# 1976 Liverpool City Council election

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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 6 May 1976. One third of the council was up for election and John Hamilton of the Labour party became Council Leader albeit with no overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | 40 | -2 |
| Liberal | 40 | -1 |
| Conservative | 19 | +3 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1976 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 15 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 44% | 35% | 46,253 | +4% |
| Liberal | 13 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 38% | 30% | 40,231 | -3% |
| Conservative | 6 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 18% | 34% | 45,401 | 0 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.6% | 801 | |
| Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.17% | 221 | |
| National Party of UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.11% | 148 | |

## Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election
$^{(PARTY)}$ - Party of former Councillor
These election results are compared with the 1973 election results which were all up elections, with all three Councillors being elected for each ward. Those Councillors elected with the second highest number of votes for each ward were elected for a three-year term, finishing in 1976.

### Abercromby, St. James'

Abercromby, St. James' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | O. J. Doyle * | 1,780 | 66% | +1% |
| | Conservative | J. D. Jones | 368 | 14% | +8%% |
| | Communist | R. O'Hara | 270 | 10% | −3% |
| | Liberal | J. Newton | 265 | 10% | 0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,412 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,145 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,683 | 20% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Aigburth

Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. T. Moss | 3,465 | 53% | +16% |
| | Liberal | W. Russell Dyson $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,463 | 37% | −18% |
| | Labour | T. Roberts | 668 | 10% | +1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,002 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,090 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,596 | 44% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Allerton

Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. F. Craine * | 2,430 | 54% | +7% |
| | Liberal | T. H. Harte | 1,445 | 32% | −10% |
| | Labour | T. McManus | 596 | 13% | +1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 985 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,754 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,471 | 42% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Anfield

Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Keva. C. Coombes | 1,692 | 37% | +5% |
| | Conservative | T. P. Pink | 1,686 | 37% | +13% |
| | Liberal | J. Wilde * | 1,189 | 26% | −18% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,799 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,567 | 36% | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Arundel

Arundel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Charles Hutchinson * | 1,781 | 44% | −16% |
| | Labour | F. S. Roderick | 1,088 | 27% | +6% |
| | Conservative | R. M. Amyes | 1,171 | 29% | −10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 610 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,780 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,040 | 29% | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Breckfield, St. Domingo

Breckfield, St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Connolly | 1,474 | 46% | +14% |
| | Liberal | R. Clitherow $^{(PARTY)}$ | 743 | 23% | −31% |
| | Conservative | J. Butterfield | 989 | 31% | +17% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 485 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,100 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,206 | 26% | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Broadgreen

Broadgreen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. J. Swainbank | 1,934 | 40% | +16% |
| | Liberal | W. Smyth $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,866 | 38% | −24% |
| | Labour | F. Dunne | 1,049 | 22% | +8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,264 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,849 | 40% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Central, Everton, Netherfield

Central, Everton, Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. E. Walker * | 1,658 | 71% | +5 |
| | Conservative | J. Crowe | 390 | 17% | −2% |
| | National Party of UK | A. J. Roberts | 148 | 6% | |
| | Liberal | G. Scattergood | 135 | 6% | −9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,268 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,970 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,331 | 19% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Childwall

Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Kingston | 3,753 | 50% | +12% |
| | Liberal | P. H. Hodgson $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,342 | 31% | −19% |
| | Labour | J. E. Roberts | 1,443 | 19% | +8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,411 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,587 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,538 | 37% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Church

Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Len Tyrer $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,953 | 47% | −15% |
| | Conservative | W. H. Stabback | 2,652 | 42% | −10% |
| | Labour | J. E. McPherson | 711 | 11% | +5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 301 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,221 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,316 | 41% | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Clubmoor

Clubmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Angela M. Warburton | 1,504 | 38% | −7% |
| | Labour | M. Stewart $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,387 | 35% | +2% |
| | Conservative | S. Hicklin | 1,042 | 26% | −4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 117 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,607 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,933 | 37% | |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### County

County :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul R. Clark | 1,676 | 40% | +13%' |
| | Labour | E. T. Mooney * | 1,363 | 32% | −12% |
| | Conservative | W. Thomas | 1,082 | 26% | +3% |
| | Communist | B. Anderson | 76 | 2% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,171 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,197 | 34% | |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Croxteth

Croxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. E. Brandwood | 2,391 | 45% | +15% |
| | Liberal | T. Blyde $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,992 | 38% | −20% |
| | Labour | H. Rimmer | 905 | 17% | +5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 399 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,487 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,288 | 42% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Dingle

Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Stoddart $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,237 | 57% | −1% |
| | Conservative | J. M. Shaw | 478 | 22% | +6% |
| | Liberal | Graham Hulme | 372 | 17% | +2% |
| | Communist | J. Cook | 78 | 4% | −2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 759 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,228 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,165 | 30% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dovecot

Dovecot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. P. Johnson * | 2,234 | 52% |
| | Conservative | D. P. Dougherty | 1,430 | 33% |
| | Liberal | E. Barber | 606 | 14% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 804 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,293 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,270 | 26% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Fairfield

Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Richard Pine $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,518 | 45% |
| | Labour | S. F. Jacobs | 1,132 | 33% |
| | Conservative | W. McGuirk | 732 | 22% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 386 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,350 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,382 | 33% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Fazakerley

Fazakerley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Harold Glyn Rogers | 1,532 | 37% | |
| | Labour | F. Gaier $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,343 | 32% | −25% |
| | Conservative | A. Brown | 1,305 | 31% | −12% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 189 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,774 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,180 | 36% | |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Gillmoss

Gillmoss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. R. Snell $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,309 | 58% | −11% |
| | Liberal | John George Morgan | 703 | 18% | |
| | Conservative | B. Dougherty | 959 | 24% | +1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,350 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,607 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,971 | 20% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Granby, Prince's Park

Granby, Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. D. Hamilton $^{(PARTY)}$ | '1,811 | 53% | −13% |
| | Conservative | G. Hughes | 845 | 25% | −2% |
| | Liberal | J. Rossington | 649 | 19% | |
| | Communist | A. McClelland | 103 | 3% | −4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 966 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,831 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,408 | 25% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kensington

Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey B. Smith $^{(PARTY)}$ | 991 | 43% |
| | Labour | J. H. Stamper | 927 | 40% |
| | Conservative | I. Power | 394 | 17% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,472 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,312 | 31% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Low Hill, Smithdown

Low Hill, Smithdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joanna Copsey $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,474 | 53% | −17% |
| | Labour | L. P. Gallagher | 1,109 | 40% | +16% |
| | Conservative | K. M. Mountford | 201 | 7% | +1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 365 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,783 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,784 | 32% | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Melrose, Westminster

Melrose, Westminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Gardner * | 1,390 | 72% | +9% |
| | Conservative | W. Gilbody | 436 | 22% | −1% |
| | Liberal | B. Mowatt | 114 | 6% | −7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 954 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,017 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,940 | 24% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Old Swan

Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Peter Mahon | 1,834 | 38% |
| | Labour | I. Jervis | 1,294 | 27% |
| | Conservative | N. F. Derrick | 1,511 | 31% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,066 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,860 | 37% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Picton

Picton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Gillian Loughney $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,899 | 43% |
| | Labour | F. Burke | 1,525 | 34% |
| | Conservative | J. McDermott | 926 | 21% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 374 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,574 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,433 | 38% |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Pirrie

Pirrie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Black * | 2,628 | 55% | −12% |
| | Conservative | I. Brown | 1,599 | 33% | 0% |
| | Liberal | N. T Cardwell | 570 | 12% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,029 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,572 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,797 | 31% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | G. T. Walsh * | 1,638 | 50% |
| | Conservative | D. W. Baskett | 1,129 | 35% |
| | Liberal | C. Lister | 400 | 12% |
| | Communist | J. M. McQueen | 89 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 509 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,801 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,256 | 33% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Michael O'Kane * | 1,511 | 43% |
| | Conservative | R. S. Jones | 1,286 | 37% |
| | Labour | B. Shelley | 686 | 20% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 225 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,920 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,483 | 35% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Sandhills, Vauxhall

Sandhills, Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | A. Dunford * | 1,400 | 81% |
| | Liberal | M. A. Decker | 184 | 11% |
| | Conservative | S. V. Hennessy | 142 | 8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,216 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,985 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,726 | 17% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Speke

Speke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | K. Stewart * | 2,270 | 65% |
| | Conservative | E. M. Clein | 954 | 27% |
| | Liberal | C. H. Stocker | 291 | 8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,316 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,320 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,515 | 25% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tuebrook

Tuebrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Paul V. Downes $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,477 | 38% | −5% |
| | Labour | C. O'Rourke $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,161 | 30% | 0% |
| | Conservative | O. D. Jennings | 1,099 | 29% | +5% |
| | Communist | P. B. Bissette | 102 | 3% | 0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 316 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,410 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,839 | 34% | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Warbreck

Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Carol McNeilly | 1,797 | 41% | |
| | Labour | P. Rowlands | 1,179 | 27% | −20% |
| | Conservative | J. H. Brash * | 1,431 | 32% | −21% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 366 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,966 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,407 | 37% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Woolton, East

Woolton, East 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. R. Delaney | 2,158 | 62% |
| | Labour | H. Bryers | 2,022 | 58% |
| | Conservative | J. McKenzie | 820 | 24% |
| | Conservative | J. B. King | 802 | 23% |
| | Liberal | R. F. Heywood | 488 | 14% |
| | Liberal | C. O'Connor | 384 | 11% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,338 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,362 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,446 | 26% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Woolton, West

Woolton, West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | A. McVeigh * | 4,380 | 63% |
| | Labour | J. V. Walsh | 1,076 | 15% |
| | Liberal | A. Smallman | 1,519 | 22% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,861 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,845 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,975 | 39% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |