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    1978 handbook

    Sefton: 1978 local elections

    22 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1977) (69 seats, Elections Centre)

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

    After (end of 1978) (69 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 44 · Labour 21 · The Liberal Party 3 · Other 1

    Ward results

    No. 1 (Bootle: Derby & Stanley)1 seat · turnout 24.3%
    A. BurgomasterLabour1,685 ✓
    D. HoldenConservative1,144
    R. WilliamsLIB198
    J. HulliganCOMM68
    No. 10 (Southport: Hesketh & Scarisbrick)1 seat · turnout 33.1%
    E. MonkConservative2,307
    M. AugerLabour751
    R. FranklinLIB731
    No. 11 (Southport: Marine & Park)1 seat · turnout 43.0%
    T. GloverConservative3,291
    H. HansonLIB1,286
    No. 12 (Crosby: Central-College-St. Johns)1 seat · turnout 32.8%
    G. PeatConservative2,449
    D. MartinLabour1,028
    G. FlaxmanLIB528
    No. 14 (Crosby: East)1 seat · turnout 32.6%
    A. JonesConservative2,296
    D. KerrLabour785
    O. AdsheadLIB228
    No. 15 (Crosby: North & West)1 seat · turnout 40.1%
    E. Rowland BellConservative3,033
    S. SimeLIB379
    B. RobertsLabour308
    No. 16 (Formby: Duke Street Andraven Meols)1 seat · turnout 34.3%
    P. BeestonConservative1,870
    D. MolloyLabour594
    No. 17 (Formby: Freshfield-Oldtown-St. Lukes)1 seat · turnout 35.9%
    E. StoreyConservative3,267
    A. RileyLabour621
    No. 18 (Litherland: Beach-Ford-Hatton Hill)1 seat · turnout 32.6%
    T BarrLabour1,443
    A. JonesConservative1,020
    J. McDonoughLIB145
    No. 19 (Litherland: Church-Hornby-Osborne- Walker)1 seat · turnout 27.5%
    F. BurrowesConservative1,001 ✓
    W. LawrensonLabour957
    J. BensonOther203
    H. DarbyshireThe Liberal Party110
    No. 2 (Bootle: Linacre & Mersey)2 seats · turnout 19.5%
    H. BairdLabour1,335 ✓
    J. AbbottLabour1,246 ✓
    J. BarrettConservative525
    T. PercyConservative454
    C. CurryCOMM130
    C. McCarthyLIB111
    B. HughesLIB108
    No. 20 (Aintree)1 seat · turnout 37.3%
    T LewisConservative2,329
    T. WainwrightRES1,267
    No. 21 (Maghull East & North-Melling)1 seat · turnout 31.3%
    C. CurrallConservative3,129
    M. MounseyLabour1,346
    No. 22 (Maghull South & West-Melling)1 seat · turnout 31.7%
    J. ByrneRES1,548
    N. BernardConservative1,253
    P. MurphyLabour463
    No. 3 (Bootle: Netherton)1 seat · turnout 27.6%
    F. McCabeLabour1,581 ✓
    M. CharnockConservative605
    H. FjortoftLIB120
    R. MorrisCOMM63
    No. 4 (Bootle: Orrell)1 seat · turnout 28.9%
    J. O'NeillLabour1,041 ✓
    G HalliwellConservative899
    C. WilliamsLIB70
    A. FinlayCOMM26
    No. 5 (Bootle: Sefton)1 seat · turnout 24.7%
    W. BurkeLabour1,528
    M. SeddonConservative566
    G. O'TooleLIB84
    No. 6 (Southport: Ainsdale & Birkdale South)2 seats · turnout 28.8%
    C. KirwanConservative3,050 ✓
    R. GregsonConservative2,936 ✓
    J. CavenLabour649
    B. CavenLabour517
    J. HopperLIB393
    M. FosterLIB369
    J. DurkinACL322
    No. 7 (Southport: Birkdale East & North & South)1 seat · turnout 28.4%
    E. WhiteConservative1,857 ✓
    P. ColemanThe Liberal Party728
    W. LaffertyLabour665
    No. 8 (Southport: Central-Birkdale West-West)1 seat · turnout 29.6%
    B. DawsonConservative1,964
    R. BarnettLIB693
    No. 9 (Souhtport: Craven-Sussex-Talbot)1 seat · turnout 37.2%
    R. FearnLIB2,356
    M. PointonConservative1,347
    G. FenertyLabour480
    Thomas1 seat · turnout 34.1%
    T. BeswarickLabour1,909
    T. MorganConservative1,433
    T. BranniganNF141