1977_Merseyside_County_Council_election
Main article: 1977 United Kingdom local elections
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.
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| Turnout | 35.6% ( 1.1%)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from Labour.
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 | ||||||
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Results by borough
Knowsley borough
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| 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 | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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Turnout: 33.9% (0.5%)
Sefton borough
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| 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 | ||||||
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Turnout: 34.0% (6.0%)
St Helens borough
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| 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 | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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Turnout: 41.8% (0.7)
Results compared directly with the last local election in 1973.
Knowsley
Huyton With Roby No. 1 (Huyton Farm-Princess-Woolfall)
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| 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 |
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Huyton With Roby No. 2 (Longview and Rupert Farm)
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| 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 |
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Huyton With Roby No. 3 (St Agnes-St Bartholomews-Swanside)
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| 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 |
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Huyton With Roby No. 4 (St Gabriels and St Michaels)
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| 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 |
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Kirkby No. 1 (Central and Minstead)
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| 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 |
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Kirkby No. 2 (Cherryfield and Whitfield)
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| 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 |
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Kirkby No. 3 (Northwood-Park-Tower Hill-Simonswood)
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| 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 |
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Prescot
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| 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 |
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Whiston No. 1 (Croton-Tarbock-Whiston)
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| 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 |
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Whiston No. 3 (Halewood)
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| 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 |
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Whiston No. 4 (Knowsley)
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| 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 |
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Liverpool
Liverpool No. 1 (Abercromby and St James)
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| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 2 (Aigburth)
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| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 3 (Allerton)
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| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 4 (Anfield)
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| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 5 (Arundel)
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| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 6 (Breckfield and St Domingo)
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| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 7 (Broadgreen)
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| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 8 (Central Everton and Netherfield)
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| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 9 (Childwall)
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| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 10 (Church)
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| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 11 (Clubmoor)
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| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 12 (County)
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| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 13 (Croxteth)
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| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 14 (Dingle)
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| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 15 (Dovecot)
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| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 16 (Fairfield)
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| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 17 (Fazakerley)
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| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 18 (Gillmoss)
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| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 19 (Granby and Princes Park)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 20 (Kensington)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 21 (Low Hill and Smithdown)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 22 (Melrose and Westminster)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Liverpool No. 23 (Old Swan)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Picton
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Pirrie
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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St. Mary's
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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St. Michael's
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Sandhills and Vauxhall
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Speke
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Tuebrook
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Warbreck
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Woolton East
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Woolton West
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Sefton
Bootle No.1 (Derby & Stanley)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Bootle No. 2 (Linacre and Mersey)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Bootle No. 3 (Netherton-Orrell-Sefton)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Crosby No. 1 (Central-College-St. John's)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Crosby No. 2 (Christ Church-St. Mary's-St. Thomas)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Crosby No. 3 (East and Little Crosby)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Crosby No. 4 (North and West)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Formby
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Litherland
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Southport No. 1 (Ainsdale-Birkdale South)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Southport No. 2 (Birkdale East-Birkdale North-South)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Southport No. 3 (Birkdale West-Central-West)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Southport No. 4 (Craven-Sussex-Talbot)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 |
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Southport No.5 (Hesketh & Scarisbrick)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Southport No.6 (Marine and Park)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 |
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West Lancashire No. 1 (Aintree)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 |
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West Lancashire No. 2 (Maghull East and North-Melling)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 |
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West Lancashire No.3 (Maghull East and North-Melling)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Dykins * | unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 10,171 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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St. Helens
Haydock
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Newton-Le-Willows
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Rainford
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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St. Helens No.1 (Central and South Eccleston)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 |
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St. Helens No.2 (East Sutton)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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St. Helens No. 3 (Hardshaw and West Sutton)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 |
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St. Helens No. 4 (Moss Bank and North Windle)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 |
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St. Helens No.5 (North Eccleston and South Windle)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 |
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St. Helens No.6 (Parr)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 |
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Whiston No. 2 (Eccleston and Windle)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 |
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Whiston No. 5 (Rainhill and Bold)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 |
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Bebington No. 1 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Bebington No. 2(Sunlight, Park, New Ferry, North Bromborough)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Bebington No. 3 (South Bromborough and Eastham)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 |
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Bebington No. 4 (Lower Bebington & Poulton)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 |
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Birkenhead No. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 |
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Birkenhead No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Birkenhead No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Birkenhead No.4 (Devonshire and Egerton)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Birkenhead No. 5 (Gilbrook and St James)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 |
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Birkenhead No.6 Grange and Oxton)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Birkenhead No. 7 (Prenton)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Birkenhead No. 8 (Upton)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Hoylake No.1 (Caldy and Frankby)
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| 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 | |||
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Hoylake No.2 (Central-Hoose-Meols-Park)
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| 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 | |||
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Wallasey No.1 (Leasowe)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Wallasey No.2 (Marlowe, Egremont South & Liscard)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Wallasey No.3 (Moreton and Saughall Massie)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Wallasey No.4 (New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Wallasey No.5 (North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street)
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| 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 |
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Wallasey No.6 (Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville)
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| 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 | ||||
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Wirral No.1 (Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 |
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Wirral No.2 (Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston)
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 |
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• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
- "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.
- 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.