1994 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 5 May 1994. One-third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party retained leadership of the council as a minority administration. ^[1]

1994 Liverpool City Council election

←  1992 5 May 1994 (1994-05-05) 1995  →
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

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Seats	±
	Labour	44	??
	Liberal Democrat	44	??
	Ward Labour	7	??
	Conservative Party	2	??
	Liberal Party	2	??

Election results

Liverpool local election result 1994

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	18					44%	57,011
	Liberal Democrats	13					40%	51,825
	Conservative	1				3%	6%	7,948
	Liberal	1				3%	5%	6,116
	Liverpool Labour	1				3%	4%	5,379
	Green	0				0%	1%	??
	Others

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Ward results

Abercromby

Abercromby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Hackett	1,374	74%	1%
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Dyer	223	12%	6%
	Green	J. Brown	112	6%	5%
	Conservative	P. Edwards	89	5%	6%
	Liberal	J. Highcock	69	4%	N/A
Majority			1,151
Registered electors
Turnout			1,867
	Labour hold		Swing	1%

Aigburth

Aigburth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ron Gould	2,450	53%
	Labour	M. McDaid	1,520	33%
	Conservative	A. McGing	425	9%
	Green	R. Lentle	269	6%
Majority			930
Turnout			4,664

Allerton

Allerton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Flo Clucas	2,951	58%
	Labour	K. Dovaston	1,435	28%
	Conservative	G. Brandwood	595	12%
	Green	R. Cantwell	91	2%
Majority			1,516
Turnout			5,027

Anfield

Anfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Carrick	1,712	44%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Cunningham	1,667	43%
	Conservative	C. Cross	161	4%
	Liberal	J. Kehoe	252	6%
	Independent	R. Fallows	113	3%
Majority			45
Turnout			3,905

Arundel

Arundel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jan Clein	1,628	45%
	Labour	A. Cleary	1,591	44%
	Conservative	K. Edwards	150	4%
	Liberal	D. Jones	139	4%
	Green	L. Lever	135	4%
Majority			37
Turnout			3,643

Breckfield

Breckfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Prendergast	2,229	77%
	Liberal Democrats	Karren Afford	461	16%
	Conservative	E. Bayley	196	7%
Majority			1,768
Turnout			2,886

Broadgreen

Broadgreen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Concepcion	2,349	50%
	Liberal Democrats	K. MacDonald	2,049	43%
	Conservative	I. MacFall	198	4%
	Ward Independent Labour	J. Mooney	119	3%
Majority			300
Turnout			4,715

Childwall

Childwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Doreen Jones	3,863	72%
	Labour	H. Gibson	1,041	19%
	Conservative	E. Bishop	484	9%
Majority			2,822
Turnout			5,388

Church

Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Len Tyrer	3,854	67%
	Labour	M. Anderson	1,326	23%
	Conservative	A. Knowlson	425	7%
	Green	I. Gilmour	166	3%
Majority			2,528
Turnout			5,771

Clubmoor

Clubmoor 2 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joe Kenny	2,215	62%
	Labour	P. Harvey	2,081
	Liberal	B. Jackson	672	19%
	Liberal	S. Owen	419	14%
	Liberal Democrats	L. Kinahan	438	12%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Owen	416	13%
	Conservative	J. Brandwood	225	6%
	Conservative	F. Stevens	166
Majority			1,777
Turnout			6,632

County

County

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Brown	2,524	52%
	Labour	J. Hamilton	2,182	45%
	Conservative	J. Atkinson	115	2%
Majority			342
Turnout			4,821

Croxteth

Croxteth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Hines	3,210	57%
	Labour	B. McGrath	1,588	28%
	Conservative	E. Nash	553	10%
	Liberal	C. Paton	214	4%
	Green	I. Graham	76	1%
Majority			1,622
Turnout			5,641

Dingle

Dingle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Julie Gosling	1,887	46%
	Labour	M. McDaid	1,750	42%
	Conservative	D. Patmore	139	3%
Majority			137
Turnout			4,134

Dovecot

Dovecot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Nelson	1,717	62%
	Liberal Democrats	John Clucas	658	24%
	Ward Independent Labour	K. Williams	196	7%
	Conservative	W. Connolly	180	7%
Majority			1,059
Turnout			2,751

Everton

Everton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Brennan	1,089	65%
	Ward Labour	V. Brownless	494	29%
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Chowings	51	3%
	Ward Independent	J. Hackett	34	2%
	Conservative	J. McEachern	17	1%
Majority			1,038
Turnout			1,685

Fazakerley

Fazakerley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Thomas	2,293	70%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Poole	475	14%
	Conservative	D. Johnston	200	6%
	Liberal	P. Mayne	319	10%
Majority			1,818
Turnout			3,287

Gillmoss

Gillmoss

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ken Stewart	2,064	47%
	Liberal Democrats	George Mann	703	16%
	Conservative	B. Jones	191	4%
	Ward Labour	A, Jennings	1,391	31%
	Green	A. Graham	85	2%
Majority			1,361
Turnout			4,434

Granby

Granby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gideon Ben Tovim	1,449	57%
	Liberal	A. Damsell	640	25%
	Militant Labour	C. Wilson	274	11%
	Green	R. Morris	102	4%
	Conservative	T. Morrison	61	2%
Majority			1,339
Turnout			2,526

Grassendale

Grassendale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Beatrice Fraenkel	3,752	69%
	Labour	J. Middleton	1,175	22%
	Conservative	N. Liddell	482	9%
Majority			2,577
Turnout			5,409

Kensington

Kensington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Keenan	1,751	45%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Hulme	1,735	45%
	Liberal	M. Bickley	169	4%
	Green	M. Walsh	83	2%
	Conservative	F. Wood	72	2%
	Ward Independent Labour	G. Williams	41	1%
Majority			16
Turnout			3,851

Melrose

Melrose

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Booth	2,342	69%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Homfray	583	17%
	Militant Labour	L. Mahmood	368	11%
	Conservative	A. Nugent	97	3%
Majority			1,759
Turnout			3,390

Netherley

Netherley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Griffin	1,242	57%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Seddon	554	25%
	Broad Left Labour	A. Fogg	340	16%
	Conservative	I. Prosser	56	3%
Majority			688
Turnout			2,192

Old Swan

Old Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Downham	1,810	43%
	Labour	L. Richlings	1,421	34%
	Conservative	N. Hastings	100	2%
	Liberal	?	307	7%
Majority			389
Turnout			4,183

Picton

Picton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Herrity	2,347	55%
	Labour	Oliver Martins	1,608	40%
	Green	A. Willan	86	2%
	Conservative	Thérèse Coffey	79	2%
	Ward Independent Labour	J. Spencer	43	1%
Majority			659
Turnout			4,243

Pirrie

Pirrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Gibbons	2,444	76%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Dutton	396	12%
	Liberal	C. Mayes	230	7%
	Conservative	B. Nash	141	4%
Majority			2,048
Turnout			3,211

St. Mary's

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Roderick	2,298	58%
	Labour	T. Smith	1,609	40%
	Conservative	G. Harden	70	2%
Majority			689
Turnout			3,977

Smithdown

Smithdown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neville Bann	1,592	61%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Hulme	853	33%
	Liberal	M. Langley	111	4%
	Conservative	D. O'Leary	41	2%
Majority			739
Turnout			2,597

Speke

Speke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Bostock	1,462	55%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Hughes	782	30%
	Conservative	A. Garnett	71	3%
	Ward Labour	M. Knight	334	13%
Majority			680
Turnout			2,649

Tuebrook

Tuebrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	D. Curtiss	2,223	49%
	Labour	F. Orr	1,157	26%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Hyett	1,066	24%
	Conservative	R. Bethell	90	2%
Majority			1,066
Turnout			4,536

Valley

Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	O. Harvey	1,454	48%
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Ruse	1,257	41%
	Local Resident	Frank O'Donoghue	239	8%
	Conservative	P. Finnih	100	3%
Majority			197
Turnout			3,050

Vauxhall

Vauxhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ward Labour	F. Murphy	957	46%
	Labour	W. Snell	893	43%
	Liberal Democrats	N. Deas	123	6%
	Ward independent Labour	J. McGrath	95	5%
Majority			64
Turnout			2,068

Warbreck

Warbreck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Lang	2,978	54%
	Labour	W. Ritchie	2,275	41%
	Conservative	D. Gray	189	3%
	Liberal	J. Donohue	112	2%
Majority			703
Turnout			5,554

Woolton

Woolton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Fitzsimmons	1,790	34%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Lewis	1,783	34%
	Labour	C. Evans	1,501	28%
	Liberal	A. Halewood	240	5%
Majority			7
Turnout			5,314

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References

1. Liverpool Daily Post 6 May 1994
2. Liverpool Daily Post 6 May 1994
3. Liverpool Daily Post 6 May 1994
4. Liverpool Echo 6 May 1994
5. Jeffery, David. "Merseyside local election results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 9 June 2025.