1979 Liverpool City Council election

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.

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:

Party		Seats	±
	Labour	42	+5
	Liberal	30	-5
	Conservative	27	0

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1979

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	19	6	1	+5	57%	41%	112,204
	Conservative	6	2	2	0	18%	31%	84,241
	Liberal	8	1	6	-5	24%	28%	76,890
	Communist	0	0	0	0	0%	1%	1,855
	Independent Liberal	0	0	0	0	0%	0.1%	362

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

^(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

Abercromby, St. James'

Abercromby, St. James'

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Violet McCoy *	3,250	49%	−13%
	Liberal	Chris Davies	2,465	37%	+27%
	Conservative	M. E. Cheshire	532	8%	−10%
	Communist	Roger O'Hara	449	7%	−4
Majority			785
Registered electors			12,233
Turnout			6,696	55%	+37%
	Labour hold		Swing

Aigburth

Aigburth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. H. Lea *	6,832	60%	+10%
	Liberal	Cathy Hancox	2,671	24%	−18%
	Labour	T. McManus	1,806	16%	+8%
Majority			4,367
Registered electors			14,762
Turnout			11,309	77%	+35%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Allerton

Allerton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. S. Ross *	4,839 *	60%	+3%
	Liberal	Francis Richard Haywood	3,218	40%	+10%
Majority			1,621
Registered electors			10,894
Turnout			8,057	74%	+38%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Anfield

Anfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. J. McGurk	3,891	43%	+14%
	Conservative	T. P. Pink (PARTY)	3,022	34%	−5%
	Liberal	J. A. Kaitiff	2,100	23%	−9%
Majority			869
Registered electors			12,667
Turnout			9,-13	71%	+42%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Arundel

Arundel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. L. Taylor	2,769	36%	+11%
	Conservative	J. C. Shaw	2,571	33%	+5%
	Liberal	John George Morgan (PARTY)	2,450	31%	−16%
Majority			198
Registered electors			12,722
Turnout			7,790	61%	+35%
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing	8%

Breckfield, St. Domingo

Breckfield, St. Domingo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frank McNevin *	3,648	47%	+5%
	Labour	P. H. Rowe	2,865	37%	+1%
	Conservative	B. J. Hawkins	1,191	15%	−6%
Majority			783
Registered electors			11,901
Turnout			7,704	65%	+41%
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5%

Broadgreen

Broadgreen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Rosie Cooper *	3,612	42%	−4%
	Conservative	R. H. Mather	2,825	33%	−5%
	Labour	D. E. Krumbein	2,213	26%	+9%
Majority			787
Registered electors			12,099
Turnout			8,650	71%	+36%
	Liberal hold		Swing

Central, Everton, Netherfield

Central, Everton, Netherfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Finnegan *	4,547	72%	+6%
	Conservative	P. T. Rankin	913	14%	−13%
	Liberal	C. Cartmel	627	10%	+4%
	Communist	R. Cartwright	211	3%
Majority			3,634
Registered electors			11,519
Turnout			6,298	55%	+38%
	Labour hold		Swing

Childwall

Childwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. A. N. Fearenside *	7,425	51%	+2%
	Labour	H. A. Smith	3,768	26%	+11%
	Liberal	F. C. Ricketts	3,132	22%	−13%
Majority			3,657
Registered electors			20,190
Turnout			14,510	72%	+38%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Church

Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. F. Symington	4,671	42%	0%
	Liberal	C. E. Gordon (PARTY)	4,385	40%	−10%
	Labour	D. P. Power	1,943	18%	+9%
Majority
Registered electors			286
Turnout			14,983	73%	+36%
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Clubmoor

Clubmoor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mike Storey *	3,501	44%	0%
	Labour	W. P. Lafferty	2,881	37%	+4%
	Conservative	F. M. Kennedy	1,502	19%	−4%
Majority			620
Registered electors			10,850
Turnout			7,884	73%	+38%
	Liberal hold		Swing

County

County

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. A. Dunlop	3,757	44%	+11%
	Conservative	H. Brown *	2,144	25%	−11%
	Liberal	R. J. Cunningham	2,638	31%	+2%
Majority			1,119
Registered electors			11,866
Turnout			8,539	72%	+46%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Croxteth

Croxteth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. F. Butler	4,380	46%	+4%
	Labour	F. Burke	2,635	27%	+12%
	Liberal	Ivan Clews *	2,569	27%	−15%
Majority			1,745
Registered electors			12,866
Turnout			9,584	74%	+35%
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Dingle

Dingle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. W. Jones *	2,960	63%	+8%
	Liberal	J. Lamb	696	15%	+5%
	Conservative	J. A. Watson	952	20%	−10%
	Communist	J. Greig	113	2%
Majority			2,008
Registered electors			7,388
Turnout			4,721	64%	+41%
	Labour hold		Swing

Dovecot

Dovecot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. H. Westbury *	6,382	58%	+8%
	Conservative	J. F. McMillan	3,043	28%	+3%
	Liberal	William John Cooper	1,557	14%	−11%
Majority			3,339
Registered electors			16,552
Turnout			10,982	66%	+40%
	Labour hold		Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Carol Hancox	3,353	53%	+20%
	Labour	P. F. McAllister (PARTY)	1,879	30%	−10%
	Conservative	N. Wilkinson	1,112	18%	−9%
Majority			1,474
Registered electors			9,885
Turnout			6,344	64%	+37%
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Fazakerley

Fazakerley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. J. Lloyd (PARTY)	3,951	47%	+16%
	Conservative	R. Gould	3,096	37%	−1%
	Liberal	Thomas Richard Jones	1,318	16%	−15%
Majority			855
Registered electors			11,505
Turnout			8,365	73%	+42%
	Labour hold		Swing

Gillmoss

Gillmoss

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. J. Murphy (PARTY)	7,702	66%	+8%
	Conservative	A. Gore	2,647	23%	−1%
	Liberal	T. N. Sawney	1,306	11%	−7%
Majority			5,055
Registered electors			18,720
Turnout			11,655	62%	+48%
	Labour hold		Swing	+8%

Granby, Prince's Park

Granby, Prince's Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Doswell *	4,203	58%	+2%
	Liberal	Arthur Eric Damsell	1,483	20%	+9%
	Conservative	A. Palin	1,363	19%	−12%
	Communist	E. Caddick	193	3%
Majority			2,720
Registered electors			12,154
Turnout			7,242	60%	+40%
	Labour hold		Swing

Kensington

Kensington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Frank Doran *	2,828	66%	+17%
	Labour	A. Quinn	1,082	25%	−8%
	Conservative	D. Ellis	406	9%	−8%
Majority			1,746
Registered electors			6,426
Turnout			4,316	67%	+39%
	Liberal hold		Swing

Low Hill, Smithdown

Low Hill, Smithdown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ernest Richard Stephenson *	3,406	62%	+1%
	Labour	J. A. Devaney	2,080	38%	+8%
Majority			1,326
Registered electors			8,320
Turnout			5,486	66%	+41%
	Liberal hold		Swing

Melrose, Westminster

Melrose, Westminster

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Lafferty *	3,400	61%	−3%
	Liberal	J. Bradley	1,574	28%	+20%
	Conservative	J. A. Carpenter	601	11%	−17%
Majority			1,826
Registered electors			8,190
Turnout			5,575	68%	+49%
	Labour hold		Swing

Old Swan

Old Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P, Lloyd	3,202	38%	+19%
	Conservative	I. McFall	2,464	29%	−2%
	Liberal	W. M. Galbraith (PARTY)	2,374	28%	−12%
	Independent Liberal	W. J. McCullough	362	4%	+2%
	Communist	H. Mohin	109	1%
Majority			738
Registered electors			12,361
Turnout			8,511	69%	+36%
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Picton

Picton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Herbert Edward Herrity *	4,428	56%	+7%
	Labour	A. Williams	2,337	30%	−2%
	Conservative	J. McDermott	1,023	13%	−5%
	Communist	J. Volleamere	91	1%	−1%
Majority			2,091
Registered electors			11,081
Turnout			7,879	71%	+36%
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pirrie

Pirrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Owens *	6,654	59%	+9%
	Liberal	Elsie G. Lang	1,244	11%	−7%
	Conservative	I. Brown	3,317	30%	−3%
Majority			3,337
Registered electors			16,018
Turnout			11,215	70%	+46%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. C. Evans *	3,387	54%	+7%
	Liberal	G. B. Bennett	910	15%	−5%
	Conservative	J. B. King	1,847	30%	−3%
	Communist	J. M. McQueen	105	2%
Majority			1,540
Registered electors			9,090
Turnout			6,249	69%	+41%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Kemp *	3,258	47%	+7%
	Conservative	O. Y. Hughes	1,804	26%	−13%
	Labour	G. G. Pratt	1,801	26%	+5%
Majority			1,454
Registered electors			9,954
Turnout			6,863	69%	+37%
	Liberal hold		Swing

Sandhills, Vauxhall

Sandhills, Vauxhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Morgan *	4,351	83%	−1%
	Liberal	Steve R. Radford	355	7%	+2%
	Conservative	G. Widdows	375	7%	−4%
	Communist	W. Albertina	169	3%
Majority			3,976
Registered electors			8,820
Turnout			5,250	60%	+43%
	Labour hold		Swing

Speke

Speke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. McLean (PARTY)	6,081	65%	+17%
	Conservative	T. Morrison	2,293	25%	0%
	Liberal	G. Mason	942	10%	+1%
Majority			3,788
Registered electors			14,232
Turnout			9,316	65%	+46%
	Labour hold		Swing

Tuebrook

Tuebrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. E. Roberts	2,864	37%	+5%
	Liberal	Robert Gore (PARTY)	2,771	36%	−4%
	Conservative	F. C. Kirkby	2,157	28%	+1%
Majority			75
Registered electors			11,073
Turnout			7,774	70%	+39%
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.5

Warbreck

Warbreck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. J. Sommerfield	2,846	37%	+12%
	Liberal	Joseph Lang *	2,871	35%	−8%
	Conservative	H. M. Rigby	2,519	30%	−3%
Majority			4
Registered electors			11,591
Turnout			8,265	71%	+40%
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

Woolton, East

Woolton, East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. A. Hatton (PARTY)	5,644	65%	+12%
	Conservative	S. Fitzsimmons	2,030	23%	+2%
	Liberal	Catherine Kaufmann	814	9%	−10%
	Communist	B. O'Keefe	230	3%	−3%
Majority			3,614
Registered electors			13,341
Turnout			8,718	65%	+40%
	Labour hold		Swing

Woolton, West

Woolton, West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. J. Hallows *	8,345	61%	0%
	Labour	P. R. Martin	3,062	22%	+7%
	Liberal	A. Smallman	2,386	17%	−7%
Majority			5,283
Registered electors			18,066
Turnout			5,283	76%	+41%
	Conservative hold		Swing