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    1978 handbook

    Liverpool: 1978 local elections

    33 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1977) (99 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 42 · The Liberal Party 40 · Conservative 17 · Other 0

    After (end of 1978) (99 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 40 · The Liberal Party 35 · Conservative 24 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Arundel1 seat · turnout 29.2%
    R. FaircloughConservative1,397 ✓
    P. HodgsonLIB1,269
    J. McLeanLabour1,028
    J. KayCOMM145
    Croxteth1 seat · turnout 38.5%
    E. FitzpatrickConservative2,720
    E. ClewsLIB1,164
    W. BurkeLabour942
    No. 1 (Abercromby & St. James)1 seat · turnout 24.4%
    E ShieldsLabour1,571 ✓
    C. DaviesLIB988
    M. CheshireConservative291
    R. O'HaraCOMM215
    No. 10 (Church)1 seat · turnout 42.5%
    C. CarrLIB2,870
    R. SymingtonConservative2,837
    M. SmithLabour654
    No. 11 (Clubmoor)1 seat · turnout 34.5%
    A. GambleLabour1,333
    J. BowenLIB1,177
    W. ScottConservative1,156
    No. 12 (County)1 seat · turnout 36.2%
    N. CardwellLIB1,805
    J. McLeanLabour1,333
    R. KeneyConservative1,175
    No. 14 (Dingle)1 seat · turnout 24.4%
    M. EvansLabour1,105 ✓
    J. WatsonConservative541
    G. TemmeeLIB123
    J. CreigCOMM51
    No. 15 (Dovecot)1 seat · turnout 28.9%
    E BurkeLabour2,379
    J. McMillanConservative1,411
    B. MorrisLIB995
    No. 16 (Fairfield)1 seat · turnout 30.6%
    G. HulmeLIB1,684 ✓
    N. WilkinsonConservative834
    F. GaierLabour735
    A. MeehanSoc Unity102
    No. 17 (Fazakerley)1 seat · turnout 33.9%
    A. BrownConservative1,655
    A. WilliamsLabour1,634
    R. CunninghamLIB664
    No. 18 (Gillmoss)2 seats · turnout 23.0%
    E. RoderickLabour2,554
    P. MurphyLabour2,372
    A. GoreConservative1,153
    Kennedy F.Conservative1,107
    E. CarrollLIB839
    J. PalfreymanLIB833
    No. 19 (Granby & Princes Park)1 seat · turnout 28.2%
    C. TaylorLabour2,110 ✓
    O. HughesConservative829
    A. DamsellLIB447
    E. CaddickCOMM103
    E. FinnertySoc Unity92
    W. HunterWRP39
    J. MurphyImm Pty23
    No. 2 (Aigburth)1 seat · turnout 41.1%
    F. FawcettConservative3,775
    I. PorteousLIB1,655
    F. DunneLabour656
    No. 20 (Kensington)1 seat · turnout 36.4%
    J. WattonLIB1,582
    J. StamperLabour443
    R. MatherConservative310
    No. 21 (Low Hill & Smithdown)2 seats · turnout 34.1%
    D. AltonLIB2,166
    A. ClitherowLIB1,789
    L. GallagherLabour825
    G. PrattLabour547
    R. MeadowsConservative241
    M. MeehanConservative174
    No. 22 (Melrose & Westminster)1 seat · turnout 35.4%
    F. MolloyLabour1,307
    J. BradleyLIB1,265
    E. CleinConservative222
    No. 23 (Old Swan)1 seat · turnout 34.1%
    D. JonesLIB1,746 ✓
    I MacfallConservative1,410
    D. KrumbeinLabour947
    W. McCulloughInd LIB112
    H. MohinCOMM83
    No. 24 (Picton)1 seat · turnout 39.1%
    P. BradleyLIB2,051 ✓
    J. HughesLabour1,345
    J. McDermottConservative955
    J. VolleamereCOMM60
    No. 25 (Pirrie)1 seat · turnout 30.8%
    H. DaltonLabour2,815
    W. PalmerConservative1,739
    J. StephensonLIB359
    No. 26 (St. Marys)1 seat · turnout 30.0%
    S. MaddoxLabour1,309 ✓
    R. ParkesConservative1,094
    C. ListerLIB372
    J. McQueenCOMM64
    No. 27 (St. Michaels)1 seat · turnout 36.6%
    T. JonesLIB1,897
    J. CheshireConservative1,017
    D. LeachLabour616
    No. 28 (Sandhills & Vauxhall)1 seat · turnout 26.2%
    P. OrrLabour1,783 ✓
    A. ThompsonSoc Unity281
    D. LewisConservative173
    A. SantameraCOMM67
    M. DeckerLIB56
    No. 29 (Speke)1 seat · turnout 21.9%
    G. MaudsleyLabour1,878 ✓
    C HarpinConservative983
    I. McGuinnessLIB134
    P. MoorheadInd Lab105
    No. 3 (Allerton)1 seat · turnout 36.3%
    W. FearensideConservative2,561
    J. KaitiffLIB754
    J. BrownLabour637
    No. 30 (Tuebrook)1 seat · turnout 36.0%
    J. IrvingConservative1,541
    D. HattonLabour1,450
    C. CollinsLIB1,057
    No. 31 (Warbreck)1 seat · turnout 33.8%
    R. FludeConservative1,781
    E. SeddonLIB1,170
    W. RobertsLabour1,009
    No. 32 (Woolton East)1 seat · turnout 27.9%
    H. BryersLabour2,080 ✓
    S. FitzsimmonsConservative1,204
    R. HaywoodLIB359
    J. HulmesCOMM154
    No. 33 (Woolton West)1 seat · turnout 38.0%
    R. DeanConservative5,011
    J. LyonLabour1,135
    J. ParryLIB635
    No. 4 (Anfield)1 seat · turnout 32.7%
    J. BrashConservative1,782
    T McManusLabour1,406
    J. WilmingtonLIB980
    No. 6 (Breckfield & St. Domingo)1 seat · turnout 32.5%
    D. CroftLIB2,490
    S. GormanLabour912
    H. RigbyConservative491
    No. 7 (BroadGreen)1 seat · turnout 37.2%
    E. PineConservative1,869
    R. JohnstonLIB1,774
    Peter Henry JonesLabour859
    No. 8 (Central Everton & Northfield)1 seat · turnout 22.9%
    J. ParryLabour1,414
    C. HancoxLIB976
    J. KingConservative319
    No. 9 (Childwall)1 seat · turnout 34.4%
    S. AireyConservative4,263 ✓
    J. RobertsLabour1,365
    A. LoughneyLIB1,253
    J. KellyCOMM87