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    1976 handbook

    Sefton: 1976 local elections

    22 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1975) (69 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 40 · Labour 22 · Other 4 · The Liberal Party 3

    After (end of 1976) (69 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 43 · Labour 21 · The Liberal Party 3 · Other 2

    Ward results

    No. 1 (Bootle: Derby & Stanley)1 seat · turnout 25.5%
    J. BentonLabour1,955
    F. MorrisConservative1,302
    No. 10 (Southport: Hesketh & Scarisbrick)1 seat · turnout 41.9%
    B. BrownConservative2,350
    R. BarnettLIB1,848
    C. McCarthyLabour415
    No. 11 (Southport: Marine & Park)1 seat · turnout 41.3%
    J. JessopConservative2,494
    H. HansonLIB1,745
    No. 12 (Crosby: Central-College-St. Johns)1 seat · turnout 34.7%
    S. HopeConservative2,679
    I. WarburtonLabour1,050
    S. EvansLIB462
    No. 14 (Crosby: East)1 seat · turnout 39.4%
    J. KempConservative2,525
    D. StokesLabour1,351
    No. 15 (Crosby: North & West)1 seat · turnout 41.6%
    P PapworthConservative2,964
    S. SimeLIB493
    T. McNicholasLabour349
    No. 16 (Formby: Duke Street Andraven Meols)1 seat · turnout 43.5%
    V. PlattConservative1,878
    M. MetcalfeLIB621
    D. BriscoeLabour571
    No. 17 (Formby: Freshfield-Oldtown-St. Lukes)1 seat · turnout 41.4%
    P. MarshConservative3,206
    P. ReidLIB606
    D. MolleyLabour510
    No. 18 (Litherland: Beach-Ford-Hatton Hill)1 seat · turnout 34.0%
    R. JonesLabour1,330
    P. BarrettConservative808
    F. McCannRES595
    No. 19 (Litherland: Church-Hornby-Osborne- Walker)1 seat · turnout 30.5%
    J. FerryLabour1,050 ✓
    F. BurrowesConservative810
    H. SmithResidents665
    No. 2 (Bootle: Linacre & Mersey)1 seat · turnout 20.5%
    J. LathamLabour1,393 ✓
    D. HoldenConservative554
    E. RooneyLIB194
    C. CurryCOMM78
    No. 20 (Aintree)1 seat · turnout 40.8%
    C. CoelsConservative2,093
    W. BamberRES1,166
    W. LawrensonLabour642
    No. 21 (Maghull East & North-Melling)1 seat · turnout 35.8%
    R. KellyConservative3,228
    J. HowardLabour1,753
    No. 22 (Maghull South & West-Melling)1 seat · turnout 31.5%
    E. DallasConservative2,396
    J. WallLabour765
    No. 3 (Bootle: Netherton)1 seat · turnout 30.1%
    P. AugerLabour1,322 ✓
    M. CharnockConservative779
    W. GrantInd Lab427
    R. MorrisCOMM80
    No. 4 (Bootle: Orrell)1 seat · turnout 29.8%
    J. HenriksenLabour1,200
    G HalliwellConservative939
    No. 5 (Bootle: Sefton)1 seat · turnout 24.1%
    O. FarleyLabour1,491
    J. BarrettConservative627
    No. 6 (Southport: Ainsdale & Birkdale South)2 seats · turnout 39.3%
    R. ChapmanConservative3,130 ✓
    L. PotashConservative3,075 ✓
    W. JeffriesLIB1,783
    E. RothwellLIB1,638
    J. CavenLabour728
    I. JamesLabour567
    J. DurkinACL153
    No. 7 (Southport: Birkdale East & North & South)1 seat · turnout 36.3%
    G. TaylorConservative2,054 ✓
    G. WhyteThe Liberal Party1,275
    G. FenertyLabour780
    No. 8 (Southport: Central-Birkdale West-West)2 seats · turnout 36.0%
    J. MorrisonConservative2,129
    B. DawsonConservative2,117
    J. CalcuttLIB1,098
    F. ShorterLIB1,090
    No. 9 (Souhtport: Craven-Sussex-Talbot)1 seat · turnout 45.7%
    B. RimmerLIB2,609
    W. BrownConservative1,608
    J. AbramLabour849
    Thomas1 seat · turnout 31.7%
    R. FieldsendLabour1,658
    R. HarveyConservative1,646