1914 Liverpool City Council election


Elections to Liverpool City Council were due to be held on 2 November 1914.
Due to the First World War none of the seats were contested.
Annual local elections were suspended from 1915 to 1919. Under the Elections and Registration Act 1915 the term of office of all members of the Council was extended by one year and casual vacancies among the members of the Council were filled by the choice of the Council, rather than by election. Subsequently, the Parliament and Local Elections Acts of 1916, 1917 and 1918 each further extended the term of office of all members of the Council by a year.
After the election, the composition of the council was:

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1911 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected in that year.

Edge Hill

Kensington

St. Anne's

Warbreck

Aldermanic Elections

Aldermanic Election 9 November 1914

The resignation of Alderman Sir Thomas Bland Royden Bart. was reported to the Council on 28 October 1914.
In his place, Councillor James Willcox Alsop was elected by the Council as an alderman on 9 November 1914

Aldermanic Elections 3 February 1915

Caused by the death of Alderman Edmond Brownbill on 12 December 1914
In his place, Councillor John Lamport Eills was elected by the Council as an alderman on 3 February 1915.
Caused by the death of Alderman William Radcliffe JP on 15 December 1914
In his place, Councillor William James Burgess was elected as an alderman by the Council on 3 February 1915.

Aldermanic Appointments

Aldermanic Appointments 9 November 1916

Caused by the death of Alderman Sir William Benjamin Bowring, Baronet
on 20 October 1916, which was reported to the Council on 25 October 1916
In his place Councillor William Evans JP was appointed by the Council as an alderman on 9 November 1916
Following the resignation of Alderman Robert Edward Walkington Stephenson which was reported to the Council on 9 November 1916, Councillor Robert Stephen Porter
was appointed by the Council as an alderman on 3 January 1917 in his place

Aldermanic Appointment 6 June 1917

Caused by the resignation of Alderman Frank John Leslie
was reported to the Council on 2 May 1917. In his place Councillor Samuel Mason Hutchinson JP
was appointed as an alderman by the Council on 6 June 1917

Aldermanic Appointment, 5 September 1917

The death, on 6 June 1917, of Alderman William Bartlett.
In his place Councillor Edward Russell-Taylor was appointed by the Council as an alderman on 5 September 1917

Aldermanic Appointments 9 November 1917

The Resignation of Alderman Charles Herbert Giles was reported to the Council on 31 October 1916. In his place Councillor William Boote was appointed by the Council as an alderman on 9 November 1917
The Resignation of Alderman Richard Kelly was reported to the Council on 31 October 1916.
In his place Councillor George Brodrick Smith-Brodrick was appointed by the Council as an alderman on 9 November 1917.

By-Elections

No. 6 St. Domingo, 4 November 1914

Caused by the death of Councillor Dr. Charles Alexander Hill on 24 August 1914.

No. 15 Castle Street, November? 1914

Caused by the election as an alderman by the Council of Councillor James Willcox Alsop on 9 November 1914, following the resignation of Alderman Sir Thomas Bland Royden Bart. which was reported to the Council on 28 October 1914

No. 17 Great George, 25 February 1915

Caused by the election by the Council of Councillor John Lamport Eills as an alderman on 3 February 1915, following the death of Alderman Edmond Brownbill on 12 December 1914

No. 36 Aigburth, 2 March 1915

Caused by Councillor William James Burgess being elected as an alderman by the Council on 3 February 1915, following the death of Alderman William Radcliffe JP on 15 December 1914

Appointment of Councillors

No. 18 Abercromby, 9 November 1915

Following the resignation of Councillor Edward Lawrence, which was reported to the Council on 27 October 1915, his position was filled by Edwin Thompson, Manufacturing Chemist of 25 Sefton Drive, Liverpool, was appointed by the Council on 9 November 1915.

No. 37 Garston, 9 November 1915

Following the resignation of Councillor Joshua Burrow, which was reported to the Council on 27 October 1915, Thomas Tushingham, Licensed Victualler of 31 Window Lane, Garston was appointed by the Council in his place on 8 November 1915.

No. 20 Dingle, 3 February 1916

Following the resignation of Councillor Thomas Charles Huxley
,
William Wallace Kelly, Theatre Proprietor of 3 Holly Bank Road,
Birkenhead, was appointed in his place by the Council on 3 February 1915

No. 18 Abercromby, 5 April 1916

Following the resignation of Councillor Charles Henry Hayhurst
,
which was reported to the Council on 1 March 1916
, Colonel Robert Montgomery, Corn Broker of
8 Brunswick Street, Liverpool, was appointed in his place by the Council on 5
April 1916

No. 20 Dingle, 5 April 1916

Following the resignation of Councillor Alfred James Branwood
, Joseph Dalton Wood, Coal Contractor of 8 Drury Buildings, 21 Water Street, Liverpool, was appointed in his place by the Council on 5 April 1916

No. 17 Great George, 4 October 1916

Following the resignation of Councillor Thomas Philip Maguire, his place was taken by Thomas Owen Ruddin JP of Stapely House, Grassendale Park North, Aigburth

No. 34 Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton, 4 October 1916

Following the resignation of Councillor Henry Glover
which was reported to the Council on 6 September 1916, Herbert Plant Harrison was appointed by the Council in his place on 4 October 1916

No. 29 Wavertree West

Caused by the death of Councillor Alfred Parsons on 11 November 1916
John Glyn was appointed by the Council as a councillor, in his place, to represent the Wavertree West ward.

No. 26 Anfield, 6 December 1916

Caused by the appointment of Councillor William Evans JP by the Council as an alderman on 9 November 1916 in order to fill the position vacated when Alderman Sir William Benjamin Bowring, Baronet died on 20 October 1916, which was reported to the Council on 25 October 1916.
Wilfred Bowring Stoddart JP of "Birkgate" Grassendale Park South, Aigburth
was appointed by the Council as a Councillor to represent the Anfield ward

No. 30 Wavertree, 7 February 1917

Following the appointment by the Council of Councillor Robert Stephen Porter as an alderman on 3 January 1917 following the resignation of Alderman Robert Edward Walkington Stephenson which was reported to the Council on 9 November 1916, Alfred Henry Bramley was appointed by the Council as a Councillor for the Wavertree ward on 7 February 1917

No. 12 Vauxhall, 2 May 1917

Following the death of Councillor Joseph Hughes
on 11 February 1917, which was reported to the Council on 7 March 1917, James O'Hare, Fancy Goods Merchant of 101 Richmond Row, Liverpool was appointed as a Councillor by the Council
on 2 May 1917

No. 8 South Scotland, 2 May 1917

Following the death of Councillor Francis Joseph Harford JP
on 17 February 1917, which was reported to the Council on 7 March 1917
, in his place John Morley, Cashier and Book Keeper of 74 Dunluce Street, Walton, Liverpool was appointed by the Council as a Councillor for the South Scotland ward on 2 May 2017

No. 30 Wavertree, 2 May 1917

Following the death of Councillor Charles Clarke Morrison
on 20 March 1917, which was reported to the Council on 4 April 1917
. His position was taken by Robert Henry Morgan, Forwarding Agent of 3 Green Lane, Mossley Hill, who was appointed by the Council as a Councillor for the Wavertree ward on 2 May 1917

No. 9 Kensington, 4 July 1917

Caused by the resignation of Alderman Frank John Leslie
which was reported to the Council on 2 May 1917 and the subsequent election by the Council of Councillor Samuel Mason Hutchinson JP as an alderman by the Council on 6 June 1917.
On 4 July 1917, Joseph Ashworth, Builder and Contractor of 30 Holt Road, Liverpool was appointed by the Council as a Councillor for the Kensington ward

No. 26 Anfield, 3 October 1917

Caused by Councillor Edward Russell-Taylor being elected by the Council as an alderman on 5 September 1917 following the death, on 6 June 1917, of Alderman William Bartlett.
John Greville Earle JP of 63 Upper Parliament Street, Liverpool was appointed as a Councillor for the Anfield ward on 3 October 1917.

No. 36 Aigburth, 9 November 1917

Caused by the death of Councillor William Parkfield Wethered
on 17 October 1917
. In whose place, Commander John Howard Temple RNVR was appointed by the Council as a Councillor for the Aigburth ward on 9 November 1917.

No. 11 Low Hill, 5 December 1917

Caused by Councillor William Boote being appointed by the Council as an alderman on 9 November 1917, following the Resignation of Alderman Charles Herbert Giles was reported to the Council on 31 October 1916.
George Anthony Metcalfe, Billiard Table Manufacturer of 9 Holly Road, Fairfield, Liverpool, was appointed by the Council as a Councillor on 5 December 1917.

No. 11 Fazakerley, 2 January 1918

Caused by the Council appointing Councillor George Brodrick Smith-Brodrick as an alderman on 9 November 1917, following the resignation of Alderman Richard Kelly which was reported to the Council on 31 October 1916.
In his place Albert Edward Jacob JP was appointed by the Council as a Councillor on 2 January 1918

No. 27 Walton, 4 April 1918

Caused by the death of Councillor Richard Pritchard on 7 December 1915.
In his place Arthur Lloyd, Builder and Contractor of 46 Mandeville Street, was appointed by the Council as a Councillor on 4 April 1918

No. 28 West Derby, 4 April 1918

Caused by the death of Councillor William Henry Parkinson JP
on 12 February 1918
In his place John Ellis, Butcher of Town Row, West Derby, was appointed by the Council as a Councillor on 4 April 1918

No. 34 Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton, 5 June 1918

Caused by the death of Councillor Herbert Plant Harrison, on 27 March 1917
In his place Frederick Harrison, Major in the Liverpool Scottish Regiment of Eton Bank, Hornby Lane, Wavertree was appointed by the Council as a Councillor on 5 June 1918

No. 15 Castle Street, 24 July 1918

Caused by the death of Councillor John Edward Rayner.
In his place Frederick William Frodsham JP, of Cross Mount, Aughton, Ormskirk was appointed by the Council as a Councillor on 24 July 1918