1973 Liverpool City Council election
← 1972 May 10, 1973 (1973-05-10) 1975 →
99 of 99 seats
to Liverpool City Council following the reduction in the number of Councillors from 120 to 99 and the abolition of Aldermen. The Local Government Act 1972 changed the election timetable from election by thirds every three years to election by thirds every four years with the fallow year having elections to Merseyside County Council.
50 seats needed for a majority

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 10 May 1973.

Following boundary changes, which reduced the number of wards from 40 to 33, three councillors were elected for each ward. This was the first Council since Aldermen were abolished.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Seats   ±  
Liberal 48 +34
Labour 42 -12
Conservative 9 -22

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1973
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal 48 34 0 +34 48% 35% 116,421
  Labour 42 4 16 -12 42% 36% 117,749
  Conservative 9 3 25 -22 9.1% 27% 90,344
  Communist 0 0 0 0 0% 0.5% 1,472
  Others 0 0 0 0 0% 0.47% 1,518

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

Abercromby, St. James'

Abercromby, St. James'
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Shields * 1,994 65%
Labour O. Doyle * 1,903 62%
Labour V. McCoy (PARTY) 1,790 58%
Liberal C. O'Connor 302 10%
Liberal M. K. Richards 253 8%
Liberal J. Moxon 249 8%
Conservative P. J. Robinson 177 6%
Conservative A. H. Wynn 162 5%
Conservative H. R. Tetlow 152 5%
Communist R. O'Hara 409 13%
Tomorrow's Youth J.B. Smith 180 6%
Majority 1,585
Registered electors
Turnout 3,062
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Aigburth

Aigburth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ian. R. Porteous 3,472 55%
Liberal Willam. R. Dyson 3,443 54%
Liberal Len Tyrer 3,366 53%
Conservative J. E. R. Fischer * 2,336 37%
Conservative H. G. Francis * 2,183 34%
Conservative E. M. Clein (PARTY) 2,061 32%
Labour K. M. Stewart 541 9%
Labour R. Fogg 411 6%
Majority 1,136
Registered electors
Turnout 6,349
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Allerton

Allerton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William. H. Fearnside (PARTY) 1,697 47%
Conservative Raymond. F. Craine (PARTY) 1,693 47%
Conservative John. S. Ross (PARTY) 1,674 46%
Liberal Mrs. S. Carr 1,518 42%
Liberal D. Stobbs 1,363 37%
Liberal Mrs. E. Feldman 1,333 37%
Labour J. E. McPherson 423 12%
Labour R. McConnell 420 12%
Labour C. McDonald 417 11%
Majority 178
Registered electors
Turnout 3,638
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Anfield

Anfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph. Robert Wilmington 1,909 44%
Liberal J. Wilde 1,780 41%
Liberal R. Donnelly 1,706 39%
Labour F. McGurk * 1,376 32%
Labour R. J. Short 1,263 29%
Labour W. H. Sefton 1,228 28%
Conservative Mrs. M. Fitzsimmons * 1,059 24%
Conservative B. Wilson (PARTY) 1,031 24%
Conservative A. C. Bailey 965 22%
Majority 533
Registered electors
Turnout 4,344
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

Arundel

Arundel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Nick. Wood * 2,385 60%
Liberal Charles. Hutchinson * 2,230 56%
Liberal Kenneth. O. Rainford 2,202 56%
Labour A. E. Janes 818 21%
Labour K. Jones 795 20%
Labour P. V. Wall 788 20%
Conservative Fairclough 748 19%
Conservative M. Kingston 736 19%
Conservative E. W. Mossford 731 18%
Majority 1,577
Registered electors
Turnout 3,961
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Breckfield, St. Domingo

Breckfield, St. Domingo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter. B. Chivall 1,483 54%
Liberal David. J. Hartley 1,326 48%
Liberal Frank. McNevin 1,254 46%
Labour J. Connolly 869 32%
Labour L. Williams * 790 29%
Labour T. Roberts * 733 27%
Conservative K. B. Jacques * 390 14%
Conservative D. J. Lewis 375 14%
Conservative F. G. Pugh 357 13%
Majority 614
Registered electors
Turnout 2,742
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Roger Johnston * 2,452 62%
Liberal G. J. Palmer * 2,305 58%
Liberal Rosie Cooper 2,191 56%
Conservative Mrs. D. I. Keenan * 942 24%
Conservative J. J. Swainbank 838 24%
Conservative B. V. Grombridge 736 19%
Labour F. Burke 547 14%
Labour M. J. Getty 483 12%
Labour L. P. Hyams 435 11%
Majority 1,510
Registered electors
Turnout 3,941
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Central, Everton, Netherfield

Central, Everton, Netherfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Parry * 1,627 66%
Labour J. E. Walker * 1,442 58%
Labour J. Finnegan (PARTY) 1,425 58%
Conservative P. J. Palmer 474 19%
Conservative W. Owens 464 19%
Conservative R. S. Charles 380 19%
Liberal J. F. Owen 365 15%
Majority 1,153
Registered electors
Turnout 2,466
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Childwall

Childwall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Anthony Limont * 3,055 50%
Liberal Willam. Smyth 2,848 47%
Liberal Willam. Mellor 2,817 47%
Conservative W. A. N. Fearenside * 2,314 38%
Conservative S. Airey (PARTY) 2,245 37%
Conservative T. P. Pink 2,170 36%
Labour P. Collins 685 11%
Labour Mrs. E. Kelly 572 9%
Labour D. S. Johnson 527 9%
Majority 810
Registered electors
Turnout 6,054
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal hold Swing

Church

Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cyril Eric Carr * 3,463 62%
Liberal Grace. R. Andrews (PARTY) 3,143 57%
Liberal Michael. Wanless (PARTY) 3,109 56%
Conservative J. P. Smith 1,804 32%
Conservative W. H. Stabback 1,788 32%
Conservative K. W. Davies 1,770 32%
Labour A. L. Jones 286 5%
Labour F. Dunne 212 4%
Labour G. M. Scott 185 3%
Majority 1,659
Registered electors
Turnout 5,553
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Bowen 1,533 45%
Liberal C. Simmond 1,311 38%
Liberal Michael John Storey 1,302 38%
Labour J. M. Burke * 1,137 33%
Labour M. Stewart 1,126 33%
Labour G. G. Pratt * 1,059 31%
Conservative F. R. Butler 750 22%
Conservative F. Jones * 2,074 21%
Conservative P. K. Mostyn 669 20%
Majority 396
Registered electors
Turnout 3,420
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

County

County
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. McLean * 1,570 44%
Labour E. T. Mooney * 1,503 42%
Labour F. P. Hughes 1,465 41%
Conservative P. Tunna * 1,035 29%
Liberal W. Savage 970 27%
Liberal Mrs. E. A. Ousby 944 26%
Conservative W. Thomas 941 26%
Liberal J. J. Hastings 938 26%
Conservative H. Brown 925 29%
Majority 535
Registered electors
Turnout 3,575
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing

Croxteth

Croxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J. Holmes (PARTY) 2,759 58%
Liberal T. Blyde 2,540 54%
Liberal W. T. Brodie 2,506 53%
Conservative G. B. Watterson (PARTY) 1,413 30%
Conservative T. Larty * 1,288 27%
Conservative C. Dickinson 1,206 26%
Labour Mrs. C. A. George 554 12%
Labour M. J. Powell 544 12%
Labour M. W. Cooper 505 11%
Majority 1,346
Registered electors
Turnout 4,726
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal hold Swing

Dingle

Dingle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs. M. Evans * 1,236 64%
Labour R. Stoddart * 1,125 58%
Labour S. W. Jones * 1,040 54%
Conservative T. J. Staniford 306 16%
Conservative Mrs. M. Gregson 305 16%
Conservative A. J. Browne 294 15%
Liberal M. Greenop 289 15%
Liberal Mrs. S. O'Kane 276 14%
Liberal Mrs. M. Wain 275 14%
Communist J. Cook 112 6%
Majority 930
Registered electors
Turnout 1,943
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Dovecot

Dovecot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Burke * 1,999 69%
Labour W. F. Johnson * 1,952 67%
Labour W. H. Westbury * 1,833 63%
Conservative J. L. Walsh 918 31%
Conservative Mrs. J. H. Brendwood 807 28%
Conservative Mrs. F. Campbell 807 28%
Majority 1,081
Registered electors
Turnout 2,917
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles. Crawford 1,787 53%
Liberal James. A. Gallagher 1,631 49%
Liberal Tom. Morton 1,504 45%
Labour H. Livermore * 1,045 31%
Labour S. F. Jacobs 1,034 31%
Labour J. Mottram 914 27%
Conservative W. Scott 527 16%
Conservative W. McGuirk 508 15%
Conservative N. M. Wilkinson 501 15%
Majority 742
Registered electors
Turnout 3,359
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Williams * 1,948 57%
Labour F. Gater *' 1,776 52%
Labour H. James 1,734 51%
Conservative W. T. Palmer (PARTY) 1,444 43%
Conservative G. Smith 1,382 43%
Conservative I. J. Brown 1,333 39%
Majority 502
Registered electors
Turnout 3,392
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Loyden * 2,254 69%
Labour T. Higgins * 2,254 69%
Labour J. J. Cruikshank (PARTY) 2,139 66%
Conservative R. Pippard 809 25%
Conservative D. P. Dougherty 773 24%
Conservative W. G. Henri 710 22%
Communist K. Dunlop 198 6%
Majority 1,445
Registered electors
Turnout 3,261
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Granby, Prince's Park

Granby, Prince's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dr. C. Taylor * 2,113 66%
Labour J.D. Hamilton * 2,006 62%
Labour A. Doswell * 1,963 61%
Conservative Miss O. Y. Hughes 875 27%
Conservative N. Jones 818 25%
Conservative S. C. Rankin 795 25%
Communist T. McLelland 226 7%
Majority 1,238
Registered electors
Turnout 3,214
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Kensington

Kensington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John. R. Watton 1,798 85%
Liberal Frank. N. E. Snowden
Liberal Frank Doran 1,471 70%
Labour S. G. Thorne *
Labour C. Parry * 975 46%
Labour E. D. Roderick *
Conservative Miss J. P. Ashcroft 316 15%
Majority
Registered electors
Turnout
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

Low Hill, Smithdown

Low Hill, Smithdown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Alton * 1,956 70%
Liberal E. A. Bestwick 1,733 62%
Liberal Ernest. Richard Stephenson 1,622 58%
Labour H. Lee (PARTY) 659 24%
Labour W. R. Snell * 617 23%
Labour C. H. Winter 615 22%
Conservative V. Brookes 180 6%
Conservative N. M. Hamilton 125 4%
Conservative M. L. Pearl 112 4%
Majority 1,297
Registered electors
Turnout 2,795
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
Liberal hold Swing

Melrose, Westminster

Melrose, Westminster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Ackers * 1,642 63%
Labour J. Gardner (PARTY) 1,642 63%
Labour W. Lafferty (PARTY) 1,573 61%
Conservative J. Gillin 598 23%
Conservative W. Gillbody 524 20%
Conservative J. Wareing 406 16%
Liberal A. R. Clarke 349 13%
Liberal J. Gillespie 325 13%
Majority 1,044
Registered electors
Turnout 2,589
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Old Swan

Old Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Doreen Jones * 2,061 54% +6%
Liberal Peter Mahon. Mahon (PARTY) 1,699 44% -4%
Liberal William. M. Galbraith * 1,688 44% -4%
Conservative J. Howard 775 20% -13%
Conservative H. Davies 769 20% -13%
Conservative T. M. Elliott 752 20% -13%
Labour T. McManus 650 17% -2%
Labour V. P. Hyams 645 17% -2%
Labour B. J. Chantrell 569 15% -4%
Independent Liberal W. J. McCullough 350 9%
Majority 1,286
Registered electors
Turnout 3,836
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing

Picton

Picton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Desmond Mahon 1,897 51% +51%
Liberal R. Madeley 1,869 50% +50%
Liberal E. Herbert. Herrity 1,859 50% +50%
Labour A. Fletcher (PARTY) 1,181 31% -17%
Labour T. Bailey * 1,151 31% -17%
Labour Mrs. S. Aspin 1,112 30% -18%
Conservative R. J. Wilde 575 15% -35%
Conservative J. McDermott 567 15% -35%
Conservative H. F. Davies 542 14% -36%
Communist E. Hanna 98 3% +1%
Majority 121
Registered electors
Turnout 3,751
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Pirrie

Pirrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Dalton * 2,434 66% +6%
Labour M. Black * 2,251 61% +1%
Labour P. Owens * 2,208 60% 0%
Conservative R. Gould 1,274 34% -4%
Conservative A. Brown 1,257 34% -4%
Conservative J. F. Atkinson 1,178 32% -6%
Majority 1,160
Registered electors
Turnout 3,708
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. R. Maddox * 1,424 51%
Labour G. T. Walsh (PARTY) 1,331 48%
Labour R. C. Evans * 1,329 48%
Liberal Graham Hulme 756 27%
Liberal I. M. Hawkins 741 27%
Liberal B. Johnson 734 26%
Conservative J. Boardman 606 22%
Conservative G. F. Brewer 585 21%
Conservative M. B. Glass 577 21%
Majority 668
Registered electors
Turnout 2,786
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Trevor Jones 1,686 58%
Liberal Michael. O'Kane 1,606 55%
Liberal George. Wain 1,571 54%
Conservative I. McFall 799 27%
Conservative A. H. K. Maynard 775 27%
Conservative J. Cheshire 774 27%
Labour L. Collins 372 13%
Labour H. P. Walker 348 12%
Labour F. Cox 344 12%
Communist Hennessy 62 2%
Majority 887
Registered electors
Turnout 2,919
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Sandhills, Vauxhall

Sandhills, Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Orr * 1,523 57% -3%
Labour A.Dunford * 1,523 56% -4%
Labour J. Morgan (PARTY) 1,523 53% -7%
Tennants T. King 988 37%
Tennants B. Doyle 969 36%
Tennants B. Rutter 915 34%
Conservative J. Barton 183 7% -31%
Conservative N. J. Fagin 139 5% -33%
Conservative K. A. Jones 127 5% -33%
Majority 535
Registered electors
Turnout 2,694
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Speke

Speke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. J. Maudsley * 2,150 69% -7%
Labour K. Stewart * 2,121 68% -6%
Labour P. Moorhead * 2,114 68% -6%
Conservative D. J. V. Collister 615 20% -18%
Conservative D. Coleman 605 19% -19%
Conservative H. Phillips 588 19% -19%
Liberal J. Refferon 348 11%
Liberal B. P. Higginson 337 11%
Liberal C. Wilson 279 9%
Majority 1,535
Registered electors
Turnout 3,113
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Michael Heffernon 1,580 43%
Liberal Richard Clitherow 1,578 43%
Liberal Charles H. Stocker 1,513 41%
Labour J. E. Roberts * 1,084 30%
Labour D. M. Mitchell * 1,062 29%
Labour J. B. Johnston 1,000 27%
Conservative D. E. Daniel (PARTY) 878 24%
Conservative J. Irving 767 21%
Conservative C. E. Jennings 736 20%
Communist J. Jackson 109 3%
Majority 496
Registered electors
Turnout 3,651
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

Warbreck

Warbreck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. B. Flude (PARTY) 1,627 53% -9%
Conservative J. H. Brash 1,553 51% -11%
Conservative D. J. Jones 1,545 51% -11%
Labour Mrs. C. O'Rourke (PARTY) 1,422 47% +9%
Labour J. Hughes (PARTY) 1,405 46% +8%
Labour E. W. Gorman 1,395 46% +8%
Majority 205
Registered electors
Turnout 3,049
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Woolton, East

Woolton, East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Evans 1,988 74%
Labour Mrs. M. Delaney 1,884 70%
Labour W. Wright 1,786 66%
Conservative N. F. Derrick 442 16%
Conservative J. McKeivie 410 15%
Conservative P. Pink 380 14%
Majority 1,546
Registered electors
Turnout 2,688
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Woolton, West

Woolton, West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mrs. R. Dean 2,821 57% +7%
Conservative A. McVeigh 2,772 56% +6%
Conservative C. G. Hallows 2,716 55% +5%
Liberal Mrs. A. Bailey 1,367 28%
Liberal E. S. Abanson 1,296 26%
Liberal Mrs. Hackman 1,274 26%
Labour J. P. McCormack 753 15% -35%
Labour K. Simpson 713 14% -36%
Labour G. R. Sullivan 704 14% -36%
Majority 1,454
Registered electors
Turnout 4,941
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

By Elections

Low Hill, Smithdown and Speke held on 21 March 1974, before the AGM of April 1st.

Low Hill, Smithdown

Low Hill, Smithdown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David J Davies * 1513 %
Labour C H Winter 1455
Conservative Fagan 151
Majority 58
Registered electors 9,368
Turnout 3,019 30%
Liberal hold Swing

Speke

Speke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Raymond Short 2,391 50% +13%
Liberal McKitterick * 250 42% -13%
Conservative Philip 427 8% -1%
Majority 470
Registered electors 14,502
Turnout 6,096 42%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

St Michael’s

St Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. S. Ross * 2,217 57% +10%
Liberal T. H. Harte 1,190 30% -12%
Labour T. Bailey 505 13%
Majority 1,027
Registered electors 10,801
Turnout 3,912 36%
Conservative hold Swing

Council Leadership

This would come into effect on 1 April 1974.

Position Holder
Leader of the Council and Chair of Policy and Finance Committee Cyril Carr
Deputy Leader of the Council and Chair of Housing and Planning Committee Bill Smyth
Chair of Education Committee John Bowen
Chair of the Highways and Environment Committee Doreen Jones
Chair of the Community Development Committee Nicholas Wood
Chair of Social Services Committee William Galbraith
Chair of Libraries and Leisure Services Committee Roger Johnston
Chair of General Services Committee Richard Clitherow
Liberal Group Whip Trevor Jones
Leader of the Opposition and Labour Group John Hamilton
Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Labour Group Eddie Loyden
Leader of the Conservative Group Raymond F Craine

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