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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 4 May 1978. One third of the council was up for election and the John Hamilton of the Labour Party became Leader of the Council albeit without overall control.[1]


After the election, the composition of the council was:

















PartySeats  ±  

Labour????

Liberal????

Conservative????


Contents





  • 1 Election result


  • 2 Ward results

    • 2.1 Abercromby, St. James


    • 2.2 Aigburth


    • 2.3 Allerton


    • 2.4 Anfield


    • 2.5 Arundel


    • 2.6 Breckfield, St. Domingo


    • 2.7 Broadgreen


    • 2.8 Central, Everton, Netherfield


    • 2.9 Childwall


    • 2.10 Church


    • 2.11 Clubmoor


    • 2.12 County


    • 2.13 Croxteth


    • 2.14 Dingle


    • 2.15 Dovecot


    • 2.16 Fairfield


    • 2.17 Fazakerley


    • 2.18 Gillmoss


    • 2.19 Granby, Prince's Park


    • 2.20 Kensington


    • 2.21 Low Hill, Smithdown


    • 2.22 Melrose, Westminster


    • 2.23 Old Swan


    • 2.24 Picton


    • 2.25 Pirrie


    • 2.26 St. Mary's


    • 2.27 St. Michael's


    • 2.28 Sandhills, Vauxhall


    • 2.29 Speke


    • 2.30 Tuebrook


    • 2.31 Warbreck


    • 2.32 Woolton, East


    • 2.33 Woolton, West



  • 3 References




Election result[edit]






































































































Liverpool Local Election Result 1978
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
 

Labour
14
1
2
-1
40%
33%
43,339

 

Conservative
11
8
0
+8
24%
37%
48,684

 

Liberal
10
1
8
-7
29%
29%
38,317

 

Communist
0
0
0
0
0%
0.46%
606

 
Socialist Unity
0
0
0
0
0%
0.3%
373

 

Independent Liberal
0
0
0
0
0%
0.1%
112

 

Socialist Workers
0
0
0
0
0%
0.08%
102

 

Workers Revolutionary
0
0
0
0
0%
0.03%
39

 
Immigrant Party
0
0
0
0
0%
0.02%
23

[2]



Ward results[edit]


* - Councillor seeking re-election


(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor



Abercromby, St. James[edit]

















































Abercromby, St. James
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

E. Shields *
'1,571

51%

-14%


Liberal

Christopher Graham Davies
988
32%
+22%


Conservative
M. E. Cheshire
291
9%
+3%


Communist
R. O'Hara
215
7%
-6%
Majority
583



Registered electors
12,585



Turnout
3,065
24%



Labour hold

Swing



Aigburth[edit]












































Aigburth
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

F. Fawcett

3,775

62%

+25%


Liberal
I. R. Porteous (PARTY)1,655
27%
-28%


Labour
F. Dunee
656
11%
+2%
Majority
2,120



Registered electors
14,821



Turnout
6,086
41%



Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing



Allerton[edit]












































Allerton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

W. H. Fearenside

2,561

65%

+18%


Liberal
J. B. Kaitiff (PARTY)754
19%
-23%


Labour
J. R. Brown
637
16%
+7%
Majority
1,807



Registered electors
10,886



Turnout
3,952
36%



Conservative hold

Swing



Anfield[edit]












































Anfield
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

J. H. Brash

1,782

43%

+19%


Labour
T. McManus
1,406
34%
-2%


Liberal
J. R. Wilmington *
980
24%
-20%
Majority
376



Registered electors
12,747



Turnout
4,168
33%



Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing



Arundel[edit]

















































Arundel
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

R. S. Fairclough

1,397

36%

+17%


Liberal
P. H. Hodgson (PARTY)1,269
33%
-27%


Labour
J. McLean
1,028
27%
+6%


Communist
J. Kay
145
4%

Majority
128



Registered electors
13,140



Turnout
3,839
29%



Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing



Breckfield, St. Domingo[edit]











































Breckfield, St. Domingo
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

D. Croft (PARTY)

2,490

64%

+10%


Labour
S. J. Gorman
912
23%
-9%


Conservative
H. M. Rigby
491
13%
-1%
Majority
1,578



Registered electors
11,963



Turnout
3,893
33%



Liberal hold

Swing



Broadgreen[edit]












































Broadgreen
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

E. F. Pine

1,869

42%

+28%


Liberal
Roger Johnston
1,774
39%
-15%


Labour
P. Lloyd
859
19%
-13%
Majority
95



Registered electors
12,105



Turnout
4,502
37%



Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing



Central, Everton, Netherfield[edit]











































Central, Everton, Netherfield
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

J. Parry *

1,414

52%

-14%


Liberal
Cathy Hancox
976
36%
+21%


Conservative
J. B. King
319
12%
-7%
Majority
438



Registered electors
11,812



Turnout
2,709
23%



Labour hold

Swing



Childwall[edit]












































Childwall
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

S. Airey

4,263

62%

+24%


Labour
J. E. Roberts
1,365
20%
+9%


Liberal
A. M. Loughney (PARTY)1,253
18%
-32%
Majority
2,898



Registered electors
20,285



Turnout
6,881
34%



Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing



Church[edit]












































Church
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Cyril Carr *

2,870

45%

-17%


Conservative
R. F. Symington
2,837
45%
+13%


Labour
M. J. Smith
654
10%
+5%
Majority
33



Registered electors
14,954



Turnout
6,361
43%



Liberal hold

Swing



Clubmoor[edit]












































Clubmoor
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

A. Gamble

1,333

36%

+3%


Liberal
John Bowen *
1,177
32%
-13%


Conservative
W. Scott
1,156
32%
+10%
Majority
156



Registered electors
10,630



Turnout
3,666
34%



Labour gain from Liberal

Swing



County[edit]












































County
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

N.T. Cardwell

1,805

42%

+15%


Labour
J. McLean *
1,333
31%
-13%


Conservative
R. J. Keney
1,175
27%
-2%
Majority
472



Registered electors
11,911



Turnout
4,313
36%



Liberal gain from Labour

Swing



Croxteth[edit]












































Croxteth
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

E. H. Fitzpatrick

2,720

56%

+26%


Liberal
E. M. Clews (PARTY)1,164
24%
-34%


Labour
W. F. Burke
942
20%
+8%
Majority
1,556



Registered electors
12,525



Turnout
4,826
39%



Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing



Dingle[edit]












































Dingle
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

M. Evans *

1,105

62%

-2%


Conservative
J. A. Watson
541
31%
+15%


Liberal
G. Temmee
123
7%
-8%
Majority
564



Registered electors
7,462



Turnout
1,769
24%



Labour hold

Swing



Dovecot[edit]












































Dovecot
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

E. Burke *

2,379

50%




Conservative
J. F. McMillan
1,411
29%



Liberal
B. Morris
995
21%

Majority
968



Registered electors
16,539



Turnout
4,785
29%



Labour hold

Swing



Fairfield[edit]


















































Fairfield
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Graham Hulme (PARTY)

1,684

50%



Conservative
N. Wilkinson
834
25%



Labour
F. Gaier
735
22%



Socialist Workers
A. S. Meehan
102
3%

Majority
850



Registered electors
10,951



Turnout
3,355
31%



Liberal hold

Swing



Fazakerley[edit]












































Fazakerley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

A. Brown

1,655

42%



Labour
A. Williams
1,634
41%



Liberal
R. J. Cunningham
664
17%

Majority
21



Registered electors
11,677



Turnout
3,953
34%



Conservative gain from Labour

Swing



Gillmoss[edit]






























































Gillmoss 2 seats
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

E. D. Roderick (PARTY)

2,554

56%



Labour

P. J. Murphy

2,372

52%



Conservative
A. Gore
1,153
25%



Conservative
F. M. Kennedy
1,107
24%



Liberal
E. Carroll
839
18%



Liberal
J. Palfreyman
338
7%

Majority
1,401



Registered electors
19,245



Turnout
4,546
24%



Labour hold

Swing



Granby, Prince's Park[edit]



































































Granby, Prince's Park
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Dr Cyril Taylor *

2,110

60%

-6%


Liberal
A. Damsell
447
13%



Conservative
O. Y. Hughes
829
24%
-3%


Communist
E. Caddick
103
3%


Socialist Unity
E. P. Finnerty
92
3%



Workers Revolutionary
W. Hunter
39
1%


Immigrant Party
J. P. Murphy
23
1%

Majority
1,281



Registered electors
12,903



Turnout
3,489
27%



Labour hold

Swing



Kensington[edit]












































Kensington
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

J. R. Watton *

1,582

68%



Labour
J. H. Stamper
443
19%



Conservative
R. H. Mather
310
13%

Majority
1,139



Registered electors
6,420



Turnout
2,335
36%



Liberal hold

Swing



Low Hill, Smithdown[edit]





























































Low Hill, Smithdown
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

David Alton *

2,166

67%

-3%


Liberal

A. Clitherow (PARTY)

1,789

55%

-15%


Labour
L. Gallagher
825
26%
+2%


Labour
G. G. Pratt
547
17%
-7%


Conservative
R. Meadows
241
7%
+1%


Conservative
M. F. Meehan
174
5%
-1%
Majority
1,341



Registered electors
8,425



Turnout
3,232
38%



Liberal hold

Swing



Melrose, Westminster[edit]











































Melrose, Westminster
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

F. J. Molloy (PARTY)

1,307

47%

-16%


Liberal
J. Bradley
1,265
45%
+32%


Conservative
E. M. Clein
222
8%
-5%
Majority
42



Registered electors
7,896



Turnout
2,794
35%



Labour hold

Swing



Old Swan[edit]
























































Old Swan
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Doreen Jones

1,746

42%



Conservative
I. McFall
1,410
34%



Labour
D. E. Krumbein
947
23%



Communist
H. Mohin
83
2%


Independent Liberal
W. J. McCullough
112
3%

Majority
336



Registered electors
12,614



Turnout
4,186
33%



Liberal hold

Swing



Picton[edit]


















































Picton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

P. A. Bradley (PARTY)

2,051

46%



Labour
J. Hughes
1,345
30%



Conservative
J. McDermott
955
22%



Communist
J. G. Volleamere
60
1%

Majority
706



Registered electors
11,280



Turnout
4,411
39%



Liberal hold

Swing



Pirrie[edit]











































Pirrie
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

H. Dalton *

2,815

57%

-10%


Conservative
W. T. Palmer
1,739
35%
+2%


Liberal
J. Stephenson
359
7%

Majority
1,076



Registered electors
15,937



Turnout
4,913
31%



Labour hold

Swing



St. Mary's[edit]











































St. Mary's
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

S. R. Maddox *

1,309

47%



Conservative
R. A. Parkes
1,094
39%



Liberal
C. J. Lister
372
13%

Majority
215



Registered electors
9,474



Turnout
2,775
29%



Labour hold

Swing



St. Michael's[edit]











































St. Michael's
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Trevor Jones *

1,897

54%



Labour
D. R. Leach
616
17%



Conservative
J. Cheshire
1,017
29%

Majority
880



Registered electors
9,645



Turnout
3,530
37%



Liberal hold

Swing



Sandhills, Vauxhall[edit]

















































Sandhills, Vauxhall
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

Paul Orr *

1,783

78%


Socialist Unity
A. Thompson
281
12%



Conservative
D. J. Lewis
173
8%



Liberal
M. Decker
56
2%

Majority
1,502



Registered electors
9,015



Turnout
2,293
25%



Labour hold

Swing



Speke[edit]


















































Speke
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

G. J. Maudsley *

1,878

61%



Conservative
C. W. Harpin
983
32%



Liberal
I. McGuiness
134
4%


Independent Labour
P. Moorhead
105
3%

Majority
895



Registered electors
14,188



Turnout
3,100
22%



Labour hold

Swing



Tuebrook[edit]












































Tuebrook
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

J. Irving

1,541

38%

+14%


Labour

Derek Hatton
1,450
36%
+6%


Liberal
C. Collins (PARTY)1,057
26%
-17%
Majority
91



Registered electors
11,240



Turnout
4,048
36%



Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing



Warbreck[edit]












































Warbreck
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

R. B. Flude *

1,781

45%

-8%


Liberal
E. J. Seddon
1,170
30%



Labour
W. H. Roberts
1,009
25%
-22%
Majority
611



Registered electors
11,722



Turnout
3,960
34%



Conservative hold

Swing



Woolton, East[edit]











































Woolton, East
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

H. Bryers (PARTY)

2,080

57%



Conservative
S. Fitzsimmons
1,204
33%



Liberal
R. F. Heywood
359
10%

Majority
876



Registered electors
13,607



Turnout
3,643
27%



Labour hold

Swing



Woolton, West[edit]











































Woolton, West
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

Ruth Dean

5,011

74%



Labour
J. M. Lyon
1,135
17%



Liberal
J. E. Parry
635
9%

Majority
3,876



Registered electors
17,820



Turnout
6,781
38%



Conservative hold

Swing


[3]



References[edit]




  1. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 5 May 1978


  2. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 5 May 1978


  3. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 5 May 1978












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Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP This article is about the city in Canada. For other uses, see Edmonton (disambiguation). City in Alberta, Canada Edmonton City City of Edmonton From top left: Downtown Edmonton, Fort Edmonton Park, Legislature Building, Law Courts, Rogers Place, High Level Bridge, Muttart Conservatory Flag Coat of arms Logo Nickname(s):  Canada's Festival City, City of Champions, The Oil Capital of Canada more... [1] Motto(s):  Industry, Integrity, Progress Edmonton Location of Edmonton in Canada Show map of Canada Edmonton Edmonton (Alberta) Show map of Alberta Coordinates: 53°32′N 113°30′W  /  53.533°N 113.500°W  / 53.533; -113.500 Coordinates: 53°32′N 113°30′W  /  53.533°N 113.500°W  / 53.533; -113.500 Country Canada Province Alberta Region Edmonton Metropolitan Region Census division 11 Founded 1795 Incorporated [2] [3]    • Town January 9, 1892  • City October 8, 1904 Amalgamated [2] February 12, 1912 Named for Edmonton, London Government  • Mayor Don I
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