# 1979 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 1979. One third of the council was up for election and the Council remained with no overall control.
The election was held on the same day as the national general election, which is why the turnout was so much greater than normal.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | 42 | +5 |
| Liberal | 30 | -5 |
| Conservative | 27 | 0 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1979 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 19 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 57% | 41% | 112,204 |
| Conservative | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18% | 31% | 84,241 |
| Liberal | 8 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 24% | 28% | 76,890 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1% | 1,855 |
| Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.1% | 362 |

## Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election
$^{(PARTY)}$ - Party of former Councillor

### Abercromby, St. James'

Abercromby, St. James' :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Violet McCoy * | 3,250 | 49% | −13% |
| | Liberal | Chris Davies | 2,465 | 37% | +27% |
| | Conservative | M. E. Cheshire | 532 | 8% | −10% |
| | Communist | Roger O'Hara | 449 | 7% | −4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 785 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,233 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,696 | 55% | +37% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Aigburth

Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. H. Lea * | 6,832 | 60% | +10% |
| | Liberal | Cathy Hancox | 2,671 | 24% | −18% |
| | Labour | T. McManus | 1,806 | 16% | +8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,367 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,762 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,309 | 77% | +35% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Allerton

Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. S. Ross * | 4,839 * | 60% | +3% |
| | Liberal | Francis Richard Haywood | 3,218 | 40% | +10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,621 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,894 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,057 | 74% | +38% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Anfield

Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. J. McGurk | 3,891 | 43% | +14% |
| | Conservative | T. P. Pink $^{(PARTY)}$ | 3,022 | 34% | −5% |
| | Liberal | J. A. Kaitiff | 2,100 | 23% | −9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 869 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,667 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,-13 | 71% | +42% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Arundel

Arundel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. L. Taylor | 2,769 | 36% | +11% |
| | Conservative | J. C. Shaw | 2,571 | 33% | +5% |
| | Liberal | John George Morgan $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,450 | 31% | −16% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 198 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,722 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,790 | 61% | +35% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | 8% | |

### Breckfield, St. Domingo

Breckfield, St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frank McNevin * | 3,648 | 47% | +5% |
| | Labour | P. H. Rowe | 2,865 | 37% | +1% |
| | Conservative | B. J. Hawkins | 1,191 | 15% | −6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 783 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,901 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,704 | 65% | +41% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5% | |

### Broadgreen

Broadgreen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Rosie Cooper * | 3,612 | 42% | −4% |
| | Conservative | R. H. Mather | 2,825 | 33% | −5% |
| | Labour | D. E. Krumbein | 2,213 | 26% | +9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 787 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,099 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,650 | 71% | +36% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Central, Everton, Netherfield

Central, Everton, Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Finnegan * | 4,547 | 72% | +6% |
| | Conservative | P. T. Rankin | 913 | 14% | −13% |
| | Liberal | C. Cartmel | 627 | 10% | +4% |
| | Communist | R. Cartwright | 211 | 3% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,634 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,519 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,298 | 55% | +38% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Childwall

Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. A. N. Fearenside * | 7,425 | 51% | +2% |
| | Labour | H. A. Smith | 3,768 | 26% | +11% |
| | Liberal | F. C. Ricketts | 3,132 | 22% | −13% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,657 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,190 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,510 | 72% | +38% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Church

Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. F. Symington | 4,671 | 42% | 0% |
| | Liberal | C. E. Gordon $^{(PARTY)}$ | 4,385 | 40% | −10% |
| | Labour | D. P. Power | 1,943 | 18% | +9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 286 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,983 | 73% | +36% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Clubmoor

Clubmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Mike Storey * | 3,501 | 44% | 0% |
| | Labour | W. P. Lafferty | 2,881 | 37% | +4% |
| | Conservative | F. M. Kennedy | 1,502 | 19% | −4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 620 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,850 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,884 | 73% | +38% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### County

County :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. A. Dunlop | 3,757 | 44% | +11% |
| | Conservative | H. Brown * | 2,144 | 25% | −11% |
| | Liberal | R. J. Cunningham | 2,638 | 31% | +2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,119 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,866 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,539 | 72% | +46% |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Croxteth

Croxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. F. Butler | 4,380 | 46% | +4% |
| | Labour | F. Burke | 2,635 | 27% | +12% |
| | Liberal | Ivan Clews * | 2,569 | 27% | −15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,745 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,866 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,584 | 74% | +35% |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Dingle

Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. W. Jones * | 2,960 | 63% | +8% |
| | Liberal | J. Lamb | 696 | 15% | +5% |
| | Conservative | J. A. Watson | 952 | 20% | −10% |
| | Communist | J. Greig | 113 | 2% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,008 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,388 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,721 | 64% | +41% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dovecot

Dovecot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. H. Westbury * | 6,382 | 58% | +8% |
| | Conservative | J. F. McMillan | 3,043 | 28% | +3% |
| | Liberal | William John Cooper | 1,557 | 14% | −11% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,339 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,552 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,982 | 66% | +40% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Fairfield

Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Carol Hancox | 3,353 | 53% | +20% |
| | Labour | P. F. McAllister $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,879 | 30% | −10% |
| | Conservative | N. Wilkinson | 1,112 | 18% | −9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,474 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,885 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,344 | 64% | +37% |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Fazakerley

Fazakerley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. J. Lloyd $^{(PARTY)}$ | 3,951 | 47% | +16% |
| | Conservative | R. Gould | 3,096 | 37% | −1% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Richard Jones | 1,318 | 16% | −15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 855 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,505 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,365 | 73% | +42% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Gillmoss

Gillmoss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. J. Murphy $^{(PARTY)}$ | 7,702 | 66% | +8% |
| | Conservative | A. Gore | 2,647 | 23% | −1% |
| | Liberal | T. N. Sawney | 1,306 | 11% | −7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,055 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,720 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,655 | 62% | +48% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +8% | |

### Granby, Prince's Park

Granby, Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Doswell * | 4,203 | 58% | +2% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Eric Damsell | 1,483 | 20% | +9% |
| | Conservative | A. Palin | 1,363 | 19% | −12% |
| | Communist | E. Caddick | 193 | 3% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,720 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,154 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,242 | 60% | +40% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kensington

Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frank Doran * | 2,828 | 66% | +17% |
| | Labour | A. Quinn | 1,082 | 25% | −8% |
| | Conservative | D. Ellis | 406 | 9% | −8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,746 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,426 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,316 | 67% | +39% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Low Hill, Smithdown

Low Hill, Smithdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ernest Richard Stephenson * | 3,406 | 62% | +1% |
| | Labour | J. A. Devaney | 2,080 | 38% | +8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,326 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,320 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,486 | 66% | +41% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Melrose, Westminster

Melrose, Westminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Lafferty * | 3,400 | 61% | −3% |
| | Liberal | J. Bradley | 1,574 | 28% | +20% |
| | Conservative | J. A. Carpenter | 601 | 11% | −17% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,826 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,190 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,575 | 68% | +49% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Old Swan

Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P, Lloyd | 3,202 | 38% | +19% |
| | Conservative | I. McFall | 2,464 | 29% | −2% |
| | Liberal | W. M. Galbraith $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,374 | 28% | −12% |
| | Independent Liberal | W. J. McCullough | 362 | 4% | +2% |
| | Communist | H. Mohin | 109 | 1% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 738 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,361 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,511 | 69% | +36% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Picton

Picton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Herbert Edward Herrity * | 4,428 | 56% | +7% |
| | Labour | A. Williams | 2,337 | 30% | −2% |
| | Conservative | J. McDermott | 1,023 | 13% | −5% |
| | Communist | J. Volleamere | 91 | 1% | −1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,091 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,081 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,879 | 71% | +36% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Pirrie

Pirrie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Owens * | 6,654 | 59% | +9% |
| | Liberal | Elsie G. Lang | 1,244 | 11% | −7% |
| | Conservative | I. Brown | 3,317 | 30% | −3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,337 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,018 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,215 | 70% | +46% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. C. Evans * | 3,387 | 54% | +7% |
| | Liberal | G. B. Bennett | 910 | 15% | −5% |
| | Conservative | J. B. King | 1,847 | 30% | −3% |
| | Communist | J. M. McQueen | 105 | 2% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,540 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,090 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,249 | 69% | +41% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Kemp * | 3,258 | 47% | +7% |
| | Conservative | O. Y. Hughes | 1,804 | 26% | −13% |
| | Labour | G. G. Pratt | 1,801 | 26% | +5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,454 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,954 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,863 | 69% | +37% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Sandhills, Vauxhall

Sandhills, Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Morgan * | 4,351 | 83% | −1% |
| | Liberal | Steve R. Radford | 355 | 7% | +2% |
| | Conservative | G. Widdows | 375 | 7% | −4% |
| | Communist | W. Albertina | 169 | 3% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,976 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,820 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,250 | 60% | +43% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Speke

Speke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. McLean $^{(PARTY)}$ | 6,081 | 65% | +17% |
| | Conservative | T. Morrison | 2,293 | 25% | 0% |
| | Liberal | G. Mason | 942 | 10% | +1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,788 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,232 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,316 | 65% | +46% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Tuebrook

Tuebrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. E. Roberts | 2,864 | 37% | +5% |
| | Liberal | Robert Gore $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,771 | 36% | −4% |
| | Conservative | F. C. Kirkby | 2,157 | 28% | +1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,073 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,774 | 70% | +39% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.5 | |

### Warbreck

Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. J. Sommerfield | 2,846 | 37% | +12% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Lang * | 2,871 | 35% | −8% |
| | Conservative | H. M. Rigby | 2,519 | 30% | −3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,591 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,265 | 71% | +40% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Woolton, East

Woolton, East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. A. Hatton $^{(PARTY)}$ | 5,644 | 65% | +12% |
| | Conservative | S. Fitzsimmons | 2,030 | 23% | +2% |
| | Liberal | Catherine Kaufmann | 814 | 9% | −10% |
| | Communist | B. O'Keefe | 230 | 3% | −3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,614 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,341 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,718 | 65% | +40% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Woolton, West

Woolton, West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. J. Hallows * | 8,345 | 61% | 0% |
| | Labour | P. R. Martin | 3,062 | 22% | +7% |
| | Liberal | A. Smallman | 2,386 | 17% | −7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,283 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,066 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,283 | 76% | +41% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |