1963 Liverpool City Council election

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1963 Liverpool City Council election
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  1962 9 May 1963 (1963-05-09) 1964  

1963 Liverpool City Council election result map.jpg
Map of Liverpool showing wards won (first placed party) [1]

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 9 May 1963.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenTotal
Conservative 43-132568
Labour 72+151486
Protestant 3-103
Liberal 2013

Election result

Liverpool local election result 1963
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 11013-1327%37%64,442
  Labour 30150+1573%50%87,751
  Liberal 00000%12%20,973
  Protestant 002-20%1.5%2,621
  Communist 00000%0.60%1,053
 British Union Movement00000%1.2%2,052
 Anti-debt00000%0.16%289

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1960 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1960 election results.

Abercromby

Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Caplan1,79264%+22%
Conservative R. W. Rollins (PARTY)87331%−18%
Communist A. McClelland1395%+1%
Majority 919
Registered electors 9,353
Turnout 2,80430%+9%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Aigburth

Aigburth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Cotton (PARTY)3,65563%−30%
Liberal Mrs. A. Dyson1,54827%+27%
Labour T. Bailey4317%0%
Majority 2,107
Registered electors 13,591
Turnout 5,75642%+10%
Conservative hold Swing

Allerton

Allerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. K. Williams (PARTY)2,48155%−32%
Liberal A. G. Wilson1,28629%+29%
Labour G. C. Corner59913%0%
Anti-debtF. G. Connor1173%+3%
Majority 1,205
Registered electors 10,032
Turnout 4,49345%+15%
Conservative hold Swing

Anfield

Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. G. Semple (PARTY)2,74145%−35%
Labour S. W. Jones2,39640%+10%
Liberal G. W. Ryder90715%+15%
Majority 345
Registered electors 13,962
Turnout 6,04443%+10%
Conservative hold Swing

Arundel

Arundel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. W. Rathbone *2,27842−22
Labour C. Taylor2,16440−18
Liberal Isaac Gottlieb85016+5
Communist J. Kay822−1
Majority 114
Registered electors 12,476
Turnout 5,37443+11
Conservative hold Swing

Breckfield

Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Williams2,43559%+20%
Conservative W. A. Lowe *1,66341%−20%
Majority 772
Registered electors 10,876
Turnout 4,09838%+9%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Keenan *2,04650%−26%
Labour T. Graves1,19629%+5%
Liberal W. M. Galbraith83721%+21%
Majority 850
Registered electors 11,223
Turnout 4,07936%+7%
Conservative hold Swing

Central

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. McKeown *unopposed
Registered electors 8,441
Labour hold Swing

Childwall

Childwall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Airey (PARTY)3,49150−24
Liberal Albert Globe2,60837+17
Labour J. Dalrymple86512+5
Majority 883
Registered electors 16,657
Turnout 6,96442+10
Conservative hold Swing

Church

Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. W. Holland (PARTY)3,02948%−12%
Liberal G. A. Gerrard2,83245%+11%
Labour W. Lungley4167%
Majority 197
Registered electors 13,448
Turnout 6,27747%+8%
Conservative hold Swing

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Buckle2,93754+18
Conservative E. Johnson (PARTY)1,51935−29
Liberal Ron Smith63111+11
Majority 1,018
Registered electors 11,110
Turnout 5,48749+14
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

County

County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Deane3,31657%+12%
Conservative A. H. Maynard *2,52943%−12%
Majority 787
Registered electors 13,335
Turnout 5,84544%+2%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Croxteth

Croxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. L. Audley (PARTY)2,81051%−26%
Liberal J. H. Aspinall1,47327%+18%
Labour W. F. Burke1,26823%+9%
Majority 1,337
Registered electors 11,497
Turnout 5,55148%+10%
Conservative hold Swing

Dingle

Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Cumella *2,94667%+16%
Conservative C. J. C. Burgess1,04524%−13%
Liberal E. Royal3909%−3%
Majority 1,901
Registered electors 12,007
Turnout 4,38136%+4%
Labour hold Swing

Dovecot

Dovecot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. I. Davies3,11662%
Conservative T. Hillock1,13523%
Liberal P. J. Goddard75915%
Majority 1,981
Registered electors 14,134
Turnout 5,01035%
Labour gain from Swing

Everton

Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. F. Jacobs *1,73875%
Conservative E. Shaw52222%−15%
Communist Miss E. M. Shelbourne683%+3%
Majority 1,216
Registered electors 9,705
Turnout 2,32824%+6%
Labour hold Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Guinan2,01552%+24%
Conservative W. Thomas *1,74645%−27%
British Union MovementG. Gabrielson832%+2%
Majority 269
Registered electors 13,397
Turnout 3,84429%+8%
Labour hold Swing

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Woolwich2,75451%+15%
Conservative C. N. Peplow2,67449%−15%
Majority 80
Registered electors 11,180
Turnout 5,42849%+12%
Labour hold Swing

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. F. Stevens (PARTY)3,88868%+7%
Conservative J. Swainbank86715%−24%
Liberal R. Grundy71112%+12%
Communist F. J. Marsh2234%+4%
Majority 3,021
Registered electors 15,770
Turnout 5,68936%+11%
Labour hold Swing

Granby

Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mrs. M. B. Simey 2,25358%+9%
Conservative A. Lloyd *1,44237%−14%
Communist J. Melia1664%+4%
Majority 811
Registered electors 11,117
Turnout 3,86135%+9%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Kensington

Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. K. Williams *2,71867%+17%
Conservative K. W. Davies1,20329%−21%
British Union MovementT. G. Kenny1624%+4%
Majority 1,515
Registered electors 11,824
Turnout 4,08335%+5%
Labour hold Swing

Low Hill

Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. M. Scott *1,96475%+21%
Conservative D. E. Daniel57022%−24%
British Union MovementM. J. Ward743%+3%
Majority 1,394
Registered electors 9,193
Turnout 2,60828%+2%
Labour hold Swing

Melrose

Melrose
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. H. Brown *1,93373%+17%
Conservative S. D. Lunt70427%−5%
Majority 1,229
Registered electors 9,314
Turnout 2,63728%+4%
Labour hold Swing

Netherfield

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. S. Barnett1,32657%+13%
Protestant R. F. Goll (PARTY)1,00743%−13%
Majority 319
Registered electors 7,597
Turnout 2,33331%+4%
Labour gain from Protestant Swing

Old Swan

Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. G. Thorne2,68348%+16%
Conservative R. H. Morris *2,12038%−26%
Liberal D. Kearon74913%+13%
Majority 563
Registered electors 14,555
Turnout 5,55238%+11%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Picton

Picton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour C. J. Minton2,84652%+8%
Conservative N. F. Derrick (PARTY)1,82533%−23%
Liberal F. F. W. Barton79615%+15%
Majority 1,021
Registered electors 13,637
Turnout 5,46740%−7%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Pirrie

Pirrie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eric Heffer *4,78970%+18%
Conservative Mrs. M. E. Jones2,07530%−18%
Majority 2,714
Registered electors 16,218
Turnout 6,86442%+7%
Labour hold Swing

Prince's Park

Prince's Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. H. Cain2,63661%+13%
Conservative G. Clark *1,27729%−23%
Liberal A. Garland42810%+10%
Majority 1,359
Registered electors 12,778
Turnout 4,34134%+8%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Sandhills

Sandhills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Scully *2,37291%+1%
Communist B. Campbell1335%+5%
Conservative N. Heywood1004%−6%
Majority 2,239
Registered electors 7,829
Turnout 2,60533%+13%
Labour hold Swing

St. Domingo

St. Domingo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Keating2,27457%+11%
Protestant W. H. Blower1,61440%−14%
Communist W. C. Doherty1053%+3%
Majority 660
Registered electors 11,579
Turnout 3,99334%+5%
Labour gain from Protestant Swing

St. James

St. James 2 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. McManus *2,32279%+5%
Labour R. Parry (PARTY)1,75960%−14%
Conservative G. Boult61221%−5%
Majority 1,710
Registered electors 10,222
Turnout 2,93429%+10%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Gunnell2,42453%+6%
Conservative J. A. Nolan *1,64636%−17%
Liberal S. Levy49611%+11%
Majority 778
Registered electors 10,801
Turnout 4,55642%+11%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing 16%

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative E. Stanley Nixon (PARTY)2,11144−23
Liberal Jack F. Ross1,74936+19
Labour A. Fowler88919+6
Anti-debtA. P. Cooney501+1
Majority 362
Registered electors 9,931
Turnout 4,79948%+14
Conservative hold Swing

Smithdown

Smithdown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Gibbs *2,18774%+6%
Conservative T. J. Strange66322%−10%
British Union MovementR. J. Williams1194%+4%
Majority 1,524
Registered electors 11,632
Turnout 2,96926%+8%
Labour hold Swing

Speke

Speke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. H. Sefton2,84781%
Conservative B. F. Evans65219%
Majority 2,195
Registered electors 13,806
Turnout 3,49925%

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Dailey2,69354%+19%
Conservative E. F. Pine *2,26946%−19%
Majority 424
Registered electors 12,470
Turnout 4,96240%+8%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. A. Gallagher (PARTY)2,84695%+18%
Communist T. E. Cassin1375%−18%
Majority 2,709
Registered electors 9,462
Turnout 2,98332%+23%
Labour hold Swing

Warbreck

Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. J. McLaughlin *2,50756%−17%
Labour J. V. Grue1,93644%+17%
Majority 571
Registered electors 12,555
Turnout 4,44335%+3%
Conservative hold Swing

Westminster

Westminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Dunn1,69960%+13%
Conservative J. Gillin *1,15240%−13%
Majority 547
Registered electors 4,239
Turnout 2,85139%+6%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Woolton

Woolton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. McAllister *4.00050%−30%
Labour S. J. Cook2,08326%+6%
Liberal R. S. Hale1,92324%+24%
Majority 1,917
Registered electors 17,432
Turnout 8,00646%+19%
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. Liverpool Daily Post 10 May 1963
  3. Liverpool Daily Post 13 May 1960
  4. Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1963-1964