1922 Liverpool City Council election


Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Wednesday 1 November 1922.
One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years.
Thirteen of the thirty-six seats up for election were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:

Ward results

* - Retiring Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1919 election results, as the retiring councillors were elected then.

Edge Hill

Kensington

Sandhills

South Scotland

The death of Councillor John O'Shea occurred on 28 October 1922, three days before his term of office was due to expire.

Aldermanic Elections

Aldermanic Election 7 February 1923

Caused by the death of Alderman Richard Dart
Councillor John Edwards was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 7 February 1923.

Aldermanic Election 7 March 1923

Caused by the death of Alderman Louis Samuel Cohen
. In his place Councillor Thomas Dowd, Fruit Merchant of "Meadowside", Mount Road, Upton, Wirral was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 7 March 1923.

By-elections

No. 29 Anfield, 17 January 1923

Caused by the resignation of Councillor William Owen Thomas which was reported to the Council on 3 January 1923

No. 32 Old Swan, Tuesday 20 February 1923

Following the death of Alderman Richard Dart Councillor John Edwards was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 7 February 1923

No. 31 Fairfield, 21 March 1923

Caused by the election by the Council of Councillor Thomas Dowd as an alderman on 7 March 1922.

No. 33 Wavertree West, Tuesday 15 May 1923

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Sidney Stanley Dawson was reported to the Council on 2 May 1923.

No. 7 Castle Street, 21 June 1923

Caused by the death of Councillor Benjamin Cookson on 7 May 1923.

No. 31 Fazakerley,

Caused by the death of Councillor Matthew Leitch on 9 May 1923.

No. 22 Netherfield, Tuesday 31 July 1923

Caused by the death of Councillor William Ball on 3 July 1923.