1970_Liverpool_City_Council_election
1970 Liverpool City Council election
1970 UK local election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 7 May 1970.
Main article: 1970 United Kingdom local elections
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Map of Liverpool showing wards won (first placed party)[1] |
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One third of the council was up for election.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
More information Party, Councillors ...
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | |
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Conservative | 79 | -9 | ?? | |
Labour | 30 | +7 | ?? | |
Liberal | 4 | +2 | ?? | |
Protestant | 7 | 0 | ?? | |
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More information Party, Seats ...
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 19 | 47.5% | 48% | 72,584 | |||||
Labour | 17 | 42.5% | 43% | 64,880 | |||||
Liberal | 2 | 5% | 7% | 11,381 | |||||
Protestant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% | 1.2% | 1,901 | ||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1.1% | 1,604 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.02% | 26 | ||
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* - Councillor seeking re-election
Abercromby
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. E. McPherson * | 883 | 66% | +18% | |
Conservative | A. W. Jones | 298 | 22% | -19% | |
Communist | A. McClelland | 150 | 11% | 0% | |
Majority | 585 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,684 | ||||
Turnout | 1,331 | 23% | +3% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Aigburth
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. E. R. Fischer * | 4,522 | 84% | +5% | |
Labour | G. T. Walsh | 860 | 16% | +9% | |
Majority | 3,662 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,772 | ||||
Turnout | 5,382 | 37% | -10% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Allerton
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. B. Caulfield * | 3,195 | 81% | +1% | |
Labour | S. G. Thorne | 756 | 19% | +9% | |
Majority | 2,439 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,972 | ||||
Turnout | 3,951 | 36% | -7% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Anfield
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mrs. M. Fitzsimmons | 2,755 | 61% | -11% | |
Labour | D. M. Mitchell | 1,753 | 39% | +11% | |
Majority | 1,002 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,655 | ||||
Turnout | 4,508 | 33% | -3% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Arundel
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. E. Kendrick * | 2,621 | 62% | -7% | |
Labour | M. Evans | 1,501 | 36% | +8% | |
Communist | J. Kay | 103 | 2% | -1% | |
Majority | 1,120 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,815 | ||||
Turnout | 4,225 | 31% | -3% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Breckfield
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | K.B. Jacques * | 1,392 | 57% | 0% | |
Labour | T. Roberts | 1,044 | 43% | 0% | |
Majority | 348 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,985 | ||||
Turnout | 2,436 | 25% | -9% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Broadgreen
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mrs. D. I. Keenan | 2,002 | 44% | -26% | |
Liberal | H. Davies | 1,598 | 35% | +35% | |
Labour | D. Cowley | 966 | 21% | +2% | |
Majority | 404 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,753 | ||||
Turnout | 4,566 | 39% | +4% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Central
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. E. Walker * | 1,607 | 86% | +33% | |
Conservative | F. Jones | 117 | 6% | -41% | |
Liberal | J. E. Gallagher | 110 | 6% | +6% | |
Communist | R. Woods | 30 | 2% | +2% | |
Majority | 1,490 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,828 | ||||
Turnout | 1,864 | 32% | -2% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Childwall
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | A. Fearenside | 4,401 | 55% | -16% | |
Liberal | H. Davies | 2,519 | 32% | +12% | |
Labour | S. F. Jacobs | 1,003 | 13% | +3% | |
Majority | 1,882 | ||||
Registered electors | 19,306 | ||||
Turnout | 7,988 | 41% | +1% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Church
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Owen Trevor Jones | 4,019 | 54% | +20% | |
Conservative | S. P. Mason | 2,862 | 39% | -20% | |
Labour | C. H. J. Winter | 501 | 7% | 0% | |
Majority | 1,157 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,671 | ||||
Turnout | 7,382 | 50% | +2% | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Clubmoor
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. F. Jones * | 2,074 | 49% | -8% | |
Labour | T. McManus | 1,938 | 46% | +3% | |
Liberal | J. G. Morgan | 231 | 5% | +5% | |
Majority | 136 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,328 | ||||
Turnout | 4,243 | 37% | -10% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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County
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Tunna * | 2,445 | 53% | -6% | |
Labour | J. McLean | 2,003 | 44% | +8% | |
Communist | K. T. Dowd | 143 | 3% | -2% | |
Majority | 442 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,315 | ||||
Turnout | 4,591 | 34% | -7% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Croxteth
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Dr. G. H. Prince * | 3,596 | 77% | -6% | |
Labour | R. Ludvigsen | 1,084 | 23% | +6% | |
Majority | 2,512 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,940 | ||||
Turnout | 4,680 | 36% | -8% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Dingle
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Stoddart * | 2,481 | 60% | +12% | |
Conservative | D. M. Pannell | 1,520 | 37% | -10% | |
Communist | J. Cook | 134 | 3% | -1% | |
Majority | 961 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,831 | ||||
Turnout | 4,135 | 38% | +3% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Dovecot
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | W. P. Johnson | 3,314 | 61% | +14% | |
Conservative | G. E. Brandwood * | 2,103 | 39% | -14% | |
Majority | 1,211 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,539 | ||||
Turnout | 5,417 | 33% | -6% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Everton
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | F. Burke * | 588 | 62% | ||
Conservative | J. Irving | 364 | 38% | ||
Majority | 224 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,268 | ||||
Turnout | 952 | 29% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Fairfield
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Pownall | 1,942 | 56% | ||
Labour | E. Burke | 1,498 | 44% | ||
Majority | 444 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,197 | ||||
Turnout | 3,440 | 28% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Fazakerley
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. R. Bushell | 2,260 | 54% | ||
Labour | M. Black | 1,955 | 46% | ||
Majority | 305 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,781 | ||||
Turnout | 4,215 | 36% | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Gillmoss
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Eddie Loyden | 4,270 | 67% | ||
Conservative | Mrs. E. G. Smith | 1,990 | 31% | ||
Communist | K. Dunlop | 130 | 2% | ||
Majority | 2,280 | ||||
Registered electors | 20,237 | ||||
Turnout | 6,390 | 32% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Granby
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John D. Hamilton | 1,457 | 58% | +1% | |
Conservative | G. Hughes | 981 | 39% | -4% | |
Communist | J. Powell | 68 | 3% | ||
Majority | 476 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,095 | ||||
Turnout | 2,506 | 28% | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Kensington
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | E. D. Roderick | 1,559 | 52% | +27% | |
Conservative | F. R. Butler | 1,421 | 48% | -4% | |
Majority | 138 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,836 | ||||
Turnout | 2,980 | 28% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Low Hill
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mrs. M. J. Powell | 1,066 | 63% | +24% | |
Conservative | S. K. Cross | 610 | 36% | -21% | |
Independent | W. Finnegan | 26 | 2% | ||
Majority | 456 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,075 | ||||
Turnout | 1,702 | 34% | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Melrose
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | I. I. Levin | 1,376 | 59% | +2% | |
Conservative | C. E. Rapson | 776 | 33% | -10% | |
Liberal | J. J. Hastings * | 191 | 8% | ||
Majority | 600 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,618 | ||||
Turnout | 2,343 | 31% | +5% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Netherfield
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Protestant | A. Brown * | 750 | 57% | -5% | |
Labour | S. J. Chegwin | 572 | 43% | +9% | |
Majority | 178 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,359 | ||||
Turnout | 1,322 | 30% | +3% | ||
Protestant hold | Swing | ||||
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Old Swan
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | Mrs. Doreen Jones | 2,713 | 48% | +48% | |
Conservative | A. J. Browne * | 1,887 | 33% | -27% | |
Labour | F. Gaier | 1,098 | 19% | -21% | |
Majority | 826 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,931 | ||||
Turnout | 5,698 | 41% | +4% | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Picton
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. J. Kinrade * | 2,149 | 50% | -9% | |
Labour | T. Bailey | 2,033 | 48% | +7% | |
Communist | Mrs. H. A. Thomas | 87 | 2% | +2% | |
Majority | 116 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,964 | ||||
Turnout | 4,269 | 33% | -3% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Pirrie
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | H. Dalton | 3,703 | 60% | +13% | |
Conservative | J. F. Atkinson | 2,359 | 38% | -15% | |
Communist | Brian Anderson | 113 | 2% | +2% | |
Majority | 113 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,794 | ||||
Turnout | 6,175 | 37% | -5% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Prince's Park
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. F. Stevens | 1,919 | 58% | +12% | |
Conservative | A. Palin | 1,298 | 39% | -12% | |
Communist | J. F. Greig | 93 | 3% | -1% | |
Majority | 621 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,059 | ||||
Turnout | 3,310 | 33% | -2% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Sandhills
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Miss M. Schofield * | 1,545 | 71% | +2% | |
Conservative | J. Barton | 636 | 29% | +2% | |
Majority | 909 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,676 | ||||
Turnout | 2,181 | 33% | +4% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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St. Domingo
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Protestant | R. Hughes * | 1,151 | 57% | +3% | |
Labour | A. Williams | 875 | 43% | 0% | |
Majority | 276 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,697 | ||||
Turnout | 2,026 | 23% | -8% | ||
Protestant hold | Swing | ||||
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St. James
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Parry * | 2,122 | 72% | +21% | |
Communist | R. O'Hara | 488 | 16% | +5% | |
Conservative | R. Bostock | 356 | 12% | -14% | |
Majority | 971 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,944 | ||||
Turnout | 2,966 | 33% | +10% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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St. Mary's
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | W. L. Harris * | 1,804 | 56% | ||
Labour | P. Grannel | 1,441 | 44% | -4% | |
Majority | 363 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,740 | ||||
Turnout | 3,245 | 30% | -12% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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St. Michael's
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mrs. M. Brown * | 2,413 | 53% | -15% | |
Labour | R. C. Evans | 2,122 | 47% | +25% | |
Majority | 291 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,615 | ||||
Turnout | 4,535 | 43% | +2% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Smithdown
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | H. Lee | 1,147 | 68% | +15% | |
Conservative | Mrs. M. G. Savage | 551 | 32% | -15% | |
Majority | 596 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,808 | ||||
Turnout | 1,698 | 22% | +3% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Speke
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ken Stewart | 3,065 | 62% | +15% | |
Conservative | C. Smith | 1,918 | 38% | -15% | |
Majority | 1,147 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,029 | ||||
Turnout | 4,983 | 31% | +5% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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Tuebrook
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. B. Watterson | 2,252 | 56% | -5% | |
Labour | J. Mottram | 1,778 | 44% | +5% | |
Majority | 474 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,995 | ||||
Turnout | 4,030 | 34% | -8% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Vauxhall
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Paul Orr * | 1,348 | 93% | +9% | |
Conservative | J. Howard | 102 | 7% | -5% | |
Majority | 1,246 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,511 | ||||
Turnout | 1,450 | 22% | +5% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Warbreck
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Greenway | 2,327 | 62% | -8% | |
Labour | J. M. Burke | 1,398 | 38% | +8% | |
Majority | 929 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,344 | ||||
Turnout | 3,725 | 30% | -4% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Westminster
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Gillin * | 1,240 | 53% | +2% | |
Labour | J. Gardner | 1,118 | 47% | -2% | |
Majority | 122 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,228 | ||||
Turnout | 2,358 | 38% | -1% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Woolton
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mrs. T. L. Norton | 5,045 | 70% | -9% | |
Labour | Tony Mulhearn | 2,133 | 30% | -9% | |
Majority | 2,912 | ||||
Registered electors | 24,035 | ||||
Turnout | 7,178 | 30% | -7% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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Twenty of the forty Aldermen were elected by the city council on 18 May 1970. Those elected by the council and the wards they were allocated to are shown in the table below:
More information Party, Alderman ...
Party | Alderman | Ward | |
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Labour | Louis Caplan | Allerton | |
Labour | Hugh Carr | Arundel | |
Labour | Sir Joseph Cleary | Picton | |
Labour | David Cowley | Dingle | |
Labour | Brian Crookes | Church | |
Labour | James Cullen | Warbreck | |
Labour | Charles Minton | Netherfield | |
Labour | Joseph Morgan | Smithdown | |
Conservative | James Porter | County | |
Conservative | James Ross | Central | |
Labour | William Sefton | Croxteth | |
Labour | John Sheehan | Granby | |
Conservative | William Thomas | Everton | |
Conservative | Mrs. Ruth Dean | Breckfield | |
Conservative | Clarence Dickinson | Kensington | |
Conservative | John Kendrick | Sandhills | |
Conservative | James McAllister | Gillmoss | |
Conservative | Ralph Morris | Fairfield | |
Conservative | Clifford Price | Childwall | |
Conservative | David Williams | St. Mary's | |
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- Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- Liverpool Daily Post 8 May 1970
- Liverpool Daily Post 12 May 1967
- Liverpool Daily Post 18 May 1970
- Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1970-1971