1977 Merseyside County Council election
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Turnout | 35.6% (1.1%)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1977 Merseyside County Council election took place on 5 May 1977 to elect members of Merseyside County Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from Labour.
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 1973.
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Conservative | 99 | 67 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 67.7 | 55.1 | 224,376 | 21.4 | ||||||
Labour | 93 | 26 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 26.3 | 27.4 | 111,733 | 13.9 | ||||||
Liberal | 78 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 6.1 | 16.3 | 66,579 | 5.5 | ||||||
Communist | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2,425 | 0.1 | ||||||
Ind. Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 765 | 0.1 | ||||||
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 465 | 0.1 | ||||||
National Party | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 392 | New | ||||||
National Front | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 228 | New | ||||||
Labour/Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 86 | New | ||||||
Independent Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 83 | N/A | ||||||
Anti-corruption League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 60 | New | ||||||
Liberal Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 59 | New | ||||||
Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45 | N/A | ||||||
Residents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1.9 |
Results by borough
Knowsley borough
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Conservative | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 36.4 | 48.5 | 18,095 | 23.3 | ||||||
Labour | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 63.6 | 44.8 | 16,747 | 16.5 | ||||||
Liberal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 1,272 | 8.1 | ||||||
Ind. Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 765 | N/A | ||||||
Communist | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 422 | 0.9 | ||||||
Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 45 | N/A |
Turnout: 29.8% (1.7%)
Liverpool borough
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Conservative | 36 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 63.9 | 47.0 | 64,528 | 17.9 | ||||||
Labour | 36 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 27.8 | 28.2 | 38,754 | 11.8 | ||||||
Liberal | 34 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 8.3 | 23.5 | 32,314 | 5.9 | ||||||
Communist | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1,247 | 0.5 | ||||||
National Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 162 | New | ||||||
National Front | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 95 | New | ||||||
Labour/Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 86 | New | ||||||
Independent Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 83 | N/A | ||||||
Liberal Union | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 59 | New |
Turnout: 33.9% (0.5%)
Sefton borough
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Conservative | 19 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 78.9 | 63.7 | 47,794 | 20.9 | ||||||
Labour | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15.8 | 20.2 | 15,160 | 10.5 | ||||||
Liberal | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 14.7 | 11,002 | 0.8 | ||||||
Communist | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 512 | 0.4 | ||||||
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 465 | 0.3 | ||||||
Anti-corruption League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 60 | New | ||||||
Residents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9.0 |
Turnout: 34.0% (6.0%)
St Helens borough
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Conservative | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 72.7 | 58.0 | 29,725 | 30.1 | ||||||
Labour | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 27.3 | 36.4 | 18,665 | 19.7 | ||||||
Liberal | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 2,850 | 9.4 |
Turnout: 37.3% (2.9)
Wirral borough
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Conservative | 22 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 77.3 | 60.4 | 64,234 | 21.8 | ||||||
Labour | 20 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13.6 | 21.1 | 22,407 | 16.5 | ||||||
Liberal | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9.1 | 18.0 | 19,141 | 5.0 | ||||||
Communist | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 244 | 0.0 | ||||||
National Party | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 230 | New | ||||||
National Front | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 133 | New |
Turnout: 41.8% (0.7)
Ward results
Results compared directly with the last local election in 1973.
Knowsley
Huyton With Roby No. 1 (Huyton Farm-Princess-Woolfall)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | P. Longfall | 1,126 | 59.6 | 23.4 | |
Conservative | A. Gray | 762 | 40.4 | 26.7 | |
Majority | 364 | 19.2 | 50.1 | ||
Registered electors | 9,236 | ||||
Turnout | 20.5 | 5.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 25.1 |
Huyton With Roby No. 2 (Longview and Rupert Farm)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Easthope | 1,562 | 54.8 | 32.5 | |
Labour | C. Frederick | 1,288 | 45.2 | 6.7 | |
Majority | 274 | 9.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 9,067 | ||||
Turnout | 31.5 | 5.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 18.9 |
Huyton With Roby No. 3 (St Agnes-St Bartholomews-Swanside)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. Simpson | 4,056 | 77.0 | 32.1 | |
Labour | S. Wells | 1,209 | 23.0 | 10.8 | |
Majority | 2,847 | 54.0 | 42.9 | ||
Registered electors | 13,192 | ||||
Turnout | 40.0 | 4.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 21.5 |
Huyton With Roby No. 4 (St Gabriels and St Michaels)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. Powell | 1,718 | 53.2 | 11.9 | |
Conservative | C. White | 1,514 | 46.8 | 24.4 | |
Majority | 204 | 6.4 | 36.3 | ||
Registered electors | 11,192 | ||||
Turnout | 28.9 | 4.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 18.2 |
Kirkby No. 1 (Central and Minstead)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. King | 1,450 | 56.1 | 10.6 | |
Conservative | G. Fogarty | 627 | 24.3 | New | |
Liberal | R. Jones | 349 | 13.5 | 15.0 | |
Communist | J. Myers | 112 | 4.3 | 0.6 | |
Independent Labour | T. Ryan | 45 | 1.7 | New | |
Majority | 823 | 31.8 | 6.4 | ||
Registered electors | 10,246 | ||||
Turnout | 25.3 | 0.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.2 |
Kirkby No. 2 (Cherryfield and Whitfield)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Gallagher | 1,431 | 45.2 | 8.1 | |
Conservative | J. Smith | 1,088 | 34.8 | 30.7 | |
Liberal | W. McFadden | 510 | 16.3 | 22.4 | |
Communist | W. Jones | 116 | 3.7 | 0.2 | |
Majority | 325 | 10.4 | 4.2 | ||
Registered electors | 11,187 | ||||
Turnout | 28.1 | 5.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.1 |
Kirkby No. 3 (Northwood-Park-Tower Hill-Simonswood)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Bundred | 1,983 | 52.5 | 20.1 | |
Conservative | C. Baily | 1,187 | 31.4 | 12.4 | |
Liberal | J. Smith | 413 | 10.9 | New | |
Communist | T. Bradburn | 194 | 5.1 | 3.4 | |
Majority | 796 | 21.1 | 32.5 | ||
Registered electors | 15,378 | ||||
Turnout | 3,777 | 24.6 | 3.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 16.3 |
Prescot
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. Hughes | 1,888 | 57.7 | 18.9 | |
Labour | W. Howarth | 1,386 | 42.3 | 18.9 | |
Majority | 502 | 15.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 8,654 | ||||
Turnout | 37.9 | 4.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 18.9 |
Whiston No. 1 (Croton-Tarbock-Whiston)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Foulkes | 1,444 | 40.1 | 25.5 | |
Conservative | S. Pyne | 1,390 | 38.6 | 4.2 | |
Ind. Conservative | B. Jeffrey | 765 | 21.3 | New | |
Majority | 54 | 1.5 | 29.7 | ||
Registered electors | 11,132 | ||||
Turnout | 32.6 | 2.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 14.9 |
Whiston No. 3 (Halewood)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Sinclair | 2,488 | 54.3 | 26.7 | |
Labour | J. Bohanna | 2,094 | 45.7 | 26.7 | |
Majority | 394 | 8.6 | 36.2 | ||
Registered electors | 14,426 | ||||
Turnout | 31.8 | 2.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 26.7 |
Whiston No. 4 (Knowsley)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. Alldritt | 1,618 | 51.3 | 19.5 | |
Conservative | T. Maudsley | 1,533 | 48.7 | 29.4 | |
Majority | 85 | 2.6 | 48.9 | ||
Registered electors | 11,914 | ||||
Turnout | 26.5 | 1.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 24.5 |
Liverpool
Liverpool No. 1 (Abercromby and St James)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | H. Carr | 1,401 | 57.4 | 21.7 | |
Conservative | D. Lewis | 555 | 22.8 | 11.0 | |
Communist | R. O'Hara | 253 | 10.4 | 1.3 | |
Liberal | P. Bradley | 144 | 5.9 | New | |
Labour/Liberal | J. Murphy | 86 | 3.5 | New | |
Majority | 846 | 34.6 | 32.7 | ||
Registered electors | 12,892 | ||||
Turnout | 19.0 | 3.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 16.4 |
Liverpool No. 2 (Aigburth)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. Moss | 5,159 | 73.7 | 5.1 | |
Liberal | P. Message | 1,116 | 15.9 | New | |
Labour | J. Hughes | 727 | 10.4 | 10.8 | |
Majority | 4,043 | 57.8 | 0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 14,729 | ||||
Turnout | 7,002 | 47.7 | 11.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 0.1 |
Liverpool No. 3 (Allerton)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. Weaver | 3,365 | 73.0 | 17.8 | |
Liberal | T. Harte | 651 | 14.1 | 14.0 | |
Labour | T. McManus | 592 | 12.8 | 3.9 | |
Majority | 2,714 | 58.9 | 31.8 | ||
Registered electors | 10,683 | ||||
Turnout | 43.2 | 4.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 15.9 |
Liverpool No. 4 (Anfield)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | T. Pink | 2,316 | 49.3 | 21.4 | |
Labour | F. McGurk | 1,497 | 31.8 | 6.9 | |
Liberal | J. Wilmington | 889 | 18.9 | 14.5 | |
Majority | 819 | 17.5 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,682 | ||||
Turnout | 37.1 | 2.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 11.4 |
Liverpool No. 5 (Arundel)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | H. Quayle | 1,872 | 42.7 | 21.1 | |
Liberal | G. Scattergood | 1,457 | 33.2 | 25.1 | |
Labour | F. Roderick | 885 | 20.2 | 0.1 | |
Communist | J. Kay | 171 | 3.9 | New | |
Majority | 415 | 9.5 | 27.2 | ||
Registered electors | 13,612 | ||||
Turnout | 32.3 | 1.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 23.1 |
Liverpool No. 6 (Breckfield and St Domingo)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Butterfield | 1,346 | 40.6 | 22.1 | |
Labour | G. Pratt | 1,023 | 30.8 | 4.9 | |
Liberal | F. Nevin | 950 | 28.6 | 17.2 | |
Majority | 323 | 9.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,035 | ||||
Turnout | 27.6 | 2.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 10.0 |
Liverpool No. 7 (Broadgreen)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | B. Wright | 2,170 | 45.3 | 24.9 | |
Liberal | R. Cooper | 1,864 | 38.9 | 23.0 | |
Conservative | C. Winter | 753 | 15.7 | 2.0 | |
Majority | 306 | 6.4 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,124 | ||||
Turnout | 39.5 | 2.2 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | 24.0 |
Liverpool No. 8 (Central Everton and Netherfield)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Parry | 1,518 | 61.6 | 14.3 | |
Conservative | W. Gerrard | 663 | 26.9 | 12.2 | |
National Party | M. Holme | 162 | 6.6 | New | |
Liberal | J. Kelly | 120 | 4.9 | New | |
Majority | 855 | 34.7 | 26.5 | ||
Registered electors | 11,676 | ||||
Turnout | 21.2 | 1.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 13.3 |
Liverpool No. 9 (Childwall)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Henry De Boer | 5,490 | 68.7 | 33.0 | |
Conservative | M. Wood | 5,202 | – | – | |
Liberal | P. Hodgson | 1,333 | 16.7 | 35.0 | |
Liberal | F. Ricketts | 1,190 | – | – | |
Labour | F. Dunne | 1,163 | 14.6 | 2.0 | |
Labour | J. Roberts | 1,123 | – | – | |
Majority | 4,157 | 52.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 20,372 | ||||
Turnout | 39.4 | 4.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 34.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | – |
Liverpool No. 10 (Church)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | H. Bolton-Jones | 3,607 | 51.2 | 20.3 | |
Liberal | J. Bradley | 2,900 | 41.1 | 21.9 | |
Labour | T. Roberts | 543 | 7.7 | 1.6 | |
Majority | 707 | 10.1 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 15,016 | ||||
Turnout | 47.1 | 1.4 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 21.1 |
Liverpool No. 11 (Clubmoor)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. Hicklin | 1,512 | 38.8 | 16.3 | |
Liberal | J. Bowen | 1,353 | 34.8 | 7.1 | |
Labour | P. Rowlands | 1,028 | 26.4 | 9.2 | |
Majority | 159 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,382 | ||||
Turnout | 37.6 | 8.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 5.2 |
Liverpool No. 12 (County)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. Thomas | 1,686 | 39.5 | 1.4 | |
Liberal | P. Clark | 1,360 | 31.9 | New | |
Labour | J. McLean | 1,223 | 28.6 | 30.5 | |
Majority | 326 | 7.6 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,938 | ||||
Turnout | 35.8 | 3.4 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 12.9 |
Liverpool No. 13 (Croxteth)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | E. Fitzpatrick | 3,200 | 54.3 | 28.6 | |
Liberal | G. Holmes | 1,923 | 32.6 | 27.6 | |
Labour | J. Hudson | 773 | 13.1 | 0.9 | |
Majority | 1,277 | 21.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,244 | ||||
Turnout | 48.2 | 1.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 28.1 |
Liverpool No. 14 (Dingle)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | M. Evans | 980 | 54.1 | 10.0 | |
Conservative | J. Watson | 591 | 32.7 | 15.2 | |
Liberal | K. Osborne | 163 | 9.0 | 5.9 | |
Communist | J. Greig | 76 | 4.2 | 0.7 | |
Majority | 389 | 21.5 | 25.1 | ||
Registered electors | 7,295 | ||||
Turnout | 24.9 | 5.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 12.6 |
Liverpool No. 15 (Dovecot)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Walsh | 2,141 | 46.0 | 14.2 | |
Labour | W. Burke | 1,919 | 41.3 | 26.9 | |
Liberal | Rosemary Cooper | 591 | 12.7 | New | |
Majority | 222 | 4.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 16,140 | ||||
Turnout | 28.9 | 2.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 20.6 |
Liverpool No. 16 (Fairfield)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Davis | 1,219 | 38.2 | 16.5 | |
Liberal | I. Bale | 1,091 | 34.2 | 7.7 | |
Labour | S. Gorman | 831 | 26.1 | 10.2 | |
National Front | M. Dover | 49 | 1.5 | New | |
Majority | 128 | 4.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 10,274 | ||||
Turnout | 31.1 | 4.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 4.0 |
Liverpool No. 17 (Fazakerley)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Brown | 1,938 | 43.5 | 0.5 | |
Labour | A. Williams | 1,305 | 29.3 | 27.7 | |
Liberal | N. Cardwell | 1,215 | 27.3 | New | |
Majority | 633 | 14.2 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,497 | ||||
Turnout | 38.9 | 4.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 14.1 |
Liverpool No. 18 (Gillmoss)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Edward Loyden | 2,457 | 59.7 | 18.7 | |
Labour | K. Stewart | 2,144 | – | – | |
Conservative | P. Dougherty | 1,658 | 40.3 | 18.7 | |
Conservative | P. Ferris | 1,637 | – | – | |
Majority | 799 | 19.4 | 37.4 | ||
Registered electors | 19,140 | ||||
Turnout | 23.4 | 0.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 18.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | – |
Liverpool No. 19 (Granby and Princes Park)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Margaret Simey | 1,545 | 47.2 | 21.0 | |
Conservative | T. Staniford | 1,179 | 36.0 | 9.3 | |
Liberal | A. Damsell | 376 | 11.5 | New | |
Communist | M. McClelland | 175 | 5.3 | 0.1 | |
Majority | 366 | 11.2 | 30.3 | ||
Registered electors | 13,467 | ||||
Turnout | 23.4 | 1.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 15.2 |
Liverpool No. 20 (Kensington)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | F. Doran | 1,340 | 58.2 | 0.6 | |
Labour | J. Stamper | 510 | 22.1 | 9.8 | |
Conservative | H. Davies | 450 | 19.7 | 10.4 | |
Majority | 830 | 36.0 | 9.2 | ||
Registered electors | 6,525 | ||||
Turnout | 35.4 | 4.7 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | 4.6 |
Liverpool No. 21 (Low Hill and Smithdown)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | N. Caple | 1,507 | 53.9 | 15.8 | |
Labour | J. Devaney | 892 | 31.9 | 5.8 | |
Conservative | D. Jones | 350 | 12.5 | 8.3 | |
National Front | S. Hamilton | 46 | 1.6 | New | |
Majority | 615 | 22.0 | 21.6 | ||
Registered electors | 8,453 | ||||
Turnout | 33.1 | 0.4 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | 10.8 |
Liverpool No. 22 (Melrose and Westminster)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | B. Shaw | 1,184 | 59.4 | 13.4 | |
Conservative | W. Gilbody | 632 | 31.7 | 4.5 | |
Liberal | R. McNally | 177 | 8.9 | New | |
Majority | 552 | 27.7 | 17.9 | ||
Registered electors | 7,755 | ||||
Turnout | 25.8 | 3.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 9.0 |
Liverpool No. 23 (Old Swan)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. Bradshaw | 2,044 | 41.4 | 24.3 | |
Liberal | D. Jones | 1,780 | 36.1 | 19.8 | |
Labour | D. Krumbein | 904 | 18.3 | 7.4 | |
Communist | H. Mohin | 124 | 2.5 | New | |
Independent Liberal | W. McCullough | 83 | 1.7 | 0.4 | |
Majority | 264 | 5.3 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,771 | ||||
Turnout | 38.7 | 4.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 17.8 |
Picton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | P. Mahon * | 1,973 | 43% | ||
Conservative | W. McGuirk | 1,285 | 28% | ||
Labour | Robert Wareing | 1,223 | 27% | ||
Communist | J. G. Volleamere | 78 | 2% | ||
Majority | 688 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,225 | ||||
Turnout | 4,559 | 37.3% | |||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Pirrie
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | I. Brown | 2,393 | 47% | ||
Labour | H. Dalton | 2,302 | 45% | ||
Liberal | D. P. J. Turner | 413 | 8% | ||
Majority | 91 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,059 | ||||
Turnout | 5,108 | 32% | |||
Conservative gain from | Swing |
St. Mary's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. S. Hughes | 1,403 | 46% | ||
Labour | G. J. Maudsley | 1,191 | 39% | ||
Liberal | C. J. Lister | 354 | 12% | ||
Communist | R. Ross | 94 | 3% | ||
Liberal Union | S. J. Naden | 59 | 2% | ||
Majority | 212 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,105 | ||||
Turnout | 3,042 | 30% | |||
Conservative gain from | Swing |
St. Michael's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. S. Jones | 1,647 | 46% | ||
Liberal | Richard Kemp | 1,316 | 37% | ||
Labour | D. Ralston | 634 | 18% | ||
Majority | 331 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,693 | ||||
Turnout | 3,597 | 34% | |||
Conservative gain from | Swing |
Sandhills and Vauxhall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. H. Sefton * | 1,453 | 80% | ||
Conservative | K. B. Jacques | 238 | 13% | ||
Liberal | R. J. Cunningham | 128 | 7% | ||
Majority | 1,215 | 67% | |||
Registered electors | 10,501 | ||||
Turnout | 1,819 | 17% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Speke
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Kenneth Stewart * | 1,756 | 56% | ||
Conservative | C. W. Harpin | 1,164 | 37% | ||
Liberal | A. C. Pistotnick-Howard | 232 | 7% | ||
Majority | 592 | 19% | |||
Registered electors | 14,808 | ||||
Turnout | 3,152 | 21% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Tuebrook
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. P. Dougherty | 1,852 | 46% | ||
Liberal | R. Gore | 1,209 | 30% | ||
Labour | B. Simpson | 912 | 23% | ||
Communist | P. B. Bissette | 65 | 2% | ||
Majority | 643 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,678 | ||||
Turnout | 4,038 | 35% | |||
Conservative gain from | Swing |
Warbreck
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. B. Flude | 2,089 | 49% | ||
Liberal | I. C. Todd | 1,238 | 29% | ||
Labour | J. Finnegan | 898 | 21% | ||
Majority | 851 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,195 | ||||
Turnout | 4,225 | 35% | |||
Conservative gain from | Swing |
Woolton East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Evans | 1,786 | 49% | ||
Conservative | J. H. Kirkham | 1,373 | 38% | ||
Liberal | Miss G. Loughney | 252 | 7% | ||
Communist | J. Humes | 211 | 6% | ||
Majority | 413 | 11% | |||
Registered electors | 13,002 | ||||
Turnout | 3,622 | 28% | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Woolton West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | T. L. Hobday * | 5,982 | 76% | ||
Conservative | L. B. Williams * | 5,937 | 76% | ||
Labour | J. M. Lyon | 946 | 12% | ||
Liberal | Miss A. Smallman | 899 | 11% | ||
Labour | P. Owens | 874 | 11% | ||
Liberal | J. B. Kaltiff | 835 | 11% | ||
Majority | 5,036 | ||||
Registered electors | 17,820 | ||||
Turnout | 8,827 | 44% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Sefton
Bootle No.1 (Derby & Stanley)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. P. Morris | 1,607 | 48% | 21.3 | |
Labour | Hugh Baird * | 1,450 | 43% | 17 | |
Liberal | R. E. Williams | 243 | 7% | ||
Communist | T. Egan | 74 | 2% | 1 | |
Majority | 157 | 5% | 18.3 | ||
Registered electors | |||||
Turnout | 3,374 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Bootle No. 2 (Linacre and Mersey)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. A. Wiseman | 1,121 | 59% | ||
Independent | G. Evason | 465 | 24% | ||
Conservative | T. I. Percy | 235 | 12% | ||
Communist | C. P. Curry | 94 | 5% | ||
Majority | 886 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,509 | ||||
Turnout | 1,915 | 17% | |||
Labour gain from | Swing |
Bootle No. 3 (Netherton-Orrell-Sefton)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | B. Hillen * | 3,217 | 50% | ||
Labour | J. Riley | 3,126 | 48% | ||
Conservative | G. Halliwell | 2,981 | 46% | ||
Conservative | G. Lockley | 2,698 | 42% | ||
Communist | R. Morris | 263 | 4% | ||
Majority | 236 | ||||
Registered electors | 24,169 | ||||
Turnout | 6,461 | 27% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Crosby No. 1 (Central-College-St. John's)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | N. C. Goldrein | 3,090 | 69% | ||
Labour | J. E. Ohren | 788 | 17% | ||
Liberal | G. A. Flaxman | 627 | 17% | ||
Majority | 2,302 | 52% | |||
Registered electors | 12,423 | ||||
Turnout | 4,505 | 36% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Crosby No. 2 (Christ Church-St. Mary's-St. Thomas)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. O. Harvey | 1,995 | 56% | ||
Labour | J. M. Murphy | 1,356 | 38% | ||
Liberal | J. Sartain | 208 | 6% | ||
Majority | 639 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,731 | ||||
Turnout | 3,559 | 33% | |||
Conservative gain from | Swing |
Crosby No. 3 (East and Little Crosby)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. R. Bennett | 2,585 | 72% | ||
Labour | D. F. Kerr | 706 | 20% | ||
Liberal | O. Adshead | 275 | 8% | ||
Majority | 1,879 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,676 | ||||
Turnout | 3,566 | 37% | |||
Conservative gain from | Swing |
Crosby No. 4 (North and West)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. L. Pritchard | 3,376 | 82% | ||
Liberal | S. M. Sime | 454 | 11% | ||
Labour | G. Stringer | 300 | 7% | ||
Majority | 2,922 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,076 | ||||
Turnout | 4,130 | 46% | |||
Conservative gain from | Swing |
Formby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sir K. P. Thompson | 5,758 | 81% | ||
Liberal | M. J. Metcalf | 1,376 | 19% | ||
Majority | 4,382 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,537 | ||||
Turnout | 7,134 | 43% | |||
Conservative gain from | Swing |
Litherland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs. G. Buckles | 2,653 | 48% | ||
Labour | O. F. Brady | 2,445 | 44% | ||
Liberal | K. Holding | 367 | 7% | ||
Communist | J. Hulligan | 81 | 1.5% | ||
Majority | 208 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,515 | ||||
Turnout | 5,546 | 34% | |||
Conservative gain from | Swing |
Southport No. 1 (Ainsdale-Birkdale South)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. Hartley | 3,774 | 87% | ||
Liberal | J. S. M. White | 961 | 26% | ||
Labour | J. F. Caven | 436 | 10% | ||
Majority | 1,263 | 61% | |||
Registered electors | 11,286 | ||||
Turnout | 3,740 | 33% | |||
Conservative gain from | Swing |
Southport No. 2 (Birkdale East-Birkdale North-South)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Rawstron | 2,224 | 59% | ||
Liberal | G. S. M. White | 961 | 26% | ||
Labour | W. P. Lafferty | 555 | 15% | ||
Majority | 1,263 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,286 | ||||
Turnout | 3.740 | 33% | |||
Conservative gain from | Swing |
Southport No. 3 (Birkdale West-Central-West)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. S. Mitchell | 2,385 | 78% | ||
Liberal | E. E. Rothwell | 654 | 22% | ||
Majority | 1,731 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,023 | ||||
Turnout | 3,039 | 34% | |||
Conservative gain from | Swing |
Southport No. 4 (Craven-Sussex-Talbot)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Ronald Fearn * | 2,438 | 50% | 1.9 | |
Conservative | B. Dawson | 1,921 | 40% | 12.7 | |
Labour | G. A. Fenerty | 476 | 10% | 14.6 | |
Majority | 517 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,406 | ||||
Turnout | 4,835 | 42% | 1.8 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | 1.9 |
Southport No.5 (Hesketh & Scarisbrick)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs. J. Leech * | 2,977 | 56% | ||
Liberal | P. J. Handley | 1,848 | 35% | ||
Labour | J. J. Abram | 474 | 9% | ||
Majority | 1,129 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,525 | ||||
Turnout | 5,299 | 50% | |||
Conservative gain from | Swing |
Southport No.6 (Marine and Park)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. Brown | 2,712 | 67% | 10 | |
Liberal | P. F. Reilly | 1,324 | 33% | 10 | |
Majority | 1,388 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,436 | ||||
Turnout | 4,036 | 39% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 10 |
West Lancashire No. 1 (Aintree)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. I. Birch * | 3,282 | 83% | 39.7 | |
Labour | A. Riley | 681 | 17% | 5.9 | |
Majority | 2,601 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,455 | ||||
Turnout | 3,963 | 35% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 39.7 |
West Lancashire No. 2 (Maghull East and North-Melling)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. Currall * | 3,839 | 76% | 43.8 | |
Labour | J. Howard | 1,155 | 23% | 7.8 | |
Majority | 2,694 | 53.6% | 52.2 | ||
Registered electors | 14,482 | ||||
Turnout | 2,684 | 35% | 10.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 43.8 |
West Lancashire No.3 (Maghull East and North-Melling)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. Dykins * | unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 10,171 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
St. Helens
Haydock
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Anderton | 2,969 | 55% | ||
Labour | C. Davies | 2,396 | 45% | ||
Majority | 573 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,022 | ||||
Turnout | 5,365 | 49% | |||
Rejected ballots | |||||
Conservative gain from | Swing |
Newton-Le-Willows
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | O. Conheeney | 2,920 | 45% | ||
Conservative | Miss M. Monks | 2,686 | 41% | ||
Liberal | R. Birch | 910 | 14% | ||
Majority | 234 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,022 | ||||
Turnout | 6,516 | 41% | |||
Labour gain from | Swing |
Rainford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs. A. Berry | 5,270 | 78% | ||
Labour | R. Cliff | 1,479 | 22% | ||
Majority | 3,971 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,053 | ||||
Turnout | 6,749 | 48% | |||
Conservative gain from | Swing |
St. Helens No.1 (Central and South Eccleston)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs. E. Jameson | 1,920 | 54% | 17.8 | |
Labour | L. Williams | 1,380 | 39% | 8.6 | |
Liberal | W. Iley | 260 | 7% | 9.2 | |
Majority | 540 | 15.2% | 3.8 | ||
Registered electors | 10,259 | ||||
Turnout | 3,560 | 35% | 1.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 26.4 |
St. Helens No.2 (East Sutton)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Harrison | 1,632 | 47% | N/A | |
Labour | E. Maguire | 1,496 | 43% | 16.5 | |
Liberal | J. Bentham | 354 | 10% | 30 | |
Majority | 136 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,760 | ||||
Turnout | 3,482 | 30% | |||
Conservative gain from | Swing |
St. Helens No. 3 (Hardshaw and West Sutton)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Glover | 2,062 | 44% | 21 | |
Conservative | T. Webster | 1,713 | 37% | N/A | |
Liberal | T. Gilligan | 863 | 19% | 16 | |
Majority | 349 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,565 | ||||
Turnout | 4,638 | 30% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 21 |
St. Helens No. 4 (Moss Bank and North Windle)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Jameson | 3,364 | 63% | 15 | |
Labour | N. Wilson | 1,770 | 33% | 19 | |
Liberal | M. A. Kelly | 227 | 4% | N/A | |
Majority | 1,594 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,452 | ||||
Turnout | 5,361 | 40% | 5.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 34 |
St. Helens No.5 (North Eccleston and South Windle)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. Clough | 1,706 | 64% | 23.6 | |
Labour | J. Morris | 953 | 36% | 23.7 | |
Majority | 754 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,471 | ||||
Turnout | 2,659 | 31% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 47.3 |
St. Helens No.6 (Parr)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. Mernagh * | 2,272 | 55% | 31.9 | |
Conservative | C. Foster | 1,625 | 39% | N/A | |
Liberal | I. Rigby | 236 | 6% | N/A | |
Majority | 647 | 15.7% | |||
Registered electors | 16,313 | ||||
Turnout | 4,133 | 25% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 31.9 |
Whiston No. 2 (Eccleston and Windle)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. Brownlow * | 3,954 | 88% | 14.6 | |
Labour | B. Hamilton | 562 | 12% | 14.6 | |
Majority | 3,392 | 75.1% | 28.3 | ||
Registered electors | 9,404 | ||||
Turnout | 4,516 | 48% | 7.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 14.6 |
Whiston No. 5 (Rainhill and Bold)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nellie Holley | 2,866 | 68% | 19.7 | |
Labour | E. Norris | 1,375 | 32% | 20.3 | |
Majority | 1,491 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,497 | ||||
Turnout | 4,241 | 26% | 13.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 40 |
Wirral
Bebington No. 1 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Harriman * | 3,805 | 80% | 30.2 | |
Liberal | Jean Walker | 970 | 20% | 1.4 | |
Majority | 2,835 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,279 | ||||
Turnout | 4,775 | 46% | |||
Conservative gain from | Swing |
Bebington No. 2(Sunlight, Park, New Ferry, North Bromborough)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | E. A. Davies | 2,138 | 51% | 6.9 | |
Labour | B. A. Bryning * | 1,709 | 41% | 24.9 | |
Liberal | P. J. Taylor | 314 | 8% | N/A | |
Majority | 429 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,776 | ||||
Turnout | 4,161 | 43% | |||
Conservative gain from | Swing |
Bebington No. 3 (South Bromborough and Eastham)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Phillip Gilchrist | 2,816 | 45% | 22.7 | |
Conservative | L. Chrishop | 2,256 | 36% | 3.8 | |
Labour | A. E. S. Rose | 1,237 | 20% | 24.6 | |
Majority | 560 | 8.88% | 2.52 | ||
Registered electors | 12,857 | ||||
Turnout | 6,309 | 49% | 4.4 | ||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | 42.7 |
Bebington No. 4 (Lower Bebington & Poulton)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. J. K. Williams * | 4,619 | 78% | 30.3 | |
Liberal | Thomas Harney | 1,321 | 22% | 4.4 | |
Majority | 3,298 | 55.5% | 34.6 | ||
Registered electors | 12,002 | ||||
Turnout | 5,940 | 49% | 5.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 30.3 |
Birkenhead No. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Stuart-Cole * | 1,290 | 50% | 20.6 | |
Conservative | R. Entwistle | 716 | 28% | 1.4 | |
Liberal | M. R. D. Gayford | 403 | 16% | N/A | |
National Party | D. M. Matthews | 117 | 5% | N/A | |
Communist (Young Communist League (Great Britain)) | J. E. Norris | 69 | 3% | N/A | |
Majority | 574 | 22.1% | 1.2 | ||
Registered electors | 8,985 | ||||
Turnout | 2,595 | 29% | 26.9 | ||
Labour gain from | Swing | 20.6 |
Birkenhead No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Welsh | 1,402 | 49% | 12 | |
Labour | C. S. McRonald | 1,258 | 44% | 19 | |
Liberal | T. J. Edwards | 190 | 7% | ||
Majority | 144 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,707 | ||||
Turnout | 2,850 | 33% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Birkenhead No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Gruffydd Evans | 1,826 | 55% | 4.9 | |
Conservative | George Porter | 1,395 | 42% | 21.1 | |
Labour | Walter Smith | 102 | 3% | 26.2 | |
Majority | 431 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,993 | ||||
Turnout | 3,323 | 33% | 17.4 | ||
Liberal gain from | Swing |
Birkenhead No.4 (Devonshire and Egerton)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. R. Baker | 2,223 | 44% | 18.8 | |
Liberal | D. W. Hughes * | 1,600 | 32% | 18.1 | |
Labour | G. Kenyon | 1,202 | 24% | 0.7 | |
Majority | 624 | 12.4% | 17.8 | ||
Registered electors | 12,461 | ||||
Turnout | 5,025 | 40% | 1.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Birkenhead No. 5 (Gilbrook and St James)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. R. A. Flynn | 1,702 | 58% | 1.5 | |
Conservative | R. A. Hodgkinson | 629 | 22% | 10.8 | |
Liberal | E. Rose | 593 | 20% | 9.3 | |
Majority | 1,073 | 36.7% | 6.5 | ||
Registered electors | 9,030 | ||||
Turnout | 2,924 | 32% | 9.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 |
Birkenhead No.6 Grange and Oxton)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. J. Moreton | 2,673 | 45% | 16.2 | |
Liberal | Gordon Lindsay * | 2,295 | 39% | 13.5 | |
Labour | D. J. Healey | 833 | 14% | 4.4 | |
National Party | W. R. Williams | 113 | 2% | ||
Majority | 378 | 6.4% | |||
Registered electors | 12,348 | ||||
Turnout | 5,914 | 48% | 0.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Birkenhead No. 7 (Prenton)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | A. E. Wise * | 3,638 | 65% | 11.6 | |
Labour | W. R. Leslie | 1,465 | 26% | 20.6 | |
Liberal | E. J. Banton | 474 | 8% | N/A | |
Majority | 2,173 | 39% | 32.3 | ||
Registered electors | 15,882 | ||||
Turnout | 5,577 | 35% | 5.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Birkenhead No. 8 (Upton)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs. S. E. Hibbert | 3,990 | 61% | 18.8 | |
Labour | E. C. Ainslie * | 2,071 | 32% | 19.1 | |
Liberal | A. B. Halliday | 470 | 7% | ||
Majority | 1,919 | 29% | 20.1 | ||
Registered electors | 19,861 | ||||
Turnout | 6,531 | 33% | 3.3 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Hoylake No.1 (Caldy and Frankby)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. H. H. Needham * | 4,471 | 82% | N/A | |
Labour | J. Seaman | 500 | 9% | N/A | |
Liberal | E. L. Fell | 495 | 5% | N/A | |
Majority | 3,971 | 72.6% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,684 | ||||
Turnout | 5,466 | 43% | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Hoylake No.2 (Central-Hoose-Meols-Park)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. W. Last * | 4,570 | 78% | N/A | |
Liberal | I. Smith | 897 | 15% | N/A | |
Labour | David Jackson | 406 | 7% | N/A | |
Majority | 3,673 | 62.5% | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 11,992 | ||||
Turnout | 5,873 | 49% | N/A | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Wallasey No.1 (Leasowe)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K. R. Young | 1,943 | 47% | 21 | |
Labour | Bill Wells | 1,793 | 44% | 15.6 | |
Liberal | G. J. Canning | 250 | 6% | 8.4 | |
National Front | John Fishwick | 133 | 3% | N/A | |
Majority | 150 | 3.6% | 30 | ||
Registered electors | 11,464 | ||||
Turnout | 4,119 | 36% | 0.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Wallasey No.2 (Marlowe, Egremont South & Liscard)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | B. J. Frisby | 3,150 | 63% | 23.1 | |
Labour | A. R. Chowderoy | 1,362 | 27% | 13 | |
Liberal | N. R. L. Thomas | 523 | 10% | 10.1 | |
Majority | 1,788 | 35.5% | 35.4 | ||
Registered electors | 12,629 | ||||
Turnout | 5,072 | 40.16% | 0.16 | ||
Rejected ballots | 17 | 0.34% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Wallasey No.3 (Moreton and Saughall Massie)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | I. W. Allison | 1,951 | 66% | 31.1 | |
Labour | C. Allman * | 873 | 29% | 20.6 | |
Liberal | J. C. Jenkins | 154 | 5% | 10.5 | |
Majority | 1,078 | 36.2% | 21.5 | ||
Registered electors | 7,070 | ||||
Turnout | 2,978 | 42% | 2.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Wallasey No.4 (New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | M. F. Emberton | 5,394 | 69% | 28.1 | |
Liberal | Mrs. Kathleen Bowes | 2,036 | 26% | 25.1 | |
Labour | Mrs. Beryl Lloyd | 335 | 4% | 2.3 | |
Majority | 3,358 | 43.25% | 33.05 | ||
Registered electors | 14,673 | ||||
Turnout | 7,765 | 53% | 5.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Wallasey No.5 (North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | K. W. Porter | 3,362 | 76% | 36.2 | |
Labour | M. D. Laskier | 647 | 15% | 2.3 | |
Liberal | J. S. C. Timothy | 401 | 9% | 29 | |
Majority | 2,715 | 61.56% | 59.76 | ||
Registered electors | 11,774 | ||||
Turnout | 4,410 | 37% | 7.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 36.2 |
Wallasey No.6 (Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Gershman * | 1,916 | 46% | 22.3 | |
Conservative | Mrs. Marie Kemble | 1,829 | 44% | 12.3 | |
Liberal | P. C. Mawdsley | 346 | 8% | N/A | |
Communist | R. B. Harris | 93 | 2% | N/A | |
Majority | 87 | 2.08% | 33.52 | ||
Registered electors | 12,427 | ||||
Turnout | 4,184 | 34% | 2.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wirral No.1 (Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. C. Smyth | 4,840 | 88% | 27.1 | |
Liberal | R. W. Thomas | 355 | 6% | 23.9 | |
Labour | J. F. Durrant | 286 | 5% | 4.1 | |
Majority | 4,485 | 81.82% | 20.92 | ||
Registered electors | 11,022 | ||||
Turnout | 5,481 | 46% | 5.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 27.1 |
Wirral No.2 (Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | F. K. Burlinson * | 3,240 | 76% | 13.5 | |
Labour | H. Ellis-Thomas | 620 | 15% | 22.5 | |
Liberal | G. A. Collins | 391 | 9% | N/A | |
Majority | 2,620 | 61.63% | 36.63 | ||
Registered electors | 9,147 | ||||
Turnout | 4,251 | 46% | 5.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | 13.5 |
Notes
• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Local Election Summaries 1977". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1977. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
"…on night of Labour slaughter…". Liverpool Daily Post. 6 May 1977. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
"LABOUR SUNK BY TORY'S BLUE TIDE". Liverpool Echo. 6 May 1977. Retrieved 12 March 2017.