1961 Liverpool City Council election
1961 UK local election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 11 May 1961.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
One Conservative Aldermanic vacancy following the death of C. G. S. Gordon.
Election result
Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1958 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1958 election results.
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
Aldermanic elections
At the meeting of the City Council on 24 May 1961 the terms of office of twenty of the forty Aldermen expired and the Councillors elected twenty Aldermen to fill the vacant positions for a term of six years. Eighteen of the twenty retiring Labour Aldermen were replaced with Conservatives.
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