# 1975 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 May 1975. One third of the council was up for election. The terms of office of the Councillors elected in 1973 with the third highest number of votes in each ward, expired and so these election results were compared with the 1973 results. Bill Smyth of the Liberal party became the Leader of the Council albeit with no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | 42 | -1 |
| Liberal | 44 | -3 |
| Conservative | 13 | +4 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1975 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 13 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 38% | 31% | 36,415 |
| Conservative | 8 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 24% | 34% | 39,841 |
| Liberal | 13 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 38% | 33% | 38,480 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.6% | 712 |
| Old Swan Residents' Association | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.3% | 338 |
| Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.09% | 105 |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.08% | 91 |
| British Movement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.06% | 69 |

## Ward results
### Abercromby, St. James

Abercromby, St. James :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Violet McCoy * | 469 | 62% | 3% |
| | Liberal | J. P. Murphy | 233 | 10% | |
| | Conservative | C. McMichael | 416 | 18% | 12% |
| | Communist | R. O'Hara | 250 | 11% | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,044 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,886 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,359 | 18% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Aigburth

Aigburth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. H. Lea | 3,037 | 50% | +13% |
| | Liberal | Len Tyrer * | 2,567 | 42% | −13% |
| | Labour | L. P. Gallagher | 492 | 8% | −1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 470 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,502 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,096 | 42% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Allerton

Allerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. S. Ross * | 2,217 | 57% | +10% |
| | Liberal | T. H. Harte | 1,190 | 30% | −12% |
| | Labour | T. Bailey | 505 | 13% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,027 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,801 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,912 | 36% | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Anfield

Anfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Fitzsimmons | 1,453 | 39% | 15% |
| | Liberal | R. Donnelly * | 1,215 | 32% | 12% |
| | Labour | L. Caplan | 1,102 | 29% | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,828 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,770 | 29% | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Arundel

Arundel :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Kenneth L. Rainford | '1,700 | 47% |
| | Conservative | R. M. Amyes | 1,030 | 28% |
| | Labour | F. S. Roderick | 901 | 25% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 670 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,119 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,631 | 26% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Breckfield, St. Domingo

Breckfield, St. Domingo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Frank McNevin * | 1,123 | 42% |
| | Labour | J. Connolly | 954 | 36% |
| | Conservative | R. S. Charles | 568 | 21% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,053 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,645 | 24% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Broadgreen

Broadgreen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Rosemary Cooper * | 1,969 | 46% | −16% |
| | Conservative | J. J. Swainbank | 1,609 | 38% | +14% |
| | Labour | W. F. Williams | 709 | 17% | +3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 360 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,187 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,287 | 35% | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Central, Everton, Netherfield

Central, Everton, Netherfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Finnegan * | 1,379 | 66% | 0% |
| | Conservative | A. Brown | 569 | 27% | +8% |
| | Liberal | P. Seddon | 135 | 6% | −9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 810 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,485 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,083 | 17% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Childwall

Childwall 2 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. A. Fearenside | 3,377 | 49% | +11% |
| | Conservative | S. Airey | 3,268 | 48% | +10% |
| | Liberal | Anne Bailey $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,429 | 35% | −15% |
| | Liberal | P. H. Hodgson | 2,416 | 35% | −15% |
| | Labour | Kathleen Jones | 1,040 | 15% | +4% |
| | Labour | P. Rowlands | 954 | 14% | +3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 948 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,184 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,846 | 34% | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Church

Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bernard J. Flynn $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,808 | 50% | −12% |
| | Conservative | W. H. Stabback | 2,336 | 42% | +10% |
| | Labour | F. Dunne | 480 | 9% | +4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 472 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,015 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,624 | 37% | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Clubmoor

Clubmoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Michael J. Storey * | 1,627 | 44% | −1% |
| | Labour | Margaret Stewart | 1,215 | 33% | 0% |
| | Conservative | S. Hicklin | 830 | 23% | +1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,609 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,672 | 35% | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### County

County :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Brown | 1,147 | 36% | +7% |
| | Labour | F.P. Hughes * | 1,068 | 33% | −11% |
| | Liberal | M.J. Booth | 923 | 29% | +2% |
| | National Front | E. Herbert | 91 | 3% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,207 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,229 | 26% | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Croxteth

Croxteth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ivan Clews $^{(PARTY)}$ | 2,072 | 42% | −16% |
| | Conservative | G. E. Brandwood | 2,058 | 42% | +12% |
| | Labour | Lulu Caplan | 751 | 15% | +3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,486 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,881 | 39% | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Dingle

Dingle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. W. Jones * | 895 | 55% | −9% |
| | Conservative | J. B. King | 493 | 30% | +14% |
| | Liberal | W. H. Mellor | 163 | 10% | −5% |
| | Communist | J. Cook | 66 | 4% | 0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 402 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,138 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,617 | 23% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dovecot

Dovecot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. H. Westbury * | 2,121 | 50% |
| | Liberal | Eileen Barber | 1,074 | 25% |
| | Conservative | D. P. Dougherty | 1,041 | 25% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,047 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,230 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,236 | 26% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Fairfield

Fairfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | H. Livermore | 1,106 | 40% |
| | Liberal | H. Christian $^{(PARTY)}$ | 927 | 33% |
| | Conservative | W. McGuirk | 765 | 27% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 179 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,302 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,798 | 27% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | |

### Fazakerley

Fazakerley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ron Gould | 1,398 | 38% | −5% |
| | Labour | H. James * | 1,142 | 31% | −26% |
| | Liberal | Harold Glyn Rogers | 1,121 | 31% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,785 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,661 | 31% | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Gillmoss

Gillmoss :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. J. Cruikshank * | 1,618 | 58% | −11% |
| | Conservative | C. Williams | 665 | 24% | −1% |
| | Liberal | C. H. Stocker | 500 | 18% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 953 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 19,586 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,783 | 14% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Granby, Prince's Park

Granby, Prince's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Doswell * | 1,575 | 56% | −10% |
| | Conservative | E. J. D. Williams | 867 | 31% | +4% |
| | Liberal | G. Scattergood | 308 | 11% | |
| | Communist | A. McClelland | 85 | 3% | −4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 708 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,105 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,835 | 20% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kensington

Kensington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Frank Doran * | 1,160 | 49% |
| | Labour | T. F. Money | 779 | 33% |
| | Conservative | Irene Power | 406 | 17% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 381 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,490 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,345 | 28% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Low Hill, Smithdown

Low Hill, Smithdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ernest Richard Stephenson * | 1,461 | 61% | −9% |
| | Labour | C. H. Winter | 725 | 30% | +6% |
| | Conservative | J. A. Gunn | 194 | 8% | +2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 736 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,368 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,380 | 25% | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Melrose, Westminster

Melrose, Westminster :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Lafferty * | 1,074 | 64% | +1% |
| | Liberal | M. J. Lynch | 133 | 8% | −5% |
| | Conservative | W. Gilbody | 463 | 28% | +5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 611 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,018 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,670 | 19% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Old Swan

Old Swan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Willian M. Galbraith * | 1,730 | 40% |
| | Conservative | N. F. Derrick | 1,353 | 31% |
| | Labour | T. McManus | 844 | 19% |
| | Independent Liberal | W. J. McCullough | 105 | 2% |
| | Old Swan Residents' Association | A. R. Dronfield | 338 | 8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 377 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,108 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,370 | 33% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Picton

Picton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Herbert Edward Herrity * | 1,990 | 49% |
| | Labour | A. Fletcher | 1,282 | 32% |
| | Conservative | J. McDermott | 726 | 18% |
| | Communist | J. Volleamere | 65 | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 708 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,505 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,063 | 35% |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Pirrie

Pirrie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Owens * | 1,884 | 50% | 67% |
| | Liberal | Carol McNeilly | 668 | 18% | |
| | Conservative | I. Brown | 1,235 | 33% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 649 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,539 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,787 | 24% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. C. Evans * | 1,302 | 47% |
| | Liberal | C. Litster | 542 | 20% |
| | Conservative | D. W. Baskett | 910 | 33% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 392 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,820 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,754 | 28% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St. Michael's

St. Michael's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Richard Kemp | 1,257 | 40% |
| | Conservative | S. T. Moss $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,206 | 39% |
| | Labour | J. Hughes | 658 | 21% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 51 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,892 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,121 | 32% |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Sandhills, Vauxhall

Sandhills, Vauxhall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | J. Morgan * | 1,403 | 84% |
| | Liberal | G. Weatherall | 90 | 5% |
| | Conservative | P. K. Mostyn | 177 | 11% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,226 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,052 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,670 | 17% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Speke

Speke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Short $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,345 | 48% |
| | Conservative | C. W. Harpin | 710 | 25% |
| | Independent Labour | P. Moorhead | 498 | 18% |
| | Liberal | M. D. Piercy | 265 | 9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 635 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,497 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,818 | 19% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Tuebrook

Tuebrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Gore $^{(PARTY)}$ | 1,412 | 40% | −3% |
| | Labour | Christine O'Rourke | 1,131 | 32% | +2% |
| | Conservative | C. E. Jennings | 939 | 27% | +3% |
| | Communist | J. Jackson | 57 | 2% | −1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 281 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,423 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,539 | 31% | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | | |

### Warbreck

Warbreck :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Lang | 1,592 | 43% | |
| | Conservative | D. J. Jones | 1,223 | 33% | −20% |
| | Labour | Ellen Kelly | 861 | 23% | −24% |
| | British Movement | P. T. Tidy | 69 | 2% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 369 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,023 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,745 | 31% | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Woolton, East

Woolton, East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | W. J. Wright * | 1,741 | 53% |
| | Conservative | Helen Rigby | 698 | 21% |
| | Liberal | Francis Richard Haywood | 635 | 19% |
| | Communist | A. Lowe | 189 | 6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,043 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,064 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,263 | 25% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Woolton, West

Woolton, West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C. J. Hallows * | 3,779 | 61% |
| | Liberal | M. Pistotnik-Howard | 1,467 | 24% |
| | Labour | J. P. McCormack | 916 | 15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,312 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,834 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,162 | 35% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |