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1962 Liverpool City Council election

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1962 Liverpool City Council election

← 1961 10 May 1962 (1962-05-10) 1963 →

41 (including a by-election for St. Domingo ward) of 120 Councillors' seats to Liverpool City Council
81 of 120 Councillors and 40 Aldermen seats needed for a majority

Map of Liverpool showing wards won (first placed party)[1]

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 10 May 1962.

Aldermanic elections took place at the City Council meeting on 24 May 1962, and as some councillors were elected as Aldermen there were by-elections for the vacated seats on Thursday 29 June 1962.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Councillors   ±   Aldermen Total
Conservative 55 -8 26 81
Labour 59 +8 14 73
Protestant 4 0 0 4
Liberal 2 +2 0 2

Election result

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Liverpool Local Election Result 1962
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 10 0 6 -6 27% 41% 66,656
  Labour 23 6 0 +6 66% 48% 79,288
  Liberal 2 1 0 +1 5% 8% 12,662
  Protestant 1 0 1 -1 2.5% 3.1% 5,084
  Communist 0 0 0 0 0% 0.44% 722
  Anti-Debt 0 0 0 0 0% 0.25% 402
  British Union Movement 0 0 0 0 0% 0.22% 365

Ward results

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* - Councillor seeking re-election

(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1959 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1959 election results.

Abercromby

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Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Livermore (PARTY) 1,707 66% +11%
Conservative L. Huglin 742 29% −11%
Communist A. McClelland 135 5% 0%
Majority 965
Registered electors 9.810
Turnout 2,584 26% +1%
Labour hold Swing

Aigburth

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Aigburth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. N. Venmore (PARTY) 3,821 87% +10%
Labour S. J. Cook 550 13% +8%
Majority 3,271
Registered electors 13,792
Turnout 4,371 32% −11%
Conservative hold Swing

Allerton

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Allerton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. S. D. Weaver (PARTY) 2,486 73% −8%
Labour Mrs. M. B. Simey 912 27% +8%
Majority 1,574
Registered electors 10,186
Turnout 3,398 33% −3%
Conservative hold Swing

Anfield

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Anfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. F. Craine * 3,026 59% −9%
Labour S. W. Jones 2,097 41% +9%
Majority 929
Registered electors 14,090
Turnout 5,123 36% −4%
Conservative hold Swing

Arundel

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Arundel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Price * 2,143 41% −24%
Labour C. Taylor 1,769 34% +3%
Liberal I. Gottlieb 1,209 23% +23%
Communist J. Kay 83 4% 0%
Majority 374
Registered electors 12,494
Turnout 5,204 42% +6%
Conservative hold Swing

Breckfield

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Breckfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. E. Burns 2,021 53% +6%
Conservative S. Airey * 1,783 47% −6%
Majority 238
Registered electors 11,118
Turnout 3,804 34% −3%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Broadgreen

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Broadgreen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative F. J. Bullen (PARTY) 1,796 45% −32%
Liberal W. Galbraith 1,133 27% +27%
Labour J. M. Burke 1,027 26% +12%
Majority 663
Registered electors 11,511
Turnout 3,956 34% −6%
Conservative hold Swing

Central

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Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Cullen * 1,827 66%
Conservative A. E. Rossington 933 34%
Majority 894
Registered electors 8,629
Turnout 2,760 32%
Labour hold Swing

Childwall

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Childwall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative W. J. Sergent * 3,171 51% −15%
Liberal A. J. Markey 2,314 37% +11%
Labour T. Bailey 687 11% +4%
Majority 857
Registered electors 16,674
Turnout 6,172 37% −5%
Conservative hold Swing

Church

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Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cyril E. Carr 3,540 53% +23%
Conservative Mrs. T. L. Norton 2,732 41% −19%
Labour Mrs. M. E. Cullen 384 6% −4%
Majority 808
Registered electors 13,565
Turnout 6,656 49% +7%
Liberal hold Swing

Clubmoor

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Clubmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Grue 2,326 47% +2%
Conservative L. J. Carr * 1,974 40% −15%
Liberal G. H. Bilson 651 13% +13%
Majority 352
Registered electors 11,310
Turnout 4,951 44% −1%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

County

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County
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. P. Wall 3,057 54% +4%
Conservative B. Ingham (PARTY) 2,625 46% −4%
Majority 432
Registered electors 13,588
Turnout 5,682 42% −3%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Croxteth

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Croxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Dickinson * 3,065 71% −4%
Labour G. C. Carr 1,256 29% +11%
Majority 1,809
Registered electors 11,692
Turnout 4,321 37% −8%
Conservative hold Swing

Dingle

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Dingle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Crawshaw * 2,434 60% −2%
Conservative Mrs. F. Devine 1,197 30% −8%
Liberal J. Reilly 235 6% +6%
Anti-debt J. R. Gradwell 176 4% +4%
Majority 1,237
Registered electors 12,434
Turnout 4,042 33% −3%
Labour hold Swing

Dovecot

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Dovecot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. P. Johnson * 2,908 54% −3%
Conservative A. M. Wilson 1,506 28% −15%
Liberal John Bowen 928 17% +17%
Anti-Debt F. G. Connor 71 1% +1%
Majority 1,402
Registered electors 25,329
Turnout 5,413 38% +6%
Labour hold Swing

Everton

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Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Smyth * 1,811 72% −2%
Conservative E. Shaw 562 22%
Communist J. Edgar 80 3% +3%
British Union Movement T. G. Kenny 67 3% +3%
Majority 1,239
Registered electors 10,198
Turnout 2,520 25% +2%
Labour hold Swing

Fairfield

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Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. P. Moyses (PARTY) 1,908 51% −8%
Labour J. Guinan 1,824 49% +8%
Majority 84
Registered electors 13,695
Turnout 3,732 27% −6%
Conservative hold Swing

Fazakerley

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Fazakerley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Morgan 2,545 51% +7%
Conservative A. L. Ritchie 2,421 49% −7%
Majority 124
Registered electors 11,448
Turnout 4,966 43% −5%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Gillmoss

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Gillmoss
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. E. Delooze * 3,883 73% +7%
Conservative J. Swainbank 1,191 22% −12%
Communist D. Wilkinson 247 5% +5%
Majority 2,692
Registered electors 16,007
Turnout 5,321 33% +3%
Labour hold Swing

Granby

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Granby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. D. Hamilton * 2,075 58% +3%
Conservative S. A. Hughes 1,493 42% −3%
Majority 582
Registered electors 10,954
Turnout 3,568 33% +3%
Labour hold Swing

Kensington

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Kensington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Holden (PARTY) 2,189 64% +6%
Conservative A. B. Moore 1,120 33% −9%
Anti-Debt A. P. Cooney 118 3% +3%
Majority 1,069
Registered electors 12,011
Turnout 3,427 29% −6%
Labour hold Swing

Low Hill

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Low Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. R. Snell * 1,676 68% +6%
Conservative T. Hillcock 698 28% −10%
British Union Movement M. J. Ward 83 3% +3%
Majority 978
Registered electors 9,493
Turnout 2,457 26% −1%
Labour hold Swing

Melrose

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Melrose
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Ackers (PARTY) 1,791 70% +6%
Conservative S. D. Lunt 762 30% −6%
Majority 1,029
Registered electors 9,394
Turnout 3.107 27% −4%
Labour hold Swing

Netherfield

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Netherfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protestant A Harris (PARTY) 1,447 51% Decrease3%
Labour L. Caplan 1,413 49% Increase19%
Majority 34
Registered electors 8,306
Turnout 2,860 34% Decrease3%
Protestant hold Swing

Old Swan

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Old Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. McKie Reid (PARTY) 2,364 54% Decrease3%
Labour G. R. Sullivan 2,038 46% Increase3%
Majority 326
Registered electors 14.917
Turnout 4,402 30% Decrease9%
Conservative hold Swing

Picton

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Picton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Evans * 2,975 57% +5%
Conservative E. W. Holland 2,282 43% −5%
Majority 693
Registered electors 13,994
Turnout 5,257 38% Decrease1%
Labour hold Swing

Pirrie

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Pirrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Black * 4,208 68% Increase9%
Conservative G. Parsons 1,988 32% Decrease7%
Majority 2,220
Registered electors 16,590
Turnout 6,196 37% Decrease2%
Labour hold Swing

Prince's Park

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Prince's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Sidwell * 2,304 54% Decrease1%
Conservative W. Savage 1,317 31% Decrease14%
Liberal A. Garland 629 15% Increase15%
Majority 987
Registered electors 13,264
Turnout 4,250 32% Increase2%
Labour hold Swing

Sandhills

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Sandhills
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour V. Burke * 1,878 89% Increase1%
Conservative A. C. Bailey 146 7% Decrease5%
Communist B. Campbell 95 4% Decrease4%
Majority 1,732
Registered electors 8,440
Turnout 2,119 25% Decrease3%
Labour hold Swing

St. Domingo

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St. Domingo 2 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Gardner (PARTY) 2,369 56% Increase4%
Labour F. Keating 2,237 53% Increase1%
Protestant W. H. Blower (PARTY) 1,877 44% Decrease4%
Protestant G. H. Mason 1,760 41% Decrease7%
Majority 492
Registered electors 11,763
Turnout 4,246 36% Decrease1%
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Protestant Swing

St. James

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St. James
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour O. J. Doyle * 2,151 80% Increase2%
Conservative K. W. Davies 536 20% Increase2%
Majority 1,615
Registered electors 10,738
Turnout 2,687 25% 0%
Labour hold Swing

St. Mary's

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St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Walker (PARTY) 2,501 58% Increase4%
Conservative J. Tushingham 1,830 42% Decrease1%
Majority 671
Registered electors 11,167
Turnout 4,331 39% 0%
Labour hold Swing

St. Michael's

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St. Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph R. Wilmington 2,023 46% Increase46
Conservative S. T. Moss (PARTY) 1,859 42 Decrease33
Labour S. G. Thorne 544 12 Decrease8
Majority 164
Registered electors 9,895
Turnout 4,426 45 Increase8
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Smithdown

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Smithdown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mrs. E. E. Wright * 1,909 65% Decrease2%
Conservative T. Strange 797 27% Decrease6%
British Union Movement H. Traynor 215 7% Increase7%
Majority 1,112
Registered electors 12,042
Turnout 2,921 24% 0%
Labour hold Swing

Speke

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Speke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Higgins * 2,990 77% Increase19%
Conservative B. F. Evans 885 23% Decrease15%
Majority 2,105
Registered electors 14,135
Turnout 3,875 27% Decrease1%
Labour hold Swing

Tuebrook

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Tuebrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Shaw 2,576 52% Increase9%
Conservative J. F. Bradley * 2,348 48%
Majority 228 4%
Registered electors 12,641
Turnout 4,924 39% Decrease2%
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Vauxhall

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Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Dunford * 1,661 95% 0%
Communist T. E. Cassin 82 5% 0%
Majority 1,661
Registered electors 9,560
Turnout 1,743 18% Increase1%
Labour hold Swing

Warbreck

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Warbreck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. A. Ritchie (PARTY) 2,672 60% Decrease5%
Labour J. V. Grue 1,788 40% Increase5%
Majority 884
Registered electors 12,868
Turnout 4,460 35% Decrease7%
Labour hold Swing

Westminster

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Westminster
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Carr (PARTY) 1,575 56% Increase1%
Conservative W. Gilbody 1,182 42% Decrease3%
Anti-Debt T. J. Anderson 37 1% Increase1%
Majority 393 14% Increase4%
Registered electors 7,626
Turnout 2,794 37% Decrease2%
Labour hold Swing

Woolton

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Woolton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative L. B. Williams (PARTY) 3,294 66% Decrease9%
Labour R. Buckle 1,718 34% Increase9%
Majority 1,576
Registered electors 17,108
Turnout 5,012 29% Decrease8%
Conservative hold Swing

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References

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  1. ^ Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 11 May 1962
  3. ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1962-1963