1935 Liverpool City Council election

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1935 Liverpool City Council election

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40 cnoucillors' seats were up for election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1935. One third of the council seats were up for election, the term of office of each councillor being three years.

Seven of the forty seats up for election were uncontested.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

* - Councillor seeking re-election

Comparisons are made with the 1932 election results.

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The terms of office of twenty aldermen expired, so there was an election to replace these positions at the council meeting on 9 November 1935.

This was the first Aldermanic election since the Local Government Act, 1933, which disenfranchised aldermen from voting in aldermanic elections. Only councillors were eligible to vote in the aldermanic elections. Although only Councillors had voted in aldermanic elections to Liverpool City Council for some years.

* - re-elected alderman.

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Caused by the death on 5 May 1936^[20] of Alderman Burton William Eills JP (Liberal, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1932,^[21] in whose place Councillor Charles Sydney Jones JP (Liberal, elected unopposed for the Fairfield ward in November 1933)^[22] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 3 June 1936.

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The term of office to expire on 9 November 1938.

Caused by the death of Alderman Frederick Smith (Liberal, elected as an alderman on 9 November 1932),^[21] in whose place Councillor Arthur Richard Price (Liberal, elected unopposed for the Anfield ward on 1 November 1933),^[25] retired corn merchant of 77 Newsham Drive, Liverpool 6, was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 3 June 1936.

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The Term of Office to expire on 9 November 1936.

Caused by the disqualification of Councillor Arthur Lumb (Labour, elected 1 November 1934).^[28]

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The term of office to expire on 1 November 1937.

Caused by the election as an alderman on 9 November 1935 of Councillor Rev. Harry Dixon Longbottom (Protestant, last elected 1 November 1933).^[30]

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The term of office to expire on 1 November 1936.

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Ernest Whiteley (Independent, elected 1 November 1934).^[32]

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The term of office to end on 1 November 1937.

Caused by the election as an alderman on 9 November 1935 of Councillor Thomas Henry Burton (Conservative, elected 1 November 1933).^[34]

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The term of office to end on 1 November 1936.

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Eric Errington MP (Conservative, elected 1 November 1934).^[36]

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The term of office to end on 1 November 1937.

Caused by the resignation of Councillor Arthur Donald Dennis (Liberal, elected at the by-election of 3 March 1936).

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The term of office to end on 1 November 1937.

Following the death on 5 May 1936^[20] of Alderman Burton William Eills JP (Liberal, last elected as an alderman on 9 November 1932,^[21] in whose place Councillor Charles Sydney Jones JP (Liberal, elected unopposed for the Fairfield ward in November 1933)^[22] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 3 June 1936.^[23][24]

Following the death of Alderman Frederick Smith (Liberal, elected as an alderman on 9 November 1932),^[21] in whose place Councillor Arthur Richard Price (Liberal, elected unopposed for the Anfield ward on 1 November 1933)^[25] was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 3 June 1936.^[26]

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