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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 6 May 1976. One third of the council was up for election and John Hamilton of the Labour party became Council Leader albeit with no overall control of the council. [1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 40 | -2 | |
| Liberal | 40 | -1 | |
| Conservative | 19 | +3 | |
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 15 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 44% | 35% | 46,253 | +4% | |
| Liberal | 13 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 38% | 30% | 40,231 | -3% | |
| Conservative | 6 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 18% | 34% | 45,401 | 0 | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.6% | 801 | ||
| Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.17% | 221 | ||
| National Party of UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.11% | 148 | ||
* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
These election results are compared with the 1973 election results which were all up elections, with all three Councillors being elected for each ward. Those Councillors elected with the second highest number of votes for each ward were elected for a three-year term, finishing in 1976.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | O. J. Doyle * | 1,780 | 66% | +1% | |
| Conservative | J. D. Jones | 368 | 14% | +8%% | |
| Communist | R. O'Hara | 270 | 10% | -3% | |
| Liberal | J. Newton | 265 | 10% | 0% | |
| Majority | 1,412 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,145 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,683 | 20% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | S. T. Moss | 3,465 | 53% | +16% | |
| Liberal | W. R. Dyson (PARTY) | 2,463 | 37% | -18% | |
| Labour | T. Roberts | 668 | 10% | +1% | |
| Majority | 1,002 | ||||
| Registered electors | 15,090 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,596 | 44% | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. F. Craine * | 2,430 | 54% | +7% | |
| Liberal | T. H. Harte | 1,445 | 32% | -10% | |
| Labour | T. McManus | 596 | 13% | +1% | |
| Majority | 985 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,754 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,471 | 42% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Keva. C. Coombes | 1,692 | 37% | +5% | |
| Conservative | T. P. Pink | 1,686 | 37% | +13% | |
| Liberal | J. Wilde * | 1,189 | 26% | -18% | |
| Majority | 6 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,799 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,567 | 36% | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William . Charles. Hutchinson * | 1,781 | 44% | -16% | |
| Labour | F. S. Roderick | 1,088 | 27% | +6% | |
| Conservative | R. M. Amyes | 1,171 | 29% | -10% | |
| Majority | 610 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,780 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,040 | 29% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Connolly | 1,474 | 46% | +14% | |
| Liberal | R. Clitherow (PARTY) | 743 | 23% | -31% | |
| Conservative | J. Butterfield | 989 | 31% | +17% | |
| Majority | 485 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,100 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,206 | 26% | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. J. Swainbank | 1,934 | 40% | +16% | |
| Liberal | W. Smyth (PARTY) | 1,866 | 38% | -24% | |
| Labour | F. Dunne | 1,049 | 22% | +8% | |
| Majority | 68 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,264 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,849 | 40% | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. E. Walker * | 1,658 | 71% | +5 | |
| Conservative | J. Crowe | 390 | 17% | -2% | |
| National Party of UK | A. J. Roberts | 148 | 6% | ||
| Liberal | G. Scattergood | 135 | 6% | -9% | |
| Majority | 1,268 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,970 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,331 | 19% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Kingston | 3,753 | 50% | +12% | |
| Liberal | P. H. Hodgson (PARTY) | 2,342 | 31% | -19% | |
| Labour | J. E. Roberts | 1,443 | 19% | +8% | |
| Majority | 1,411 | ||||
| Registered electors | 20,587 | ||||
| Turnout | 7,538 | 37% | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Len Tyrer(PARTY) | 2,953 | 47% | -15% | |
| Conservative | W. H. Stabback | 2,652 | 42% | -10% | |
| Labour | J. E. McPherson | 711 | 11% | +5% | |
| Majority | 301 | ||||
| Registered electors | 15,221 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,316 | 41% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Angela. M. Warburton | 1,504 | 38% | -7% | |
| Labour | M. Stewart (PARTY) | 1,387 | 35% | +2% | |
| Conservative | S. Hicklin | 1,042 | 26% | -4% | |
| Majority | 117 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,607 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,933 | 37% | |||
| Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Paul R. Clark | 1,676 | 40% | +13%' | |
| Labour | E. T. Mooney * | 1,363 | 32% | -12% | |
| Conservative | W. Thomas | 1,082 | 26% | +3% | |
| Communist | B. Anderson | 76 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 313 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,171 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,197 | 34% | |||
| Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. E. Brandwood | 2,391 | 45% | +15% | |
| Liberal | T. Blyde (PARTY) | 1,992 | 38% | -20% | |
| Labour | H. Rimmer | 905 | 17% | +5% | |
| Majority | 399 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,487 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,288 | 42% | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Stoddart (PARTY) | 1,237 | 57% | -1% | |
| Conservative | J. M. Shaw | 478 | 22% | +6% | |
| Liberal | Graham Hulme | 372 | 17% | +2% | |
| Communist | J. Cook | 78 | 4% | -2% | |
| Majority | 759 | ||||
| Registered electors | 7,228 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,165 | 30% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. P. Johnson * | 2,234 | 52% | ||
| Conservative | D. P. Dougherty | 1,430 | 33% | ||
| Liberal | E. Barber | 606 | 14% | ||
| Majority | 804 | ||||
| Registered electors | 16,293 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,270 | 26% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard Pine (PARTY) | 1,518 | 45% | ||
| Labour | S. F. Jacobs | 1,132 | 33% | ||
| Conservative | W. McGuirk | 732 | 22% | ||
| Majority | 386 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,350 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,382 | 33% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Harold. Glyn. Rogers | 1,532 | 37% | ||
| Labour | F. Gaier (PARTY) | 1,343 | 32% | -25% | |
| Conservative | A. Brown | 1,305 | 31% | -12% | |
| Majority | 189 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,774 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,180 | 36% | |||
| Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. R. Snell (PARTY) | 2,309 | 58% | -11% | |
| Liberal | J. G. Morgan | 703 | 18% | ||
| Conservative | B. Dougherty | 959 | 24% | +1% | |
| Majority | 1,350 | ||||
| Registered electors | 19,607 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,971 | 20% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. D. Hamilton (PARTY) | '1,811 | 53% | -13% | |
| Conservative | G. Hughes | 845 | 25% | -2% | |
| Liberal | J. Rossington | 649 | 19% | ||
| Communist | A. McClelland | 103 | 3% | -4% | |
| Majority | 966 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,831 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,408 | 25% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Geoffrey B. Smith (PARTY) | 991 | 43% | ||
| Labour | J. H. Stamper | 927 | 40% | ||
| Conservative | I. Power | 394 | 17% | ||
| Majority | 64 | ||||
| Registered electors | 7,472 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,312 | 31% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Joanna Copsey (PARTY) | 1,474 | 53% | -17% | |
| Labour | L. P. Gallagher | 1,109 | 40% | +16% | |
| Conservative | K. M. Mountford | 201 | 7% | +1% | |
| Majority | 365 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,783 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,784 | 32% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Gardner * | 1,390 | 72% | +9% | |
| Conservative | W. Gilbody | 436 | 22% | -1% | |
| Liberal | B. Mowatt | 114 | 6% | -7% | |
| Majority | 954 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,017 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,940 | 24% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Peter Mahon | 1,834 | 38% | ||
| Labour | I. Jervis | 1,294 | 27% | ||
| Conservative | N. F. Derrick | 1,511 | 31% | ||
| Majority | 323 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,066 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,860 | 37% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Gillian Loughney (PARTY) | 1,899 | 43% | ||
| Labour | F. Burke | 1,525 | 34% | ||
| Conservative | J. McDermott | 926 | 21% | ||
| Majority | 374 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,574 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,433 | 38% | |||
| Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Black * | 2,628 | 55% | -12% | |
| Conservative | I. Brown | 1,599 | 33% | 0% | |
| Liberal | N. T Cardwell | 570 | 12% | ||
| Majority | 1,029 | ||||
| Registered electors | 15,572 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,797 | 31% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. T. Walsh * | 1,638 | 50% | ||
| Conservative | D. W. Baskett | 1,129 | 35% | ||
| Liberal | C. Lister | 400 | 12% | ||
| Communist | J. M. McQueen | 89 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 509 | ||||
| Registered electors | 9,801 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,256 | 33% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Michael O'Kane * | 1,511 | 43% | ||
| Conservative | R. S. Jones | 1,286 | 37% | ||
| Labour | B. Shelley | 686 | 20% | ||
| Majority | 225 | ||||
| Registered electors | 9,920 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,483 | 35% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. Dunford * | 1,400 | 81% | ||
| Liberal | M. A. Decker | 184 | 11% | ||
| Conservative | S. V. Hennessy | 142 | 8% | ||
| Majority | 1,216 | ||||
| Registered electors | 9,985 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,726 | 17% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | K. Stewart * | 2,270 | 65% | ||
| Conservative | E. M. Clein | 954 | 27% | ||
| Liberal | C. H. Stocker | 291 | 8% | ||
| Majority | 1,316 | ||||
| Registered electors | 14,320 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,515 | 25% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Paul V. Downes (PARTY) | 1,477 | 38% | -5% | |
| Labour | C. O'Rourke (PARTY) | 1,161 | 30% | 0% | |
| Conservative | O. D. Jennings | 1,099 | 29% | +5% | |
| Communist | P. B. Bissette | 102 | 3% | 0% | |
| Majority | 316 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,410 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,839 | 34% | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Carol McNeilly | 1,797 | 41% | ||
| Labour | P. Rowlands | 1,179 | 27% | -20% | |
| Conservative | J. H. Brash * | 1,431 | 32% | -21% | |
| Majority | 366 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,966 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,407 | 37% | |||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. R. Delaney | 2,158 | 62% | ||
| Labour | H. Bryers | 2,022 | 58% | ||
| Conservative | J. McKenzie | 820 | 24% | ||
| Conservative | J. B. King | 802 | 23% | ||
| Liberal | R. F. Heywood | 488 | 14% | ||
| Liberal | C. O'Connor | 384 | 11% | ||
| Majority | 1,338 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,362 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,446 | 26% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. McVeigh * | 4,380 | 63% | ||
| Labour | J. V. Walsh | 1,076 | 15% | ||
| Liberal | A. Smallman | 1,519 | 22% | ||
| Majority | 2,861 | ||||
| Registered electors | 17,845 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,975 | 39% | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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