1970 Liverpool City Council election

1970 UK local election March 2020 March 2020 1970 United Kingdom local elections 1970 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1970 05 07 y 1969 1969 Liverpool City Council election 1971 1971 Liverpool City Council election 40 councillors' seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 40 wards 81 of 120 Councillors and 40 Aldermen 1970 Liverpool City Council election result map.jpg 300px Map of Liverpool showing wards won (first placed party)Jeffery David Merseyside Local Election Results Project https://david-jeffery.com/project/merseyside-local-election-results-project/ Dr David Jeffery 14 April 2021 Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 7 May 1970. One third of the council was up for election. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenConservative 79 -9 ??Labour 30 +7 ??Liberal 4 +2 ??Protestant 7 0 ?? Election result Liverpool local election result 1970 Conservative Party (UK) 19 47.5% 48% 72,584 Labour Party (UK) 17 42.5% 43% 64,880 Liberal Party (UK) 2 5% 7% 11,381 Liverpool Protestant Party 2 0 0 0 5% 1.2% 1,901 Communist Party 0 0 0 0 0% 1.1% 1,604 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0% 0.02% 26 Ward results * - Councillor seeking re-election Abercromby Abercromby Labour Party (UK) J. E. McPherson * 883 66% 18% Conservative Party (UK) A. W. Jones 298 22% 19% Communist Party A. McClelland 150 11% 585 5,684 1,331 23% +3% Labour Party (UK) Aigburth Aigburth Conservative Party (UK) J. E. R. Fischer * 4,522 84% +5% Labour Party (UK) G. T. Walsh 860 16% +9% 3,662 14,772 5,382 37% -10% Conservative Party (UK) Allerton Allerton Conservative Party (UK) S. B. Caulfield * 3,195 81% +1% Labour Party (UK) S. G. Thorne 756 19% +9% 2,439 10,972 3,951 36% -7% Conservative Party (UK) Anfield Anfield Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. M. Fitzsimmons 2,755 61% -11% Labour Party (UK) D. M. Mitchell 1,753 39% +11% 1,002 13,655 4,508 33% -3% Conservative Party (UK) Arundel Arundel Conservative Party (UK) J. E. Kendrick * 2,621 62% -7% Labour Party (UK) M. Evans 1,501 36% +8% Communist Party J. Kay 103 2% -1% 1,120 13,815 4,225 31% -3% Conservative Party (UK) Breckfield Breckfield Conservative Party (UK) K.B. Jacques * 1,392 57% 0% Labour Party (UK) T. Roberts 1,044 43% 0% 348 9,985 2,436 25% -9% Conservative Party (UK) Broadgreen Broadgreen Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. D. I. Keenan 2,002 44% -26% Liberal Party (UK) H. Davies 1,598 35% +35% Labour Party (UK) D. Cowley 966 21% +2% 404 11,753 4,566 39% +4% Conservative Party (UK) Central Central Labour Party (UK) J. E. Walker * 1,607 86% +33% Conservative Party (UK) F. Jones 117 6% -41% Liberal Party (UK) J. E. Gallagher 110 6% +6% Communist Party R. Woods 30 2% +2% 1,490 5,828 1,864 32% -2% Labour Party (UK) Childwall Childwall Conservative Party (UK) A. Fearenside 4,401 55% -16% Liberal Party (UK) H. Davies 2,519 32% +12% Labour Party (UK) S. F. Jacobs 1,003 13% +3% 1,882 19,306 7,988 41% +1% Conservative Party (UK) Church Church Liberal Party (UK) Owen Trevor Jones 4,019 54% +20% Conservative Party (UK) S. P. Mason 2,862 39% -20% Labour Party (UK) C. H. J. Winter 501 7% 0% 1,157 14,671 7,382 50% +2% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Clubmoor Clubmoor Conservative Party (UK) J. F. Jones * 2,074 49% -8% Labour Party (UK) T. McManus 1,938 46% +3% Liberal Party (UK) J. G. Morgan 231 5% +5% 136 11,328 4,243 37% -10% Conservative Party (UK) County County Conservative Party (UK) P. Tunna * 2,445 53% -6% Labour Party (UK) J. McLean 2,003 44% +8% Communist Party K. T. Dowd 143 3% -2% 442 13,315 4,591 34% -7% Conservative Party (UK) Croxteth Croxteth Conservative Party (UK) Dr. G. H. Prince * 3,596 77% -6% Labour Party (UK) R. Ludvigsen 1,084 23% +6% 2,512 12,940 4,680 36% -8% Conservative Party (UK) Dingle Dingle Labour Party (UK) R. Stoddart * 2,481 60% +12% Conservative Party (UK) D. M. Pannell 1,520 37% -10% Communist Party J. Cook 134 3% -1% 961 10,831 4,135 38% +3% Labour Party (UK) Dovecot Dovecot Labour Party (UK) W. P. Johnson 3,314 61% +14% Conservative Party (UK) G. E. Brandwood * 2,103 39% -14% 1,211 16,539 5,417 33% -6% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Everton Everton Labour Party (UK) F. Burke * 588 62% Conservative Party (UK) J. Irving 364 38% 224 3,268 952 29% Labour Party (UK) Fairfield Fairfield Conservative Party (UK) J. Pownall 1,942 56% Labour Party (UK) E. Burke 1,498 44% 444 12,197 3,440 28% Conservative Party (UK) Fazakerley Fazakerley Conservative Party (UK) D. R. Bushell 2,260 54% Labour Party (UK) M. Black 1,955 46% 305 11,781 4,215 36% Conservative Party (UK) Gillmoss Gillmoss Labour Party (UK) Eddie Loyden 4,270 67% Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. E. G. Smith 1,990 31% Communist Party K. Dunlop 130 2% 2,280 20,237 6,390 32% Labour Party (UK) Granby Granby Labour Party (UK) John D. Hamilton 1,457 58% +1% Conservative Party (UK) G. Hughes 981 39% -4% Communist Party J. Powell 68 3% 476 9,095 2,506 28% Labour Party (UK) Kensington Kensington Labour Party (UK) E. D. Roderick 1,559 52% +27% Conservative Party (UK) F. R. Butler 1,421 48% -4% 138 10,836 2,980 28% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Low Hill Low Hill Labour Party (UK) Mrs. M. J. Powell 1,066 63% +24% Conservative Party (UK) S. K. Cross 610 36% -21% Independent (politician) W. Finnegan 26 2% 456 5,075 1,702 34% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Melrose Melrose Labour Party (UK) I. I. Levin 1,376 59% +2% Conservative Party (UK) C. E. Rapson 776 33% -10% Liberal Party (UK) J. J. Hastings * 191 8% 600 7,618 2,343 31% +5% Labour Party (UK) Netherfield Netherfield Liverpool Protestant Party A. Brown * 750 57% -5% Labour Party (UK) S. J. Chegwin 572 43% +9% 178 4,359 1,322 30% +3% Liverpool Protestant Party Old Swan Old Swan Liberal Party (UK) Mrs. Doreen Jones 2,713 48% +48% Conservative Party (UK) A. J. Browne * 1,887 33% -27% Labour Party (UK) F. Gaier 1,098 19% -21% 826 13,931 5,698 41% +4% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Picton Picton Conservative Party (UK) C. J. Kinrade * 2,149 50% -9% Labour Party (UK) T. Bailey 2,033 48% +7% Communist Party Mrs. H. A. Thomas 87 2% +2% 116 12,964 4,269 33% -3% Conservative Party (UK) Pirrie Pirrie Labour Party (UK) H. Dalton 3,703 60% +13% Conservative Party (UK) J. F. Atkinson 2,359 38% -15% Communist Party Brian Anderson 113 2% +2% 113 16,794 6,175 37% -5% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Prince's Park Prince's Park Labour Party (UK) J. F. Stevens 1,919 58% +12% Conservative Party (UK) A. Palin 1,298 39% -12% Communist Party J. F. Greig 93 3% -1% 621 10,059 3,310 33% -2% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sandhills Sandhills Labour Party (UK) Miss M. Schofield * 1,545 71% +2% Conservative Party (UK) J. Barton 636 29% +2% 909 6,676 2,181 33% +4% Labour Party (UK) St. Domingo St. Domingo Liverpool Protestant Party R. Hughes * 1,151 57% +3% Labour Party (UK) A. Williams 875 43% 0% 276 8,697 2,026 23% -8% Liverpool Protestant Party St. James St. James Labour Party (UK) R. Parry * 2,122 72% +21% Communist Party R. O'Hara 488 16% +5% Conservative Party (UK) R. Bostock 356 12% -14% 971 8,944 2,966 33% +10% Labour Party (UK) St. Mary's St. Mary's Conservative Party (UK) W. L. Harris * 1,804 56% Labour Party (UK) P. Grannel 1,441 44% -4% 363 10,740 3,245 30% -12% Conservative Party (UK) St. Michael's St. Michael's Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. M. Brown * 2,413 53% -15% Labour Party (UK) R. C. Evans 2,122 47% +25% 291 10,615 4,535 43% +2% Conservative Party (UK) Smithdown Smithdown Labour Party (UK) H. Lee 1,147 68% +15% Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. M. G. Savage 551 32% -15% 596 7,808 1,698 22% +3% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Speke Speke Labour Party (UK) Ken Stewart 3,065 62% +15% Conservative Party (UK) C. Smith 1,918 38% -15% 1,147 16,029 4,983 31% +5% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Tuebrook Tuebrook Conservative Party (UK) G. B. Watterson 2,252 56% -5% Labour Party (UK) J. Mottram 1,778 44% +5% 474 11,995 4,030 34% -8% Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall Vauxhall Labour Party (UK) Paul Orr * 1,348 93% +9% Conservative Party (UK) J. Howard 102 7% -5% 1,246 6,511 1,450 22% +5% Labour Party (UK) Warbreck Warbreck Conservative Party (UK) D. Greenway 2,327 62% -8% Labour Party (UK) J. M. Burke 1,398 38% +8% 929 12,344 3,725 30% -4% Conservative Party (UK) Westminster Westminster Conservative Party (UK) James Gillin * 1,240 53% +2% Labour Party (UK) J. Gardner 1,118 47% -2% 122 6,228 2,358 38% -1% Conservative Party (UK) Woolton Woolton Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. T. L. Norton 5,045 70% -9% Labour Party (UK) Tony Mulhearn 2,133 30% -9% 2,912 24,035 7,178 30% -7% Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post 8 May 1970 Liverpool Daily Post 12 May 1967 Aldermanic Elections Twenty of the forty Aldermen were elected by the city council on 18 May 1970. Those elected by the council and the wards they were allocated to are shown in the table below: PartyAldermanWardLabour Louis Caplan AllertonLabour Hugh Carr ArundelLabour Sir Joseph Cleary PictonLabour David Cowley DingleLabour Brian Crookes ChurchLabour James Cullen WarbreckLabour Charles Minton NetherfieldLabour Joseph Morgan SmithdownConservative James Porter CountyConservative James Ross CentralLabour William Sefton CroxtethLabour John Sheehan GranbyConservative William Thomas EvertonConservative Mrs. Ruth Dean BreckfieldConservative Clarence Dickinson KensingtonConservative John Kendrick SandhillsConservative James McAllister GillmossConservative Ralph Morris FairfieldConservative Clifford Price ChildwallConservative David Williams St. Mary's Liverpool Daily Post 18 May 1970 Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1970-1971 References 1970 Liverpool City Council election City Council election, 1970 Liverpool City Council election