1978 Liverpool City Council election

1978 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1978 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1978 05 04 y 1976 1976 Liverpool City Council election 1980 1980 Liverpool City Council election 35 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 33 wards, plus two by-elections, Gillmoss and Low Hill, Smithdown 50 Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 4 May 1978. One third of the council was up for election and John Hamilton of the Labour Party became Leader of the Council albeit without overall control.Liverpool Daily Post 5 May 1978 After the election, the composition of the council was: PartySeats  ±  Labour 37 -1Liberal 35 -7Conservative 27 +8 Election result Liverpool local election result 1978 Labour Party (UK) 14 1 2 -1 40% 33% 43,339 Conservative Party (UK) 11 8 0 +8 24% 37% 48,684 Liberal Party (UK) 10 1 8 -7 29% 29% 38,317 Communist 0 0 0 0 0% 0.46% 606 Socialist Unity 0 0 0 0 0% 0.3% 373 Independent Liberal 0 0 0 0 0% 0.1% 112 Socialist Workers Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0% 0.08% 102 Workers Revolutionary Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0% 0.03% 39 Immigrant Party 0 0 0 0 0% 0.02% 23 Liverpool Daily Post 5 May 1978 Ward results * - Councillor seeking re-election (PARTY) - Party of former Councillor Abercromby, St. James Abercromby, St. James Labour Party (UK) E. Shields * 1,571 51% -14% Liberal Party (UK) Christopher Graham Davies 988 32% +22% Conservative Party (UK) M. E. Cheshire 291 9% +3% Communist R. O'Hara 215 7% -6% 583 12,585 3,065 24% Labour Party (UK) Aigburth Aigburth Conservative Party (UK) F. Fawcett 3,775 62% +25% Liberal Party (UK) I. R. Porteous (PARTY) 1,655 27% -28% Labour Party (UK) F. Dunee 656 11% +2% 2,120 14,821 6,086 41% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Allerton Allerton Conservative Party (UK) W. H. Fearenside 2,561 65% +18% Liberal Party (UK) J. B. Kaitiff (PARTY) 754 19% -23% Labour Party (UK) J. R. Brown 637 16% +7% 1,807 10,886 3,952 36% Conservative Party (UK) Anfield Anfield Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Brash 1,782 43% +19% Labour Party (UK) T. McManus 1,406 34% -2% Liberal Party (UK) Joseph Robert Wilmington * 980 24% -20% 376 12,747 4,168 33% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Arundel Arundel Conservative Party (UK) R. S. Fairclough 1,397 36% +17% Liberal Party (UK) P. H. Hodgson (PARTY) 1,269 33% -27% Labour Party (UK) J. McLean 1,028 27% +6% Communist J. Kay 145 4% 128 13,140 3,839 29% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Breckfield, St. Domingo Breckfield, St. Domingo Liberal Party (UK) David M.B. Croft (PARTY) 2,490 64% +10% Labour Party (UK) S. J. Gorman 912 23% -9% Conservative Party (UK) H. M. Rigby 491 13% -1% 1,578 11,963 3,893 33% Liberal Party (UK) Broadgreen Broadgreen Conservative Party (UK) E. F. Pine 1,869 42% +28% Liberal Party (UK) Roger Johnston 1,774 39% -15% Labour Party (UK) P. Lloyd 859 19% -13% 95 12,105 4,502 37% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Central, Everton, Netherfield Central, Everton, Netherfield Labour Party (UK) J. Parry * 1,414 52% -14% Liberal Party (UK) Cathy Hancox 976 36% +21% Conservative Party (UK) J. B. King 319 12% -7% 438 11,812 2,709 23% Labour Party (UK) Childwall Childwall Conservative Party (UK) S. Airey 4,263 62% +24% Labour Party (UK) J. E. Roberts 1,365 20% +9% Liberal Party (UK) A. M. Loughney (PARTY) 1,253 18% -32% 2,898 20,285 6,881 34% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Church Church Liberal Party (UK) Cyril Carr * 2,870 45% -17% Conservative Party (UK) R. F. Symington 2,837 45% +13% Labour Party (UK) M. J. Smith 654 10% +5% 33 14,954 6,361 43% Liberal Party (UK) Clubmoor Clubmoor Labour Party (UK) A. Gamble 1,333 36% +3% Liberal Party (UK) John Bowen * 1,177 32% -13% Conservative Party (UK) W. Scott 1,156 32% +10% 156 10,630 3,666 34% Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) County County Liberal Party (UK) Neil T. Cardwell 1,805 42% +15% Labour Party (UK) J. McLean * 1,333 31% -13% Conservative Party (UK) R. J. Keney 1,175 27% -2% 472 11,911 4,313 36% Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Croxteth Croxteth Conservative Party (UK) E. H. Fitzpatrick 2,720 56% +26% Liberal Party (UK) E. M. Clews (PARTY) 1,164 24% -34% Labour Party (UK) W. F. Burke 942 20% +8% 1,556 12,525 4,826 39% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Dingle Dingle Labour Party (UK) M. Evans * 1,105 62% -2% Conservative Party (UK) J. A. Watson 541 31% +15% Liberal Party (UK) G. Temmee 123 7% -8% 564 7,462 1,769 24% Labour Party (UK) Dovecot Dovecot Labour Party (UK) E. Burke * 2,379 50% Conservative Party (UK) J. F. McMillan 1,411 29% Liberal Party (UK) B. Morris 995 21% 968 16,539 4,785 29% Labour Party (UK) Fairfield Fairfield Liberal Party (UK) Graham Hulme (PARTY) 1,684 50% Conservative Party (UK) N. Wilkinson 834 25% Labour Party (UK) F. Gaier 735 22% Socialist Workers Party (UK) A. S. Meehan 102 3% 850 10,951 3,355 31% Liberal Party (UK) Fazakerley Fazakerley Conservative Party (UK) A. Brown 1,655 42% Labour Party (UK) A. Williams 1,634 41% Liberal Party (UK) R. J. Cunningham 664 17% 21 11,677 3,953 34% Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Gillmoss Gillmoss 2 seats Labour Party (UK) E. D. Roderick (PARTY) 2,554 56% Labour Party (UK) P. J. Murphy 2,372 52% Conservative Party (UK) A. Gore 1,153 25% Conservative Party (UK) F. M. Kennedy 1,107 24% Liberal Party (UK) E. Carroll 839 18% Liberal Party (UK) J. Palfreyman 338 7% 1,401 19,245 4,546 24% Labour Party (UK) Granby, Prince's Park Granby, Prince's Park Labour Party (UK) Dr Cyril Taylor * 2,110 60% -6% Liberal Party (UK) Arthur Eric Damsell 447 13% Conservative Party (UK) O. Y. Hughes 829 24% -3% Communist E. Caddick 103 3% Socialist Unity E. P. Finnerty 92 3% Workers Revolutionary Party (UK) W. Hunter 39 1% Immigrant Party J. P. Murphy 23 1% 1,281 12,903 3,489 27% Labour Party (UK) Kensington Kensington Liberal Party (UK) John R. Watton * 1,582 68% Labour Party (UK) J. H. Stamper 443 19% Conservative Party (UK) R. H. Mather 310 13% 1,139 6,420 2,335 36% Liberal Party (UK) Low Hill, Smithdown Low Hill, Smithdown Liberal Party (UK) David Alton * 2,166 67% -3% Liberal Party (UK) A. Clitherow (PARTY) 1,789 55% -15% Labour Party (UK) L. Gallagher 825 26% +2% Labour Party (UK) G. G. Pratt 547 17% -7% Conservative Party (UK) R. Meadows 241 7% +1% Conservative Party (UK) M. F. Meehan 174 5% -1% 1,341 8,425 3,232 38% Liberal Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Melrose, Westminster Melrose, Westminster Labour Party (UK) F. J. Molloy (PARTY) 1,307 47% -16% Liberal Party (UK) J. Bradley 1,265 45% +32% Conservative Party (UK) E. M. Clein 222 8% -5% 42 7,896 2,794 35% Labour Party (UK) Old Swan Old Swan Liberal Party (UK) Doreen Jones 1,746 42% Conservative Party (UK) I. McFall 1,410 34% Labour Party (UK) D. E. Krumbein 947 23% Communist H. Mohin 83 2% Independent Liberal W. J. McCullough 112 3% 336 12,614 4,186 33% Liberal Party (UK) Picton Picton Liberal Party (UK) Pam A. Bradley (PARTY) 2,051 46% Labour Party (UK) J. Hughes 1,345 30% Conservative Party (UK) J. McDermott 955 22% Communist J. G. Volleamere 60 1% 706 11,280 4,411 39% Liberal Party (UK) Pirrie Pirrie Labour Party (UK) H. Dalton * 2,815 57% -10% Conservative Party (UK) W. T. Palmer 1,739 35% +2% Liberal Party (UK) J. Stephenson 359 7% 1,076 15,937 4,913 31% Labour Party (UK) St. Mary's St. Mary's Labour Party (UK) S. R. Maddox * 1,309 47% Conservative Party (UK) R. A. Parkes 1,094 39% Liberal Party (UK) C. J. Lister 372 13% 215 9,474 2,775 29% Labour Party (UK) St. Michael's St. Michael's Liberal Party (UK) Trevor Jones * 1,897 54% Conservative Party (UK) J. Cheshire 1,017 29% Labour Party (UK) D. R. Leach 616 17% 880 9,645 3,530 37% Liberal Party (UK) Sandhills, Vauxhall Sandhills, Vauxhall Labour Party (UK) Paul Orr * 1,783 78% Socialist Unity A. Thompson 281 12% Conservative Party (UK) D. J. Lewis 173 8% Liberal Party (UK) M. Decker 56 2% 1,502 9,015 2,293 25% Labour Party (UK) Speke Speke Labour Party (UK) G. J. Maudsley * 1,878 61% Conservative Party (UK) C. W. Harpin 983 32% Liberal Party (UK) I. McGuiness 134 4% Independent Labour P. Moorhead 105 3% 895 14,188 3,100 22% Labour Party (UK) Tuebrook Tuebrook Conservative Party (UK) J. Irving 1,541 38% +14% Labour Party (UK) Derek Hatton 1,450 36% +6% Liberal Party (UK) C. Collins (PARTY) 1,057 26% -17% 91 11,240 4,048 36% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Warbreck Warbreck Conservative Party (UK) R. B. Flude * 1,781 45% -8% Liberal Party (UK) E. J. Seddon 1,170 30% Labour Party (UK) W. H. Roberts 1,009 25% -22% 611 11,722 3,960 34% Conservative Party (UK) Woolton, East Woolton, East Labour Party (UK) H. Bryers (PARTY) 2,080 57% Conservative Party (UK) S. Fitzsimmons 1,204 33% Liberal Party (UK) R. F. Heywood 359 10% 876 13,607 3,643 27% Labour Party (UK) Woolton, West Woolton, West Conservative Party (UK) Ruth Dean 5,011 74% Labour Party (UK) J. M. Lyon 1,135 17% Liberal Party (UK) J. E. Parry 635 9% 3,876 17,820 6,781 38% Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post 5 May 1978 References expanded 1978 Liverpool City Council election City Council election, 1978 Liverpool City Council election