1976 Liverpool City Council election

1976 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1976 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1976 05 06 y 1975 1975 Liverpool City Council election 1978 1978 Liverpool City Council election 34 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 33 wards, plus one by-elections, Woolton, East 50Elections 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.Liverpool Daily Post 7 May 1976 After the election, the composition of the council was: PartySeats  ±  Labour 40 -2Liberal 40 -1Conservative 19 +3 Election result Liverpool local election result 1976 Labour Party (UK) 15 2 4 -2 44% 35% 46,253 +4% Liberal Party (UK) 13 5 6 -1 38% 30% 40,231 -3% Conservative Party (UK) 6 4 1 +3 18% 34% 45,401 0 Communist Party of Great Britain 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 Liverpool Daily Post 6 May 1976 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' Labour Party (UK) O. J. Doyle * 1,780 66% +1% Conservative Party (UK) J. D. Jones 368 14% +8%% Communist Party of Great Britain R. O'Hara 270 10% -3% Liberal Party (UK) J. Newton 265 10% 0% 1,412 13,145 2,683 20% Labour Party (UK) Aigburth Aigburth Conservative Party (UK) S. T. Moss 3,465 53% +16% Liberal Party (UK) W. Russell Dyson (PARTY) 2,463 37% -18% Labour Party (UK) T. Roberts 668 10% +1% 1,002 15,090 6,596 44% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Allerton Allerton Conservative Party (UK) R. F. Craine * 2,430 54% +7% Liberal Party (UK) T. H. Harte 1,445 32% -10% Labour Party (UK) T. McManus 596 13% +1% 985 10,754 4,471 42% Conservative Party (UK) Anfield Anfield Labour Party (UK) Keva. C. Coombes 1,692 37% +5% Conservative Party (UK) T. P. Pink 1,686 37% +13% Liberal Party (UK) J. Wilde * 1,189 26% -18% 6 12,799 4,567 36% Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Arundel Arundel Liberal Party (UK) William Charles Hutchinson * 1,781 44% -16% Labour Party (UK) F. S. Roderick 1,088 27% +6% Conservative Party (UK) R. M. Amyes 1,171 29% -10% 610 13,780 4,040 29% Liberal Party (UK) Breckfield, St. Domingo Breckfield, St. Domingo Labour Party (UK) J. Connolly 1,474 46% +14% Liberal Party (UK) R. Clitherow (PARTY) 743 23% -31% Conservative Party (UK) J. Butterfield 989 31% +17% 485 12,100 3,206 26% Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Broadgreen Broadgreen Conservative Party (UK) J. J. Swainbank 1,934 40% +16% Liberal Party (UK) W. Smyth (PARTY) 1,866 38% -24% Labour Party (UK) F. Dunne 1,049 22% +8% 68 12,264 4,849 40% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Central, Everton, Netherfield Central, Everton, Netherfield Labour Party (UK) J. E. Walker * 1,658 71% +5% Conservative Party (UK) J. Crowe 390 17% -2% National Party of UK A. J. Roberts 148 6% Liberal Party (UK) G. Scattergood 135 6% -9% 1,268 11,970 2,331 19% Labour Party (UK) Childwall Childwall Conservative Party (UK) M. Kingston 3,753 50% +12% Liberal Party (UK) P. H. Hodgson (PARTY) 2,342 31% -19% Labour Party (UK) J. E. Roberts 1,443 19% +8% 1,411 20,587 7,538 37% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Church Church Liberal Party (UK) Len Tyrer (PARTY) 2,953 47% -15% Conservative Party (UK) W. H. Stabback 2,652 42% -10% Labour Party (UK) J. E. McPherson 711 11% +5% 301 15,221 6,316 41% Liberal Party (UK) Clubmoor Clubmoor Liberal Party (UK) Angela M. Warburton 1,504 38% -7% Labour Party (UK) M. Stewart (PARTY) 1,387 35% +2% Conservative Party (UK) S. Hicklin 1,042 26% -4% 117 10,607 3,933 37% Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) County County Liberal Party (UK) Paul R. Clark 1,676 40% +13% Labour Party (UK) E. T. Mooney * 1,363 32% -12% Conservative Party (UK) W. Thomas 1,082 26% +3% Communist Party of Great Britain B. Anderson 76 2% 313 12,171 4,197 34% Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Croxteth Croxteth Conservative Party (UK) G. E. Brandwood 2,391 45% +15% Liberal Party (UK) T. Blyde (PARTY) 1,992 38% -20% Labour Party (UK) H. Rimmer 905 17% +5% 399 12,487 5,288 42% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Dingle Dingle Labour Party (UK) R. Stoddart (PARTY) 1,237 57% -1% Conservative Party (UK) J. M. Shaw 478 22% +6% Liberal Party (UK) Graham Hulme 372 17% +2% Communist Party of Great Britain J. Cook 78 4% -2% 759 7,228 2,165 30% Labour Party (UK) Dovecot Dovecot Labour Party (UK) W. P. Johnson * 2,234 52% Conservative Party (UK) D. P. Dougherty 1,430 33% Liberal Party (UK) E. Barber 606 14% 804 16,293 4,270 26% Labour Party (UK) Fairfield Fairfield Liberal Party (UK) Richard Pine (PARTY) 1,518 45% Labour Party (UK) S. F. Jacobs 1,132 33% Conservative Party (UK) W. McGuirk 732 22% 386 10,350 3,382 33% Liberal Party (UK) Fazakerley Fazakerley Liberal Party (UK) Harold Glyn Rogers 1,532 37% Labour Party (UK) F. Gaier (PARTY) 1,343 32% -25% Conservative Party (UK) A. Brown 1,305 31% -12% 189 11,774 4,180 36% Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Gillmoss Gillmoss Labour Party (UK) W. R. Snell (PARTY) 2,309 58% -11% Liberal Party (UK) John George Morgan 703 18% Conservative Party (UK) B. Dougherty 959 24% +1% 1,350 19,607 3,971 20% Labour Party (UK) Granby, Prince's Park Granby, Prince's Park Labour Party (UK) J. D. Hamilton (PARTY) 1,811 53% -13% Conservative Party (UK) G. Hughes 845 25% -2% Liberal Party (UK) J. Rossington 649 19% Communist Party of Great Britain A. McClelland 103 3% -4% 966 13,831 3,408 25% Labour Party (UK) Kensington Kensington Liberal Party (UK) Geoffrey B. Smith (PARTY) 991 43% Labour Party (UK) J. H. Stamper 927 40% Conservative Party (UK) I. Power 394 17% 64 7,472 2,312 31% Liberal Party (UK) Low Hill, Smithdown Low Hill, Smithdown Liberal Party (UK) Joanna Copsey (PARTY) 1,474 53% -17% Labour Party (UK) L. P. Gallagher 1,109 40% +16% Conservative Party (UK) K. M. Mountford 201 7% +1% 365 8,783 2,784 32% Liberal Party (UK) Melrose, Westminster Melrose, Westminster Labour Party (UK) J. Gardner * 1,390 72% +9% Conservative Party (UK) W. Gilbody 436 22% -1% Liberal Party (UK) B. Mowatt 114 6% -7% 954 8,017 1,940 24% Labour Party (UK) Old Swan Old Swan Liberal Party (UK) Peter Mahon 1,834 38% Labour Party (UK) I. Jervis 1,294 27% Conservative Party (UK) N. F. Derrick 1,511 31% 323 13,066 4,860 37% Liberal Party (UK) Picton Picton Liberal Party (UK) Gillian Loughney (PARTY) 1,899 43% Labour Party (UK) F. Burke 1,525 34% Conservative Party (UK) J. McDermott 926 21% 374 11,574 4,433 38% Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Pirrie Pirrie Labour Party (UK) M. Black * 2,628 55% -12% Conservative Party (UK) I. Brown 1,599 33% 0% Liberal Party (UK) N. T Cardwell 570 12% 1,029 15,572 4,797 31% Labour Party (UK) St. Mary's St. Mary's Labour Party (UK) G. T. Walsh * 1,638 50% Conservative Party (UK) D. W. Baskett 1,129 35% Liberal Party (UK) C. Lister 400 12% Communist Party of Great Britain J. M. McQueen 89 3% 509 9,801 3,256 33% Labour Party (UK) St. Michael's St. Michael's Liberal Party (UK) Michael O'Kane * 1,511 43% Conservative Party (UK) R. S. Jones 1,286 37% Labour Party (UK) B. Shelley 686 20% 225 9,920 3,483 35% Liberal Party (UK) Sandhills, Vauxhall Sandhills, Vauxhall Labour Party (UK) A. Dunford * 1,400 81% Liberal Party (UK) M. A. Decker 184 11% Conservative Party (UK) S. V. Hennessy 142 8% 1,216 9,985 1,726 17% Labour Party (UK) Speke Speke Labour Party (UK) K. Stewart * 2,270 65% Conservative Party (UK) E. M. Clein 954 27% Liberal Party (UK) C. H. Stocker 291 8% 1,316 14,320 3,515 25% Labour Party (UK) Tuebrook Tuebrook Liberal Party (UK) Paul V. Downes (PARTY) 1,477 38% -5% Labour Party (UK) C. O'Rourke (PARTY) 1,161 30% 0% Conservative Party (UK) O. D. Jennings 1,099 29% +5% Communist Party of Great Britain P. B. Bissette 102 3% 0% 316 11,410 3,839 34% Liberal Party (UK) Warbreck Warbreck Liberal Party (UK) Carol McNeilly 1,797 41% Labour Party (UK) P. Rowlands 1,179 27% -20% Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Brash * 1,431 32% -21% 366 11,966 4,407 37% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Woolton, East Woolton, East 2 seats Labour Party (UK) M. R. Delaney 2,158 62% Labour Party (UK) H. Bryers 2,022 58% Conservative Party (UK) J. McKenzie 820 24% Conservative Party (UK) J. B. King 802 23% Liberal Party (UK) R. F. Heywood 488 14% Liberal Party (UK) C. O'Connor 384 11% 1,338 13,362 3,446 26% Labour Party (UK) Woolton, West Woolton, West Conservative Party (UK) A. McVeigh * 4,380 63% Labour Party (UK) J. V. Walsh 1,076 15% Liberal Party (UK) A. Smallman 1,519 22% 2,861 17,845 6,975 39% Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post 7 May 1976 By Elections December 2021 References expanded 1976 Category:1976 English local elections Category:1970s in Liverpool Category:May 1976 in the United Kingdom