# 1965 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 13 May 1965.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen |
| Conservative | 44 | +9 | ?? |
| Labour | 72 | -9 | ?? |
| Protestant | 3 | +1 | ?? |
| Liberal | 1 | -1 | ?? |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1965 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 20 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 49% | 53% | 74,531 |
| Labour | 18 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 44% | 39% | 54,209 |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2.5% | 5.5% | 7,672 |
| Protestant | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4.9% | 1.5% | 2,159 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.66% | 928 |

## Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election
$^{(PARTY)}$ - Party of former Councillor
The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1962 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1962 election results.

### Abercromby

Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Gaier $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,017 | 58% | −8% |
| | Conservative | C. Hughes | 637 | 37% | +8% |
| | Communist | A. M$^c$Clelland | 88 | 5% | 0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 380 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,596 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,742 | 20% | −6% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Aigburth

Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. N. Venmore * | 4,229 | 80% | −7% |
| | Liberal | J. S. Roddick | 623 | 12% | +12% |
| | Labour | G. Bramwell | 464 | 9% | −4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,606 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,772 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,316 | 39% | +3% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Allerton

Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. S. D. Weaver * | 2,698 | 69% | −4% |
| | Liberal | M. J. Mumford | 749 | 19% | +19% |
| | Labour | S. A. Roberts | 461 | 12% | −15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,949 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,985 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,908 | 39% | −6% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Anfield

Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. F. Craine * | 3,361 | 67% | +8% |
| | Labour | S. W. Jones | 1,663 | 33% | −8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,698 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,500 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,024 | 37% | +1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Arundel

Arundel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Price * | 2,598 | 63% | +22% |
| | Labour | Mrs. G. J. Mathison | 1,405 | 34% | 0% |
| | Communist | J. Kay | 111 | 3% | +1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,193 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,928 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,114 | 34% | −8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Breckfield

Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. K. Tanner | 1,523 | 54% | +7% |
| | Labour | J. E. Burns * | 1,285 | 46% | −7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,443 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,808 | 27% | −7% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Broadgreen

Broadgreen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | F. J. Bullen * | 2,438 | 63% | +18% |
| | Labour | F. Johnton | 988 | 26% | 0% |
| | Liberal | G. W. Ryder | 446 | 12% | −17% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,450 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,936 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,872 | 35% | +1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Central

Central 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Cullen * | 1,158 | 54% | −12% |
| | Conservative | B. V. Groombridge | 973 | 46% | +12% |
| | Labour | G. J. Maudsley | 917 | 43% | −23% |
| | Conservative | Dr. T. L. Hobday | 915 | 43% | +9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,893 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,131 | 27% | −5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Childwall

Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. G. Pascoe $^{(PARTY)}$ | 4,371 | 71% | +20% |
| | Liberal | J. Aspinwall | 991 | 16% | −21% |
| | Labour | I. Edwards | 763 | 12% | +1% |
| | Communist | A. B. Williams | 74 | 1% | +1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,380 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,377 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,199 | 36% | −1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Church

Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Cyril E. Carr * | 3,291 | 50% | −3% |
| | Conservative | V. Burke | 2,878 | 44% | +3% |
| | Labour | A. Doswell | 398 | 6% | 0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 413 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,758 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,567 | 48% | −1% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Clubmoor

Clubmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. McKelvie | 2,346 | 56% | +16% |
| | Labour | F. Grue * | 1,815 | 44% | −3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 531 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,787 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,161 | 39% | −5% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### County

County :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. B. Flude | 2,864 | 56% | +10% |
| | Labour | J. McLean $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,229 | 44% | −10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 635 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,695 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,093 | 40% | −2% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Croxteth

Croxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Dickinson * | 3,683 | 72% | +1% |
| | Labour | A. P. Lee | 1,017 | 20% | −9% |
| | Liberal | J. B. Kellett | 439 | 9% | +9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,666 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,695 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,139 | 44% | +7% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Dingle

Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mrs. C. A. George $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,753 | 55% | −5% |
| | Conservative | Dr. H. G. Prince | 1,457 | 45% | +15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 296 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,281 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,210 | 28% | −5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dovecot

Dovecot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. P. Johnson * | 2,092 | 54% | 0% |
| | Conservative | E. G. Sowerbutts | 1,800 | 46% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,080 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,892 | 28% | −10% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Everton

Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Smyth * | 905 | 63% | −9% |
| | Conservative | I. D. McGaw | 445 | 31% | +9% |
| | Communist | A. Quire | 80 | 6% | +3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 460 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,150 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,430 | 18% | −7% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Fairfield

Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. P. Moyses * | 2,409 | 65% | +14% |
| | Labour | W. T. Brodie | 1,311 | 35% | −14% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,098 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,737 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,720 | 29% | +2% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Fazakerley

Fazakerley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. L. Ritchie | 2,842 | 59% | +10% |
| | Labour | W. H. Waldron $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,952 | 41% | −10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 890 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,123 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,794 | 43% | 0% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Gillmoss

Gillmoss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. E. Delooze * | 2,284 | 60% | −13% |
| | Conservative | P. N. Wilson | 1,330 | 35% | +13% |
| | Communist | F. W. Speakman | 169 | 4% | −1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 954 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,833 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,783 | 24% | −9% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Granby

Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. D. Hamilton * | 1,250 | 52% | −6% |
| | Conservative | T. J. White | 1,031 | 43% | +1% |
| | Communist | J. Melia | 118 | 5% | +5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,248 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,399 | 23% | −10% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kensington

Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Fowler $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,643 | 54% | −10% |
| | Conservative | T. J. Strange | 1,376 | 46% | +13% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 267 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,468 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,019 | 26% | −3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Low Hill

Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. R. Snell * | 1,026 | 52% | −16% |
| | Conservative | W. F. Everett | 874 | 44% | +16% |
| | Communist | W. H. Black | 72 | 4% | +4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,069 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,972 | 24% | −2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Melrose

Melrose :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Ackers * | 1,200 | 65% | −5% |
| | Conservative | S. D. Lunt | 636 | 35% | +5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 564 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,841 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,836 | 21% | −6% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Netherfield

Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protestant | A. Harris * | 725 | 58% | +7% |
| | Labour | E. C. Pimlett | 526 | 42% | −7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,872 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,251 | 21% | −13% |
| | Protestant hold | Protestant hold | Swing | | |

### Old Swan

Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. McKie Reid * | 2,640 | 63% | +9% |
| | Labour | J. Cloherty | 1,571 | 37% | −9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,069 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,007 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,211 | 30% | 0% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Picton

Picton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mrs. R. Dean | 2,211 | 52% | +9% |
| | Labour | H. Evans *' | 2,005 | 48% | −9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,295 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,216 | 32% | −6% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Pirrie

Pirrie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Black * | 2,940 | 55% | −13% |
| | Conservative | I. A. T. Legge | 2,376 | 45% | +13% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 564 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,908 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,316 | 33% | −4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Prince's Park

Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Sidwell * | 1,631 | 49% | −5% |
| | Conservative | G. W. Boult | 1,221 | 37% | +6% |
| | Independent | Rev. B. R. Green | 401 | 12% | +12% |
| | Communist | J. Galloway | 88 | 3% | +3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 410 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,062 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,341 | 28% | −4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Sandhills

Sandhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. P. Hyams $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,304 | 82% | −7% |
| | Conservative | E. L. Kirby | 288 | 18% | +11% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,016 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,138 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,592 | 22% | −3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Domingo

St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protestant | R. F. Henderson | 1,434 | 50% | +6% |
| | Labour | J. Gardner * | 1,408 | 50% | −6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,805 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,842 | 26% | −10% |
| | Protestant gain from Labour | Protestant gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### St. James

St. James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | O. J. Doyle * | 1,289 | 74% | −6% |
| | Conservative | C. T. R, Viles | 304 | 18% | −2% |
| | Communist | R. O'Hara | 144 | 8% | +8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 985 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,354 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,737 | 19% | −6% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. W. Longworth $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,609 | 51% | −7% |
| | Conservative | J. Swainbank | 1,551 | 49% | +7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,390 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,160 | 30% | −9% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. McVeigh | 2,505 | 57% | +15% |
| | Liberal | J. R. Wilmington * | 1,133 | 26% | −20% |
| | Labour | V. P. Hyams | 793 | 18% | +6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,712 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,828 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,431 | 45% | 0% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Smithdown

Smithdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mrs. E. E. Wright * | 1,083 | 61% | −4% |
| | Conservative | S. Whittaker | 680 | 39% | +12% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 403 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,165 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,763 | 16% | −8% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Speke

Speke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | T. Higgins * | 1,414 | 64% | −13% |
| | Conservative | A. J. Browne | 796 | 36% | +13% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 618 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,836 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,210 | 16% | −11% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Tuebrook

Tuebrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. M. Aymes | 2,659 | 59% | +11% |
| | Labour | B. Shaw | 1,848 | 41% | −11% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 811 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,015 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,507 | 38% | −1% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Vauxhall

Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Dunfoed * | 898 | 85% | −10% |
| | Conservative | A. Lloyd | 106 | 10% | +10% |
| | Communist | T. E. Cassin | 56 | 5% | 0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 792 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,084 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,060 | 12% | −6% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Warbreck

Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. A. Ritchie * | 2,938 | 66% | +6% |
| | Labour | H. E. Ankers | 1,539 | 34% | −6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,399 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,300 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,477 | 36% | +1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Westminster

Westminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Gilbody' | 991 | 55% | +13% |
| | Labour | T. Roberts | 821 | 45% | −11% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 170 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,285 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,812 | 29% | −8% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Woolton

Woolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | L. B. Williams * | 4,495 | 74% | +8% |
| | Labour | G. R. Sullivan | 1,571 | 26% | −8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,924 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,845 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,066 | 32% | +3% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |