No. 2 (Bootle: Linacre & Mersey), Sefton
At the most recent election (4 May 1978), H. Baird (The Labour Party) and J. Abbott (The Labour Party) won No. 2 (Bootle: Linacre & Mersey), with a majority of 721 votes on a turnout of 19.52%.
- Area type
- ward
- Within
- Sefton
- Elections recorded
- 4
- Recorded results
- 23
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Baird | The Labour Party | 1,335 | 34.2% | Yes |
| J. Abbott | The Labour Party | 1,246 | 31.9% | Yes |
| J. Barrett | Conservative Party | 525 | 13.4% | No |
| T. Percy | Conservative Party | 454 | 11.6% | No |
| C. Curry | COMM | 130 | 3.3% | No |
| C. McCarthy | LIB | 111 | 2.8% | No |
| B. Hughes | LIB | 108 | 2.8% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Latham | The Labour Party | 1,393 | 62.8% | Yes |
| D. Holden | Conservative Party | 554 | 25% | No |
| E. Rooney | LIB | 194 | 8.7% | No |
| C. Curry | COMM | 78 | 3.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearty | The Labour Party | 1,465 | 57.3% | Yes |
| Halliwell | Conservative Party | 650 | 25.4% | No |
| Fjortoft | LIB | 338 | 13.2% | No |
| Byrne | COMM | 103 | 4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dent | Independent | 1,624 | 21.3% | No |
| Bray | The Labour Party | 1,548 | 20.3% | No |
| Jones | The Labour Party | 1,401 | 18.4% | No |
| Hillen | The Labour Party | 1,396 | 18.3% | No |
| Ferris | Conservative Party | 554 | 7.3% | No |
| Parker | Conservative Party | 495 | 6.5% | No |
| T. Percy | Conservative Party | 400 | 5.2% | No |
| Byrne | COMM | 204 | 2.7% | No |