1960 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 12 May 1960.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

	Councillors	±	Aldermen	Total
Labour	61	-10	32	93
Conservative	56	+8	8	64
Protestant	3	+2	0	3

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1960
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Conservative	24	9	2	+7	60%	56%	78,857
Labour	14	2	11	-9	23%	38%	53,498
Liberal	0	0	0	0	0%	3%	4,933
Protestant	3	+2	0	+2	7.5%	2%	3,159
Communist	0	9	0	0	0%

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1957 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1957 election results.

Abercromby

Abercromby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. W. Rollins	1,089	49%	+16%
	Labour	A. Williams	945	42%	−10%
	Union Movement	H. Taylor	105	5%
	Communist	A. M^cClelland	85	4%	0%
Majority			144
Registered electors			10,592
Turnout			2,224	21%	−10%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Aigburth

Aigburth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. M. Entwistle	4,163	93%	+21%
	Labour	F. J. McConville	328	7%	+1%
Majority			3,835
Registered electors			13,984
Turnout			4,491	32%	−9%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Allerton

Allerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. McMillan	2,698	87%	+7%
	Labour	J. Taylor-Venables	404	13%	−7%
Majority			2,294
Registered electors			10,304
Turnout			3.102	30%	−5%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Anfield

Anfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. G. S. Gordon	3,287	70%	+12%
	Labour	S. W. Jones	1,396	30%	−12%
Majority			1,891
Registered electors			14,324
Turnout			4,638	33%	−7%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Arundel

Arundel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. W. Rathbone	2,535	64%	−7%
	Labour	G. C. Carr	880	22%	−18%
	Liberal	Mrs. B. A. Hands	438	11%	+11%
	Communist	J. Kay	108	3%	0%
Majority			1,655
Registered electors			12,454
Turnout			3,961	32%	−4%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Breckfield

Breckfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. A. Lowe	1,991	61%	+20%
	Labour	J. McKenna	1,297	39%	−20%
Majority			694
Registered electors			11,244
Turnout			3,288	29%	−10%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Keenan	2,534	76%	+11%
	Labour	J. H. Summerville	819	24%	−11%
Majority			1,715
Registered electors			11,745
Turnout			3,353	29%	−6%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. McKeown *	1,347	51%	−10%
	Conservative	A. McKie Reid	1,277	49%	+12%
Majority			70
Registered electors			8,928
Turnout			2,624	29%	−4%
	Labour hold		Swing

Childwall

Childwall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. W. Hughes *	3,360	74%	+2%
	Liberal	W. Russell Dyson	901	20%	+3%
	Labour	J. Furlong	309	7%	−3%
Majority			2,459
Registered electors			14,339
Turnout			4,570	32%	−7%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Church

Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. M. Steward *	3,218	60%	−15%
	Liberal	Cyril Carr	1,849	34%	+22%
	Labour	J. F. Cloherty	336	6%	−4%
Majority			1,369
Registered electors			13,772
Turnout			5,403	39%	−2%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. H. Wilson *	2,639	64%	+16%
	Labour	Mrs. C. A. George	1,488	36%	−9%
Majority			1,151
Registered electors			11,651
Turnout			4,127	35%	−13%
	Labour hold		Swing

County

County
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. H. Maynard	3,208	55%	−8%
	Labour	H. Dailey *	2,659	45%	−8%
Majority			549
Registered electors			14,003
Turnout			5,867	42%	−6%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Croxteth

Croxteth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. E. Thompson *	3,440	77%	+8%
	Labour	D. Pierce	602	14%	−8%
Majority			2,838
Registered electors			11,645
Turnout			4,443	38%	−10%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dingle

Dingle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Cumella *	2,132	51%	−8%
	Conservative	C. N. Peplow	1,572	37%	0%
	Liberal	J. F. Ross	469	12%	+12%
Majority			560
Registered electors			13,077
Turnout			4,200	32%	−7%
	Labour hold		Swing

Dovecot

Dovecot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. I. Davies *	1,960	51%
	Conservative	E. Johnson	1,857	49%
Majority			103
Registered electors			14,706
Turnout			3,807	26%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Everton

Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. F. Jacobs	1,290	63%	−18%
	Conservative	E. Shaw	747	37%	+37%
Majority			543
Registered electors			11,370
Turnout			2,037	18%	−2%
	Labour hold		Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Thomas *	2,121	72%	+13%
	Labour	R. Buckle	819	28%	−13%
Majority			1,302
Registered electors			14,237
Turnout			2,940	21%	−9%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Rattray *	2,799	64%	+13%
	Labour	Pat Wall	1,566	36%	−13%
Majority			1,233
Registered electors			11,819
Turnout			4,365	37%	−13%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eddie Loyden	2,469	61%	−9%
	Conservative	G. K. McKelvie	1,559	39%	+9%
Majority			910
Registered electors			16,278
Turnout			4,028	25%	−8%
	Labour hold		Swing

Granby

Granby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Lloyd	1,565	51%	+10%
	Labour	J. Guinan *	1,489	49%	−10%
Majority			76
Registered electors			11,841
Turnout			3,054	26%	−6%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Kensington

Kensington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. K. Williams *	1,886	50%	−11%
	Conservative	A. L. Audley	1,875	50%	+11%
Majority			11
Registered electors			12,531
Turnout			3,761	30%	−6%
	Labour hold		Swing

Low Hill

Low Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. M. Scott *	1,358	54%	−7%
	Conservative	E. Crierie	1,171	46%	+7%
Majority			187
Registered electors			9,816
Turnout			2,529	26%	−3%
	Labour hold		Swing

Melrose

Melrose
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. H. Browne *	1,292	56%	−14%
	Conservative	S. D. Lunt	746	32%	+2%
	Liberal	B. F. Bannon	277	12%	+12%
Majority			546
Registered electors			9,699
Turnout			2,315	24%	−7%
	Labour hold		Swing

Netherfield

Netherfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protestant	F. Crook	1,322	56%	+56%
	Labour	T. Robinson *	1,057	44%	−13%
Majority			265
Registered electors			8,932
Turnout			2,379	27%	+1%
	Protestant gain from Labour		Swing

Old Swan

Old Swan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. H. Morris	2,707	64%	+16%
	Labour	Mrs. M. Wills	1,347	32%	−19%
	Communist	J. Edgar	143	3%	+2%
Majority			1,360
Registered electors			15,367
Turnout			4,197	27%	−13%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Picton

Picton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. F. T. Smith	2,611	56%	+17%
	Labour	A. G. Roberts *	2,059	44%	−7%
Majority			552
Registered electors			14,299
Turnout			4,670	33%	−7%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Pirrie

Pirrie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eric Heffer	3,001	52%	−9%
	Conservative	J. P. Bailey	2,841	48%	+9%
Majority			180
Registered electors			16,690
Turnout			5,822	35%	−6%
	Labour hold		Swing

Prince's Park

Prince's Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Clarke	1,807	52%	+7%
	Labour	T. Roberts *	1,694	48%	−7%
Majority			113
Registered electors			13,449
Turnout			3,501	26%	−8%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Sandhills

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Scully *	1,592	90%	−3%
	Conservative	A. C. Bailey	173	10%	+3%
Majority			1,419	20%	−4%
Registered electors			9,041
Turnout			1,765	20%	−4%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Domingo

St. Domingo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protestant	H. D. Longbottom	1,837	54%	+54%
	Labour	W. R. Maylor *	1,581	46%	−13%
Majority			256
Registered electors			11,931
Turnout			3,418	29%	−2%
	Protestant gain from Labour		Swing

St. James

St. James
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. McManus *	1,556	74%	−7%
	Conservative	B. Ingham	534	26%	+7%
Majority			1,022
Registered electors			10,772
Turnout			2,090	19%	−8%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. A. Nolan	1,880	53%	+9%
	Labour	Mrs. P. Henley *	1,652	47%	−9%
Majority			228
Registered electors			11,454
Turnout			3,532	31%	−2%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Browne *	2,323	67%	−4%
	Liberal	D. W. Haggart	571	17%	+17%
	Labour	J. F. Stevens	436	13%	−12%
	Anti-Debt League	A. P. Cooney	126	4%	0%
Majority			1,752
Registered electors			10,063
Turnout			3,456	34%	−4%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Smithdown

Smithdown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Gibbs *	1,492	68%	−3%
	Conservative	H. Hawkins	698	32%	+3%
Majority			794
Registered electors			12,261
Turnout			2,190	18%	−9%
	Labour hold		Swing

Speke

Speke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. H. Sefton *	1,657	56%
	Conservative	G. McDonald	1,294	44%
Majority			363
Registered electors			14,086
Turnout			14,086	21%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. F. Pine *	2,683	65%	+10%
	Labour	H. Roberts	1,465	35%	−10%
Majority			1,218
Registered electors			12,928
Turnout			4,148	32%	−12%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Dean-Jones *	640	77%	−7%
	Communist	T. E. Cassin	190	23%	+20%
Majority			640
Registered electors			9,424
Turnout			830	9%	−8%
	Labour hold		Swing

Warbreck

Warbreck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. J. McLaughlin	3,075	73%	+12%
	Labour	K. E. Dickinson	1,148	27%	−12%
Majority			1,927
Registered electors			13,244
Turnout			4,223	32%	−13%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westminster

Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Gillin	1,355	53%	+13%
	Labour	R. J. Alcock *	1,193	47%	−13%
Majority			162
Registered electors			7,770
Turnout			2,548	33%	−5%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Woolton

Woolton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. McAllister *	3,445	80%	+7%
	Labour	W. Lungley	867	20%	−7%
Majority			2,578
Registered electors			15,824
Turnout			4,312	27%	−11%
	Conservative hold		Swing

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References

^ Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ Liverpool Daily Post 13 May 1960
^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1960-1961

[1] Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[2] Liverpool Daily Post 13 May 1960

[3] Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1960-1961

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