Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 8 May 1952.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* - Councillor seeking re-election
<sup>(PARTY)</sup> - Party of former Councillor
Comparisons are made with the 1949 election results.
Twenty of the forty Aldermen were elected by the city council on 19 May 1952.
* - re-elected aldermen.
All Aldermen and the wards they were allocated to as Returning Officer are shown in the table below:
Following the death of Alderman Walter Thomas Lancashire on 18 August 1952, Cllr. David John Lewis was elected as Alderman by the City Council on 3 September 1952 and assigned as returning officer for the Netherfield ward.
Following the death of Alderman James Conrad Cross on 18 August 1952, Cllr. George William Prout was elected as Alderman by the City Council on 3 September 1952 and assigned as returning officer to the Anfield ward.
Following the election of Cllr. David John Lewis and Cllr. George William Prout as Aldermen, there was a by-election for 2 seats for the Breckfield ward on 13 November 1952.