1963 Liverpool City Council election

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

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

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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
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