1987 Liverpool City Council election
1987 Liverpool City Council election
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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 7 May 1987. One third of the council was up for election on ordinary rotation; in addition there were extra vacancies in many wards caused by the disqualification of those Labour councillors who were surcharged and banned from office as part of a protest against rate-capping. As a result, the 33 wards elected a total of 59 councillors. Prior to the election the disqualification of a large part of the Labour group meant that there was a temporary administration headed by Trevor Jones of the Liberal/SDP Alliance. As a result of the election, the Labour Party regained overall control of the council,[1] and Harry Rimmer became council leader.
Contents
1 Summary
2 Election result
3 Ward results
3.1 Abercromby
3.2 Aigburth
3.3 Allerton
3.4 Anfield
3.5 Arundel
3.6 Breckfield
3.7 Broadgreen
3.8 Childwall
3.9 Church
3.10 Clubmoor
3.11 County
3.12 Croxteth
3.13 Dingle
3.14 Dovecot
3.15 Everton
3.16 Fazakerley
3.17 Gillmoss
3.18 Granby
3.19 Grassendale
3.20 Kensington
3.21 Melrose
3.22 Netherley
3.23 Old Swan
3.24 Picton
3.25 Pirrie
3.26 St. Mary's
3.27 Smithdown
3.28 Speke
3.29 Tuebrook
3.30 Valley
3.31 Vauxhall
3.32 Warbreck
3.33 Woolton
4 References
Summary[edit]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 51 | +22 | |
| SDP-Liberal Alliance | 44 | +7 | |
| Conservative | 4 | −3 | |
Election result[edit]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Labour | 43 | |||||||
| | SDP–Liberal Alliance | 16 | |||||||
| | Conservative | ||||||||
| | Green | ||||||||
| | Communist | ||||||||
| | Others | ||||||||
[2]
Ward results[edit]
Abercromby[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan W. Dean | 2,260 | 71% | ||
Labour | K. Hackett | 2,225 | 69% | ||
Labour | K. Feintuck | 2,221 | 69% | ||
Liberal | Annette Butler | 609 | 19% | ||
Liberal | W. M. Bullock | 545 | 17% | ||
Liberal | K. D. Kelbrick | 545 | 17% | ||
Communist | F. Carroll | 227 | 7% | ||
Conservative | G. A. Earle | 173 | 5% | ||
Conservative | E. B. Steadman | 138 | 4% | ||
Conservative | G. A. H. Tann | 130 | 4% | ||
| Majority | 1,651 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,646 | ||||
Turnout | 3,269 | 41.5% | |||
Aigburth[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Sir Trevor Jones | 4,074 | 59% | ||
Labour | K. F. Taft | 1,988 | 29% | ||
Conservative | Olga Hughes | 599 | 9% | ||
Green | Helen Prescott | 239 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 2,086 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,487 | ||||
Turnout | 6,900 | 51.2% | |||
Allerton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Social Democratic | F. S. Roderick | 4,147 | 57% | ||
Labour | Peter Kilfoyle | 1,552 | 21% | ||
Conservative | M. Kingston | 1,450 | 20% | ||
Green | R. E. Cantwell | 102 | 1% | ||
| Majority | 2,595 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,344 | ||||
Turnout | 7,251 | 58.7% | |||
Anfield[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jacqueline Smith | 2,931 | 44% | ||
Liberal | R. Jump | 2,884 | 43% | ||
Liberal | T. S. Newall | 2,772 | 42% | ||
Labour | R. M. Kennedy | 2,739 | 41% | ||
Conservative | Myra Fitzsimmons | 712 | 11% | ||
Conservative | J. H. Brash | 557 | 8% | ||
Green | W. Winn | 131 | 2% | ||
| Majority | |||||
Registered electors | 12,278 | ||||
Turnout | 6,658 | 53.0% | |||
Arundel[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Roger Johnston | 2,709 | 52% | ||
Labour | D. J. Bermingham | 1,948 | 37% | ||
Conservative | D. W. Patmore | 398 | 8% | ||
Green | G. Thompson | 182 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 761 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,695 | ||||
Turnout | 5,237 | 44.8% | |||
Breckfield[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Lane | 3,263 | 60% | ||
Liberal | R. C. Littler | 1,309 | 24% | ||
Independent | S. Bell | 634 | 12% | ||
Conservative | Elizabeth Bayley | 200 | 4% | ||
| Majority | 1,954 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,449 | ||||
Turnout | 5,406 | 47.2% | |||
Broadgreen[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Chris Curry | 3,500 | 50% | ||
Labour | G. M. Casey | 2,960 | 43% | ||
Conservative | G. Powell | 492 | 7% | ||
| Majority | 540 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,271 | ||||
Turnout | 6,952 | 52.4% | |||
Childwall[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | N. C. Chinn | 5,216 | 68% | ||
Labour | R. Griffiths | 1,454 | 19% | ||
Conservative | Helen Rigby | 1,013 | 13% | ||
| Majority | 3,762 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,650 | ||||
Turnout | 7,683 | 56.3% | |||
Church[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | C. W. Roberts | 5,478 | 67% | ||
Labour | J. Murray | 1,396 | 17% | ||
Conservative | T. P. Pink | 1,313 | 16% | ||
Green | J. E. Hulton | ||||
| Majority | 4,082 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,744 | ||||
Turnout | 56.7% | ||||
Clubmoor[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | T. McManus | 3,886 | 58% | ||
Labour | K. Noon | 3,789 | 57% | ||
Social Democratic | Ann Collinge | 2,120 | 32% | ||
Social Democratic | J. P. Prince | 2,109 | 32% | ||
Conservative | Audrey Bowness | 518 | 8% | ||
Conservative | Jean Greaves | 456 | 7% | ||
Communist | K. F. McDonough | 162 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 1,766 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,512 | ||||
Turnout | 6,686 | 48.9% | |||
County[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jean Newton | 3,589 | 51% | ||
Labour | J. Briercliffe | 3,110 | 44% | ||
Conservative | J. F. Atkinson | 298 | 4% | ||
| Majority | 479 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,559 | ||||
Turnout | 6,997 | 55.7% | |||
Croxteth[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Social Democratic | J. J. Cunningham | 4,077 | 54% | ||
Labour | J. P. Evans | 1,935 | 26% | ||
Conservative | F. R. Butler | 1,534 | 20% | ||
| Majority | 2,142 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,736 | ||||
Turnout | 7,546 | 55.6% | |||
Dingle[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hannah Folan | 3,102 | 53% | ||
Labour | R. J. Lafferty | 3,073 | 52% | ||
Liberal | J. E. Rossington | 2,534 | 43% | ||
Liberal | M. C. Alman | 2528 | 43% | ||
Conservative | Diane Watson | 204 | 3% | ||
Conservative | Steven Fitzsimmons | 191 | 3% | ||
Communist | J. Cook | 47 | 1% | ||
| Majority | 568 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,810 | ||||
Turnout | 5,868 | 54.3% | |||
Dovecot[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robbie Quinn | 2,740 | 66% | ||
Labour | M. Davison | 2,718 | 65% | ||
Labour | Harry Rimmer | 2,597 | 63% | ||
Liberal | Eleanor Carroll | 1,470 | 35% | ||
Liberal | J. P. Cooper | 1,282 | 31% | ||
Liberal | W. F. Burke | 1,041 | 35% | ||
Conservative | W. H. Connolly | 391 | 9% | ||
Conservative | J. L. Walsh | 360 | 9% | ||
Conservative | H. Glover | 334 | 8% | ||
| Majority | 1,270 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,940 | ||||
Turnout | 4,150 | 39.4% | |||
Everton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. P. Brady | 2,264 | 83% | ||
Labour | George Knibb | 2,119 | 77% | ||
Liberal | P. Howard | 357 | 13% | ||
Liberal | E. Price | 305 | 11% | ||
Conservative | R. S. Fairclough | 117 | 4% | ||
Conservative | J. A. Watson | 82 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 1,907 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,449 | ||||
Turnout | 2,738 | 40.7% | |||
Fazakerley[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Linda O'Sullivan | 3,227 | 63% | ||
Labour | I. H. Scott | 3,192 | 62% | ||
Labour | Frank Vaudrey | 3,106 | 60% | ||
Social Democratic | D. Stephenson | 1,408 | 27% | ||
Liberal | E. Chinn | 1,397 | 27% | ||
Social Democratic | Joan Reece | 1,319 | 26% | ||
Conservative | A. Brown | 628 | 12% | ||
Conservative | Maureen Brash | 529 | 10% | ||
Conservative | Maria Quirk | 491 | 10% | ||
| Majority | 1,819 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,163 | ||||
Turnout | 5,153 | 45.7% | |||
Gillmoss[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Eddie D. Roderick | 3,288 | 71% | ||
Labour | Mary V. Roberts | 3,174 | 71% | ||
Liberal | E. T. Boult | 910 | 20% | ||
Liberal | J. S. Thomson | 807 | 18% | ||
Conservative | G. W. Barker | 409 | 9% | ||
Conservative | S. E. North | 347 | 8% | ||
| Majority | 2,264 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,205 | ||||
Turnout | 4,493 | 39.9% | |||
Granby[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elizabeth Drysdale | 2,874 | 64% | ||
Labour | Gideon S. Ben-Tovim | 2,836 | 63% | ||
Labour | P. Hughes | 2,770 | 62% | ||
Liberal | Carol Laidlaw | 1,226 | 27% | ||
Liberal | B. E. Grocott | 1,128 | 25% | ||
Liberal | M. Ali | 1,087 | 24% | ||
| Federated Black Organisations | D. Burris | 360 | |||
| Federated Black Organisations | S. G. Deckon | 290 | 6% | ||
Conservative | Henrietta Edwards | 189 | 4% | ||
Conservative | Mary Armstrong | 179 | 4% | ||
Conservative | June Brandwood | 160 | 4% | ||
Communist | E. F. Caddick | 138 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 1,648 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,387 | ||||
Turnout | 4,500 | 43% | |||
Grassendale[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Gerry P. Scott | 5,356 | 71% | ||
Conservative | S. R. Marsden | 1,141 | 15% | ||
Labour | Eileen Turnbull | 1,009 | 13% | ||
| Majority | 4,347 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,310 | ||||
Turnout | 7,506 | 61.0% | |||
Kensington[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Jimmy Kendrick | 2,775 | 48% | ||
Labour | J. C. Blackall | 2,743 | 48% | ||
Liberal | A. Damsell | 2,721 | 47% | ||
Labour | J. M. Spencer | 2,694 | 47% | ||
Conservative | R. Bethel | 248 | 4% | ||
Conservative | Dorothy Smith | 208 | 4% | ||
| Majority | |||||
Registered electors | 12,124 | ||||
Turnout | 5,766 | 47.0% | |||
Melrose[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | G. C. Booth | 3,632 | 63% | ||
Labour | Mary Kidd | 3,443 | 60% | ||
Liberal | J. Murray | 1,908 | 33% | ||
Liberal | C. Mayes | 1,856 | 32% | ||
Conservative | J. D. Jones | 215 | 4% | ||
Conservative | Ann Nugent | 175 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 1,724 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,975 | ||||
Turnout | 5,755 | 46.9% | |||
Netherley[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Bolland | 2,432 | 65% | ||
Labour | R. P. Owen | 2,266 | 61% | ||
Labour | Lesley Mahmood | 2,171 | 58% | ||
Social Democratic | D. L. Chambers | 994 | 27% | ||
Liberal | C. L. Hughes | 895 | 24% | ||
Liberal | A. Hale | 882 | 24% | ||
Conservative | W. A. Dobinson | 290 | 8% | ||
Conservative | J. J. Taylor | 191 | 5% | ||
Conservative | A. McTigue | 174 | 5% | ||
| Majority | 1,438 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,477 | ||||
Turnout | 3,716 | 49.7% | |||
Old Swan[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | L. Hughes | 2,932 | 45% | ||
Liberal | Josephine Smith | 2,916 | 45% | ||
Conservative | C. P. Williams | 499 | 8% | ||
| Independent Labour | Glynis Slack | 178 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 16 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,764 | ||||
Turnout | 6,525 | 55.5% | |||
Picton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | John Bradley | 3,538 | 57% | ||
Labour | E. A. Taylor | 2,342 | 38% | ||
Conservative | S. P. Andrews | 229 | 4% | ||
Green | A. G. Willan | 89 | 1% | ||
| Majority | 1,196 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,080 | ||||
Turnout | 6,198 | 55.9% | |||
Pirrie[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Owen | 3,820 | 70% | ||
Labour | W. E. Edwards | 3,811 | 70% | ||
Labour | Dot Gavin | 3,769 | 69% | ||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | Hilary Owen | 1,484 | 27% | ||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | N. E. Humphreys | 1,310 | 24% | ||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | I. G. Youds | 1,245 | 23% | ||
Conservative | P. M. Aldcroft | 343 | 6% | ||
Conservative | R. M. Brandwood | 301 | 6% | ||
Conservative | Eunice Egan | 328 | 6% | ||
| Majority | 2,336 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,784 | ||||
Turnout | 46% | ||||
St. Mary's[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDP–Liberal Alliance | W. C. Hutchinson | 2,919 | 48% | ||
Labour | Frank O'Donoghue | 2,840 | 47% | ||
Labour | S. Balmer | 2,764 | 45% | ||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | Hazel Williams | 2,642 | 43% | ||
Conservative | W. D. Henry | 318 | 5% | ||
Conservative | F. Sellers | 250 | 4% | ||
| Majority | |||||
Registered electors | 11,156 | ||||
Turnout | 55% | ||||
Smithdown[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | I. Templeman | 2,682 | 56% | ||
Labour | Juliet Herzog | 2,660 | 56% | ||
Labour | Judith Nelson | 2,555 | 54% | ||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | E. R. Stephenson | 2,102 | 44% | ||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | Shirley Parry | 2,001 | 42% | ||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | Mary Young | 1,921 | 40% | ||
Conservative | J.S. Smith | 113 | 2% | ||
Conservative | Sarah L. Williamson | 100 | 2% | ||
Conservative | A. Vigar | 82 | 2% | ||
| Majority | |||||
Registered electors | 9,916 | ||||
Turnout | 48% | ||||
Speke[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Coventry | 3,163 | 77% | ||
Labour | J. Doyle | 3,113 | 76% | ||
Labour | S. P. Wilde | 2,897 | 70% | ||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | J. D. Ball | 677 | 16% | ||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | B. Aston | 615 | 15% | ||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | R. E. Gould | 593 | 14% | ||
Conservative | A. J. Fayer | 335 | 8% | ||
Conservative | C. W. Harpin | 308 | 7% | ||
Conservative | Carys Parry | 263 | 6% | ||
| Majority | |||||
Registered electors | 9,005 | ||||
Turnout | 46% | ||||
Tuebrook[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDP–Liberal Alliance | Richard Pine | 3,093 | 53% | ||
Labour | S. Sullivan | 2,367 | 41% | ||
Conservative | W. Scott | 366 | 6% | ||
| Majority | 726 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,839 | ||||
Turnout | 5,826 | 45% | |||
Valley[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Burke | 2,240 | 54% | ||
Labour | Frank Ruse | 2,104 | 51% | ||
Labour | S. Sharpey-Schafer | 2,100 | 51% | ||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | Ian Phillips | 1,761 | 43% | ||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | J. Diamond | 1,701 | 41% | ||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | S. F. Jacobs | 1,609 | 39% | ||
Conservative | Helen Constantine | 171 | 4% | ||
Conservative | Janet Mannion | 171 | 4% | ||
Conservative | Maureen Murphy | 164 | 4% | ||
| Majority | 479 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,062 | ||||
Turnout | 46% | ||||
Vauxhall[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Livingstone | 2,665 | 92% | ||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | S. T. McHugh | 165 | 5% | ||
Conservative | R. D. Knox | 69 | 2% | ||
| Majority | 2,500 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,717 | ||||
Turnout | 2,899 | 43% | |||
Warbreck[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDP–Liberal Alliance | J. Lang | 3,659 | 50% | ||
Labour | Catherine Wilson | 2,963 | 41% | ||
Conservative | I. Brown | 679 | 9% | ||
| Majority | 696 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,402 | ||||
Turnout | 7,301 | 51% | |||
Woolton[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SDP–Liberal Alliance | Pauline McKibbin | 3,635 | 50% | ||
Conservative | A. McVeigh | 2,632 | 36% | ||
Labour | C. B. Cole | 951 | 13% | ||
Green | D. Lindsay | 107 | 1% | ||
| Majority | 1,012 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,868 | ||||
Turnout | 7,316 | ||||
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References[edit]
^ Liverpool Daily Post 8 May 1987
^ Liverpool Daily Post 8 May 1987
^ Liverpool Daily Post 8 May 1987
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