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1968 Liverpool City Council election
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1968 UK local election
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1968 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg 1968 05 09 y 1967 1967 Liverpool City Council election 1969 1969 Liverpool City Council election 1968 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 Thursday 9 May 1968.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
PartyCouncillors ± AldermenConservative 79 +12 ??Labour 46 -13 ??Liberal 1 0 ??Protestant 7 +1 ??
Election result
Liverpool local election result 1968
Conservative Party (UK)
31
12
0
+12
77%
62%
76,088
Labour Party (UK)
6
0
13
-13
15%
25%
31,198
Liberal Party (UK)
1
0
0
0
2.5%
10%
11,976
Liverpool Protestant Party
2
1
0
+1
5%
1.3%
1,619
Communist
0
0
0
0
0%
1.5%
1,792
Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
Abercromby
Abercromby
Conservative Party (UK)
David E. Daniel *
483
45%
+15%
Labour Party (UK)
Frank Gaier
470
44%
-19%
Communist
A. McClelland
113
11%
-3%
66
5,938
1,066
18%
-5%
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Aigburth
Aigburth
Conservative Party (UK)
William N. Venmore *
4,142
69%
-11%
Liberal Party (UK)
Alan G. Wilson
1,679
28%
+16%
Labour Party (UK)
Vincent P. Hyams
208
3%
-6%
2,463
13,437
6,029
45%
+6%
Conservative Party (UK)
Allerton
Allerton
Conservative Party (UK)
Brian F. Evans (PARTY)
2,982
88%
+19%
Labour Party (UK)
Stanley R. Maddox
412
12%
0%
2,570
9,878
3,394
34%
-5%
Conservative Party (UK)
Anfield
Anfield
Conservative Party (UK)
John Mass (PARTY)
3,163
80%
+13%
Labour Party (UK)
Rodney Ludvigsen
787
20%
-13%
2,376
13,001
3,950
30%
-4%
Conservative Party (UK)
Arundel
Arundel
Conservative Party (UK)
Clifford Price *
2,495
72%
+9%
Labour Party (UK)
Stanley G. Thorne
438
13%
-21%
Liberal Party (UK)
Edward J. Kennedy
408
12%
Communist
Jack Kay
122
4%
+1%
2,057
12,301
3,463
28%
-6%
Conservative Party (UK)
Breckfield
Breckfield
Conservative Party (UK)
John K. Tanner *
1,689
71%
+17%
Labour Party (UK)
Andrew Williams
702
29%
-17%
987
9,742
2,391
25%
-2%
Conservative Party (UK)
Broadgreen
Broadgreen
Conservative Party (UK)
Henry Helsall (PARTY)
2,081
62%
-1%
Labour Party (UK)
John W. Hubble
496
15%
-11%
1,326
10,864
3,332
31%
-4%
Conservative Party (UK)
Central
Central
Labour Party (UK)
James Parry
1,241
51%
-3%
Conservative Party (UK)
Peter R. S. Williams
1,122
46%
0%
Liberal Party (UK)
George C. Hewlett
54
2%
Communist
John Cook
25
1%
119
7,135
2,442
34%
+7%
Labour Party (UK)
Childwall
Childwall
Conservative Party (UK)
Charles G. Pascoe *
4,360
64%
-7%
Liberal Party (UK)
Owen Trevor Jones
1,983
29%
+13%
Labour Party (UK)
Tony Mulhearn
338
5%
-7%
2,377
17,187
6,772
39%
+3%
Conservative Party (UK)
Church
Church
Liberal Party (UK)
Cyril E. Carr *
4,458
64%
+14%
Conservative Party (UK)
Mrs. Myra Fitzsimmons
2,316
33%
-11%
Labour Party (UK)
John E. Roberts
191
3%
-3%
2,142
13,429
6,965
52%
+4%
Liberal Party (UK)
Clubmoor
Clubmoor
Conservative Party (UK)
Gordon K. McKelvie *
2,057
63%
+7%
Labour Party (UK)
Ken Stewart
1,226
37%
-7%
831
10,400
3,283
32%
-7%
Conservative Party (UK)
County
County
Conservative Party (UK)
Reginald B. Flude *
2,753
69%
+13%
Labour Party (UK)
George G. Maloney
1,014
25%
-19%
Communist
Kenneth T. Dowd
213
5%
1,739
12,330
3,980
32%
-8%
Conservative Party (UK)
Croxteth
Croxteth
Conservative Party (UK)
Clarence Dickinson *
3,642
89%
+17%
Labour Party (UK)
Edward Shields
472
11%
-9%
3,170
11,805
4,114
35%
-9%
Conservative Party (UK)
Dingle
Dingle
Conservative Party (UK)
Mrs. Kathleen Prescott
1,706
58%
+13%
Labour Party (UK)
William G. Curtin (PARTY)
1,086
37%
-18%
Communist
Miss Frances Thompson
125
4%
620
10,521
2.917
28%
0%
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Dovecot
Dovecot
Conservative Party (UK)
Ronald S. Fairclough
2,413
58%
+12%
Labour Party (UK)
Wilfred P. Johnson (PARTY)
1,755
42%
-12%
658
15,407
4,168
27%
-1%
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Everton
Everton
Labour Party (UK)
William Smyth *
520
50%
-13%
Conservative Party (UK)
Douglas G. Deaves
362
34%
+3%
Liberal Party (UK)
Michael V. Lilley
132
13%
+13%
Communist
Robert E. Parry
36
3%
-3%
158
6,042
1,050
17%
-1%
Labour Party (UK)
Fairfield
Fairfield
Conservative Party (UK)
John P. Moyses *
2,225
69%
+4%
Labour Party (UK)
David M. Mitchell
655
21%
-14%
Liberal Party (UK)
Jarlath F. Chambers
329
10%
+10%
1,560
12,075
3,219
27%
-2%
Conservative Party (UK)
Fazakerley
Fazakerley
Conservative Party (UK)
Alexander L. Ritchie *
2,607
75%
+16%
Labour Party (UK)
Kenneth E. Keane
870
25%
-16%
1,737
11,075
3,477
31%
-12%
Conservative Party (UK)
Gillmoss
Gillmoss
Conservative Party (UK)
Mervin Kingston
1,690
49%
+14%
Labour Party (UK)
George E. Delooze *
1,514
44%
-16%
Communist
John B. Cartwright
256
7%
+3%
176
16,100
3,460
21%
-3%
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Granby
Granby
Conservative Party (UK)
John J. Swainbank
1,063
45%
+2%
Labour Party (UK)
John D. Hamilton *
797
34%
-18%
Liberal Party (UK)
Mrs. Rosalind M. Craig
390
16%
+16%
266
9,830
2,373
24%
+1%
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Kensington
Kensington
Conservative Party (UK)
John N. M. Entwistle
1,913
61%
+15%
Labour Party (UK)
Harry Livermore (PARTY)
1,239
39%
-15%
674
10,831
3,152
29%
+3%
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Low Hill
Low Hill
Conservative Party (UK)
Ernest Crierie
841
59%
+15%
Labour Party (UK)
William R. Snell *
529
37.5%
-15%
312
6,180
1,436
23%
+1%
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Melrose
Melrose
Labour Party (UK)
George Ackers *
839
50%
-15%
Conservative Party (UK)
Charles E. Ratcliffe
826
50%
+15%
13
7,982
1,665
21%
0%
Labour Party (UK)
Netherfield
Netherfield
Liverpool Protestant Party
James Boardnman (PARTY)
448
52%
-6%
Labour Party (UK)
John L. Hughes
206
24%
-18%
Robert D. Jenkins
165
19%
Communist
Francis J. Cartright
42
5%
+5%
242
3,982
861
22%
+1%
Liverpool Protestant Party
Labour Party (UK)
Old Swan
Old Swan
Conservative Party (UK)
Andrew McKie Reid *
2,537
75%
-12%
Labour Party (UK)
Eddie Loyden
837
25%
-12%
1,700
13.038
3,374
26%
-4%
Conservative Party (UK)
Picton
Picton
Conservative Party (UK)
Mrs. Ruth Dean *
2,165
61%
+9%
Labour Party (UK)
Tom Bailey
941
26%
-22%
Liberal Party (UK)
Edward C. Hesketh
470
13%
+13%
1,224
12,441
3,576
29%
-3%
Conservative Party (UK)
Pirrie
Pirrie
Conservative Party (UK)
James E. Nicoll
2,568
58%
+13%
Labour Party (UK)
Michael Black *
1,822
42%
-13%
746
15,579
4,390
28%
-5%
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Prince's Park
Prince's Park
Conservative Party (UK)
John Cheshire
1,564
55%
+18%
Labour Party (UK)
Terence Roberts
874
31%
-18%
National Front (UK)
David T. Jones
174
6%
+6%
Communist
John Humes
135
5%
+2%
Toxteth Nat.
Michael J. Smout
97
3%
+3%
690
11,421
2,844
25%
-3%
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Sandhills
Sandhills
Labour Party (UK)
Leo P. Hyams *
903
56%
-26%
Conservative Party (UK)
Frederick Jones
640
40%
+22%
Communist
Robert Cartwright
70
4%
+4%
263
6,963
1,613
23%
+1%
Labour Party (UK)
St. Domingo
St. Domingo
Liverpool Protestant Party
Ronald F. Henderson
1,171
48%
-2%
Liberal Party (UK)
Rev. Robert A. Lally
634
26%
+26%
Labour Party (UK)
Frank Marsden
533
22%
-28%
Communist
James P. Hannah
80
3%
+3%
537
9,787
2,418
25%
-1%
Liverpool Protestant Party
St. James
St. James
Labour Party (UK)
Owen J. Doyle *
776
52%
-22%
Conservative Party (UK)
Reginald Rendell
392
26%
+8%
Communist
Roger O'Hara
330
22%
+14%
384
8,679
1,498
17%
-2%
Labour Party (UK)
St. Mary's
St. Mary's
Conservative Party (UK)
John Tushingham
2,014
64%
+15%
Labour Party (UK)
Frank W. Longworth *
1,114
36%
-15%
900
9,681
3,128
32%
+2%
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
St. Michael's
St. Michael's
Conservative Party (UK)
Anthony McVeigh *
2,337
83%
+26%
Labour Party (UK)
Harold Lee
340
12%
-6%
Communist
Michael McNally
152
5%
1,997
9,571
2,829
30%
-15%
Conservative Party (UK)
Smithdown
Smithdown
Conservative Party (UK)
J. McDermott
683
69%
+30%
Labour Party (UK)
Thomas C. Greenwood (PARTY)
387
31%
-30%
476
8,924
1,250
14%
-2%
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Speke
Speke
Conservative Party (UK)
Christopher G. Hallows
1,280
50%
+14%
Labour Party (UK)
Thomas Higgins *
1,258
50%
-14%
22
13,691
2,538
19%
+3%
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Tuebrook
Tuebrook
Conservative Party (UK)
Rodney M. Amyes *
2,415
72%
+13%
Labour Party (UK)
James Mottram
931
28%
-13%
1,484
11,298
3,346
30%
-8%
Conservative Party (UK)
Vauxhall
Vauxhall
Labour Party (UK)
Anthony Dunford *
430
64%
-21%
Liberal Party (UK)
Francis Quinn
157
24%
+24%
Conservative Party (UK)
Peter S. Jones
50
7%
-3%
Communist
Thomas E. Cassin
31
5%
0%
273
6,795
668
10%
-2%
Labour Party (UK)
Warbreck
Warbreck
Conservative Party (UK)
Davis A. Ritchie *
2,443
68%
+2%
Labour Party (UK)
Edward Mooney
605
17%
-17%
Liberal Party (UK)
George Sephton
527
15%
+15%
1,838
11,799
3,575
30%
-6%
Conservative Party (UK)
Westminster
Westminster
Conservative Party (UK)
William Gilbody *
1,087
58%
+3%
Labour Party (UK)
Edward Burke
774
42%
-3%
313
6,117
1,861
30%
+1%
Conservative Party (UK)
Woolton
Woolton
Conservative Party (UK)
Leslie B. Williams *
4,802
88%
+14%
Labour Party (UK)
James M. Burke
658
12%
-14%
4,144
19,373
5,460
28%
-4%
Conservative Party (UK)
Liverpool Daily Post 10 May 1968
Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1968-1969
References
1968
Liverpool
City Council election, 1968
Liverpool City Council election