1975 Liverpool City Council election

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1975 Liverpool City Council election
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←  1973 1 May 1975 (1975-05-01) 1976  →
34 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 33 wards, plus one by-election in Childwall.
50 seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 May 1975. One third of the council was up for election. The terms of office of the Councillors elected in 1973 with the third highest number of votes in each ward, expired and so these election results were compared with the 1973 results. Bill Smyth of the Liberal Party became the Leader of the Council albeit with no overall control. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour 42-1
Liberal 44-3
Conservative 13+4

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1975
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1312-138%31%36,415
  Conservative 862+424%34%39,841
  Liberal 1325-338%33%38,480
  Communist 00000%0.6%712
 Old Swan Residents' Association00000%0.3%338
  Independent Liberal 00000%0.09%105
  National Front 00000%0.08%91
 British Movement00000%0.06%69

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Ward results

Abercromby, St. James

Abercromby, St. James
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Violet McCoy * 469 62% Decrease2.svg3%
Liberal J. P. Murphy23310%Steady2.svg
Conservative C. McMichael41618%Increase2.svg12%
Communist R. O'Hara25011%Decrease2.svg2%
Majority 1,044
Registered electors 12,886
Turnout 2,35918%
Labour hold Swing

Aigburth

Aigburth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. H. Lea 3,037 50% +13%
Liberal Len Tyrer *2,56742%−13%
Labour L. P. Gallagher4928%−1%
Majority 470
Registered electors 14,502
Turnout 6,09642%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Allerton

Allerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. S. Ross *2,21757%+10%
Liberal T. H. Harte1,19030%−12%
Labour T. Bailey50513%
Majority 1,027
Registered electors 10,801
Turnout 3,91236%
Conservative hold Swing

Anfield

Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Fitzsimmons 1,453 39% Increase2.svg15%
Liberal R. Donnelly *1,21532%Decrease2.svg12%
Labour L. Caplan1,10229%Decrease2.svg3%
Majority 238
Registered electors 12,828
Turnout 3,77029%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Arundel

Arundel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kenneth L. Rainford 1,700 47%
Conservative R. M. Amyes1,03028%
Labour F. S. Roderick90125%
Majority 670
Registered electors 14,119
Turnout 3,63126%
Liberal hold Swing

Breckfield, St. Domingo

Breckfield, St. Domingo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Frank McNevin *1,12342%
Labour J. Connolly95436%
Conservative R. S. Charles56821%
Majority 169
Registered electors 11,053
Turnout 2,64524%
Liberal hold Swing

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rosemary Cooper *1,96946%−16%
Conservative J. J. Swainbank1,60938%+14%
Labour W. F. Williams70917%+3%
Majority 360
Registered electors 12,187
Turnout 4,28735%
Liberal hold Swing

Central, Everton, Netherfield

Central, Everton, Netherfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Finnegan *1,37966%0%
Conservative A. Brown56927%+8%
Liberal P. Seddon1356%−9%
Majority 810
Registered electors 12,485
Turnout 2,08317%
Labour hold Swing

Childwall

Childwall 2 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative W. A. Fearenside3,37749%+11%
Conservative S. Airey3,26848%+10%
Liberal Anne Bailey (PARTY)2,42935%−15%
Liberal P. H. Hodgson2,41635%−15%
Labour Kathleen Jones1,04015%+4%
Labour P. Rowlands95414%+3%
Majority 948
Registered electors 20,184
Turnout 6,84634%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Church

Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bernard J. Flynn (PARTY)2,80850%−12%
Conservative W. H. Stabback2,33642%+10%
Labour F. Dunne4809%+4%
Majority 472
Registered electors 15,015
Turnout 5,62437%
Liberal hold Swing

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Michael J. Storey *1,62744%−1%
Labour Margaret Stewart1,21533%0%
Conservative S. Hicklin83023%+1%
Majority 412
Registered electors 10,609
Turnout 3,67235%
Liberal hold Swing

County

County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Brown1,14736%+7%
Labour F.P. Hughes *1,06833%−11%
Liberal M.J. Booth92329%+2%
National Front E. Herbert913%
Majority 79
Registered electors 12,207
Turnout 3,22926%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Croxteth

Croxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ivan Clews (PARTY)2,07242%−16%
Conservative G. E. Brandwood2,05842%+12%
Labour Lulu Caplan75115%+3%
Majority 14
Registered electors 12,486
Turnout 4,88139%
Liberal hold Swing

Dingle

Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. W. Jones *89555%−9%
Conservative J. B. King49330%+14%
Liberal W. H. Mellor16310%−5%
Communist J. Cook664%0%
Majority 402
Registered electors 7,138
Turnout 1,61723%
Labour hold Swing

Dovecot

Dovecot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. H. Westbury *2,12150%
Liberal Eileen Barber1,07425%
Conservative D. P. Dougherty1,04125%
Majority 1,047
Registered electors 16,230
Turnout 4,23626%
Labour hold Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Livermore1,10640%
Liberal H. Christian (PARTY)92733%
Conservative W. McGuirk76527%
Majority 179
Registered electors 10,302
Turnout 2,79827%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ron Gould1,39838%−5%
Labour H. James *1,14231%−26%
Liberal Harold Glyn Rogers1,12131%
Majority 256
Registered electors 11,785
Turnout 3,66131%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. J. Cruikshank *1,61858%−11%
Conservative C. Williams66524%−1%
Liberal C. H. Stocker50018%
Majority 953
Registered electors 19,586
Turnout 2,78314%
Labour hold Swing

Granby, Prince's Park

Granby, Prince's Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Doswell *1,57556%−10%
Conservative E. J. D. Williams86731%+4%
Liberal G. Scattergood30811%
Communist A. McClelland853%−4%
Majority 708
Registered electors 14,105
Turnout 2,83520%
Labour hold Swing

Kensington

Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Frank Doran *1,16049%
Labour T. F. Money77933%
Conservative Irene Power40617%
Majority 381
Registered electors 8,490
Turnout 2,34528%
Liberal hold Swing

Low Hill, Smithdown

Low Hill, Smithdown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ernest Richard Stephenson *1,46161%−9%
Labour C. H. Winter72530%+6%
Conservative J. A. Gunn1948%+2%
Majority 736
Registered electors 9,368
Turnout 2,38025%
Liberal hold Swing

Melrose, Westminster

Melrose, Westminster
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Lafferty *1,07464%+1%
Liberal M. J. Lynch1338%−5%
Conservative W. Gilbody46328%+5%
Majority 611
Registered electors 9,018
Turnout 1,67019%
Labour hold Swing

Old Swan

Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Willian M. Galbraith *1,73040%
Conservative N. F. Derrick1,35331%
Labour T. McManus84419%
Independent Liberal W. J. McCullough1052%
Old Swan Residents' AssociationA. R. Dronfield3388%
Majority 377
Registered electors 13,108
Turnout 4,37033%
Liberal hold Swing

Picton

Picton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Herbert Edward Herrity *1,99049%
Labour A. Fletcher1,28232%
Conservative J. McDermott72618%
Communist J. Volleamere652%
Majority 708
Registered electors 11,505
Turnout 4,06335%
Liberal hold Swing

Pirrie

Pirrie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Owens *1,88450%67%
Liberal Carol McNeilly66818%
Conservative I. Brown1,23533%
Majority 649
Registered electors 15,539
Turnout 3,78724%
Labour hold Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. C. Evans *1,30247%
Liberal C. Litster54220%
Conservative D. W. Baskett91033%
Majority 392
Registered electors 9,820
Turnout 2,75428%
Labour hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Kemp1,25740%
Conservative S. T. Moss (PARTY)1,20639%
Labour J. Hughes65821%
Majority 51
Registered electors 9,892
Turnout 3,12132%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Sandhills, Vauxhall

Sandhills, Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Morgan *1,40384%
Liberal G. Weatherall905%
Conservative P. K. Mostyn17711%
Majority 1,226
Registered electors 10,052
Turnout 1,67017%
Labour hold Swing

Speke

Speke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Short (PARTY)1,34548%
Conservative C. W. Harpin71025%
Independent Labour P. Moorhead49818%
Liberal M. D. Piercy2659%
Majority 635
Registered electors 14,497
Turnout 2,81819%
Labour hold Swing

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert Gore (PARTY)1,41240%−3%
Labour Christine O'Rourke1,13132%+2%
Conservative C. E. Jennings93927%+3%
Communist J. Jackson572%−1%
Majority 281
Registered electors 11,423
Turnout 3,53931%
Liberal hold Swing

Warbreck

Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Lang1,59243%
Conservative D. J. Jones1,22333%−20%
Labour Ellen Kelly86123%−24%
British MovementP. T. Tidy692%
Majority 369
Registered electors 12,023
Turnout 3,74531%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Woolton, East

Woolton, East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. J. Wright *1,74153%
Conservative Helen Rigby69821%
Liberal Francis Richard Haywood63519%
Communist A. Lowe1896%
Majority 1,043
Registered electors 13,064
Turnout 3,26325%
Labour hold Swing

Woolton, West

Woolton, West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. J. Hallows *3,77961%
Liberal M. Pistotnik-Howard1,46724%
Labour J. P. McCormack91615%
Majority 2,312
Registered electors 17,834
Turnout 8,16235%
Conservative hold Swing

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