# 1984 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 1984. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party retained overall control of the council.
This election was during the time the far left trotskyist entryist group within the Labour Party called the Millitant Tendency had significant influence on the council, they had 16 out of the 58 councilors on the council.
Under millitant's influence the council built thousands of counil houses, created thousands of jobs. They fought the conservative government then led by Margret Thatcher and mobilised workers, working class people and community campaigners against the government and won a victory achiving funding for the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | 58 | +7 |
| Liberal | 28 | -2 |
| Conservative | 17 | -1 |

## Abercromby

Abercromby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. A. Devaney | 2,739 | 80% |
| | Liberal | C. J. Leahy | 350 | 10% |
| | Conservative | H. V. Tracy-Forster | 252 | 7% |
| | Communist | F. Carroll | 92 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,389 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,960 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,433 | 38% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

## Aigburth

Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Cathy Hancox | 3,683 | 53% |
| | Labour | J. D. Williams | 1,901 | 27% |
| | Conservative | J. Mass | 1,329 | 19% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,389 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,502 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,913 | 51% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

## Allerton

Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sheila Craine | 3,446 | 50% |
| | SDP | W. M. Scott | 1,783 | 26% |
| | Labour | Dawn Booth | 1,609 | 24% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,663 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,717 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,838 | 54% |

## Anfield

Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Crowley | 2,870 | 43% |
| | Liberal | R. Johnston | 2,553 | 38% |
| | Conservative | Myrna Fitzsimmons | 1,308 | 19% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 317 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,540 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,731 | 54% |

## Arundel

Arundel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | S. J. Hicks | 2,404 | 43% |
| | Labour | M. V. Roberts | 2,334 | 42% |
| | Conservative | H. M. Rigby | 815 | 15% |
| | Communist | J. C. Blevin | 63 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,114 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,616 | 46% |

## Breckfield

Breckfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | S. J. Ellison | 2,911 | 50% |
| | Liberal | D. M. B. Crofts | 2,699 | 46% |
| | Conservative | A. Brill | 208 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,508 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,818 | 51% |

## Broadgreen

Broadgreen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Rosemary Cooper | 3,500 | 48% |
| | Labour | R. Quinn | 2,982 | 41% |
| | Conservative | S. Fitzsimmons | 756 | 10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 518 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,532 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,238 | 53% |

## Childwall

Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Eddie Clein | 3,694 | 48% |
| | Conservative | W. A. N. Fearenside | 2,581 | 34% |
| | Labour | D. J. Phillips | 1,429 | 19% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,113 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,718 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,704 | 56% |

## Church

Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Mike Storey | 4,306 | 50% |
| | Conservative | R. F. Symington | 2,656 | 31% |
| | Labour | P. J. Thompson | 1,661 | 19% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,650 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,897 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,623 | 58% |

## Clubmoor

Clubmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Lafferty | 4,050 | 60% |
| | SDP | J. P. Prince | 1,693 | 25% |
| | Conservative | A. G. Wilson | 1,002 | 15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,357 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,926 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,745 | 48% |

## County

County :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Paul Clark | 3,932 | 54% |
| | Labour | M. P. Bolland | 2,971 | 40% |
| | Conservative | C. P. Loller | 439 | 6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 961 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,973 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,342 | 57% |

## Croxteth

Croxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. E. Brandwood | 3,413 | 47% |
| | Labour | Frank Vaudrey | 2,299 | 31% |
| | SDP | S. F. Jacobs | 1,603 | 22% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,114 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,703 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,315 | 53% |

## Dingle

Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. Ferguson | 3,095 | 52% |
| | Liberal | Richard Kemp | 2,339 | 39% |
| | Conservative | D. W. Patmore | 462 | 8% |
| | Communist | J. Cook | 30 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 756 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,453 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,926 | 52% |

## Dovecot

Dovecot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | E. Burke | 3,454 | 70% |
| | Conservative | J. F. MacMillan | 849 | 17% |
| | Liberal | C. Mayes | 654 | 13% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,605 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,965 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,957 | 41% |

## Everton

Everton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Parry | 3,186 | 87% |
| | Conservative | C. Freemantle | 282 | 8% |
| | Liberal | J. P. Murray | 213 | 6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,904 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,290 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,681 | 40% |

## Fazakerley

Fazakerley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. J. Lloyd | 3,293 | 60% |
| | Conservative | A. Brown | 1,091 | 20% |
| | SDP | S. D. Jones | 1,080 | 20% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,202 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,448 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,464 | 48% |

## Gillmoss

Gillmoss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. L. Rimmer | 3,836 | 77% |
| | Conservative | P. C. Ferris | 634 | 13% |
| | SDP | B. Coleman | 490 | 10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,202 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,927 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,960 | 42% |

## Granby

Granby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alex Doswell | 2,715 | 56% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Eric Damsell | 1,890 | 39% |
| | Conservative | D. N. Gillott | 187 | 4% |
| | Communist | E. F. Caddick | 65 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 825 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,350 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,857 | 47% |

## Grassendale

Grassendale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | J. C. Greenwood | 4,221 | 55% |
| | Conservative | J. H. Lea | 2,511 | 33% |
| | Labour | S. D. Flemming | 958 | 12% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,710 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,313 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,690 | 62% |

## Kensington

Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. D. Fogg | 3,001 | 49% |
| | Liberal | Frank Doran | 2,679 | 44% |
| | Conservative | T. Caulfield | 422 | 7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 322 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,600 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,102 | 48% |

## Melrose

Melrose :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | V. J. Wagner | 3,303 | 58% |
| | Liberal | David Vasmer | 2,116 | 37% |
| | Conservative | Angela Oliver | 246 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,187 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,779 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,665 | 48% |

## Netherley

Netherley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. Harper | 2,566 | 72% |
| | SDP | Ian Phillips | 580 | 16% |
| | Conservative | Ann Nugent | 431 | 12% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,986 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,730 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,577 | 46% |

## Old Swan

Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. J. Lloyd | 3,126 | 51% |
| | Liberal | J. Rossington | 2,136 | 35% |
| | Conservative | Pauline Dougherty | 887 | 14% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 990 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,989 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,149 | 51% |

## Picton

Picton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Pamela Bradley | 3,569 | 56% |
| | Labour | A. C. Snowden | 2,391 | 37% |
| | Conservative | S. M. Sugden | 419 | 7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,178 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,626 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,379 | 55% |

## Pirrie

Pirrie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | H. Dalton | 3,949 | 70% |
| | SDP | D. Stephenson | 804 | 14% |
| | Conservative | M. Kingston | 880 | 16% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,069 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,242 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,633 | 46% |

## St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Mulhearn | 2,972 | 51% |
| | Liberal | M. N. Bestel | 2,149 | 37% |
| | Conservative | M. S. Gill | 727 | 12% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 823 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,613 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,848 | 50% |

## Smithdown

Smithdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dorothy Matthews | 2,884 | 59% |
| | Liberal | Anne Clitherow | 1,810 | 37% |
| | Conservative | S. J. Melia | 173 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,074 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,331 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,867 | 47% |

## Speke

Speke 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Ord | 3,607 | 80% |
| | Labour | F. M. Dowling | 3,543 | 79% |
| | Liberal | J. D. Ball | 466 | 10% |
| | Liberal | Katherine Watson | 405 | 10% |
| | Conservative | C. W. Harpin | 427 | 9% |
| | Conservative | K. G. Watkin | 363 | 8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,141 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,715 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,500 | 46% |

## Tuebrook

Tuebrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Steve R. Radford | 3,492 | 53% |
| | Labour | J. E. Roberts | 2,412 | 36% |
| | Conservative | J. Irving | 706 | 11% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,080 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,419 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,610 | 53% |

## Valley

Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | H. Smith | 2,961 | 63% |
| | Conservative | S. R. Marsden | 1,054 | 22% |
| | Liberal | Veronica Best | 688 | 15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,907 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,778 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,703 | 48% |

## Vauxhall

Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Orr | 3,031 | 94% |
| | Conservative | H. W. Drohan | 208 | 6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,823 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,038 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,823 | 40% |

## Warbreck

Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Elsie Lang | 2,707 | 40% |
| | Labour | T. A. Prout | 2,515 | 37% |
| | Conservative | R. Gould | 1,558 | 23% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,914 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,780 | 49% |

## Woolton

Woolton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ruth Dean | 4,696 | 69% |
| | Labour | R. J. Lafferty | 1,208 | 18% |
| | Liberal | D. E. Huish | 951 | 14% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,488 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,857 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,488 | 53% |