1969 Liverpool City Council election
1969 Liverpool City Council election
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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 8 May 1969.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 88 | +9 | ?? | |
| Labour | 23 | -10 | ?? | |
| Liberal | 2 | +1 | ?? | |
| Protestant | 7 | 0 | ?? | |
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 References
Election result[edit]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Conservative | 29 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 72% | 60% | 76,255 | |
| | Labour | 8 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 20% | 28% | 35,402 | |
| | Liberal | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.5% | 8% | 9,974 | |
| | Protestant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5% | 1.5% | 1,889 | |
| | Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1.8% | 2,275 | |
| | National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.43% | 551 | |
Ward results[edit]
* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1966 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1966 election results.
Abercromby[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William F. Burke * | 515 | 44% | -15% | |
Conservative | Stanley V. Hennessy | 449 | 39% | +7% | |
Communist | Anthony McClelland | 158 | 14% | +5% | |
National Front | Elvyn Thompson | 39 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 66 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,557 | ||||
Turnout | 1,161 | 21% | +4% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Aigburth[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sydney T. Moss (PARTY) | 4,429 | 92% | +20% | |
Labour | Andrew Williams | 394 | 8% | 0% | |
| Majority | 4,035 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,462 | ||||
Turnout | 4,823 | 36% | 0% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Allerton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David E. Williams * | 2,723 | 70% | +2% | |
Liberal | Miss Jean E. Freeman | 880 | 23% | +1% | |
Labour | Frank W. Longworth | 292 | 7% | -3% | |
| Majority | 1,843 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,950 | ||||
Turnout | 3,895 | 39% | +5% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Anfield[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert G. Semple * | 2,897 | 76% | +13% | |
Labour | John D. Hamilton | 913 | 24% | -13% | |
| Majority | 2,431 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,894 | ||||
Turnout | 3,810 | 30% | -1% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Arundel[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin W. Edwards * | 2,331 | 62% | -2% | |
Liberal | Leonard Tyrer | 731 | 19% | +19% | |
Labour | Mrs. Mabel Evans | 519 | 14% | -20% | |
Communist | Jack Kay | 127 | 3% | +1% | |
National Front | Eric Tomlinson | 127 | 3% | +1% | |
| Majority | 1,600 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,245 | ||||
Turnout | 3,766 | 31% | +2% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Breckfield[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael W. Maxwell | 1,552 | 54% | +6% | |
Labour | Len Williams * | 801 | 28% | -24% | |
Liberal | Michael V. Lilley | 508 | 18% | +18% | |
| Majority | 751 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,617 | ||||
Turnout | 2,861 | 30% | +6% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Broadgreen[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Daniel J. Jones | 1,913 | 57% | -9% | |
Liberal | Thomas R. W. Johnston | 1,016 | 30% | +19% | |
Labour | Michael Black (PARTY) | 429 | 13% | -10% | |
| Majority | 897 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,893 | ||||
Turnout | 3,358 | 31% | +1% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Central[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George G. Maloney | 1,226' | 49% | 0% | |
Communist | Thomas R. Woods | 57 | 2% | +2% | |
Conservative | Barry V. Groombridge | 1,216 | 49% | -2% | |
| Majority | 10 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,946 | ||||
Turnout | 2,499 | 36% | -10% | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Childwall[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frank H. Andrews (PARTY) | 4,405 | 73% | +22% | |
Liberal | Harry Davies | 1,108 | 18% | -21% | |
Labour | Anthony Mulhearn | 407 | 7% | -1% | |
| Majority | 3,297 | ||||
Registered electors | 17,336 | ||||
Turnout | 6,044 | 35% | +9% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Church[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Reginald F. Atkins | 3,573 | 55% | +13% | |
Labour | Charles H. Winter | 179 | 3% | -2% | |
Conservative | Herbert R. Balmer | 2,761 | 42% | -10% | |
| Majority | 812 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,463 | ||||
Turnout | 6,513 | 48% | +7% | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Clubmoor[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ernest Johnson * | 2,273 | 62% | +4% | |
Labour | Kenneth Stewart | 1,383 | 38% | -4% | |
| Majority | 890 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,285 | ||||
Turnout | 3,656 | 36% | +2% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
County[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Thomas * | 2,760 | 67% | +15% | |
Labour | Terence Roberts | 1,093 | 27% | -21% | |
Communist | Kenneth T. Dowd | 251 | 6% | +6% | |
| Majority | 1,667 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,643 | ||||
Turnout | 4,104 | 32% | 0% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Croxteth[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alexander L. Audley * | 3,457 | 87% | +8% | |
Labour | Rodney Ludvigsen | 500 | 13% | -8% | |
| Majority | 2,957 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,765 | ||||
Turnout | 3,957 | 34% | -2% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Dingle[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John H. Lea | 1,655 | 49% | +10% | |
Labour | Daniel Cumella * | 1,485 | 44% | -17% | |
Communist | John Cook | 134 | 4% | +4% | |
National Front | Douglas H. Kewley | 76 | 2% | +2% | |
| Majority | 170 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,291 | ||||
Turnout | 3,350 | 33% | +5% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Dovecot[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John L. Walsh * | 2,307 | 57% | +7% | |
Labour | Wilfred P. Johnson | 1,725 | 43% | -7% | |
| Majority | 582 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,266 | ||||
Turnout | 4,032 | 26% | +1% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Everton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ralph S. Charles | 388 | |||
Labour | Sydney F. Jacobs | 378 | 48% | -21% | |
| Majority | 10 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,142 | ||||
Turnout | 795 | 19% | +7% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Fairfield[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George H. Hesketh (PARTY) | 2,101 | 74% | +15% | |
Labour | Harold Lee | 744 | 26% | -15% | |
| Majority | 1,357 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,002 | ||||
Turnout | 2,845 | 24% | -11% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Fazakerley[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Lloyd * | 2,498 | 76% | +19% | |
Labour | James M. Burke | 802 | 24% | -19% | |
| Majority | 1,696 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,968 | ||||
Turnout | 3,300 | 30% | -5% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Gillmoss[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Smith | 2,090 | 50% | +16% | |
Labour | John F. Stevens * | 1,850 | 44% | -22% | |
Communist | John B. Cartwright | 239 | 6% | +6% | |
| Majority | 240 | ||||
Registered electors | 17,751 | ||||
Turnout | 4,179 | 24% | +6% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Granby[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mrs. Margaret B. Simey * | 1,204 | 50% | -14% | |
Conservative | David Greenaway | 1,098 | 46% | +14% | |
Communist | Frederick Gleeson | 102 | 4% | 0% | |
| Majority | 106 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,371 | ||||
Turnout | 2,404 | 26% | +4% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Kensington[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James G. Barrett | 1,627 | 54% | +17% | |
Labour | Edward Burke | 735 | 25% | -38% | |
Ind. Labour Party | T. K. Williams * | 578 | 19% | ||
National Front | William G. Clarkson | 49 | 2% | +2% | |
| Majority | 892 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,465 | ||||
Turnout | 2,989 | 29% | +5% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Low Hill[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas P. Pink | 844 | 57% | +20% | |
Labour | George M. Scott | 577 | 39% | -20% | |
National Front | Richard J. Williams | 49 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 267 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,146 | ||||
Turnout | 1,470 | 29% | +7% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Melrose[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Benjamin Shaw (PARTY) | 904 | 50% | -13% | |
Conservative | Charles E. Ratcliffe | 901 | 50% | +13% | |
| Majority | 3 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,389 | ||||
Turnout | 1,805 | 24% | +8% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Netherfield[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protestant | William Owen * | 579 | 70% | +3% | |
Labour | Edward Loyden | 194 | 23% | -6% | |
Communist | Frank Cartwright | 54 | 7% | +3% | |
| Majority | 385 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,984 | ||||
Turnout | 827 | 21% | +3% | ||
Protestant hold | Swing | ||||
Old Swan[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Norman F. Derrick * | 2,036 | 45% | -5% | |
Liberal | Doreen Jones | 1,853 | 41% | +32% | |
Labour | Stanley G. Thorne | 626 | 14% | -28% | |
| Majority | 1,410 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,091 | ||||
Turnout | 4,515 | 34% | +5% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Picton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas L. Hobday * | 2,095 | 62% | +11% | |
Labour | William R. Snell | 1,145 | 34% | -15% | |
National Front | Douglas Richardson | 155 | 5% | ||
| Majority | 950 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,183 | ||||
Turnout | 3,395 | 28% | 0% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Pirrie[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ivor P. Balmer | 2,600 | 60% | +11% | |
Labour | John McLean * | 1,768 | 40% | -11% | |
| Majority | 832 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,445 | ||||
Turnout | 4,368 | 28% | +1% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Prince's Park[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mr. Cyril Taylor * | 1,655 | 50% | -7% | |
Conservative | Robert S. Jones | 1,459 | 44% | +4% | |
Communist | John Humes | 188 | 6% | +3% | |
| Majority | 196 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,863 | ||||
Turnout | 3,302 | 30% | +4% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Sandhills[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Vincent P. Hyams (PARTY) | 1,001 | 60% | -20% | |
Conservative | Alfred W. Jones | 605 | 36% | +19% | |
Communist | Robert Cartwright | 73 | 4% | +1% | |
| Majority | 396 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,649 | ||||
Turnout | 1,679 | 25% | +4% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
St. Domingo[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protestant | Harold W. Blower * | 1,310 | 61% | +7% | |
Labour | Thomas McManus | 763 | 36% | -10% | |
Communist | Kenneth Dunlop | 74 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 547 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,181 | ||||
Turnout | 2,147 | 23% | +1% | ||
Protestant hold | Swing | ||||
St. James[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Edward Shields (PARTY) | 1,442 | 51% | -12% | |
Conservative | Cyril Smith | 711 | 25% | -1% | |
Communist | Roger O'Hara | 622 | 22% | +11% | |
National Front | Kevin Keatley | 58 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 731 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,533 | ||||
Turnout | 2,833 | 33% | +17% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
St. Mary's[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert E. Lloyd | 2,150 | 68% | +18% | |
Labour | Patrick Grannell * | 1,031 | 32% | -18% | |
| Majority | 1,119 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,842 | ||||
Turnout | 3,181 | 32% | +2% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
St. Michael's[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Eric S. Nixon * | 2,568 | 81% | +24% | |
Labour | Alfonso Samosa | 617 | 19% | -2% | |
| Majority | 1,951 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,265 | ||||
Turnout | 3,185 | 28% | -10% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Smithdown[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James W. Butler | 740 | 54% | +15% | |
Labour | W. Gibbs * | 555 | 41% | -20% | |
National Front | Thomas Everall | 67 | 5% | ||
| Majority | 185 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,777 | ||||
Turnout | 1,362 | 18% | +3% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Speke[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Edwin M. Clein | 1,677 | 56% | +13% | |
Labour | Francis J. McConville * | 1,317 | 44% | -13% | |
| Majority | 360 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,603 | ||||
Turnout | 2,994 | 22% | +9% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Tuebrook[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael P. Tinne * | 2,468 | 70% | +14% | |
Labour | David M. Mitchell | 1,037 | 30% | -14% | |
| Majority | 1,431 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,265 | ||||
Turnout | 3,505 | 31% | -1% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Vauxhall[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Marsden (PARTY) | 823 | 68% | -21% | |
Liberal | James A. Gallagher | 305 | 25% | ||
Conservative | Peter S. Jones | 45 | 4% | -2% | |
Communist | Thomas E. Cassin | 43 | 4% | -1% | |
| Majority | 518 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,265 | ||||
Turnout | 1,216 | 19% | +9% | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Warbreck[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ralph H. Morris * | 2,593 | 79% | +15% | |
Labour | Edward T. Mooney | 683 | 21% | -15% | |
| Majority | 1,910 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,676 | ||||
Turnout | 3,276 | 28% | 0% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Westminster[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Wareing | 1,081 | 58% | -15% | |
Labour | James Gardner * | 792 | 42% | -15% | |
| Majority | 289 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,864 | ||||
Turnout | 1,873 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Woolton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James McAllister * | 4,752 | 84% | +9% | |
Labour | Robert C. Evans | 898 | 16% | ||
| Majority | 3,854 | ||||
Registered electors | 20,849 | ||||
Turnout | 5,650 | 27% | -1% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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References[edit]
^ Liverpool Daily Post 9 May 1969
^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1969-1970
 Local elections in Merseyside | |
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| St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council |
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