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    1979 handbook

    Liverpool: 1979 local elections

    33 wards with results. Council page

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

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

    After (end of 1979) (99 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 46 · The Liberal Party 30 · Conservative 23 · Other 0

    Ward results

    Arundel1 seat · turnout 62.5%
    J. TaylorLabour2,769 ✓
    J. ShawConservative2,571
    J. MorganLIB2,450
    J. KayCOMM168
    Croxteth1 seat · turnout 74.5%
    F. ButlerConservative4,380
    F. BurkeLabour2,635
    I. ClewsLIB2,569
    No. 1 (Abercromby & St. James)1 seat · turnout 54.7%
    V. McCoyLabour3,250 ✓
    C. DaviesLIB2,465
    M. CheshireConservative532
    R. O'HaraCOMM449
    No. 10 (Church)1 seat · turnout 73.4%
    R. SymingtonConservative4,671
    C. GordonLIB4,385
    D. PowerLabour1,943
    No. 11 (Clubmoor)1 seat · turnout 72.7%
    M. StoreyLIB3,501
    W. LaffertyLabour2,881
    Kennedy F.Conservative1,502
    No. 12 (County)1 seat · turnout 72.0%
    P. DunlopLabour3,757
    R. CunninghamLIB2,638
    H. BrownConservative2,144
    No. 14 (Dingle)1 seat · turnout 63.9%
    S. JonesLabour2,960 ✓
    J. WatsonConservative952
    J. LambLIB696
    J. GreigCOMM113
    No. 15 (Dovecot)1 seat · turnout 66.5%
    W. WestburyLabour6,382
    J. McMillanConservative3,043
    W. CooperLIB1,557
    No. 16 (Fairfield)1 seat · turnout 64.2%
    C. HancoxLIB3,353
    P. McAllisterLabour1,879
    N. McWilkinsonConservative1,112
    No. 17 (Fazakerley)1 seat · turnout 72.7%
    D. LloydLabour3,951
    R. GouldConservative3,096
    T. JonesLIB1,318
    No. 18 (Gillmoss)1 seat · turnout 62.3%
    P. MurphyLabour7,702
    A. GoreConservative2,647
    T. SawneyLIB1,306
    No. 19 (Granby & Princes Park)1 seat · turnout 59.6%
    A. DoswellLabour4,203 ✓
    A. DamsellLIB1,483
    A. PalinConservative1,363
    E. CaddickCOMM193
    No. 2 (Aigburth)1 seat · turnout 76.6%
    J. LeaConservative6,832
    C. HancoxLIB2,671
    T McManusLabour1,806
    No. 20 (Kensington)1 seat · turnout 67.2%
    F. DoranLIB2,828
    A. QuinnLabour1,082
    D. EllisConservative406
    No. 21 (Low Hill & Smithdown)1 seat · turnout 65.9%
    E. StephensonLIB3,406
    J DevaneyLabour2,080
    No. 22 (Melrose & Westminster)1 seat · turnout 68.1%
    W. LaffertyLabour3,400
    J. BradleyLIB1,574
    J. CarpenterConservative601
    No. 23 (Old Swan)1 seat · turnout 68.8%
    Peter Henry JonesLabour3,202 ✓
    I. McFallConservative2,464
    W. GailbraithLIB2,374
    W. McCulloughInd LIB362
    H. MohinCOMM109
    No. 24 (Picton)1 seat · turnout 71.1%
    H. HerrityLIB4,428 ✓
    A. WilliamsLabour2,337
    J. McDermottConservative1,023
    J. VolleamereCOMM91
    No. 25 (Pirrie)1 seat · turnout 70.0%
    P. OwensLabour6,654
    Brown I.Conservative3,317
    E. LangLIB1,244
    No. 26 (St. Marys)1 seat · turnout 68.8%
    R. EvansLabour3,387 ✓
    J. KingConservative1,847
    G. BennettLIB910
    J. McQueenCOMM105
    No. 27 (St. Michaels)1 seat · turnout 69.0%
    R. KempLIB3,258
    O. HughesConservative1,804
    G. PrattLabour1,801
    No. 28 (Sandhills & Vauxhall)1 seat · turnout 59.5%
    J. MorganLabour4,351 ✓
    G. WiddowsConservative375
    Radford S.LIB355
    W. AlbertinaCOMM169
    No. 29 (Speke)1 seat · turnout 65.5%
    J. McLeanLabour6,081
    Morrison T.Conservative2,293
    G. MasonLIB942
    No. 3 (Allerton)1 seat · turnout 74.0%
    J. RossConservative4,839
    F. HaywoodLIB3,218
    No. 30 (Tuebrook)1 seat · turnout 70.2%
    J. RobertsLabour2,846
    R. GoreLIB2,771
    F. KirkbyConservative2,157
    No. 31 (Warbreck)1 seat · turnout 71.3%
    P. SommerfieldLabour2,875
    J. LangLIB2,871
    H. RigbyConservative2,519
    No. 32 (Woolton East)1 seat · turnout 65.3%
    D. HattonLabour5,644 ✓
    S. FitzsimmonsConservative2,030
    C. KaufmanLIB814
    B. O'KeefeCOMM230
    No. 33 (Woolton West)1 seat · turnout 76.3%
    C. HallowsConservative8,345
    P. MartinLabour3,062
    A. SmallmanLIB2,386
    No. 4 (Anfield)1 seat · turnout 71.2%
    F. McGurkLabour3,891
    T. PinkConservative3,022
    J. KaitiffLIB2,100
    No. 6 (Breckfield & St. Domingo)1 seat · turnout 64.7%
    F. McNevinLIB3,648
    P. RoweLabour2,865
    B. HawkinsConservative1,191
    No. 7 (BroadGreen)1 seat · turnout 71.5%
    R. CooperLIB3,612
    R. MatherConservative2,825
    D. KrumbeinLabour2,213
    No. 8 (Central Everton & Northfield)1 seat · turnout 54.7%
    J. FinniganLabour4,547 ✓
    P. RankinConservative913
    C. CartmelLIB627
    R. CartwrightCOMM211
    No. 9 (Childwall)1 seat · turnout 71.9%
    W. FearensideConservative7,425 ✓
    H SmithLabour3,768
    F. RickettsLIB3,132
    J. KellyCOMM185