1976 Liverpool City Council election

Last updated April 03, 2025

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]

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1976
	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

^[2]

Ward results

* - 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.

Abercromby, St. James'

Abercromby, St. James'
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

Aigburth

Aigburth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. T. Moss	3,465	53%	+16%
	Liberal	W. Russell 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

Allerton

Allerton
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

Anfield

Anfield
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

Arundel

Arundel
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

Breckfield, St. Domingo

Breckfield, St. Domingo
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

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
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

Central, Everton, Netherfield

Central, Everton, Netherfield
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

Childwall

Childwall
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

Church

Church
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

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
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

County

County
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

Croxteth

Croxteth
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

Dingle

Dingle
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

Dovecot

Dovecot
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

Fairfield

Fairfield
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

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
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

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. R. Snell ^(PARTY)	2,309	58%	−11%
	Liberal	John George Morgan	703	18%
	Conservative	B. Dougherty	959	24%	+1%
Majority			1,350
Registered electors			19,607
Turnout			3,971	20%
	Labour hold		Swing

Granby, Prince's Park

Granby, Prince's Park
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

Kensington

Kensington
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

Low Hill, Smithdown

Low Hill, Smithdown
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

Melrose, Westminster

Melrose, Westminster
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

Old Swan

Old Swan
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

Picton

Picton
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

Pirrie

Pirrie
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

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
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

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
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

Sandhills, Vauxhall

Sandhills, Vauxhall
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

Speke

Speke
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

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
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

Warbreck

Warbreck
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

Woolton, East

Woolton, East 2 seats
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

Woolton, West

Woolton, West
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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[2] Liverpool Daily Post 6 May 1976

[3] Liverpool Daily Post 7 May 1976

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