1973 Liverpool City Council election
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99 of 99 seats to Liverpool City Council following the reduction in the number of Councillors from 120 to 99 and the abolition of Aldermen. The Local Government Act 1972 changed the election timetable from election by thirds every three years to election by thirds every four years with the fallow year having elections to Merseyside County Council. 50 seats needed for a majority | ||
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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 10 May 1973.
Following boundary changes, which reduced the number of wards from 40 to 33, three councillors were elected for each ward. This was the first Council since Aldermen were abolished.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
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Liberal | 48 | +34 | |
Labour | 42 | -12 | |
Conservative | 9 | -22 |
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Liberal | 48 | 34 | 0 | +34 | 48% | 35% | 116,421 | ||
Labour | 42 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 42% | 36% | 117,749 | ||
Conservative | 9 | 3 | 25 | -22 | 9.1% | 27% | 90,344 | ||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.5% | 1,472 | ||
Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.47% | 1,518 |
Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
Abercromby, St. James'
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Shields * | 1,994 | 65% | ||
Labour | O. Doyle * | 1,903 | 62% | ||
Labour | V. McCoy (PARTY) | 1,790 | 58% | ||
Liberal | C. O'Connor | 302 | 10% | ||
Liberal | M. K. Richards | 253 | 8% | ||
Liberal | J. Moxon | 249 | 8% | ||
Conservative | P. J. Robinson | 177 | 6% | ||
Conservative | A. H. Wynn | 162 | 5% | ||
Conservative | H. R. Tetlow | 152 | 5% | ||
Communist | R. O'Hara | 409 | 13% | ||
Tomorrow's Youth | J.B. Smith | 180 | 6% | ||
Majority | 1,585 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,062 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Aigburth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Ian. R. Porteous | 3,472 | 55% | ||
Liberal | Willam. R. Dyson | 3,443 | 54% | ||
Liberal | Len Tyrer | 3,366 | 53% | ||
Conservative | J. E. R. Fischer * | 2,336 | 37% | ||
Conservative | H. G. Francis * | 2,183 | 34% | ||
Conservative | E. M. Clein (PARTY) | 2,061 | 32% | ||
Labour | K. M. Stewart | 541 | 9% | ||
Labour | R. Fogg | 411 | 6% | ||
Majority | 1,136 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 6,349 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Allerton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William. H. Fearnside (PARTY) | 1,697 | 47% | ||
Conservative | Raymond. F. Craine (PARTY) | 1,693 | 47% | ||
Conservative | John. S. Ross (PARTY) | 1,674 | 46% | ||
Liberal | Mrs. S. Carr | 1,518 | 42% | ||
Liberal | D. Stobbs | 1,363 | 37% | ||
Liberal | Mrs. E. Feldman | 1,333 | 37% | ||
Labour | J. E. McPherson | 423 | 12% | ||
Labour | R. McConnell | 420 | 12% | ||
Labour | C. McDonald | 417 | 11% | ||
Majority | 178 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,638 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Anfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Joseph. Robert Wilmington | 1,909 | 44% | ||
Liberal | J. Wilde | 1,780 | 41% | ||
Liberal | R. Donnelly | 1,706 | 39% | ||
Labour | F. McGurk * | 1,376 | 32% | ||
Labour | R. J. Short | 1,263 | 29% | ||
Labour | W. H. Sefton | 1,228 | 28% | ||
Conservative | Mrs. M. Fitzsimmons * | 1,059 | 24% | ||
Conservative | B. Wilson (PARTY) | 1,031 | 24% | ||
Conservative | A. C. Bailey | 965 | 22% | ||
Majority | 533 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 4,344 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Arundel
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Nick. Wood * | 2,385 | 60% | ||
Liberal | Charles. Hutchinson * | 2,230 | 56% | ||
Liberal | Kenneth. O. Rainford | 2,202 | 56% | ||
Labour | A. E. Janes | 818 | 21% | ||
Labour | K. Jones | 795 | 20% | ||
Labour | P. V. Wall | 788 | 20% | ||
Conservative | Fairclough | 748 | 19% | ||
Conservative | M. Kingston | 736 | 19% | ||
Conservative | E. W. Mossford | 731 | 18% | ||
Majority | 1,577 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,961 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Breckfield, St. Domingo
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Peter. B. Chivall | 1,483 | 54% | ||
Liberal | David. J. Hartley | 1,326 | 48% | ||
Liberal | Frank. McNevin | 1,254 | 46% | ||
Labour | J. Connolly | 869 | 32% | ||
Labour | L. Williams * | 790 | 29% | ||
Labour | T. Roberts * | 733 | 27% | ||
Conservative | K. B. Jacques * | 390 | 14% | ||
Conservative | D. J. Lewis | 375 | 14% | ||
Conservative | F. G. Pugh | 357 | 13% | ||
Majority | 614 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 2,742 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Broadgreen
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Roger Johnston * | 2,452 | 62% | ||
Liberal | G. J. Palmer * | 2,305 | 58% | ||
Liberal | Rosie Cooper | 2,191 | 56% | ||
Conservative | Mrs. D. I. Keenan * | 942 | 24% | ||
Conservative | J. J. Swainbank | 838 | 24% | ||
Conservative | B. V. Grombridge | 736 | 19% | ||
Labour | F. Burke | 547 | 14% | ||
Labour | M. J. Getty | 483 | 12% | ||
Labour | L. P. Hyams | 435 | 11% | ||
Majority | 1,510 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,941 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Central, Everton, Netherfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Parry * | 1,627 | 66% | ||
Labour | J. E. Walker * | 1,442 | 58% | ||
Labour | J. Finnegan (PARTY) | 1,425 | 58% | ||
Conservative | P. J. Palmer | 474 | 19% | ||
Conservative | W. Owens | 464 | 19% | ||
Conservative | R. S. Charles | 380 | 19% | ||
Liberal | J. F. Owen | 365 | 15% | ||
Majority | 1,153 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 2,466 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Childwall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Anthony Limont * | 3,055 | 50% | ||
Liberal | Willam. Smyth | 2,848 | 47% | ||
Liberal | Willam. Mellor | 2,817 | 47% | ||
Conservative | W. A. N. Fearenside * | 2,314 | 38% | ||
Conservative | S. Airey (PARTY) | 2,245 | 37% | ||
Conservative | T. P. Pink | 2,170 | 36% | ||
Labour | P. Collins | 685 | 11% | ||
Labour | Mrs. E. Kelly | 572 | 9% | ||
Labour | D. S. Johnson | 527 | 9% | ||
Majority | 810 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 6,054 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Church
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Cyril Eric Carr * | 3,463 | 62% | ||
Liberal | Grace. R. Andrews (PARTY) | 3,143 | 57% | ||
Liberal | Michael. Wanless (PARTY) | 3,109 | 56% | ||
Conservative | J. P. Smith | 1,804 | 32% | ||
Conservative | W. H. Stabback | 1,788 | 32% | ||
Conservative | K. W. Davies | 1,770 | 32% | ||
Labour | A. L. Jones | 286 | 5% | ||
Labour | F. Dunne | 212 | 4% | ||
Labour | G. M. Scott | 185 | 3% | ||
Majority | 1,659 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 5,553 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Clubmoor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Bowen | 1,533 | 45% | ||
Liberal | C. Simmond | 1,311 | 38% | ||
Liberal | Michael John Storey | 1,302 | 38% | ||
Labour | J. M. Burke * | 1,137 | 33% | ||
Labour | M. Stewart | 1,126 | 33% | ||
Labour | G. G. Pratt * | 1,059 | 31% | ||
Conservative | F. R. Butler | 750 | 22% | ||
Conservative | F. Jones * | 2,074 | 21% | ||
Conservative | P. K. Mostyn | 669 | 20% | ||
Majority | 396 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,420 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
County
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. McLean * | 1,570 | 44% | ||
Labour | E. T. Mooney * | 1,503 | 42% | ||
Labour | F. P. Hughes | 1,465 | 41% | ||
Conservative | P. Tunna * | 1,035 | 29% | ||
Liberal | W. Savage | 970 | 27% | ||
Liberal | Mrs. E. A. Ousby | 944 | 26% | ||
Conservative | W. Thomas | 941 | 26% | ||
Liberal | J. J. Hastings | 938 | 26% | ||
Conservative | H. Brown | 925 | 29% | ||
Majority | 535 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,575 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Croxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. Holmes (PARTY) | 2,759 | 58% | ||
Liberal | T. Blyde | 2,540 | 54% | ||
Liberal | W. T. Brodie | 2,506 | 53% | ||
Conservative | G. B. Watterson (PARTY) | 1,413 | 30% | ||
Conservative | T. Larty * | 1,288 | 27% | ||
Conservative | C. Dickinson | 1,206 | 26% | ||
Labour | Mrs. C. A. George | 554 | 12% | ||
Labour | M. J. Powell | 544 | 12% | ||
Labour | M. W. Cooper | 505 | 11% | ||
Majority | 1,346 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 4,726 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Dingle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs. M. Evans * | 1,236 | 64% | ||
Labour | R. Stoddart * | 1,125 | 58% | ||
Labour | S. W. Jones * | 1,040 | 54% | ||
Conservative | T. J. Staniford | 306 | 16% | ||
Conservative | Mrs. M. Gregson | 305 | 16% | ||
Conservative | A. J. Browne | 294 | 15% | ||
Liberal | M. Greenop | 289 | 15% | ||
Liberal | Mrs. S. O'Kane | 276 | 14% | ||
Liberal | Mrs. M. Wain | 275 | 14% | ||
Communist | J. Cook | 112 | 6% | ||
Majority | 930 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,943 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dovecot
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Burke * | 1,999 | 69% | ||
Labour | W. F. Johnson * | 1,952 | 67% | ||
Labour | W. H. Westbury * | 1,833 | 63% | ||
Conservative | J. L. Walsh | 918 | 31% | ||
Conservative | Mrs. J. H. Brendwood | 807 | 28% | ||
Conservative | Mrs. F. Campbell | 807 | 28% | ||
Majority | 1,081 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 2,917 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Fairfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Charles. Crawford | 1,787 | 53% | ||
Liberal | James. A. Gallagher | 1,631 | 49% | ||
Liberal | Tom. Morton | 1,504 | 45% | ||
Labour | H. Livermore * | 1,045 | 31% | ||
Labour | S. F. Jacobs | 1,034 | 31% | ||
Labour | J. Mottram | 914 | 27% | ||
Conservative | W. Scott | 527 | 16% | ||
Conservative | W. McGuirk | 508 | 15% | ||
Conservative | N. M. Wilkinson | 501 | 15% | ||
Majority | 742 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,359 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Fazakerley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Williams * | 1,948 | 57% | ||
Labour | F. Gater *' | 1,776 | 52% | ||
Labour | H. James | 1,734 | 51% | ||
Conservative | W. T. Palmer (PARTY) | 1,444 | 43% | ||
Conservative | G. Smith | 1,382 | 43% | ||
Conservative | I. J. Brown | 1,333 | 39% | ||
Majority | 502 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,392 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Gillmoss
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Loyden * | 2,254 | 69% | ||
Labour | T. Higgins * | 2,254 | 69% | ||
Labour | J. J. Cruikshank (PARTY) | 2,139 | 66% | ||
Conservative | R. Pippard | 809 | 25% | ||
Conservative | D. P. Dougherty | 773 | 24% | ||
Conservative | W. G. Henri | 710 | 22% | ||
Communist | K. Dunlop | 198 | 6% | ||
Majority | 1,445 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,261 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Granby, Prince's Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dr. C. Taylor * | 2,113 | 66% | ||
Labour | J.D. Hamilton * | 2,006 | 62% | ||
Labour | A. Doswell * | 1,963 | 61% | ||
Conservative | Miss O. Y. Hughes | 875 | 27% | ||
Conservative | N. Jones | 818 | 25% | ||
Conservative | S. C. Rankin | 795 | 25% | ||
Communist | T. McLelland | 226 | 7% | ||
Majority | 1,238 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,214 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kensington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John. R. Watton | 1,798 | 85% | ||
Liberal | Frank. N. E. Snowden | ||||
Liberal | Frank Doran | 1,471 | 70% | ||
Labour | S. G. Thorne * | ||||
Labour | C. Parry * | 975 | 46% | ||
Labour | E. D. Roderick * | ||||
Conservative | Miss J. P. Ashcroft | 316 | 15% | ||
Majority | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Low Hill, Smithdown
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Alton * | 1,956 | 70% | ||
Liberal | E. A. Bestwick | 1,733 | 62% | ||
Liberal | Ernest. Richard Stephenson | 1,622 | 58% | ||
Labour | H. Lee (PARTY) | 659 | 24% | ||
Labour | W. R. Snell * | 617 | 23% | ||
Labour | C. H. Winter | 615 | 22% | ||
Conservative | V. Brookes | 180 | 6% | ||
Conservative | N. M. Hamilton | 125 | 4% | ||
Conservative | M. L. Pearl | 112 | 4% | ||
Majority | 1,297 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 2,795 | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Melrose, Westminster
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Ackers * | 1,642 | 63% | ||
Labour | J. Gardner (PARTY) | 1,642 | 63% | ||
Labour | W. Lafferty (PARTY) | 1,573 | 61% | ||
Conservative | J. Gillin | 598 | 23% | ||
Conservative | W. Gillbody | 524 | 20% | ||
Conservative | J. Wareing | 406 | 16% | ||
Liberal | A. R. Clarke | 349 | 13% | ||
Liberal | J. Gillespie | 325 | 13% | ||
Majority | 1,044 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 2,589 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Old Swan
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Doreen Jones * | 2,061 | 54% | +6% | |
Liberal | Peter Mahon. Mahon (PARTY) | 1,699 | 44% | −4% | |
Liberal | William. M. Galbraith * | 1,688 | 44% | −4% | |
Conservative | J. Howard | 775 | 20% | −13% | |
Conservative | H. Davies | 769 | 20% | −13% | |
Conservative | T. M. Elliott | 752 | 20% | −13% | |
Labour | T. McManus | 650 | 17% | −2% | |
Labour | V. P. Hyams | 645 | 17% | −2% | |
Labour | B. J. Chantrell | 569 | 15% | −4% | |
Independent Liberal | W. J. McCullough | 350 | 9% | ||
Majority | 1,286 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,836 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Picton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Paul Desmond Mahon | 1,897 | 51% | +51% | |
Liberal | R. Madeley | 1,869 | 50% | +50% | |
Liberal | E. Herbert. Herrity | 1,859 | 50% | +50% | |
Labour | A. Fletcher (PARTY) | 1,181 | 31% | −17% | |
Labour | T. Bailey * | 1,151 | 31% | −17% | |
Labour | Mrs. S. Aspin | 1,112 | 30% | −18% | |
Conservative | R. J. Wilde | 575 | 15% | −35% | |
Conservative | J. McDermott | 567 | 15% | −35% | |
Conservative | H. F. Davies | 542 | 14% | −36% | |
Communist | E. Hanna | 98 | 3% | +1% | |
Majority | 121 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,751 | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Pirrie
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Dalton * | 2,434 | 66% | +6% | |
Labour | M. Black * | 2,251 | 61% | +1% | |
Labour | P. Owens * | 2,208 | 60% | 0% | |
Conservative | R. Gould | 1,274 | 34% | −4% | |
Conservative | A. Brown | 1,257 | 34% | −4% | |
Conservative | J. F. Atkinson | 1,178 | 32% | −6% | |
Majority | 1,160 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,708 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Mary's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. R. Maddox * | 1,424 | 51% | ||
Labour | G. T. Walsh (PARTY) | 1,331 | 48% | ||
Labour | R. C. Evans * | 1,329 | 48% | ||
Liberal | Graham Hulme | 756 | 27% | ||
Liberal | I. M. Hawkins | 741 | 27% | ||
Liberal | B. Johnson | 734 | 26% | ||
Conservative | J. Boardman | 606 | 22% | ||
Conservative | G. F. Brewer | 585 | 21% | ||
Conservative | M. B. Glass | 577 | 21% | ||
Majority | 668 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 2,786 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Michael's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Trevor Jones | 1,686 | 58% | ||
Liberal | Michael. O'Kane | 1,606 | 55% | ||
Liberal | George. Wain | 1,571 | 54% | ||
Conservative | I. McFall | 799 | 27% | ||
Conservative | A. H. K. Maynard | 775 | 27% | ||
Conservative | J. Cheshire | 774 | 27% | ||
Labour | L. Collins | 372 | 13% | ||
Labour | H. P. Walker | 348 | 12% | ||
Labour | F. Cox | 344 | 12% | ||
Communist | Hennessy | 62 | 2% | ||
Majority | 887 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 2,919 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Sandhills, Vauxhall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Orr * | 1,523 | 57% | −3% | |
Labour | A.Dunford * | 1,523 | 56% | −4% | |
Labour | J. Morgan (PARTY) | 1,523 | 53% | −7% | |
Tennants | T. King | 988 | 37% | ||
Tennants | B. Doyle | 969 | 36% | ||
Tennants | B. Rutter | 915 | 34% | ||
Conservative | J. Barton | 183 | 7% | −31% | |
Conservative | N. J. Fagin | 139 | 5% | −33% | |
Conservative | K. A. Jones | 127 | 5% | −33% | |
Majority | 535 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 2,694 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Speke
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. J. Maudsley * | 2,150 | 69% | −7% | |
Labour | K. Stewart * | 2,121 | 68% | −6% | |
Labour | P. Moorhead * | 2,114 | 68% | −6% | |
Conservative | D. J. V. Collister | 615 | 20% | −18% | |
Conservative | D. Coleman | 605 | 19% | −19% | |
Conservative | H. Phillips | 588 | 19% | −19% | |
Liberal | J. Refferon | 348 | 11% | ||
Liberal | B. P. Higginson | 337 | 11% | ||
Liberal | C. Wilson | 279 | 9% | ||
Majority | 1,535 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,113 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Tuebrook
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Michael Heffernon | 1,580 | 43% | ||
Liberal | Richard Clitherow | 1,578 | 43% | ||
Liberal | Charles H. Stocker | 1,513 | 41% | ||
Labour | J. E. Roberts * | 1,084 | 30% | ||
Labour | D. M. Mitchell * | 1,062 | 29% | ||
Labour | J. B. Johnston | 1,000 | 27% | ||
Conservative | D. E. Daniel (PARTY) | 878 | 24% | ||
Conservative | J. Irving | 767 | 21% | ||
Conservative | C. E. Jennings | 736 | 20% | ||
Communist | J. Jackson | 109 | 3% | ||
Majority | 496 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,651 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Warbreck
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. B. Flude (PARTY) | 1,627 | 53% | −9% | |
Conservative | J. H. Brash | 1,553 | 51% | −11% | |
Conservative | D. J. Jones | 1,545 | 51% | −11% | |
Labour | Mrs. C. O'Rourke (PARTY) | 1,422 | 47% | +9% | |
Labour | J. Hughes (PARTY) | 1,405 | 46% | +8% | |
Labour | E. W. Gorman | 1,395 | 46% | +8% | |
Majority | 205 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,049 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Woolton, East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Evans | 1,988 | 74% | ||
Labour | Mrs. M. Delaney | 1,884 | 70% | ||
Labour | W. Wright | 1,786 | 66% | ||
Conservative | N. F. Derrick | 442 | 16% | ||
Conservative | J. McKeivie | 410 | 15% | ||
Conservative | P. Pink | 380 | 14% | ||
Majority | 1,546 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 2,688 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Woolton, West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs. R. Dean | 2,821 | 57% | +7% | |
Conservative | A. McVeigh | 2,772 | 56% | +6% | |
Conservative | C. G. Hallows | 2,716 | 55% | +5% | |
Liberal | Mrs. A. Bailey | 1,367 | 28% | ||
Liberal | E. S. Abanson | 1,296 | 26% | ||
Liberal | Mrs. Hackman | 1,274 | 26% | ||
Labour | J. P. McCormack | 753 | 15% | −35% | |
Labour | K. Simpson | 713 | 14% | −36% | |
Labour | G. R. Sullivan | 704 | 14% | −36% | |
Majority | 1,454 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 4,941 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
By Elections
Low Hill, Smithdown and Speke held on 21 March 1974, before the AGM of April 1st.
Low Hill, Smithdown
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David J Davies * | 1513 | % | ||
Labour | C H Winter | 1455 | |||
Conservative | Fagan | 151 | |||
Majority | 58 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,368 | ||||
Turnout | 3,019 | 30% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Speke
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Raymond Short | 2,391 | 50% | +13% | |
Liberal | McKitterick * | 250 | 42% | −13% | |
Conservative | Philip | 427 | 8% | −1% | |
Majority | 470 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,502 | ||||
Turnout | 6,096 | 42% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
St Michael’s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. S. Ross * | 2,217 | 57% | +10% | |
Liberal | T. H. Harte | 1,190 | 30% | −12% | |
Labour | T. Bailey | 505 | 13% | ||
Majority | 1,027 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,801 | ||||
Turnout | 3,912 | 36% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Council Leadership
This would come into effect on 1 April 1974.
Position | Holder |
---|---|
Leader of the Council and Chair of Policy and Finance Committee | Cyril Carr |
Deputy Leader of the Council and Chair of Housing and Planning Committee | Bill Smyth |
Chair of Education Committee | John Bowen |
Chair of the Highways and Environment Committee | Doreen Jones |
Chair of the Community Development Committee | Nicholas Wood |
Chair of Social Services Committee | William Galbraith |
Chair of Libraries and Leisure Services Committee | Roger Johnston |
Chair of General Services Committee | Richard Clitherow |
Liberal Group Whip | Roger Johnston |
Leader of the Opposition and Labour Group | John Hamilton |
Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Labour Group | Eddie Loyden |
Leader of the Conservative Group | Raymond F Craine |
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