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99 of 99 seats toLiverpool City Council following the reduction in the number of Councillors from 120 to 99 and the abolition of Aldermen. TheLocal 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 toMerseyside County Council. 50 seats needed for a majority | ||||
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Elections toLiverpool 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 | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 48 | +34 | |
| Labour | 42 | -12 | |
| Conservative | 9 | -22 | |
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
| 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 | ||||
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| Labourwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Liberalwin (new seat) | |||||
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| 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 | ||||
| Conservativewin (new seat) | |||||
| Conservativewin (new seat) | |||||
| Conservativewin (new seat) | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Liberalwin (new seat) | |||||
| Liberalwin (new seat) | |||||
| Liberalwin (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Liberalgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Liberalgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Liberalgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Liberalgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| Liberalgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Liberalgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Liberalgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Liberalgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Liberalgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Liberalgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Liberalgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Liberalgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Liberalgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Liberalgain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
Low Hill, Smithdown and Speke held on 21 March 1974, before the AGM of April 1.
| 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% | |||
| Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal | Swing | ||||
| 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% | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
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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