1972 Liverpool City Council election

1972 UK local election March 2020 March 2020 1972 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary no 1972 05 03 y 1971 1971 Liverpool City Council election 1973 1973 Liverpool City Council election 42 of 120 Councillors seats to Liverpool City Council were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 40 wards, plus two by-elections in Vauxhall and Woolton. 81 of 120 Councillors and 40 Aldermen 1972 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 3 May 1972. One seat in each of the forty wards was up for election, plus one by-election seat each in Vauxhall and Woolton wards. This was the last year when the council comprised 120 councillors and 40 Aldermen, totalling 160, which was the largest council membership . After the election, the composition of the council was: PartyCouncillors  ±  AldermenLabour 73 +18 ??Conservative 29 -24 ??Liberal 14 +7 ??Protestant 3 -2 0 Election result Liverpool local election result 1972 Labour Party (UK) 31 19 1 +18 74% 50% 74,703 Liberal Party (UK) 8 7 0 +7 19% 16% 23,549 Conservative Party (UK) 3 0 24 -24 7% 33% 49,187 Liverpool Protestant Party 0 0 2 -2 0% 1% 1,494 Communist 0 0 0 0 0% 0.6% 934 Ward results This data is compared with the election results for 1969, when the councillors were elected for a three-year term. * - Councillor seeking re-election (PARTY) - Party of former Councillor Abercromby Abercromby Labour Party (UK) W. F. Burke * 871 79% +35% Conservative Party (UK) L. W. Mossford 139 13% -26% Communist A. McClelland 96 9% -5% 732 5,218 1,106 21% 0% Labour Party (UK) Aigburth Aigburth Conservative Party (UK) S. T. Moss * 3,639 81% -11% Labour Party (UK) R. Fogg 875 19% +11% 2,764 14,550 4,514 31% -5% Conservative Party (UK) Allerton Allerton Conservative Party (UK) W. S. D. Weaver (PARTY) 2,509 68% -2% Labour Party (UK) P. T. Ash 1,178 32% +25% 1,331 10,977 3,687 34% -5% Conservative Party (UK) Anfield Anfield Labour Party (UK) R. J. Short 2,733 56% +32% Conservative Party (UK) J. Mass (PARTY) 2,143 44% -32% 590 13,430 4,876 36% +6% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Arundel Arundel Liberal Party (UK) C. Hutchinson 2,093 44% +25% Conservative Party (UK) K. W. Edwards * 1,368 29% -33% Labour Party (UK) A. L. Jones 1,262 27% +13% 725 14,405 4,723 33% +2% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Breckfield Breckfield Labour Party (UK) T. Roberts 1,197 41% +13% Liberal Party (UK) P. Chivall 1,069 37% +19% Conservative Party (UK) D. J. Lewis (PARTY) 625 22% -32% 128 8,243 2,891 35% +5% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Broadgreen Broadgreen Liberal Party (UK) G. J. Palmer 2,066 47% +17% Conservative Party (UK) D. J. Jones * 1,330 30% -27% Labour Party (UK) L. Collins 1,031 23% +10% 736 12,103 4,427 37% +6% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Central Central Labour Party (UK) G. G. Maloney * 1,400 98% +49% Conservative Party (UK) S. V. Hennessy 27 2% -47% 1,373 4,898 1,427 29% -7% Labour Party (UK) Childwall Childwall Liberal Party (UK) Anthony Limont 3,641 45% +27% Conservative Party (UK) F. H. Andrews * 3,376 42% -31% Labour Party (UK) R. McConnell 1,068 13% +6% 265 18,947 8,085 43% +8% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Church Church Liberal Party (UK) Joseph Robert Wilmington 3,058 52% -3% Conservative Party (UK) W. H. Stabback 2,363 40% -2% Labour Party (UK) J. P. Connelly 457 8% +5% 695 14,655 5,878 40% -8% Liberal Party (UK) Clubmoor Clubmoor Labour Party (UK) G. G. Pratt 2,254 55% +17% Conservative Party (UK) A. L. Jones (PARTY) 1,808 45% -17% 446 10,972 4,062 37% +1% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) County County Labour Party (UK) E. T. Mooney 2,653 61% +34% Conservative Party (UK) H. Brown (PARTY) 1,730 39% -28% 923 12,863 4,383 34% +2% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Croxteth Croxteth Liberal Party (UK) K. W. Hart 2,505 45% +45% Conservative Party (UK) A. L. Audley * 2,051 37% -50% Labour Party (UK) T. Bouch 1,043 19% -+6% 454 12,845 5,599 44% +10% Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Dingle Dingle Labour Party (UK) Mrs. M. Evans (PARTY) 2,075 75% +15% Conservative Party (UK) J. McDermott 605 22% -15% Communist J. Cook 84 3% 0% 1,470 8,577 2,764 32% -6% Labour Party (UK) Dovecot Dovecot Labour Party (UK) W. H. Westbury (PARTY) 3,402 70% +9% Conservative Party (UK) J. L. Walsh 1,473 30% -9% 1,929 16,542 4,875 30% -3% Labour Party (UK) Everton Everton Labour Party (UK) T. McManus (PARTY) 620 80% +18% Conservative Party (UK) R. S. Charles 159 20% -18% 461 2,898 779 27% -2% Labour Party (UK) Fairfield Fairfield Labour Party (UK) H. Livermore 1,578 40% -4% Liberal Party (UK) C. Crawford 1,442 36% +36% Conservative Party (UK) E. Crierie 960 24% -32% 136 11,380 3,980 35% +7% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Fazakerley Fazakerley Labour Party (UK) A. Williams 2,548 61% +15% Conservative Party (UK) A. Lloyd (PARTY) 1,602 39% -15% 946 12,051 4,150 34% -2% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Gillmoss Gillmoss Labour Party (UK) T. Higgins 4,454 74% +30% Conservative Party (UK) G. Smith (PARTY) 1,057 17% -33% Tenants' Association C. Boyd 433 7% Communist K. Dunlop 109 2% -4% 3,397 20.132 6,053 30% +6% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Granby Granby Labour Party (UK) Mrs. M. Simey * 1,640 75% +25% Conservative Party (UK) L. D. Wollen 484 22% -24% Communist J. V. Powell 69 3% -1% 1,156 8,086 2,193 27% +1% Labour Party (UK) Kensington Kensington Labour Party (UK) C. Perry 1,909 59% +34% Conservative Party (UK) J. G. Barrett * 896 28% -26% Liberal Party (UK) Graham Hulme 432 13% +13% 1,013 9,953 3,237 33% +4% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Low Hill Low Hill Liberal Party (UK) David Alton 1,061 55% +55% Labour Party (UK) V. McCoy 666 34% -5% Conservative Party (UK) T. P. Pink * 208 11% -46% 395 4,286 1,935 45% +16% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Melrose Melrose Labour Party (UK) B. Shaw * 1,578 79% +29% Conservative Party (UK) A. J. Browne 421 21% -29% 1,157 7,146 1,999 28% +4% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Netherfield Netherfield Labour Party (UK) F. P. Hughes 869 55% +32% Liverpool Protestant Party W. Owens * 712 45% -25% 157 4,280 1,581 37% +16% Labour Party (UK) Liverpool Protestant Party Old Swan Old Swan Liberal Party (UK) W. M. Galbraith 2,597 49% +8% Labour Party (UK) F. Keating 1,368 26% +12% Conservative Party (UK) N. F. Derrick * 1,358 26% -19% 1,229 13,581 5,323 39% +5% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Picton Picton Labour Party (UK) M. Aspin 2,056 52% +18% Conservative Party (UK) Dr. Thomas Lyrian Hobday * 1,133 29% -33% Liberal Party (UK) J. A. Gallagher 655 17% +17% Communist J. G. Volleamere 85 2% +2% 923 12,543 3,929 31% +3% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Pirrie Pirrie Labour Party (UK) P. Owens 3,902 68% +28% Conservative Party (UK) I. Balmer * 1,829 32% -28% 2,073 16,374 5,731 35% +7% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Prince's Park Prince's Park Labour Party (UK) Cyril Taylor * 2,313 73% +23% Conservative Party (UK) M. Kingston 748 24% -20% Communist J. F. Greig 86 3% -3% 1,565 8,373 3.147 38% -8% Labour Party (UK) Sandhills Sandhills Labour Party (UK) V. P. Hyams * 1,479 91% +31% Conservative Party (UK) R. Walsh 139 9% -27% 1,340 5,295 1,618 31% +6% Labour Party (UK) St. Domingo St. Domingo Labour Party (UK) K. Jones 783 50% +14% Liverpool Protestant Party H. W. Blower * 782 50% -11% 1 4,806 1,565 33% -10% Labour Party (UK) Liverpool Protestant Party St. James St. James Labour Party (UK) E. Shields * 2.512 82% +31% Communist R. O'Hara 356 12% -10% Conservative Party (UK) F. Jones 196 6% -19% 2,156 8,642 3,064 35% +2% Labour Party (UK) St. Mary's St. Mary's Labour Party (UK) S. R. Maddox 2,362 65% +33% Conservative Party (UK) R. E. Lloyd * 1,256 35% -33% 1,106 10,310 3,618 35% +3% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Michael's St. Michael's Liberal Party (UK) C. Graham 2,696 57% +57% Conservative Party (UK) R. M. Aymes (PARTY) 1,277 27% -54% Labour Party (UK) F. W. Longworth 700 15% -4% 1,419 10,712 4,722 44% +16% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Smithdown Smithdown Labour Party (UK) E. W. Gorman 1,246 75% +34% Conservative Party (UK) J. W. Butler * 282 17% -37% Liberal Party (UK) W. A. Bartels 130 8% +8% 964 6,718 1,658 25% +7% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Speke Speke Labour Party (UK) P. Moorhead 3,634 73% +29% Conservative Party (UK) E. M. Clein * 1,330 27% -29% 2,304 15,236 4,964 33% +11% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Tuebrook Tuebrook Labour Party (UK) J. E. Roberts 2,419 61% +31% Conservative Party (UK) D. E. Daniel (PARTY) 1,563 39% -31% 856 11,786 3,982 34% +3% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Vauxhall Vauxhall 2 seats Labour Party (UK) Mrs. C. O'Rourke (PARTY) 1,312 93% +25% Labour Party (UK) G. R. Sullivan (PARTY) 1,140 81% +13% Liberal Party (UK) J. J. Hastings 69 5% -20% Conservative Party (UK) H. Davies 32 2% -2% Conservative Party (UK) I. McFall 28 2% -2% 1,243 5,866 1,413 24% +5% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Warbreck Warbreck Labour Party (UK) E. Kelly 1,931 52% +31% Conservative Party (UK) R. B. Flude (PARTY) 1,786 48% -31% 145 12,333 3,717 30% -2% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Westminster Westminster Labour Party (UK) J. Gardner 1,401 71% +29% Conservative Party (UK) J. Wareing * 569 29% -29% 832 5,779 1,970 34% +2% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Woolton Woolton 2 seats Labour Party (UK) L. Evans (PARTY) 4,834 50% +8% Conservative Party (UK) L. B. Williams (PARTY) 4,771 50% -8% Conservative Party (UK) C. G. Hallows 4,600 48% -10% Labour Party (UK) K. Simpson 4,561 47% +5% 63 30,380 9,605 32% 0% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1972 Liverpool Daily Post 9 May 1969 References 1972 Liverpool City Council election City Council election, 1972 Liverpool City Council election