Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 May 1975. One third of the council was up for election. The terms of office of the Councillors elected in 1973 with the third highest number of votes in each ward, expired and so these election results were compared with the 1973 results. Bill Smyth of the Liberal party became the Leader of the Council albeit with no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | 42 | -1 | |
Liberal | 44 | -3 | |
Conservative | 13 | +4 |
Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 13 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 38% | 31% | 36,415 | ||
Conservative | 8 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 24% | 34% | 39,841 | ||
Liberal | 13 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 38% | 33% | 38,480 | ||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.6% | 712 | ||
Old Swan Residents' Association | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.3% | 338 | ||
Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.09% | 105 | ||
National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.08% | 91 | ||
British Movement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.06% | 69 |
Ward results edit
Abercromby, St. James edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Violet McCoy * | 1,469 | 62% | -3% | |
Liberal | J. P. Murphy | 233 | 10% | 0% | |
Conservative | C. McMichael | 416 | 18% | +12% | |
Communist | R. O'Hara | 250 | 11% | -2% | |
Majority | 1,044 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,886 | ||||
Turnout | 2,359 | 18% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Aigburth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. H. Lea | 3,037 | 50% | +13% | |
Liberal | Len Tyrer * | 2,567 | 42% | -13% | |
Labour | L. P. Gallagher | 492 | 8% | -1% | |
Majority | 470 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,502 | ||||
Turnout | 6,096 | 42% | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Allerton 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 |
Anfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. Fitzsimmons | 1,453 | 39% | +15% | |
Liberal | R. Donnelly * | 1,215 | 32% | -12% | |
Labour | L. Caplan | 1,102 | 29% | -3% | |
Majority | 238 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,828 | ||||
Turnout | 3,770 | 29% | |||
conservative Party (UK) gain from Liberal | Swing |
Arundel edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Kenneth L. Rainford | '1,700 | 47% | ||
Conservative | R. M. Amyes | 1,030 | 28% | ||
Labour | F. S. Roderick | 901 | 25% | ||
Majority | 670 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,119 | ||||
Turnout | 3,631 | 26% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Breckfield, St. Domingo edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frank McNevin * | 1,123 | 42% | ||
Labour | J. Connolly | 954 | 36% | ||
Conservative | R. S. Charles | 568 | 21% | ||
Majority | 169 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,053 | ||||
Turnout | 2,645 | 24% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Broadgreen edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rosemary Cooper * | 1,969 | 46% | -16% | |
Conservative | J. J. Swainbank | 1,609 | 38% | +14% | |
Labour | W. F. Williams | 709 | 17% | +3% | |
Majority | 360 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,187 | ||||
Turnout | 4,287 | 35% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Central, Everton, Netherfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Finnegan * | 1,379 | 66% | 0% | |
Conservative | A. Brown | 569 | 27% | +8% | |
Liberal | P. Seddon | 135 | 6% | -9% | |
Majority | 810 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,485 | ||||
Turnout | 2,083 | 17% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Childwall edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. A. Fearenside | 3,377 | 49% | +11% | |
Conservative | S. Airey | 3,268 | 48% | +10% | |
Liberal | Anne Bailey (PARTY) | 2,429 | 35% | -15% | |
Liberal | P. H. Hodgson | 2,416 | 35% | -15% | |
Labour | Kathleen Jones | 1,040 | 15% | +4% | |
Labour | P. Rowlands | 954 | 14% | +3% | |
Majority | 948 | ||||
Registered electors | 20,184 | ||||
Turnout | 6,846 | 34% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Church edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Bernard J. Flynn (PARTY) | 2,808 | 50% | -12% | |
Conservative | W. H. Stabback | 2,336 | 42% | +10% | |
Labour | F. Dunne | 480 | 9% | +4% | |
Majority | 472 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,015 | ||||
Turnout | 5,624 | 37% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Clubmoor edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Michael J. Storey * | 1,627 | 44% | -1% | |
Labour | Margaret Stewart | 1,215 | 33% | 0% | |
Conservative | S. Hicklin | 830 | 23% | +1% | |
Majority | 412 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,609 | ||||
Turnout | 3,672 | 35% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
County edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Brown | 1,147 | 36% | +7% | |
Labour | F.P. Hughes * | 1,068 | 33% | -11% | |
Liberal | M.J. Booth | 923 | 29% | +2% | |
National Front | E. Herbert | 91 | 3% | ||
Majority | 79 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,207 | ||||
Turnout | 3,229 | 26% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Croxteth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ivan Clews (PARTY) | 2,072 | 42% | -16% | |
Conservative | G. E. Brandwood | 2,058 | 42% | +12% | |
Labour | Lulu Caplan | 751 | 15% | +3% | |
Majority | 14 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,486 | ||||
Turnout | 4,881 | 39% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Dingle edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. W. Jones * | 895 | 55% | -9% | |
Conservative | J. B. King | 493 | 30% | +14% | |
Liberal | W. H. Mellor | 163 | 10% | -5% | |
Communist | J. Cook | 66 | 4% | 0% | |
Majority | 402 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,138 | ||||
Turnout | 1,617 | 23% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Dovecot edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. H. Westbury * | 2,121 | 50% | ||
Liberal | Eileen Barber | 1,074 | 25% | ||
Conservative | D. P. Dougherty | 1,041 | 25% | ||
Majority | 1,047 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,230 | ||||
Turnout | 4,236 | 26% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Fairfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Livermore | 1,106 | 40% | ||
Liberal | H. Christian (PARTY) | 927 | 33% | ||
Conservative | W. McGuirk | 765 | 27% | ||
Majority | 179 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,302 | ||||
Turnout | 2,798 | 27% | |||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Fazakerley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ron Gould | 1,398 | 38% | -5% | |
Labour | H. James * | 1,142 | 31% | -26% | |
Liberal | Harold Glyn Rogers | 1,121 | 31% | ||
Majority | 256 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,785 | ||||
Turnout | 3,661 | 31% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Gillmoss edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. J. Cruikshank * | 1,618 | 58% | -11% | |
Conservative | C. Williams | 665 | 24% | -1% | |
Liberal | C. H. Stocker | 500 | 18% | ||
Majority | 953 | ||||
Registered electors | 19,586 | ||||
Turnout | 2,783 | 14% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Granby, Prince's Park edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Doswell * | 1,575 | 56% | -10% | |
Conservative | E. J. D. Williams | 867 | 31% | +4% | |
Liberal | G. Scattergood | 308 | 11% | ||
Communist | A. McClelland | 85 | 3% | -4% | |
Majority | 708 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,105 | ||||
Turnout | 2,835 | 20% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kensington edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frank Doran * | 1,160 | 49% | ||
Labour | T. F. Money | 779 | 33% | ||
Conservative | Irene Power | 406 | 17% | ||
Majority | 381 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,490 | ||||
Turnout | 2,345 | 28% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Low Hill, Smithdown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ernest Richard Stephenson * | 1,461 | 61% | -9% | |
Labour | C. H. Winter | 725 | 30% | +6% | |
Conservative | J. A. Gunn | 194 | 8% | +2% | |
Majority | 736 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,368 | ||||
Turnout | 2,380 | 25% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Melrose, Westminster edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Lafferty * | 1,074 | 64% | +1% | |
Liberal | M. J. Lynch | 133 | 8% | -5% | |
Conservative | W. Gilbody | 463 | 28% | +5% | |
Majority | 611 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,018 | ||||
Turnout | 1,670 | 19% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Old Swan edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Willian M. Galbraith * | 1,730 | 40% | ||
Conservative | N. F. Derrick | 1,353 | 31% | ||
Labour | T. McManus | 844 | 19% | ||
Independent Liberal | W. J. McCullough | 105 | 2% | ||
Old Swan Residents' Association | A. R. Dronfield | 338 | 8% | ||
Majority | 377 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,108 | ||||
Turnout | 4,370 | 33% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Picton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Herbert Edward Herrity * | 1,990 | 49% | ||
Labour | A. Fletcher | 1,282 | 32% | ||
Conservative | J. McDermott | 726 | 18% | ||
Communist | J. Volleamere | 65 | 2% | ||
Majority | 708 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,505 | ||||
Turnout | 4,063 | 35% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pirrie edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Owens * | 1,884 | 50% | 67% | |
Liberal | Carol McNeilly | 668 | 18% | ||
Conservative | I. Brown | 1,235 | 33% | ||
Majority | 649 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,539 | ||||
Turnout | 3,787 | 24% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Mary's edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. C. Evans * | 1,302 | 47% | ||
Liberal | C. Litster | 542 | 20% | ||
Conservative | D. W. Baskett | 910 | 33% | ||
Majority | 392 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,820 | ||||
Turnout | 2,754 | 28% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Michael's edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Kemp | 1,257 | 40% | ||
Conservative | S. T. Moss (PARTY) | 1,206 | 39% | ||
Labour | J. Hughes | 658 | 21% | ||
Majority | 51 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,892 | ||||
Turnout | 3,121 | 32% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Sandhills, Vauxhall edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Morgan * | 1,403 | 84% | ||
Liberal | G. Weatherall | 90 | 5% | ||
Conservative | P. K. Mostyn | 177 | 11% | ||
Majority | 1,226 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,052 | ||||
Turnout | 1,670 | 17% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Speke edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. Short (PARTY) | 1,345 | 48% | ||
Conservative | C. W. Harpin | 710 | 25% | ||
Independent Labour | P. Moorhead | 498 | 18% | ||
Liberal | M. D. Piercy | 265 | 9% | ||
Majority | 635 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,497 | ||||
Turnout | 2,818 | 19% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Tuebrook edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Robert Gore (PARTY) | 1,412 | 40% | -3% | |
Labour | Christine O'Rourke | 1,131 | 32% | +2% | |
Conservative | C. E. Jennings | 939 | 27% | +3% | |
Communist | J. Jackson | 57 | 2% | -1% | |
Majority | 281 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,423 | ||||
Turnout | 3,539 | 31% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Warbreck edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Joseph Lang | 1,592 | 43% | ||
Conservative | D. J. Jones | 1,223 | 33% | -20% | |
Labour | Ellen Kelly | 861 | 23% | -24% | |
British Movement | P. T. Tidy | 69 | 2% | ||
Majority | 369 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,023 | ||||
Turnout | 3,745 | 31% | |||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Woolton, East edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. J. Wright * | 1,741 | 53% | ||
Conservative | Helen Rigby | 698 | 21% | ||
Liberal | Francis Richard Haywood | 635 | 19% | ||
Communist | A. Lowe | 189 | 6% | ||
Majority | 1,043 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,064 | ||||
Turnout | 3,263 | 25% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Woolton, West edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. J. Hallows * | 3,779 | 61% | ||
Liberal | M. Pistotnik-Howard | 1,467 | 24% | ||
Labour | J. P. McCormack | 916 | 15% | ||
Majority | 2,312 | ||||
Registered electors | 17,834 | ||||
Turnout | 8,162 | 35% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 2 May 1975
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 2 May 1975
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 2 May 1975