1999 Liverpool City Council election

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1999 Liverpool City Council election
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33 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 33 wards
50 seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council. [1] Overall turnout was 23.6%.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Liberal Democrat 60+9
Labour 28-10
Liberal Party 5+1
Independent 2-1
Others4+1

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1999
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 22+966.755.8+0.8%
  Labour 7-1021.228.1-0.2%
  Liberal 2+16.1
  Independent 0-10
  Conservative 0003.9-1.2%
 Others2+16.1

Ward results

Abercromby

Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Brant87957.49+3.25
Liberal Democrats Josie Mullen50132.77+6.01
Green J.M. Brown1056.87
Conservative D.I. Watson442.88
Majority 378
Turnout 1,07410

Aigburth

Aigburth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dave Antrobus2,10764.99+1.63
Labour H. Adams72949−4.7
Conservative A. McGing2347.22
Green R.C. Lentle1725.31
Majority 1,378
Turnout

Allerton

Allerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Vera Best2,47067.80+7.67
Labour D. Garmann57315.73−1.58
Conservative M. E. Bill3469.50
Green R. E. Cantwell742.03
Independent C. Hulme1805
Majority 1,897
Turnout

Anfield

Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Joe Kenny1,59761.35−0.73
Labour G. Wilson72527.85+4.47
Conservative B.A. Nash421.61
Liberal J. Richardson179+6.88
Socialist Alliance P. Filby60+2.31
Independent C. Hulme1805
Majority 1,897
Turnout

Arundel

Arundel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mirna Juarez1,33460.80+2.76
Labour C. Evans65930.04−2.36
Conservative A. Nugent934.24
Green D. Ross108+4.92
Majority 675
Turnout

Breckfield

Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John McIntosh87346.99
Liberal Democrats Harry Jones78242.09_20.96
Liberal E. Bamford1487.97
Ward LabourK. Wignall221.18
Socialist Labour J. Dooher331.78
Majority 91
Turnout 1,858

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Newby1,59357.30−7.75
Labour G. Dunphy95934.50+7.18
Conservative K. Sutton702.52
Liberal J. Garner1585.68
Majority 634
Turnout 2,780

Childwall

Childwall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Frank Ruse2,70769.32−14.16
Labour P. Williams65216.70
Conservative D. Nuttall2275.81
Liberal C. Mayes3198.17
Majority 2,055
Turnout 3,905

Church

Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bill Roberts3,11371.65
Labour K. McNerney71516.46
Conservative N. Liddell2164.97
Liberal F. Porter2016.93
Majority 2,398
Turnout 4,345

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal G.W. Smith1,01442.46%
Labour B. Williams89937.65%
Liberal Democrats S. Monkcom31613.23%
Socialist LabourK. Anderson712.97%
Conservative G.M. Hicklin401.68%
Majority 115
Turnout

County

County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats M. Fielding1,97571.04%
Labour G. Jones67624.32%
Socialist LabourK. Anderson712.97%
Ward LabourS. Bennett482.01%
Liberal R. Webb461.65%
Conservative K. Watkin311.12%
Majority 1,299
Turnout

Croxteth

Croxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Mills2,56771.97%
Labour V. Moffatt59416.65%
Conservative G. Brandwood2166.06%
Liberal M. Williams1383.87%
Green I. Graham521.46%
Majority 1,973
Turnout

Dingle

Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Julie Gosling1,44261.02%
Labour B. Redmond82835.04%
Conservative D. Patmore933.94%
Majority 614
Turnout

Dovecot

Dovecot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats R. Ousby98553.1%
Labour R. Quinn70137.39%
Conservative W.H. Connolly392.1%
Liberal S. Hawksford1307.01%
Ward LabourB. Walsh00%
Majority 284
Turnout

Everton

Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ward LabourC. Dooley65458.13%
Labour N. Bann30727.29%
Liberal Democrats S. McHugh877.73%
Socialist LabourJ. Rutledge443.91%
Conservative J.L. Perry141.24%
Majority 347
Turnout

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Spriggs1,42352.37%
Liberal Democrats F. Forrester1,09340.23%
Conservative E.O. Bayley843.09%
Majority 330
Turnout

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats P. Moloney 1,445 50.07%
Labour J. Murphy81028.07%
Conservative B. Jones622.15%
Ward LabourJ. White36712.72%
Liberal F.E. Fall2027.0%
Majority 635
Turnout

Granby

Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Dean76057.79%
Liberal Democrats M.Osi-Efa41231.33%
Conservative C. Hirst685.17%
Socialist Alliance C. Wilson755.70%
Majority 348
Turnout

Grassendale

Grassendale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gerry Scott2,87573.93%
Labour L. Mackerel54514.01%
Conservative C. Cross2847.30%
Liberal K. Woodward1854.76%
Majority 2,330
Turnout

Kensington

Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Frank Doran1,51072.81%
Labour T. Allen53025.55%
Conservative I. MacFall341.64%
Majority 980
Turnout

Melrose

Melrose
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Lancaster84944.87%
Liberal Democrats K. Oates80942.76%
Ward LabourW. Thomas1306.87%
Liberal J. Woods784.12%
Conservative M. Cotterall261.37%
Majority 40
Turnout

Netherley

Netherley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Oliver Martins80149.81%
Liberal Democrats D. Kent66741.48%
Socialist LabourA. D. Fogg1167.21%
Conservative P. Hughes241.49%
Majority 134
Turnout

Old Swan

Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Turner1,49264.90%
Labour D. Harty47520.66%
Liberal A. Carroll1787.74%
Conservative S. Lennard773.35%
Socialist LabourG. Williams773.35%
Majority 1,017
Turnout

Picton

Picton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Erica Kemp1,57970.30%
Labour A. Glanville63128.09%
Conservative W. Hobhouse361.60%
Majority 948
Turnout

Pirrie

Pirrie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Gouldbourne84947.99%
Liberal Democrats F. Johnston55331.26%
Conservative F. Stevens563.17%
Liberal K. Buchannan29916.90%
Ward LabourJ. Kidd120.68%
Majority 296
Turnout

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Oglethorpe1,72271.25%
Labour M. Harrison60324.95%
Conservative G. Harden331.37%
Liberal V. Woodward592.44%
Majority 1,119
Turnout

Smithdown

Smithdown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Makinson66850.30%
Labour R. Keenan51538.78%
Liberal J. Moore705.27%
Conservative J. Cole282.11%
Ward LabourL. Evans120.90%
Majority 153
Turnout

Speke

Speke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats D. Hughes89255.27%
Labour M. Rasmussen66341.08%
Liberal I. Smith362.23%
Conservative D. Nuttall231.43%
Majority 229
Turnout

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Carter2,05569.15%
Labour B. McGrath43014.47%
Liberal Democrats L. Kinnahan1846.19%
Conservative J. Brandwood682.29%
Independent LiberalK. McCullough2357.91%
Majority 1.625
Turnout

Valley

Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Frank O'Donoghue1,37371.77%
Labour N. Small42422.16%
Liberal I. Mayes834.34%
Conservative M. Williams331.73%
Majority 949
Turnout

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ward LabourPauline Connolly84046.82%
Labour F. Orr81045.15%
Liberal Democrats E. Wilkinson1025.69%
Liberal C. Woodruff321.78%
Conservative J. Watson100.56%
Majority 30
Turnout

Warbreck

Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jean Newton2,00460.56%
Labour L. Hughes82724.99%
Liberal D. A. Mayes2948.88%
Socialist LabourJ. A. Hackett1033.11%
Conservative E. Nash812.45%
Majority 1,177
Turnout

Woolton

Woolton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Mace 3,016 73.89%
Conservative S. Fitzsimmons 50212.30%
Labour W. Braben42010.29%
Socialist LabourM. Langley1443.53%
Majority 2,596
Turnout

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References

  1. ↑ "Liverpool". BBC News Online . Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  2. ↑ Liverpool Daily Post 7 May 1999
  3. ↑ Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
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