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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.[1]


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:

















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 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

[2]



Ward results[edit]


* - Councillor seeking re-election


(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor



Abercromby, St. James'[edit]

















































Abercromby, St. James'
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
785



Registered electors
12,233



Turnout
6,696
55%
+37%


Labour hold

Swing



Aigburth[edit]












































Aigburth
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
4,367



Registered electors
14,762



Turnout
11,309
77%
+35%


Conservative hold

Swing



Allerton[edit]






































Allerton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

J. S. Ross *

4,839 *

60&

+3%


Liberal
F. R. Haywood
3,218
40%
+10%
Majority
1,621



Registered electors
10,894



Turnout
8,057
74%
+38%


Conservative hold

Swing



Anfield[edit]












































Anfield
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
869



Registered electors
12,667



Turnout
9,-13
71%
+42%


Labour gain from Conservative

Swing



Arundel[edit]











































Arundel
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

J. L. Taylor

2,769

36%

+11%


Conservative
J. C. Shaw
2,571
33%
+5%


Liberal
J. G. Morgan (PARTY)2,450
31%
-16%
Majority
198



Registered electors
12,722



Turnout
7,790
61%
+35%


Labour gain from Liberal

Swing
8%


Breckfield, St. Domingo[edit]











































Breckfield, St. Domingo
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

F. McNevin *

3,648

47%

+5%


Labour
P. H. Rowe
2,865
37%
+1%


Conservative
B. J. Hawkins
1,191
15%
-6%
Majority
783



Registered electors
11,901



Turnout
7,704
65%
+41%


Liberal hold

Swing
+5%


Broadgreen[edit]












































Broadgreen
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
787



Registered electors
12,099



Turnout
8,650
71%
+36%


Liberal hold

Swing



Central, Everton, Netherfield[edit]

















































Central, Everton, Netherfield
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
3,634



Registered electors
11,519



Turnout
6,298
55%
+38%


Labour hold

Swing



Childwall[edit]












































Childwall
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
3,657



Registered electors
20,190



Turnout
14,510
72%
+38%


Conservative hold

Swing



Church[edit]












































Church
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




Registered electors
286



Turnout
14,983
73%
+36%


Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing



Clubmoor[edit]












































Clubmoor
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
620



Registered electors
10,850



Turnout
7,884
73%
+38%


Liberal hold

Swing



County[edit]












































County
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
1,119



Registered electors
11,866



Turnout
8,539
72%
+46%


Labour gain from Conservative

Swing



Croxteth[edit]












































Croxteth
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Conservative

R. F. Butler

4,380

46%

+4%


Labour
F. Burke
2,635
27%
+12%


Liberal
I. Clews *
2,569
27%
-15%
Majority
1,745



Registered electors
12,866



Turnout
9,584
74%
+35%


Conservative gain from Liberal

Swing



Dingle[edit]


















































Dingle
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
2,008



Registered electors
7,388



Turnout
4,721
64%
+41%


Labour hold

Swing



Dovecot[edit]












































Dovecot
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

W. H. Westbury *

6,382

58%

+8%


Conservative
J. F. McMillan
3,043
28%
+3%


Liberal
W. J. Cooper
1,557
14%
-11%
Majority
3,339



Registered electors
16,552



Turnout
10,982
66%
+40%


Labour hold

Swing



Fairfield[edit]












































Fairfield
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Cathy Hancox

3,353

53%

+20%


Labour
P. F. McAllister (PARTY)1,879
30%
-10%


Conservative
N. Wilkinson
1,112
18%
-9%
Majority
1,474



Registered electors
9,885



Turnout
6,344
64%
+37%


Liberal gain from Labour

Swing



Fazakerley[edit]












































Fazakerley
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

D. J. Lloyd (PARTY)

3,951

47%

+16%


Conservative
R. Gould
3,096
37%
-1%


Liberal
T. R. Jones
1,318
16%
-15%
Majority
855



Registered electors
11,505



Turnout
8,365
73%
+42%


Labour hold

Swing



Gillmoss[edit]












































Gillmoss
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
5,055



Registered electors
18,720



Turnout
11,655
62%
+48%


Labour hold

Swing
+8%


Granby, Prince's Park[edit]

















































Granby, Prince's Park
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

A. Doswell *

4,203

58%

+2%


Liberal
A. Damsell
1,483
20%
+9%


Conservative
A. Palin
1,363
19%
-12%


Communist
E. Caddick
193
3%

Majority
2,720



Registered electors
12,154



Turnout
7,242
60%
+40%


Labour hold

Swing



Kensington[edit]












































Kensington
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

Frank Doran *

2,828

66%

+17%


Labour
A. Quinn
1,082
25%
-8%


Conservative
D. Ellis
406
9%
-8%
Majority
1,746



Registered electors
6,426



Turnout
4,316
67%
+39%


Liberal hold

Swing



Low Hill, Smithdown[edit]





































Low Hill, Smithdown
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

E. R. Stephenson *

3,406

62%

+1%


Labour
J. A. Devaney
2,080
38%
+8%
Majority
1,326



Registered electors
8,320



Turnout
5,486
66%
+41%


Liberal hold

Swing



Melrose, Westminster[edit]











































Melrose, Westminster
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
1,826



Registered electors
8,190



Turnout
5,575
68%
+49%


Labour hold

Swing



Old Swan[edit]
























































Old Swan
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
738



Registered electors
12,361



Turnout
8,511
69%
+36%


Labour gain from Liberal

Swing



Picton[edit]


















































Picton
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Liberal

H. E. 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
2,091



Registered electors
11,081



Turnout
7,879
71%
+36%


Liberal hold

Swing



Pirrie[edit]











































Pirrie
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

P. Owens *

6,654

59%

+9%


Liberal
E. G. Lang
1,244
11%
-7%


Conservative
I. Brown
3,317
30%
-3%
Majority
3,337



Registered electors
16,018



Turnout
11,215
70%
+46%


Labour hold

Swing



St. Mary's[edit]

















































St. Mary's
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
1,540



Registered electors
9,090



Turnout
6,249
69%
+41%


Labour hold

Swing



St. Michael's[edit]











































St. Michael's
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
1,454



Registered electors
9,954



Turnout
6,863
69%
+37%


Liberal hold

Swing



Sandhills, Vauxhall[edit]

















































Sandhills, Vauxhall
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
3,976



Registered electors
8,820



Turnout
5,250
60%
+43%


Labour hold

Swing



Speke[edit]












































Speke
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
3,788



Registered electors
14,232



Turnout
9,316
65%
+46%


Labour hold

Swing



Tuebrook[edit]












































Tuebrook
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

J. E. Roberts

2,864

37%

+5%


Liberal
R. Gore sup>(PARTY)
2,771
36%
-4%


Conservative
F. C. Kirkby
2,157
28%
+1%
Majority
75



Registered electors
11,073



Turnout
7,774
70%
+39%


Labour gain from Liberal

Swing
+3.5


Warbreck[edit]












































Warbreck
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

P. J. Sommerfield

2,846

37%

+12%


Liberal
J. Lang *
2,871
35%
-8%


Conservative
H. M. Rigby
2,519
30%
-3%
Majority
4



Registered electors
11,591



Turnout
8,265
71%
+40%


Labour gain from Liberal

Swing



Woolton, East[edit]

















































Woolton, East
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±


Labour

D. A. Hatton (PARTY)

5,644

65%

+12%


Conservative
S. Fitzsimmons
2,030
23%
+2%


Liberal
C. Kaufman
814
9%
-10%


Communist
B. O'Keefe
230
3%
-3%
Majority
3,614



Registered electors
13,341



Turnout
8,718
65%
+40%


Labour hold

Swing



Woolton, West[edit]











































Woolton, West
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
5,283



Registered electors
18,066



Turnout
5,283
76%
+41%


Conservative hold

Swing


[3]



References[edit]




  1. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1979


  2. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1979


  3. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1979












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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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