1988 Liverpool City Council election

1988 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 Seats after the election in the beginning seats and the + June 2022 1988 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1988 05 05 y 1987 1987 Liverpool City Council election 1990 1990 Liverpool City Council election 34 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 33 wards plus one by-election. 50 Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 5 May 1988. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.Liverpool Daily Post, 6 May 1988. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartySeats  ±  Labour ?? ??Social and Liberal Democrats ?? ??Conservative ?? ??Independent ?? ??Others ?? ?? Election result Liverpool local election result 1988 Labour Party (UK) 23 3 0 +3 70% 55% 86,383 Social and Liberal Democrats 8 1 2 -1 27% 17% 27,574 Conservative Party (UK) 2 0 2 -2 6% 12% 18,242 Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) 0 0 0% 2% 2,787 Green Party (UK) 0 0 0% 1% 1,769 Communist 0 0 0% 0.3% 400 Liverpool Daily Post, 6 May 1988. Ward results These results are compared with the 1984 elections when councillors were elected for a four-year term. * = Councillor elected in 1984 and standing for re-election. Abercromby Abercromby Labour Party (UK) K. Feintuck 2,070 81% 1% Social and Liberal Democrats Carole Matthews 186 7% 3% Conservative Party (UK) P. Lee 180 7% Communist P. Carroll 129 5% 2% 1,884 8,960 2,565 38% Labour Party (UK) 1% Aigburth Aigburth Social and Liberal Democrats Cathy Hancox * 2,475 43% -10% Labour Party (UK) K. Taft 2,079 36% +9% Conservative Party (UK) N. Liddell 965 17% -2% Green Party (UK) Joanne Cook 272 5% 396 5,791 Social and Liberal Democrats -10% Allerton Allerton Labour Party (UK) T. Smith 2,029 36% +12% Social and Liberal Democrats M. Ali 1,642 29% +3% Conservative Party (UK) M. Kingston 1,532 27% -23% Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) R. Gould 399 7% Green Party (UK) R. Cantwell 100 2% 387 5,702 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) +12% Anfield Anfield Labour Party (UK) Judith Nelson 2,890 51% +8% Social and Liberal Democrats R. Jump 2,147 38% 0% Conservative Party (UK) Myra Fitzsimmons 518 9% -10% Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) J. Prince 105 2% 743 5,660 Labour Party (UK) +8% Arundel Arundel Labour Party (UK) Victoria Roberts 2,381 52% +10% Social and Liberal Democrats B. Grocott 1,559 34% -9% Conservative Party (UK) D. Patmore 346 8% -7% Green Party (UK) G. Thomson 213 5% Communist J. Crawley 47 1% 0% 822 4,546 Labour Party (UK) Social and Liberal Democrats +3.5 Breckfield Breckfield Labour Party (UK) Mary McGiveron 3,148 77% +27% Social and Liberal Democrats H. Burt 663 16% -30% Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Bayley 266 7% +3% 2,485 4,077 Labour Party (UK) Broadgreen Broadgreen Social and Liberal Democrats Rosie Cooper * 3,109 51% +3% Labour Party (UK) F. Gillard 2,599 42% -1% Conservative Party (UK) J. Baldwin 314 5% -5% Green Party (UK) Nina Morgan 61 1% Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) R. Nolan 46 1% 510 6,129 Social and Liberal Democrats Childwall Childwall Social and Liberal Democrats Eddie Clein * 3,146 52% +4% Labour Party (UK) R. Kennedy 1,527 25% +6% Conservative Party (UK) Helen Rigby 1,215 20% -14% Green Party (UK) A. Willan 185 3% 1,619 6,073 Social and Liberal Democrats Church Church Social and Liberal Democrats Mike Storey * 3,564 54% +4% Labour Party (UK) J. Ashton 1,783 26% +7% Conservative Party (UK) T. Pink 1,153 17% -14% Green Party (UK) Janet Cantwell 201 3% 1,826 6,656 Social and Liberal Democrats Clubmoor Clubmoor Labour Party (UK) Keva Coombes 4,159 77% +27% Social and Liberal Democrats Ann Collinge 666 12% -13% Conservative Party (UK) W. Connolly 520 10% -5% Communist K. McDonough 73 1% 3,493 5,418 Labour Party (UK) County County Social and Liberal Democrats Paul Clark * 3,188 49% -5% Labour Party (UK) Sylvia Renilson 3,100 48% +8% Conservative Party (UK) H. Quayle 164 3% -3% 88 6,452 Social and Liberal Democrats Croxteth Croxteth Social and Liberal Democrats Elaine Kinahan 2,163 36% +12% Labour Party (UK) Catherine Rigby 1,885 31% 0% Conservative Party (UK) G. Brandwood * 1,745 29% -18% Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) Joan Reece 218 4% Green Party (UK) I. Graham 15 0.2% 278 6,026 Social and Liberal Democrats Conservative Party (UK) Dingle Dingle Labour Party (UK) R. Lafferty 3,215 70% +18% Social and Liberal Democrats W. Lamont 1,044 23% -16% Conservative Party (UK) G. Earle 272 6% -2% Communist J. Cook 30 1% 0% 2,171 4,561 Labour Party (UK) Dovecot Dovecot Labour Party (UK) Harry Rimmer 2,622 77% -7% Social and Liberal Democrats Norman Mills 429 13% 0% Conservative Party (UK) Audrey Bowness 356 10% -7% 2,193 3,407 Labour Party (UK) Everton Everton Labour Party (UK) George Knibb 1,988 92% +5% Social and Liberal Democrats M. Key 98 5% +1% Conservative Party (UK) R. Fairclough 72 3% -5% 1,890 2,158 Labour Party (UK) Fazakerley Fazakerley Labour Party (UK) Frank Vaudrey 3,465 77% +17% Liberal Democrats (UK) C. Mayes 541 12% -8% Conservative Party (UK) J. Atkinson 495 11% -9% 2,924 4,501 Labour Party (UK) +17% Gillmoss Gillmoss Labour Party (UK) S. Ledwich 3,239 80% +3% Conservative Party (UK) S. North 383 9% -4% Social and Liberal Democrats C. Leahy 342 8% -2% Green Party (UK) Susan Ellison 103 3% 2,897 4,067 Labour Party (UK) Granby Granby Labour Party (UK) P. Hughes 2,959 82% +26% Social and Liberal Democrats E. Chin 335 9% -30% Conservative Party (UK) Henrietta Edwards 200 6% +2% Communist E. Caddick 121 3% +2% 2,624 3,615 Labour Party (UK) Grassendale Grassendale Social and Liberal Democrats W. Bullock 3,405 53% -2% Conservative Party (UK) S. Marsden 1,656 26% -5% Labour Party (UK) Eileen Turnbull 1,183 18% +6% Green Party (UK) P. Kavanagh 197 3% 2,222 6,441 Social and Liberal Democrats Kensington Kensington Labour Party (UK) K. Ratcliffe 2,525 52% +3% Social and Liberal Democrats Richard Kemp 2,026 42% -2% Conservative Party (UK) R. Bethell 196 4% +3% Green Party (UK) F. Wainwright 84 2% 499 4,831 Labour Party (UK) Melrose Melrose Labour Party (UK) Mary Kidd 3,519 82% +24% Social and Liberal Democrats J. Murray 537 13% -24% Conservative Party (UK) Ann Nugent 220 5% +1% 2,982 4,276 Labour Party (UK) Netherley Netherley Labour Party (UK) Lesley Mahmood 2,106 79% +7% Social and Liberal Democrats Caroline Barnett 439 16% 0% Conservative Party (UK) Maureen Murphy 134 5% -7% 1,667 2,679 Labour Party (UK) Old Swan Old Swan Labour Party (UK) J. Fitzsimmons 2,975 65% +14% Social and Liberal Democrats J. Berman 739 16% -19% Conservative Party (UK) G. Powell 684 15% -1% Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) J. Herbert 184 4% 2,236 4,582 Labour Party (UK) Picton Picton Social and Liberal Democrats Pam Bradley * 2,730 47% -9% Labour Party (UK) Margaret Clarke 2,717 47% +10% Conservative Party (UK) I. Bishop 221 4% -3% Green Party (UK) D. Williams 112 2% 13 5,780 Social and Liberal Democrats Pirrie Pirrie Labour Party (UK) Dot Gavin 3,958 84% +14% Social and Liberal Democrats Hilary Owen 412 9% -5% Conservative Party (UK) P. Aldcroft 329 7% -9% 3,546 4,699 Labour Party (UK) St. Mary's St. Mary's Labour Party (UK) Frank O'Donoghue 3,599 67% +16% Social and Liberal Democrats C. Hughes 1,454 27% -10% Conservative Party (UK) Innes Fleming 275 5% -7% Green Party (UK) D. Lindsay 60 1% 2,145 5,388 Labour Party (UK) Smithdown Smithdown Labour Party (UK) D. Bermingham 2,791 77% +18% Social and Liberal Democrats Mary Young 648 18% -19% Conservative Party (UK) F. Ryan 193 5% +1% 2,143 3,632 Labour Party (UK) Speke Speke Labour Party (UK) S. Wilde 2,972 84% +25% Social and Liberal Democrats Victoria Clein 287 8% -29% Conservative Party (UK) A. Faver 270 8% +4% 2,685 3,529 Labour Party (UK) Tuebrook Tuebrook Liberal Party and Local Resident Steve Radford * 2,747 52% -1% Labour Party (UK) S. Sullivan 2,291 43% +7% Conservative Party (UK) Edna Rodick 282 5% -6% 456 5,320 Social and Liberal Democrats -1% Valley Valley Labour Party (UK) Sylvia Sharpey-Shafer 2,636 73% +10% Social and Liberal Democrats G. Cleaeys 714 20% +5% Conservative Party (UK) W. Dobinson 242 7% -15% 1,922 3,592 Labour Party (UK) Vauxhall Vauxhall Labour Party (UK) Paul Orr * 1,818 93% -1% Social and Liberal Democrats S. McHugh 92 5% Conservative Party (UK) R. Knox 51 3% -3% 1,726 1,961 Labour Party (UK) -1% Warbreck Warbreck Labour Party (UK) H. Chase 3,144 52% +15% Social and Liberal Democrats Elsie Lang 2,430 40% 0% Conservative Party (UK) Martha Thornton 492 8% -15% 714 6,066 Labour Party (UK) Social and Liberal Democrats +3.5 Woolton Woolton 2 seats Conservative Party (UK) J. Backhouse 2,310 39% -30% Conservative Party (UK) Steve Fitzsimmons 2,241 39% -30% Social and Liberal Democrats Ron Gould 1,487 25% +11% Social and Liberal Democrats Ian Phillips 1,424 25% +11% Labour Party (UK) A. White 1,057 18% 0% Labour Party (UK) S. Balmer 1,056 18% 0% Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) Ms S. Parry 962 16% Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988) D. Pollard 873 16% Green Party (UK) J. Hulton 166 3% 814 5,928 Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post, 6 May 1988. Jeffery David Merseyside local election results Project https://david-jeffery.com/project/merseyside-local-election-results-project/ Dr David Jeffery 9 June 2025 Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael Liverpool City Council Election Results 1973-2012 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Liverpool-1973-2012.pdf Elections Centre 29 July 2026 References expanded 1988 Category:1988 English local elections Category:1980s in Liverpool