1973 Liverpool City Council election
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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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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 10 May 1973.
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | Roger Johnston |
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 |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 11 May 1973 (1) (scan)". Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 11 May 1973 (2) (scan)". Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 11 May 1973 (3) (scan)". Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 11 May 1973 (4) (scan)". Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 11 May 1973 (5) (scan)". Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 11 May 1973 (6) (scan)". Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 11 May 1973 (7) (scan)". Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 11 May 1973 (8) (scan)". Retrieved 16 November 2016.
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- ^ "Liverpool Daily Post 11 May 1973 (10) (scan)". Retrieved 16 November 2016.