Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 1979. One third of the council was up for election and the Council remained with no overall control.[1]
The election was held on the same day as the national General Election, which is why the turnout was so much greater than normal.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | 42 | +5 | |
Liberal | 30 | -5 | |
Conservative | 27 | 0 |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 19 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 57% | 41% | 112,204 | ||
Conservative | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18% | 31% | 84,241 | ||
Liberal | 8 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 24% | 28% | 76,890 | ||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1% | 1,855 | ||
Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.1% | 362 |
* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Violet McCoy * | 3,250 | 49% | -13% | |
Liberal | Chris Davies | 2,465 | 37% | +27% | |
Conservative | M. E. Cheshire | 532 | 8% | -10% | |
Communist | Roger O'Hara | 449 | 7% | -4 | |
Majority | 785 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,233 | ||||
Turnout | 6,696 | 55% | +37% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. H. Lea * | 6,832 | 60% | +10% | |
Liberal | Cathy Hancox | 2,671 | 24% | -18% | |
Labour | T. McManus | 1,806 | 16% | +8% | |
Majority | 4,367 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,762 | ||||
Turnout | 11,309 | 77% | +35% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. S. Ross * | 4,839 * | 60& | +3% | |
Liberal | F. R. Haywood | 3,218 | 40% | +10% | |
Majority | 1,621 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,894 | ||||
Turnout | 8,057 | 74% | +38% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | F. J. McGurk | 3,891 | 43% | +14% | |
Conservative | T. P. Pink (PARTY) | 3,022 | 34% | -5% | |
Liberal | J. A. Kaitiff | 2,100 | 23% | -9% | |
Majority | 869 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,667 | ||||
Turnout | 9,-13 | 71% | +42% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. L. Taylor | 2,769 | 36% | +11% | |
Conservative | J. C. Shaw | 2,571 | 33% | +5% | |
Liberal | J. G. Morgan (PARTY) | 2,450 | 31% | -16% | |
Majority | 198 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,722 | ||||
Turnout | 7,790 | 61% | +35% | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | 8% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | F. McNevin * | 3,648 | 47% | +5% | |
Labour | P. H. Rowe | 2,865 | 37% | +1% | |
Conservative | B. J. Hawkins | 1,191 | 15% | -6% | |
Majority | 783 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,901 | ||||
Turnout | 7,704 | 65% | +41% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | +5% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rosie Cooper * | 3,612 | 42% | -4% | |
Conservative | R. H. Mather | 2,825 | 33% | -5% | |
Labour | D. E. Krumbein | 2,213 | 26% | +9% | |
Majority | 787 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,099 | ||||
Turnout | 8,650 | 71% | +36% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Finnegan * | 4,547 | 72% | +6% | |
Conservative | P. T. Rankin | 913 | 14% | =13% | |
Liberal | C. Cartmel | 627 | 10% | +4% | |
Communist | R. Cartwright | 211 | 3% | ||
Majority | 3,634 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,519 | ||||
Turnout | 6,298 | 55% | +38% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | W. A. N. Fearenside * | 7,425 | 51% | +2% | |
Labour | H. A. Smith | 3,768 | 26% | +11% | |
Liberal | F. C. Ricketts | 3,132 | 22% | -13% | |
Majority | 3,657 | ||||
Registered electors | 20,190 | ||||
Turnout | 14,510 | 72% | +38% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. F. Symington | 4,671 | 42% | 0% | |
Liberal | C. E. Gordon (PARTY) | 4,385 | 40% | -10% | |
Labour | D. P. Power | 1,943 | 18% | +9% | |
Majority | |||||
Registered electors | 286 | ||||
Turnout | 14,983 | 73% | +36% | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Mike Storey * | 3,501 | 44% | 0% | |
Labour | W. P. Lafferty | 2,881 | 37% | +4% | |
Conservative | F. M. Kennedy | 1,502 | 19% | -4% | |
Majority | 620 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,850 | ||||
Turnout | 7,884 | 73% | +38% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. A. Dunlop | 3,757 | 44% | +11% | |
Conservative | H. Brown * | 2,144 | 25% | -11% | |
Liberal | R. J. Cunningham | 2,638 | 31% | +2% | |
Majority | 1,119 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,866 | ||||
Turnout | 8,539 | 72% | +46% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. F. Butler | 4,380 | 46% | +4% | |
Labour | F. Burke | 2,635 | 27% | +12% | |
Liberal | I. Clews * | 2,569 | 27% | -15% | |
Majority | 1,745 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,866 | ||||
Turnout | 9,584 | 74% | +35% | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. W. Jones * | 2,960 | 63% | +8% | |
Liberal | J. Lamb | 696 | 15% | +5% | |
Conservative | J. A. Watson | 952 | 20% | -10% | |
Communist | J. Greig | 113 | 2% | ||
Majority | 2,008 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,388 | ||||
Turnout | 4,721 | 64% | +41% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. H. Westbury * | 6,382 | 58% | +8% | |
Conservative | J. F. McMillan | 3,043 | 28% | +3% | |
Liberal | W. J. Cooper | 1,557 | 14% | -11% | |
Majority | 3,339 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,552 | ||||
Turnout | 10,982 | 66% | +40% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Carol Hancox | 3,353 | 53% | +20% | |
Labour | P. F. McAllister (PARTY) | 1,879 | 30% | -10% | |
Conservative | N. Wilkinson | 1,112 | 18% | -9% | |
Majority | 1,474 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,885 | ||||
Turnout | 6,344 | 64% | +37% | ||
Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. J. Lloyd (PARTY) | 3,951 | 47% | +16% | |
Conservative | R. Gould | 3,096 | 37% | -1% | |
Liberal | T. R. Jones | 1,318 | 16% | -15% | |
Majority | 855 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,505 | ||||
Turnout | 8,365 | 73% | +42% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. J. Murphy (PARTY) | 7,702 | 66% | +8% | |
Conservative | A. Gore | 2,647 | 23% | -1% | |
Liberal | T. N. Sawney | 1,306 | 11% | -7% | |
Majority | 5,055 | ||||
Registered electors | 18,720 | ||||
Turnout | 11,655 | 62% | +48% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +8% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Doswell * | 4,203 | 58% | +2% | |
Liberal | A. Damsell | 1,483 | 20% | +9% | |
Conservative | A. Palin | 1,363 | 19% | -12% | |
Communist | E. Caddick | 193 | 3% | ||
Majority | 2,720 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,154 | ||||
Turnout | 7,242 | 60% | +40% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Frank Doran * | 2,828 | 66% | +17% | |
Labour | A. Quinn | 1,082 | 25% | -8% | |
Conservative | D. Ellis | 406 | 9% | -8% | |
Majority | 1,746 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,426 | ||||
Turnout | 4,316 | 67% | +39% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | E. R. Stephenson * | 3,406 | 62% | +1% | |
Labour | J. A. Devaney | 2,080 | 38% | +8% | |
Majority | 1,326 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,320 | ||||
Turnout | 5,486 | 66% | +41% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Lafferty * | 3,400 | 61% | -3% | |
Liberal | J. Bradley | 1,574 | 28% | +20% | |
Conservative | J. A. Carpenter | 601 | 11% | -17% | |
Majority | 1,826 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,190 | ||||
Turnout | 5,575 | 68% | +49% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P, Lloyd | 3,202 | 38% | +19% | |
Conservative | I. McFall | 2,464 | 29% | -2% | |
Liberal | W. M. Galbraith (PARTY) | 2,374 | 28% | -12% | |
Independent Liberal | W. J. McCullough | 362 | 4% | +2% | |
Communist | H. Mohin | 109 | 1% | ||
Majority | 738 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,361 | ||||
Turnout | 8,511 | 69% | +36% | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | H. E. Herrity * | 4,428 | 56% | +7% | |
Labour | A. Williams | 2,337 | 30% | -2% | |
Conservative | J. McDermott | 1,023 | 13% | -5% | |
Communist | J. Volleamere | 91 | 1% | -1% | |
Majority | 2,091 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,081 | ||||
Turnout | 7,879 | 71% | +36% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Owens * | 6,654 | 59% | +9% | |
Liberal | E. G. Lang | 1,244 | 11% | -7% | |
Conservative | I. Brown | 3,317 | 30% | -3% | |
Majority | 3,337 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,018 | ||||
Turnout | 11,215 | 70% | +46% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | R. C. Evans * | 3,387 | 54% | +7% | |
Liberal | G. B. Bennett | 910 | 15% | -5% | |
Conservative | J. B. King | 1,847 | 30% | -3% | |
Communist | J. M. McQueen | 105 | 2% | ||
Majority | 1,540 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,090 | ||||
Turnout | 6,249 | 69% | +41% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Richard Kemp * | 3,258 | 47% | +7% | |
Conservative | O. Y. Hughes | 1,804 | 26% | -13% | |
Labour | G. G. Pratt | 1,801 | 26% | +5% | |
Majority | 1,454 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,954 | ||||
Turnout | 6,863 | 69% | +37% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Morgan * | 4,351 | 83% | -1% | |
Liberal | Steve R. Radford | 355 | 7% | +2% | |
Conservative | G. Widdows | 375 | 7% | -4% | |
Communist | W. Albertina | 169 | 3% | ||
Majority | 3,976 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,820 | ||||
Turnout | 5,250 | 60% | +43% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. McLean (PARTY) | 6,081 | 65% | +17% | |
Conservative | T. Morrison | 2,293 | 25% | 0% | |
Liberal | G. Mason | 942 | 10% | +1% | |
Majority | 3,788 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,232 | ||||
Turnout | 9,316 | 65% | +46% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. E. Roberts | 2,864 | 37% | +5% | |
Liberal | R. Gore sup>(PARTY) | 2,771 | 36% | -4% | |
Conservative | F. C. Kirkby | 2,157 | 28% | +1% | |
Majority | 75 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,073 | ||||
Turnout | 7,774 | 70% | +39% | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. J. Sommerfield | 2,846 | 37% | +12% | |
Liberal | J. Lang * | 2,871 | 35% | -8% | |
Conservative | H. M. Rigby | 2,519 | 30% | -3% | |
Majority | 4 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,591 | ||||
Turnout | 8,265 | 71% | +40% | ||
Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. A. Hatton (PARTY) | 5,644 | 65% | +12% | |
Conservative | S. Fitzsimmons | 2,030 | 23% | +2% | |
Liberal | C. Kaufman | 814 | 9% | -10% | |
Communist | B. O'Keefe | 230 | 3% | -3% | |
Majority | 3,614 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,341 | ||||
Turnout | 8,718 | 65% | +40% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | C. J. Hallows * | 8,345 | 61% | 0% | |
Labour | P. R. Martin | 3,062 | 22% | +7% | |
Liberal | A. Smallman | 2,386 | 17% | -7% | |
Majority | 5,283 | ||||
Registered electors | 18,066 | ||||
Turnout | 5,283 | 76% | +41% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |