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Liverpool City Council election, 1945

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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 1 November 1945. It was the first local election in which all those who qualified for a parliamentary vote could vote.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

As this was the first election since the disruption caused by the Second Eorld War no comparisons are made.

Aldermanic elections

At the meeting of the City Council on 9th November 1945 the terms of office of twenty of the forty Aldermen expired and the councilors (but not the sitting aldermen) elected twenty Aldermen to fill the vacant positiond for a term of six years.

  • Alderman re-elected
  • Netherfield, 29 January 1946

    Caused by the resignation of Councillor William Matthew Clark (Labour, netherfield, elected 1st November 1938).

    Dingle 19th February 1946

    Caused by the death of Councillor George William Gillespie (Conservative, Dingle, elected 1st November 1937).

    Breckfield, 9th May 1946

    Alderman Thomas Dowd died on 19th March 1946.

    Councillor Ada Martha Burton (Conservative, elected for the Breckfield ward 1st November 1938) was elected by the councillors as an alderman on 3rd April 1946 to fill this vacancy.

    Aigburth, 16th May 1946

    Caused by the resignation of Councillor William Edward Stirling Napier (Conservative, Aigburth, elected 1st November 1937).

    South Scotland,

    Alderman Parick Fay died on 16th April 1946.

    Councilor Joseph Harrington (Labout, South Scotland, elected 1st November 1937) was elected by the councillors as an alderman to fill this vacancy.

    Childwall

    Councillor Stanley Foster (Conservative, Childwall, elected 1st November 1937) died on 18 May 1946.

    References

    Liverpool City Council election, 1945 Wikipedia