1983 Liverpool City Council election

1983 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1983 Liverpool City Council election Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg parliamentary 1983 05 05 y 1982 1982 Liverpool City Council election 1984 1984 Liverpool City Council election 35 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 33 wards, plus 2 by-elections, one for Fazakerley and one for Melrose 50 Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 5 May 1983. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council following it previously being under no overall control.Liverpool Daily Post 6 May 1983 After the election, the composition of the council was: PartySeats  ±  Labour 51 +9Liberal 30 -6Conservative 18 -1 Election result Liverpool local election result 1983 Labour Party (UK) 23 +9 0 +9 69% 47% 76,176 Liberal Party (UK) 9 +2 -8 -6 27% 29% 47,021 Conservative Party (UK) 3 0 -3 -3 9% 21% 34,363 Social Democratic Party (UK) 0 0 -2 -2 0% 3% 4,306 Communist 0 0% 0.3% 456 Independent (politician) 0 0% 0.04% 73 Liverpool Daily Post 6 May 1983 Ward results Abercromby Abercromby Labour Party (UK) J. Rutledge 2,010 74% Liberal Party (UK) C. J. Leahy 371 14% Conservative Party (UK) H. V. Tracy-Forster 237 9% Communist F. Carroll 111 4% 1,773 9,370 2,729 29% Aigburth Aigburth Liberal Party (UK) Trevor Jones 2,624 46% Labour Party (UK) J. D. Williams 1,591 28% Conservative Party (UK) J. Mass 1,522 27% 1,033 13,755 5,737 42% Allerton Allerton Conservative Party (UK) J. S. Ross 3,092 57% Labour Party (UK) A. J. R. Scott-Samuel 1,565 29% Social Democratic Party (UK) W. M. Scott 812 15% 1,527 12,752 5,469 43% Anfield Anfield Liberal Party (UK) P. V. Downes 2,322 42% Labour Party (UK) J. E. Roberts 2,188 40% Conservative Party (UK) A. Nugent 988 18% 134 12,672 5,498 43% Arundel Arundel Labour Party (UK) J. Lyon-Taylor 2,075 40% Liberal Party (UK) S. Hicks 2,016 38% Conservative Party (UK) H. M. Rigby 984 19% Social Democratic Party (UK) G. Endicott 106 2% Communist J. C. Blevin 63 1% 59 12,262 5,244 43% Breckfield Breckfield Labour Party (UK) J. McIntosh 2,296 48% Liberal Party (UK) Jimmy Kendrick 2,189 46% Conservative Party (UK) W. D. Henry 253 5% 107 11,720 4,738 40% Broadgreen Broadgreen Labour Party (UK) J. L. Dillon 2,599 44% Liberal Party (UK) I. Ilkin 2,118 36% Conservative Party (UK) S. Fitzsimmons 1,219 21% 481 13,599 5,936 44% Childwall Childwall Liberal Party (UK) Neville Gordon Chinn 2,663 41% Conservative Party (UK) M. Kingston 2,444 38% Labour Party (UK) P. Kinsella 1,323 21% 189 13,704 6,400 47% Church Church Liberal Party (UK) E. M. Brash 3,726 51% Conservative Party (UK) T. P. Pink 2,409 33% Labour Party (UK) S. D. Fleming 1,241 17% 1,317 14,934 7,376 49% Clubmoor Clubmoor Labour Party (UK) W. P. Lafferty 3,651 61% Liberal Party (UK) W. F. Burke 1,423 24% Conservative Party (UK) S. Hicklin 877 15% 2,228 13,597 5,951 44% County County Labour Party (UK) F. Mills 2,542 44% Liberal Party (UK) N. T. Cardwell 2,370 41% Conservative Party (UK) R. Hughes 816 14% 172 13,071 5,801 44% Croxteth Croxteth Conservative Party (UK) F. R. Butler 2,845 50% Labour Party (UK) A. Dunford 2,022 36% Social Democratic Party (UK) E. Gurny 777 14% 823 13,746 5,644 41% Dingle Dingle Labour Party (UK) J. Clarke 2,917 55% Liberal Party (UK) C. Collins 1,810 34% Conservative Party (UK) D. W. Patmore 532 10% Communist J. Cook 44 1% 1,107 11,690 5,303 45% Dovecot Dovecot Labour Party (UK) W. P. Johnson 3,202 74% Conservative Party (UK) R. J. A. Globe 768 18% Social Democratic Party (UK) H. Weaver 341 8% 2,434 11,912 4,311 36% Everton Everton Labour Party (UK) D. Brady 2,449 85% Conservative Party (UK) P. M. Pedley 215 7% Liberal Party (UK) A. Williams 171 6% Communist J. Kay 36 1% 2,234 9,673 2,871 30% Fazakerley Fazakerley 2 seats Labour Party (UK) J. Nelson 2,860 63% Labour Party (UK) J. L. Linden 2,807 62% Conservative Party (UK) A. Brown 1,113 25% Conservative Party (UK) J. H. Brash 1.002 22% Social Democratic Party (UK) J. P. Prince 544 12% Social Democratic Party (UK) S. D. Jones 503 11% 1,747 11,496 4,517 39% Gillmoss Gillmoss Labour Party (UK) P. J. Murphy 2,887 75% Conservative Party (UK) A. Gore 493 13% Social Democratic Party (UK) P. J. Kellett 472 12% 2,394 11,878 3,852 32% Granby Granby Labour Party (UK) J. D. Hamilton 2,360 52% Liberal Party (UK) Arthur Damsell 1,827 40% Conservative Party (UK) D. N. Gillott 264 6% Communist E. F. Caddick 69 2% Social Democratic Party (UK) Flo Clucas 40 1% 533 10,618 4,560 43% Grassendale Grassendale Liberal Party (UK) Gerard Scott 3,368 51% Conservative Party (UK) J. Bennett 2,324 35% Labour Party (UK) E. A. Taylor 783 12% Social Democratic Party (UK) R. Isaacson 174 3% 1,044 12,347 6,649 54% Kensington Kensington Liberal Party (UK) Graham Hulme 2,182 45% Labour Party (UK) A. D. Fogg 2,158 45% Conservative Party (UK) T. N. Teppett 496 10% 24 12,680 4,836 38% Melrose Melrose 2 seats Labour Party (UK) R. P. Lancaster 2,677 55% Labour Party (UK) P. A. Dunlop 2,580 53% Liberal Party (UK) Kevin Sewill 1,868 39% Liberal Party (UK) David Vasmer 1,776 37% Conservative Party (UK) D. M. Cooper 217 4% Conservative Party (UK) C. Cooper 215 4% Social Democratic Party (UK) T. McDonald 75 1.6% Social Democratic Party (UK) J. Diamond 72 1.5% 809 11,379 4,835 42% Netherley Netherley Labour Party (UK) Derek Hatton 2,619 78% Conservative Party (UK) A. Benfield 438 13% Social Democratic Party (UK) Ian Phillips 307 9% 2,181 8,049 3,364 42% Old Swan Old Swan Labour Party (UK) G. Lloyd 2,662 45% Liberal Party (UK) J. Smith 2,403 41% Conservative Party (UK) J. L. D. Dowling 812 14% 259 12,002 5,877 49% Picton Picton Liberal Party (UK) John Bradley 2,759 53% Labour Party (UK) J. A. Devaney 1,898 37% Conservative Party (UK) B. Keefe 463 9% Communist J. G. Volleamere 69 1% 861 11,725 5,189 44% Pirrie Pirrie Labour Party (UK) M. Black 3,682 76% Conservative Party (UK) J. F. Atkinson 721 15% Social Democratic Party (UK) D. Stephenson 454 9% 2,961 12,217 4,857 40% St. Mary's St. Mary's Labour Party (UK) J. Humphries 2,793 56% Liberal Party (UK) E. M. Clein 1,061 21% Conservative Party (UK) R. A. Parkes 995 20% Social Democratic Party (UK) F. S. Roderick 158 3% 1,732 11,741 5,007 43% Smithdown Smithdown Labour Party (UK) S. M. Jenkins 2,454 54% Liberal Party (UK) J. S. Clitherow 1,964 43% Conservative Party (UK) B. J. Ardrey 146 3% 490 10,650 4,564 43% Speke Speke Labour Party (UK) K. Stewart 2,552 78% Conservative Party (UK) K. G. Watkin 436 13% Liberal Party (UK) J. D. Ball 285 9% 2,116 9,740 3,273 34% Tuebrook Tuebrook 2 seats Liberal Party (UK) Richard Pine 2,631 Liberal Party (UK) J. Crawley 2,482 47% Labour Party (UK) D. W. Barratt 1,918 36% Labour Party (UK) V. J. Wagner 1,703 32% Conservative Party (UK) D. Ellis 728 14% Conservative Party (UK) F. Oldham 616 12% 713 12,463 5,277 42% Valley Valley Labour Party (UK) A. J. Byrne 2,697 67% Conservative Party (UK) P. C. Stephen 712 18% Liberal Party (UK) Ernest Stephenson 609 15% 1,985 9,916 4,018 41% Vauxhall Vauxhall Labour Party (UK) P. E. Luckock 2,787 89% Liberal Party (UK) R. J. Flood 230 7% Conservative Party (UK) H. W. Drohan 115 4% 2,557 8,647 3,132 36% Warbreck Warbreck Labour Party (UK) J. Hackett 1,982 37% Conservative Party (UK) R. B. Flude 1,697 31% Liberal Party (UK) E. J. Lang 1,681 31% Communist K. C. Nelson 64 1% 285 13,933 5,424 39% Woolton Woolton Conservative Party (UK) A. McVeigh 3,498 66% Labour Party (UK) H. G. Kilduff 1,097 21% Liberal Party (UK) J. Joyce 415 8% 2,401 12,790 5,329 42% Liverpool Daily Post 6 May 1983 References expanded 1983 Category:1983 English local elections Category:1980s in Liverpool