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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 7 May 1970.


One third of the council was up for election.


After the election, the composition of the council was:


























PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen

Conservative79-9??

Labour30+7??

Liberal4+2??

Protestant7=??


Contents





  • 1 Election result


  • 2 Ward results

    • 2.1 Abercromby


    • 2.2 Aigburth


    • 2.3 Allerton


    • 2.4 Anfield


    • 2.5 Arundel


    • 2.6 Breckfield


    • 2.7 Broadgreen


    • 2.8 Central


    • 2.9 Childwall


    • 2.10 Church


    • 2.11 Clubmoor


    • 2.12 County


    • 2.13 Croxteth


    • 2.14 Dingle


    • 2.15 Dovecot


    • 2.16 Everton


    • 2.17 Fairfield


    • 2.18 Fazakerley


    • 2.19 Gillmoss


    • 2.20 Granby


    • 2.21 Kensington


    • 2.22 Low Hill


    • 2.23 Melrose


    • 2.24 Netherfield


    • 2.25 Old Swan


    • 2.26 Picton


    • 2.27 Pirrie


    • 2.28 Prince's Park


    • 2.29 Sandhills


    • 2.30 St. Domingo


    • 2.31 St. James


    • 2.32 St. Mary's


    • 2.33 St. Michael's


    • 2.34 Smithdown


    • 2.35 Speke


    • 2.36 Tuebrook


    • 2.37 Vauxhall


    • 2.38 Warbreck


    • 2.39 Westminster


    • 2.40 Woolton



  • 3 Aldermanic Elections


  • 4 References




Election result[edit]








































































Liverpool Local Election Result 1970
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
 

Conservative
19



47.5%
48%
72,584

 

Labour
17



42.5%
43%
64,880

 

Liberal
2



5%
7%
11,381

 

Protestant
2
0
0
0
5%
1.2%
1,901

 

Communist
0
0
0
0
0%
1.1%
1,604

 

Independent
0
0
0
0
0%
0.02%
26


Ward results[edit]


* - Councillor seeking re-election



Abercromby[edit]











































Abercromby
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

J. E. McPherson *

883

66%

+18%


Conservative
A. W. Jones
298
22%
-19%


Communist
A. McClelland
150
11%
0%
Majority
585



Registered electors
5,684



Turnout
1,331
23%
+3%


Labour hold

Swing



Aigburth[edit]






































Aigburth
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

J. E. R. Fischer *

4,522

84%

+5%


Labour
G. T. Walsh
860
16%
+9%
Majority
3,662



Registered electors
14,772



Turnout
5,382
37%
-10%


Conservative hold

Swing



Allerton[edit]






































Allerton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

S. B. Caulfield *

3,195

81%

+1%


Labour
S. G. Thorne
756
19%
+9%
Majority
2,439



Registered electors
10,972



Turnout
3,951
36%
-7%


Conservative hold

Swing



Anfield[edit]






































Anfield
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Mrs. M. Fitzsimmons

2,755

61%

-11%


Labour
D. M. Mitchell
1,753
39%
+11%
Majority
1,002



Registered electors
13,655



Turnout
4,508
33%
-3%


Conservative hold

Swing



Arundel[edit]











































Arundel
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

J. E. Kendrick *

2,621

62%

-7%


Labour
M. Evans
1,501
36%
+8%


Communist
J. Kay
103
2%
-1%
Majority
1,120



Registered electors
13,815



Turnout
4,225
31%
-3%


Conservative hold

Swing



Breckfield[edit]





































Breckfield
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

K.B. Jacques *

1,392

57%

0%


Labour
T. Roberts
1,044
43%
0%
Majority
348



Registered electors
9,985



Turnout
2,436
25%
-9%


Conservative hold

Swing



Broadgreen[edit]












































Broadgreen
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Mrs. D. I. Keenan

2,002

44%

-26%


Liberal
H. Davies
1,598
35%
+35%


Labour
D. Cowley
966
21%
+2%
Majority
404



Registered electors
11,753



Turnout
4,566
39%
+4%


Conservative hold

Swing



Central[edit]

















































Central
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

J. E. Walker *

1,607

86%

+33%


Conservative
F. Jones
117
6%
-41%


Liberal
J. E. Gallagher
110
6%
+6%


Communist
R. Woods
30
2%
+2%
Majority
1,490



Registered electors
5,828



Turnout
1,864
32%
-2%


Labour hold

Swing



Childwall[edit]












































Childwall
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

A. Fearenside

4,401

55%

-16%


Liberal
H. Davies
2,519
32%
+12%


Labour
S. F. Jacobs
1,003
13%
+3%
Majority
1,882



Registered electors
19,306



Turnout
7,988
41%
+1%


Conservative hold

Swing



Church[edit]












































Church
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Owen Trevor Jones

4,019

54%

+20%


Conservative
S. P. Mason
2,862
39%
-20%


Labour
C. H. J. Winter
501
7%
0%
Majority
1,157



Registered electors
14,671



Turnout
7,382
50%
+2%


Liberal gain from Conservative

Swing



Clubmoor[edit]












































Clubmoor
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

J. F. Jones *

2,074

49%

-8%


Labour
T. McManus
1,938
46%
+3%


Liberal
J. G. Morgan
231
5%
+5%
Majority
136



Registered electors
11,328



Turnout
4,243
37%
-10%


Conservative hold

Swing



County[edit]












































County
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

P. Tunna *

2,445

53%

-6%


Labour
J. McLean
2,003
44%
+8%


Communist
K. T. Dowd
143
3%
-2%
Majority
442



Registered electors
13,315



Turnout
4,591
34%
-7%


Conservative hold

Swing



Croxteth[edit]






































Croxteth
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Dr. G. H. Prince *

3,596

77%

-6%


Labour
R. Ludvigsen
1,084
23%
+6%
Majority
2,512



Registered electors
12,940



Turnout
4,680
36%
-8%


Conservative hold

Swing



Dingle[edit]












































Dingle
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

R. Stoddart *

2,481

60%

+12%


Conservative
D. M. Pannell
1,520
37%
-10%


Communist
J. Cook
134
3%
-1%
Majority
961



Registered electors
10,831



Turnout
4,135
38%
+3%


Labour hold

Swing



Dovecot[edit]






































Dovecot
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

W. P. Johnson

3,314

61%

+14%


Conservative
G. E. Brandwood *
2,103
39%
-14%
Majority
1,211



Registered electors
16,539



Turnout
5,417
33%
-6%


Labour gain from Conservative

Swing



Everton[edit]





































Everton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

F. Burke *

588

62%



Conservative
J. Irving
364
38%

Majority
224



Registered electors
3,268



Turnout
952
29%



Labour hold

Swing



Fairfield[edit]






































Fairfield
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

J. Pownall

1,942

56%



Labour
E. Burke
1,498
44%

Majority
444



Registered electors
12,197



Turnout
3,440
28%



Conservative hold

Swing



Fazakerley[edit]






































Fazakerley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

D. R. Bushell

2,260

54%



Labour
M. Black
1,955
46%

Majority
305



Registered electors
11,781



Turnout
4,215
36%



Conservative hold

Swing



Gillmoss[edit]












































Gillmoss
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Eddie Loyden

4,270

67%



Conservative
Mrs. E. G. Smith
1,990
31%



Communist
K. Dunlop
130
2%

Majority
2,280



Registered electors
20,237



Turnout
6,390
32%



Labour hold

Swing



Granby[edit]











































Granby
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

John D. Hamilton

1,457

58%

+1%


Conservative
G. Hughes
981
39%
-4%


Communist
J. Powell
68
3%

Majority
476



Registered electors
9,095



Turnout
2,506
28%



Labour hold

Swing



Kensington[edit]






































Kensington
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

E. D. Roderick

1,559

52%
+27%


Conservative
F. R. Butler
1,421
48%
-4%
Majority
138



Registered electors
10,836



Turnout
2,980
28%



Labour gain from Conservative

Swing



Low Hill[edit]











































Low Hill
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Mrs. M. J. Powell

1,066

63%
+24%


Conservative
S. K. Cross
610
36%
-21%


Independent
W. Finnegan
26
2%

Majority
456



Registered electors
5,075



Turnout
1,702
34%



Labour gain from Conservative

Swing



Melrose[edit]











































Melrose
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

I. I. Levin

1,376

59%

+2%


Liberal
J. J. Hastings *
191
8%



Conservative
C. E. Rapson
776
33%
-10%
Majority
600



Registered electors
7,618



Turnout
2,343
31%
+5%


Labour hold

Swing



Netherfield[edit]





































Netherfield
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Protestant

A. Brown *

750

57%

-5%


Labour
S. J. Chegwin
572
43%
+9%
Majority
178



Registered electors
4,359



Turnout
1,322
30%
+3%


Protestant hold

Swing



Old Swan[edit]












































Old Swan
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Mrs. Doreen Jones

2,713

48%



Conservative
A. j. Browne *
1,887
33%
-27%


Labour
F. Gaier
1,098
19%
-21%
Majority
826



Registered electors
13,931



Turnout
5,698
41%
+4%


Liberal gain from Conservative

Swing



Picton[edit]












































Picton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

C. J. Kinrade *

2,149

50%

-9%


Labour
T. Bailey
2,033
48%
+7%


Communist
Mrs. H. A. Thomas
87
2%

Majority
116



Registered electors
12,964



Turnout
4,269
33%
-3%


Conservative hold

Swing



Pirrie[edit]











































Pirrie
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

H. Dalton

3,703

60%

+13%


Conservative
J. F. Atkinson
2,359
38%
-15%


Communist
Brian Anderson
113
2%

Majority
113



Registered electors
16,794



Turnout
6,175
37%
-5%


Labour gain from Conservative

Swing



Prince's Park[edit]











































Prince's Park
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

J. F. Stevens

1,919

58%

+12%


Conservative
A. Palin
1,298
39%
-12%


Communist
J. F. Greig
93
3%
-1%
Majority
621



Registered electors
10,059



Turnout
3,310
33%
-2%


Labour gain from Conservative

Swing



Sandhills[edit]





































Sandhills
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Miss M. Schofield *

1,545

71%

+2%


Conservative
J. Barton
636
29%
+2%
Majority
909



Registered electors
6,676



Turnout
2,181
33%
+4%


Labour hold

Swing



St. Domingo[edit]





































St. Domingo
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Protestant

R. Hughes *

1,151

57%

+3%


Labour
A. Williams
875
43%
0%
Majority
276



Registered electors
8,697



Turnout
2,026
23%
-8%


Protestant hold

Swing



St. James[edit]











































St. James
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

R. Parry *

2,122

72%

+21%


Communist
R. O'Hara
488
16%
+5%


Conservative
R. Bostock
356
12%
-14%
Majority
971



Registered electors
8,944



Turnout
2,966
33%
+10%


Labour hold

Swing



St. Mary's[edit]





































St. Mary's
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

W. L. Harris *

1,804

56%



Labour
P. Grannel
1,441
44%
-4%
Majority
363



Registered electors
10,740



Turnout
3,245
30%
-12%


Conservative hold

Swing



St. Michael's[edit]





































St. Michael's
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Mrs. M. Brown *

2,413

53%

-15%


Labour
R. C. Evans
2,122
47%
+25%
Majority
291



Registered electors
10,615



Turnout
4,535
43%
+2%


Conservative hold

Swing



Smithdown[edit]





































Smithdown
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

H. Lee

1,147

68%

+15%


Conservative
Mrs. M. G. Savage
551
32%
-15%
Majority
596



Registered electors
7,808



Turnout
1,698
22%
+3%


Labour gain from Conservative

Swing



Speke[edit]






































Speke
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Ken Stewart

3,065

62%

+15%


Conservative
C. Smith
1,918
38%
-15%
Majority
1,147



Registered electors
16,029



Turnout
4,983
31%
+5%


Labour gain from Conservative

Swing



Tuebrook[edit]






































Tuebrook
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

G. B. Watterson

2,252

56%

-5%


Labour
J. Mottram
1,778
44%
+5%
Majority
474



Registered electors
11,995



Turnout
4,030
34%
-8%


Conservative hold

Swing



Vauxhall[edit]





































Vauxhall
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Paul Orr *

1,348

93%

+9%


Conservative
J. Howard
102
7%
-5%
Majority
1,246



Registered electors
6,511



Turnout
1,450
22%
+5%


Labour hold

Swing



Warbreck[edit]






































Warbreck
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

D. Greenway

2,327

62%

-8%


Labour
J. M. Burke
1,398
38%
+8%
Majority
929



Registered electors
12,344



Turnout
3,725
30%
-4%


Conservative hold

Swing



Westminster[edit]





































Westminster
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

James Gillin *

1,240

53%

+2%


Labour
J. Gardner
1,118
47%
-2%
Majority
122



Registered electors
6,228



Turnout
2,358
38%
-1%


Conservative hold

Swing



Woolton[edit]





































Woolton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Mrs. T. L. Norton

5,045

70%

-9%


Labour

Tony Mulhearn
2,133
30%
-9%
Majority
2,912



Registered electors
24,035



Turnout
7,178
30%
-7%


Conservative hold

Swing


[1][2]



Aldermanic Elections[edit]


Twenty of the forty Aldermen were elected by the city council on 18 May 1970.
Those elected by the council and the wards they were allocated to are shown in the table below:





















































































PartyAldermanWard

LabourLouis CaplanAllerton

LabourHugh CarrArundel

LabourSir Joseph ClearyPicton

LabourDavid CowleyDingle

LabourBrian CrookesChurch

LabourJames CullenWarbreck

LabourCharles MintonNetherfield

LabourJoseph MorganSmithdown

ConservativeJames PorterCounty

ConservativeJames RossCentral

LabourWilliam SeftonCroxteth

LabourJohn SheehanGranby

ConservativeWilliam ThomasEverton

ConservativeMrs. Ruth DeanBreckfield

ConservativeClarence DickinsonKensington

ConservativeJohn KendrickSandhills

ConservativeJames McAllisterGillmoss

ConservativeRalph MorrisFairfield

ConservativeClifford PriceChildwall

ConservativeDavid WilliamsSt. Mary's

[3][4]



References[edit]




  1. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 8 May 1970


  2. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 12 May 1967


  3. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 18 May 1970


  4. ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1970-1971












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