1969_Liverpool_City_Council_election

1969 Liverpool City Council election

1969 UK local election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 8 May 1969.

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 1966 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1966 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 9 May 1969

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Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1969-1970

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	Councillors	±	Aldermen
Conservative	87	+9	??
Labour	23	-10	??
Liberal	3	+1	??
Protestant	7	0	??

	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Conservative	29	11	2	+9	72%	60%	76,255
Labour	8	1	11	-10	20%	28%	35,402
Liberal	1	1	0	+1	2.5%	8%	9,974
Protestant	2	0	0	0	5%	1.5%	1,889
Communist	0	0	0	0	0%	1.8%	2,275
National Front	0	0	0	0	0%	0.43%	551

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William F. Burke *	515	44%	-15%
	Conservative	Stanley V. Hennessy	449	39%	+7%
	Communist	Anthony McClelland	158	14%	+5%
	National Front	Elvyn Thompson	39	3%
Majority			66
Registered electors			5,557
Turnout			1,161	21%	+4%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sydney T. Moss ^(PARTY)	4,429	92%	+20%
	Labour	Andrew Williams	394	8%	0%
Majority			4,035
Registered electors			13,462
Turnout			4,823	36%	0%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David E. Williams *	2,723	70%	+2%
	Liberal	Miss Jean E. Freeman	880	23%	+1%
	Labour	Frank W. Longworth	292	7%	-3%
Majority			1,843
Registered electors			9,950
Turnout			3,895	39%	+5%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert G. Semple *	2,897	76%	+13%
	Labour	John D. Hamilton	913	24%	-13%
Majority			2,431
Registered electors			12,894
Turnout			3,810	30%	-1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevin W. Edwards *	2,331	62%	-2%
	Liberal	Leonard Tyrer	731	19%	+19%
	Labour	Mrs. Mabel Evans	519	14%	-20%
	Communist	Jack Kay	127	3%	+1%
	National Front	Eric Tomlinson	127	3%	+1%
Majority			1,600
Registered electors			12,245
Turnout			3,766	31%	+2%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael W. Maxwell	1,552	54%	+6%
	Labour	Len Williams *	801	28%	-24%
	Liberal	Michael V. Lilley	508	18%	+18%
Majority			751
Registered electors			9,617
Turnout			2,861	30%	+6%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel J. Jones	1,913	57%	-9%
	Liberal	Thomas R. W. Johnston	1,016	30%	+19%
	Labour	Michael Black ^(PARTY)	429	13%	-10%
Majority			897
Registered electors			10,893
Turnout			3,358	31%	+1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George G. Maloney	1,226	49%	0%
	Conservative	Barry V. Groombridge	1,216	49%	-2%
	Communist	Thomas R. Woods	57	2%	+2%
Majority			10
Registered electors			6,946
Turnout			2,499	36%	-10%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank H. Andrews ^(PARTY)	4,405	73%	+22%
	Liberal	Harry Davies	1,108	18%	-21%
	Labour	Anthony Mulhearn	407	7%	-1%
Majority			3,297
Registered electors			17,336
Turnout			6,044	35%	+9%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Reginald F. Atkins	3,573	55%	+13%
	Conservative	Herbert R. Balmer	2,761	42%	-10%
	Labour	Charles H. Winter	179	3%	-2%
Majority			812
Registered electors			13,463
Turnout			6,513	48%	+7%
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ernest Johnson *	2,273	62%	+4%
	Labour	Kenneth Stewart	1,383	38%	-4%
Majority			890
Registered electors			10,285
Turnout			3,656	36%	+2%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Thomas *	2,760	67%	+15%
	Labour	Terence Roberts	1,093	27%	-21%
	Communist	Kenneth T. Dowd	251	6%	+6%
Majority			1,667
Registered electors			12,643
Turnout			4,104	32%	0%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alexander L. Audley *	3,457	87%	+8%
	Labour	Rodney Ludvigsen	500	13%	-8%
Majority			2,957
Registered electors			11,765
Turnout			3,957	34%	-2%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John H. Lea	1,655	49%	+10%
	Labour	Daniel Cumella *	1,485	44%	-17%
	Communist	John Cook	134	4%	+4%
	National Front	Douglas H. Kewley	76	2%	+2%
Majority			170
Registered electors			10,291
Turnout			3,350	33%	+5%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John L. Walsh *	2,307	57%	+7%
	Labour	Wilfred P. Johnson	1,725	43%	-7%
Majority			582
Registered electors			15,266
Turnout			4,032	26%	+1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ralph S. Charles	388	49%	+21%
	Labour	Sydney F. Jacobs	378	47%	-21%
Majority			10
Registered electors			4,142
Turnout			795	19%	+7%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George H. Hesketh ^(PARTY)	2,101	74%	+15%
	Labour	Harold Lee	744	26%	-15%
Majority			1,357
Registered electors			12,002
Turnout			2,845	24%	-11%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Lloyd *	2,498	76%	+19%
	Labour	James M. Burke	802	24%	-19%
Majority			1,696
Registered electors			10,968
Turnout			3,300	30%	-5%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Smith	2,090	50%	+16%
	Labour	John F. Stevens *	1,850	44%	-22%
	Communist	John B. Cartwright	239	6%	+6%
Majority			240
Registered electors			17,751
Turnout			4,179	24%	+6%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. Margaret B. Simey *	1,204	50%	-14%
	Conservative	David Greenaway	1,098	46%	+14%
	Communist	Frederick Gleeson	102	4%	0%
Majority			106
Registered electors			9,371
Turnout			2,404	26%	+4%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James G. Barrett	1,627	54%	+17%
	Labour	Edward Burke	735	25%	-38%
	Ind. Labour Party	T. K. Williams *	578	19%
	National Front	William G. Clarkson	49	2%	+2%
Majority			892
Registered electors			10,465
Turnout			2,989	29%	+5%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas P. Pink	844	57%	+20%
	Labour	George M. Scott	577	39%	-20%
	National Front	Richard J. Williams	49	3%
Majority			267
Registered electors			5,146
Turnout			1,470	29%	+7%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Benjamin Shaw ^(PARTY)	904	50%	-13%
	Conservative	Charles E. Ratcliffe	901	50%	+13%
Majority			3
Registered electors			7,389
Turnout			1,805	24%	+8%
	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	William Owen *	579	70%	+3%
	Labour	Edward Loyden	194	23%	-6%
	Communist	Frank Cartwright	54	7%	+3%
Majority			385
Registered electors			3,984
Turnout			827	21%	+3%
	Protestant hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norman F. Derrick *	2,036	45%	-5%
	Liberal	Doreen Jones	1,853	41%	+32%
	Labour	Stanley G. Thorne	626	14%	-28%
Majority			1,410
Registered electors			13,091
Turnout			4,515	34%	+5%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Lyrian Hobday *	2,095	62%	+11%
	Labour	William R. Snell	1,145	34%	-15%
	National Front	Douglas Richardson	155	5%
Majority			950
Registered electors			12,183
Turnout			3,395	28%	0%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ivor P. Balmer	2,600	60%	+11%
	Labour	John McLean *	1,768	40%	-11%
Majority			832
Registered electors			15,445
Turnout			4,368	28%	+1%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dr. Cyril Taylor *	1,655	50%	-7%
	Conservative	Robert S. Jones	1,459	44%	+4%
	Communist	John Humes	188	6%	+3%
Majority			196
Registered electors			10,863
Turnout			3,302	30%	+4%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Vincent P. Hyams ^(PARTY)	1,001	60%	-20%
	Conservative	Alfred W. Jones	605	36%	+19%
	Communist	Robert Cartwright	73	4%	+1%
Majority			396
Registered electors			6,649
Turnout			1,679	25%	+4%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protestant	Harold W. Blower *	1,310	61%	+7%
	Labour	Thomas McManus	763	36%	-10%
	Communist	Kenneth Dunlop	74	3%
Majority			547
Registered electors			9,181
Turnout			2,147	23%	+1%
	Protestant hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edward Shields ^(PARTY)	1,442	51%	-12%
	Conservative	Cyril Smith	711	25%	-1%
	Communist	Roger O'Hara	622	22%	+11%
	National Front	Kevin Keatley	58	2%
Majority			731
Registered electors			8,533
Turnout			2,833	33%	+17%
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert E. Lloyd	2,150	68%	+18%
	Labour	Patrick Grannell *	1,031	32%	-18%
Majority			1,119
Registered electors			9,842
Turnout			3,181	32%	+2%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eric S. Nixon *	2,568	81%	+24%
	Labour	Alfonso Samosa	617	19%	-2%
Majority			1,951
Registered electors			11,265
Turnout			3,185	28%	-10%
	Conservative hold		Swing