1996 Liverpool City Council election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party achieved overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 50 | ?? | |
| Liberal Democrat | 42 | ?? | |
| Liberal Party | 3 | ?? | |
| Ward Labour | 3 | ?? | |
| Conservative Party | 1 | ||
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52% | 41% | 37,557 | ||
| Labour | 14 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 42% | 42% | 38,416 | ||
| Ward Labour | 2 | 6% | 7% | 4,162 | |||||
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3% | 7% | 6,821 | ||
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7% | 6,047 | ||
| Independent | |||||||||
Ward results
Abercromby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. Norman | 1,083 | 73% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Firth | 113 | 8% | ||
| Green | R. Spalding | 100 | 7% | ||
| Liberal | A. Carroll | 109 | 7% | ||
| Conservative | C. Zsigmond | 90 | 6% | ||
| Majority | 969 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Aigburth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Cathy Hancox | 2,185 | 58% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Antrobus | 1,856 | 51% | ||
| Labour | J. Middleton | 1,626 | 34% | ||
| Labour | Joe Anderson | 1,221 | 33% | ||
| Conservative | A. McGing | 343 | 9% | ||
| Conservative | D. Patmore | 315 | 9% | ||
| Green | R. Lentle | 230 | 6% | ||
| Majority | 899 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Allerton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Rosie Cooper | 1,947 | 56% | ||
| Labour | M. Bailey | 1,026 | 29% | ||
| Allerton Liberal Democrats | C. Hulme | 492 | 14% | ||
| Conservative | F. Bate | 454 | 13% | ||
| Green | R. Cantwell | 60 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 920 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Anfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alan Walker | 1,427 | 47% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Marbrow | 1,189 | 39% | ||
| Liberal | S. Brooks | 315 | 10% | ||
| Militant Labour | P. Filby | 107 | 4% | ||
| Majority | 238 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Arundel
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Clein | 1,488 | 46% | ||
| Labour | R. Gladden | 1,392 | 44% | ||
| Green | D. Ross | 181 | 6% | ||
| Conservative | K. Watkin | 136 | 4% | ||
| Majority | 56 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Breckfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. McGiveron | 1,291 | 66% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Karren Afford | 265 | 14% | ||
| Liberal | J. McAllister | 222 | 11% | ||
| Militant Labour | J. Morris | 59 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 1,026 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Broadgreen
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. McDaid | 1,776 | 53% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | J. McCabe | 1,167 | 35% | ||
| Liberal | T. Mills | 196 | 6% | ||
| Conservative | K. Sutton | 194 | 6% | ||
| Majority | 609 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Childwall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Eddie Clein | 2,766 | 65% | ||
| Labour | H. Adams | 1,068 | 25% | ||
| Conservative | C. Coffey | 415 | 10% | ||
| Majority | 1,698 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Church
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Storey | 3,106 | 67% | ||
| Labour | N. Harvey | 1,014 | 22% | ||
| Conservative | J. Mullans | 362 | 8% | ||
| Green | J. Brown | 127 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 2,092 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Clubmoor
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Steve Ellison | 1,396 | 50% | ||
| Liberal | B. Jackson | 639 | 23% | ||
| Ward Labour | A. Hincks | 319 | 12% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | H. Owen | 252 | 9% | ||
| Conservative | G. Hicklin | 159 | 6% | ||
| Majority | 757 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
County
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Clark | 2,124 | 61% | ||
| Labour | L. French | 1,265 | 36% | ||
| Conservative | J. Atkinson | 57 | 2% | ||
| Liberal | R. Webb | 42 | 1% | ||
| Majority | 859 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Croxteth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | E. Kinahan | 2,758 | 63% | ||
| Labour | G. Wood | 1,004 | 23% | ||
| Conservative | E. Nash | 412 | 9% | ||
| Liberal | R. Cameron | 155 | 4% | ||
| Green | I Graham | 73 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 1,754 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Dingle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Allen | 1,178 | 43% | ||
| Labour | B. Williams | 1,142 | 41% | ||
| Ward Labour | S. Hilditch | 172 | 6% | ||
| Conservative | J. Watson | 91 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 36 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Dovecot
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. Renilson | 1,192 | 62% | ||
| Liberal | K. Buchanan | 357 | 18% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | L. Kinahan | 277 | 14% | ||
| Conservative | J. Brandwood | 107 | 6% | ||
| Majority | 915 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Everton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Labour | George Knibb | 781 | 58% | ||
| Labour | F. Kidd | 497 | 37% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | K. Reid | 48 | 4% | ||
| Liberal | J. Mayes | 22 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 284 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Fazakerley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dave hanratty | 1,705 | 68% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | A. Poole | 616 | 25% | ||
| Conservative | D. Johnston | 192 | 8% | ||
| Majority | 1,089 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Gillmoss
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Labour | Alf Flatery | 1,146 | 38% | ||
| Labour | M. Black | 1,026 | 34% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | M. Hines | 339 | 11% | ||
| Liberal | F. Fall | 331 | 11% | ||
| Conservative | B. Jones | 153 | 5% | ||
| Majority | 120 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Granby
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. Tyrrell | 1,250 | 74% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | D. Forster-Green | 166 | 10% | ||
| Ward Labour | C. Wilson | 166 | 10% | ||
| Liberal | M. Wingfield | 104 | 6% | ||
| Majority | 1,084 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Grassendale
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Curry | 2,691 | 64% | ||
| Labour | G. Lovegreen | 969 | 23% | ||
| Conservative | C. Cross | 509 | 12% | ||
| Natural Law | G. Mead | 27 | 1% | ||
| Majority | 1,722 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Kensington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jimmy Kendrick | 1,597 | 55% | ||
| Labour | R. Kennedy | 1,097 | 38% | ||
| Kensington Liberal Democrat | A. Hulme | 161 | 6% | ||
| Ward Labour | A. Dunn | 108 | 4% | ||
| Liberal | M. Bickley | 68 | 2% | ||
| Conservative | I. McFall | 48 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 500 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Melrose
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. Owen | 1,509 | 71% | ||
| Liberal | D. Mayes | 358 | 17% | ||
| Militant Labour | L. Mahmood | 168 | 8% | ||
| Conservative | A. Nugent | 86 | 4% | ||
| Majority | 1,509 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Netherley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joe Devaney | 956 | 62% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Tommy Marshall | 393 | 25% | ||
| Independent | J. Courtney | 94 | 6% | ||
| Conservative | I. Prosser | 58 | 4% | ||
| Liberal | N. Roberts | 50 | 3% | ||
| Independent | M. Fowler | 46 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 563 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Old Swan
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Bernie Turner | 1,034 | 41% | ||
| Labour | M. Lyons | 774 | 30% | ||
| Socialist Labour | G. Lloyd | 451 | 18% | ||
| Liberal | H. Williams | 156 | 6% | ||
| Conservative | R. Bethell | 138 | 5% | ||
| Old Swan Liberal Democrat | M. McNeilly | 128 | 5% | ||
| Majority | 260 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Picton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Kemp | 1,693 | 57% | ||
| Labour | K. Bradley | 1,221 | 41% | ||
| Conservative | T. Coffey | 70 | 2% | ||
| Picton Liberal Democrat | W. Barrow | 136 | 5% | ||
| Majority | 472 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Pirrie
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dot Gavin | 1,351 | 66% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | P. Dutton | 273 | 13% | ||
| Liberal | C. Mayes | 163 | 8% | ||
| Conservative | F. Stevens | 137 | 7% | ||
| Ward Labour | J. Kidd | 124 | 6% | ||
| Majority | 1,078 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
St. Mary's
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Millea | 2,206 | 67% | ||
| Labour | P. Hughes | 1,006 | 31% | ||
| Conservative | G. Harden | 58 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 1,200 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Smithdown
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. White | 960 | 63% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Garry Airey | 353 | 23% | ||
| Liberal | K. White | 222 | 14% | ||
| Majority | 607 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Speke
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | F. Anderson | 1,028 | 75% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | M. McKenna | 276 | 20% | ||
| Conservative | T. Morrison | 75 | 5% | ||
| Majority | 752 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Tuebrook
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | S. Radford | 2,888 | 74% | ||
| Labour | B. Lawless | 751 | 19% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | J. Richardson | 159 | 4% | ||
| Conservative | G. Brandwood | 80 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 2,137 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Valley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Phillips | 1,318 | 50% | ||
| Labour | M. Fitzsimmons | 965 | 37% | ||
| Ward Labour | J. Marston | 210 | 8% | ||
| Liberal | W. McGrady | 67 | 3% | ||
| Conservative | J. Matthews | 61 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 353 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Vauxhall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Paul Orr | 1,100 | 71% | ||
| ward Labour | J. Long | 351 | 23% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | A. Connor | 60 | 4% | ||
| Liberal | I. Mayes | 39 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 1,040 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Warbreck
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Roberts | 2,029 | 51% | ||
| Labour | P. Harvey | 1,751 | 44% | ||
| Conservative | D. Gray | 180 | 5% | ||
| Majority | 278 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
Woolton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Kelly | 1,725 | 40% | ||
| Conservative | H. Rigby | 1,288 | 30% | ||
| Labour | S. Owens | 1,201 | 28% | ||
| Liberal | M. Langley | 152 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 524 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
By Elections
Melrose, 11 December 1997
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melrose Ward Labour | Alfie Hincks | 272 | 38.6 | +38.6 | |
| Labour | 217 | 30.4 | -40.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 180 | 25.6 | +25.6 | ||
| Socialist | 35 | 5.0 | +5.0 | ||
| Majority | 55 | 8.2 | |||
| Turnout | 704 | 5.9 | |||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
See also
- Liverpool City Council
- Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
- Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present
- Mayors and Lord Mayors of Liverpool 1207 to present
- History of local government in England
References
- Liverpool Daily Post 3 May 1996
- Liverpool Daily Post 3 May 1996
- Liverpool Daily Post 3 May 1996
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