# 1970 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 7 May 1970.
One third of the council was up for election.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen |
| Conservative | 79 | -9 | ?? |
| Labour | 30 | +7 | ?? |
| Liberal | 4 | +2 | ?? |
| Protestant | 7 | 0 | ?? |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1970 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 19 | | | | 47.5% | 48% | 72,584 |
| Labour | 17 | | | | 42.5% | 43% | 64,880 |
| Liberal | 2 | | | | 5% | 7% | 11,381 |
| Protestant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% | 1.2% | 1,901 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1.1% | 1,604 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.02% | 26 |

## Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

### Abercromby

Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. E. McPherson * | 883 | 66% | 18% |
| | Conservative | A. W. Jones | 298 | 22% | 19% |
| | Communist | A. McClelland | 150 | 11% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 585 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,684 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,331 | 23% | +3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Aigburth

Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. E. R. Fischer * | 4,522 | 84% | +5% |
| | Labour | G. T. Walsh | 860 | 16% | +9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,662 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,772 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,382 | 37% | −10% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Allerton

Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. B. Caulfield * | 3,195 | 81% | +1% |
| | Labour | S. G. Thorne | 756 | 19% | +9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,439 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,972 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,951 | 36% | −7% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Anfield

Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mrs. M. Fitzsimmons | 2,755 | 61% | −11% |
| | Labour | D. M. Mitchell | 1,753 | 39% | +11% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,002 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,655 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,508 | 33% | −3% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Arundel

Arundel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. E. Kendrick * | 2,621 | 62% | −7% |
| | Labour | M. Evans | 1,501 | 36% | +8% |
| | Communist | J. Kay | 103 | 2% | −1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,120 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,815 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,225 | 31% | −3% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Breckfield

Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | K.B. Jacques * | 1,392 | 57% | 0% |
| | Labour | T. Roberts | 1,044 | 43% | 0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,985 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,436 | 25% | −9% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Broadgreen

Broadgreen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mrs. D. I. Keenan | 2,002 | 44% | −26% |
| | Liberal | H. Davies | 1,598 | 35% | +35% |
| | Labour | D. Cowley | 966 | 21% | +2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,753 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,566 | 39% | +4% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Central

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. E. Walker * | 1,607 | 86% | +33% |
| | Conservative | F. Jones | 117 | 6% | −41% |
| | Liberal | J. E. Gallagher | 110 | 6% | +6% |
| | Communist | R. Woods | 30 | 2% | +2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,490 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,828 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,864 | 32% | −2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Childwall

Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Fearenside | 4,401 | 55% | −16% |
| | Liberal | H. Davies | 2,519 | 32% | +12% |
| | Labour | S. F. Jacobs | 1,003 | 13% | +3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,882 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,306 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,988 | 41% | +1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Church

Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Owen Trevor Jones | 4,019 | 54% | +20% |
| | Conservative | S. P. Mason | 2,862 | 39% | −20% |
| | Labour | C. H. J. Winter | 501 | 7% | 0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,157 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,671 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,382 | 50% | +2% |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Clubmoor

Clubmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. F. Jones * | 2,074 | 49% | −8% |
| | Labour | T. McManus | 1,938 | 46% | +3% |
| | Liberal | J. G. Morgan | 231 | 5% | +5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 136 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,328 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,243 | 37% | −10% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### County

County :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Tunna * | 2,445 | 53% | −6% |
| | Labour | J. McLean | 2,003 | 44% | +8% |
| | Communist | K. T. Dowd | 143 | 3% | −2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 442 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,315 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,591 | 34% | −7% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Croxteth

Croxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dr. G. H. Prince * | 3,596 | 77% | −6% |
| | Labour | R. Ludvigsen | 1,084 | 23% | +6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,512 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,940 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,680 | 36% | −8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Dingle

Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Stoddart * | 2,481 | 60% | +12% |
| | Conservative | D. M. Pannell | 1,520 | 37% | −10% |
| | Communist | J. Cook | 134 | 3% | −1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 961 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,831 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,135 | 38% | +3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dovecot

Dovecot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. P. Johnson | 3,314 | 61% | +14% |
| | Conservative | G. E. Brandwood * | 2,103 | 39% | −14% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,211 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,539 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,417 | 33% | −6% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Everton

Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | F. Burke * | 588 | 62% |
| | Conservative | J. Irving | 364 | 38% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 224 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,268 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 952 | 29% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Fairfield

Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Pownall | 1,942 | 56% |
| | Labour | E. Burke | 1,498 | 44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 444 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,197 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,440 | 28% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Fazakerley

Fazakerley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D. R. Bushell | 2,260 | 54% |
| | Labour | M. Black | 1,955 | 46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,781 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,215 | 36% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Gillmoss

Gillmoss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Eddie Loyden | 4,270 | 67% |
| | Conservative | Mrs. E. G. Smith | 1,990 | 31% |
| | Communist | K. Dunlop | 130 | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,280 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,237 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,390 | 32% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Granby

Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John D. Hamilton | 1,457 | 58% | +1% |
| | Conservative | G. Hughes | 981 | 39% | −4% |
| | Communist | J. Powell | 68 | 3% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,095 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,506 | 28% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kensington

Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. D. Roderick | 1,559 | 52% | +27% |
| | Conservative | F. R. Butler | 1,421 | 48% | −4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,836 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,980 | 28% | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Low Hill

Low Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mrs. M. J. Powell | 1,066 | 63% | +24% |
| | Conservative | S. K. Cross | 610 | 36% | −21% |
| | Independent | W. Finnegan | 26 | 2% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 456 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,075 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,702 | 34% | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Melrose

Melrose :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | I. I. Levin | 1,376 | 59% | +2% |
| | Conservative | C. E. Rapson | 776 | 33% | −10% |
| | Liberal | J. J. Hastings * | 191 | 8% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 600 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,618 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,343 | 31% | +5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Netherfield

Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protestant | A. Brown * | 750 | 57% | −5% |
| | Labour | S. J. Chegwin | 572 | 43% | +9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 178 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,359 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,322 | 30% | +3% |
| | Protestant hold | Protestant hold | Swing | | |

### Old Swan

Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mrs. Doreen Jones | 2,713 | 48% | +48% |
| | Conservative | A. J. Browne * | 1,887 | 33% | −27% |
| | Labour | F. Gaier | 1,098 | 19% | −21% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 826 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,931 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,698 | 41% | +4% |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Picton

Picton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. J. Kinrade * | 2,149 | 50% | −9% |
| | Labour | T. Bailey | 2,033 | 48% | +7% |
| | Communist | Mrs. H. A. Thomas | 87 | 2% | +2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,964 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,269 | 33% | −3% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Pirrie

Pirrie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Dalton | 3,703 | 60% | +13% |
| | Conservative | J. F. Atkinson | 2,359 | 38% | −15% |
| | Communist | Brian Anderson | 113 | 2% | +2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 113 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,794 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,175 | 37% | −5% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Prince's Park

Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. F. Stevens | 1,919 | 58% | +12% |
| | Conservative | A. Palin | 1,298 | 39% | −12% |
| | Communist | J. F. Greig | 93 | 3% | −1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 621 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,059 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,310 | 33% | −2% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Sandhills

Sandhills :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Miss M. Schofield * | 1,545 | 71% | +2% |
| | Conservative | J. Barton | 636 | 29% | +2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 909 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,676 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,181 | 33% | +4% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Domingo

St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Protestant | R. Hughes * | 1,151 | 57% | +3% |
| | Labour | A. Williams | 875 | 43% | 0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,697 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,026 | 23% | −8% |
| | Protestant hold | Protestant hold | Swing | | |

### St. James

St. James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Parry * | 2,122 | 72% | +21% |
| | Communist | R. O'Hara | 488 | 16% | +5% |
| | Conservative | R. Bostock | 356 | 12% | −14% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 971 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,944 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,966 | 33% | +10% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. L. Harris * | 1,804 | 56% | |
| | Labour | P. Grannel | 1,441 | 44% | −4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 363 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,740 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,245 | 30% | −12% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mrs. M. Brown * | 2,413 | 53% | −15% |
| | Labour | R. C. Evans | 2,122 | 47% | +25% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,615 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,535 | 43% | +2% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Smithdown

Smithdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Lee | 1,147 | 68% | +15% |
| | Conservative | Mrs. M. G. Savage | 551 | 32% | −15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 596 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,808 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,698 | 22% | +3% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Speke

Speke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ken Stewart | 3,065 | 62% | +15% |
| | Conservative | C. Smith | 1,918 | 38% | −15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,147 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,029 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,983 | 31% | +5% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Tuebrook

Tuebrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. B. Watterson | 2,252 | 56% | −5% |
| | Labour | J. Mottram | 1,778 | 44% | +5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 474 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,995 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,030 | 34% | −8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Vauxhall

Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Orr * | 1,348 | 93% | +9% |
| | Conservative | J. Howard | 102 | 7% | −5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,246 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,511 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,450 | 22% | +5% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Warbreck

Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Greenway | 2,327 | 62% | −8% |
| | Labour | J. M. Burke | 1,398 | 38% | +8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 929 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,344 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,725 | 30% | −4% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Westminster

Westminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Gillin * | 1,240 | 53% | +2% |
| | Labour | J. Gardner | 1,118 | 47% | −2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,228 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,358 | 38% | −1% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Woolton

Woolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mrs. T. L. Norton | 5,045 | 70% | −9% |
| | Labour | Tony Mulhearn | 2,133 | 30% | −9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,912 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 24,035 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,178 | 30% | −7% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

## Aldermanic Elections

Twenty of the forty Aldermen were elected by the city council on 18 May 1970. Those elected by the council and the wards they were allocated to are shown in the table below:
| Party | Alderman | Ward |
| Labour | Louis Caplan | Allerton |
| Labour | Hugh Carr | Arundel |
| Labour | Sir Joseph Cleary | Picton |
| Labour | David Cowley | Dingle |
| Labour | Brian Crookes | Church |
| Labour | James Cullen | Warbreck |
| Labour | Charles Minton | Netherfield |
| Labour | Joseph Morgan | Smithdown |
| Conservative | James Porter | County |
| Conservative | James Ross | Central |
| Labour | William Sefton | Croxteth |
| Labour | John Sheehan | Granby |
| Conservative | William Thomas | Everton |
| Conservative | Mrs. Ruth Dean | Breckfield |
| Conservative | Clarence Dickinson | Kensington |
| Conservative | John Kendrick | Sandhills |
| Conservative | James McAllister | Gillmoss |
| Conservative | Ralph Morris | Fairfield |
| Conservative | Clifford Price | Childwall |
| Conservative | David Williams | St. Mary's |