1999 Liverpool City Council election

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%.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Seats   ±  
Liberal Democrat 60 +9
Labour 28 -10
Liberal Party 5 +1
Independent 2 -1
Others 4 +1

Election result edit

Liverpool Local Election Result 1999
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 22 +9 66.7 55.8 +0.8%
  Labour 7 -10 21.2 28.1 -0.2%
  Liberal 2 +1 6.1
  Independent 0 -1 0
  Conservative 0 0 0 3.9 -1.2%
  Others 2 +1 6.1

Ward results edit

Abercromby edit

Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Brant 879 57.49 +3.25
Liberal Democrats Josie Mullen 501 32.77 +6.01
Green J.M. Brown 105 6.87
Conservative D.I. Watson 44 2.88
Majority 378
Turnout 1,074 10

Aigburth edit

Aigburth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dave Antrobus 2,107 64.99 +1.63
Labour H. Adams 729 49 -4.7
Conservative A. McGing 234 7.22
Green R.C. Lentle 172 5.31
Majority 1,378
Turnout

Allerton edit

Allerton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Vera Best 2,470 67.80 +7.67
Labour D. Garmann 573 15.73 -1.58
Conservative M. E. Bill 346 9.50
Green R. E. Cantwell 74 2.03
Independent C. Hulme 180 5
Majority 1,897
Turnout

Anfield edit

Anfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Joe Kenny 1,597 61.35 -0.73
Labour G. Wilson 725 27.85 +4.47
Conservative B.A. Nash 42 1.61
Liberal J. Richardson 179 +6.88
Socialist Alliance P. Filby 60 +2.31
Independent C. Hulme 180 5
Majority 1,897
Turnout

Arundel edit

Arundel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mirna Juarez 1,334 60.80 +2.76
Labour C. Evans 659 30.04 -2.36
Conservative A. Nugent 93 4.24
Green D. Ross 108 +4.92
Majority 675
Turnout

Breckfield edit

Breckfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John McIntosh 873 46.99
Liberal Democrats Harry Jones 782 42.09 _20.96
Liberal E. Bamford 148 7.97
Ward Labour K. Wignall 22 1.18
Socialist Labour J. Dooher 33 1.78
Majority 91
Turnout 1,858

Broadgreen edit

Broadgreen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Newby 1,593 57.30 -7.75
Labour G. Dunphy 959 34.50 +7.18
Conservative K. Sutton 70 2.52
Liberal J. Garner 158 5.68
Majority 634
Turnout 2,780

Childwall edit

Childwall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Frank Ruse 2,707 69.32 -14.16
Labour P. Williams 652 16.70
Conservative D. Nuttall 227 5.81
Liberal C. Mayes 319 8.17
Majority 2,055
Turnout 3,905

Church edit

Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Bill Roberts 3,113 71.65
Labour K. McNerney 715 16.46
Conservative N. Liddell 216 4.97
Liberal F. Porter 201 6.93
Majority 2,398
Turnout 4,345

Clubmoor edit

Clubmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal G.W. Smith 1,014 42.46%
Labour B. Williams 899 37.65%
Liberal Democrats S. Monkcom 316 13.23%
Socialist Labour K. Anderson 71 2.97%
Conservative G.M. Hicklin 40 1.68%
Majority 115
Turnout

County edit

County
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Fielding 1,975 71.04%
Labour G. Jones 676 24.32%
Socialist Labour K. Anderson 71 2.97%
Ward Labour S. Bennett 48 2.01%
Liberal R. Webb 46 1.65%
Conservative K. Watkin 31 1.12%
Majority 1,299
Turnout

Croxteth edit

Croxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Mills 2,567 71.97%
Labour V. Moffatt 594 16.65%
Conservative G. Brandwood 216 6.06%
Liberal M. Williams 138 3.87%
Green I. Graham 52 1.46%
Majority 1,973
Turnout

Dingle edit

Dingle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Julie Gosling 1,442 61.02%
Labour B. Redmond 828 35.04%
Conservative D. Patmore 93 3.94%
Majority 614
Turnout

Dovecot edit

Dovecot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats R. Ousby 985 53.1%
Labour R. Quinn 701 37.39%
Conservative W.H. Connolly 39 2.1%
Liberal S. Hawksford 130 7.01%
Ward Labour B. Walsh 0 0%
Majority 284
Turnout

Everton edit

Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ward Labour C. Dooley 654 58.13%
Labour N. Bann 307 27.29%
Liberal Democrats S. McHugh 87 7.73%
Socialist Labour J. Rutledge 44 3.91%
Conservative J.L. Perry 14 1.24%
Majority 347
Turnout

Fazakerley edit

Fazakerley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Spriggs 1,423 52.37%
Liberal Democrats F. Forrester 1,093 40.23%
Conservative E.O. Bayley 84 3.09%
Majority 330
Turnout

Gillmoss edit

Gillmoss
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. Moloney 1,445 50.07%
Labour J. Murphy 810 28.07%
Conservative B. Jones 62 2.15%
Ward Labour J. White 367 12.72%
Liberal F.E. Fall 202 7.0%
Majority 635
Turnout

Granby edit

Granby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Dean 760 57.79%
Liberal Democrats M.Osi-Efa 412 31.33%
Conservative C. Hirst 68 5.17%
Socialist Alliance C. Wilson 75 5.70%
Majority 348
Turnout

Grassendale edit

Grassendale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gerry Scott 2,875 73.93%
Labour L. Mackerel 545 14.01%
Conservative C. Cross 284 7.30%
Liberal K. Woodward 185 4.76%
Majority 2,330
Turnout

Kensington edit

Kensington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Frank Doran 1,510 72.81%
Labour T. Allen 530 25.55%
Conservative I. MacFall 34 1.64%
Majority 980
Turnout

Melrose edit

Melrose
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Lancaster 849 44.87%
Liberal Democrats K. Oates 809 42.76%
Ward Labour W. Thomas 130 6.87%
Liberal J. Woods 78 4.12%
Conservative M. Cotterall 26 1.37%
Majority 40
Turnout

Netherley edit

Netherley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Oliver Martins 801 49.81%
Liberal Democrats D. Kent 667 41.48%
Socialist Labour A. D. Fogg 116 7.21%
Conservative P. Hughes 24 1.49%
Majority 134
Turnout

Old Swan edit

Old Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Turner 1,492 64.90%
Labour D. Harty 475 20.66%
Liberal A. Carroll 178 7.74%
Conservative S. Lennard 77 3.35%
Socialist Labour G. Williams 77 3.35%
Majority 1,017
Turnout

Picton edit

Picton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Erica Kemp 1,579 70.30%
Labour A. Glanville 631 28.09%
Conservative W. Hobhouse 36 1.60%
Majority 948
Turnout

Pirrie edit

Pirrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Gouldbourne 849 47.99%
Liberal Democrats F. Johnston 553 31.26%
Conservative F. Stevens 56 3.17%
Liberal K. Buchannan 299 16.90%
Ward Labour J. Kidd 12 0.68%
Majority 296
Turnout

St. Mary's edit

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Oglethorpe 1,722 71.25%
Labour M. Harrison 603 24.95%
Conservative G. Harden 33 1.37%
Liberal V. Woodward 59 2.44%
Majority 1,119
Turnout

Smithdown edit

Smithdown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Makinson 668 50.30%
Labour R. Keenan 515 38.78%
Liberal J. Moore 70 5.27%
Conservative J. Cole 28 2.11%
Ward Labour L. Evans 12 0.90%
Majority 153
Turnout

Speke edit

Speke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats D. Hughes 892 55.27%
Labour M. Rasmussen 663 41.08%
Liberal I. Smith 36 2.23%
Conservative D. Nuttall 23 1.43%
Majority 229
Turnout

Tuebrook edit

Tuebrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Tom Carter 2,055 69.15%
Labour B. McGrath 430 14.47%
Liberal Democrats L. Kinnahan 184 6.19%
Conservative J. Brandwood 68 2.29%
Independent Liberal K. McCullough 235 7.91%
Majority 1.625
Turnout

Valley edit

Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Frank O'Donoghue 1,373 71.77%
Labour N. Small 424 22.16%
Liberal I. Mayes 83 4.34%
Conservative M. Williams 33 1.73%
Majority 949
Turnout

Vauxhall edit

Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ward Labour Pauline Connolly 840 46.82%
Labour F. Orr 810 45.15%
Liberal Democrats E. Wilkinson 102 5.69%
Liberal C. Woodruff 32 1.78%
Conservative J. Watson 10 0.56%
Majority 30
Turnout

Warbreck edit

Warbreck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jean Newton 2,004 60.56%
Labour L. Hughes 827 24.99%
Liberal D. A. Mayes 294 8.88%
Socialist Labour J. A. Hackett 103 3.11%
Conservative E. Nash 81 2.45%
Majority 1,177
Turnout

Woolton edit

Woolton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Mace 3,016 73.89%
Conservative S. Fitzsimmons 502 12.30%
Labour W. Braben 420 10.29%
Socialist Labour M. Langley 144 3.53%
Majority 2,596
Turnout

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References edit

  1. ^ "Liverpool". BBC News Online. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
  2. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 7 May 1999