1979 Liverpool City Council election
Appearance
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 1979. One third of the council was up for election and the Council remained with no overall control.[1]
The election was held on the same day as the national General Election, which is why the turnout was so much greater than normal.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Labour | 42 | +5 |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Liberal | 30 | -5 |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative | 27 | 0 |
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 19 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 57% | 41% | 112,204 | ||
Conservative | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18% | 31% | 84,241 | ||
Liberal | 8 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 24% | 28% | 76,890 | ||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1% | 1,855 | ||
Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.1% | 362 |
Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
Abercromby, St. James'
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Violet McCoy * | 3,250 | 49% | −13% | |
Liberal | Chris Davies | 2,465 | 37% | +27% | |
Conservative | M. E. Cheshire | 532 | 8% | −10% | |
Communist | Roger O'Hara | 449 | 7% | −4 | |
Majority | 785 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,233 | ||||
Turnout | 6,696 | 55% | +37% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Aigburth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. H. Lea * | 6,832 | 60% | +10% | |
Liberal | Cathy Hancox | 2,671 | 24% | −18% | |
Labour | T. McManus | 1,806 | 16% | +8% | |
Majority | 4,367 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,762 | ||||
Turnout | 11,309 | 77% | +35% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Allerton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. S. Ross * | 4,839 * | 60& | +3% | |
Liberal | F. R. Haywood | 3,218 | 40% | +10% | |
Majority | 1,621 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,894 | ||||
Turnout | 8,057 | 74% | +38% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Anfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. J. McGurk | 3,891 | 43% | +14% | |
Conservative | T. P. Pink (PARTY) | 3,022 | 34% | −5% | |
Liberal | J. A. Kaitiff | 2,100 | 23% | −9% | |
Majority | 869 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,667 | ||||
Turnout | 9,-13 | 71% | +42% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Arundel
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. L. Taylor | 2,769 | 36% | +11% | |
Conservative | J. C. Shaw | 2,571 | 33% | +5% | |
Liberal | J. G. Morgan (PARTY) | 2,450 | 31% | −16% | |
Majority | 198 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,722 | ||||
Turnout | 7,790 | 61% | +35% | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | 8% |
Breckfield, St. Domingo
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | F. McNevin * | 3,648 | 47% | +5% | |
Labour | P. H. Rowe | 2,865 | 37% | +1% | |
Conservative | B. J. Hawkins | 1,191 | 15% | −6% | |
Majority | 783 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,901 | ||||
Turnout | 7,704 | 65% | +41% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +5% |
Broadgreen
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rosie Cooper * | 3,612 | 42% | −4% | |
Conservative | R. H. Mather | 2,825 | 33% | −5% | |
Labour | D. E. Krumbein | 2,213 | 26% | +9% | |
Majority | 787 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,099 | ||||
Turnout | 8,650 | 71% | +36% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Central, Everton, Netherfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Finnegan * | 4,547 | 72% | +6% | |
Conservative | P. T. Rankin | 913 | 14% | =13% | |
Liberal | C. Cartmel | 627 | 10% | +4% | |
Communist | R. Cartwright | 211 | 3% | ||
Majority | 3,634 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,519 | ||||
Turnout | 6,298 | 55% | +38% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Childwall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. A. N. Fearenside * | 7,425 | 51% | +2% | |
Labour | H. A. Smith | 3,768 | 26% | +11% | |
Liberal | F. C. Ricketts | 3,132 | 22% | −13% | |
Majority | 3,657 | ||||
Registered electors | 20,190 | ||||
Turnout | 14,510 | 72% | +38% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Church
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. F. Symington | 4,671 | 42% | 0% | |
Liberal | C. E. Gordon (PARTY) | 4,385 | 40% | −10% | |
Labour | D. P. Power | 1,943 | 18% | +9% | |
Majority | |||||
Registered electors | 286 | ||||
Turnout | 14,983 | 73% | +36% | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Clubmoor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Mike Storey * | 3,501 | 44% | 0% | |
Labour | W. P. Lafferty | 2,881 | 37% | +4% | |
Conservative | F. M. Kennedy | 1,502 | 19% | −4% | |
Majority | 620 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,850 | ||||
Turnout | 7,884 | 73% | +38% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
County
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. A. Dunlop | 3,757 | 44% | +11% | |
Conservative | H. Brown * | 2,144 | 25% | −11% | |
Liberal | R. J. Cunningham | 2,638 | 31% | +2% | |
Majority | 1,119 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,866 | ||||
Turnout | 8,539 | 72% | +46% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Croxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. F. Butler | 4,380 | 46% | +4% | |
Labour | F. Burke | 2,635 | 27% | +12% | |
Liberal | I. Clews * | 2,569 | 27% | −15% | |
Majority | 1,745 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,866 | ||||
Turnout | 9,584 | 74% | +35% | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Dingle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. W. Jones * | 2,960 | 63% | +8% | |
Liberal | J. Lamb | 696 | 15% | +5% | |
Conservative | J. A. Watson | 952 | 20% | −10% | |
Communist | J. Greig | 113 | 2% | ||
Majority | 2,008 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,388 | ||||
Turnout | 4,721 | 64% | +41% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dovecot
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. H. Westbury * | 6,382 | 58% | +8% | |
Conservative | J. F. McMillan | 3,043 | 28% | +3% | |
Liberal | W. J. Cooper | 1,557 | 14% | −11% | |
Majority | 3,339 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,552 | ||||
Turnout | 10,982 | 66% | +40% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Fairfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Carol Hancox | 3,353 | 53% | +20% | |
Labour | P. F. McAllister (PARTY) | 1,879 | 30% | −10% | |
Conservative | N. Wilkinson | 1,112 | 18% | −9% | |
Majority | 1,474 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,885 | ||||
Turnout | 6,344 | 64% | +37% | ||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Fazakerley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. J. Lloyd (PARTY) | 3,951 | 47% | +16% | |
Conservative | R. Gould | 3,096 | 37% | −1% | |
Liberal | T. R. Jones | 1,318 | 16% | −15% | |
Majority | 855 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,505 | ||||
Turnout | 8,365 | 73% | +42% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Gillmoss
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. J. Murphy (PARTY) | 7,702 | 66% | +8% | |
Conservative | A. Gore | 2,647 | 23% | −1% | |
Liberal | T. N. Sawney | 1,306 | 11% | −7% | |
Majority | 5,055 | ||||
Registered electors | 18,720 | ||||
Turnout | 11,655 | 62% | +48% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +8% |
Granby, Prince's Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Doswell * | 4,203 | 58% | +2% | |
Liberal | A. Damsell | 1,483 | 20% | +9% | |
Conservative | A. Palin | 1,363 | 19% | −12% | |
Communist | E. Caddick | 193 | 3% | ||
Majority | 2,720 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,154 | ||||
Turnout | 7,242 | 60% | +40% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kensington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frank Doran * | 2,828 | 66% | +17% | |
Labour | A. Quinn | 1,082 | 25% | −8% | |
Conservative | D. Ellis | 406 | 9% | −8% | |
Majority | 1,746 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,426 | ||||
Turnout | 4,316 | 67% | +39% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Low Hill, Smithdown
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | E. R. Stephenson * | 3,406 | 62% | +1% | |
Labour | J. A. Devaney | 2,080 | 38% | +8% | |
Majority | 1,326 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,320 | ||||
Turnout | 5,486 | 66% | +41% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Melrose, Westminster
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Lafferty * | 3,400 | 61% | −3% | |
Liberal | J. Bradley | 1,574 | 28% | +20% | |
Conservative | J. A. Carpenter | 601 | 11% | −17% | |
Majority | 1,826 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,190 | ||||
Turnout | 5,575 | 68% | +49% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Old Swan
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P, Lloyd | 3,202 | 38% | +19% | |
Conservative | I. McFall | 2,464 | 29% | −2% | |
Liberal | W. M. Galbraith (PARTY) | 2,374 | 28% | −12% | |
Independent Liberal | W. J. McCullough | 362 | 4% | +2% | |
Communist | H. Mohin | 109 | 1% | ||
Majority | 738 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,361 | ||||
Turnout | 8,511 | 69% | +36% | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Picton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | H. E. Herrity * | 4,428 | 56% | +7% | |
Labour | A. Williams | 2,337 | 30% | −2% | |
Conservative | J. McDermott | 1,023 | 13% | −5% | |
Communist | J. Volleamere | 91 | 1% | −1% | |
Majority | 2,091 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,081 | ||||
Turnout | 7,879 | 71% | +36% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pirrie
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Owens * | 6,654 | 59% | +9% | |
Liberal | E. G. Lang | 1,244 | 11% | −7% | |
Conservative | I. Brown | 3,317 | 30% | −3% | |
Majority | 3,337 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,018 | ||||
Turnout | 11,215 | 70% | +46% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Mary's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. C. Evans * | 3,387 | 54% | +7% | |
Liberal | G. B. Bennett | 910 | 15% | −5% | |
Conservative | J. B. King | 1,847 | 30% | −3% | |
Communist | J. M. McQueen | 105 | 2% | ||
Majority | 1,540 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,090 | ||||
Turnout | 6,249 | 69% | +41% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Michael's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Kemp * | 3,258 | 47% | +7% | |
Conservative | O. Y. Hughes | 1,804 | 26% | −13% | |
Labour | G. G. Pratt | 1,801 | 26% | +5% | |
Majority | 1,454 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,954 | ||||
Turnout | 6,863 | 69% | +37% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Sandhills, Vauxhall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Morgan * | 4,351 | 83% | −1% | |
Liberal | Steve R. Radford | 355 | 7% | +2% | |
Conservative | G. Widdows | 375 | 7% | −4% | |
Communist | W. Albertina | 169 | 3% | ||
Majority | 3,976 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,820 | ||||
Turnout | 5,250 | 60% | +43% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Speke
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. McLean (PARTY) | 6,081 | 65% | +17% | |
Conservative | T. Morrison | 2,293 | 25% | 0% | |
Liberal | G. Mason | 942 | 10% | +1% | |
Majority | 3,788 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,232 | ||||
Turnout | 9,316 | 65% | +46% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Tuebrook
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. E. Roberts | 2,864 | 37% | +5% | |
Liberal | R. Gore sup>(PARTY) | 2,771 | 36% | −4% | |
Conservative | F. C. Kirkby | 2,157 | 28% | +1% | |
Majority | 75 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,073 | ||||
Turnout | 7,774 | 70% | +39% | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.5 |
Warbreck
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. J. Sommerfield | 2,846 | 37% | +12% | |
Liberal | J. Lang * | 2,871 | 35% | −8% | |
Conservative | H. M. Rigby | 2,519 | 30% | −3% | |
Majority | 4 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,591 | ||||
Turnout | 8,265 | 71% | +40% | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Woolton, East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. A. Hatton (PARTY) | 5,644 | 65% | +12% | |
Conservative | S. Fitzsimmons | 2,030 | 23% | +2% | |
Liberal | C. Kaufman | 814 | 9% | −10% | |
Communist | B. O'Keefe | 230 | 3% | −3% | |
Majority | 3,614 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,341 | ||||
Turnout | 8,718 | 65% | +40% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Woolton, West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. J. Hallows * | 8,345 | 61% | 0% | |
Labour | P. R. Martin | 3,062 | 22% | +7% | |
Liberal | A. Smallman | 2,386 | 17% | −7% | |
Majority | 5,283 | ||||
Registered electors | 18,066 | ||||
Turnout | 5,283 | 76% | +41% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1979
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1979
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1979