| Election Name: | 1961 Liverpool City Council election |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg |
| Previous Year: | 1960 |
| Previous Election: | 1960 Liverpool City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
| Next Election: | 1962 Liverpool City Council election |
| Map Size: | 300px |
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 11 May 1961.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | -8 | 32 | 84 | ||
| 63 | +8 | 7* | 70 | ||
| 5 | +2 | 0 | 5 | ||
(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.
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.
| Party | Alderman | |
|---|---|---|
| John Leslie Hughes* | ||
| Peter McKernan* (Lord Mayor) | ||
| Herbert Mylrea Allen | ||
| Alfred Nathaniel Bates | ||
| Gordon Frederick Catlin | ||
| Arthur Brierley Collins | ||
| Charles Cowlin | ||
| Charles Haswell | ||
| Harold William Hughes | ||
| Harold Lees | ||
| Arthur Whitaker Lowe | ||
| Robert Meadows | ||
| Stephen Minion | ||
| Ralph Rattray | ||
| Leslie Thomas Rogers | ||
| Leslie Hebron Sanders | ||
| Harold Macdonald Steward | ||
| James Edward Thompson | ||
| Frank Woolfenden | ||
| Alexander Young | ||