Great George (Liverpool ward)

Great George Ward
Great George Ward
Mixed-use Area
	Great George Ward Location within Merseyside
OS grid reference	SJ351900
• London	179 mi (288 km) South
Metropolitan borough	City of Liverpool;
Metropolitan county	Merseyside;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LIVERPOOL
Postcode district	L1, L2, L3, L6, L7, L8
Dialling code	0151
Police	Merseyside
Fire	Merseyside
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Liverpool Riverside;
	List of places UK England Merseyside 53°24′04″N 2°58′30″W / 53.4010°N 2.9750°W

Great George is a defunct ward in Liverpool, in Merseyside, England, and part of the Liverpool Riverside parliamentary constituency. Great George is bordered by the Liverpool city centre's Baltic Triangle to the west, Georgian Quarter and some parts of Ropewalks district to the north, and Toxeth to the south and east. Historically it is part of Lancashire before the establishment of Merseyside.^[1]^[2]

Ward elections

1914

No. 17 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John Lamport Eills *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Liberal hold		Swing

1919

No. 10 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Nationalist	Thomas Owen Ruddin	unopposed
Registered electors
	Irish Nationalist hold		Swing

1920

No. 10 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Irish Nationalist	William Grogan	1,766	65%
	Liberal	Samuel Skelton *	955	35%
Majority			811
Registered electors			3,875
Turnout			2,721	70%
	Irish Nationalist gain from Liberal		Swing

1921

No. 10 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Irish Nationalist	Thomas Joseph Marner	1,299	57%
	Liberal	William Henry Broad	703	31%
	Independent	George Henry Bennett	283	12%
Majority			596
Registered electors			4,006
Turnout			2,285	57%
	Irish Nationalist hold		Swing

1922

No. 10 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Nationalist	Thomas Owen Ruddin *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Irish Nationalist hold		Swing

1923

No. 10 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Irish Nationalist	William Grogan *	1,587	83%
	Labour	George Henry Bennett	322	17%
Majority			1,265
Registered electors			4,461
Turnout			43%
	Irish Nationalist hold		Swing

1924

No. 10 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Irish Nationalist	Thomas Joseph Marner *	unopposed
Registered electors
	Irish Nationalist hold		Swing

1925

No. 10 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Catholic	Thomas Owen Ruddin *	1,199	68%
	Labour	Alfred James Ward	561	32%
Majority			638
Registered electors			4,645
Turnout			1,760	38%
	Catholic gain from Irish Nationalist		Swing

1926

No. 10 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Catholic	William Grogan *	1,075	57%
	Labour	John Loughlin	816	43%
Majority			259
Registered electors			4,694
Turnout			1,891	40%
	Catholic gain from		Swing

1927

No. 10 Great George
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Harry Leo Gaffeney	unopposed
Registered electors
		Swing

1928

No. 10 Great George
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Harry Leo Gaffeney	unopposed
Registered electors
		Swing

1929

No. 10 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Matthew Grogan	1,546	76%
	Conservative	Louise Marie Murray	496	24%
Majority			1,050
Registered electors			5,299
Turnout			2,042	39%
	Labour gain from Catholic		Swing

1930

No. 10 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic Labour	John Loughlin *	814	68%
	Labour	Richard Thomas Hughes	389	32%
Majority			425
Registered electors			5,042
Turnout			1,203	24%
	Democratic Labour gain from Labour

1931

No. 10 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic Labour	Harry Leo Gaffeney *	858	59%
	Labour	Patrick Campbell	594	41%
Majority			264
Registered electors			5,043
Turnout			1,452	29%
	Democratic Labour hold		Swing

1932

No. 10 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Percy Ernest Sherwin	951	49%
	Democratic Labour	Matthew Grogan *	933	48%
	Youth	Leo Patrick Taylor	64	3%
Majority			18
Registered electors			5,048
Turnout			1,948	39%
	Labour hold		Swing

1933

No. 10 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Joseph Campbell	1,047	66%
	Independent	John Loughlin	538	34%
Majority			509
Registered electors			4,912
Turnout			1,585	32%
	Labour hold		Swing

1934

No. 10 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Hamilton	1,121	66%
	Democratic Labour	Walter Oscar Stein	569	34%
Majority			552
Registered electors			4,916
Turnout			1,690	34%
	Labour gain from Democratic Labour

1935

No. 10 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Percy Ernest Sherwin *	1,403	59%
	Conservative	Dudley Richmond-Jones	964	41%
Majority			439
Registered electors			4,771
Turnout			2,367	50%
	Labour hold		Swing

1936

No. 10 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Joseph Campbell *	1,220	56%
	Conservative	William Henry Broad	965	44%
Majority			255
Registered electors			4,563
Turnout			2,185	48%
	Labour hold		Swing

1937

No. 10 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Hamilton *	1,310	68%
	Independent	Stamford Botley	630	32%
Majority			1,310
Registered electors			4,346
Turnout			1,940	45%
	Labour hold		Swing

1938

No. 10 Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Percy Ernest Sherwin *	866	56%
	Independent	John Michael Fanning	690	44%
Majority			196
Registered electors			4,144
Turnout			1,576	38%
	Labour hold		Swing

1945

Great George - 2 seats
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Robert Edward Cottier	unopposed
	Labour	John David Towers	unopposed
Registered electors			3,720

1946

Great George - 2 seats
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William George Ingham	827	56%
	Conservative	John Gwilyn Hughes	805	55%
	Labour	Alexander Kay	644	44%
	Labour	John Hamilton	632	43%
Majority			183
Registered electors			3,953
Turnout			1,471	37%

1947

Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Gwilym Hughes	1,016	55%
	Labour	Clifford Selly	815	45%
Majority			201
Registered electors			3,894
Turnout			1,831	47%
	Conservative hold		Swing

1949

Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Walter John Smith ^(PARTY)	823	52%
	Labour	William Tipping	761	48%
Majority			62
Registered electors			3,717
Turnout			1,584	43%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1950

Great George
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	783	51%	+6%
	Conservative	760	49%	−6%
Majority		23
Registered electors
Turnout		1,543
	Labour gain from Conservative	Swing

1951

Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John James Coupland ^(PARTY)	920	57%	+2%
	Labour	Thomas George Dominic Maguire	686	43%	−2%
Majority			234
Registered electors			3,360
Turnout			1,606	48%	+1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

1952

Great George
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. Elizabeth Trainor	796	52%	+4%
	Conservative	Walter John Smith	747	48%	−4%
Majority			49
Registered electors			3,376
Turnout			1,543	46%	+3%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Monuments

St George's Hall^[3]^[4]^[5]

Philharmonic Hall^[6]^[7]^[8]

Chinatown, Liverpool^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

References

^ "The Cathedral Bells". Liverpool Cathedral. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
^ "Nos. 15-21, GREAT GEORGE SQUARE, Non Civil Parish - 1298827 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
^ "St George's Quarter". Visit Liverpool.
^ "St. George's Hall (Liverpool) - 2020 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)", Tripadvisor, retrieved 22 March 2020
^ Historic England, "St George's Hall, Liverpool (1361677)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 April 2015
^ "Adagio sculpture unveiled at Harold Cohen Library", University of Liverpool, February 15, 2016, retrieved October 12, 2016
^ * Pollard, Richard; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006), Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-10910-5
^ Historic England, "Philharmonic Hall (including detached poster piers to south west and north west), Liverpool (1279652)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 September 2013
^ "Liverpool Chinatown Museum". Dimsum. Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
^ "Chinese Arch". Visit Liverpool. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
^ "History of Liverpool Chinatown". The Liverpool Chinatown Business Association. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
^ "Liverpool Chinatown History". Liverpool Chinatown. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2015.

[1] "The Cathedral Bells". Liverpool Cathedral. Retrieved 2025-01-15.

[2] "Nos. 15-21, GREAT GEORGE SQUARE, Non Civil Parish - 1298827 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-16.

[3] "St George's Quarter". Visit Liverpool.

[4] "St. George's Hall (Liverpool) - 2020 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)", Tripadvisor, retrieved 22 March 2020

[5] Historic England, "St George's Hall, Liverpool (1361677)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 April 2015

[6] "Adagio sculpture unveiled at Harold Cohen Library", University of Liverpool, February 15, 2016, retrieved October 12, 2016

[pev-7] * Pollard, Richard; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2006), Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN 0-300-10910-5

[8] Historic England, "Philharmonic Hall (including detached poster piers to south west and north west), Liverpool (1279652)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 September 2013

[9] "Liverpool Chinatown Museum". Dimsum. Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2008.

[10] "Chinese Arch". Visit Liverpool. Retrieved 21 November 2008.

[LCBA_1-11] "History of Liverpool Chinatown". The Liverpool Chinatown Business Association. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2011.

[Liverpool_Chinatown-12] "Liverpool Chinatown History". Liverpool Chinatown. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2015.

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v t e Districts and Wards of the City of Liverpool
Districts	Aigburth Allerton Anfield Belle Vale Broadgreen Canning Childwall Chinatown City Centre Clubmoor Croxteth Dingle Dovecot Edge Hill Everton Fairfield Fazakerley Garston Gateacre Gillmoss Grassendale Hunt's Cross Kensington Kirkdale Knotty Ash Mossley Hill Netherley Norris Green Oglet Old Swan Orrell Park Sefton Park St Michael's Hamlet Speke Stoneycroft Toxteth Tuebrook Vauxhall Walton Wavertree West Derby Woolton
Wards	Aigburth Allerton Anfield Arundel Belle Vale Broadgreen Brownlow Hill Calderstones Canning Childwall Church City Centre North City Centre South Clubmoor East Clubmoor West County Croxteth Croxteth Country Park Dingle Edge Hill Everton East Everton North Everton West Fazakerley East Fazakerley North Fazakerley West Festival Gardens Garston Gateacre Grassendale & Cressington Greenbank Park Kensington and Fairfield Kirkdale East Kirkdale West Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park Mossley Hill Much Woolton & Hunts Cross Norris Green Old Swan East Old Swan West Orrell Park Penny Lane Princes Park Sandfield Park Sefton Park Smithdown Speke Springwood St Michaels Stoneycroft Toxteth Tuebrook Breckside Park Tuebrook Larkhill Vauxhall Walton Waterfront North Waterfront South Wavertree Garden Suburb Wavertree Village West Derby Deysbrook West Derby Leyfield West Derby Muirhead Woolton Village Yew Tree
Defunct wards	Abercromby Allerton and Hunt's Cross Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton Breckfield Brunswick Castle Street Central Central, Everton, Netherfield Clubmoor Cressington Dovecot Everton Exchange Fairfield Fazakerley Gillmoss Granby Granby, Princes Park Grassendale Great George Greenbank Kensington Kirkdale Knotty Ash Lime Street Little Woolton Low Hill Low Hill, Smithdown Melrose Melrose, Westminster Much Woolton Netherfield Netherley North Scotland North Toxteth North Walton Old Swan Picton Pirrie Pitt Street Riverside Rodney Street St. Anne Street St. Domingo St. James' St. Mary's St. Paul's St. Peter's Sandhills Scotland Sefton Park East Sefton Park West South Scotland South Toxteth South Walton Speke-Garston Tuebrook Tuebrook and Stoneycroft Valley Warbreck Wavertree West Derby Westminster Woolton Woolton East Woolton West