Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 10 May 1973.
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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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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
editParty | 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
edit* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
Abercromby, St. James'
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editLow Hill, Smithdown and Speke held on 21 March 1974, before the AGM of April 1st.
Low Hill, Smithdown
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editThis 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 |
References
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