,013	47%
Majority			260
Registered electors			11,455
Turnout			4,286	37%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L. H. Sanders *	2,948	62%
	Labour	N. S. Clark	1,345	28%
	Liberal	J. Reilly	450	9%
Majority			1,603
Registered electors			11,838
Turnout			4,743	40%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	J. Cullen *	unopposed
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout			8,937
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	W. J. Serjent *	3,897	66
	Liberal	Albert Globe	1,541	26
	Labour	W. T. Cooper	578	10
Majority			2,356
Registered electors			13,978
Turnout			5,869	42
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs. A. E. Papworth *	3,529	60%
	Liberal	Cyril Carr	1,752	30%
	Labour	W. T. Cooper	578	10%
Majority			1,777
Registered electors			13,869
Turnout			5,859	42%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	L. J. Carr	2,923	55%
	Labour	J. Cassin *	2,351	45%
Majority			572
Registered electors			11,791
Turnout			5,274	45%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	E. Peat ^(PARTY)	3,196	50%
	Labour	J. G. Stanson	3,185	50%
Majority			11
Registered electors			14,273
Turnout			6,381	45%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Dickinson ^(PARTY)	3,923	75%
	Labour	D. Pierce	931	18%
	Liberal	G. W. Gibson	392	7%
Majority			2,992
Registered electors			11,542
Turnout			5,246	45%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Richard Crawshaw ^(PARTY)	2,980	62%
	Conservative	E. A. Sale	1,849	38%
Majority			1,131
Registered electors			13,246
Turnout			4,829	36%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. P. Johnson *	2,672	57%
	Conservative	E. Johnson	2,057	43%
Majority			615
Registered electors			14,689
Turnout			4,729	32%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Smyth *	2,017	74%
	Conservative	N. Heywood	717	26%
Majority			300
Registered electors			11,939
Turnout			2,734	23%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. Meadows *	2,747	59%
	Labour	A. Williams	1,946	41%
Majority			801
Registered electors			14,402
Turnout			4,693	33%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. W. Tills ^(PARTY)	3,244	56%
	Labour	C. P. Wall	2,585	44%
Majority			659
Registered electors			12,054
Turnout			5,829	48%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. E. Delooze ^(PARTY)	3,205	66%
	Conservative	G. K. McKelvie	1,640	34%
Majority			1,565
Registered electors			16,261
Turnout			4,845	30%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. D. Hamilton ^(PARTY)	1,967	55%
	Conservative	Mrs. R. Dean	1,590	45%
Majority			377
Registered electors			11,924
Turnout			3,557	30%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Walker *	2,571	58%
	Conservative	A. L. Audley	1,859	42%
Majority			712
Registered electors			12,810
Turnout			4,430	35%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. R. Snell ^(PARTY)	1,688	62%
	Conservative	T. G. H. Cutts	1,053	38%
Majority			635
Registered electors			10,015
Turnout			2,741	27%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	T. A. Seagraves *	1,982	64%
	Conservative	S. D. Lunt	1,125	36%
Majority			857
Registered electors			9,927
Turnout			3,107	31%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Protestant	J. Dorman *	1,790	54%
	Labour	G. Sykes	990	30%
	Independent	G. Carmichael	509	15%
Majority			800
Registered electors			8,992
Turnout			3,289	37%
	Protestant hold		Swing

Abercromby

Aigburth

Allerton

Anfield

Arundel

Breckfield

Broadgreen

Central

Childwall

Church

Clubmoor

County

Croxteth

Dingle

Dovecot

Everton

Fairfield

Fazakerley

Gillmoss

Granby

Kensington

Low Hill

Melrose

Netherfield

Old Swan

Picton

Pirrie

Prince's Park

Sandhills

St. Domingo

St. James

St. Mary's

St. Michael's

Smithdown

Speke

Tuebrook

Vauxhall

Warbreck

Westminster

Woolton

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A. N. Bates	3,144	51%
	Labour	R. Buckle ^(PARTY)	2,614	43%
	Liberal	W. J. Walger	263	4%
	Communist	Mrs. E. Cohen	115	2%
Majority			530
Registered electors			15,562
Turnout			6,136	39%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Evans *	2,965	52%
	Conservative	T. Younger	2,697	48%
Majority			268
Registered electors			14,552
Turnout			5,662	39%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Black ^(PARTY)	3,984	59%
	Conservative	Mrs, M. Berry	2,631	39%
	Anti-Debt League	J. R. Gradwell	159	2%
Majority			1,353
Registered electors			17,227
Turnout			6,774	39%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Sidwell *	2,254	55%
	Conservative	G. Clarke	1,834	45%
Majority			420
Registered electors			13,422
Turnout			4,088	30%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	V. Burke ^(PARTY)	2,281	88%
	Conservative	A. C. Bailey	308	12%
Majority			1,973
Registered electors			9,101
Turnout			2,589	28%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Keating *	2,302	52%
	Protestant	H. D. Longbottom	2,135	48%
Majority			2,302
Registered electors			12,100
Turnout			4,437	37%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	O. J. Doyle ^(PARTY)	2,149	78%
	Conservative	S. J. Hamilton	590	22%
Majority			1,559
Registered electors			11,079
Turnout			2,739	25%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Crowley *	2,443	54%
	Conservative	J. A. Nolan	1,917	43%
	Anti-Debt League	C. McBride	146	3%
Majority			526
Registered electors			11,586
Turnout			4,506	39%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	A.B. Collins *	2,802	75%
	Labour	W. T. Benn	739	20%
	Anti-Debt League	P. G. Connor	190	5%
Majority			2,063
Registered electors			10,085
Turnout			3,731	37%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs. E. E. Wright ^(PARTY)	2,068	67%
	Conservative	H. Hawkins	1,009	33%
Majority			1,059
Registered electors			12,765
Turnout			3,077	24%
	Labour hold		Swing