Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 November 1927.
One third of the council seats were up for election. The term of office for each councillor being three years.
Two of the thirty-nine seats up for election were uncontested.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* - Councillor seeking re-election
Comparisons are made with the 1924 election results.
Following the death on 17 February 1927 of Alderman Sir John Utting D.L, Councillor Frank Campbell Wilson (Liberal, Sefton Park West, elected unopposed 1 November 1926) was elected as an alderman by the councillors on 5 October 1927.
The resignation of Councillor William Smith (Labour, Edge Hill, elected 1 November 1926) was reported to the council on 5 September 1928.