1996 Liverpool City Council election

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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party achieved overall control of the council. [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour 50 ??
Liberal Democrat 42 ??
Liberal Party 3 ??
Ward Labour 3 ??
Conservative Party 1

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1996
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 1700052%41%37,557
  Labour 1401-142%42%38,416
 Ward Labour26%7%4,162
  Liberal 10003%7%6,821
  Conservative 000007%6,047
  Independent

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Ward results

Abercromby

Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Norman1,08373%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Firth1138%
Green R. Spalding1007%
Liberal A. Carroll1097%
Conservative C. Zsigmond906%
Majority969
Turnout

Aigburth

Aigburth 2 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Cathy Hancox2,18558%
Liberal Democrats Dave Antrobus1,85651%
Labour J. Middleton1,62634%
Labour Joe Anderson 1,22133%
Conservative A. McGing3439%
Conservative D. Patmore3159%
Green R. Lentle2306%
Majority899
Turnout

Allerton

Allerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rosie Cooper 1,94756%
Labour M. Bailey1,02629%
Allerton Liberal DemocratsC. Hulme49214%
Conservative F. Bate45413%
Green R. Cantwell602%
Majority920
Turnout

Anfield

Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Walker1,42747%
Liberal Democrats Richard Marbrow1,18939%
Liberal S. Brooks31510%
Militant LabourP. Filby1074%
Majority238
Turnout

Arundel

Arundel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Clein1,48846%
Labour R. Gladden1,39244%
Green D. Ross1816%
Conservative K. Watkin1364%
Majority56
Turnout

Breckfield

Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. McGiveron1,29166%
Liberal Democrats Karren Afford26514%
Liberal J. McAllister22211%
Militant LabourJ. Morris593%
Majority1,026
Turnout

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. McDaid1,77653%
Liberal Democrats J. McCabe1,16735%
Liberal T. Mills1966%
Conservative K. Sutton1946%
Majority609
Turnout

Childwall

Childwall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Eddie Clein2,76665%
Labour H. Adams1,06825%
Conservative C. Coffey41510%
Majority1,698
Turnout

Church

Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Storey 3,10667%
Labour N. Harvey1,01422%
Conservative J. Mullans3628%
Green J. Brown1273%
Majority2,092
Turnout

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Ellison1,39650%
Liberal B. Jackson63923%
Ward LabourA. Hincks31912%
Liberal Democrats H. Owen2529%
Conservative G. Hicklin1596%
Majority757
Turnout

County

County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Clark2,12461%
Labour L. French1,26536%
Conservative J. Atkinson572%
Liberal R. Webb421%
Majority859
Turnout

Croxteth

Croxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats E. Kinahan2,75863%
Labour G. Wood1,00423%
Conservative E. Nash4129%
Liberal R. Cameron1554%
Green I Graham732%
Majority1,754
Turnout

Dingle

Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Allen1,17843%
Labour B. Williams1,14241%
Ward LabourS. Hilditch1726%
Conservative J. Watson913%
Majority36
Turnout

Dovecot

Dovecot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Renilson1,19262%
Liberal K. Buchanan35718%
Liberal Democrats L. Kinahan27714%
Conservative J. Brandwood1076%
Majority915
Turnout

Everton

Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ward LabourGeorge Knibb78158%
Labour F. Kidd49737%
Liberal Democrats K. Reid484%
Liberal J. Mayes222%
Majority284
Turnout

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave hanratty1,70568%
Liberal Democrats A. Poole61625%
Conservative D. Johnston1928%
Majority1,089
Turnout

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ward LabourAlf Flatery1,14638%
Labour M. Black1,02634%
Liberal Democrats M. Hines33911%
Liberal F. Fall33111%
Conservative B. Jones1535%
Majority120
Turnout

Granby

Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Tyrrell1,25074%
Liberal Democrats D. Forster-Green16610%
Ward LabourC. Wilson16610%
Liberal M. Wingfield1046%
Majority1,084
Turnout

Grassendale

Grassendale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Curry2,69164%
Labour G. Lovegreen96923%
Conservative C. Cross50912%
Natural LawG. Mead271%
Majority1,722
Turnout

Kensington

Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jimmy Kendrick1,59755%
Labour R. Kennedy1,09738%
Kensington Liberal DemocratA. Hulme1616%
Ward LabourA. Dunn1084%
Liberal M. Bickley682%
Conservative I. McFall482%
Majority500
Turnout

Melrose

Melrose
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Owen1,50971%
Liberal D. Mayes35817%
Militant LabourL. Mahmood1688%
Conservative A. Nugent864%
Majority1,509
Turnout

Netherley

Netherley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Devaney95662%
Liberal Democrats Tommy Marshall39325%
Independent J. Courtney946%
Conservative I. Prosser584%
Liberal N. Roberts503%
Independent M. Fowler463%
Majority563
Turnout

Old Swan

Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bernie Turner1,03441%
Labour M. Lyons77430%
Socialist LabourG. Lloyd45118%
Liberal H. Williams1566%
Conservative R. Bethell1385%
Old Swan Liberal DemocratM. McNeilly1285%
Majority260
Turnout

Picton

Picton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Kemp1,69357%
Labour K. Bradley1,22141%
Conservative T. Coffey702%
Picton Liberal DemocratW. Barrow1365%
Majority472
Turnout

Pirrie

Pirrie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dot Gavin1,35166%
Liberal Democrats P. Dutton27313%
Liberal C. Mayes1638%
Conservative F. Stevens1377%
Ward LabourJ. Kidd1246%
Majority1,078
Turnout

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Millea2,20667%
Labour P. Hughes1,00631%
Conservative G. Harden582%
Majority1,200
Turnout

Smithdown

Smithdown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. White96063%
Liberal Democrats Garry Airey35323%
Liberal K. White22214%
Majority607
Turnout

Speke

Speke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Anderson1,02875%
Liberal Democrats M. McKenna27620%
Conservative T. Morrison755%
Majority752
Turnout

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal S. Radford 2,88874%
Labour B. Lawless75119%
Liberal Democrats J. Richardson1594%
Conservative G. Brandwood802%
Majority2,137
Turnout

Valley

Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Phillips1,31850%
Labour M. Fitzsimmons96537%
Ward LabourJ. Marston2108%
Liberal W. McGrady673%
Conservative J. Matthews612%
Majority353
Turnout

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Orr1,10071%
ward LabourJ. Long35123%
Liberal Democrats A. Connor604%
Liberal I. Mayes393%
Majority1,040
Turnout

Warbreck

Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Roberts2,02951%
Labour P. Harvey1,75144%
Conservative D. Gray1805%
Majority278
Turnout

Woolton

Woolton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Kelly1,72540%
Conservative H. Rigby1,28830%
Labour S. Owens1,20128%
Liberal M. Langley1523%
Majority524
Turnout

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By Elections

Melrose, 11 December 1997

Melrose By-Election 11 December 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Melrose Ward LabourAlfie Hincks27238.6+38.6
Labour 21730.4-40.8
Liberal Democrats 18025.6+25.6
Socialist 355.0+5.0
Majority558.2
Turnout 7045.9
Independent gain from Labour Swing

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