Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 1979. One third of the council was up for election and the Council remained with no overall control.[1]
The election was held on the same day as the national general election, which is why the turnout was so much greater than normal.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | 42 | +5 | |
Liberal | 30 | -5 | |
Conservative | 27 | 0 |
Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 19 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 57% | 41% | 112,204 | ||
Conservative | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18% | 31% | 84,241 | ||
Liberal | 8 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 24% | 28% | 76,890 | ||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1% | 1,855 | ||
Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.1% | 362 |
Ward results edit
* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
Abercromby, St. James' edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Violet McCoy * | 3,250 | 49% | -13% | |
Liberal | Chris Davies | 2,465 | 37% | +27% | |
Conservative | M. E. Cheshire | 532 | 8% | -10% | |
Communist | Roger O'Hara | 449 | 7% | -4 | |
Majority | 785 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,233 | ||||
Turnout | 6,696 | 55% | +37% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Aigburth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. H. Lea * | 6,832 | 60% | +10% | |
Liberal | Cathy Hancox | 2,671 | 24% | -18% | |
Labour | T. McManus | 1,806 | 16% | +8% | |
Majority | 4,367 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,762 | ||||
Turnout | 11,309 | 77% | +35% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Allerton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. S. Ross * | 4,839 * | 60% | +3% | |
Liberal | Francis Richard Haywood | 3,218 | 40% | +10% | |
Majority | 1,621 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,894 | ||||
Turnout | 8,057 | 74% | +38% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Anfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. J. McGurk | 3,891 | 43% | +14% | |
Conservative | T. P. Pink (PARTY) | 3,022 | 34% | -5% | |
Liberal | J. A. Kaitiff | 2,100 | 23% | -9% | |
Majority | 869 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,667 | ||||
Turnout | 9,-13 | 71% | +42% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Arundel edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. L. Taylor | 2,769 | 36% | +11% | |
Conservative | J. C. Shaw | 2,571 | 33% | +5% | |
Liberal | John George Morgan (PARTY) | 2,450 | 31% | -16% | |
Majority | 198 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,722 | ||||
Turnout | 7,790 | 61% | +35% | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | 8% |
Breckfield, St. Domingo edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frank McNevin * | 3,648 | 47% | +5% | |
Labour | P. H. Rowe | 2,865 | 37% | +1% | |
Conservative | B. J. Hawkins | 1,191 | 15% | -6% | |
Majority | 783 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,901 | ||||
Turnout | 7,704 | 65% | +41% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +5% |
Broadgreen edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rosie Cooper * | 3,612 | 42% | -4% | |
Conservative | R. H. Mather | 2,825 | 33% | -5% | |
Labour | D. E. Krumbein | 2,213 | 26% | +9% | |
Majority | 787 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,099 | ||||
Turnout | 8,650 | 71% | +36% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Central, Everton, Netherfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Finnegan * | 4,547 | 72% | +6% | |
Conservative | P. T. Rankin | 913 | 14% | -13% | |
Liberal | C. Cartmel | 627 | 10% | +4% | |
Communist | R. Cartwright | 211 | 3% | ||
Majority | 3,634 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,519 | ||||
Turnout | 6,298 | 55% | +38% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Childwall edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. A. N. Fearenside * | 7,425 | 51% | +2% | |
Labour | H. A. Smith | 3,768 | 26% | +11% | |
Liberal | F. C. Ricketts | 3,132 | 22% | -13% | |
Majority | 3,657 | ||||
Registered electors | 20,190 | ||||
Turnout | 14,510 | 72% | +38% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Church edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. F. Symington | 4,671 | 42% | 0% | |
Liberal | C. E. Gordon (PARTY) | 4,385 | 40% | -10% | |
Labour | D. P. Power | 1,943 | 18% | +9% | |
Majority | |||||
Registered electors | 286 | ||||
Turnout | 14,983 | 73% | +36% | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Clubmoor edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Mike Storey * | 3,501 | 44% | 0% | |
Labour | W. P. Lafferty | 2,881 | 37% | +4% | |
Conservative | F. M. Kennedy | 1,502 | 19% | -4% | |
Majority | 620 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,850 | ||||
Turnout | 7,884 | 73% | +38% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
County edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. A. Dunlop | 3,757 | 44% | +11% | |
Conservative | H. Brown * | 2,144 | 25% | -11% | |
Liberal | R. J. Cunningham | 2,638 | 31% | +2% | |
Majority | 1,119 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,866 | ||||
Turnout | 8,539 | 72% | +46% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Croxteth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. F. Butler | 4,380 | 46% | +4% | |
Labour | F. Burke | 2,635 | 27% | +12% | |
Liberal | Ivan Clews * | 2,569 | 27% | -15% | |
Majority | 1,745 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,866 | ||||
Turnout | 9,584 | 74% | +35% | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Dingle edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. W. Jones * | 2,960 | 63% | +8% | |
Liberal | J. Lamb | 696 | 15% | +5% | |
Conservative | J. A. Watson | 952 | 20% | -10% | |
Communist | J. Greig | 113 | 2% | ||
Majority | 2,008 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,388 | ||||
Turnout | 4,721 | 64% | +41% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dovecot edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. H. Westbury * | 6,382 | 58% | +8% | |
Conservative | J. F. McMillan | 3,043 | 28% | +3% | |
Liberal | William John Cooper | 1,557 | 14% | -11% | |
Majority | 3,339 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,552 | ||||
Turnout | 10,982 | 66% | +40% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Fairfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Carol Hancox | 3,353 | 53% | +20% | |
Labour | P. F. McAllister (PARTY) | 1,879 | 30% | -10% | |
Conservative | N. Wilkinson | 1,112 | 18% | -9% | |
Majority | 1,474 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,885 | ||||
Turnout | 6,344 | 64% | +37% | ||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Fazakerley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. J. Lloyd (PARTY) | 3,951 | 47% | +16% | |
Conservative | R. Gould | 3,096 | 37% | -1% | |
Liberal | Thomas Richard Jones | 1,318 | 16% | -15% | |
Majority | 855 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,505 | ||||
Turnout | 8,365 | 73% | +42% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Gillmoss edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. J. Murphy (PARTY) | 7,702 | 66% | +8% | |
Conservative | A. Gore | 2,647 | 23% | -1% | |
Liberal | T. N. Sawney | 1,306 | 11% | -7% | |
Majority | 5,055 | ||||
Registered electors | 18,720 | ||||
Turnout | 11,655 | 62% | +48% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +8% |
Granby, Prince's Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Doswell * | 4,203 | 58% | +2% | |
Liberal | Arthur Eric Damsell | 1,483 | 20% | +9% | |
Conservative | A. Palin | 1,363 | 19% | -12% | |
Communist | E. Caddick | 193 | 3% | ||
Majority | 2,720 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,154 | ||||
Turnout | 7,242 | 60% | +40% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kensington edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frank Doran * | 2,828 | 66% | +17% | |
Labour | A. Quinn | 1,082 | 25% | -8% | |
Conservative | D. Ellis | 406 | 9% | -8% | |
Majority | 1,746 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,426 | ||||
Turnout | 4,316 | 67% | +39% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Low Hill, Smithdown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ernest Richard Stephenson * | 3,406 | 62% | +1% | |
Labour | J. A. Devaney | 2,080 | 38% | +8% | |
Majority | 1,326 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,320 | ||||
Turnout | 5,486 | 66% | +41% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Melrose, Westminster edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Lafferty * | 3,400 | 61% | -3% | |
Liberal | J. Bradley | 1,574 | 28% | +20% | |
Conservative | J. A. Carpenter | 601 | 11% | -17% | |
Majority | 1,826 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,190 | ||||
Turnout | 5,575 | 68% | +49% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Old Swan edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P, Lloyd | 3,202 | 38% | +19% | |
Conservative | I. McFall | 2,464 | 29% | -2% | |
Liberal | W. M. Galbraith (PARTY) | 2,374 | 28% | -12% | |
Independent Liberal | W. J. McCullough | 362 | 4% | +2% | |
Communist | H. Mohin | 109 | 1% | ||
Majority | 738 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,361 | ||||
Turnout | 8,511 | 69% | +36% | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Picton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Herbert Edward Herrity * | 4,428 | 56% | +7% | |
Labour | A. Williams | 2,337 | 30% | -2% | |
Conservative | J. McDermott | 1,023 | 13% | -5% | |
Communist | J. Volleamere | 91 | 1% | -1% | |
Majority | 2,091 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,081 | ||||
Turnout | 7,879 | 71% | +36% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pirrie edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Owens * | 6,654 | 59% | +9% | |
Liberal | Elsie G. Lang | 1,244 | 11% | -7% | |
Conservative | I. Brown | 3,317 | 30% | -3% | |
Majority | 3,337 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,018 | ||||
Turnout | 11,215 | 70% | +46% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Mary's edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. C. Evans * | 3,387 | 54% | +7% | |
Liberal | G. B. Bennett | 910 | 15% | -5% | |
Conservative | J. B. King | 1,847 | 30% | -3% | |
Communist | J. M. McQueen | 105 | 2% | ||
Majority | 1,540 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,090 | ||||
Turnout | 6,249 | 69% | +41% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Michael's edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Kemp * | 3,258 | 47% | +7% | |
Conservative | O. Y. Hughes | 1,804 | 26% | -13% | |
Labour | G. G. Pratt | 1,801 | 26% | +5% | |
Majority | 1,454 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,954 | ||||
Turnout | 6,863 | 69% | +37% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Sandhills, Vauxhall edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Morgan * | 4,351 | 83% | -1% | |
Liberal | Steve R. Radford | 355 | 7% | +2% | |
Conservative | G. Widdows | 375 | 7% | -4% | |
Communist | W. Albertina | 169 | 3% | ||
Majority | 3,976 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,820 | ||||
Turnout | 5,250 | 60% | +43% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Speke edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. McLean (PARTY) | 6,081 | 65% | +17% | |
Conservative | T. Morrison | 2,293 | 25% | 0% | |
Liberal | G. Mason | 942 | 10% | +1% | |
Majority | 3,788 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,232 | ||||
Turnout | 9,316 | 65% | +46% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Tuebrook edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. E. Roberts | 2,864 | 37% | +5% | |
Liberal | Robert Gore (PARTY) | 2,771 | 36% | -4% | |
Conservative | F. C. Kirkby | 2,157 | 28% | +1% | |
Majority | 75 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,073 | ||||
Turnout | 7,774 | 70% | +39% | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.5 |
Warbreck edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. J. Sommerfield | 2,846 | 37% | +12% | |
Liberal | Joseph Lang * | 2,871 | 35% | -8% | |
Conservative | H. M. Rigby | 2,519 | 30% | -3% | |
Majority | 4 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,591 | ||||
Turnout | 8,265 | 71% | +40% | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Woolton, East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. A. Hatton (PARTY) | 5,644 | 65% | +12% | |
Conservative | S. Fitzsimmons | 2,030 | 23% | +2% | |
Liberal | Catherine Kaufmann | 814 | 9% | -10% | |
Communist | B. O'Keefe | 230 | 3% | -3% | |
Majority | 3,614 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,341 | ||||
Turnout | 8,718 | 65% | +40% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Woolton, West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. J. Hallows * | 8,345 | 61% | 0% | |
Labour | P. R. Martin | 3,062 | 22% | +7% | |
Liberal | A. Smallman | 2,386 | 17% | -7% | |
Majority | 5,283 | ||||
Registered electors | 18,066 | ||||
Turnout | 5,283 | 76% | +41% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1979
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1979
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1979