1971 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 13 May 1971.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

	Councillors	±	Aldermen
Conservative	53	-26	??
Labour	55	+25	??
Liberal	7	+3	??
Protestant	5	-2	??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1971
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Labour	31	25	0	+25	77.5%	54%	80,725
Conservative	5	0	26	-26	12.5%	31%	46,215
Liberal	4	3	0	+3	10%	13%	18,792
Communist	0	0	0	0	0%	1%	1,508
Protestant	0	0	2	-2	0%	0.8%	1,198

Ward results

This data is compared with the election results for 1968, when the councillors were elected for a three-year term.

* - Councillor seeking re-election

^(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

Abercromby

Abercromby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. F. Jacobs	1,038	74%	+30%
	Conservative	D. E. Daniel *	287	20%	−25%
	Communist	A. McClelland	85	6%	−5%
Majority			751
Registered electors			5,483
Turnout			1,410	26%	+8%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Aigburth

Aigburth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. H. Francis ^(PARTY)	3,633	77%	+8%
	Labour	G. Walsh	1,058	23%	+20%
Majority			2,575
Registered electors			14,684
Turnout			6,029	32%	−13%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Allerton

Allerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Evans *	2,300	70%	−18%
	Labour	N. J. Dawson	989	30%	+18%
Majority			1,311
Registered electors			11,000
Turnout			3,289	30%	−4%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Anfield

Anfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. J. McGurk	2,826	56%	+36%
	Conservative	J. Mass *	3,163	38%	−42%
	Liberal	F. D. Whaley	338	7%	+7%
Majority			903
Registered electors			13,519
Turnout			5,087	38%	+8%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Arundel

Arundel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	N. Wood	2,236	47%	+35%
	Conservative	A. J. Browne	1,283	27%	−48%
	Labour	C. O'Rourke	1,153	24%	+11%
Majority			953
Registered electors			`14,116
Turnout			4,748	34%	+7%
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Breckfield

Breckfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Williams	1,531	60%	+31%
	Conservative	D. J. Lewis ^(PARTY)	748	27%	−44%
	Liberal	P. Chivall	368	13%	+13%
Majority			893
Registered electors			8,890
Turnout			2,757	31%	+6%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Johnston	1,905	43%	+20%
	Conservative	H. Kelsall *	1,407	32%	−30%
	Labour	T. McManus	1,114	25%	+10%
Majority			498
Registered electors			11,854
Turnout			4,426	37%	+6%
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Parry *	1,474	95%	+44%
	Conservative	S. V. Hennessy	56	4%	−42%
	Communist	R. Cartwright	24	2%	+1%
Majority			1,418
Registered electors			5,421
Turnout			1,554	29%	−5%
	Labour hold		Swing

Childwall

Childwall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. G. Pascoe *	3,221	42%	−22%
	Liberal	H. Davies	3,186	42%	+13%
	Labour	V. Seddon	1,248	16%	+11%
Majority			35
Registered electors			19,228
Turnout			7,655	40%	+1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Church

Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cyril E. Carr *	3,877	67%	+3%
	Conservative	S. P. Mason	1,959	31%	−2%
	Labour	K. Jones	468	7%	+4%
Majority			1,918
Registered electors			14,766
Turnout			6,304	43%	−9%
	Liberal hold		Swing

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. M. Burke	2,392	57%	+20%
	Conservative	A. L. Jones ^(PARTY)	1,553	37%	−26%
	Liberal	J. Crawford	272	6%	−6%
Majority			839
Registered electors			11,147
Turnout			4,217	38%	+6%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

County

County
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. McLean	2,955	59.08
	Conservative	R. B. Flude *	1,857	37.13
	Communist	K. T. Dowd	190	3.80
Majority			1,098	21.95
Registered electors			13,098
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Croxteth

Croxteth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Larty ^(PARTY)	2,671	60%	−29%
	Labour	W. H. Westbury	1,768	40%	+29%
Majority			903
Registered electors			12,902
Turnout			4,439	34%	−1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dingle

Dingle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. W. Jones	2,466	75%	+38%
	Conservative	E. W. Mossford ^(PARTY)	697	21%	−37%
	Communist	J. Cook	111	3%	−1%
Majority			1,769
Registered electors			9,839
Turnout			3,274	33%	+5%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Dovecot

Dovecot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Burke	4,285	78%	+36%
	Conservative	R. S. Fairclough *	1,194	22%	−36%
Majority			3,091
Registered electors			16,448
Turnout			5,479	33%	+6%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Everton

Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Smythe *	659	83%	+33%
	Conservative	E. Bowness	134	17%	−17%
Majority			525
Registered electors			2,840
Turnout			793	29%	+12%
	Labour hold		Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Hughes	1,811	49%	+28%
	Conservative	J. P. Moyses *	1,270	34%	−35%
	Liberal	C. Crawford	613	17%	+10%
Majority			541
Registered electors			11,783
Turnout			3,694	31%	+4%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Gaier	2,544	60%	+35%
	Conservative	A. Ritchie *	1,717	40%	−35%
Majority			827
Registered electors			11,683
Turnout			4,261	36%	+5%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Jones	5,163	80%	+36%
	Conservative	M. Kingston *	1,122	17%	−32%
	Communist	K. Dunlop	137	2%	−5%
Majority			4,041
Registered electors			20,095
Turnout			6,422	32%	+11%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Granby

Granby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Doswell	2,012	75%	+41%
	Conservative	J. J. Swainbank *	580	22%	−23%
	Communist	J. V. Powell	103	4%	−1%
Majority			1,432
Registered electors			8,520
Turnout			2,695	32%	+8%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Kensington

Kensington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. G. Thorne	2,040	59%	+20%
	Conservative	J. Entwhistle *	865	25%	−36%
	Liberal	I. Parker	529	15%	+15%
Majority			1,175
Registered electors			10,671
Turnout			3,434	32%	+3%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Low Hill

Low Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. R. Snell	980	64%	+27%
	Conservative	E. Crierie *	393	26%	−33%
	Liberal	K. Firth	150	10%	+10%
Majority			587
Registered electors			4,655
Turnout			1,523	33%	+10%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Melrose

Melrose
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Ackers *	1,837	80%	+30%
	Conservative	I. MacFall	460	20%	−30%
Majority			1,377
Registered electors			7,517
Turnout			2,297	31%	+10%
	Labour hold		Swing

Netherfield

Netherfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Mottram	775	57%	+27%
	Protestant	J. Boardman *	514	38%	−26%
	Liberal	J. J. Hastings	60	4%	+4%
Majority			261
Registered electors			4,327
Turnout			1,349	31%	+13%
	Labour gain from Protestant		Swing

Old Swan

Old Swan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. Lyons	2,910	50%	+50%
	Labour	T. Roberts	1,547	27%	+2%
	Conservative	A. McKie Reid *	1,316	23%	−52%
Majority			1,363
Registered electors			13,896
Turnout			5,773	42%	+16%
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Picton

Picton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Bailey	2,021	43%	+17%
	Liberal	J. A. Gallagher	1,652	35%	+22%
	Conservative	F. R. Butler ^(PARTY)	929	20%	−41%
	Communist	J. G. Volleamere	57	1%
Majority			369
Registered electors			12,793
Turnout			4,659	36%	+7%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Pirrie

Pirrie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Black	4,551	75%	+33%
	Conservative	J. F. Atkinson ^(PARTY)	1,417	23%	−35%
	Communist	B. Anderson	125	2%
Majority			3,134
Registered electors			16,587
Turnout			6,093	37%	+9%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Prince's Park

Prince's Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. T. Walsh	2,294	72%	+41%
	Conservative	J. Cheshire *	789	25%	−30%
	Communist	J. F. Greig	114	4%	−1%
Majority			1,505
Registered electors			8,798
Turnout			3,197	36%	+11%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Sandhills

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. P. Hyams *	1,446	91%	+35%
	Conservative	R. Walsh	138	9%	−31%
Majority			1,308
Registered electors			6,157
Turnout			1,584	26%	+3%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Domingo

St. Domingo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. McDonald	827	55%	+33%
	Protestant	R. F. Henderson *	684	45%	−3%
Majority			143
Registered electors			6,083
Turnout			1,511	25%	0%
	Labour gain from Protestant		Swing

St. James

St. James
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	O. J. Doyle	2,244	78%	+26%
	Communist	R' O'Hara	426	15%	−7%
	Conservative	J. Howard	194	7%	−19%
Majority			1,818
Registered electors			8,946
Turnout			2,864	32%	+15%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. C. Evans	2,850	69%	+33%
	Conservative	J. Tushingham *	1,308	31%	−33%
Majority			1,542
Registered electors			10,467
Turnout			4,158	40%	+8%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. McVeigh *	1,744	50%	−33%
	Labour	B. J. Johnson	1,436	42%	+30%
	Liberal	D. H. Reece	214	6%	+6%
Majority			308
Registered electors			10,568
Turnout			3,454	33%	+3%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Smithdown

Smithdown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. H. Winter	1,372	62%	+31%
	Liberal	R. Madeley jnr.	482	22%	+22%
	Conservative	J. McDermott *	349	16%	−53%
Majority			890
Registered electors			7,566
Turnout			2,203	29%	+15%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Speke

Speke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Maudsley	4,100	80%	+30%
	Conservative	C. Hallows *	1,024	20%	−30%
Majority			3,076
Registered electors			15,678
Turnout			5,124	33%	+14%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Mitchell	2,621	63%	+35%
	Conservative	R. M. Aymes *	1,536	37%	−35%
Majority			1,085
Registered electors			11,826
Turnout			4,157	35%	+5%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Dunford *	916	96%	+32%
	Conservative	A. M. Bowner	43	4%	−46%
Majority			873
Registered electors			6,132
Turnout			959	16%	+6%
	Labour hold		Swing

Warbreck

Warbreck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Finnegan	2,094	57%	+40%
	Conservative	D. A. Ritchie	1,594	43%	−25%
Majority			500
Registered electors			12,265
Turnout			3,688	30%	0%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Westminster

Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Lafferty	1,506	65%	+23%
	Conservative	W. Gilbody *	805	35%	−23%
Majority			701
Registered electors			6,159
Turnout			2,311	38%	+8%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Woolton

Woolton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Fletcher	4,204	54%	+42%
	Conservative	L. B. Williams	3,556	46%	−42%
Majority			648
Registered electors			27,610
Turnout			7,760	28%	0%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

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References

^ Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ Liverpool Daily Post 14 May 1971

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

[2] Liverpool Daily Post 14 May 1971

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