1970 Liverpool City Council election

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1970 Liverpool City Council election
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←  1969 7 May 1970 (1970-05-07) 1971  →
40 councillors' seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 40 wards
81 of 120 Councillors and 40 Aldermen seats needed for a majority
1970 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 7 May 1970.

Contents

One third of the council was up for election.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen
Conservative 79-9??
Labour 30+7??
Liberal 4+2??
Protestant 70??

Election result

Liverpool local election result 1970
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1947.5%48%72,584
  Labour 1742.5%43%64,880
  Liberal 25%7%11,381
  Protestant 20005%1.2%1,901
  Communist 00000%1.1%1,604
  Independent 00000%0.02%26

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

Abercromby

Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. E. McPherson * 883 66% Increase2.svg18%
Conservative A. W. Jones29822%Decrease2.svg19%
Communist A. McClelland15011%Steady2.svg
Majority 585
Registered electors 5,684
Turnout 1,33123%+3%
Labour hold Swing

Aigburth

Aigburth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. E. R. Fischer *4,52284%+5%
Labour G. T. Walsh86016%+9%
Majority 3,662
Registered electors 14,772
Turnout 5,38237%−10%
Conservative hold Swing

Allerton

Allerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. B. Caulfield *3,19581%+1%
Labour S. G. Thorne75619%+9%
Majority 2,439
Registered electors 10,972
Turnout 3,95136%−7%
Conservative hold Swing

Anfield

Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs. M. Fitzsimmons2,75561%−11%
Labour D. M. Mitchell1,75339%+11%
Majority 1,002
Registered electors 13,655
Turnout 4,50833%−3%
Conservative hold Swing

Arundel

Arundel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. E. Kendrick *2,62162%−7%
Labour M. Evans1,50136%+8%
Communist J. Kay1032%−1%
Majority 1,120
Registered electors 13,815
Turnout 4,22531%−3%
Conservative hold Swing

Breckfield

Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative K.B. Jacques *1,39257%0%
Labour T. Roberts1,04443%0%
Majority 348
Registered electors 9,985
Turnout 2,43625%−9%
Conservative hold Swing

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs. D. I. Keenan2,00244%−26%
Liberal H. Davies1,59835%+35%
Labour D. Cowley96621%+2%
Majority 404
Registered electors 11,753
Turnout 4,56639%+4%
Conservative hold Swing

Central

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. E. Walker *1,60786%+33%
Conservative F. Jones1176%−41%
Liberal J. E. Gallagher1106%+6%
Communist R. Woods302%+2%
Majority 1,490
Registered electors 5,828
Turnout 1,86432%−2%
Labour hold Swing

Childwall

Childwall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative A. Fearenside4,40155%−16%
Liberal H. Davies2,51932%+12%
Labour S. F. Jacobs1,00313%+3%
Majority 1,882
Registered electors 19,306
Turnout 7,98841%+1%
Conservative hold Swing

Church

Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Owen Trevor Jones 4,01954%+20%
Conservative S. P. Mason2,86239%−20%
Labour C. H. J. Winter5017%0%
Majority 1,157
Registered electors 14,671
Turnout 7,38250%+2%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. F. Jones *2,07449%−8%
Labour T. McManus1,93846%+3%
Liberal J. G. Morgan2315%+5%
Majority 136
Registered electors 11,328
Turnout 4,24337%−10%
Conservative hold Swing

County

County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Tunna *2,44553%−6%
Labour J. McLean2,00344%+8%
Communist K. T. Dowd1433%−2%
Majority 442
Registered electors 13,315
Turnout 4,59134%−7%
Conservative hold Swing

Croxteth

Croxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dr. G. H. Prince *3,59677%−6%
Labour R. Ludvigsen1,08423%+6%
Majority 2,512
Registered electors 12,940
Turnout 4,68036%−8%
Conservative hold Swing

Dingle

Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Stoddart *2,48160%+12%
Conservative D. M. Pannell1,52037%−10%
Communist J. Cook1343%−1%
Majority 961
Registered electors 10,831
Turnout 4,13538%+3%
Labour hold Swing

Dovecot

Dovecot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. P. Johnson3,31461%+14%
Conservative G. E. Brandwood *2,10339%−14%
Majority 1,211
Registered electors 16,539
Turnout 5,41733%−6%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Everton

Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Burke *58862%
Conservative J. Irving36438%
Majority 224
Registered electors 3,268
Turnout 95229%
Labour hold Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Pownall1,94256%
Labour E. Burke1,49844%
Majority 444
Registered electors 12,197
Turnout 3,44028%
Conservative hold Swing

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. R. Bushell2,26054%
Labour M. Black1,95546%
Majority 305
Registered electors 11,781
Turnout 4,21536%
Conservative hold Swing

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eddie Loyden 4,27067%
Conservative Mrs. E. G. Smith1,99031%
Communist K. Dunlop1302%
Majority 2,280
Registered electors 20,237
Turnout 6,39032%
Labour hold Swing

Granby

Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John D. Hamilton 1,45758%+1%
Conservative G. Hughes98139%−4%
Communist J. Powell683%
Majority 476
Registered electors 9,095
Turnout 2,50628%
Labour hold Swing

Kensington

Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. D. Roderick1,55952%+27%
Conservative F. R. Butler1,42148%−4%
Majority 138
Registered electors 10,836
Turnout 2,98028%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Low Hill

Low Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mrs. M. J. Powell1,06663%+24%
Conservative S. K. Cross61036%−21%
Independent W. Finnegan262%
Majority 456
Registered electors 5,075
Turnout 1,70234%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Melrose

Melrose
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour I. I. Levin1,37659%+2%
Conservative C. E. Rapson77633%−10%
Liberal J. J. Hastings *1918%
Majority 600
Registered electors 7,618
Turnout 2,34331%+5%
Labour hold Swing

Netherfield

Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant A. Brown *75057%−5%
Labour S. J. Chegwin57243%+9%
Majority 178
Registered electors 4,359
Turnout 1,32230%+3%
Protestant hold Swing

Old Swan

Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Mrs. Doreen Jones2,71348%+48%
Conservative A. J. Browne *1,88733%−27%
Labour F. Gaier1,09819%−21%
Majority 826
Registered electors 13,931
Turnout 5,69841%+4%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Picton

Picton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. J. Kinrade *2,14950%−9%
Labour T. Bailey2,03348%+7%
Communist Mrs. H. A. Thomas872%+2%
Majority 116
Registered electors 12,964
Turnout 4,26933%−3%
Conservative hold Swing

Pirrie

Pirrie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Dalton3,70360%+13%
Conservative J. F. Atkinson2,35938%−15%
Communist Brian Anderson1132%+2%
Majority 113
Registered electors 16,794
Turnout 6,17537%−5%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Prince's Park

Prince's Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. F. Stevens1,91958%+12%
Conservative A. Palin1,29839%−12%
Communist J. F. Greig933%−1%
Majority 621
Registered electors 10,059
Turnout 3,31033%−2%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Sandhills

Sandhills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Miss M. Schofield *1,54571%+2%
Conservative J. Barton63629%+2%
Majority 909
Registered electors 6,676
Turnout 2,18133%+4%
Labour hold Swing

St. Domingo

St. Domingo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protestant R. Hughes *1,15157%+3%
Labour A. Williams87543%0%
Majority 276
Registered electors 8,697
Turnout 2,02623%−8%
Protestant hold Swing

St. James

St. James
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Parry *2,12272%+21%
Communist R. O'Hara48816%+5%
Conservative R. Bostock35612%−14%
Majority 971
Registered electors 8,944
Turnout 2,96633%+10%
Labour hold Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. L. Harris *1,80456%
Labour P. Grannel1,44144%−4%
Majority 363
Registered electors 10,740
Turnout 3,24530%−12%
Conservative hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs. M. Brown *2,41353%−15%
Labour R. C. Evans2,12247%+25%
Majority 291
Registered electors 10,615
Turnout 4,53543%+2%
Conservative hold Swing

Smithdown

Smithdown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Lee1,14768%+15%
Conservative Mrs. M. G. Savage55132%−15%
Majority 596
Registered electors 7,808
Turnout 1,69822%+3%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Speke

Speke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Stewart 3,06562%+15%
Conservative C. Smith1,91838%−15%
Majority 1,147
Registered electors 16,029
Turnout 4,98331%+5%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. B. Watterson2,25256%−5%
Labour J. Mottram1,77844%+5%
Majority 474
Registered electors 11,995
Turnout 4,03034%−8%
Conservative hold Swing

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Orr *1,34893%+9%
Conservative J. Howard1027%−5%
Majority 1,246
Registered electors 6,511
Turnout 1,45022%+5%
Labour hold Swing

Warbreck

Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Greenway2,32762%−8%
Labour J. M. Burke1,39838%+8%
Majority 929
Registered electors 12,344
Turnout 3,72530%−4%
Conservative hold Swing

Westminster

Westminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Gillin *1,24053%+2%
Labour J. Gardner1,11847%−2%
Majority 122
Registered electors 6,228
Turnout 2,35838%−1%
Conservative hold Swing

Woolton

Woolton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mrs. T. L. Norton5,04570%−9%
Labour Tony Mulhearn 2,13330%−9%
Majority 2,912
Registered electors 24,035
Turnout 7,17830%−7%
Conservative hold Swing

[2] [3]

Aldermanic Elections

Twenty of the forty Aldermen were elected by the city council on 18 May 1970. Those elected by the council and the wards they were allocated to are shown in the table below:

PartyAldermanWard
Labour Louis CaplanAllerton
Labour Hugh CarrArundel
Labour Sir Joseph ClearyPicton
Labour David CowleyDingle
Labour Brian CrookesChurch
Labour James CullenWarbreck
Labour Charles MintonNetherfield
Labour Joseph MorganSmithdown
Conservative James PorterCounty
Conservative James RossCentral
Labour William SeftonCroxteth
Labour John SheehanGranby
Conservative William ThomasEverton
Conservative Mrs. Ruth DeanBreckfield
Conservative Clarence DickinsonKensington
Conservative John KendrickSandhills
Conservative James McAllisterGillmoss
Conservative Ralph MorrisFairfield
Conservative Clifford PriceChildwall
Conservative David WilliamsSt. Mary's

[4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post 8 May 1970
  3. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post 12 May 1967
  4. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post 18 May 1970
  5. ↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1970-1971
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