1991 Liverpool City Council election

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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 2 May 1991. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. [1]

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour 62 ??
Liberal Democrat 27-1
Militant Labour5 ??
Social Democrats 1 ??
Liberal Party 0 ??
Independent  ?? ??
Others2 ??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1991
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 1339%38%54,751
  Labour 1339%36%50,905
 Militant Labour5515%8%%11,097
  SDP 113%3%3,747
  Liberal 000%3%3,869
  Conservative 000%11%15,482
  Green 000%2%3,267
 Others000%0.03%49

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Ward results

Abercromby

Abercromby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour N. Stanley1,52677%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Dyer28915%
Conservative C. Zsigmond1558%
Majority1,237
Turnout 1,970

Aigburth

Aigburth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Allen2,55350%
Labour B. Hardy1,35327%
Conservative N. Liddell88417%
Green J. Cook2475%
SDP D. Pollard441%
Majority1,200
Turnout 5,081

Allerton

Allerton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Vera Best2,74947%
Conservative S. North1,17920%
Labour G. Martin1,55927%
Green R. Cantwell1793%
SDP Ron Gould1533%
Majority1,190
Turnout 5,819

Anfield

Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Anfield LabourJ. Smith1,62430%
Liberal Democrats J. Cunningham1,35725%
Labour M. Tottey1,23223%
Conservative M. Fitzsimmons56611%
Liberal T. Newall60811%
Majority267
Turnout 5,387

Arundel

Arundel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Johnston1,81246%
Labour P. Tyrrell1,29433%
Conservative A. Zsigmond2867%
Green W. Jenkins43811%
Lurch the Thinking Woman's crumpetS. Maidment491%
SDP V. Gould401%
Majority518
Turnout 3,919

Breckfield

Breckfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Dean2,08166%
Liberal Democrats C. Cartmel75724%
Conservative E. Bayley33311%
Majority1,324
Turnout 3,171

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Curry2,60649%
Labour D. Minahan2,04339%
Conservative J. Brandwood5009%
Green S. Nath1092%
SDP M. Mason481%
Majority563
Turnout 5,306

Childwall

Childwall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Neville Chin3,92661%
Conservative M. Kingston1,11617%
Labour R. Griffiths1,11217%
Green A. Willan2554%
Majority2,814
Turnout 6,409

Church

Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats W. Roberts4,27764%
Labour A. Joel1,13017%
Conservative I. Bishop97915%
Green  ?2904%
Majority3,147
Turnout 6,676

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Clubmoor LabourM. Richardson2,46251%
Liberal B. Jackson1,58133%
Liberal Democrats H. Owen3227%
Conservative D. Smith3096%
Green J. Best1293%
Majority881
Turnout 4,803

County

County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats M. Fielding3,54862%
Labour P. Banks2,05036%
Conservative J. Atkinson1372%
SDP H. Gibson311%
Majority1,498
Turnout 5,766

Croxteth

Croxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Mills3,47155%
Labour S. Balmer1,59125%
Conservative G. Brandwood98516%
SDP M. Killen1172%
Green I. Graham1723%
Majority1,880
Turnout 6,336

Dingle

Dingle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Dingle LabourF. Hegarty1,54833%
Labour E. Shields1,45931%
Liberal Democrats J. Dakin1,27427%
Conservative D. Patmore2956%
Green R. Spalding1714%
Majority89
Turnout 4,747

Dovecot

Dovecot
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Quinn1,98963%
Liberal Democrats S. Woodward82726%
Conservative W. Connolly34211%
Majority1,162
Turnout 3,158

Everton

Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Everton LabourM.McCauly96450%
Labour P. Davies83644%
Liberal Democrats J. Thomson1196%
Majority128
Turnout 1,919

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Spriggs2,45962%
Liberal Democrats J. Johnson98925%
Conservative G. Breckell49713%
Majority1,470
Turnout 3,945

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Gillmoss LabourM. Alderson2,12749%
Labour E. Roderick1,20728%
Liberal Democrats George Mann63314%
Conservative A. Bowness2997%
Green S. Ellison1163%
Majority920
Turnout 4,382

Granby

Granby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Lashley1,59865%
Liberal Democrats H. Priddie43518%
Conservative P. Edwards1998%
Green R. Morris2119%
Majority1,163
Turnout 2,443

Grassendale

Grassendale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gerry Scott3,91567%
Labour F. Nelson76313%
Conservative A. Ogden1,05518%
Green A. Krisna-Das1493%
Majority3,152
Turnout 5,882

Kensington

Kensington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Frank Doran2,87264%
Labour J. Bowers1,47333%
Conservative R. Bethell1092%
SDP J. Reece231%
Majority1,399
Turnout 4,477

Melrose

Melrose
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Booth2,71372%
Liberal Democrats C. Mayes78121%
Conservative A. Nugent2757%
Majority1,932
Turnout 3,769

Netherley

Netherley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Netherley LabourM. Bolland1,19943%
Labour B. Navarro1,01436%
Liberal Democrats J. Clein38014%
Conservative W. Dobinson1254%
Green M. Fowler753%
Majority185
Turnout 2,793

Old Swan

Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour L. Hughes1,82736%
Liberal Democrats J. Berman1,55337%
Conservative M. Lind61615%
Green I. Gilmour1604%
Majority274
Turnout 4,156

Picton

Picton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats P. McGrath2,97359%
Labour D. Dunphy1,64833%
Green J. Hulton1924%
Conservative M. Williams1483%
SDP L. Devereux531%
Majority1,325
Turnout 5,014

Pirrie

Pirrie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour B. Owen2,51068%
Liberal Democrats A. Hulme83623%
Conservative P. Aldcroft3509%
Majority1,674
Turnout 3,696

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour K. coyne2,32351%
Liberal Democrats C. Hutchinson1,84240%
Conservative G. Harden3087%
Green L. Williams1263%
Majority481
Turnout 4,599

Smithdown

Smithdown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Clarke1,66160%
Liberal Democrats W. Barrow96535%
Conservative D. O'Leary1345%
Majority696
Turnout 2,760

Speke

Speke
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour P. Coventry1,77579%
Conservative C. Harpin48421%
Majority1,775
Turnout 2,259

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Neil Cardwell1,87037%
Liberal Hazel Williams1,68033%
Labour T. McManus1,18824%
Conservative E. Rodick1553%
Green J. Jones1373%
Majority682
Turnout 5,030

Valley

Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E. Devaney1,22235%
Valley LabourM. Burke1,17334%
Liberal Democrats Ian Phillips77622%
Conservative S. Lever2918%
Majority446
Turnout 3,462

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Livingston1,70189%
Liberal Democrats B.Grocott1287%
Conservative P. Edwards754%
Majority1,573
Turnout 1,904

Warbreck

Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats J. Lang3,48360%
Labour J. Humphries1,95634%
Conservative D. Gray3185%
SDP L. Hannacott451%
Majority1,527
Turnout 5,802

Woolton

Woolton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SDP P. McKibbin3,19350%
Conservative J. Mass1,97831%
Labour I. Harvey61210%
Liberal Democrats E. Jones4337%
Green J. Cantwell1112%
Majority1,215
Turnout 6,327

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