1976 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 6 May 1976. One third of the council was up for election and John Hamilton of the Labour party became Council Leader albeit with no overall control of the council.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour40-2
Liberal40-1
Conservative19+3

Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1976
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 15 2 4 -2 44% 35% 46,253 +4%
  Liberal 13 5 6 -1 38% 30% 40,231 -3%
  Conservative 6 4 1 +3 18% 34% 45,401 0
  Communist 0 0 0 0 0% 0.6% 801
  Independent Liberal 0 0 0 0 0% 0.17% 221
  National Party of UK 0 0 0 0 0% 0.11% 148

[2]

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

These election results are compared with the 1973 election results which were all up elections, with all three Councillors being elected for each ward. Those Councillors elected with the second highest number of votes for each ward were elected for a three-year term, finishing in 1976.

Abercromby, St. James'
Abercromby, St. James'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour O. J. Doyle * 1,780 66% +1%
Conservative J. D. Jones 368 14% +8%%
Communist R. O'Hara 270 10% -3%
Liberal J. Newton 265 10% 0%
Majority 1,412
Registered electors 13,145
Turnout 2,683 20%
Labour hold Swing

Aigburth
Aigburth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. T. Moss 3,465 53% +16%
Liberal W. Russell Dyson (PARTY) 2,463 37% -18%
Labour T. Roberts 668 10% +1%
Majority 1,002
Registered electors 15,090
Turnout 6,596 44%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Allerton
Allerton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. F. Craine * 2,430 54% +7%
Liberal T. H. Harte 1,445 32% -10%
Labour T. McManus 596 13% +1%
Majority 985
Registered electors 10,754
Turnout 4,471 42%
Conservative hold Swing

Anfield
Anfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keva. C. Coombes 1,692 37% +5%
Conservative T. P. Pink 1,686 37% +13%
Liberal J. Wilde * 1,189 26% -18%
Majority 6
Registered electors 12,799
Turnout 4,567 36%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

Arundel
Arundel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Charles Hutchinson * 1,781 44% -16%
Labour F. S. Roderick 1,088 27% +6%
Conservative R. M. Amyes 1,171 29% -10%
Majority 610
Registered electors 13,780
Turnout 4,040 29%
Liberal hold Swing

Breckfield, St. Domingo
Breckfield, St. Domingo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Connolly 1,474 46% +14%
Liberal R. Clitherow (PARTY) 743 23% -31%
Conservative J. Butterfield 989 31% +17%
Majority 485
Registered electors 12,100
Turnout 3,206 26%
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

Broadgreen
Broadgreen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. J. Swainbank 1,934 40% +16%
Liberal W. Smyth (PARTY) 1,866 38% -24%
Labour F. Dunne 1,049 22% +8%
Majority 68
Registered electors 12,264
Turnout 4,849 40%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Central, Everton, Netherfield
Central, Everton, Netherfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. E. Walker * 1,658 71% +5
Conservative J. Crowe 390 17% -2%
National Party of UK A. J. Roberts 148 6%
Liberal G. Scattergood 135 6% -9%
Majority 1,268
Registered electors 11,970
Turnout 2,331 19%
Labour hold Swing

Childwall
Childwall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Kingston 3,753 50% +12%
Liberal P. H. Hodgson (PARTY) 2,342 31% -19%
Labour J. E. Roberts 1,443 19% +8%
Majority 1,411
Registered electors 20,587
Turnout 7,538 37%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Church
Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Len Tyrer (PARTY) 2,953 47% -15%
Conservative W. H. Stabback 2,652 42% -10%
Labour J. E. McPherson 711 11% +5%
Majority 301
Registered electors 15,221
Turnout 6,316 41%
Liberal hold Swing

Clubmoor
Clubmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Angela M. Warburton 1,504 38% -7%
Labour M. Stewart (PARTY) 1,387 35% +2%
Conservative S. Hicklin 1,042 26% -4%
Majority 117
Registered electors 10,607
Turnout 3,933 37%
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

County
County
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul R. Clark 1,676 40% +13%'
Labour E. T. Mooney * 1,363 32% -12%
Conservative W. Thomas 1,082 26% +3%
Communist B. Anderson 76 2%
Majority 313
Registered electors 12,171
Turnout 4,197 34%
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

Croxteth
Croxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. E. Brandwood 2,391 45% +15%
Liberal T. Blyde (PARTY) 1,992 38% -20%
Labour H. Rimmer 905 17% +5%
Majority 399
Registered electors 12,487
Turnout 5,288 42%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Dingle
Dingle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Stoddart (PARTY) 1,237 57% -1%
Conservative J. M. Shaw 478 22% +6%
Liberal Graham Hulme 372 17% +2%
Communist J. Cook 78 4% -2%
Majority 759
Registered electors 7,228
Turnout 2,165 30%
Labour hold Swing

Dovecot
Dovecot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. P. Johnson * 2,234 52%
Conservative D. P. Dougherty 1,430 33%
Liberal E. Barber 606 14%
Majority 804
Registered electors 16,293
Turnout 4,270 26%
Labour hold Swing

Fairfield
Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Pine (PARTY) 1,518 45%
Labour S. F. Jacobs 1,132 33%
Conservative W. McGuirk 732 22%
Majority 386
Registered electors 10,350
Turnout 3,382 33%
Liberal hold Swing

Fazakerley
Fazakerley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Harold Glyn Rogers 1,532 37%
Labour F. Gaier (PARTY) 1,343 32% -25%
Conservative A. Brown 1,305 31% -12%
Majority 189
Registered electors 11,774
Turnout 4,180 36%
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

Gillmoss
Gillmoss
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. R. Snell (PARTY) 2,309 58% -11%
Liberal John George Morgan 703 18%
Conservative B. Dougherty 959 24% +1%
Majority 1,350
Registered electors 19,607
Turnout 3,971 20%
Labour hold Swing

Granby, Prince's Park
Granby, Prince's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. D. Hamilton (PARTY) '1,811 53% -13%
Conservative G. Hughes 845 25% -2%
Liberal J. Rossington 649 19%
Communist A. McClelland 103 3% -4%
Majority 966
Registered electors 13,831
Turnout 3,408 25%
Labour hold Swing

Kensington
Kensington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Geoffrey B. Smith (PARTY) 991 43%
Labour J. H. Stamper 927 40%
Conservative I. Power 394 17%
Majority 64
Registered electors 7,472
Turnout 2,312 31%
Liberal hold Swing

Low Hill, Smithdown
Low Hill, Smithdown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joanna Copsey (PARTY) 1,474 53% -17%
Labour L. P. Gallagher 1,109 40% +16%
Conservative K. M. Mountford 201 7% +1%
Majority 365
Registered electors 8,783
Turnout 2,784 32%
Liberal hold Swing

Melrose, Westminster
Melrose, Westminster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Gardner * 1,390 72% +9%
Conservative W. Gilbody 436 22% -1%
Liberal B. Mowatt 114 6% -7%
Majority 954
Registered electors 8,017
Turnout 1,940 24%
Labour hold Swing

Old Swan
Old Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter Mahon 1,834 38%
Labour I. Jervis 1,294 27%
Conservative N. F. Derrick 1,511 31%
Majority 323
Registered electors 13,066
Turnout 4,860 37%
Liberal hold Swing

Picton
Picton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gillian Loughney (PARTY) 1,899 43%
Labour F. Burke 1,525 34%
Conservative J. McDermott 926 21%
Majority 374
Registered electors 11,574
Turnout 4,433 38%
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

Pirrie
Pirrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Black * 2,628 55% -12%
Conservative I. Brown 1,599 33% 0%
Liberal N. T Cardwell 570 12%
Majority 1,029
Registered electors 15,572
Turnout 4,797 31%
Labour hold Swing

St. Mary's
St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. T. Walsh * 1,638 50%
Conservative D. W. Baskett 1,129 35%
Liberal C. Lister 400 12%
Communist J. M. McQueen 89 3%
Majority 509
Registered electors 9,801
Turnout 3,256 33%
Labour hold Swing

St. Michael's
St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael O'Kane * 1,511 43%
Conservative R. S. Jones 1,286 37%
Labour B. Shelley 686 20%
Majority 225
Registered electors 9,920
Turnout 3,483 35%
Liberal hold Swing

Sandhills, Vauxhall
Sandhills, Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Dunford * 1,400 81%
Liberal M. A. Decker 184 11%
Conservative S. V. Hennessy 142 8%
Majority 1,216
Registered electors 9,985
Turnout 1,726 17%
Labour hold Swing

Speke
Speke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Stewart * 2,270 65%
Conservative E. M. Clein 954 27%
Liberal C. H. Stocker 291 8%
Majority 1,316
Registered electors 14,320
Turnout 3,515 25%
Labour hold Swing

Tuebrook
Tuebrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul V. Downes (PARTY) 1,477 38% -5%
Labour C. O'Rourke (PARTY) 1,161 30% 0%
Conservative O. D. Jennings 1,099 29% +5%
Communist P. B. Bissette 102 3% 0%
Majority 316
Registered electors 11,410
Turnout 3,839 34%
Liberal hold Swing

Warbreck
Warbreck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Carol McNeilly 1,797 41%
Labour P. Rowlands 1,179 27% -20%
Conservative J. H. Brash * 1,431 32% -21%
Majority 366
Registered electors 11,966
Turnout 4,407 37%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Woolton, East
Woolton, East 2 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. R. Delaney 2,158 62%
Labour H. Bryers 2,022 58%
Conservative J. McKenzie 820 24%
Conservative J. B. King 802 23%
Liberal R. F. Heywood 488 14%
Liberal C. O'Connor 384 11%
Majority 1,338
Registered electors 13,362
Turnout 3,446 26%
Labour hold Swing

Woolton, West
Woolton, West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. McVeigh * 4,380 63%
Labour J. V. Walsh 1,076 15%
Liberal A. Smallman 1,519 22%
Majority 2,861
Registered electors 17,845
Turnout 6,975 39%
Conservative hold Swing

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By Elections

References
  1. Liverpool Daily Post 7 May 1976
  2. Liverpool Daily Post 6 May 1976
  3. Liverpool Daily Post 7 May 1976
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