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1975 Liverpool City Council election

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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.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Seats   ±  
Labour 42 -1
Liberal 44 -3
Conservative 13 +4

Election result

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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

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Ward results

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Abercromby, St. James

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Abercromby, St. James
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Violet McCoy * 1,469 62% −3%
Liberal J. P. Murphy 233 10% 0%
Conservative C. McMichael 416 18% +12%
Communist R. O'Hara 250 11% −2%
Majority 1,044
Registered electors 12,886
Turnout 2,359 18%
Labour hold Swing

Aigburth

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Aigburth
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 470
Registered electors 14,502
Turnout 6,096 42%
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Allerton

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Allerton
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 1,027
Registered electors 10,801
Turnout 3,912 36%
Conservative hold Swing

Anfield

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Anfield
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 238
Registered electors 12,828
Turnout 3,770 29%
conservative Party (UK) gain from Liberal Swing

Arundel

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

Breckfield, St. Domingo

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

Broadgreen

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Broadgreen
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 360
Registered electors 12,187
Turnout 4,287 35%
Liberal hold Swing

Central, Everton, Netherfield

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

Childwall

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Childwall 2 seats
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 948
Registered electors 20,184
Turnout 6,846 34%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Church

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Church
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 472
Registered electors 15,015
Turnout 5,624 37%
Liberal hold Swing

Clubmoor

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Clubmoor
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 412
Registered electors 10,609
Turnout 3,672 35%
Liberal hold Swing

County

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County
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 79
Registered electors 12,207
Turnout 3,229 26%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Croxteth

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Croxteth
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 14
Registered electors 12,486
Turnout 4,881 39%
Liberal hold Swing

Dingle

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Dingle
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 402
Registered electors 7,138
Turnout 1,617 23%
Labour hold Swing

Dovecot

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

Fairfield

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

Fazakerley

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Fazakerley
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 256
Registered electors 11,785
Turnout 3,661 31%
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Gillmoss

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

Granby, Prince's Park

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Granby, Prince's Park
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 708
Registered electors 14,105
Turnout 2,835 20%
Labour hold Swing

Kensington

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

Low Hill, Smithdown

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Low Hill, Smithdown
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 736
Registered electors 9,368
Turnout 2,380 25%
Liberal hold Swing

Melrose, Westminster

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

Old Swan

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Old Swan
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 377
Registered electors 13,108
Turnout 4,370 33%
Liberal hold Swing

Picton

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Picton
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 708
Registered electors 11,505
Turnout 4,063 35%
Liberal hold Swing

Pirrie

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

St. Mary's

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

St. Michael's

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

Sandhills, Vauxhall

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

Speke

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Speke
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 635
Registered electors 14,497
Turnout 2,818 19%
Labour hold Swing

Tuebrook

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Tuebrook
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 281
Registered electors 11,423
Turnout 3,539 31%
Liberal hold Swing

Warbreck

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Warbreck
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 369
Registered electors 12,023
Turnout 3,745 31%
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Woolton, East

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Woolton, East
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 1,043
Registered electors 13,064
Turnout 3,263 25%
Labour hold Swing

Woolton, West

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

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