# 1983 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 5 May 1983. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council following it previously being under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | 51 | +9 |
| Liberal | 30 | -6 |
| Conservative | 18 | -1 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1983 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 23 | +9 | 0 | +9 | 69% | 47% | 76,176 |
| Liberal | 9 | +2 | -8 | -6 | 27% | 29% | 47,021 |
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | -3 | -3 | 9% | 21% | 34,363 |
| SDP | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 0% | 3% | 4,306 |
| Communist | 0 | | | | 0% | 0.3% | 456 |
| Independent | 0 | | | | 0% | 0.04% | 73 |

## Ward results
### Abercromby

Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Rutledge | 2,010 | 74% |
| | Liberal | C. J. Leahy | 371 | 14% |
| | Conservative | H. V. Tracy-Forster | 237 | 9% |
| | Communist | F. Carroll | 111 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,773 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,370 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,729 | 29% |

### Aigburth

Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Sir Trevor Jones | 2,624 | 46% |
| | Labour | J. D. Williams | 1,591 | 28% |
| | Conservative | J. Mass | 1,522 | 27% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,033 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,755 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,737 | 42% |

### Allerton

Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. S. Ross | 3,092 | 57% |
| | SDP | W. M. Scott | 812 | 15% |
| | Labour | A. J. R. Scott-Samuel | 1,565 | 29% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,527 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,752 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,469 | 43% |

### Anfield

Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | P. V. Downes | 2,322 | 42% |
| | Labour | J. E. Roberts | 2,188 | 40% |
| | Conservative | A. Nugent | 988 | 18% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,672 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,498 | 43% |

### Arundel

Arundel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Lyon-Taylor | 2,075 | 40% |
| | Liberal | S. Hicks | 2,016 | 38% |
| | Conservative | H. M. Rigby | 984 | 19% |
| | SDP | G. Endicott | 106 | 2% |
| | Communist | J. C. Blevin | 63 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,262 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,244 | 43% |

### Breckfield

Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. McIntosh | 2,296 | 48% |
| | Liberal | Jimmy Kendrick | 2,189 | 46% |
| | Conservative | W. D. Henry | 253 | 5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,720 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,738 | 40% |

### Broadgreen

Broadgreen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. L. Dillon | 2,599 | 44% |
| | Liberal | I. Ilkin | 2,118 | 36% |
| | Conservative | S. Fitzsimmons | 1,219 | 21% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 481 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,599 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,936 | 44% |

### Childwall

Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Neville Gordon Chinn | 2,663 | 41% |
| | Conservative | M. Kingston | 2,444 | 38% |
| | Labour | P. Kinsella | 1,323 | 21% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 189 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,704 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,400 | 47% |

### Church

Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | E. M. Brash | 3,726 | 51% |
| | Conservative | T. P. Pink | 2,409 | 33% |
| | Labour | S. D. Fleming | 1,241 | 17% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,317 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,934 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,376 | 49% |

### Clubmoor

Clubmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. P. Lafferty | 3,651 | 61% |
| | Liberal | W. F. Burke | 1,423 | 24% |
| | Conservative | S. Hicklin | 877 | 15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,228 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,597 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,951 | 44% |

### County

County :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | F. Mills | 2,542 | 44% |
| | Liberal | N. T. Cardwell | 2,370 | 41% |
| | Conservative | R. Hughes | 816 | 14% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 172 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,071 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,801 | 44% |

### Croxteth

Croxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | F. R. Butler | 2,845 | 50% |
| | Labour | A. Dunford | 2,022 | 36% |
| | SDP | E. Gurny | 777 | 14% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 823 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,746 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,644 | 41% |

### Dingle

Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Clarke | 2,917 | 55% |
| | Liberal | C. Collins | 1,810 | 34% |
| | Conservative | D. W. Patmore | 532 | 10% |
| | Communist | J. Cook | 44 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,107 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,690 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,303 | 45% |

### Dovecot

Dovecot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. P. Johnson | 3,202 | 74% |
| | Conservative | R. J. A. Globe | 768 | 18% |
| | SDP | H. Weaver | 341 | 8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,434 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,912 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,311 | 36% |

### Everton

Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. Brady | 2,449 | 85% |
| | Conservative | P. M. Pedley | 215 | 7% |
| | Liberal | A. Williams | 171 | 6% |
| | Communist | J. Kay | 36 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,234 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,673 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,871 | 30% |

### Fazakerley

Fazakerley 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Nelson | 2,860 | 63% |
| | Labour | J. L. Linden | 2,807 | 62% |
| | Conservative | A. Brown | 1,113 | 25% |
| | Conservative | J. H. Brash | 1.002 | 22% |
| | SDP | J. P. Prince | 544 | 12% |
| | SDP | S. D. Jones | 503 | 11% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,747 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,496 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,517 | 39% |

### Gillmoss

Gillmoss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. J. Murphy | 2,887 | 75% |
| | Conservative | A. Gore | 493 | 13% |
| | SDP | P. J. Kellett | 472 | 12% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,394 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,878 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,852 | 32% |

### Granby

Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. D. Hamiltom | 2,360 | 52% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Eric Damsell | 1,827 | 40% |
| | Conservative | D. N. Gillott | 264 | 6% |
| | Communist | E. F. Caddick | 69 | 2% |
| | SDP | H. F. Clucas | 40 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 533 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,618 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,560 | 43% |

### Grassendale

Grassendale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Gerard Patrick Scott | 3,368 | 51% |
| | Conservative | J. Bennett | 2,324 | 35% |
| | Labour | E. A. Taylor | 783 | 12% |
| | SDP | R. Isaacson | 174 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,044 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,347 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,649 | 54% |

### Kensington

Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Graham Hulme | 2,182 | 45% |
| | Labour | A. D. Fogg | 2,158 | 45% |
| | Conservative | T. N. Teppett | 496 | 10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,680 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,836 | 38% |

### Melrose

Melrose 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. P. Lancaster | 2,677 | 55% |
| | Labour | P. A. Dunlop | 2,580 | 53% |
| | Liberal | Kevin Andrew Sewill | 1,868 | 39% |
| | Liberal | David Vasmer | 1,776 | 37% |
| | Conservative | D. M. Cooper | 217 | 4% |
| | Conservative | C. Cooper | 215 | 4% |
| | SDP | T. McDonald | 75 | 1.6% |
| | SDP | J. Diamond | 72 | 1.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 809 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,379 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,835 | 42% |

### Netherley

Netherley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Derek Hatton | 2,619 | 78% |
| | Conservative | A. Benfield | 438 | 13% |
| | SDP | Ian Phillips | 307 | 9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,181 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,049 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,364 | 42% |

### Old Swan

Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. Lloyd | 2,662 | 45% |
| | Liberal | J. Smith | 2,403 | 41% |
| | Conservative | J. L. D. Dowling | 812 | 14% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,002 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,877 | 49% |

### Picton

Picton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Bradley | 2,759 | 53% |
| | Labour | J. A. Devaney | 1,898 | 37% |
| | Conservative | B. Keefe | 463 | 9% |
| | Communist | J. G. Volleamere | 69 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 861 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,725 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,189 | 44% |

### Pirrie

Pirrie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Black | 3,682 | 76% |
| | Conservative | J. F. Atkinson | 721 | 15% |
| | SDP | D. Stephenson | 454 | 9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,961 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,217 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,857 | 40% |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Humphries | 2,793 | 56% |
| | Liberal | E. M. Clein | 1,061 | 21% |
| | Conservative | R. A. Parkes | 995 | 20% |
| | SDP | F. S. Roderick | 158 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,732 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,741 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,007 | 43% |

### Smithdown

Smithdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | S. M. Jenkins | 2,454 | 54% |
| | Liberal | J. S. Clitherow | 1,964 | 43% |
| | Conservative | B. J. Ardrey | 146 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 490 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,650 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,564 | 43% |

### Speke

Speke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | K. Stewart | 2,552 | 78% |
| | Conservative | K. G. Watkin | 436 | 13% |
| | Liberal | J. D. Ball | 285 | 9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,116 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,740 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,273 | 34% |

### Tuebrook

Tuebrook 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Richard Pine | 2,631 | |
| | Liberal | J. Crawley | 2,482 | 47% |
| | Labour | D. W. Barratt | 1,918 | 36% |
| | Labour | V. J. Wagner | 1,703 | 32% |
| | Conservative | D. Ellis | 728 | 14% |
| | Conservative | F. Oldham | 616 | 12% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 713 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,463 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,277 | 42% |

### Valley

Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. J. Byrne | 2,697 | 67% |
| | Conservative | P. C. Stephen | 712 | 18% |
| | Liberal | Ernest Richard Stephenson | 609 | 15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,985 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,916 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,018 | 41% |

### Vauxhall

Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. E. Luckock | 2,787 | 89% |
| | Liberal | R. J. Flood | 230 | 7% |
| | Conservative | H. W. Drohan | 115 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,557 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,647 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,132 | 36% |

### Warbreck

Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Hackett | 1,982 | 37% |
| | Liberal | E. J. Lang | 1,681 | 31% |
| | Conservative | R. B. Flude | 1,697 | 31% |
| | Communist | K. C. Nelson | 64 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,933 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,424 | 39% |

### Woolton

Woolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. McVeigh | 3,498 | 66% |
| | Labour | H. G. Kilduff | 1,097 | 21% |
| | Liberal | J. Joyce | 415 | 8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,401 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,790 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,329 | 42% |