Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 10 May 1973.
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99 of 99 seats to Liverpool City Council following the reduction in the number of Councillors from 120 to 99 and the abolition of Aldermen. The Local Government Act 1972 changed the election timetable from election by thirds every three years to election by thirds every four years with the fallow year having elections to Merseyside County Council. 50 seats needed for a majority | ||
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Following boundary changes, which reduced the number of wards from 40 to 33, three councillors were elected for each ward. This was the first Council since Aldermen were abolished.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
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Liberal | 48 | +34 | |
Labour | 42 | -12 | |
Conservative | 9 | -22 |
Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Liberal | 48 | 34 | 0 | +34 | 48% | 35% | 116,421 | ||
Labour | 42 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 42% | 36% | 117,749 | ||
Conservative | 9 | 3 | 25 | -22 | 9.1% | 27% | 90,344 | ||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.5% | 1,472 | ||
Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.47% | 1,518 |
Ward results edit
* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
Abercromby, St. James' edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. Shields * | 1,994 | 65% | ||
Labour | O. Doyle * | 1,903 | 62% | ||
Labour | V. McCoy (PARTY) | 1,790 | 58% | ||
Liberal | C. O'Connor | 302 | 10% | ||
Liberal | M. K. Richards | 253 | 8% | ||
Liberal | J. Moxon | 249 | 8% | ||
Conservative | P. J. Robinson | 177 | 6% | ||
Conservative | A. H. Wynn | 162 | 5% | ||
Conservative | H. R. Tetlow | 152 | 5% | ||
Communist | R. O'Hara | 409 | 13% | ||
Tomorrow's Youth | J.B. Smith | 180 | 6% | ||
Majority | 1,585 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,062 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Aigburth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Ian. R. Porteous | 3,472 | 55% | ||
Liberal | Willam. R. Dyson | 3,443 | 54% | ||
Liberal | Len Tyrer | 3,366 | 53% | ||
Conservative | J. E. R. Fischer * | 2,336 | 37% | ||
Conservative | H. G. Francis * | 2,183 | 34% | ||
Conservative | E. M. Clein (PARTY) | 2,061 | 32% | ||
Labour | K. M. Stewart | 541 | 9% | ||
Labour | R. Fogg | 411 | 6% | ||
Majority | 1,136 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 6,349 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Allerton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William. H. Fearnside (PARTY) | 1,697 | 47% | ||
Conservative | Raymond. F. Craine (PARTY) | 1,693 | 47% | ||
Conservative | John. S. Ross (PARTY) | 1,674 | 46% | ||
Liberal | Mrs. S. Carr | 1,518 | 42% | ||
Liberal | D. Stobbs | 1,363 | 37% | ||
Liberal | Mrs. E. Feldman | 1,333 | 37% | ||
Labour | J. E. McPherson | 423 | 12% | ||
Labour | R. McConnell | 420 | 12% | ||
Labour | C. McDonald | 417 | 11% | ||
Majority | 178 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,638 | ||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Anfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Joseph. Robert Wilmington | 1,909 | 44% | ||
Liberal | J. Wilde | 1,780 | 41% | ||
Liberal | R. Donnelly | 1,706 | 39% | ||
Labour | F. McGurk * | 1,376 | 32% | ||
Labour | R. J. Short | 1,263 | 29% | ||
Labour | W. H. Sefton | 1,228 | 28% | ||
Conservative | Mrs. M. Fitzsimmons * | 1,059 | 24% | ||
Conservative | B. Wilson (PARTY) | 1,031 | 24% | ||
Conservative | A. C. Bailey | 965 | 22% | ||
Majority | 533 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 4,344 | ||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Arundel edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Nick. Wood * | 2,385 | 60% | ||
Liberal | Charles. Hutchinson * | 2,230 | 56% | ||
Liberal | Kenneth. O. Rainford | 2,202 | 56% | ||
Labour | A. E. Janes | 818 | 21% | ||
Labour | K. Jones | 795 | 20% | ||
Labour | P. V. Wall | 788 | 20% | ||
Conservative | Fairclough | 748 | 19% | ||
Conservative | M. Kingston | 736 | 19% | ||
Conservative | E. W. Mossford | 731 | 18% | ||
Majority | 1,577 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,961 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Breckfield, St. Domingo edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Peter. B. Chivall | 1,483 | 54% | ||
Liberal | David. J. Hartley | 1,326 | 48% | ||
Liberal | Frank. McNevin | 1,254 | 46% | ||
Labour | J. Connolly | 869 | 32% | ||
Labour | L. Williams * | 790 | 29% | ||
Labour | T. Roberts * | 733 | 27% | ||
Conservative | K. B. Jacques * | 390 | 14% | ||
Conservative | D. J. Lewis | 375 | 14% | ||
Conservative | F. G. Pugh | 357 | 13% | ||
Majority | 614 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 2,742 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Broadgreen edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Roger Johnston * | 2,452 | 62% | ||
Liberal | G. J. Palmer * | 2,305 | 58% | ||
Liberal | Rosie Cooper | 2,191 | 56% | ||
Conservative | Mrs. D. I. Keenan * | 942 | 24% | ||
Conservative | J. J. Swainbank | 838 | 24% | ||
Conservative | B. V. Grombridge | 736 | 19% | ||
Labour | F. Burke | 547 | 14% | ||
Labour | M. J. Getty | 483 | 12% | ||
Labour | L. P. Hyams | 435 | 11% | ||
Majority | 1,510 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,941 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Central, Everton, Netherfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Parry * | 1,627 | 66% | ||
Labour | J. E. Walker * | 1,442 | 58% | ||
Labour | J. Finnegan (PARTY) | 1,425 | 58% | ||
Conservative | P. J. Palmer | 474 | 19% | ||
Conservative | W. Owens | 464 | 19% | ||
Conservative | R. S. Charles | 380 | 19% | ||
Liberal | J. F. Owen | 365 | 15% | ||
Majority | 1,153 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 2,466 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Childwall edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | William Anthony Limont * | 3,055 | 50% | ||
Liberal | Willam. Smyth | 2,848 | 47% | ||
Liberal | Willam. Mellor | 2,817 | 47% | ||
Conservative | W. A. N. Fearenside * | 2,314 | 38% | ||
Conservative | S. Airey (PARTY) | 2,245 | 37% | ||
Conservative | T. P. Pink | 2,170 | 36% | ||
Labour | P. Collins | 685 | 11% | ||
Labour | Mrs. E. Kelly | 572 | 9% | ||
Labour | D. S. Johnson | 527 | 9% | ||
Majority | 810 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 6,054 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Church edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Cyril Eric Carr * | 3,463 | 62% | ||
Liberal | Grace. R. Andrews (PARTY) | 3,143 | 57% | ||
Liberal | Michael. Wanless (PARTY) | 3,109 | 56% | ||
Conservative | J. P. Smith | 1,804 | 32% | ||
Conservative | W. H. Stabback | 1,788 | 32% | ||
Conservative | K. W. Davies | 1,770 | 32% | ||
Labour | A. L. Jones | 286 | 5% | ||
Labour | F. Dunne | 212 | 4% | ||
Labour | G. M. Scott | 185 | 3% | ||
Majority | 1,659 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 5,553 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Clubmoor edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John Bowen | 1,533 | 45% | ||
Liberal | C. Simmond | 1,311 | 38% | ||
Liberal | Michael John Storey | 1,302 | 38% | ||
Labour | J. M. Burke * | 1,137 | 33% | ||
Labour | M. Stewart | 1,126 | 33% | ||
Labour | G. G. Pratt * | 1,059 | 31% | ||
Conservative | F. R. Butler | 750 | 22% | ||
Conservative | F. Jones * | 2,074 | 21% | ||
Conservative | P. K. Mostyn | 669 | 20% | ||
Majority | 396 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,420 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
County edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. McLean * | 1,570 | 44% | ||
Labour | E. T. Mooney * | 1,503 | 42% | ||
Labour | F. P. Hughes | 1,465 | 41% | ||
Conservative | P. Tunna * | 1,035 | 29% | ||
Liberal | W. Savage | 970 | 27% | ||
Liberal | Mrs. E. A. Ousby | 944 | 26% | ||
Conservative | W. Thomas | 941 | 26% | ||
Liberal | J. J. Hastings | 938 | 26% | ||
Conservative | H. Brown | 925 | 29% | ||
Majority | 535 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,575 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Croxteth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | J. Holmes (PARTY) | 2,759 | 58% | ||
Liberal | T. Blyde | 2,540 | 54% | ||
Liberal | W. T. Brodie | 2,506 | 53% | ||
Conservative | G. B. Watterson (PARTY) | 1,413 | 30% | ||
Conservative | T. Larty * | 1,288 | 27% | ||
Conservative | C. Dickinson | 1,206 | 26% | ||
Labour | Mrs. C. A. George | 554 | 12% | ||
Labour | M. J. Powell | 544 | 12% | ||
Labour | M. W. Cooper | 505 | 11% | ||
Majority | 1,346 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 4,726 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Dingle edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mrs. M. Evans * | 1,236 | 64% | ||
Labour | R. Stoddart * | 1,125 | 58% | ||
Labour | S. W. Jones * | 1,040 | 54% | ||
Conservative | T. J. Staniford | 306 | 16% | ||
Conservative | Mrs. M. Gregson | 305 | 16% | ||
Conservative | A. J. Browne | 294 | 15% | ||
Liberal | M. Greenop | 289 | 15% | ||
Liberal | Mrs. S. O'Kane | 276 | 14% | ||
Liberal | Mrs. M. Wain | 275 | 14% | ||
Communist | J. Cook | 112 | 6% | ||
Majority | 930 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 1,943 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dovecot edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. Burke * | 1,999 | 69% | ||
Labour | W. F. Johnson * | 1,952 | 67% | ||
Labour | W. H. Westbury * | 1,833 | 63% | ||
Conservative | J. L. Walsh | 918 | 31% | ||
Conservative | Mrs. J. H. Brendwood | 807 | 28% | ||
Conservative | Mrs. F. Campbell | 807 | 28% | ||
Majority | 1,081 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 2,917 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Fairfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Charles. Crawford | 1,787 | 53% | ||
Liberal | James. A. Gallagher | 1,631 | 49% | ||
Liberal | Tom. Morton | 1,504 | 45% | ||
Labour | H. Livermore * | 1,045 | 31% | ||
Labour | S. F. Jacobs | 1,034 | 31% | ||
Labour | J. Mottram | 914 | 27% | ||
Conservative | W. Scott | 527 | 16% | ||
Conservative | W. McGuirk | 508 | 15% | ||
Conservative | N. M. Wilkinson | 501 | 15% | ||
Majority | 742 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,359 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Fazakerley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. Williams * | 1,948 | 57% | ||
Labour | F. Gater *' | 1,776 | 52% | ||
Labour | H. James | 1,734 | 51% | ||
Conservative | W. T. Palmer (PARTY) | 1,444 | 43% | ||
Conservative | G. Smith | 1,382 | 43% | ||
Conservative | I. J. Brown | 1,333 | 39% | ||
Majority | 502 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,392 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Gillmoss edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. Loyden * | 2,254 | 69% | ||
Labour | T. Higgins * | 2,254 | 69% | ||
Labour | J. J. Cruikshank (PARTY) | 2,139 | 66% | ||
Conservative | R. Pippard | 809 | 25% | ||
Conservative | D. P. Dougherty | 773 | 24% | ||
Conservative | W. G. Henri | 710 | 22% | ||
Communist | K. Dunlop | 198 | 6% | ||
Majority | 1,445 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,261 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Granby, Prince's Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dr. C. Taylor * | 2,113 | 66% | ||
Labour | J.D. Hamilton * | 2,006 | 62% | ||
Labour | A. Doswell * | 1,963 | 61% | ||
Conservative | Miss O. Y. Hughes | 875 | 27% | ||
Conservative | N. Jones | 818 | 25% | ||
Conservative | S. C. Rankin | 795 | 25% | ||
Communist | T. McLelland | 226 | 7% | ||
Majority | 1,238 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,214 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kensington edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | John. R. Watton | 1,798 | 85% | ||
Liberal | Frank. N. E. Snowden | ||||
Liberal | Frank Doran | 1,471 | 70% | ||
Labour | S. G. Thorne * | ||||
Labour | C. Parry * | 975 | 46% | ||
Labour | E. D. Roderick * | ||||
Conservative | Miss J. P. Ashcroft | 316 | 15% | ||
Majority | |||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Low Hill, Smithdown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | David Alton * | 1,956 | 70% | ||
Liberal | E. A. Bestwick | 1,733 | 62% | ||
Liberal | Ernest. Richard Stephenson | 1,622 | 58% | ||
Labour | H. Lee (PARTY) | 659 | 24% | ||
Labour | W. R. Snell * | 617 | 23% | ||
Labour | C. H. Winter | 615 | 22% | ||
Conservative | V. Brookes | 180 | 6% | ||
Conservative | N. M. Hamilton | 125 | 4% | ||
Conservative | M. L. Pearl | 112 | 4% | ||
Majority | 1,297 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 2,795 | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Melrose, Westminster edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Ackers * | 1,642 | 63% | ||
Labour | J. Gardner (PARTY) | 1,642 | 63% | ||
Labour | W. Lafferty (PARTY) | 1,573 | 61% | ||
Conservative | J. Gillin | 598 | 23% | ||
Conservative | W. Gillbody | 524 | 20% | ||
Conservative | J. Wareing | 406 | 16% | ||
Liberal | A. R. Clarke | 349 | 13% | ||
Liberal | J. Gillespie | 325 | 13% | ||
Majority | 1,044 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 2,589 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Old Swan edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Doreen Jones * | 2,061 | 54% | +6% | |
Liberal | Peter Mahon. Mahon (PARTY) | 1,699 | 44% | -4% | |
Liberal | William. M. Galbraith * | 1,688 | 44% | -4% | |
Conservative | J. Howard | 775 | 20% | -13% | |
Conservative | H. Davies | 769 | 20% | -13% | |
Conservative | T. M. Elliott | 752 | 20% | -13% | |
Labour | T. McManus | 650 | 17% | -2% | |
Labour | V. P. Hyams | 645 | 17% | -2% | |
Labour | B. J. Chantrell | 569 | 15% | -4% | |
Independent Liberal | W. J. McCullough | 350 | 9% | ||
Majority | 1,286 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,836 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Picton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Paul Desmond Mahon | 1,897 | 51% | +51% | |
Liberal | R. Madeley | 1,869 | 50% | +50% | |
Liberal | E. Herbert. Herrity | 1,859 | 50% | +50% | |
Labour | A. Fletcher (PARTY) | 1,181 | 31% | -17% | |
Labour | T. Bailey * | 1,151 | 31% | -17% | |
Labour | Mrs. S. Aspin | 1,112 | 30% | -18% | |
Conservative | R. J. Wilde | 575 | 15% | -35% | |
Conservative | J. McDermott | 567 | 15% | -35% | |
Conservative | H. F. Davies | 542 | 14% | -36% | |
Communist | E. Hanna | 98 | 3% | +1% | |
Majority | 121 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,751 | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Pirrie edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Dalton * | 2,434 | 66% | +6% | |
Labour | M. Black * | 2,251 | 61% | +1% | |
Labour | P. Owens * | 2,208 | 60% | 0% | |
Conservative | R. Gould | 1,274 | 34% | -4% | |
Conservative | A. Brown | 1,257 | 34% | -4% | |
Conservative | J. F. Atkinson | 1,178 | 32% | -6% | |
Majority | 1,160 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,708 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Mary's edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. R. Maddox * | 1,424 | 51% | ||
Labour | G. T. Walsh (PARTY) | 1,331 | 48% | ||
Labour | R. C. Evans * | 1,329 | 48% | ||
Liberal | Graham Hulme | 756 | 27% | ||
Liberal | I. M. Hawkins | 741 | 27% | ||
Liberal | B. Johnson | 734 | 26% | ||
Conservative | J. Boardman | 606 | 22% | ||
Conservative | G. F. Brewer | 585 | 21% | ||
Conservative | M. B. Glass | 577 | 21% | ||
Majority | 668 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 2,786 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Michael's edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Trevor Jones | 1,686 | 58% | ||
Liberal | Michael. O'Kane | 1,606 | 55% | ||
Liberal | George. Wain | 1,571 | 54% | ||
Conservative | I. McFall | 799 | 27% | ||
Conservative | A. H. K. Maynard | 775 | 27% | ||
Conservative | J. Cheshire | 774 | 27% | ||
Labour | L. Collins | 372 | 13% | ||
Labour | H. P. Walker | 348 | 12% | ||
Labour | F. Cox | 344 | 12% | ||
Communist | Hennessy | 62 | 2% | ||
Majority | 887 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 2,919 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Sandhills, Vauxhall edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Orr * | 1,523 | 57% | -3% | |
Labour | A.Dunford * | 1,523 | 56% | -4% | |
Labour | J. Morgan (PARTY) | 1,523 | 53% | -7% | |
Tennants | T. King | 988 | 37% | ||
Tennants | B. Doyle | 969 | 36% | ||
Tennants | B. Rutter | 915 | 34% | ||
Conservative | J. Barton | 183 | 7% | -31% | |
Conservative | N. J. Fagin | 139 | 5% | -33% | |
Conservative | K. A. Jones | 127 | 5% | -33% | |
Majority | 535 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 2,694 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Speke edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. J. Maudsley * | 2,150 | 69% | -7% | |
Labour | K. Stewart * | 2,121 | 68% | -6% | |
Labour | P. Moorhead * | 2,114 | 68% | -6% | |
Conservative | D. J. V. Collister | 615 | 20% | -18% | |
Conservative | D. Coleman | 605 | 19% | -19% | |
Conservative | H. Phillips | 588 | 19% | -19% | |
Liberal | J. Refferon | 348 | 11% | ||
Liberal | B. P. Higginson | 337 | 11% | ||
Liberal | C. Wilson | 279 | 9% | ||
Majority | 1,535 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,113 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Tuebrook edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Michael Heffernon | 1,580 | 43% | ||
Liberal | Richard Clitherow | 1,578 | 43% | ||
Liberal | Charles H. Stocker | 1,513 | 41% | ||
Labour | J. E. Roberts * | 1,084 | 30% | ||
Labour | D. M. Mitchell * | 1,062 | 29% | ||
Labour | J. B. Johnston | 1,000 | 27% | ||
Conservative | D. E. Daniel (PARTY) | 878 | 24% | ||
Conservative | J. Irving | 767 | 21% | ||
Conservative | C. E. Jennings | 736 | 20% | ||
Communist | J. Jackson | 109 | 3% | ||
Majority | 496 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,651 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Warbreck edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. B. Flude (PARTY) | 1,627 | 53% | -9% | |
Conservative | J. H. Brash | 1,553 | 51% | -11% | |
Conservative | D. J. Jones | 1,545 | 51% | -11% | |
Labour | Mrs. C. O'Rourke (PARTY) | 1,422 | 47% | +9% | |
Labour | J. Hughes (PARTY) | 1,405 | 46% | +8% | |
Labour | E. W. Gorman | 1,395 | 46% | +8% | |
Majority | 205 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,049 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Woolton, East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Evans | 1,988 | 74% | ||
Labour | Mrs. M. Delaney | 1,884 | 70% | ||
Labour | W. Wright | 1,786 | 66% | ||
Conservative | N. F. Derrick | 442 | 16% | ||
Conservative | J. McKeivie | 410 | 15% | ||
Conservative | P. Pink | 380 | 14% | ||
Majority | 1,546 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 2,688 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Woolton, West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs. R. Dean | 2,821 | 57% | +7% | |
Conservative | A. McVeigh | 2,772 | 56% | +6% | |
Conservative | C. G. Hallows | 2,716 | 55% | +5% | |
Liberal | Mrs. A. Bailey | 1,367 | 28% | ||
Liberal | E. S. Abanson | 1,296 | 26% | ||
Liberal | Mrs. Hackman | 1,274 | 26% | ||
Labour | J. P. McCormack | 753 | 15% | -35% | |
Labour | K. Simpson | 713 | 14% | -36% | |
Labour | G. R. Sullivan | 704 | 14% | -36% | |
Majority | 1,454 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 4,941 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
By Elections edit
Low Hill, Smithdown and Speke held on 21 March 1974, before the AGM of April 1st.
Low Hill, Smithdown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David J Davies * | 1513 | % | ||
Labour | C H Winter | 1455 | |||
Conservative | Fagan | 151 | |||
Majority | 58 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,368 | ||||
Turnout | 3,019 | 30% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Speke edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Raymond Short | 2,391 | 50% | +13% | |
Liberal | McKitterick * | 250 | 42% | -13% | |
Conservative | Philip | 427 | 8% | -1% | |
Majority | 470 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,502 | ||||
Turnout | 6,096 | 42% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
St Michael’s edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. S. Ross * | 2,217 | 57% | +10% | |
Liberal | T. H. Harte | 1,190 | 30% | -12% | |
Labour | T. Bailey | 505 | 13% | ||
Majority | 1,027 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,801 | ||||
Turnout | 3,912 | 36% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Council Leadership edit
This would come into effect on 1 April 1974.
Position | Holder |
---|---|
Leader of the Council and Chair of Policy and Finance Committee | Cyril Carr |
Deputy Leader of the Council and Chair of Housing and Planning Committee | Bill Smyth |
Chair of Education Committee | John Bowen |
Chair of the Highways and Environment Committee | Doreen Jones |
Chair of the Community Development Committee | Nicholas Wood |
Chair of Social Services Committee | William Galbraith |
Chair of Libraries and Leisure Services Committee | Roger Johnston |
Chair of General Services Committee | Richard Clitherow |
Liberal Group Whip | Trevor Jones |
Leader of the Opposition and Labour Group | John Hamilton |
Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Labour Group | Eddie Loyden |
Leader of the Conservative Group | Raymond F Craine |
References edit
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- ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 11 May 1973 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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