1979 Liverpool City Council election

none March 2020 March 2020 1979 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1980 05 06 y 1978 1978 Liverpool City Council election 1980 1980 Liverpool City Council election 33 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 33 wards. 50 Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 1979. One third of the council was up for election and the Council remained with no overall control.Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1979 The election was held on the same day as the national general election, which is why the turnout was so much greater than normal. After the election, the composition of the council was: PartySeats  ±  Labour 42 +5Liberal 30 -5Conservative 27 0 Election result Liverpool local election result 1979 Labour Party (UK) 19 6 1 +5 57% 41% 112,204 Conservative Party (UK) 6 2 2 0 18% 31% 84,241 Liberal Party (UK) 8 1 6 -5 24% 28% 76,890 Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0% 1% 1,855 Independent Liberal 0 0 0 0 0% 0.1% 362 Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1979 Ward results * - Councillor seeking re-election (PARTY) - Party of former Councillor Abercromby, St. James' Abercromby, St. James' Labour Party (UK) Violet McCoy * 3,250 49% -13% Liberal Party (UK) Chris Davies 2,465 37% +27% Conservative Party (UK) M. E. Cheshire 532 8% -10% Communist Party of Great Britain Roger O'Hara 449 7% -4 785 12,233 6,696 55% +37% Labour Party (UK) Aigburth Aigburth Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Lea * 6,832 60% +10% Liberal Party (UK) Cathy Hancox 2,671 24% -18% Labour Party (UK) T. McManus 1,806 16% +8% 4,367 14,762 11,309 77% +35% Conservative Party (UK) Allerton Allerton Conservative Party (UK) J. S. Ross * 4,839 * 60% +3% Liberal Party (UK) Francis Richard Haywood 3,218 40% +10% 1,621 10,894 8,057 74% +38% Conservative Party (UK) Anfield Anfield Labour Party (UK) F. J. McGurk 3,891 43% +14% Conservative Party (UK) T. P. Pink (PARTY) 3,022 34% -5% Liberal Party (UK) J. A. Kaitiff 2,100 23% -9% 869 12,667 9,-13 71% +42% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Arundel Arundel Labour Party (UK) J. L. Taylor 2,769 36% +11% Conservative Party (UK) J. C. Shaw 2,571 33% +5% Liberal Party (UK) John George Morgan (PARTY) 2,450 31% -16% 198 12,722 7,790 61% +35% Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) +8% Breckfield, St. Domingo Breckfield, St. Domingo Liberal Party (UK) Frank McNevin * 3,648 47% +5% Labour Party (UK) P. H. Rowe 2,865 37% +1% Conservative Party (UK) B. J. Hawkins 1,191 15% -6% 783 11,901 7,704 65% +41% Liberal Party (UK) +5% Broadgreen Broadgreen Liberal Party (UK) Rosie Cooper * 3,612 42% -4% Conservative Party (UK) R. H. Mather 2,825 33% -5% Labour Party (UK) D. E. Krumbein 2,213 26% +9% 787 12,099 8,650 71% +36% Liberal Party (UK) Central, Everton, Netherfield Central, Everton, Netherfield Labour Party (UK) J. Finnegan * 4,547 72% +6% Conservative Party (UK) P. T. Rankin 913 14% -13% Liberal Party (UK) C. Cartmel 627 10% +4% Communist Party R. Cartwright 211 3% 3,634 11,519 6,298 55% +38% Labour Party (UK) Childwall Childwall Conservative Party (UK) W. A. N. Fearenside * 7,425 51% +2% Labour Party (UK) H. A. Smith 3,768 26% +11% Liberal Party (UK) F. C. Ricketts 3,132 22% -13% 3,657 20,190 14,510 72% +38% Conservative Party (UK) Church Church Conservative Party (UK) R. F. Symington 4,671 42% 0% Liberal Party (UK) C. E. Gordon (PARTY) 4,385 40% -10% Labour Party (UK) D. P. Power 1,943 18% +9% 286 14,983 73% +36% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Clubmoor Clubmoor Liberal Party (UK) Mike Storey * 3,501 44% 0% Labour Party (UK) W. P. Lafferty 2,881 37% +4% Conservative Party (UK) F. M. Kennedy 1,502 19% -4% 620 10,850 7,884 73% +38% Liberal Party (UK) County County Labour Party (UK) P. A. Dunlop 3,757 44% +11% Conservative Party (UK) H. Brown * 2,144 25% -11% Liberal Party (UK) R. J. Cunningham 2,638 31% +2% 1,119 11,866 8,539 72% +46% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Croxteth Croxteth Conservative Party (UK) R. F. Butler 4,380 46% +4% Labour Party (UK) F. Burke 2,635 27% +12% Liberal Party (UK) Ivan Clews * 2,569 27% -15% 1,745 12,866 9,584 74% +35% Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Dingle Dingle Labour Party (UK) S. W. Jones * 2,960 63% +8% Liberal Party (UK) J. Lamb 696 15% +5% Conservative Party (UK) J. A. Watson 952 20% -10% Communist J. Greig 113 2% 2,008 7,388 4,721 64% +41% Labour Party (UK) Dovecot Dovecot Labour Party (UK) W. H. Westbury * 6,382 58% +8% Conservative Party (UK) J. F. McMillan 3,043 28% +3% Liberal Party (UK) William John Cooper 1,557 14% -11% 3,339 16,552 10,982 66% +40% Labour Party (UK) Fairfield Fairfield Liberal Party (UK) Carol Hancox 3,353 53% +20% Labour Party (UK) P. F. McAllister (PARTY) 1,879 30% -10% Conservative Party (UK) N. Wilkinson 1,112 18% -9% 1,474 9,885 6,344 64% +37% Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Fazakerley Fazakerley Labour Party (UK) D. J. Lloyd (PARTY) 3,951 47% +16% Conservative Party (UK) R. Gould 3,096 37% -1% Liberal Party (UK) Thomas Richard Jones 1,318 16% -15% 855 11,505 8,365 73% +42% Labour Party (UK) Gillmoss Gillmoss Labour Party (UK) P. J. Murphy (PARTY) 7,702 66% +8% Conservative Party (UK) A. Gore 2,647 23% -1% Liberal Party (UK) T. N. Sawney 1,306 11% -7% 5,055 18,720 11,655 62% +48% Labour Party (UK) +8% Granby, Prince's Park Granby, Prince's Park Labour Party (UK) A. Doswell * 4,203 58% +2% Liberal Party (UK) Arthur Eric Damsell 1,483 20% +9% Conservative Party (UK) A. Palin 1,363 19% -12% Communist E. Caddick 193 3% 2,720 12,154 7,242 60% +40% Labour Party (UK) Kensington Kensington Liberal Party (UK) Frank Doran * 2,828 66% +17% Labour Party (UK) A. Quinn 1,082 25% -8% Conservative Party (UK) D. Ellis 406 9% -8% 1,746 6,426 4,316 67% +39% Liberal Party (UK) Low Hill, Smithdown Low Hill, Smithdown Liberal Party (UK) Ernest Richard Stephenson * 3,406 62% +1% Labour Party (UK) J. A. Devaney 2,080 38% +8% 1,326 8,320 5,486 66% +41% Liberal Party (UK) Melrose, Westminster Melrose, Westminster Labour Party (UK) W. Lafferty * 3,400 61% -3% Liberal Party (UK) J. Bradley 1,574 28% +20% Conservative Party (UK) J. A. Carpenter 601 11% -17% 1,826 8,190 5,575 68% +49% Labour Party (UK) Old Swan Old Swan Labour Party (UK) P, Lloyd 3,202 38% +19% Conservative Party (UK) I. McFall 2,464 29% -2% Liberal Party (UK) W. M. Galbraith (PARTY) 2,374 28% -12% Independent Liberal W. J. McCullough 362 4% +2% Communist H. Mohin 109 1% 738 12,361 8,511 69% +36% Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Picton Picton Liberal Party (UK) Herbert Edward Herrity * 4,428 56% +7% Labour Party (UK) A. Williams 2,337 30% -2% Conservative Party (UK) J. McDermott 1,023 13% -5% Communist J. Volleamere 91 1% -1% 2,091 11,081 7,879 71% +36% Liberal Party (UK) Pirrie Pirrie Labour Party (UK) P. Owens * 6,654 59% +9% Liberal Party (UK) Elsie G. Lang 1,244 11% -7% Conservative Party (UK) I. Brown 3,317 30% -3% 3,337 16,018 11,215 70% +46% Labour Party (UK) St. Mary's St. Mary's Labour Party (UK) R. C. Evans * 3,387 54% +7% Liberal Party (UK) G. B. Bennett 910 15% -5% Conservative Party (UK) J. B. King 1,847 30% -3% Communist J. M. McQueen 105 2% 1,540 9,090 6,249 69% +41% Labour Party (UK) St. Michael's St. Michael's Liberal Party (UK) Richard Kemp * 3,258 47% +7% Conservative Party (UK) O. Y. Hughes 1,804 26% -13% Labour Party (UK) G. G. Pratt 1,801 26% +5% 1,454 9,954 6,863 69% +37% Liberal Party (UK) Sandhills, Vauxhall Sandhills, Vauxhall Labour Party (UK) J. Morgan * 4,351 83% -1% Liberal Party (UK) Steve R. Radford 355 7% +2% Conservative Party (UK) G. Widdows 375 7% -4% Communist W. Albertina 169 3% 3,976 8,820 5,250 60% +43% Labour Party (UK) Speke Speke Labour Party (UK) J. McLean (PARTY) 6,081 65% +17% Conservative Party (UK) T. Morrison 2,293 25% 0% Liberal Party (UK) G. Mason 942 10% +1% 3,788 14,232 9,316 65% +46% Labour Party (UK) Tuebrook Tuebrook Labour Party (UK) J. E. Roberts 2,864 37% +5% Liberal Party (UK) Robert Gore (PARTY) 2,771 36% -4% Conservative Party (UK) F. C. Kirkby 2,157 28% +1% 75 11,073 7,774 70% +39% Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) +3.5 Warbreck Warbreck Labour Party (UK) P. J. Sommerfield 2,846 37% +12% Liberal Party (UK) Joseph Lang * 2,871 35% -8% Conservative Party (UK) H. M. Rigby 2,519 30% -3% 4 11,591 8,265 71% +40% Labour Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Woolton, East Woolton, East Labour Party (UK) D. A. Hatton (PARTY) 5,644 65% +12% Conservative Party (UK) S. Fitzsimmons 2,030 23% +2% Liberal Party (UK) Catherine Kaufmann 814 9% -10% Communist B. O'Keefe 230 3% -3% 3,614 13,341 8,718 65% +40% Labour Party (UK) Woolton, West Woolton, West Conservative Party (UK) C. J. Hallows * 8,345 61% 0% Labour Party (UK) P. R. Martin 3,062 22% +7% Liberal Party (UK) A. Smallman 2,386 17% -7% 5,283 18,066 5,283 76% +41% Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1979 References expanded 1979 Liverpool City Council election City Council election, 1973 Liverpool City Council election