1986 Liverpool City Council election

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1986 Liverpool City Council election
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34 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 33 wards, plus 1 by-election
50 seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 May 1986. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour 54-3
SDP-Liberal Alliance 37+9
Conservative Party (UK) 7-6

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1986
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1750%40%71,131
  Alliance 1648%43%76,578
  Conservative 13%12%21,901
  Communist
 Others

[2]

Ward results

Abercromby

Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Hood 1,947 70%
Alliance B. Aston47717%
Conservative H. V. Tracey Forster1515%
Communist S. Carroll1074%
N. Everard973%
Majority 1,470
Turnout 2,779

Aigburth

Aigburth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Douglas McKittrick 3,521 56%
Labour K. Taft1,61526%
Conservative J. Mass88614%
K. Prescott2664%
Majority 1,906
Turnout 6,288

Allerton

Allerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Flo Clucas3,26450%
Conservative T. Morrison1,92229%
Labour Dot Gavin1,24419%
R. Cantwell1212%
Majority 1,342
Turnout 6,551

Anfield

Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Vera Best3,18451%
Labour C. Williams2,51440%
Conservative J. Brash5539%
Majority 670
Turnout 6,251

Arundel

Arundel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Mary Johnson 2,560 51%
Labour K. Feintuck1,81436%
Conservative S. Fitzsimmons 4509%
G. Thompson1663%
J. Kay601%
Majority 746
Turnout 5,050

Breckfield

Breckfield 2 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Brazier2,53856%
Labour P. Skinley2,43453%
Alliance J. Kendrick1,96743%
Alliance J. Diamond1,82040%
Conservative E. Bayley2275%
Conservative J. Atkinson2075%
Majority 571
Turnout 4,732

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Geoffrey B Smith3,33753%
Labour A. Dean2,44239%
Conservative M. Kingston5278%
Majority 895
Turnout 6,306

Childwall

Childwall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Doreen Jones4,41659%
Conservative S. Airey1,78824%
Labour R. Griffiths1,24117%
Majority 3,175
Turnout 7,445

Church

Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Len Tyrer4,74960%
Conservative S. Atherton1,76922%
Labour J. Murray1,19515%
J. Hulton2353%
Majority 3,554
Turnout 7,948

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Gladden3,30058%
Alliance F. Roderick1,75231%
Conservative J. Greaves68512%
Majority 1,548
Turnout 5,737

County

County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Sybil Brookes3,34053%
Labour R. Quinn2,60541%
Conservative R. Kaney3526%
Majority 735
Turnout 6,297

Croxteth

Croxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Gillian Bundred3,15546%
Conservative E. Fitzpatrick1,90328%
Labour C. Guy1,73125%
Majority 1,424
Turnout 6,789

Dingle

Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance R. Isaacson2,58948%
Labour T. Prout2,55847%
Conservative D. Patmore2384%
J. Cook441%
Majority 31
Turnout 5,429

Dovecot

Dovecot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Westbury2,49761%
Alliance T. Jones1,16028%
Conservative W. Connolly44311%
Majority 1,337
Turnout 4,100

Everton

Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Allen2,02882%
Alliance T. Geary31413%
Conservative R. Fairclough1305%
Majority 1,714
Turnout 2,472

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Linden2,66757%
Alliance D. Stephenson1,32729%
Conservative J. Quincy66014%
Majority 1,340
Turnout 4,654

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Jennings2,74872%
Alliance E. Boult74119%
Conservative A. Hinks37510%
Majority 2,007
Turnout 3,864

Granby

Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Leach2,28754%
Alliance C. Laidlaw1,35132%
S. Burris42710%
Conservative G. Tann1483%
E. Caddick601%
Majority 936
Turnout 4,273

Grassendale

Grassendale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Beatrice Fraenkel5,01470%
Conservative M. Wood1,29218%
Labour E. Turnbull85012%
Majority 4,164
Turnout 7,156

Kensington

Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Frank Doran2,97656%
Labour J. Spencer2,17141%
Conservative D. Dougherty2124%
Majority 805
Turnout 5,359

Melrose

Melrose
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dawn Booth2,83256%
Alliance Neil Cardwell1,93038%
Conservative M. Fitzsimmons2335%
Carol Taggart281%
Majority 902
Turnout 5,023

Netherley

Netherley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Adams2,00162%
Alliance H. Williams95830%
Conservative A. McTigue2488%
Majority 1,043
Turnout 3,207

Old Swan

Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Anthony Loftus3,11453%
Labour J. Hollinshead2,30739%
Conservative A. Wilson4718%
Majority 807
Turnout 5,892

Picton

Picton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Herbert Herrity2,81156%
Labour K. Hackett1,90738%
Conservative A. Scadding2475%
G. Quayle972%
Majority 904
Turnout 5,062

Pirrie

Pirrie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Owens3,18268%
Alliance W. Burke1,09423%
Conservative F. Stevens Jnr.4249%
Majority 2,088
Turnout 4,700

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Keiden2,77350%
Alliance Peter Millea2,36343%
Conservative R. Parkes3947%
Majority 410
Turnout 5,530

Smithdown

Smithdown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Gamble2,15250%
Alliance E. Stephenson2,00347%
Conservative F. Sellers1083%
Majority 149
Turnout 4,263

Speke

Speke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Dowling 2,527 71%
Alliance R. Gould66219%
Conservative A. Fayer38619%
Majority 1,865
Turnout 3,575

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance John Jones3,38359%
Labour F. Vaudrey Jnr.1,89033%
Conservative J. McMillan4568%
Majority 1,493
Turnout 5,729

Valley

Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Astbury 2,228 57%
Alliance I. Phillips1,28533%
Conservative M. Murphy38910%
Majority 943
Turnout 3,902

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Morgan2,03490%
Alliance M. Alman23210%
Majority 1,802
Turnout 2,266

Warbreck

Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Richard Roberts2,96846%
Labour J. Williams2,53239%
Conservative I. Brown85513%
B. Barr611%
I. Sloan551%
Majority 436
Turnout 6,471

Woolton

Woolton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Hallows2,98945%
Alliance E. Jones2,65440%
Labour G. Casey82613%
Majority 335
Turnout 6,600

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By Elections

On 12 March 1987 16 Militant and 31 non-Militant Labour Councillors were disbarred from office

NameWardElected
Heather AdamsNetherley8 May 1986
Paul AstburyValley8 May 1986
Mike BlackPirrie5 May 1983
Dominic BradyEverton5 May 1983
Tony ByrneValley5 May 1983
Eddie BurkeDovecot3 May 1984
Jackie CrowleyAnfield3 May 1984
Hugh DaltonPirrie3 May 1984
Joe DevaneyAbercromby3 May 1984
Jimmy DillonBroadgreen5 May 1983
Alex DoswellGranby3 May 1984
Felicity DowlingSpeke8 May 1986
Steve EllisonBreckfield3 May 1984
Peter FergusonDingle3 May 1984
Alan FoggKensington3 May 1984
Alex GambleSmithdown8 May 1986
Roy GladdenClubmoor8 May 1986
Jimmy HackettWarbreck5 May 1983
John Hamilton Granby5 May 1983
Willy HarperNetherley3 May 1984
Derek Hatton Netherley5 May 1983
John HumphriesSt. Mary's5 May 1983
Tony HoodAbercromby6 May 1982
Steve JenkinsSmithdown5 May 1983
Paul LaffertyClubmoor5 May 1983
Bob LancasterMelrose5 May 1983
Dave LeachGranby8 May 1986
John LindenFazakerley8 May 1986
Dave LloydFazakerley3 May 1984
George LloydOld Swan5 May 1983
Pauline LowesMelrose5 May 1983
Paul LuckockVauxhall5 May 1983
John MackintoshBreckfield5 May 1983
Dorothy MathewsSmithdown3 May 1984
Frank MillsCounty5 May 1983
Tony Mulhearn St. Mary's3 May 1984
John NelsonFazakerley5 May 1983
John OrdSpeke3 May 1984
Peter OwensPirrie8 May 1986
Jimmy ParryEverton3 May 1984
Terry ProutDingleBy election
Tony RimmerGillmoss3 May 1984
Jimmy Rutledge Abercromby 5 May 1983
Harry SmithValley3 May 1984
Vinny WagnerMelrose3 May 1984
Bill WestburyDovecot1 May 1986
Franny WilesEverton6 May 1982

[4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post 2 May 1986
  2. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post 2 May 1986
  3. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post 2 May 1986
  4. ↑ "The Liverpool 47 Socialist Councillors and supporting Members of Parliament".
  5. ↑ "The English city that wanted to 'break away' from the UK". BBC News. 8 November 2014.
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