1968 Liverpool City Council election
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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on Thursday 9 May 1968.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 79 | +12 | ?? | |
Labour | 46 | -13 | ?? | |
Liberal | 1 | 0 | ?? | |
Protestant | 7 | +1 | ?? |
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 31 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 77% | 62% | 76,088 | ||
Labour | 6 | 0 | 13 | -13 | 15% | 25% | 31,198 | ||
Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5% | 10% | 11,976 | ||
Protestant | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5% | 1.3% | 1,619 | ||
Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1.5% | 1,792 |
Ward results
[edit]* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
Abercromby
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David E. Daniel * | 483 | 45% | +15% | |
Labour | Frank Gaier | 470 | 44% | −19% | |
Communist | A. McClelland | 113 | 11% | −3% | |
Majority | 66 | ||||
Registered electors | 5,938 | ||||
Turnout | 1,066 | 18% | −5% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Aigburth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William N. Venmore * | 4,142 | 69% | −11% | |
Liberal | Alan G. Wilson | 1,679 | 28% | +16% | |
Labour | Vincent P. Hyams | 208 | 3% | −6% | |
Majority | 2,463 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,437 | ||||
Turnout | 6,029 | 45% | +6% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Allerton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian F. Evans (PARTY) | 2,982 | 88% | +19% | |
Labour | Stanley R. Maddox | 412 | 12% | 0% | |
Majority | 2,570 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,878 | ||||
Turnout | 3,394 | 34% | −5% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Anfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Mass (PARTY) | 3,163 | 80% | +13% | |
Labour | Rodney Ludvigsen | 787 | 20% | −13% | |
Majority | 2,376 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,001 | ||||
Turnout | 3,950 | 30% | −4% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Arundel
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Clifford Price * | 2,495 | 72% | +9% | |
Labour | Stanley G. Thorne | 438 | 13% | −21% | |
Liberal | Edward J. Kennedy | 408 | 12% | ||
Communist | Jack Kay | 122 | 4% | +1% | |
Majority | 2,057 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,301 | ||||
Turnout | 3,463 | 28% | −6% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Breckfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John K. Tanner * | 1,689 | 71% | +17% | |
Labour | Andrew Williams | 702 | 29% | −17% | |
Majority | 987 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,742 | ||||
Turnout | 2,391 | 25% | −2% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Broadgreen
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Henry Helsall (PARTY) | 2,081 | 62% | −1% | |
Labour | John W. Hubble | 496 | 15% | −11% | |
Majority | 1,326 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,864 | ||||
Turnout | 3,332 | 31% | −4% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Central
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Parry | 1,241 | 51% | −3% | |
Conservative | Peter R. S. Williams | 1,122 | 46% | 0% | |
Liberal | George C. Hewlett | 54 | 2% | ||
Communist | John Cook | 25 | 1% | ||
Majority | 119 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,135 | ||||
Turnout | 2,442 | 34% | +7% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Childwall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charles G. Pascoe * | 4,360 | 64% | −7% | |
Liberal | Owen Trevor Jones | 1,983 | 29% | +13% | |
Labour | Tony Mulhearn | 338 | 5% | −7% | |
Majority | 2,377 | ||||
Registered electors | 17,187 | ||||
Turnout | 6,772 | 39% | +3% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Church
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Cyril E. Carr * | 4,458 | 64% | +14% | |
Conservative | Mrs. Myra Fitzsimmons | 2,316 | 33% | −11% | |
Labour | John E. Roberts | 191 | 3% | −3% | |
Majority | 2,142 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,429 | ||||
Turnout | 6,965 | 52% | +4% | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Clubmoor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Gordon K. McKelvie * | 2,057 | 63% | +7% | |
Labour | Ken Stewart | 1,226 | 37% | −7% | |
Majority | 831 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,400 | ||||
Turnout | 3,283 | 32% | −7% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
County
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Reginald B. Flude * | 2,753 | 69% | +13% | |
Labour | George G. Maloney | 1,014 | 25% | −19% | |
Communist | Kenneth T. Dowd | 213 | 5% | ||
Majority | 1,739 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,330 | ||||
Turnout | 3,980 | 32% | −8% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Croxteth
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Clarence Dickinson * | 3,642 | 89% | +17% | |
Labour | Edward Shields | 472 | 11% | −9% | |
Majority | 3,170 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,805 | ||||
Turnout | 4,114 | 35% | −9% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Dingle
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs. Kathleen Prescott | 1,706 | 58% | +13% | |
Labour | William G. Curtin (PARTY) | 1,086 | 37% | −18% | |
Communist | Miss Frances Thompson | 125 | 4% | ||
Majority | 620 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,521 | ||||
Turnout | 2.917 | 28% | 0% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Dovecot
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ronald S. Fairclough | 2,413 | 58% | +12% | |
Labour | Wilfred P. Johnson (PARTY) | 1,755 | 42% | −12% | |
Majority | 658 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,407 | ||||
Turnout | 4,168 | 27% | −1% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Everton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Smyth * | 520 | 50% | −13% | |
Conservative | Douglas G. Deaves | 362 | 34% | +3% | |
Liberal | Michael V. Lilley | 132 | 13% | +13% | |
Communist | Robert E. Parry | 36 | 3% | −3% | |
Majority | 158 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,042 | ||||
Turnout | 1,050 | 17% | −1% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Fairfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John P. Moyses * | 2,225 | 69% | +4% | |
Labour | David M. Mitchell | 655 | 21% | −14% | |
Liberal | Jarlath F. Chambers | 329 | 10% | +10% | |
Majority | 1,560 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,075 | ||||
Turnout | 3,219 | 27% | −2% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Fazakerley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alexander L. Ritchie * | 2,607 | 75% | +16% | |
Labour | Kenneth E. Keane | 870 | 25% | −16% | |
Majority | 1,737 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,075 | ||||
Turnout | 3,477 | 31% | −12% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Gillmoss
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mervin Kingston | 1,690 | 49% | +14% | |
Labour | George E. Delooze * | 1,514 | 44% | −16% | |
Communist | John B. Cartwright | 256 | 7% | +3% | |
Majority | 176 | ||||
Registered electors | 16,100 | ||||
Turnout | 3,460 | 21% | −3% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Granby
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John J. Swainbank | 1,063 | 45% | +2% | |
Labour | John D. Hamilton * | 797 | 34% | −18% | |
Liberal | Mrs. Rosalind M. Craig | 390 | 16% | +16% | |
Majority | 266 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,830 | ||||
Turnout | 2,373 | 24% | +1% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Kensington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John N. M. Entwistle | 1,913 | 61% | +15% | |
Labour | Harry Livermore (PARTY) | 1,239 | 39% | −15% | |
Majority | 674 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,831 | ||||
Turnout | 3,152 | 29% | +3% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Low Hill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ernest Crierie | 841 | 59% | +15% | |
Labour | William R. Snell * | 529 | 37.5% | −15% | |
Majority | 312 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,180 | ||||
Turnout | 1,436 | 23% | +1% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Melrose
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | George Ackers * | 839 | 50% | −15% | |
Conservative | Charles E. Ratcliffe | 826 | 50% | +15% | |
Majority | 13 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,982 | ||||
Turnout | 1,665 | 21% | 0% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Netherfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protestant | James Boardnman (PARTY) | 448 | 52% | −6% | |
Labour | John L. Hughes | 206 | 24% | −18% | |
Robert D. Jenkins | 165 | 19% | |||
Communist | Francis J. Cartright | 42 | 5% | +5% | |
Majority | 242 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,982 | ||||
Turnout | 861 | 22% | +1% | ||
Protestant gain from Labour | Swing |
Old Swan
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew McKie Reid * | 2,537 | 75% | −12% | |
Labour | Eddie Loyden | 837 | 25% | −12% | |
Majority | 1,700 | ||||
Registered electors | 13.038 | ||||
Turnout | 3,374 | 26% | −4% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Picton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mrs. Ruth Dean * | 2,165 | 61% | +9% | |
Labour | Tom Bailey | 941 | 26% | −22% | |
Liberal | Edward C. Hesketh | 470 | 13% | +13% | |
Majority | 1,224 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,441 | ||||
Turnout | 3,576 | 29% | −3% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Pirrie
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James E. Nicoll | 2,568 | 58% | +13% | |
Labour | Michael Black * | 1,822 | 42% | −13% | |
Majority | 746 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,579 | ||||
Turnout | 4,390 | 28% | −5% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Prince's Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Cheshire | 1,564 | 55% | +18% | |
Labour | Terence Roberts | 874 | 31% | −18% | |
National Front | David T. Jones | 174 | 6% | +6% | |
Communist | John Humes | 135 | 5% | +2% | |
Toxteth Nat. | Michael J. Smout | 97 | 3% | +3% | |
Majority | 690 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,421 | ||||
Turnout | 2,844 | 25% | −3% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Sandhills
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Leo P. Hyams * | 903 | 56% | −26% | |
Conservative | Frederick Jones | 640 | 40% | +22% | |
Communist | Robert Cartwright | 70 | 4% | +4% | |
Majority | 263 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,963 | ||||
Turnout | 1,613 | 23% | +1% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Domingo
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protestant | Ronald F. Henderson | 1,171 | 48% | −2% | |
Liberal | Rev. Robert A. Lally | 634 | 26% | +26% | |
Labour | Frank Marsden | 533 | 22% | −28% | |
Communist | James P. Hannah | 80 | 3% | +3% | |
Majority | 537 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,787 | ||||
Turnout | 2,418 | 25% | −1% | ||
Protestant hold | Swing |
St. James
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Owen J. Doyle * | 776 | 52% | −22% | |
Conservative | Reginald Rendell | 392 | 26% | +8% | |
Communist | Roger O'Hara | 330 | 22% | +14% | |
Majority | 384 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,679 | ||||
Turnout | 1,498 | 17% | −2% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
St. Mary's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Tushingham | 2,014 | 64% | +15% | |
Labour | Frank W. Longworth * | 1,114 | 36% | −15% | |
Majority | 900 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,681 | ||||
Turnout | 3,128 | 32% | +2% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
St. Michael's
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony McVeigh * | 2,337 | 83% | +26% | |
Labour | Harold Lee | 340 | 12% | −6% | |
Communist | Michael McNally | 152 | 5% | ||
Majority | 1,997 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,571 | ||||
Turnout | 2,829 | 30% | −15% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Smithdown
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | J. McDermott | 683 | 69% | +30% | |
Labour | Thomas C. Greenwood (PARTY) | 387 | 31% | −30% | |
Majority | 476 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,924 | ||||
Turnout | 1,250 | 14% | −2% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Speke
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Christopher G. Hallows | 1,280 | 50% | +14% | |
Labour | Thomas Higgins * | 1,258 | 50% | −14% | |
Majority | 22 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,691 | ||||
Turnout | 2,538 | 19% | +3% | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Tuebrook
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rodney M. Amyes * | 2,415 | 72% | +13% | |
Labour | James Mottram | 931 | 28% | −13% | |
Majority | 1,484 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,298 | ||||
Turnout | 3,346 | 30% | −8% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Vauxhall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anthony Dunford * | 430 | 64% | −21% | |
Liberal | Francis Quinn | 157 | 24% | +24% | |
Conservative | Peter S. Jones | 50 | 7% | −3% | |
Communist | Thomas E. Cassin | 31 | 5% | 0% | |
Majority | 273 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,795 | ||||
Turnout | 668 | 10% | −2% | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Warbreck
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Davis A. Ritchie * | 2,443 | 68% | +2% | |
Labour | Edward Mooney | 605 | 17% | −17% | |
Liberal | George Sephton | 527 | 15% | +15% | |
Majority | 1,838 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,799 | ||||
Turnout | 3,575 | 30% | −6% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Westminster
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Gilbody * | 1,087 | 58% | +3% | |
Labour | Edward Burke | 774 | 42% | −3% | |
Majority | 313 | ||||
Registered electors | 6,117 | ||||
Turnout | 1,861 | 30% | +1% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Woolton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Leslie B. Williams * | 4,802 | 88% | +14% | |
Labour | James M. Burke | 658 | 12% | −14% | |
Majority | 4,144 | ||||
Registered electors | 19,373 | ||||
Turnout | 5,460 | 28% | −4% | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 10 May 1968
- ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1968-1969