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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As of 2025 this is the last Liverpool City Council election in which a Conservative was elected.

1996 Liverpool City Council election
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←  1995 2 May 1996 (1996-05-02) 1998  →
33 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 33 wards
50 seats needed for a majority

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 results

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 00000%7%6,047
  Independent

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Ward results

Abercromby

Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Norman 1,083 73% Increase2.svg2%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Firth1138%Decrease2.svg3%
Green R. Spalding1007%Decrease2.svg1%
Liberal A. Carroll1097%N/A
Conservative C. Zsigmond906%Decrease2.svg4%
Majority 969
Registered electors
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

Aigburth

Aigburth 2 seats
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Cathy Hancox 2,185 58%
Liberal Democrats Dave Antrobus 1,856 51%
Labour J. Middleton1,62634%
Labour Joe Anderson 1,22133%
Conservative A. McGing3439%
Conservative D. Patmore3159%
Green R. Lentle2306%
Majority 899
Turnout

Allerton

Allerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rosie Cooper 1,947 56%
Labour M. Bailey1,02629%
Allerton Liberal DemocratsC. Hulme49214%
Conservative F. Bate45413%
Green R. Cantwell602%
Majority 920
Turnout

Anfield

Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Walker 1,427 47%
Liberal Democrats Richard Marbrow1,18939%
Liberal S. Brooks31510%
Militant Labour P. Filby1074%
Majority 238
Turnout

Arundel

Arundel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Clein 1,488 46%
Labour R. Gladden1,39244%
Green D. Ross1816%
Conservative K. Watkin1364%
Majority 56
Turnout

Breckfield

Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. McGiveron 1,291 66%
Liberal Democrats Karren Afford26514%
Liberal J. McAllister22211%
Militant Labour J. Morris593%
Majority 1,026
Turnout

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. McDaid 1,776 53%
Liberal Democrats J. McCabe1,16735%
Liberal T. Mills1966%
Conservative K. Sutton1946%
Majority 609
Turnout

Childwall

Childwall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Eddie Clein 2,766 65%
Labour H. Adams1,06825%
Conservative C. Coffey41510%
Majority 1,698
Turnout

Church

Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Storey 3,106 67%
Labour N. Harvey1,01422%
Conservative J. Mullans3628%
Green J. Brown1273%
Majority 2,092
Turnout

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Ellison 1,396 50%
Liberal B. Jackson63923%
Ward LabourA. Hincks31912%
Liberal Democrats H. Owen2529%
Conservative G. Hicklin1596%
Majority 757
Turnout

County

County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Clark 2,124 61%
Labour L. French1,26536%
Conservative J. Atkinson572%
Liberal R. Webb421%
Majority 859
Turnout

Croxteth

Croxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats E. Kinahan 2,758 63%
Labour G. Wood1,00423%
Conservative E. Nash4129%
Liberal R. Cameron1554%
Green I Graham732%
Majority 1,754
Turnout

Dingle

Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Allen 1,178 43%
Labour B. Williams1,14241%
Ward LabourS. Hilditch1726%
Conservative J. Watson913%
Majority 36
Turnout

Dovecot

Dovecot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Renilson 1,192 62%
Liberal K. Buchanan35718%
Liberal Democrats L. Kinahan27714%
Conservative J. Brandwood1076%
Majority 915
Turnout

Everton

Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ward LabourGeorge Knibb 781 58%
Labour F. Kidd49737%
Liberal Democrats K. Reid484%
Liberal J. Mayes222%
Majority 284
Turnout

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Hanratty 1,705 68%
Liberal Democrats A. Poole61625%
Conservative D. Johnston1928%
Majority 1,089
Turnout

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ward LabourAlf Flatery 1,146 38%
Labour M. Black1,02634%
Liberal Democrats M. Hines33911%
Liberal F. Fall33111%
Conservative B. Jones1535%
Majority 120
Turnout

Granby

Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Tyrrell 1,250 74%
Liberal Democrats D. Forster-Green16610%
Ward LabourC. Wilson16610%
Liberal M. Wingfield1046%
Majority 1,084
Turnout

Grassendale

Grassendale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Curry 2,691 64%
Labour G. Lovegreen96923%
Conservative C. Cross50912%
Natural Law G. Mead271%
Majority 1,722
Turnout

Kensington

Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jimmy Kendrick 1,597 55%
Labour R. Kennedy1,09738%
Kensington Liberal DemocratA. Hulme1616%
Ward LabourA. Dunn1084%
Liberal M. Bickley682%
Conservative I. McFall482%
Majority 500
Turnout

Melrose

Melrose
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour W. Owen 1,509 71%
Liberal D. Mayes35817%
Militant Labour L. Mahmood1688%
Conservative A. Nugent864%
Majority 1,509
Turnout

Netherley

Netherley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Devaney 956 62%
Liberal Democrats Tommy Marshall39325%
Independent J. Courtney946%
Conservative I. Prosser584%
Liberal N. Roberts503%
Independent M. Fowler463%
Majority 563
Turnout

Old Swan

Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bernie Turner 1,034 41%
Labour M. Lyons77430%
Socialist LabourG. Lloyd45118%
Liberal H. Williams1566%
Conservative R. Bethell1385%
Old Swan Liberal DemocratM. McNeilly1285%
Majority 260
Turnout

Picton

Picton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Kemp 1,693 57%
Labour K. Bradley1,22141%
Conservative T. Coffey702%
Picton Liberal DemocratW. Barrow1365%
Majority 472
Turnout

Pirrie

Pirrie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dot Gavin 1,351 66%
Liberal Democrats P. Dutton27313%
Liberal C. Mayes1638%
Conservative F. Stevens1377%
Ward LabourJ. Kidd1246%
Majority 1,078
Turnout

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Millea 2,206 67%
Labour P. Hughes1,00631%
Conservative G. Harden582%
Majority 1,200
Turnout

Smithdown

Smithdown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. White 960 63%
Liberal Democrats Garry Airey35323%
Liberal K. White22214%
Majority 607
Turnout

Speke

Speke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Anderson 1,028 75%
Liberal Democrats M. McKenna27620%
Conservative T. Morrison755%
Majority 752
Turnout

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal S. Radford 2,888 74%
Labour B. Lawless75119%
Liberal Democrats J. Richardson1594%
Conservative G. Brandwood802%
Majority 2,137
Turnout

Valley

Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Phillips 1,318 50%
Labour M. Fitzsimmons96537%
Ward LabourJ. Marston2108%
Liberal W. McGrady673%
Conservative J. Matthews612%
Majority 353
Turnout

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Orr 1,100 71%
Ward LabourJ. Long35123%
Liberal Democrats A. Connor604%
Liberal I. Mayes393%
Majority 1,040
Turnout

Warbreck

Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Roberts 2,029 51%
Labour P. Harvey1,75144%
Conservative D. Gray1805%
Majority 278
Turnout

Woolton

Woolton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Kelly 1,725 40%
Conservative H. Rigby1,28830%
Labour S. Owens1,20128%
Liberal M. Langley1523%
Majority 524
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
Majority 558.2
Turnout 7045.9
Independent gain from Labour Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post 3 May 1996
  2. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post 3 May 1996
  3. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post 3 May 1996
  4. ↑ Jeffery, David. "Merseyside local election results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
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