Liverpool City Council election, 1971
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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 13 May 1971.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Labour | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Liberal | ?? | ?? | ?? | |
Protestant | ?? | ?? | ?? |
Contents
- 1 Election result
- 2 Ward results
- 2.1 Abercromby
- 2.2 Aigburth
- 2.3 Allerton
- 2.4 Anfield
- 2.5 Arundel
- 2.6 Breckfield
- 2.7 Broadgreen
- 2.8 Central
- 2.9 Childwall
- 2.10 Church
- 2.11 Clubmoor
- 2.12 County
- 2.13 Croxteth
- 2.14 Dingle
- 2.15 Dovecot
- 2.16 Everton
- 2.17 Fairfield
- 2.18 Fazakerley
- 2.19 Gillmoss
- 2.20 Granby
- 2.21 Kensington
- 2.22 Low Hill
- 2.23 Melrose
- 2.24 Netherfield
- 2.25 Old Swan
- 2.26 Picton
- 2.27 Pirrie
- 2.28 Prince's Park
- 2.29 Sandhills
- 2.30 St. Domingo
- 2.31 St. James
- 2.32 St. Mary's
- 2.33 St. Michael's
- 2.34 Smithdown
- 2.35 Speke
- 2.36 Tuebrook
- 2.37 Vauxhall
- 2.38 Warbreck
- 2.39 Westmister
- 2.40 Woolton
- 3 References
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1971 | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 31 | 25 | 0 | +25 | 77.5% | 54% | 80,725 | |||
Conservative | 5 | 0 | 26 | -26 | 12.5% | 31% | 46,215 | |||
Liberal | 4 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 10% | 13% | 18,792 | |||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1% | 1,508 | |||
Protestant | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0% | 0.8% | 1,198 |
Ward results
This data is compared with the election results for 1968, when the councillors were elected for a three-year term.
* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
Abercromby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. F. Jacobs | 1,038 | 74% | +30% | |
Conservative | D. E. Daniel * | 287 | 20% | -25% | |
Communist | A. McClelland | 85 | 6% | -5% | |
Majority | 751 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,483 | ||||
Turnout | 1,410 | 26% | +8% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Aigburth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. H. Francis (PARTY) | 3,633 | 77% | +8% | |
Labour | G. Walsh | 1,058 | 23% | +20% | |
Majority | 2,575 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,684 | ||||
Turnout | 6,029 | 32% | -13% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Allerton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. Evans * | 2,300 | 70% | -18% | |
Labour | N. J. Dawson | 989 | 30% | +18% | |
Majority | 1,311 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,000 | ||||
Turnout | 3,289 | 30% | -4% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Anfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. J. McGurk | 2,826 | 56% | +36% | |
Conservative | J. Mass * | 3,163 | 38% | -42% | |
Liberal | F. D. Whaley | 338 | 7% | +7% | |
Majority | 903 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,519 | ||||
Turnout | 5,087 | 38% | +8% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Arundel
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | N. Wood | 2,236 | 47% | +35% | |
Conservative | A. J. Browne | 1,283 | 27% | -48% | |
Labour | C. O'Rourke | 1,153 | 24% | +11% | |
Majority | 953 | ||||
Registered electors | `14,116 | ||||
Turnout | 4,748 | 34% | +7% | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Breckfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Williams | 1,531 | 60% | +31% | |
Conservative | D. J. Lewis (PARTY) | 748 | 27% | -44% | |
Liberal | P. Chivall | 368 | 13% | +13% | |
Majority | 893 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,890 | ||||
Turnout | 2,757 | 31% | +6% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Broadgreen
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Roger Johnston | 1,905 | 43% | +20% | |
Conservative | H. Kelsall * | 1,407 | 32% | -30% | |
Labour | T. McManus | 1,114 | 25% | +10% | |
Majority | 498 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,854 | ||||
Turnout | 4,426 | 37% | +6% | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Parry * | 1,474 | 95% | +44% | |
Conservative | S. V. Hennessy | 56 | 4% | -42% | |
Communist | R. Cartwright | 24 | 2% | +1% | |
Majority | 1,418 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,421 | ||||
Turnout | 1,554 | 29% | -5% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Childwall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. G. Pascoe * | 3,221 | 42% | -22% | |
Liberal | H. Davies | 3,186 | 42% | +13% | |
Labour | V. Seddon | 1,248 | 16% | +11% | |
Majority | 35 | ||||
Registered electors | 19,228 | ||||
Turnout | 7,655 | 40% | +1% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Church
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | C. E. Carr * | 3,877 | 67% | +3% | |
Labour | K. Jones | 468 | 7% | +4% | |
Conservative | S. P. Mason | 1,959 | 31% | -2% | |
Majority | 1,918 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,766 | ||||
Turnout | 6,304 | 43% | -9% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Clubmoor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. M. Burke | 2,392 | 57% | +20% | |
Conservative | A. L. Jones (PARTY) | 1,553 | 37% | -26% | |
Liberal | J. Crawford | 272 | 6% | -6% | |
Majority | 839 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,147 | ||||
Turnout | 4,217 | 38% | +6% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
County
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. McLean | 2,955 | |||
Conservative | R. B. Flude * | ||||
Communist | K. T. Dowd | 190 | |||
Majority | |||||
Registered electors | 13,098 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Croxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. Larty (PARTY) | 2,671 | 60% | -29% | |
Labour | W. H. Westbury | 1,768 | 40% | +29% | |
Majority | 903 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,902 | ||||
Turnout | 4,439 | 34% | -1% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Dingle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. W. Jones | 2,466 | 75% | +38% | |
Conservative | E. W. Mossford (PARTY) | 697 | 21% | -37% | |
Communist | J. Cook | 111 | 3% | -1% | |
Majority | 1,769 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,839 | ||||
Turnout | 3,274 | 33% | +5% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Dovecot
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Burke | 4,285 | 78% | +36% | |
Conservative | R. S. Fairclough * | 1,194 | 22% | -36% | |
Majority | 3,091 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,448 | ||||
Turnout | 5,479 | 33% | +6% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Everton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Smythe * | 659 | 83% | +33% | |
Conservative | E. Bowness | 134 | 17% | -17% | |
Majority | 525 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,840 | ||||
Turnout | 793 | 29% | +12% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Fairfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Hughes | 1,811 | 49% | +28% | |
Liberal | C. Crawford | 613 | 17% | +10% | |
Conservative | J. P. Moyses * | 1,270 | 34% | -35% | |
Majority | 541 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,783 | ||||
Turnout | 3,694 | 31% | +4% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Fazakerley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Gaier | 2,544 | 60% | +35% | |
Conservative | A. Ritchie * | 1,717 | 40% | -35% | |
Majority | 827 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,683 | ||||
Turnout | 4,261 | 36% | +5% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Gillmoss
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Jones | 5,163 | 80% | +36% | |
Conservative | M. Kingston * | 1,122 | 17% | -32% | |
Communist | K. Dunlop | 137 | 2% | -5% | |
Majority | 4,041 | ||||
Registered electors | 20,095 | ||||
Turnout | 6,422 | 32% | +11% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Granby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Doswell | 2,012 | 75% | +41% | |
Conservative | J. J. Swainbank * | 580 | 22% | -23% | |
Communist | J. V. Powell | 103 | 4% | -1% | |
Majority | 1,432 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,520 | ||||
Turnout | 2,695 | 32% | +8% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Kensington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. G. Thorne | 2,040 | 59% | +20% | |
Conservative | J. Entwhistle * | 865 | 25% | -36% | |
Liberal | I. Parker | 529 | 15% | +15% | |
Majority | 1,175 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,671 | ||||
Turnout | 3,434 | 32% | +3% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Low Hill
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. R. Snell | 980 | 64% | +27% | |
Conservative | E. Crierie * | 393 | 26% | -33% | |
Liberal | K. Firth | 150 | 10% | +10% | |
Majority | 587 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,655 | ||||
Turnout | 1,523 | 33% | +10% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Melrose
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Ackers * | 1,837 | 80% | +30% | |
Conservative | I. MacFall | 460 | 20% | -30% | |
Majority | 1,377 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,517 | ||||
Turnout | 2,297 | 31% | +10% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Netherfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Mottram | 775 | 57% | +27% | |
Liberal | J.J. Hastings | 60 | 4% | +4% | |
Protestant | J. Boardman * | 514 | 38% | -26% | |
Majority | 261 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,327 | ||||
Turnout | 1,349 | 31% | +13% | ||
Labour gain from Protestant |
Old Swan
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | C. Lyons | 2,910 | 50% | +50% | |
Labour | T. Roberts | 1,547 | 27% | +2% | |
Conservative | A. McKie Reid * | 1,316 | 23% | -52% | |
Majority | 1,363 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,896 | ||||
Turnout | 5,773 | 42% | +16% | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Picton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. Bailey | 2,021 | 43% | +17% | |
Liberal | J. A. Gallagher | 1,652 | 35% | +22% | |
Conservative | F. R. Butler (PARTY) | 929 | 20% | -41% | |
Communist | J. G. Volleamere | 57 | 1% | ||
Majority | 369 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,793 | ||||
Turnout | 4,659 | 36% | +7% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Pirrie
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Black | 4,551 | 75% | +33% | |
Conservative | J. F. Atkinson (PARTY) | 1,417 | 23% | -35% | |
Communist | B. Anderson | 125 | 2% | ||
Majority | 3,134 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,587 | ||||
Turnout | 6,093 | 37% | +9% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Prince's Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. T. Walsh | 2,294 | 72% | +41% | |
Conservative | J. Cheshire * | 789 | 25% | -30% | |
Communist | J. F. Greig | 114 | 4% | -1% | |
Majority | 1,505 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,798 | ||||
Turnout | 3,197 | 36% | +11% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Sandhills
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. P. Hyams * | 1,446 | 91% | +35% | |
Conservative | R. Walsh | 138 | 9% | -31% | |
Majority | 1,308 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,157 | ||||
Turnout | 1,584 | 26% | +3% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Domingo
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. McDonald | 827 | 55% | +33% | |
Protestant | R. F. Henderson * | 684 | 45% | -3% | |
Majority | 143 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,083 | ||||
Turnout | 1,511 | 25% | 0% | ||
Labour gain from Protestant |
St. James
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | O. J. Doyle | 2,244 | 78% | +26% | |
Communist | R' O'Hara | 426 | 15% | -7% | |
Conservative | J. Howard | 194 | 7% | -19% | |
Majority | 1,818 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,946 | ||||
Turnout | 2,864 | 32% | +15% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Mary's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. C. Evans | 2,850 | 69% | +33% | |
Conservative | J. Tushingham * | 1,308 | 31% | -33% | |
Majority | 1,542 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,467 | ||||
Turnout | 4,158 | 40% | +8% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Michael's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. McVeigh * | 1,744 | 50% | -33% | |
Liberal | D. H. Reece | 214 | 6% | +6% | |
Labour | B. J. Johnson | 1,436 | 42% | +30% | |
Majority | 308 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,568 | ||||
Turnout | 3,454 | 33% | +3% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Smithdown
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | C. H. Winter | 1,372 | 62% | +31% | |
Liberal | R. Madeley jnr. | 482 | 22% | +22% | |
Conservative | J. McDermott * | 349 | 16% | -53% | |
Majority | 890 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,566 | ||||
Turnout | 2,203 | 29% | +15% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Speke
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. Maudsley | 4,100 | 80% | +30% | |
Conservative | C. Hallows * | 1,024 | 20% | -30% | |
Majority | 3,076 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,678 | ||||
Turnout | 5,124 | 33% | +14% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Tuebrook
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. Mitchell | 2,621 | 63% | +35% | |
Conservative | R. M. Aymes * | 1,536 | 37% | -35% | |
Majority | 1,085 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,826 | ||||
Turnout | 4,157 | 35% | +5% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Vauxhall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Dunford * | 916 | 96% | +32% | |
Conservative | A. M. Bowner | 43 | 4% | -46% | |
Majority | 873 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,132 | ||||
Turnout | 959 | 16% | +6% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Warbreck
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Finnegan | 2,094 | 57% | +40% | |
Conservative | D. A. Ritchie | 1,594 | 43% | -25% | |
Majority | 500 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,265 | ||||
Turnout | 3,688 | 30% | 0% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Westmister
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Lafferty | 1,506 | 65% | +23% | |
Conservative | W. Gilbody * | 805 | 35% | -23% | |
Majority | 701 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,159 | ||||
Turnout | 2,311 | 38% | +8% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Woolton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Fletcher | 4,204 | 54% | +42% | |
Conservative | L. B. Williams | 3,556 | 46% | -42% | |
Majority | 648 | ||||
Registered electors | 27,610 | ||||
Turnout | 7,760 | 28% | 0% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
- ↑ Liverpool Daily Post 14 May 1971