# 1988 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 5 May 1988. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | ?? | ?? |
| Social and Liberal Democrats | ?? | ?? |
| Conservative | ?? | ?? |
| Independent | ?? | ?? |
| Others | ?? | ?? |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1988 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 23 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 70% | 55% | 86,383 |
| SLD | 7 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 21% | 14% | 22,352 |
| Conservative | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6% | 12% | 18,242 |
| Liberal | 2 | | | 2 | 6% | 3% | 5,222 |
| SDP | 0 | | | 0 | 0% | 1% | 1,914 |
| Green | 0 | | | 0 | 0% | 1% | 1,769 |
| Communist | 0 | | | 0 | 0% | 0.3% | 400 |

## Ward results

These results are compared with the 1984 elections when councillors were elected for a four-year term.
* = Councillor elected in 1984 and standing for re-election.

### Abercromby

Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Feintuck | 2,070 | 81% | 1% |
| | SLD | Carole Matthews | 186 | 7% | 3% |
| | Conservative | P. Lee | 180 | 7% | |
| | Communist | P. Carroll | 129 | 5% | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,884 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,960 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,565 | 38% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1% | |

### Aigburth

Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Cathy Hancox * | 2,475 | 43% | −10% |
| | Labour | K. Taft | 2,079 | 36% | +9% |
| | Conservative | N. Liddell | 965 | 17% | −2% |
| | Green | Joanne Cook | 272 | 5% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,791 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -10% | |

### Allerton

Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Smith | 2,029 | 36% | +12% |
| | SLD | M. Ali | 1,642 | 29% | +3% |
| | Conservative | M. Kingston | 1,532 | 27% | −23% |
| | SDP | R. Gould | 399 | 7% | |
| | Green | R. Cantwell | 100 | 2% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 387 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,702 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +12% | |

### Anfield

Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judith Nelson | 2,890 | 51% | +8% |
| | SLD | R. Jump | 2,147 | 38% | 0% |
| | Conservative | Myra Fitzsimmons | 518 | 9% | −10% |
| | SDP | J. Prince | 105 | 2% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 743 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,660 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8% | |

### Arundel

Arundel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Victoria Roberts | 2,381 | 52% | +10% |
| | SLD | B. Grocott | 1,559 | 34% | −9% |
| | Conservative | D. Patmore | 346 | 8% | −7% |
| | Green | G. Thomson | 213 | 5% | |
| | Communist | J. Crawley | 47 | 1% | 0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 822 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,546 | | |
| | Labour gain from SLD | Labour gain from SLD | Swing | +3.5 | |

### Breckfield

Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary McGiveron | 3,148 | 77% | +27% |
| | SLD | H. Burt | 663 | 16% | −30% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Bayley | 266 | 7% | +3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,485 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,077 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Broadgreen

Broadgreen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Rosie Cooper * | 3,109 | 51% | +3% |
| | Labour | F. Gillard | 2,599 | 42% | −1% |
| | Conservative | J. Baldwin | 314 | 5% | −5% |
| | Green | Nina Morgan | 61 | 1% | |
| | SDP | R. Nolan | 46 | 1% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 510 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,129 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Childwall

Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Eddie Clein * | 3,146 | 52% | +4% |
| | Labour | R. Kennedy | 1,527 | 25% | +6% |
| | Conservative | Helen Rigby | 1,215 | 20% | −14% |
| | Green | A. Willan | 185 | 3% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,619 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,073 | | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | | |

### Church

Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Mike Storey * | 3,564 | 54% | +4% |
| | Labour | J. Ashton | 1,783 | 26% | +7% |
| | Conservative | T. Pink | 1,153 | 17% | −14% |
| | Green | Janet Cantwell | 201 | 3% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,826 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,656 | | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | | |

### Clubmoor

Clubmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keva Coombes | 4,159 | '77% | +27% |
| | SLD | Ann Collinge | 666 | 12% | −13% |
| | Conservative | W. Connolly | 520 | 10% | −5% |
| | Communist | K. McDonough | 73 | 1% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,493 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,418 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### County

County :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Paul Clark * | 3,188 | 49% | −5% |
| | Labour | Sylvia Renilson | 3,100 | 48% | +8% |
| | Conservative | H. Quayle | 164 | 3% | −3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,452 | | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | | |

### Croxteth

Croxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Elaine Kinahan | 2,163 | 36% | +12% |
| | Labour | Catherine Rigby | 1,885 | 31% | 0% |
| | Conservative | G. Brandwood * | 1,745 | 29% | −18% |
| | SDP | Joan Reece | 218 | 4% | |
| | Green | I. Graham | 15 | 0.2% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 278 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,026 | | |
| | SLD gain from Conservative | SLD gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Dingle

Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Lafferty | 3,215 | 70% | +18% |
| | SLD | W. Lamont | 1,044 | 23% | −16% |
| | Conservative | G. Earle | 272 | 6% | −2% |
| | Communist | J. Cook | 30 | 1% | 0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,171 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,561 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dovecot

Dovecot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Harry Rimmer | 2,622 | '77% | −7% |
| | SLD | Norman Mills | 429 | 13% | 0% |
| | Conservative | Audrey Bowness | 356 | 10% | −7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,193 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,407 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Everton

Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Knibb | 1,988 | 92% | +5% |
| | SLD | M. Key | 98 | 5% | +1% |
| | Conservative | R. Fairclough | 72 | 3% | −5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,890 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,158 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Fazakerley

Fazakerley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Vaudrey | 3,465 | 77% | +17% |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Mayes | 541 | 12% | −8% |
| | Conservative | J. Atkinson | 495 | 11% | −9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,924 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,501 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +17% | |

### Gillmoss

Gillmoss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Ledwich | 3,239 | 80% | +3% |
| | Conservative | S. North | 383 | 9% | −4% |
| | SLD | C. Leahy | 342 | 8% | −2% |
| | Green | Susan Ellison | 103 | 3% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,897 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,067 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Granby

Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Hughes | 2,959 | 82% | +26% |
| | SLD | E. Chin | 335 | 9% | −30% |
| | Conservative | Henrietta Edwards | 200 | 6% | +2% |
| | Communist | E. Caddick | 121 | 3% | +2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,624 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,615 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Grassendale

Grassendale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | W. Bullock | 3,405 | 53% | −2% |
| | Labour | Eileen Turnbull | 1,183 | 18% | +6% |
| | Conservative | S. Marsden | 1,656 | 26% | −5% |
| | Green | P. Kavanagh | 197 | 3% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,222 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,441 | | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | | |

### Kensington

Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | K. Ratcliffe | 2,525 | 52% | +3% |
| | SLD | Richard Kemp | 2,026 | 42% | −2% |
| | Conservative | R. Bethell | 196 | 4% | +3% |
| | Green | F. Wainwright | 84 | 2% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 499 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,831 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Melrose

Melrose :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Kidd | 3,519 | 82% | +24% |
| | SLD | J. Murray | 537 | 13% | −24% |
| | Conservative | Ann Nugent | 220 | 5% | +1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,982 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,276 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Netherley

Netherley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lesley Mahmood | 2,106 | 79% | +7% |
| | SLD | Caroline Barnett | 439 | 16% | 0% |
| | Conservative | Maureen Murphy | 134 | 5% | −7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,667 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,679 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Old Swan

Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Fitzsimmons | 2,975 | 65% | +14% |
| | SLD | J. Berman | 739 | 16% | −19% |
| | Conservative | G. Powell | 684 | 15% | −1% |
| | SDP | J. Herbert | 184 | 4% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,236 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,582 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Picton

Picton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Pam Bradley * | 2,730 | 47% | −9% |
| | Labour | Margaret Clarke | 2,717 | 47% | +10% |
| | Conservative | I. Bishop | 221 | 4% | −3% |
| | Green | D. Williams | 112 | 2% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,780 | | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | | |

### Pirrie

Pirrie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dot Gavin | 3,958 | 84% | +14% |
| | SLD | Hilary Owen | 412 | 9% | −5% |
| | Conservative | P. Aldcroft | 329 | 7% | −9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,546 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,699 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank O'Donoghue | 3,599 | 67% | +16% |
| | SLD | C. Hughes | 1,454 | 27% | −10% |
| | Conservative | Innes Fleming | 275 | 5% | −7% |
| | Green | D. Lindsay | 60 | 1% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,145 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,388 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Smithdown

Smithdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Bermingham | 2,791 | 77% | +18% |
| | SLD | Mary Young | 648 | 18% | = −19% |
| | Conservative | F. Ryan | 193 | 5% | +1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,143 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,632 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Speke

Speke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Wilde | 2,972 | 84% | +25% |
| | SLD | Victoria Clein | 287 | 8% | −29% |
| | Conservative | A. Faver | 270 | 8% | +4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,685 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,529 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Tuebrook

Tuebrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Steve Radford * | 2,747 | 52% | −1% |
| | Labour | S. Sullivan | 2,291 | 43% | +7% |
| | Conservative | Edna Rodick | 282 | 5% | −6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 456 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,320 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | -1% | |

### Valley

Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sylvia Sharpey-Shafer | 2,636 | 73% | +10% |
| | SLD | G. Cleaeys | 714 | 20% | +5% |
| | Conservative | W. Dobinson | 242 | 7% | −15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,922 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,592 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Vauxhall

Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Orr * | 1,818 | 93% | −1% |
| | SLD | S. McHugh | 92 | 5% | |
| | Conservative | R. Knox | 51 | 3% | −3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,726 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,961 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1% | |

### Warbreck

Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Chase | 3,144 | 52% | +15% |
| | SLD | Elsie Lang | 2,430 | 40% | 0% |
| | Conservative | Martha Thornton | 492 | 8% | −15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 714 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,066 | | |
| | Labour gain from SLD | Labour gain from SLD | Swing | +3.5 | |

### Woolton

Woolton 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Backhouse | 2,301 | 39% | −30% |
| | Conservative | S. Fitzsimmons | 2,241 | 38% | −31% |
| | SLD | Ron Gould | 1,487 | 25% | +11% |
| | SLD | Ian Phillips | 1,424 | 25% | +11% |
| | Labour | A. White | 1,057 | 18% | 0% |
| | Labour | S. Balmer | 1,056 | 18% | 0% |
| | SDP | | 918 | 15% | |
| | Green | J. Hulton | 166 | 3% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 814 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,928 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |