1977 Merseyside County Council election

1977 UK local government election 1977 United Kingdom local elections 1977 Merseyside County Council election England Merseyside CoA.svg parliamentary no 1973 Merseyside County Council election 1973 1977 05 05 y 1981 Merseyside County Council election 1981 All 99 seatsto Merseyside County Council 50 35.6% (1.1%)https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydTzh6czhCWmNJdUE/view Local Election Summaries 1977 The Elections Centre 1 December 2018 Control of Council Labour Control of Council after election Conservative No image wide.svg 0 120 0 center Blank Conservative Party (UK) 26 seats,33.7% 26 67 41 224,376 55.1% 21.4% No image wide.svg 0 120 0 center Blank Labour Party (UK) 53 seats,41.3% 53 26 27 111,733 27.4% 13.9% No image wide.svg 0 120 0 center Blank Liberal Party (UK) 19 seats,21.8% 19 6 13 66,579 16.3% 5.5% 1977 Merseyside County Council election result map.jpg 400px Map of Merseyside County Council showing wards won by partyJeffery David Merseyside Local Election Results Project https://david-jeffery.com/project/merseyside-local-election-results-project/ Dr David Jeffery 6 May 2021 The 1977 Merseyside County Council election took place on 5 May 1977 to elect members of Merseyside County Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. April 2018 April 2018 The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from Labour. Election results Overall election result Overall result compared with 1973. Merseyside County Council election, 1977PartyCandidatesVotes Stood Elected Gained UnseatedNet % of total % No. Net % Conservative Party (UK) 99 67 41 0 41 67.7 55.1 224,376 21.4 Labour Party (UK) 93 26 0 27 27 26.3 27.4 111,733 13.9 Liberal Party (UK) 78 6 1 14 13 6.1 16.3 66,579 5.5 Communist Party of Great Britain 19 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 2,425 0.1 Independent Conservative 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 765 0.1 Independent (politician) 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 465 0.1 National Party (UK, 1976) 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 392 New National Front (UK) 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 228 New Labour/Liberal 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 86 New Independent Liberal 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 83 N/A Anti-corruption League 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 60 NewLiberal Union 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 59 New Independent Labour 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 45 N/A Residents Association 0 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 1.9 Results by borough Knowsley borough Merseyside County Council election, 1977 (Knowsley)PartyCandidatesVotes Stood Elected Gained UnseatedNet % of total % No. Net % Conservative Party (UK) 11 4 3 0 3 36.4 48.5 18,095 23.3 Labour Party (UK) 11 7 0 3 3 63.6 44.8 16,747 16.5 Liberal Party (UK) 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.4 1,272 8.1 Independent Conservative 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.0 765 N/A Communist Party of Great Britain 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.1 422 0.9 Independent Labour 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 45 N/A Turnout: 29.8% (1.7%) Liverpool borough Merseyside County Council election, 1977 (Liverpool)PartyCandidatesVotes Stood Elected Gained UnseatedNet % of total % No. Net % Conservative Party (UK) 36 23 19 0 19 63.9 47.0 64,528 17.9 Labour Party (UK) 36 10 0 8 8 27.8 28.2 38,754 11.8 Liberal Party (UK) 34 3 0 11 11 8.3 23.5 32,314 5.9 Communist Party of Great Britain 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.9 1,247 0.5 National Party (UK, 1976) 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 162 New National Front (UK) 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 95 New Labour/Liberal 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 86 New Independent Liberal 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 83 N/ALiberal Union 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 59 New Turnout: 33.9% (0.5%) Sefton borough Merseyside County Council election, 1977 (Sefton)PartyCandidatesVotes Stood Elected Gained UnseatedNet % of total % No. Net % Conservative Party (UK) 19 15 4 0 4 78.9 63.7 47,794 20.9 Labour Party (UK) 15 3 0 3 3 15.8 20.2 15,160 10.5 Liberal Party (UK) 13 1 0 0 0 5.3 14.7 11,002 0.8 Communist Party of Great Britain 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 512 0.4 Independent (politician) 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.6 465 0.3 Anti-corruption League 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 60 New Residents Association 0 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 9.0 Turnout: 34.0% (6.0%) St Helens borough Merseyside County Council election, 1977 (St Helens)PartyCandidatesVotes Stood Elected Gained UnseatedNet % of total % No. Net % Conservative Party (UK) 11 8 6 0 6 72.7 58.0 29,725 30.1 Labour Party (UK) 11 3 0 6 6 27.3 36.4 18,665 19.7 Liberal Party (UK) 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.6 2,850 9.4 Turnout: 37.3% (2.9) Wirral borough Merseyside County Council election, 1977 (Wirral)PartyCandidatesVotes Stood Elected Gained UnseatedNet % of total % No. Net % Conservative Party (UK) 22 17 9 0 9 77.3 60.4 64,234 21.8 Labour Party (UK) 20 3 0 7 7 13.6 21.1 22,407 16.5 Liberal Party (UK) 22 2 1 3 2 9.1 18.0 19,141 5.0 Communist Party of Great Britain 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 244 0.0 National Party (UK, 1976) 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 230 New National Front (UK) 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.1 133 New Turnout: 41.8% (0.7) Ward results Results compared directly with the last local election in 1973. Knowsley Huyton With Roby No. 1 (Huyton Farm-Princess-Woolfall) Huyton Farm-Princess-Woolfall Labour Party (UK) P. Longfall 1,126 59.6 23.4 Conservative Party (UK) A. Gray 762 40.4 26.7 364 19.2 50.1 9,236 20.5 5.8 Labour Party (UK) 25.1 Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael Local Elections Handbook 1977 The Elections Centre https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0V1MW1lr1Z3UVdLNjZiNDJwMHM/view?pref=2&pli=1 5 December 2018 Huyton With Roby No. 2 (Longview and Rupert Farm) Longview and Rupert Farm Conservative Party (UK) J. Easthope 1,562 54.8 32.5 Labour Party (UK) C. Frederick 1,288 45.2 6.7 274 9.6 N/A 9,067 31.5 5.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 18.9 Huyton With Roby No. 3 (St Agnes-St Bartholomews-Swanside) St Agnes-St Bartholomews-Swanside Conservative Party (UK) W. Simpson 4,056 77.0 32.1 Labour Party (UK) S. Wells 1,209 23.0 10.8 2,847 54.0 42.9 13,192 40.0 4.7 Conservative Party (UK) 21.5 Huyton With Roby No. 4 (St Gabriels and St Michaels) St Gabriels and St Michaels Labour Party (UK) S. Powell 1,718 53.2 11.9 Conservative Party (UK) C. White 1,514 46.8 24.4 204 6.4 36.3 11,192 28.9 4.9 Labour Party (UK) 18.2 Kirkby No. 1 (Central and Minstead) Central and Minstead Labour Party (UK) J. King 1,450 56.1 10.6 Conservative Party (UK) G. Fogarty 627 24.3 New Liberal Party (UK) R. Jones 349 13.5 15.0 Communist Party (UK) J. Myers 112 4.3 0.6 Independent Labour T. Ryan 45 1.7 New 823 31.8 6.4 10,246 25.3 0.6 Labour Party (UK) 3.2 Kirkby No. 2 (Cherryfield and Whitfield) Cherryfield and Whitfield Labour Party (UK) J. Gallagher 1,431 45.2 8.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Smith 1,088 34.8 30.7 Liberal Party (UK) W. McFadden 510 16.3 22.4 Communist Party (UK) W. Jones 116 3.7 0.2 325 10.4 4.2 11,187 28.1 5.2 Labour Party (UK) 2.1 Kirkby No. 3 (Northwood-Park-Tower Hill-Simonswood) Northwood-Park-Tower Hill-Simonswood Labour Party (UK) G. Bundred 1,983 52.5 20.1 Conservative Party (UK) C. Baily 1,187 31.4 12.4 Liberal Party (UK) J. Smith 413 10.9 New Communist Party of Great Britain T. Bradburn 194 5.1 3.4 796 21.1 32.5 15,378 3,777 24.6 3.9 Labour Party (UK) 16.3 Prescot Prescot Conservative Party (UK) W. Hughes 1,888 57.7 18.9 Labour Party (UK) W. Howarth 1,386 42.3 18.9 502 15.4 N/A 8,654 37.9 4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 18.9 Whiston No. 1 (Croton-Tarbock-Whiston) Croton-Tarbock-Whiston Labour Party (UK) R. Foulkes 1,444 40.1 25.5 Conservative Party (UK) S. Pyne 1,390 38.6 4.2 Independent Conservative B. Jeffrey 765 21.3 New 54 1.5 29.7 11,132 32.6 2.2 Labour Party (UK) 14.9 Whiston No. 3 (Halewood) Halewood Conservative Party (UK) J. Sinclair 2,488 54.3 26.7 Labour Party (UK) J. Bohanna 2,094 45.7 26.7 394 8.6 36.2 14,426 31.8 2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 26.7 Whiston No. 4 (Knowsley) Knowsley Labour Party (UK) W. Alldritt 1,618 51.3 19.5 Conservative Party (UK) T. Maudsley 1,533 48.7 29.4 85 2.6 48.9 11,914 26.5 1.2 Labour Party (UK) 24.5 Liverpool Liverpool No. 1 (Abercromby and St James) Abercromby and St James Labour Party (UK) H. Carr 1,401 57.4 21.7 Conservative Party (UK) D. Lewis 555 22.8 11.0 Communist Party of Great Britain R. O'Hara 253 10.4 1.3 Liberal Party (UK) P. Bradley 144 5.9 New Labour/Liberal Liberal-Labour (UK) J. Murphy 86 3.5 New 846 34.6 32.7 12,892 19.0 3.8 Labour Party (UK) 16.4 Liverpool No. 2 (Aigburth) Aigburth Conservative Party (UK) S. Moss 5,159 73.7 5.1 Liberal Party (UK) P. Message 1,116 15.9 New Labour Party (UK) J. Hughes 727 10.4 10.8 4,043 57.8 0.2 14,729 7,002 47.7 11.7 Conservative Party (UK) 0.1 Liverpool No. 3 (Allerton) Allerton Conservative Party (UK) W. Weaver 3,365 73.0 17.8 Liberal Party (UK) T. Harte 651 14.1 14.0 Labour Party (UK) T. McManus 592 12.8 3.9 2,714 58.9 31.8 10,683 43.2 4.4 Conservative Party (UK) 15.9 Liverpool No. 4 (Anfield) Anfield Conservative Party (UK) T. Pink 2,316 49.3 21.4 Labour Party (UK) F. McGurk 1,497 31.8 6.9 Liberal Party (UK) J. Wilmington 889 18.9 14.5 819 17.5 N/A 12,682 37.1 2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 11.4 Liverpool No. 5 (Arundel) Arundel Conservative Party (UK) H. Quayle 1,872 42.7 21.1 Liberal Party (UK) G. Scattergood 1,457 33.2 25.1 Labour Party (UK) F. Roderick 885 20.2 0.1 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Kay 171 3.9 New 415 9.5 27.2 13,612 32.3 1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 23.1 Liverpool No. 6 (Breckfield and St Domingo) Breckfield and St Domingo Conservative Party (UK) J. Butterfield 1,346 40.6 22.1 Labour Party (UK) G. Pratt 1,023 30.8 4.9 Liberal Party (UK) F. Nevin 950 28.6 17.2 323 9.8 N/A 12,035 27.6 2.0 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 10.0 Liverpool No. 7 (Broadgreen) Broadgreen Labour Party (UK) B. Wright 2,170 45.3 24.9 Liberal Party (UK) R. Cooper 1,864 38.9 23.0 Conservative Party (UK) C. Winter 753 15.7 2.0 306 6.4 N/A 12,124 39.5 2.2 Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 24.0 Liverpool No. 8 (Central Everton and Netherfield) Central Everton and Netherfield Labour Party (UK) J. Parry 1,518 61.6 14.3 Conservative Party (UK) W. Gerrard 663 26.9 12.2 National Party (UK, 1976) M. Holme 162 6.6 New Liberal Party (UK) J. Kelly 120 4.9 New 855 34.7 26.5 11,676 21.2 1.9 Labour Party (UK) 13.3 Liverpool No. 9 (Childwall) Childwall (2) Conservative Party (UK) C. Henry De Boer 5,490 68.7 33.0 Conservative Party (UK) M. Wood 5,202 – – Liberal Party (UK) P. Hodgson 1,333 16.7 35.0 Liberal Party (UK) F. Ricketts 1,190 – – Labour Party (UK) F. Dunne 1,163 14.6 2.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Roberts 1,123 – – 4,157 52.0 N/A 20,372 39.4 4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 34.0 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) – Liverpool No. 10 (Church) Church Conservative Party (UK) H. Bolton-Jones 3,607 51.2 20.3 Liberal Party (UK) J. Bradley 2,900 41.1 21.9 Labour Party (UK) T. Roberts 543 7.7 1.6 707 10.1 N/A 15,016 47.1 1.4 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 21.1 Liverpool No. 11 (Clubmoor) Clubmoor Conservative Party (UK) S. Hicklin 1,512 38.8 16.3 Liberal Party (UK) J. Bowen 1,353 34.8 7.1 Labour Party (UK) P. Rowlands 1,028 26.4 9.2 159 4.0 N/A 10,382 37.6 8.1 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 5.2 Liverpool No. 12 (County) County Conservative Party (UK) W. Thomas 1,686 39.5 1.4 Liberal Party (UK) P. Clark 1,360 31.9 New Labour Party (UK) J. McLean 1,223 28.6 30.5 326 7.6 N/A 11,938 35.8 3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 12.9 Liverpool No. 13 (Croxteth) Croxteth Conservative Party (UK) E. Fitzpatrick 3,200 54.3 28.6 Liberal Party (UK) G. Holmes 1,923 32.6 27.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Hudson 773 13.1 0.9 1,277 21.7 N/A 12,244 48.2 1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 28.1 Liverpool No. 14 (Dingle) Dingle Labour Party (UK) M. Evans 980 54.1 10.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. Watson 591 32.7 15.2 Liberal Party (UK) K. Osborne 163 9.0 5.9 Communist Party of Great Britain J. Greig 76 4.2 0.7 389 21.5 25.1 7,295 24.9 5.5 Labour Party (UK) 12.6 Liverpool No. 15 (Dovecot) Dovecot Conservative Party (UK) J. Walsh 2,141 46.0 14.2 Labour Party (UK) W. Burke 1,919 41.3 26.9 Liberal Party (UK) Rosemary Cooper 591 12.7 New 222 4.7 N/A 16,140 28.9 2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 20.6 Liverpool No. 16 (Fairfield) Fairfield Conservative Party (UK) J. Davis 1,219 38.2 16.5 Liberal Party (UK) I. Bale 1,091 34.2 7.7 Labour Party (UK) S. Gorman 831 26.1 10.2 National Front (UK) M. Dover 49 1.5 New 128 4.0 N/A 10,274 31.1 4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 4.0 Liverpool No. 17 (Fazakerley) Fazakerley Conservative Party (UK) A. Brown 1,938 43.5 0.5 Labour Party (UK) A. Williams 1,305 29.3 27.7 Liberal Party (UK) N. Cardwell 1,215 27.3 New 633 14.2 N/A 11,497 38.9 4.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 14.1 Liverpool No. 18 (Gillmoss) Gillmoss (2) Labour Party (UK) Edward Loyden 2,457 59.7 18.7 Labour Party (UK) K. Stewart 2,144 – – Conservative Party (UK) P. Dougherty 1,658 40.3 18.7 Conservative Party (UK) P. Ferris 1,637 – – 799 19.4 37.4 19,140 23.4 0.6 Labour Party (UK) 18.7 Labour Party (UK) – Liverpool No. 19 (Granby and Princes Park) Granby and Princes Park Labour Party (UK) Margaret Simey 1,545 47.2 21.0 Conservative Party (UK) T. Staniford 1,179 36.0 9.3 Liberal Party (UK) A. Damsell 376 11.5 New Communist Party of Great Britain M. McClelland 175 5.3 0.1 366 11.2 30.3 13,467 23.4 1.9 Labour Party (UK) 15.2 Liverpool No. 20 (Kensington) Kensington Liberal Party (UK) F. Doran 1,340 58.2 0.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Stamper 510 22.1 9.8 Conservative Party (UK) H. Davies 450 19.7 10.4 830 36.0 9.2 6,525 35.4 4.7 Liberal Party (UK) 4.6 Liverpool No. 21 (Low Hill and Smithdown) Low Hill and Smithdown Liberal Party (UK) N. Caple 1,507 53.9 15.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Devaney 892 31.9 5.8 Conservative Party (UK) D. Jones 350 12.5 8.3 National Front (UK) S. Hamilton 46 1.6 New 615 22.0 21.6 8,453 33.1 0.4 Liberal Party (UK) 10.8 Liverpool No. 22 (Melrose and Westminster) Melrose and Westminster Labour Party (UK) B. Shaw 1,184 59.4 13.4 Conservative Party (UK) W. Gilbody 632 31.7 4.5 Liberal Party (UK) R. McNally 177 8.9 New 552 27.7 17.9 7,755 25.8 3.0 Labour Party (UK) 9.0 Liverpool No. 23 (Old Swan) Old Swan Conservative Party (UK) W. Bradshaw 2,044 41.4 24.3 Liberal Party (UK) D. Jones 1,780 36.1 19.8 Labour Party (UK) D. Krumbein 904 18.3 7.4 Communist Party of Great Britain H. Mohin 124 2.5 New Independent Liberal W. McCullough 83 1.7 0.4 264 5.3 N/A 12,771 38.7 4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) 17.8 Picton Picton Liberal Party (UK) P. Mahon * 1,973 43% Conservative Party (UK) W. McGuirk 1,285 28% Labour Party (UK) Robert Wareing 1,223 27% Communist Party (UK) J. G. Volleamere 78 2% 688 12,225 4,559 37.3% Liberal Party (UK) Pirrie Pirrie Conservative Party (UK) I. Brown 2,393 47% Labour Party (UK) H. Dalton 2,302 45% Liberal Party (UK) D. P. J. Turner 413 8% 91 16,059 5,108 32% Conservative Party (UK) St. Mary's St. Mary's Conservative Party (UK) F. S. Hughes 1,403 46% Labour Party (UK) G. J. Maudsley 1,191 39% Liberal Party (UK) C. J. Lister 354 12% Communist Party of Great Britain R. Ross 94 3% Liberal Union Independent Liberal S. J. Naden 59 2% 212 10,105 3,042 30% Conservative Party (UK) St. Michael's St. Michael's Conservative Party (UK) R. S. Jones 1,647 46% Liberal Party (UK) Richard Kemp 1,316 37% Labour Party (UK) D. Ralston 634 18% 331 10,693 3,597 34% Conservative Party (UK) Sandhills and Vauxhall Sandhills and Vauxhall Labour Party (UK) W. H. Sefton * 1,453 80% Conservative Party (UK) K. B. Jacques 238 13% Liberal Party (UK) R. J. Cunningham 128 7% 1,215 67% 10,501 1,819 17% Labour Party (UK) Speke Speke Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Stewart * 1,756 56% Conservative Party (UK) C. W. Harpin 1,164 37% Liberal Party (UK) A. C. Pistotnick-Howard 232 7% 592 19% 14,808 3,152 21% Labour Party (UK) Tuebrook Tuebrook Conservative Party (UK) D. P. Dougherty 1,852 46% Liberal Party (UK) R. Gore 1,209 30% Labour Party (UK) B. Simpson 912 23% Communist Party of Great Britain P. B. Bissette 65 2% 643 11,678 4,038 35% Conservative Party (UK) Warbreck Warbreck Conservative Party (UK) R. B. Flude 2,089 49% Liberal Party (UK) I. C. Todd 1,238 29% Labour Party (UK) J. Finnegan 898 21% 851 12,195 4,225 35% Conservative Party (UK) Woolton East Woolton East Labour Party (UK) L. Evans 1,786 49% Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Kirkham 1,373 38% Liberal Party (UK) Miss G. Loughney 252 7% Communist Party (UK) J. Humes 211 6% 413 11% 13,002 3,622 28% Labour Party (UK) Woolton West Woolton West (2) Conservative Party (UK) T. L. Hobday * 5,982 76% Conservative Party (UK) L. B. Williams * 5,937 76% Labour Party (UK) J. M. Lyon 946 12% Liberal Party (UK) Miss A. Smallman 899 11% Labour Party (UK) P. Owens 874 11% Liberal Party (UK) J. B. Kaltiff 835 11% 5,036 17,820 8,827 44% Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sefton Bootle No.1 (Derby & Stanley) Bootle No.1 (Derby & Stanley) Conservative Party (UK) F. P. Morris 1,607 48% 21.3 Labour Party (UK) Hugh Baird * 1,450 43% 17 Liberal Party (UK) R. E. Williams 243 7% change Communist Party (UK) T. Egan 74 2% 1 157 5% 18.3 3,374 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Bootle No. 2 (Linacre and Mersey) Bootle No. 2 (Linacre and Mersey) Labour Party (UK) W. A. Wiseman 1,121 59% Independent (politician) G. Evason 465 24% Conservative Party (UK) T. I. Percy 235 12% Communist Party (UK) C. P. Curry 94 5% 886 11,509 1,915 17% Labour Party (UK) Bootle No. 3 (Netherton-Orrell-Sefton) Bootle No. 3 (Netherton-Orrell-Sefton) (2) Labour Party (UK) B. Hillen * 3,217 50% Labour Party (UK) J. Riley 3,126 48% Conservative Party (UK) G. Halliwell 2,981 46% Conservative Party (UK) G. Lockley 2,698 42% Communist Party (UK) R. Morris 263 4% 236 24,169 6,461 27% Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Crosby No. 1 (Central-College-St. John's) Crosby No. 1 (Central-College-St. John's) Conservative Party (UK) N. C. Goldrein 3,090 69% Labour Party (UK) J. E. Ohren 788 17% Liberal Party (UK) G. A. Flaxman 627 17% 2,302 52% 12,423 4,505 36% Conservative Party (UK) Crosby No. 2 (Christ Church-St. Mary's-St. Thomas) Crosby No. 2 (Christ Church-St. Mary's-St. Thomas No. 2) Conservative Party (UK) R. O. Harvey 1,995 56% Labour Party (UK) J. M. Murphy 1,356 38% Liberal Party (UK) J. Sartain 208 6% 639 10,731 3,559 33% Conservative Party (UK) Crosby No. 3 (East and Little Crosby) Crosby No. 3 (East and Little Crosby) Conservative Party (UK) W. R. Bennett 2,585 72% Labour Party (UK) D. F. Kerr 706 20% Liberal Party (UK) O. Adshead 275 8% 1,879 9,676 3,566 37% Conservative Party (UK) Crosby No. 4 (North and West) Crosby No. 4 (North and West) Conservative Party (UK) F. L. Pritchard 3,376 82% Liberal Party (UK) S. M. Sime 454 11% Labour Party (UK) G. Stringer 300 7% 2,922 9,076 4,130 46% Conservative Party (UK) Formby Formby Conservative Party (UK) Sir K. P. Thompson 5,758 81% Liberal Party (UK) M. J. Metcalf 1,376 19% 4,382 16,537 7,134 43% Conservative Party (UK) Litherland Litherland Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. G. Buckles 2,653 48% Labour Party (UK) O. F. Brady 2,445 44% Liberal Party (UK) K. Holding 367 7% Communist Party (UK) J. Hulligan 81 1.5% 208 16,515 5,546 34% Conservative Party (UK) Southport No. 1 (Ainsdale-Birkdale South) Southport No. 1 (Ainsdale-Birkdale South) Conservative Party (UK) J. Hartley 3,774 87% Liberal Party (UK) J. S. M. White 961 26% Labour Party (UK) J. F. Caven 436 10% 1,263 61% 11,286 3,740 33% Conservative Party (UK) Southport No. 2 (Birkdale East-Birkdale North-South) Southport No. 2 (Birkdale East-Birkdale North-South) Conservative Party (UK) C. Rawstron 2,224 59% Liberal Party (UK) G. S. M. White 961 26% Labour Party (UK) W. P. Lafferty 555 15% 1,263 11,286 3.740 33% Conservative Party (UK) Southport No. 3 (Birkdale West-Central-West) Southport No. 3 (Birkdale West-Central-West) Conservative Party (UK) J. S. Mitchell 2,385 78% Liberal Party (UK) E. E. Rothwell 654 22% 1,731 9,023 3,039 34% Conservative Party (UK) Southport No. 4 (Craven-Sussex-Talbot) Southport No. 4 (Craven-Sussex-Talbot) Liberal Party (UK) Ronald Fearn * 2,438 50% 1.9 Conservative Party (UK) B. Dawson 1,921 40% 12.7 Labour Party (UK) G. A. Fenerty 476 10% 14.6 517 11,406 4,835 42% 1.8 Liberal Party (UK) 1.9 Southport No.5 (Hesketh & Scarisbrick) Southport No.5 (Hesketh & Scarisbrick) Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. J. Leech * 2,977 56% Liberal Party (UK) P. J. Handley 1,848 35% Labour Party (UK) J. J. Abram 474 9% 1,129 10,525 5,299 50% Conservative Party (UK) Southport No.6 (Marine and Park) Southport No.6 (Marine and Park) Conservative Party (UK) W. Brown 2,712 67% 10 Liberal Party (UK) P. F. Reilly 1,324 33% 10 1,388 10,436 4,036 39% Conservative Party (UK) 10 West Lancashire No. 1 (Aintree) West Lancashire No. 1 (Aintree) Conservative Party (UK) A. I. Birch * 3,282 83% 39.7 Labour Party (UK) A. Riley 681 17% 5.9 2,601 11,455 3,963 35% Conservative Party (UK) 39.7 West Lancashire No. 2 (Maghull East and North-Melling) West Lancashire No. 2 (Maghull East and North-Melling) Conservative Party (UK) C. Currall * 3,839 76% 43.8 Labour Party (UK) J. Howard 1,155 23% 7.8 2,694 53.6% 52.2 14,482 2,684 35% 10.4 Conservative Party (UK) 43.8 West Lancashire No.3 (Maghull East and North-Melling) West Lancashire No. 3 (Maghull East and North-Melling) Conservative Party (UK) F. Dykins * unopposed 10,171 Conservative Party (UK) St. Helens Haydock Haydock Conservative Party (UK) P. Anderton 2,969 55% Labour Party (UK) C. Davies 2,396 45% 573 11,022 5,365 49% Conservative Party (UK) Newton-Le-Willows Newton-Le-Willows Labour Party (UK) O. Conheeney 2,920 45% Conservative Party (UK) Miss M. Monks 2,686 41% Liberal Party (UK) R. Birch 910 14% 234 16,022 6,516 41% Labour Party (UK) Rainford Rainford Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. A. Berry 5,270 78% Labour Party (UK) R. Cliff 1,479 22% 3,971 14,053 6,749 48% Conservative Party (UK) St. Helens No.1 (Central and South Eccleston) St. Helens No.1 (Central and South Eccleston) Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. E. Jameson 1,920 54% 17.8 Labour Party (UK) L. Williams 1,380 39% 8.6 Liberal Party (UK) W. Iley 260 7% 9.2 540 15.2% 3.8 10,259 3,560 35% 1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 26.4 St. Helens No.2 (East Sutton) St. Helens No.2 (East Sutton) Conservative Party (UK) P. Harrison 1,632 47% N/A Labour Party (UK) E. Maguire 1,496 43% 16.5 Liberal Party (UK) J. Bentham 354 10% 30 136 11,760 3,482 30% Conservative Party (UK) St. Helens No. 3 (Hardshaw and West Sutton) St. Helens No. 3 (Hardshaw and West Sutton) Labour Party (UK) H. Glover 2,062 44% 21 Conservative Party (UK) T. Webster 1,713 37% N/A Liberal Party (UK) T. Gilligan 863 19% 16 349 15,565 4,638 30% Labour Party (UK) 21 St. Helens No. 4 (Moss Bank and North Windle) St. Helens No. 4 (Moss Bank and North Windle) Conservative Party (UK) E. Jameson 3,364 63% 15 Labour Party (UK) N. Wilson 1,770 33% 19 Liberal Party (UK) M. A. Kelly 227 4% N/A 1,594 13,452 5,361 40% 5.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 34 St. Helens No.5 (North Eccleston and South Windle) St. Helens No.5 (North Eccleston and South Windle) Conservative Party (UK) E. Clough 1,706 64% 23.6 Labour Party (UK) J. Morris 953 36% 23.7 754 8,471 2,659 31% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 47.3 St. Helens No.6 (Parr) St. Helens No.6 (Parr) Labour Party (UK) F. Mernagh * 2,272 55% 31.9 Conservative Party (UK) C. Foster 1,625 39% N/A Liberal Party (UK) I. Rigby 236 6% N/A 647 15.7% 16,313 4,133 25% Labour Party (UK) 31.9 Whiston No. 2 (Eccleston and Windle) Whiston No. 2 (Eccleston and Windle) Conservative Party (UK) G. Brownlow * 3,954 88% 14.6 Labour Party (UK) B. Hamilton 562 12% 14.6 3,392 75.1% 28.3 9,404 4,516 48% 7.1 Conservative Party (UK) 14.6 Whiston No. 5 (Rainhill and Bold) Whiston No. 5 (Rainhill and Bold) -/ Conservative Party (UK) Nellie Holley 2,866 68% 19.7 Labour Party (UK) E. Norris 1,375 32% 20.3 1,491 16,497 4,241 26% 13.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 40 Wirral Bebington No. 1 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey) Bebington No. 1 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey) Conservative Party (UK) H. Harriman * 3,805 80% 30.2 Liberal Party (UK) Jean Walker 970 20% 1.4 2,835 10,279 4,775 46% Conservative Party (UK) Bebington No. 2 (Sunlight, Park, New Ferry, North Bromborough) Bebington No.2 (Sunlight, Park, New Ferry, North Bromborough) Conservative Party (UK) E. A. Davies 2,138 51% 6.9 Labour Party (UK) B. A. Bryning * 1,709 41% 24.9 Liberal Party (UK) P. J. Taylor 314 8% N/A 429 9,776 4,161 43% Conservative Party (UK) Bebington No. 3 (South Bromborough and Eastham) Bebington No. 3 (South Bromborough and Eastham) Liberal Party (UK) Phillip Gilchrist 2,816 45% 22.7 Conservative Party (UK) L. Chrishop 2,256 36% 3.8 Labour Party (UK) A. E. S. Rose 1,237 20% 24.6 560 8.88% 2.52 12,857 6,309 49% 4.4 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 42.7 Bebington No. 4 (Lower Bebington & Poulton) Bebington No. 4 (Lower Bebington & Poulton) Conservative Party (UK) F. J. K. Williams * 4,619 78% 30.3 Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Harney 1,321 22% 4.4 3,298 55.5% 34.6 12,002 5,940 49% 5.9 Conservative Party (UK) 30.3 Birkenhead No. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt) Birkenhead No. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt) Labour Party (UK) J. Stuart-Cole * 1,290 50% 20.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. Entwistle 716 28% 1.4 Liberal Party (UK) M. R. D. Gayford 403 16% N/A National Party (UK, 1976) D. M. Matthews 117 5% N/A Communist Party of Great Britain Young Communist League (Great Britain) J. E. Norris 69 3% N/A 574 22.1% 1.2 8,985 2,595 29% 26.9 Labour Party (UK) 20.6 Birkenhead No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey) Birkenhead No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey) Conservative Party (UK) H. Welsh 1,402 49% 12 Labour Party (UK) C. S. McRonald 1,258 44% 19 Liberal Party (UK) T. J. Edwards 190 7% 144 8,707 2,850 33% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Birkenhead No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland) Birkenhead No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland) Liberal Party (UK) David Gruffydd Evans 1,826 55% 4.9 Conservative Party (UK) George Porter 1,395 42% 21.1 Labour Party (UK) Walter Smith 102 3% 26.2 431 9,993 3,323 33% 17.4 Liberal Party (UK) Birkenhead No.4 (Devonshire and Egerton) Birkenhead No.4 (Devonshire and Egerton) Conservative Party (UK) W. R. Baker 2,223 44% 18.8 Liberal Party (UK) D. W. Hughes * 1,600 32% 18.1 Labour Party (UK) G. Kenyon 1,202 24% 0.7 624 12.4% 17.8 12,461 5,025 40% 1.7 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Birkenhead No. 5 (Gilbrook and St James) Birkenhead No. 5 (Gilbrook and St James) Labour Party (UK) J. R. A. Flynn 1,702 58% 1.5 Conservative Party (UK) R. A. Hodgkinson 629 22% 10.8 Liberal Party (UK) E. Rose 593 20% 9.3 1,073 36.7% 6.5 9,030 2,924 32% 9.7 Labour Party (UK) 1.5 Birkenhead No.6 Grange and Oxton) Birkenhead No.6 Grange and Oxton) Conservative Party (UK) F. J. Moreton 2,673 45% 16.2 Liberal Party (UK) Gordon Lindsay * 2,295 39% 13.5 Labour Party (UK) D. J. Healey 833 14% 4.4 National Party (UK, 1976) W. R. Williams 113 2% 378 6.4% 12,348 5,914 48% 0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Birkenhead No. 7 (Prenton) Birkenhead No. 7 (Prenton) Conservative Party (UK) A. E. Wise * 3,638 65% 11.6 Labour Party (UK) W. R. Leslie 1,465 26% 20.6 Liberal Party (UK) E. J. Banton 474 8% N/A 2,173 39% 32.3 15,882 5,577 35% 5.4 Conservative Party (UK) Birkenhead No. 8 (Upton) Birkenhead No. 8 (Upton) Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. S. E. Hibbert 3,990 61% 18.8 Labour Party (UK) E. C. Ainslie * 2,071 32% 19.1 Liberal Party (UK) A. B. Halliday 470 7% 1,919 29% 20.1 19,861 6,531 33% 3.3 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Hoylake No.1 (Caldy and Frankby) Hoylake No.1 (Caldy and Frankby) Conservative Party (UK) H. H. H. Needham * 4,471 82% N/A Labour Party (UK) J. Seaman 500 9% N/A Liberal Party (UK) E. L. Fell 495 5% N/A 3,971 72.6% N/A 12,684 5,466 43% N/A Conservative Party (UK) N/A Hoylake No.2 (Central-Hoose-Meols-Park) Hoylake No.2 (Central-Hoose-Meols-Park) Conservative Party (UK) J. W. Last * 4,570 78% N/A Liberal Party (UK) I. Smith 897 15% N/A Labour Party (UK) David Jackson 406 7% N/A 3,673 62.5% N/A 11,992 5,873 49% N/A Conservative Party (UK) N/A Wallasey No.1 (Leasowe) Wallasey No.1 (Leasowe) Conservative Party (UK) K. R. Young 1,943 47% 21 Labour Party (UK) Bill Wells 1,793 44% 15.6 Liberal Party (UK) G. J. Canning 250 6% 8.4 National Front (UK) John Fishwick 133 3% N/A 150 3.6% 30 11,464 4,119 36% 0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wallasey No.2 (Marlowe, Egremont South & Liscard) Wallasey No.2 (Marlowe, Egremont South & Liscard) Conservative Party (UK) B. J. Frisby 3,150 63% 23.1 Labour Party (UK) A. R. Chowderoy 1,362 27% 13 Liberal Party (UK) N. R. L. Thomas 523 10% 10.1 1,788 35.5% 35.4 12,629 5,072 40.16% 0.16 17 0.34% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wallasey No.3 (Moreton and Saughall Massie) Wallasey No.3 (Moreton and Saughall Massie) Conservative Party (UK) I. W. Allison 1,951 66% 31.1 Labour Party (UK) C. Allman * 873 29% 20.6 Liberal Party (UK) J. C. Jenkins 154 5% 10.5 1,078 36.2% 21.5 7,070 2,978 42% 2.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wallasey No.4 (New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren) Wallasey No.4 (New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren) Conservative Party (UK) M. F. Emberton 5,394 69% 28.1 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs. Kathleen Bowes 2,036 26% 25.1 Labour Party (UK) Mrs. Beryl Lloyd 335 4% 2.3 3,358 43.25% 33.05 14,673 7,765 53% 5.2 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Wallasey No.5 (North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street) Wallasey No.5 (North Liscard-Upper Brighton-Street) Conservative Party (UK) K. W. Porter 3,362 76% 36.2 Labour Party (UK) M. D. Laskier 647 15% 2.3 Liberal Party (UK) J. S. C. Timothy 401 9% 29 2,715 61.56% 59.76 11,774 4,410 37% 7.8 Conservative Party (UK) 36.2 Wallasey No.6 (Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville) Wallasey No.6 (Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville) Labour Party (UK) J. Gershman * 1,916 46% 22.3 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. Marie Kemble 1,829 44% 12.3 Liberal Party (UK) P. C. Mawdsley 346 8% N/A Communist Party (UK) R. B. Harris 93 2% N/A 87 2.08% 33.52 12,427 4,184 34% 2.6 Labour Party (UK) Wirral No.1 (Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield) Wirral No.1 Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield) Conservative Party (UK) J. C. Smyth 4,840 88% 27.1 Liberal Party (UK) R. W. Thomas 355 6% 23.9 Labour Party (UK) J. F. Durrant 286 5% 4.1 4,485 81.82% 20.92 11,022 5,481 46% 5.8 Conservative Party (UK) 27.1 Wirral No.2 (Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston) Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston) Conservative Party (UK) F. K. Burlinson * 3,240 76% 13.5 Labour Party (UK) H. Ellis-Thomas 620 15% 22.5 Liberal Party (UK) G. A. Collins 391 9% N/A 2,620 61.63% 36.63 9,147 4,251 46% 5.3 Conservative Party (UK) 13.5 Notes • italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate n References https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pUWM5azFfcDNDTkE …on night of Labour slaughter… 6 May 1977 Liverpool Daily Post 25 February 2017 https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwOaUiDOoD1pMGpOTlJ0enN4aXM LABOUR SUNK BY TORY'S BLUE TIDE 6 May 1977 Liverpool Echo 12 March 2017 1977 Merseyside Category:1970s in Merseyside