1965_Liverpool_City_Council_election

1965 Liverpool City Council election

1965 UK local election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 13 May 1965.

Quick Facts

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

^(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1962 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1962 election results.

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

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Liverpool Daily Post 14 May 1965

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Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1965-1966

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	Councillors	±	Aldermen
Conservative	44	+9	??
Labour	72	-9	??
Protestant	3	+1	??
Liberal	1	-1	??

	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Conservative	20	9	0	+9	49%	53%	74,531
Labour	18	0	9	-9	44%	39%	54,209
Liberal	1	0	1	-1	2.5%	5.5%	7,672
Protestant	2	1	0	+1	4.9%	1.5%	2,159
Communist	0	0	0	0	0%	0.66%	928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Gaier ^(PARTY)	1,017	58%	-8%
	Conservative	C. Hughes	637	37%	+8%
	Communist	A. M^cClelland	88	5%	0%
Majority			380
Registered electors			8,596
Turnout			1,742	20%	-6%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. N. Venmore *	4,229	80%	-7%
	Liberal	J. S. Roddick	623	12%	+12%
	Labour	G. Bramwell	464	9%	-4%
Majority			3,606
Registered electors			13,772
Turnout			5,316	39%	+3%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. S. D. Weaver *	2,698	69%	-4%
	Liberal	M. J. Mumford	749	19%	+19%
	Labour	S. A. Roberts	461	12%	-15%
Majority			1,949
Registered electors			9,985
Turnout			3,908	39%	-6%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. F. Craine *	3,361	67%	+8%
	Labour	S. W. Jones	1,663	33%	-8%
Majority			1,698
Registered electors			13,500
Turnout			5,024	37%	+1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Price *	2,598	63%	+22%
	Labour	Mrs. G. J. Mathison	1,405	34%	0%
	Communist	J. Kay	111	3%	+1%
Majority			1,193
Registered electors			11,928
Turnout			4,114	34%	-8%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. K. Tanner	1,523	54%	+7%
	Labour	J. E. Burns *	1,285	46%	-7%
Majority			238
Registered electors			10,443
Turnout			2,808	27%	-7%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. J. Bullen *	2,438	63%	+18%
	Labour	F. Johnton	988	26%	0%
	Liberal	G. W. Ryder	446	12%	-17%
Majority			1,450
Registered electors			10,936
Turnout			3,872	35%	+1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Cullen *	1,158	54%	-12%
	Conservative	B. V. Groombridge	973	46%	+12%
	Labour	G. J. Maudsley	917	43%	-23%
	Conservative	Dr. T. L. Hobday	915	43%	+9%
Majority			185
Registered electors			7,893
Turnout			2,131	27%	-5%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. G. Pascoe ^(PARTY)	4,371	71%	+20%
	Liberal	J. Aspinwall	991	16%	-21%
	Labour	I. Edwards	763	12%	+1%
	Communist	A. B. Williams	74	1%	+1%
Majority			3,380
Registered electors			17,377
Turnout			6,199	36%	-1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cyril E. Carr *	3,291	50%	-3%
	Conservative	V. Burke	2,878	44%	+3%
	Labour	A. Doswell	398	6%	0%
Majority			413
Registered electors			13,758
Turnout			6,567	48%	-1%
	Liberal hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. McKelvie	2,346	56%	+16%
	Labour	F. Grue *	1,815	44%	-3%
Majority			531
Registered electors			10,787
Turnout			4,161	39%	-5%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. B. Flude	2,864	56%	+10%
	Labour	J. McLean ^(PARTY)	2,229	44%	-10%
Majority			635
Registered electors			12,695
Turnout			5,093	40%	-2%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Dickinson *	3,683	72%	+1%
	Labour	A. P. Lee	1,017	20%	-9%
	Liberal	J. B. Kellett	439	9%	+9%
Majority			2,666
Registered electors			11,695
Turnout			5,139	44%	+7%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. C. A. George ^(PARTY)	1,753	55%	-5%
	Conservative	Dr. H. G. Prince	1,457	45%	+15%
Majority			296
Registered electors			11,281
Turnout			3,210	28%	-5%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. P. Johnson *	2,092	54%	0%
	Conservative	E. G. Sowerbutts	1,800	46%
Majority			292
Registered electors			14,080
Turnout			3,892	28%	-10%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Smyth *	905	63%	-9%
	Conservative	I. D. McGaw	445	31%	+9%
	Communist	A. Quire	80	6%	+3%
Majority			460
Registered electors			8,150
Turnout			1,430	18%	-7%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. P. Moyses *	2,409	65%	+14%
	Labour	W. T. Brodie	1,311	35%	-14%
Majority			1,098
Registered electors			12,737
Turnout			3,720	29%	+2%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. L. Ritchie	2,842	59%	+10%
	Labour	W. H. Waldron ^(PARTY)	1,952	41%	-10%
Majority			890
Registered electors			11,123
Turnout			4,794	43%	0%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. E. Delooze *	2,284	60%	-13%
	Conservative	P. N. Wilson	1,330	35%	+13%
	Communist	F. W. Speakman	169	4%	-1%
Majority			954
Registered electors			15,833
Turnout			3,783	24%	-9%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. D. Hamilton *	1,250	52%	-6%
	Conservative	T. J. White	1,031	43%	+1%
	Communist	J. Melia	118	5%	+5%
Majority			219
Registered electors			10,248
Turnout			2,399	23%	-10%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Fowler ^(PARTY)	1,643	54%	-10%
	Conservative	T. J. Strange	1,376	46%	+13%
Majority			267
Registered electors			11,468
Turnout			3,019	26%	-3%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. R. Snell *	1,026	52%	-16%
	Conservative	W. F. Everett	874	44%	+16%
	Communist	W. H. Black	72	4%	+4%
Majority			152
Registered electors			8,069
Turnout			1,972	24%	-2%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Ackers *	1,200	65%	-5%
	Conservative	S. D. Lunt	636	35%	+5%
Majority			564
Registered electors			8,841
Turnout			1,836	21%	-6%
	Labour hold		Swing

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Election result

Ward results

Abercromby

Aigburth

Allerton

Anfield

Arundel

Breckfield

Broadgreen

Central

Childwall

Church

Clubmoor

County

Croxteth

Dingle

Dovecot

Everton

Fairfield

Fazakerley

Gillmoss

Granby

Kensington

Low Hill

Melrose

Netherfield

Old Swan

Picton

Pirrie

Prince's Park

Sandhills

St. Domingo

St. James

St. Mary's

St. Michael's

Smithdown

Speke

Tuebrook

Vauxhall

Warbreck

Westminster

Woolton

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protestant	A. Harris *	725	58%	+7%
	Labour	E. C. Pimlett	526	42%	-7%
Majority			199
Registered electors			5,872
Turnout			1,251	21%	-13%
	Protestant hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. McKie Reid *	2,640	63%	+9%
	Labour	J. Cloherty	1,571	37%	-9%
Majority			1,069
Registered electors			14,007
Turnout			4,211	30%	0%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs. R. Dean	2,211	52%	+9%
	Labour	H. Evans *'	2,005	48%	-9%
Majority			206
Registered electors			13,295
Turnout			4,216	32%	-6%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Black *	2,940	55%	-13%
	Conservative	I. A. T. Legge	2,376	45%	+13%
Majority			564
Registered electors			15,908
Turnout			5,316	33%	-4%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Sidwell *	1,631	49%	-5%
	Conservative	G. W. Boult	1,221	37%	+6%
	Independent	Rev. B. R. Green	401	12%	+12%
	Communist	J. Galloway	88	3%	+3%
Majority			410
Registered electors			12,062
Turnout			3,341	28%	-4%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. P. Hyams ^(PARTY)	1,304	82%	-7%
	Conservative	E. L. Kirby	288	18%	+11%
Majority			1,016
Registered electors			7,138
Turnout			1,592	22%	-3%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protestant	R. F. Henderson	1,434	50%	+6%
	Labour	J. Gardner *	1,408	50%	-6%
Majority			26
Registered electors			10,805
Turnout			2,842	26%	-10%
	Protestant gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	O. J. Doyle *	1,289	74%	-6%
	Conservative	C. T. R, Viles	304	18%	-2%
	Communist	R. O'Hara	144	8%	+8%
Majority			985
Registered electors			9,354
Turnout			1,737	19%	-6%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. W. Longworth ^(PARTY)	1,609	51%	-7%
	Conservative	J. Swainbank	1,551	49%	+7%
Majority			58
Registered electors			10,390
Turnout			3,160	30%	-9%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. McVeigh	2,505	57%	+15%
	Liberal	J. R. Wilmington *	1,133	26%	-20%
	Labour	V. P. Hyams	793	18%	+6%
Majority			1,712
Registered electors			9,828
Turnout			4,431	45%	0%
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing