Liverpool Everton — UK General Election Results

Liverpool Everton was won by Labour at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 4,282 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Liverpool Everton from 1885 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1885–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Edward Ewart Whitley (Conservative) 4,535 68.7% Frederick Davies (Liberal) 2,472 (37.5 pts) 69.9%
1886 Edward Ewart Whitley (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 John Archibald Willox (Conservative) 3,954 64.6% Peter Wilson Atkin (Liberal) 1,789 (29.2 pts) 66.7%
1895 John Archibald Willox (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1900 John Archibald Willox (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1906 John Sutherland Harmood-Banner (Conservative) 3,949 57.8% William Hanbury Aggs (Liberal) 1,065 (15.6 pts) 67.3%
Dec 1910 John Sutherland Harmood-Banner (Conservative) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
Jan 1910 John Sutherland Harmood-Banner (Conservative) 4,283 62.4% William Hanbury Aggs (Liberal) 1,706 (24.9 pts) 73.7%
1918 John Sutherland Harmood-Banner (Unionist) 6,370 52.4% Arthur Brooksbank (NFDDSS) 591 (4.9 pts) 47.4%
1922 John Sutherland Harmood-Banner (Unionist) 11,667 60.6% Joseph Toole (Labour) 4,067 (21.1 pts) 70.3%
1923 John Sutherland Harmood-Banner (Unionist) 9,183 54.5% Henry Walker (Labour) 1,510 (9.0 pts) 59.8%
1924 Herbert Charles Woodcock (Unionist) 10,705 51.5% Henry Walker (Labour) 630 (3.0 pts) 72.3%
1929 Derwent Hall Caine (Labour) 14,234 52.9% Margaret Beavan (Unionist) 1,567 (5.8 pts) 75.9%
1931 Frank Hornby (Conservative) 12,186 48.9% Samuel Lewis Treleaven (Labour) 4,400 (17.7 pts) 71.3%
1935 Bertie Victor Kirby (Labour) 10,962 50.4% Ralph Humphrey Etherton (Conservative) 177 (0.8 pts) 67.4%
1945 Bertie Victor Kirby (Labour) 9,088 65.4% William Bill (Conservative) 4,282 (30.8 pts) 62.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Ewart Whitley Conservative 4,53568.7% Yes
Frederick Davies Liberal 2,06331.3% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Ewart Whitley Conservative Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Archibald Willox Conservative 3,95464.6% Yes
Peter Wilson Atkin Liberal 2,16535.4% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Archibald Willox Conservative Unopposed Yes

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Archibald Willox Conservative Unopposed Yes

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Sutherland Harmood-Banner Conservative 3,94957.8% Yes
William Hanbury Aggs Liberal 2,88442.2% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Sutherland Harmood-Banner Conservative Unopposed Yes

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Sutherland Harmood-Banner Conservative 4,28362.4% Yes
William Hanbury Aggs Liberal 2,57737.6% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Sutherland Harmood-Banner Unionist 6,37052.4% Yes
Arthur Brooksbank NFDDSS 5,77947.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Sutherland Harmood-Banner Unionist 11,66760.6% Yes
Joseph Toole Labour 7,60039.4% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Sutherland Harmood-Banner Unionist 9,18354.5% Yes
Henry Walker Labour 7,67345.5% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Charles Woodcock Unionist 10,70551.5% Yes
Henry Walker Labour 10,07548.5% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Derwent Hall Caine Labour 14,23452.9% Yes
Margaret Beavan Unionist 12,66747.1% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Hornby Conservative 12,18648.9% Yes
Samuel Lewis Treleaven Labour 7,78631.2% No
Derwent Hall Caine National Labour 4,95019.9% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bertie Victor Kirby Labour 10,96250.4% Yes
Ralph Humphrey Etherton Conservative 10,78549.6% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bertie Victor Kirby Labour 9,08865.4% Yes
William Bill Conservative 4,80634.6% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Conservative margin 37.5 pts 1892: Conservative margin 29.2 pts 1906: Conservative margin 15.6 pts Jan 1910: Conservative margin 24.9 pts 1918: Unionist margin 4.9 pts 1922: Unionist margin 21.1 pts 1923: Unionist margin 9.0 pts 1924: Unionist margin 3.0 pts 1929: Labour margin 5.8 pts 1931: Conservative margin 17.7 pts 1935: Labour margin 0.8 pts 1945: Labour margin 30.8 pts 1885 1892 1906 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Liverpool Everton has been contested at 16 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative, Unionist, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Liverpool Everton in the 1945 general election?

Labour won Liverpool Everton in 1945 with 9,088 votes (65.4%), a majority of 4,282 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Liverpool Everton since 1885?

Since 1885, Liverpool Everton has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Liverpool Everton?

The closest result on record for Liverpool Everton was 1935, when Labour beat Conservative by just 177 votes (0.8 percentage points).

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