Sandhills (Liverpool ward)

Sandhills Ward
Sandhills Ward
Former ward
	Sandhills Ward Location within Merseyside
OS grid reference	SJ342930
• London	178 mi (286 km) SE
Metropolitan borough	City of Liverpool;
Metropolitan county	Merseyside;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LIVERPOOL
Postcode district	L5
Dialling code	0151
Police	Merseyside
Fire	Merseyside
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Liverpool Riverside;

Sandhills ward was a former electoral division of Liverpool, England. It was first established in 1895, and it covered part of the city’s dockside and nearby residential areas. The ward was abolished in 1973, re-established in 2004, and finally dissolved again in 2023 following boundary changes.^[3]^[4]

Overview

Sandhills ward was originally established in 1895. the ward was formed from parts of the Everton and Kirkdale wards as part of boundary changes to accommodate the city's growing population.^[5]^[4] Named after the Sandhills area in north Liverpool, the ward served as a residential and industrial district close to the city’s docklands.^[6] It was abolished in 1973 following a city-wide reorganisation of electoral boundaries but was later re-established in 2004 with revised borders. The ward continued until it was again dissolved in 2023 as part of a comprehensive review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.^[7] The area takes its name from natural sand deposits along the Mersey’s edge and the Sandsills railway station is located within its vicinity.^[8]^[9]

Elections

Sandhills ward was a continuous feature of Liverpool politics through the early to mid‑20th century, with councillors elected annually, including elections in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.^[10] From 1953 to 1973, Sandhills was one of Liverpool’s 20 three-seat wards until the 1973 reorganisation, which abolished aldermanic seats and reduced ward numbers.^[11] It was later reinstated under new boundaries in 2004, remaining as a single‑member ward until its second dissolution in 2023, following a Local Government Boundary Commission review.

1919

No. 1 Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Nationalist	Thomas Wafer Byrne	unopposed
Registered electors
	Irish Nationalist hold		Swing

1920

No. 1 Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Irish Nationalist	James William Baker	2,780	55%
	Liberal	Alfred Gates *	2,243	45%
Majority			537
Registered electors			8,321
Turnout			1,092	60%
	Irish Nationalist gain from Liberal		Swing

1921

No. 1 Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Irish Nationalist	John Cunningham *	2,181	78%
	Liberal	Joseph Edward Freeman	600	22%
Majority			1,581
Registered electors			8,603
Turnout			2,781	32%
	Irish Nationalist hold		Swing

1922

No. 1 Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Nationalist	Thomas Wafer Byrne *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Irish Nationalist hold		Swing

1923

No. 1 Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Irish Nationalist	James William Baker *	2,680	84%
	Labour	Patrick Roy	353	11%
	Unemployed	Daniel Williams	161	5%
Majority			2,327
Registered electors			8,711
Turnout			3,194	37%
	Irish Nationalist hold		Swing

1924

No. 1 Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Thomas Dakin	2,120	53%
	Irish Nationalist	William Henry McGuiness	1,855	47%
Majority			265
Registered electors			8,803
Turnout			3,975	45%
	Labour gain from Irish Nationalist		Swing

1925

No. 1 Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Thomas Wafer Byrne *	2,829	63%
	Catholic	William Henry McGuiness	1,695	37%
Majority			1,134
Registered electors			8,995
Turnout			4,524	50%
	Labour gain from Irish Nationalist		Swing

1926

No. 1 Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Catholic	James William Baker *	1,790	51%
	Conservative	Thomas Henry.Dunford	1,737	49%
Majority			53
Registered electors			8,996
Turnout			3,527	39%
	Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist		Swing

1927

No. 1 Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Wolfe Tone Morrissey	2,638	64%
	Catholic	Christopher Maguire	1,492	36%
Majority			1,146
Registered electors			8,841
Turnout			4,130	47%
	Labour hold		Swing

1928

No. 1 Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Thomas Wafer Byrne *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

1929

No. 1 Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James William Baker *	3,695	81%
	Conservative	Joseph Edward Freeman	868	19%
Majority			2,737
Registered electors			9,565
Turnout			4,473	47%
	Labour gain from Catholic		Swing

1930

No. 1 Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	John Wolfe Tone Morrissey *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

1931

No. 1 Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Thomas Henry Dunford	2,355	88%
	Communist	Mrs.Beatrice Bruce	314	12%
Majority			314
Registered electors			9,499
Turnout			2,669	28%
	Labour hold		Swing

1932

No. 1 Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James William Baker *	2,903	94%
	Communist	Ieuan Peters Hughes	198	6%
Majority			2,705
Registered electors			9,369
Turnout			3,101	33%
	Labour hold		Swing

1933

No. 1 Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	John Wolfe Tone Morrissey *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

1934

No. 1 Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Thomas Henry Dunford *	unopposed
Registered electors			9,194
	Labour hold		Swing

1935

No. 1 Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Stanley Part	Unopposed
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

1936

No. 1 Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	John Wolfe Tone Morrissey *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

1937

No. 1 Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Thomas Henry Dunford *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

1938

No. 1 Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Stanley Part *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Labour hold		Swing

1945

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Henry Aldritt	unopposed
Registered electors			7,277

1946

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Thomas Henry Dunford	2,076	74%
	Conservative	John Edward Molloy	715	26%
Majority			1,361
Registered electors			7,904
Turnout			2,791	35%

1947

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Stanley Part	2,421	73%
	Conservative	Frederick Charles Hitches	891	27%
Majority			1,530
Registered electors			8,047
Turnout			3,312	41%
	Labour hold		Swing

1949

Sandhills - 2 seats
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Peter McKernan	3,110	75%
	Labour	Henry Alldritt *	2,873	70%
	Conservative	Joseph Norton	1,011	25%
	Conservative	Frederick Charles Hitches	949	23%
Majority			2,099
Registered electors			8,024
Turnout			4,121	51%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1950

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Henry Alldritt	2,408	79%	+6%
	Conservative	Frederick C. Hitches	645	21%	−6%
Majority			1,763
Registered electors			7,961
Turnout			3,053	38%	−3%
	Labour hold		Swing

1951

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Stanley Part *	2,332	75%	+2%
	Conservative	Leonard James Carr	790	25%	−2%
Majority			1,542
Registered electors			8,160
Turnout			3,122	38%	−3%
	Labour hold		Swing	+2%

1952

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	*Peter McKernan - unopposed**
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

1953

Sandhills - 3 seats
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. McKernan *	3,038	80%
	Labour	S. Part *	2,825	74%	+18%
	Labour	H. Aldritt *	2,727	72%	−7%
	Conservative	J. McQuade	757	20%
Majority			2,281
Registered electors			9,978
Turnout			3,795	38%	0%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

1954

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Alldritt *	2,926	85%	+13%
	Conservative	G. J. McQuade	518	15%	−5%
Majority			2,408
Registered electors			9,862
Turnout			3,444	35%	−3%
	Labour hold		Swing

1955

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Parr *	2,918	88%
	Conservative	W. H. Beavan	387	12%
Majority			2,531
Registered electors			9,888
Turnout			3,305	33%
	Labour hold		Swing

1956

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Rowlands ^(PARTY)	2,746	92%
	Independent	A. P. Cooney	223	8%
Majority			2,746
Registered electors			9,863
Turnout			2,969	30%
	Labour hold		Swing

1957

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Scully	2,177	93%
	Conservative	A. E. Dailey	153	7%
Majority			2,024
Registered electors			9,818
Turnout			2,330	24%
	Labour hold		Swing

1958

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. H. Aldritt ^(PARTY)	2,491	94%
	Conservative	A. E. Dailey	163	6%
Majority			2,328
Registered electors			9,417
Turnout			2,654	28%
	Labour hold		Swing

1959

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	V. Burke ^(PARTY)	2,281	88%
	Conservative	A. C. Bailey	308	12%
Majority			1,973
Registered electors			9,101
Turnout			2,589	28%
	Labour hold		Swing

1960

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Scully *	1,592	90%	−3%
	Conservative	A. C. Bailey	173	10%	+3%
Majority			1,419	20%	−4%
Registered electors			9,041
Turnout			1,765	20%	−4%
	Labour hold		Swing

1961

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. H. Aldritt *	1,842	86%	−8%
	Conservative	A. C. Bailey	207	10%	+4%
	Communist	B.Campbell	103	5%	+5%
Majority			1,635
Registered electors			8,758
Turnout			2,152	25%	−3%
	Labour hold		Swing

1962

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Burke *	1,878	89%	1%
	Conservative	A. C. Bailey	146	7%	5%
	Communist	B. Campbell	95	4%	4%
Majority			1,732
Registered electors			8,440
Turnout			2,119	25%	3%
	Labour hold		Swing

1963

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Scully *	2,372	91%	+1%
	Communist	B. Campbell	133	5%	+5%
	Conservative	N. Heywood	100	4%	−6%
Majority			2,239
Registered electors			7,829
Turnout			2,605	33%	+13%
	Labour hold		Swing

1964

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. H. Aldritt *	1,954	85%	−1%
	Conservative	P. H. Williams	245	11%	+1%
	Communist	B. Campbell	102	4%	−1%
Majority			1,709
Registered electors			7,494
Turnout			2,301	31%	+6%
	Labour hold		Swing

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