1988 Liverpool City Council election

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1988 Liverpool City Council election
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←  1987 5 May 1988 (1988-05-05) 1990  →
34 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 33 wards plus one by-election.
50 seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 5 May 1988. 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  ?? ??
Social and Liberal Democrats  ?? ??
Conservative  ?? ??
Independent  ?? ??
Others ?? ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1988
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2330+370%55%86,383
  SLD 712-121%14%22,352
  Conservative 202-26%12%18,242
  Liberal 226%3%5,222
  SDP 000%1%1,914
  Green 000%1%1,769
  Communist 000%0.3%400

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Ward results

These results are compared with the 1984 elections when councillors were elected for a four-year term.

* = Councillor elected in 1984 and standing for re-election.

Abercromby

Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Feintuck 2,070 81% Increase2.svg1%
SLD Carole Matthews1867%Decrease2.svg3%
Conservative P. Lee1807%Steady2.svg
Communist P. Carroll1295%Increase2.svg2%
Majority 1,884
Registered electors 8,960
Turnout 2,56538%
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg 1%

Aigburth

Aigburth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Cathy Hancox *2,47543%−10%
Labour K. Taft2,07936%+9%
Conservative N. Liddell96517%−2%
Green Joanne Cook2725%
Majority 396
Turnout 5,791
Liberal hold Swing -10%

Allerton

Allerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour T. Smith2,02936%+12%
SLD M. Ali1,64229%+3%
Conservative M. Kingston1,53227%−23%
SDP R. Gould3997%
Green R. Cantwell1002%
Majority 387
Turnout 5,702
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +12%

Anfield

Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judith Nelson2,89051%+8%
SLD R. Jump2,14738%0%
Conservative Myra Fitzsimmons5189%−10%
SDP J. Prince1052%
Majority 743
Turnout 5,660
Labour hold Swing +8%

Arundel

Arundel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Victoria Roberts2,38152%+10%
SLD B. Grocott1,55934%−9%
Conservative D. Patmore3468%−7%
Green G. Thomson2135%
Communist J. Crawley471%0%
Majority 822
Turnout 4,546
Labour gain from SLD Swing +3.5

Breckfield

Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary McGiveron3,14877%+27%
SLD H. Burt66316%−30%
Conservative Elizabeth Bayley2667%+3%
Majority 2,485
Turnout 4,077
Labour hold Swing

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD Rosie Cooper *3,10951%+3%
Labour F. Gillard2,59942%−1%
Conservative J. Baldwin3145%−5%
Green Nina Morgan611%
SDP R. Nolan461%
Majority 510
Turnout 6,129
SLD hold Swing

Childwall

Childwall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD Eddie Clein *3,14652%+4%
Labour R. Kennedy1,52725%+6%
Conservative Helen Rigby1,21520%−14%
Green A. Willan1853%
Majority 1,619
Turnout 6,073
SLD hold Swing

Church

Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD Mike Storey *3,56454%+4%
Labour J. Ashton1,78326%+7%
Conservative T. Pink1,15317%−14%
Green Janet Cantwell2013%
Majority 1,826
Turnout 6,656
SLD hold Swing

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Keva Coombes4,15977%+27%
SLD Ann Collinge66612%−13%
Conservative W. Connolly52010%−5%
Communist K. McDonough731%
Majority 3,493
Turnout 5,418
Labour hold Swing

County

County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD Paul Clark *3,18849%−5%
Labour Sylvia Renilson3,10048%+8%
Conservative H. Quayle1643%−3%
Majority 88
Turnout 6,452
SLD hold Swing

Croxteth

Croxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD Elaine Kinahan2,16336%+12%
Labour Catherine Rigby1,88531%0%
Conservative G. Brandwood *1,74529%−18%
SDP Joan Reece2184%
Green I. Graham150.2%
Majority 278
Turnout 6,026
SLD gain from Conservative Swing

Dingle

Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Lafferty3,21570%+18%
SLD W. Lamont1,04423%−16%
Conservative G. Earle2726%−2%
Communist J. Cook301%0%
Majority 2,171
Turnout 4,561
Labour hold Swing

Dovecot

Dovecot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Harry Rimmer2,62277%−7%
SLD Norman Mills42913%0%
Conservative Audrey Bowness35610%−7%
Majority 2,193
Turnout 3,407
Labour hold Swing

Everton

Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour George Knibb1,98892%+5%
SLD M. Key985%+1%
Conservative R. Fairclough723%−5%
Majority 1,890
Turnout 2,158
Labour hold Swing

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Vaudrey3,46577%+17%
Liberal Democrats C. Mayes54112%−8%
Conservative J. Atkinson49511%−9%
Majority 2,924
Turnout 4,501
Labour hold Swing +17%

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Ledwich3,23980%+3%
Conservative S. North3839%−4%
SLD C. Leahy3428%−2%
Green Susan Ellison1033%
Majority 2,897
Turnout 4,067
Labour hold Swing

Granby

Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Hughes2,95982%+26%
SLD E. Chin3359%−30%
Conservative Henrietta Edwards2006%+2%
Communist E. Caddick1213%+2%
Majority 2,624
Turnout 3,615
Labour hold Swing

Grassendale

Grassendale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD W. Bullock3,40553%−2%
Conservative S. Marsden1,65626%−5%
Labour Eileen Turnbull1,18318%+6%
Green P. Kavanagh1973%
Majority 2,222
Turnout 6,441
SLD hold Swing

Kensington

Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. Ratcliffe2,52552%+3%
SLD Richard Kemp2,02642%−2%
Conservative R. Bethell1964%+3%
Green F. Wainwright842%
Majority 499
Turnout 4,831
Labour hold Swing

Melrose

Melrose
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Kidd3,51982%+24%
SLD J. Murray53713%−24%
Conservative Ann Nugent2205%+1%
Majority 2,982
Turnout 4,276
Labour hold Swing

Netherley

Netherley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lesley Mahmood2,10679%+7%
SLD Caroline Barnett43916%0%
Conservative Maureen Murphy1345%−7%
Majority 1,667
Turnout 2,679
Labour hold Swing

Old Swan

Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Fitzsimmons2,97565%+14%
SLD J. Berman73916%−19%
Conservative G. Powell68415%−1%
SDP J. Herbert1844%
Majority 2,236
Turnout 4,582
Labour hold Swing

Picton

Picton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SLD Pam Bradley *2,73047%−9%
Labour Margaret Clarke2,71747%+10%
Conservative I. Bishop2214%−3%
Green D. Williams1122%
Majority 13
Turnout 5,780
SLD hold Swing

Pirrie

Pirrie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dot Gavin3,95884%+14%
SLD Hilary Owen4129%−5%
Conservative P. Aldcroft3297%−9%
Majority 3,546
Turnout 4,699
Labour hold Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank O'Donoghue3,59967%+16%
SLD C. Hughes1,45427%−10%
Conservative Innes Fleming2755%−7%
Green D. Lindsay601%
Majority 2,145
Turnout 5,388
Labour hold Swing

Smithdown

Smithdown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Bermingham2,79177%+18%
SLD Mary Young64818%−19%
Conservative F. Ryan1935%+1%
Majority 2,143
Turnout 3,632
Labour hold Swing

Speke

Speke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Wilde2,97284%+25%
SLD Victoria Clein2878%−29%
Conservative A. Faver2708%+4%
Majority 2,685
Turnout 3,529
Labour hold Swing

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Steve Radford *2,74752%−1%
Labour S. Sullivan2,29143%+7%
Conservative Edna Rodick2825%−6%
Majority 456
Turnout 5,320
Liberal hold Swing -1%

Valley

Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sylvia Sharpey-Shafer2,63673%+10%
SLD G. Cleaeys71420%+5%
Conservative W. Dobinson2427%−15%
Majority 1,922
Turnout 3,592
Labour hold Swing

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Orr *1,81893%−1%
SLD S. McHugh925%
Conservative R. Knox513%−3%
Majority 1,726
Turnout 1,961
Labour hold Swing -1%

Warbreck

Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Chase3,14452%+15%
SLD Elsie Lang2,43040%0%
Conservative Martha Thornton4928%−15%
Majority 714
Turnout 6,066
Labour gain from SLD Swing +3.5

Woolton

Woolton 2 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Backhouse 2,301 39% −30%
Conservative S. Fitzsimmons 2,241 38% −31%
SLD Ron Gould1,48725%+11%
SLD Ian Phillips1,42425%+11%
Labour A. White1,05718%0%
Labour S. Balmer1,05618%0%
SDP 91815%
Green J. Hulton1663%
Majority 814
Turnout 5,928
Conservative hold Swing

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