1981 Merseyside County Council election

1981 UK local government electionApril 2018April 2018 1981 United Kingdom local elections 1981 Merseyside County Council election England Merseyside CoA.svg parliamentary no 1977 Merseyside County Council election 1977 1981 05 07 y All 99 seats on Merseyside County Council 50 36.9% (1.3%)https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydeHFSX2pyZDlGUEE/view Local Election Summaries 1981 The Elections Centre 2 December 2018 Control of Council Conservative Control of Council after election Labour No image wide.svg 0 120 0 center Blank Labour Party (UK) 26 seats, 27.4% 26 57 31 190,757 45.8% 18.4% No image wide.svg 0 120 0 center Blank Conservative Party (UK) 67 seats, 55.1% 67 27 40 122,050 29.3% 25.8% No image wide.svg 0 120 0 center Blank Liberal Party (UK) 6 seats, 16.3% 6 15 9 100,218 24.1% 7.8% 1981 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 1981 Merseyside County Council election took place on 7 May to elect members of Merseyside County Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Merseyside County Council was abolished in 1986. Election results Overall election result Overall result compared with 1977. Merseyside County Council election, 1981PartyCandidatesVotes Stood ElectedNet % of total % № Net % Labour Party (UK) 97 57 31 57.6 45.8 190,757 18.4 Conservative Party (UK) 99 27 40 27.3 29.3 122,050 25.8 Liberal Party (UK) 88 15 9 15.2 24.1 100,218 7.8 Residents Association 2 0 0 0.0 0.4 1,728 N/A Ecology Party 2 0 0 0.0 0.1 585 New Communist Party of Great Britain 7 0 0 0.0 0.1 545 0.5 British Democratic Party 2 0 0 0.0 0.1 264 New Independent (politician) 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 184 0.1 Independent Liberal 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 61 0.0 Results by borough Knowsley Merseyside County Council election, 1981 (Knowsley)PartyCandidatesVotes Stood ElectedNet % of total % № Net % Labour Party (UK) 11 10 3 90.9 68.5 27,110 23.7 Conservative Party (UK) 11 1 3 9.1 18.6 7,350 29.9 Liberal Party (UK) 9 0 0 0.0 13.0 5,136 9.6 Turnout: 31.9% (2.1%) Liverpool Merseyside County Council election, 1981 (Liverpool)PartyCandidatesVotes Stood ElectedNet % of total % № Net % Labour Party (UK) 36 21 11 58.3 46.9 67,144 18.7 Liberal Party (UK) 36 8 5 22.2 30.9 44,273 7.4 Conservative Party (UK) 36 7 16 19.4 21.7 31,057 25.3 Communist Party of Great Britain 7 0 0 0.0 0.4 545 0.5 Independent Liberal 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 61 0.1 Turnout: 37.1% (3.2%) Sefton Merseyside County Council election, 1981 (Sefton)PartyCandidatesVotes Stood ElectedNet % of total % № Net % Conservative Party (UK) 19 9 6 47.4 38.1 31,108 25.6 Labour Party (UK) 17 6 3 31.6 34.4 28,070 14.2 Liberal Party (UK) 15 4 3 21.1 24.8 20,190 10.1 Residents Association 2 0 0 0.0 2.1 1,728 N/A Ecology Party 1 0 0 0.0 0.6 474 New Turnout: 36.6% (2.6) St Helens Merseyside County Council election, 1981 (St Helens)PartyCandidatesVotes Stood ElectedNet % of total % № Net % Labour Party (UK) 11 9 6 81.8 56.8 28,191 20.4 Conservative Party (UK) 11 2 6 18.2 26.6 13,172 31.4 Liberal Party (UK) 8 0 0 0.0 16.2 8,061 10.6 Independent (politician) 1 0 0 0.0 0.4 184 N/A Turnout: 35.7% (1.6%) Wirral Merseyside County Council election, 1981 (Wirral)PartyCandidatesVotes Stood ElectedNet % of total % № Net % Labour Party (UK) 22 11 8 50.0 39.2 40,242 18.1 Conservative Party (UK) 22 8 9 36.4 38.4 39,363 22.0 Liberal Party (UK) 20 3 1 13.6 22.0 22,558 4.0 British Democratic Party 2 0 0 0.0 0.3 264 New Ecology Party 1 0 0 0.0 0.1 111 New Turnout: 39.9% (1.9%) Ward results Results compared directly with the last local election in 1977. Knowsley Huyton With Roby No. 1 (Huyton Farm, Princess & Woolfall) Huyton With Roby No. 1 (Huyton Farm, Princess & Woolfall) Labour Party (UK) P. Longfall * 2,116 91% 31% Conservative Party (UK) A. Simpson 210 9% 31% 1,906 9,165 2,346 25.6 5.1 Labour Party (UK) 31 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 https://david-jeffery.com/project/merseyside-local-election-results-project/ Merseyside Local Election Results Project - Dr. David Jeffery 21 December 2023 Huyton With Roby No. 2 (Longview and Rupert Farm) Huyton With Roby No. 2 (Longview and Rupert Farm) Labour Party (UK) J. Maguire 1,891 65% Conservative Party (UK) J. E. Easthope 560 19% Liberal Party (UK) D. Cottier 439 15% 1,331 9,072 2,894 32 Labour Party (UK) Huyton With Roby No. 3 (St. Agnes, St. Bartholomews & Swanside) Huyton With Roby No. 3 (St. Agnes, St. Bartholomews & Swanside) Conservative Party (UK) W. J. Simpson * 1,982 43% Labour Party (UK) E. O'Hara 1,816 39% Liberal Party (UK) L. Cottier 805 17% 166 13,599 4,610 34% 7 Conservative Party (UK) Huyton With Roby No. 4 (St. Gabriels & St. Michaels) Huyton With Roby No. 4 (St. Gabriels & St. Michaels) Labour Party (UK) S. S. Powell * 2,150 67% Liberal Party (UK) J. Melia 518 16% Conservative Party (UK) P. Forrester 517 16% 1,632 11,211 3,195 28% 10 Labour Party (UK) Kirkby No. 1 (Central Kirkby and Minstead) Kirkby No. 1 (Central Kirkby and Minstead) Labour Party (UK) J. King * 2,269 79 22.9 Liberal Party (UK) S. Welsh 495 17 3.5 Conservative Party (UK) K. Johnson 100 3 21.3 1,774 31.8 6.4 9,231 2,864 31 Labour Party (UK) Kirkby No. 2 (Cherryfield and Whitfield) Kirkby No. 2 (Cherryfield and Whitfield) Labour Party (UK) J. Gallagher * 2,577 72% 26.8 Liberal Party (UK) G. Sealey 741 21% 4.7 Conservative Party (UK) J. Carraher 246 7% 27.8 325 10.4 4.2 11,167 3,573 32% 3.9 Labour Party (UK) 4.7 Kirkby No. 3 (Northwood-Park-Tower Hill-Simonswood) Kirkby No. 3 (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) Whiston No. 1 (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) Whiston No. 3 (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) Whiston No. 4 (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 & St. James) Liverpool No.1 (Abercromby & St. James) Labour Party (UK) O. Doyle 2,049 54% 3.4 Liberal Party (UK) Chris Davies 1,437 38% 32.1 Communist Party (UK) R.O'Hara 158 4% Conservative Party (UK) P.M.Cawson 148 4% 6 612 16.8 17.8 11,504 3,814 33% 14 Labour Party (UK) 3.4 Liverpool No.2 (Aigburth) Liverpool No.2 Aigburth Conservative Party (UK) S. T. Moss * 2,968 49% 24 Liberal Party (UK) G. P. Scott 1,826 30% 14.9 Labour Party (UK) B. Smart 1,201 20% 9.6 1,142 19 38.8 14,746 6,002 41% 6.7 Conservative Party (UK) 24 Liverpool No.3 (Allerton) Liverpool No.3 (Allerton) Conservative Party (UK) W. S. D. Weaver * 2,189 49% 24 Labour Party (UK) M. O'Neill 1,180 27% 14.2 Liberal Party (UK) N. G. Chinn 1,053 24% 9.9 1,009 22.8 9 10,698 4,429 41.4% 1.8 Conservative Party (UK) 24 Liverpool No.4 (Anfield) Liverpool No.4 (Anfield) Liberal Party (UK) Carole M. Cartmell 2,225 44% 25.1 Labour Party (UK) J. E. Roberts 1,848 36% 4.2 Conservative Party (UK) T. P. Pink 1,025 20% 29.3 377 7.4 10.1 12,478 5,104 40.9% 3.8 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 29.3 Liverpool No.5 (Arundel) Liverpool No.5 (Arundel) Liberal Party (UK) Roger Johnston 1,745 39.5% 6.3 Labour Party (UK) R. J. Quick 1,713 38.7% 28.4 Conservative Party (UK) H. A. Quayle 857 19.4% 23.3 Communist Party (UK) J. C. Blevin 85 1.9% 2.0 33 12,115 4,422 36.5% 3.2 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 29.6 Liverpool No.6 (Breckfield & St. Domingo) Liverpool No.6 (Breckfield & St. Domingo) Labour Party (UK) J. Brazier 1,884 48.6% 17.8 Liberal Party (UK) F. McNevin 1,708 44.0% 15.4 Conservative Party (UK) Pauline Dougherty 276 7.1% 33.5 176 11,179 3,879 34.7% 2.3 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 51.3 Liverpool No.7 (Broadgreen) Liverpool No.7 (Broadgreen) Labour Party (UK) B. Wright 1,660 37.3 8.0 Liberal Party (UK) G. L. Holmes 1,651 37.1 1.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. D. Oughton 1,134 25.5% 9.8 9 0.02 6.38 11,833 4,449 37.6% 1.9 Labour Party (UK) 8.0 Liverpool No.8 (Central & Everton) Liverpool No.8 (Central & Everton) Labour Party (UK) K. C. Coombes 2,565 86.1% 24.5 Liberal Party (UK) W. Barrow 231 7.8% 2.9 Conservative Party (UK) E. J. Crighton 172 5.8% 6.4 2,334 78.35% 44.65% 10,638 2,979 28% 6.8 Labour Party (UK) 24.5 Liverpool No.9 (Childwall) Liverpool No.9 (Childwall) - 2 seats Conservative Party (UK) C. Henry De Boer * 3,114 43.8% 44.9 Conservative Party (UK) Mary V .Wood * 3,060 43.0% 45.7 Labour Party (UK) P. Astbury 2,072 29.1% 15.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Mulhearn 2,040 28.7% 15.2 Liberal Party (UK) W. A. Barton 1,928 27.1% 10.4 Liberal Party (UK) E. M. Brash 1,887 26.5 11.0 1,042 19,620 7,114 36.3 3.0 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liverpool No.10 (Church) Liverpool No.10 (Church) Liberal Party (UK) Leonard Tyrer 3,163 46.6% 5.5 Conservative Party (UK) H.C.Bolton-Jones 2,284 33.6% 7.6 Labour Party (UK) Maria Gee 1,326 19.5% 11.8 879 12.95 2.85 14,728 6,790 46.1% 1 Liberal Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 13.1 Liverpool No.11 (Clubmoor) Liverpool No.11 (Clubmoor) Labour Party (UK) H. Rimmer 2,161 49.4% 23.0 Liberal Party (UK) Audrey Humphries 1,699 38.8% 4.0 Conservative Party (UK) S. Costain 499 11.4% 27.4 462 10.56% 6.56 10,694 4,374 40.9% 3.4 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 50.4 Liverpool No.12 (County) Liverpool No.12 (County) Labour Party (UK) Sylvia Renilson 2,230 48.7% 20.1 Liberal Party (UK) R. I. Jobling 1,672 36.5% 4.6 Conservative Party (UK) W. Thomas 668 14.6% 24.9 558 12.19% 5.09 12,015 4,578 38.1% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 45.0 Liverpool No.13 (Croxteth) Liverpool No.13 (Croxteth) Conservative Party (UK) E.H. Fitzpatrick 2,119 44.5% 9.8 Labour Party (UK) F. Burke 1,577 33.1% 20 Liberal Party (UK) T. R.Jones 1,056 22.2% 10.4 542 11.38 9.8 13,370 4,764 35.6% 12.6 Conservative Party (UK) 9.8 Liverpool No.14 (Dingle) Liverpool No.14 (Dingle) Labour Party (UK) M. Evans * 1,662 63.9% 9.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. C. Cawley 687 27.1 18.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. A. Watson 168 6.6 26.6 Communist Party (UK) J. Greig 46 2 2.2 935 36.85 17.25 7,269 2,537 34.9% 10 Labour Party (UK) 9.8 Liverpool No.15 (Dovecot) Liverpool No.15 (Dovecot) Labour Party (UK) J. V. Walsh 3,167 53.2% 11.9 Liberal Party (UK) G.B.Smith 1,850 31.1% 18.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. L. Walsh 896 15.1% 27.9 1,317 22.13% 17.43 16,258 5,950 36.6% 7.7 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 27.0 Liverpool No.16 (Fairfield) Liverpool No.16 (Fairfield) Liberal Party (UK) Frank Doran 1,805 55.7% 21.5% Labour Party (UK) S. J. Gorman 1,056 32.6% 6.5 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Davis 361 11.4% 26.6 749 23.12% 19.12 9,771 3,240 33.2% 1.1 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 48.1 Liverpool No.17 (Fazakerley) Liverpool No.17 (Fazakerley) Labour Party (UK) W. F. Roe 2,347 58.1% 28.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Brown 943 23.3% 20.2 Liberal Party (UK) Patricia Fairhurst 740 18.3% 9.0 1,404 34.76 20.56 11,313 4,039 35.7% 3.2 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 49.0 Liverpool No.18 (Gillmoss) Liverpool No.18 (Gillmoss) - 2 seats Labour Party (UK) A. Jennings 4,409 83.4% 23.7 Labour Party (UK) T. McManus 4,212 79.7% Liberal Party (UK) J. Farley 451 8.5% Conservative Party (UK) A. Gore 447 8.5% 31.8 Liberal Party (UK) J. G. Morgan 429 8.1% Conservative Party (UK) D.G.Dougherty 428 8.1% 3,958 74.85% 25.15 18,439 5,288 28.7 3.3 Labour Party (UK) 23.7 Labour Party (UK) Liverpool No.19 (Granby & Princes Park) Liverpool No.19 (Granby & Princes Park) Labour Party (UK) Margaret Simey 1,940 58.0% 10.2 Liberal Party (UK) A.Damsell 1,041 31.1% 19.6 Conservative Party (UK) A. Palin 277 8.3% 27.3 Communist Party (UK) S. P. Munby 66 2% 3.3 899 26.88% 16.68 11,110 3,344 30.1% 6.7 Labour Party (UK) 10.2 Liverpool No.20 (Kensington) Liverpool No.20 (Kensington) Liberal Party (UK) A.H.Thomas 1,236 51.7% 6.5 Labour Party (UK) L.Reynolds 997 41.7% 19.4 Conservative Party (UK) D.Ellis 149 6.2% 13.5 239 10.0% 26 6,551 2,391 36.5% 1.1 9 0.38% Liberal Party (UK) 6.5 Liverpool No.21 (Low Hill & Smithdown) Liverpool No.21 (Low Hill & Smithdown) Liberal Party (UK) N. Caple 1,577 49.0% 4.9 Labour Party (UK) A. Gamble 1,523 47.4% 15.3 Conservative Party (UK) A. R. Hopkinsons 108 3.4% 9.1 54 1.69% 10.8 8,462 3,216 38.0% 4.9 8 0.25% Liberal Party (UK) 4.9 Liverpool No.22 (Melrose & Westminster) Liverpool No.22 (Melrose & Westminster) Labour Party (UK) B. Shaw * 2,045 59.4% 0% Liberal Party (UK) K. A. Sewill 1,237 35.9% 25.0 Conservative Party (UK) S. Fitzsimmons 154 4.5% 27.2 808 23.47% 4.23 8,140 3,443 42.3% 16.5 Labour Party (UK) 0.0% Liverpool No.23 (Old Swan) Liverpool No.23 (Old Swan) Labour Party (UK) Jane A. Hollinshead 2,572 52.6% 11.2 Liberal Party (UK) D. M. Galbraith 1,194 24.4% 11.7 Conservative Party (UK) W. H. Connolly 973 19.9% 21.5 Communist Party of Great Britain H. Mohin 65 1.3% 1.2 Independent Liberal K. McCullough 61 1.25% 0.45 1,378 28.2% 22.9% 12,095 4,886 40.4% 2.1 21 0.43% Labour Party (UK) 11.2 Liverpool No.24 (Picton) Liverpool No.24 (Picton) Liberal Party (UK) P. D. Mahon * 2,668 59.5% 16.5 Labour Party (UK) R. J. Clarke 1,336 29.8% 2.8 Conservative Party (UK) I. G. McKellar 395 8.8% 19.2 Communist Party of Great Britain J. G. Volleamere 68 1.5% 0.5 1,332 29.71% 10,856 4,484 41.3% 4.0 17 0.38% Liberal Party (UK) 16.5 Liverpool No.25 (Pirrie) Liverpool No.25 (Pirrie) Labour Party (UK) R. N. Wareing 4,280 75.8% 30.0 Conservative Party (UK) J. M. Wright 788 14.0% 33.0% Liberal Party (UK) T. G. Ellis 567 10.0% 2% 3,492 61.85% 15,727 5,646 35.9% 3.9 11 0.19% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 63% Liverpool No.26 (St. Marys) Liverpool No.26 (St. Marys) Labour Party (UK) H. Keidan 1,721 49.0% 10.0% Liberal Party (UK) Peter Milea 1,070 30.4% 18.4 Conservative Party (UK) D. R. Hawes 649 18.5% 27.5 Communist Party of Great Britain R. Ross 57 1.6% 1.4 651 18.53% 8,741 3,514 40.1% 10.1 17 0.48% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 37.5 Liverpool No.27 (St. Michaels) Liverpool No.27 (St. Michaels) Labour Party (UK) G. G. Pratt 1,141 36.1% 18.1 Liberal Party (UK) G. Abrams 1,140 36.1% 0.9 Conservative Party (UK) R. S. Jones * 863 27.3% 18.7 1 0.03% 9,576 3,160 33.0% 1.0 16 0.51% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 19 Liverpool No.28 (Sandhills & Vauxhall) Liverpool No.28 (Sandhills & Vauxhall) Labour Party (UK) J. Hughes 2,569 79.4% 0.6 Liberal Party (UK) S.Radford 192 5.9% 1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Hazel J. Clarke 59 1.8% 11.1 2,377 73.48% 6.48 8,381 3,235 38.6% 21.6% Labour Party (UK) 0.6 Liverpool No.29 (Speke) Liverpool No.29 (Speke) Labour Party (UK) B. Simpson 2,934 69.9% 13.9 Liberal Party (UK) J. D. Ball 832 19.8% 12.8 Conservative Party (UK) A. Nugent 430 10.2% 26.8 2,102 50.08% 31.08% 13,281 4,197 31.6% 10.6 1 0.02% Labour Party (UK) 13.9 Liverpool No.30 (Tuebrook) Liverpool No.30 (Tuebrook) Liberal Party (UK) B. Gore 1,890 44.3% 14.3 Labour Party (UK) T. McDonald 1,690 39.6% 16.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Irving 676 15.8% 30.2 200 4.68% 10,570 4,270 40.4% 5.4 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 44.5 Liverpool No.31 (Warbreck) Liverpool No.31 (Warbreck) Labour Party (UK) R. Riley 1,455 41.6% 20.6 Conservative Party (UK) R. B. Flude * 1,140 32.6% 16.4 Liberal Party (UK) H. G. Rogers 883 25.3% 3.7 315 9.01% 10,955 3,495 31.9% 3.1 17 0.49% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 37.0 Liverpool No.32 (Woolton East) Liverpool No.32 (Woolton East) Labour Party (UK) L. Evans * 3,152 77.3% 28.3 Liberal Party (UK) Jean E.Nester 483 11.8% 4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Pamela Stephen 429 10.5% 27.5 2,723 66.81% 55.81 11,848 4,076 34.4% 6.4 12 0.29% Labour Party (UK) 28.3 Liverpool No.33 (Woolton West) Liverpool No.33 (Woolton West) - 2 seats Conservative Party (UK) L. B. Williams * 3,681 54.6% 21.4 Conservative Party (UK) T. L. Hobday * 3,679 54.6% 21.4 Labour Party (UK) D. A. Bradbury 1,723 25.6% 13.6 Labour Party (UK) P. R. Martin 1,671 24.8% 13.8 Liberal Party (UK) C. Mayes 1,335 19.8% 8.8 Liberal Party (UK) R. J. Ormsby 1,286 19.1% 8.1 1,958 29.05% 17,859 6,739 37.7% 6.3 0 0% Conservative Party (UK) 21.4 Conservative Party (UK) 21.4 Sefton Bootle No.1 Bootle No.1 (Derby & Stanley) Labour Party (UK) A. S. Moore 2,677 68% 25 Conservative Party (UK) F. P. Morris * 788 20% 28 Liberal Party (UK) Mrs. H. Fjortoft 458 12% 5 1,889 48.05% 43.05 12,640 3,931 31% 8 0.2% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 53 Bootle No.2 (Linacre & Mersey) Bootle No.2 (Linacre & Mersey) Labour Party (UK) W. A. Wiseman * 2,142 77% 18 Liberal Party (UK) R. E. Williams 337 12% N/A Conservative Party (UK) H. E. Dunbar 285 10% 2 1,805 64.88% 9,432 2,782 29% 12 18 0.65% Labour Party (UK) 18 Bootle No.3 (Netherton, Orrell & Sefton) Bootle No.3 (Netherton, Orrell & Sefton) - 2 seats Labour Party (UK) B. Hillen * 5,255 68% 8 Labour Party (UK) T. J. McNicholas 5,109 66% 18 Liberal Party (UK) A. J. F. Harris 1,336 17% Liberal Party (UK) J. Butterfield 1,291 17% Conservative Party (UK) G. Halliwell 1,117 14% 18 Conservative Party (UK) J. F. Burrows 1,050 14% 28 4,138 53.68 24,130 7,704 32% 5 Labour Party (UK) 18 Labour Party (UK) 17 Crosby No.1 (Central, College & St. John's) Crosby No.1 (Central, College & St. John's) Conservative Party (UK) N. C. Goldrein * 1,931 41% 28 Liberal Party (UK) K. Sartain 1,507 32% 15 Labour Party (UK) J. C. Hulligan 1,293 27% 10 424 8.96% 43.04 11,943 4,731 40% 4 Conservative Party (UK) 28 Crosby No.2 (Christ Church, St. Mary's & St. Thomas) Crosby No.2 (Christ Church, St. Mary's & St. Thomas) Labour Party (UK) R. D. Waring 2,325 57% 19 Conservative Party (UK) R. O. Harvey * 1,013 25% 31 Liberal Party (UK) V. B. Kehoe 754 18% 12 1,312 13.91% 10,278 4,111 40% 7 19 0.46% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 50 Crosby No.3 Crosby No.3 Conservative Party (UK) W. R. Bennett * 2,074 54% 18 Labour Party (UK) E. A. Murphy 1,771 46% 26 303 7.85% 10,323 3,861 37% 16 0.41% Conservative Party (UK) 18 Crosby No.4 Crosby No.4 Conservative Party (UK) F. L. Pritchard * 2,581 69% 13 Labour Party (UK) G. Stringer 654 17% 10 Liberal Party (UK) C. E. Bolger 521 14% 3 1,927 51.20% 9,203 3,764 41% 5 8 0.21% Conservative Party (UK) 13 Formby Formby Conservative Party (UK) J. R. Murray-Bligh 3,629 49% 32% Liberal Party (UK) Margaret Metcalfe 2,142 29% 10 Labour Party (UK) J. L. Linden 1,206 16% Green Party (UK) R. W. Small 474 6.4% 1,487 19.94% 18,599 7,458 40% 3 7 0.09% Conservative Party (UK) 32 Litherland Litherland Labour Party (UK) E. Lawrenson 4,133 73% 29 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. G. Buckles 1,472 26% 22 2,661 47.29% 16,077 5,627 35% 1 22 0.39% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 51 Southport No.1 (Ainsdale, Birkdale & South) Southport No.1 (Ainsdale, Birkdale & South) Conservative Party (UK) J. Hartley * 2,606 56% 31 Liberal Party (UK) R. W. Rothwell 1,266 27.2% 1.2 Labour Party (UK) J. F. Caven 777 17% 7 1,340 28.79% 32.21 14,192 4,655 33% 6 0.13% Conservative Party (UK) 31 Southport No.2 Southport No.2 Liberal Party (UK) R. Rimmer 1,759 40% 14 Conservative Party (UK) B. Lamont 1,548 35% 24 Labour Party (UK) S. Forkins 1,101 25% 10 211 4.79% 12,174 4,408 36% 3 Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 38 Southport No.3 (Birkdale West-Central-West) Southport No.3 (Birkdale West-Central-West) Liberal Party (UK) S. Shaw 1,681 50.0% 28 Conservative Party (UK) J. Morland 1,675 49.8% 28.2 6 0.18% 9,120 3,365 37% 3 9 0.27% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 56.2 Southport No.4 (Craven-Sussex-Talbot) Southport No.4 (Craven-Sussex-Talbot) Liberal Party (UK) Ronald Fearn * 3,213 76% 26 Conservative Party (UK) J. Heaton 997 24% 16 2,216 52.4% 11,188 4,229 38% 4 19 0.45% Liberal Party (UK) 26 Southport No.5 (Hesketh & Scarisbrick) Southport No.5 (Hesketh & Scarisbrick) Liberal Party (UK) D. Griffiths 2,611 48% 13 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. J. Leech * 2,134 40% 16 Labour Party (UK) A. Bell 643 12% 3 477 8.85% 11,516 5,389 47% 3 1 0.02% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 29 Southport No.6 (Marine and Park) Southport No.6 (Marine and Park) Conservative Party (UK) J. Robinson 1,831 47% 20 Liberal Party (UK) N. Jones 1,673 42% 9 Labour Party (UK) R. Burnett 428 11% 158 4.01% 11,378 3,937 35% 4 5 0.13% Conservative Party (UK) 20 West Lancashire No.1 (Aintree) West Lancashire No.1 (Aintree) Conservative Party (UK) A. I. Birch * 2,251 64% 19 Labour Party (UK) C. Toner 1,259 36% 19 992 28.09% 9,674 3,531 36% 1 21 0.59& Conservative Party (UK) 19 West Lancashire No.2 West Lancashire No.2 Conservative Party (UK) C. Currall * 2,069 44% 32 Labour Party (UK) E. Kay 1,533 33% 10 Resident C. Jones 1,100 23.4% 536 11.39% 42.21 14,482 4,707 33% 2 5 0.11% Conservative Party (UK) 32 West Lancashire No.3 West Lancashire No.3 Conservative Party (UK) N. Bernard 1,109 31% N/A Liberal Party (UK) J. Parkin 932 26% N/A Labour Party (UK) S. Peacock 873 25% N/A Resident P. Matthews 628 17.7% N/A 177 4.98% N/A 10,205 3,551 35% N/A 9 0.25% N/A Conservative Party (UK) N/A St. Helens Haydock Haydock Labour Party (UK) D. Craig 3,759 76% 31 Conservative Party (UK) P. Anderton * 1,191 24% 31 2,568 51.81% 12,120 4,957 41% 8 7 0.14% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 55 Newton Le Willows Newton Le Willows Labour Party (UK) J. Duncan 3,521 47% 2 Liberal Party (UK) E. Sherlock 3,161 42% 28 Conservative Party (UK) M. Finlayson 835 11% 30 360 4.81% 14,949 7,517 50% 9 Labour Party (UK) 2 Rainford Rainford Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. A. Berry * 2,856 42% 36 Labour Party (UK) R. Ledwith 2,843 42% 20 Liberal Party (UK) I. Grieg 1,100 16% N/A 13 0.19% 15,964 6,817 43% 5 13 0.19% Conservative Party (UK) 36 St. Helens No.1 (Central and South Eccleston) St. Helens No.1 (Central and South Eccleston) Labour Party (UK) H.Glover 2,083 66% 27 Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. E. Jameson * 767 24% 30 Liberal Party (UK) P. Fitzmaurice 299 9% 2 1,316 41.71% 26.51% 9,334 3,155 34% 1 6 0.19% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 57 St. Helens No.2 (East Sutton) St. Helens No.2 (East Sutton) Labour Party (UK) J. Thompson 2,561 72% 29 Liberal Party (UK) W. Iley 532 14% 4 Conservative Party (UK) A. Taylor 301 8% 39 Independent (politician) I. Finney 104 5% N/A 2,119 57.43% 12,857 3,690 29% 9 22 0.60% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 68 St. Helens No.3 (Hardshaw and West Sutton) St. Helens No.3 (Hardshaw and West Sutton) Labour Party (UK) T. Talbot 3,631 73% 33 Liberal Party (UK) T. Gilligan 989 20% 1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Jones 345 7% 30 2,642 52.91% 16,479 4,993 30% 28 0.56% Labour Party (UK) 33 St. Helens No.4 (Moss Bank and North Windle) St. Helens No.4 (Moss Bank and North Windle) Labour Party (UK) T. Gadsden 2,547 55% 22 Conservative Party (UK) E. Jameson * 1,602 35% 28 Liberal Party (UK) P. Pennington 467 10% 6 945 20.43% 12,993 4,626 36% 4 10 0.22% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 50 St. Helens No.5 (North Eccleston and South Windle) St. Helens No.5 (North Eccleston and South Windle) Labour Party (UK) J. Duncan 1,589 69% 33 Conservative Party (UK) W. Carter 717 31% 33 877 37.77% 6,694 2,309 34% 3 3 0.13% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Helens No.6 (Parr) St. Helens No.6 (Parr) Labour Party (UK) G. Leyland 2,672 75% 20% Conservative Party (UK) M.Powell 500 14% 25 Liberal Party (UK) P. Dennington 396 11% 5 2,172 60.87% 45.17 16,507 3,568 22% 3 Labour Party (UK) 20 Whiston No.2 (Eccleston and Windle) Whiston No.2 (Eccleston and Windle) Conservative Party (UK) G. Brownlow 2,530 70% 18 Labour Party (UK) K. Bamforth 1,052 29% 17 1,478 41.04% 34.96 10,260 3,601 35% 13 19 0.53% Conservative Party (UK) 18 Whiston No. 5 (Rainhill and Bold) Whiston No. 5 (Rainhill and Bold) Labour Party (UK) B. McCormick 1,843 41% 9% Conservative Party (UK) Mrs. Nellie Holley 1,528 34% 34 Liberal Party (UK) P. Thomas 1,117 25% N/A 315 7% 11,255 4,502 40% 14 14 0.31% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 43 Wirral Bebington No.1 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey) Bebington No.1 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey) Conservative Party (UK) I. Richmond 2,466 53% 27 Labour Party (UK) P. Holt 1,380 30% N/A Liberal Party (UK) P. Golby 803 17% 3 1,086 23.28% 9,942 4,663 47% 1 14 0.30% Conservative Party (UK) 27 Bebington No.2 (Park, New Ferry, North Bromborough) Bebington No.2 (Park, New Ferry, North Bromborough) Labour Party (UK) A. Rose 2,512 58% 17 Conservative Party (UK) E. A. Davies 1,320 28% 23 Liberal Party (UK) D. Cottrell 623 14% 6 1,302 29.96% 9,572 4,346 45% 1 0.02% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 40 Wirral Bebington No.3 (South Bromborough and Eastham) Wirral Bebington No.3 (South Bromborough and Eastham) Liberal Party (UK) P. N. Gilchrist * 3,714 51% 6 Labour Party (UK) E. Williams 2,170 30% 10 Conservative Party (UK) M. Evans 1,423 19% 17 1,544 21.09% 12.21 13,866 7,321 53% 4 14 0.19% Liberal Party (UK) Bebington No. 4 (Lower Bebington & Poulton) Bebington No. 4 (Lower Bebington & Poulton) Conservative Party (UK) F. J. K. Williams * 3,479 54% 24 Labour Party (UK) J. Durrant 1,666 26% N/A Liberal Party (UK) M. Cody 1,329 20% 2 1,813 27.95% 27.25 14,511 6,486 45% 4 12 0.19% Conservative Party (UK) 24 Birkenhead No.1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt) Birkenhead No.1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt) Labour Party (UK) J. Stuart-Cole 1,831 72% 22 Liberal Party (UK) E.Rise 404 16% Conservative Party (UK) F. Dawson 295 12% 16 1,427 56.34% 35.34 7,016 2,533 36% 7% 3 0.12% Labour Party (UK) 22 Birkenhead No.2 (Bebington and Mersey) Birkenhead No.2 (Bebington and Mersey) Labour Party (UK) P. Liddell 1,944 68% 24 Conservative Party (UK) H. Welsh * 590 21% 28 Liberal Party (UK) A. Brighouse 299 11% 4 1,354 47.71% 8,220 3,535 43% 10 11 0.31% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) 52 Birkenhead No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland) Birkenhead No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland) Liberal Party (UK) D. Boxer 1,535 43% 12 Labour Party (UK) N. Holbrook 1,288 36% 33 Conservative Party (UK) D. Esseen 701 20% 22 834 23.59% 8,220 3,535 43% 10 11 0.31% Liberal Party (UK) 12 Birkenhead No.4 (Devonshire and Egerton) Birkenhead No.4 (Devonshire and Egerton) Labour Party (UK) V. Ruck 2,347 50% 26 Conservative Party (UK) W. R. Baker * 1,269 27% 17 Liberal Party (UK) P. Lloyd 1,082 23% 9 1,078 22.95% 11,742 4,698 40% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Birkenhead No. 5 (Bidston) Birkenhead No. 5 (Bidston) Labour Party (UK) J. McCabe 2,034 63% 5 Liberal Party (UK) R. Wood 932 29% 9 Conservative Party (UK) R. Owen 263 8% 14 1,771 54.73% 18 8,450 3,236 38% 6 7 0.22% Labour Party (UK) 5 Birkenhead No.6 (Oxton) Birkenhead No.6 (Oxton) Liberal Party (UK) A. Brame 2,542 46% 7 Conservative Party (UK) F. J. Morton * 1,553 28% 17 Labour Party (UK) A. Chape 1,258 23% 11 Green Party (UK) J. Bell 111 2% 989 18.07% 11.6 12,820 5,474 43% 5 10 0.18% Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Birkenhead No. 7 (Prenton) Birkenhead No. 7 (Prenton) Labour Party (UK) W. Gamet 3,556 55% 29 Conservative Party (UK) A. E. Wise * 2,827 44% 21 729 11.37% 27.63 15,087 6,412 43% 8 29 0.45% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Birkenhead No.8 (Upton) Birkenhead No.8 (Upton) Labour Party (UK) D. Kean 4,565 56% 24 Conservative Party (UK) I. Allison 1,975 24% 37 Liberal Party (UK) E. Copestake 1,558 19% 12 2,590 31.97% 2.97 21,431 8,101 38% 5 3 0.04% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Hoylake No.1 (Royden) Hoylake No.1 (Royden) Conservative Party (UK) R. Stretch 3,205 62% 20 Liberal Party (UK) N. Blackwood 1,127 22% 17 Labour Party (UK) I. Travis 793 15% 6 2,078 40.5% 32.1 14,173 5,131 36% 7 6 0.12% Conservative Party (UK) 20 Hoylake No.2 (Hoylake) Hoylake No.2 (Hoylake) Conservative Party (UK) J. W. Last * 2,754 58% 20 Liberal Party (UK) P. Barker 1,392 30% 15 Labour Party (UK) J. Robb 556 12% 5 1,362 28.87% 32.63 12,127 4,717 39% 10 15 0.32% Conservative Party (UK) 20 Wallasey No.1 (Leasowe)) Wallasey No.1 (Leasowe)) Labour Party (UK) J. George 2,611 64% 20 Conservative Party (UK) A. Downie 821 20% 27 Liberal Party (UK) B. Thomas 656 16% 10 1,790 43.79% 40.13 11,915 4,088 34% 2 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wallasey No.2 (Liscard) Wallasey No.2 (Liscard) Labour Party (UK) D. Mason 2,154 45% 18 Conservative Party (UK) K. Young 1,713 35% 28 Liberal Party (UK) M. Canning 827 17% 7 British Democratic Party (1979) R. Eccleston 132 3% N/A 441 9.12% 27.33 12,692 4,836 38% 2.16 10 0.21% 0.13 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wallasey No.3 (Moreton) Wallasey No.3 (Moreton) Labour Party (UK) R. Patterson 1,564 50% 21 Conservative Party (UK) D. Williams 1,035 33% 33 Liberal Party (UK) J. C. Jenkins 506 16% 11 529 17.02% 19.12 8,180 3,108 38% 4 3 0.10% Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wallasey No.4 (Wallasey) Wallasey No.4 (Wallasey) Conservative Party (UK) M. F. Emberton * 3,687 61% 8 Liberal Party (UK) I. Horton 1,299 21% 5 Labour Party (UK) V. McGee 1,085 18% 14 2,388 39.24% 4.01 14,217 6,085 43% 10 14 0.23% Conservative Party (UK) 8 Wallasey No.5 (New Brighton) Wallasey No.5 (New Brighton) Conservative Party (UK) K. W. Porter * 1,883 49% 27 Labour Party (UK) J. Fairbrother 1,118 29% 14 Liberal Party (UK) J. Canning 689 18% 9 British Democratic Party (1979) R. Lloyd-Parry 132 3% N/A 765 20% 41.56 11.316 3,825 34% 3 3 0.08% Conservative Party (UK) 27 Wallasey No.6 (Seacombe) Wallasey No.6 (Seacombe) Labour Party (UK) J. Gershman * 2,200 71% 25 Conservative Party (UK) A. Adams 590 19% 25 Liberal Party (UK) D. Bentley 300 10% 2 1,610 52% 47.98 10,638 3,096 29% 5 6 0.19% Labour Party (UK) 25 Wirral No.1 (Heswall) Wirral No.1 (Heswall) Conservative Party (UK) J. C. Smyth * 3,696 83% 5 Labour Party (UK) R. Harris 724 16% 7 2,972 66.92% 14.82 11,594 4,441 38% 8 21 0.47% Conservative Party (UK) 5 Wirral No.2 (Irby, Pensby & Thurstaston) Wirral No.2 (Thurstaston)) Conservative Party (UK) M. Lavender 1,928 51% 25 Liberal Party (UK) A. Conway 941 25% 16 Labour Party (UK) A. Rea 886 24% 9 1,042 27.71% 33.92 10,189 3,760 37% 9 5 0.13% Conservative Party (UK) 25 Notes n References 1981 Merseyside Category:1970s in Merseyside