St. Peter's (Liverpool ward)

St. Peter’s
Former Liverpool ward
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Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
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St. Peter’s ward is a defunct Liverpool ward. Established in 1835 when Liverpool was first divided into wards under the Municipal Corporations Act, it was abolished in 1953 as part of reordering of Liverpool's electoral wards. It elected three councillors to Liverpool City Council.[1]

It was named after St. Peter’s Church, which stood in Church Street. The church was demolished in 1922.[2] The ward was in the city centre area, covering part of what is now Central Liverpool around Church Street, Seel Street, Concert Square, and nearby districts, with St Peter’s Church and Church Street at the core of the shopping district.[3]

Overview

St Peter’s was one of the original sixteen wards established under the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835, each sending three councillors to the newly reformed Liverpool City Council. It took its name from the prominent St Peter’s Church on Church Street, Liverpool’s first post-Reformation parish church, built in 1700, consecrated on 29 June 1704, and designated a pro-cathedral upon the establishment of the Diocese in 1880.[4][5]

The church was widely considered architecturally unattractive: its doorways were each in a different design.[6][4] It featured an octagonal tower rising to 108 ft with a peal of eight to ten bells, an admired oak altar, stained-glass east window depicting St Peter, and a grand organ.[6] St Peter’s hosted Liverpool’s first oratorio (Handel’s Messiah) and served as pro-cathedral until Liverpool Cathedral took over .

By 1919, services had ceased; the church was demolished by 1922 to widen Church Street and to free up land for retail development, most notably a Woolworths store, later part of Liverpool ONE.[7] The site is now marked by a brass Maltese cross embedded in the pavement.[7][8]

Politically, following its abolition in the 1953 boundary reorganisation, much of St Peter’s became part of newly created central wards such as Church Ward.

History and Boundaries

  • 1835: Created as one of the sixteen municipal wards; elected three councillors. It initially covered the area around Church Street and the city centre WikipediaPenkett.
  • Late 19th century to early 20th century: Boundaries gradually evolved, sometimes reflecting divisions such as “St Peter’s plus Pitt Street,” with numbering shifting (e.g., No. 19, No. 16, No. 8 in different years based on census and reorganisation).
  • 1953: Formal abolition alongside many other wards, replaced by new electoral divisions under the Local Government Act

Elections

1835

No. 7 St. Peter's - 3 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Woollright 205 59% N/A
Whig William Rushton 200 57% N/A
Whig Richard Bright 190 54% N/A
Conservative Mr. Potter 145 41% N/A
Conservative Nathan Litherland 143 41% N/A
Conservative Thomas Tobin 142 41% N/A
Majority 60 N/A
Registered electors 548
Turnout 359 64% N/A
Whig win (new seat)
Whig win (new seat)
Whig win (new seat)

Polling place : At the two windows of the Horse and Jockey public-house fronting Seel-street

1836

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Richard Bright * 199 51%
Conservative Nathan Litherland 192 49%
Majority 7 2%
Registered electors 596
Turnout 391 66%
Whig hold Swing -3%

1837

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Priestly 192 53%
Conservative Henry R. Sandbach 168 47%
Majority 24 6%
Registered electors
Turnout 360
Whig hold Swing

1838

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Woollright * 208 60%
Conservative Wilfred Troutbeck 137 40%
Majority 71 20%
Registered electors 607
Turnout 345 57%
Whig hold Swing
Time John Woollright Wilfred Troutbeck
Votes % Votes %
10:00 34 60% 23 40%
11:00 74 59% 51 41%
12:00 106 59% 73 41%
13:00 130 58% 96 42%
14:00 146 57% 108 43%
15:00 170 58% 121 42%
16:00 208 60% 137 40%

1839

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Richard Bright * Unopposed
Registered electors 583
Whig hold

1840

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Priestley * 156 53%
Conservative Ebenezer Rae 137 47%
Majority 19 6%
Registered electors
Turnout 293
Whig hold Swing
Time John Priestley Ebenezer Rae
Votes % Votes %
10:00 41 47% 47 53%
11:00 70 49% 73 51%
12:00 97 53% 86 47%
13:00 108 53% 97 47%
14:00 127 53% 113 47%
15:00 146 55% 121 45%
16:00 156 53% 137 47%

1841

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ebenezer Rae 312 52%
Whig John Woollright * 287 48%
Majority 25 4% N/A
Registered electors 721
Turnout 599 83%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

1842

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Samuel Holme 252 65%
Whig Adam Cliff 137 35%
Majority 115 30% N/A
Registered electors 682
Turnout 389 57%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing
Time Samuel Holme Adam Cliff
Votes % Votes %
10:00 64 70% 28 30%
11:00 108 67% 53 33%
12:00 145 63% 85 37%
13:00 173 63% 103 37%
14:00 195 63% 117 38%
15:00 214 63% 126 37%
16:00 252 65% 137 35%

1843

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. A. Tinne 264 53%
Whig Thomas Bolton 233 47%
Majority 31 6% N/A
Registered electors 701
Turnout 497 71%
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

Polling Place : The Horse and Jockey, in Seel-street.

1844

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Sellar Henderson 269 54%
Whig Thomas Bolton 230 46%
Majority 39 12%
Registered electors 716
Turnout 499 70%
Conservative hold Swing

1845

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Stewart Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

1846

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Abraham Tinne * 3 100%
Registered electors
Conservative hold

1847

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Sellar Henderson * 242 53%
Whig Daniel Bell 214 47%
Majority 28 6%
Registered electors 725
Turnout 456 63%
Conservative hold Swing

1848

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Ferguson 268 59%
Conservative John Stewart * 184 41%
Majority 84 18% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 452
Conservative gain from Conservative Swing

Polling Place : The Public-house, sign of "The Horse and Jockey" in Seel-street'

John Ferguson, a determined pro-rater and chairman of the National Federation.

1849

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Charles Fernihough 227 55%
Conservative Thomas Clarke 184 45%
Majority 43 10% N/A
Registered electors 730
Turnout 411 56%
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

John Charles Fernihough and Thomas Clarke were both opposed to the Rivington Pike water scheme.

1850

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Holme 282 53%
Whig William Henderson 248 47%
Majority 34 6%
Registered electors 784
Turnout 530 68%
Conservative hold Swing

1851

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harmood Banner 285 61%
Whig Thomas Clarke * 182 39%
Majority 103 22% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 467
Conservative gain from Whig Swing

1852

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Charles Fernihough * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Whig hold

1853

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Holme * 2 Unopposed N/A
Registered electors
Conservative hold

1854

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Harmood Banner * 247 52%
Whig A. H. Wylie 71 15%
Majority 176
Registered electors
Turnout 475
Conservative hold Swing

1855

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Charles Fernihough * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

1856

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Holme * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

1857

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Charles Tricks Bowring 322 52%
Conservative Harmood Banner * 301 48%
Majority 21 4% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 623
Whig gain from Conservative Swing

1858

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig David Rae 266 57%
Whig John Charles Fernihough * 198 43%
Majority 68 14%
Registered electors
Turnout 464
Whig gain from Whig Swing
Time David Rae John Charles Fernihough
Votes % Votes %
10:00 60 55% 50 45%
11:00 111 55% 91 45%
12:00 166 54% 140 46%
13:00 199 55% 165 45%
14:00 226 56% 176 44%
15:00 252 58% 186 42%
16:00 269 58% 191 42%

Polling Place : The Public House, sign of "The Ring of Bells" in School Lane, occupied by Mr. John Bennion.

1859

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Christie Beloe 331 54%
Conservative James Holme * 283 46%
Majority 48 8% N/A
Registered electors 875
Turnout 614 70%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Time Henry Christie Beloe James Holme
Votes % Votes %
10:00 90 59% 63 41%
11:00 168 55% 135 45%
12:00 228 56% 174 44%
13:00 261 55% 216 45%
14:00 280 55% 226 45%
15:00 297 54% 251 46%
16:00 331 54% 283 46%

1860

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles Tricks Bowring * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

1861

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Rae * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

1862

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Christie Beloe * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

1863

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Tricks Bowring * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

1864

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
David Rae * unopposed
Registered electors
gain from Swing

1865

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Christie Beloe * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

1866

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Tricks Bowring * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

1867

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jacob Gaitskell Brown 337 51%
Conservative Major Richard Fell Steble 327 49%
Majority 10 2% N/A
Registered electors
Turnout 664
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

1868

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Christie Beloe unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal gain from Swing

1869

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Tricks Bowring * 449 69%
Conservative Reginald Young 202 31%
Majority 247 38%
Registered electors
Turnout 651
Liberal hold Swing

1870

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Francis George Prange 2
Conservative Francis George Harbord 0
Majority 2
Registered electors
Turnout 2
Liberal hold Swing

1871

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Christie Beloe * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

1872

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Tricks Bowring * 466 70%
Conservative William George Bradley 196 30%
Majority 270 40%
Registered electors 1,595
Turnout 662 42%
Liberal hold Swing

1873

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander Balfour 576 52%
Conservative Edward Lewis Wigan 537 48%
Majority 39
Registered electors 1,753
Turnout 1,113 63%
gain from Liberal Swing

1874

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Christie Beloe * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

1875

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles. Tricks Bowring * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Liberal hold

1876

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander Balfour * 603 56%
Conservative Edward Lewis Wigan 468 44%
Majority 135 12%
Registered electors 1,467
Turnout 1,071 73%
Liberal hold Swing

1877

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edmund Knowles Muspratt unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

1878

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Tricks Bowring * unopposed
Registered electors 1,494
Liberal hold Swing

1879

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander Balfour * 590 53%
Conservative John Hughes 531 47%
Majority 59 6%
Registered electors 1,602
Turnout 1,121 70%
Liberal hold Swing

1880

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edmund Knowles Muspratt * 667 54%
Conservative Joseph Boumphrey 560 46%
Majority 107 8%
Registered electors 1,632
Turnout 1,227 75%
Liberal hold Swing

1881

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles Tricks Bowring * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

1882

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Stevenson unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

1883

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edmund Knowles Muspratt * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 1,481
Liberal hold

1884

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Benjamin Bowring 515 52%
Conservative Arthur Hill Holme 484 48%
Majority 31 4%
Registered electors 1,467
Turnout 999 68%
Liberal hold Swing

1885

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Hill Holme 566 50%
Liberal John Stevenson * 560 50%
Majority 6 0% N/A
Registered electors 1,489
Turnout 1,126 76%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

1886

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Isaac Morris 558 50%
Liberal Edmund Knowles Muspratt * 555 50%
Majority 3 0% N/A
Registered electors 1,523
Turnout 1,113 73%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

1887

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Benjamin Bowring * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Liberal hold

1888

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Hill Holme * unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

1889

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Henry Watts 609 54%
Conservative Isaac Morris * 515 45%
Majority 94 N/A
Registered electors 1,479
Turnout 1,124 76%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

1890

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Benjamin Bowring * Unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors
Liberal hold

1891

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Grierson 521 51%
Conservative Arthur Hill Holme 499 49%
Majority 22 2%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,020
Liberal hold Swing

1892

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Henry Watts * 549 51%
Conservative Arthur Hill Holme 524 49%
Majority 25 2%
Registered electors
Turnout 1,073
Liberal hold Swing

1893

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Samuel Hough 515 52%
Conservative John Wannop 480 48%
Majority 35 4%
Registered electors 1,430
Turnout 995 70%
Liberal hold Swing

1894

No. 7 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal George Grierson * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

1895

Parish ward. Formerly St. Peters plus Pitt Street wards.

No. 19 St. Peter's - 3 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charles George Dean 756 48% N/A
Liberal William Henry Watts 692 44% N/A
Liberal Samuel Hough 659 42% N/A
Liberal Thomas Donnelly 591 37% N/A
Independent Irish Nationalist Bernard McBennett 131 8% N/A
Majority N/A
Registered electors 2,082
Turnout N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

1896

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Samuel Hough * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

1897

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Henry Watts * 416 92%
Independent Alfred Allsop 35 7.8%
Majority 381
Registered electors 2,078
Turnout 451 22%
Liberal hold Swing

1898

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Miles unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

1899

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Samuel Hough * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

1900

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Crossfield * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

1901

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Miles * 647 62%
Liberal Unionist William Harold Stowe Oulton 394 38%
Majority 253
Registered electors 1,924
Turnout 1,041 54%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

1902

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander Armour 371 95%
Independent John Grimes 19 5%
Majority 352
Registered electors
Turnout 390
Liberal hold Swing

1903

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Crossfield * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

1904

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Miles * 629 70%
Labour Walter Russell 269 30%
Majority 360
Registered electors 1,806
Turnout 898 50%
Liberal hold Swing

1905

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander Armour * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

1906

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Fewkes Clarke 629 59%
Liberal William Cossfield * 430 41%
Majority 199
Registered electors 1,809
Turnout 1,059 59%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

1907

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Henry Miles * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

1908

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Burton William Ellis * 617 54%
Conservative Henry Lyons 516 46%
Majority 101
Registered electors 1,744
Turnout 1,133 65%
Liberal hold Swing

1909

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Shaw 562 55%
Conservative Hugh Toner 456 45%
Majority 106
Registered electors 1,715
Turnout 1,018 59%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

1910

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Byrne unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

1911

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Burton William Ellis * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

1912

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Alexander Cole 596 53%
Liberal Thomas Shaw * 533 47%
Majority 63
Registered electors 1,605
Turnout 1,129 70%
Conservative hold Swing

1913

No. 16 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lawrence Durning Holt 655 59%
Conservative James Caughey Walker 454 41%
Majority 201
Registered electors 1,591
Turnout 1,109 70%
Liberal hold Swing

1914

No. 19 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Burton William Ellis * unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

1919

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Alexander Cole * 743 62%
Labour Edward Fergus 451 38%
Majority 292
Registered electors 2,549
Turnout 1,194 47%
Conservative hold Swing

1920

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lawrence Durning Holt * 991 91%
Irish Nationalist James Friery 101 9%
Majority 890
Registered electors 2,607
Turnout 1,092 42%
Liberal hold Swing

1921

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Burton William Eills unopposed
Registered electors
Liberal hold Swing

1922

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Alexander Cole * 732 65%
Independent Frederick Bowman 402 35%
Majority 330
Registered electors 2,564
Turnout 1,134 44%
Conservative hold Swing

1923

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lawrence Durning Holt * 946 65%
Independent Frederick Bowman 333 23%
Irish Nationalist Owen Geraghty 155 11%
Unemployed Isaac Edward Ashton 16 1.1%
Majority 613
Registered electors 2,729
Turnout 1,450 53%
Liberal hold Swing

1924

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Burton William Eills * 846 68%
Independent Frederick H. U. Bowman 399 32%
Majority 447
Registered electors 2,892
Turnout 1,245 43%
Liberal hold Swing

1925

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Herbert Wolfe Levy * 766 57%
Labour John Loughlin 369 27%
Independent Frederick Bowman 207 15%
Majority 397
Registered electors 2,947
Turnout 1,342 46%
Conservative hold Swing

1926

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lawrence Durning Holt * unopposed
Registered electors 2,931
Liberal hold Swing

1927

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Burton William Eills * 806 80%
Independent Frederick Bowman 198 20%
Majority 608
Registered electors 2,885
Turnout 1,004 35%
Liberal hold Swing

1928

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Herbert Wolfe Levy * 631 50%
Labour George William Hincks 628 50%
Majority 3
Registered electors 2,778
Turnout 1,259 45%
Conservative hold Swing

1929

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lawrence Durning Holt * 1,130 71%
Labour Frederick William Tucker 472 29%
Majority 658
Registered electors 3,070
Turnout 1,602 52%
Liberal hold Swing

1930

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Miss Mary Mabel Ellis 850 74%
Labour Miss Elsie Emily Louise Hickling 304 26%
Majority 546
Registered electors 3,054
Turnout 1,154 38%
Liberal hold Swing

1931

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Herbert Wolfe Levy 973 81%
Labour Joseph Nugent 232 19%
Majority 741
Registered electors 2,979
Turnout 1,205 40%
Conservative hold Swing

1932

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Arthur Robinson 671 52%
Labour Robert Edward Cottier 488 38%
Independent William Edward McLachlan 130 10%
Majority 183
Registered electors 2,853
Turnout 1,289 45%
Liberal hold Swing

1933

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mary Mabel Ellis * 666 68%
Labour Patrick Campbell 309 32%
Majority 357
Registered electors 2,778
Turnout 975 35%
Liberal hold Swing

1934

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sydney James Hill 623 58%
Labour Stanley Part 445 42%
Majority 178
Registered electors 2,761
Turnout 1,068 39%
Conservative hold Swing

1935

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Bennion 630 57%
Labour Laurence William Kennan 482 43%
Majority 148
Registered electors 2,504
Turnout 1,112 44%
Liberal hold Swing

1936

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mary Mabel Ellis * 647 62%
Labour Laurence William Kennan 393 38%
Majority 254
Registered electors 2,455
Turnout 1,040 42%
Liberal hold Swing

1937

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hugh Carr 551 52%
Conservative Sydney James Hill * 512 48%
Majority 39
Registered electors 2,353
Turnout 1,063 45%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

1938

No. 8 St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Bennion * 545 59%
Labour Robert Edward Cottier 374 41%
Majority 171
Registered electors 2,214
Turnout 919 42%
Liberal hold Swing

1945

St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John D.R.T. Tilney 423 72%
Labour Peter James O'Hare 154 26%
Independent and anti war F.Bowman 11 2%
Majority 269
Registered electors 1,108
Turnout 588 53%

1946

St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mrs Evaline Ida Bligh 370 69%
Labour Peter James O'Hare 166 31%
Majority 204
Registered electors 1,260
Turnout 536 43%

1947

St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James William Brown 411 70%
Labour Peter James O'Hare 178 30%
Majority 233
Registered electors 1,281
Turnout 589 46%
Conservative hold Swing

1949

St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Leo Joseph Gerard Wilkinson (PARTY) 398 60% −12%
Labour Harry Livermore 265 40% +14%
Majority 133
Registered electors 1,306
Turnout 663 51% −2%
Conservative hold Swing -12%

1950

St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs. Evaline Ida Bligh 414 58% −12%
Labour Thomas George Dominic McGuire 306 43% +13%
Majority 108
Registered electors 1,369
Turnout 720 53% +7%
Conservative hold Swing

1951

St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James William Brown * 457 59% −11%
Labour Mrs. Elsie Ellen Gough 323 41% +11%
Majority 134
Registered electors 1,437
Turnout 780 54% +8%
Conservative hold Swing -11%

1952

St. Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Smyth 387 52% +10%
Conservative Leo Joseph G. Wilkinson * 355 48% −12%
Majority 32
Registered electors 1,458
Turnout 742 51% 0%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

1952 was the last time elections were held under revised boundaries.

The following wards were abolished: Brunswick, Castle Street, Edge Hill, Exchange, Garston, Great George, Kirkdale, Little Woolton, Much Woolton, North Scotland, St. Anne’s, St. Peter’s, Sefton Park East, Sefton Park West, South Scotland, Walton, Wavertree, Wavertree West, and West Derby. The newly created wards were: Arundel, Broadgreen, Central, Church, Clubmoor, County, Gillmoss, Melrose, Picton, Pirrie, St. James’, St. Mary’s, St. Michael’s, Smithdown, Speke, Tuebrook, Westminster, and Woolton.

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