1975 UK local government election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 May 1975. One third of the council was up for election. The terms of office of the Councillors elected in 1973 with the third highest number of votes in each ward, expired and so these election results were compared with the 1973 results. Bill Smyth of the Liberal party became the Leader of the Council albeit with no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | 42 | -1 |
| Liberal | 44 | -3 |
| Conservative | 13 | +4 |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1975 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 13 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 38% | 31% | 36,415 | |
| Conservative | 8 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 24% | 34% | 39,841 | |
| Liberal | 13 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 38% | 33% | 38,480 | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.6% | 712 | |
| Old Swan Residents' Association | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.3% | 338 | |
| Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.09% | 105 | |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.08% | 91 | |
| British Movement | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.06% | 69 | |
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Ward results
Abercromby, St. James
Abercromby, St. James Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Violet McCoy * | 1,469 | 62% | −3% |
| Liberal | J. P. Murphy | 233 | 10% | 0% |
| Conservative | C. McMichael | 416 | 18% | +12% |
| Communist | R. O'Hara | 250 | 11% | −2% |
Majority | 1,044 | | |
Registered electors | 12,886 | | |
Turnout | 2,359 | 18% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Aigburth
Aigburth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J. H. Lea | 3,037 | 50% | +13% |
| Liberal | Len Tyrer * | 2,567 | 42% | −13% |
| Labour | L. P. Gallagher | 492 | 8% | −1% |
Majority | 470 | | |
Registered electors | 14,502 | | |
Turnout | 6,096 | 42% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Allerton
Allerton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J. S. Ross * | 2,217 | 57% | +10% |
| Liberal | T. H. Harte | 1,190 | 30% | −12% |
| Labour | T. Bailey | 505 | 13% | |
Majority | 1,027 | | |
Registered electors | 10,801 | | |
Turnout | 3,912 | 36% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Anfield
Anfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M. Fitzsimmons | 1,453 | 39% | +15% |
| Liberal | R. Donnelly * | 1,215 | 32% | −12% |
| Labour | L. Caplan | 1,102 | 29% | −3% |
Majority | 238 | | |
Registered electors | 12,828 | | |
Turnout | 3,770 | 29% | |
| conservative Party (UK) gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Arundel
Arundel Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Kenneth L. Rainford | '1,700 | 47% | |
| Conservative | R. M. Amyes | 1,030 | 28% | |
| Labour | F. S. Roderick | 901 | 25% | |
Majority | 670 | | |
Registered electors | 14,119 | | |
Turnout | 3,631 | 26% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Breckfield, St. Domingo
Breckfield, St. Domingo Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Frank McNevin * | 1,123 | 42% | |
| Labour | J. Connolly | 954 | 36% | |
| Conservative | R. S. Charles | 568 | 21% | |
Majority | 169 | | |
Registered electors | 11,053 | | |
Turnout | 2,645 | 24% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Broadgreen
Broadgreen Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Rosemary Cooper * | 1,969 | 46% | −16% |
| Conservative | J. J. Swainbank | 1,609 | 38% | +14% |
| Labour | W. F. Williams | 709 | 17% | +3% |
Majority | 360 | | |
Registered electors | 12,187 | | |
Turnout | 4,287 | 35% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Central, Everton, Netherfield
Central, Everton, Netherfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Finnegan * | 1,379 | 66% | 0% |
| Conservative | A. Brown | 569 | 27% | +8% |
| Liberal | P. Seddon | 135 | 6% | −9% |
Majority | 810 | | |
Registered electors | 12,485 | | |
Turnout | 2,083 | 17% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Childwall
Childwall 2 seats Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | W. A. Fearenside | 3,377 | 49% | +11% |
| Conservative | S. Airey | 3,268 | 48% | +10% |
| Liberal | Anne Bailey (PARTY) | 2,429 | 35% | −15% |
| Liberal | P. H. Hodgson | 2,416 | 35% | −15% |
| Labour | Kathleen Jones | 1,040 | 15% | +4% |
| Labour | P. Rowlands | 954 | 14% | +3% |
Majority | 948 | | |
Registered electors | 20,184 | | |
Turnout | 6,846 | 34% | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Church
Church Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Bernard J. Flynn (PARTY) | 2,808 | 50% | −12% |
| Conservative | W. H. Stabback | 2,336 | 42% | +10% |
| Labour | F. Dunne | 480 | 9% | +4% |
Majority | 472 | | |
Registered electors | 15,015 | | |
Turnout | 5,624 | 37% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Clubmoor
Clubmoor Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Michael J. Storey * | 1,627 | 44% | −1% |
| Labour | Margaret Stewart | 1,215 | 33% | 0% |
| Conservative | S. Hicklin | 830 | 23% | +1% |
Majority | 412 | | |
Registered electors | 10,609 | | |
Turnout | 3,672 | 35% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
County
County Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | H. Brown | 1,147 | 36% | +7% |
| Labour | F.P. Hughes * | 1,068 | 33% | −11% |
| Liberal | M.J. Booth | 923 | 29% | +2% |
| National Front | E. Herbert | 91 | 3% | |
Majority | 79 | | |
Registered electors | 12,207 | | |
Turnout | 3,229 | 26% | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Croxteth
Croxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Ivan Clews (PARTY) | 2,072 | 42% | −16% |
| Conservative | G. E. Brandwood | 2,058 | 42% | +12% |
| Labour | Lulu Caplan | 751 | 15% | +3% |
Majority | 14 | | |
Registered electors | 12,486 | | |
Turnout | 4,881 | 39% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Dingle
Dingle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | S. W. Jones * | 895 | 55% | −9% |
| Conservative | J. B. King | 493 | 30% | +14% |
| Liberal | W. H. Mellor | 163 | 10% | −5% |
| Communist | J. Cook | 66 | 4% | 0% |
Majority | 402 | | |
Registered electors | 7,138 | | |
Turnout | 1,617 | 23% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Dovecot
Dovecot Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. H. Westbury * | 2,121 | 50% | |
| Liberal | Eileen Barber | 1,074 | 25% | |
| Conservative | D. P. Dougherty | 1,041 | 25% | |
Majority | 1,047 | | |
Registered electors | 16,230 | | |
Turnout | 4,236 | 26% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Fairfield
Fairfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | H. Livermore | 1,106 | 40% | |
| Liberal | H. Christian (PARTY) | 927 | 33% | |
| Conservative | W. McGuirk | 765 | 27% | |
Majority | 179 | | |
Registered electors | 10,302 | | |
Turnout | 2,798 | 27% | |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Fazakerley
Fazakerley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ron Gould | 1,398 | 38% | −5% |
| Labour | H. James * | 1,142 | 31% | −26% |
| Liberal | Harold Glyn Rogers | 1,121 | 31% | |
Majority | 256 | | |
Registered electors | 11,785 | | |
Turnout | 3,661 | 31% | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Gillmoss
Gillmoss Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. J. Cruikshank * | 1,618 | 58% | −11% |
| Conservative | C. Williams | 665 | 24% | −1% |
| Liberal | C. H. Stocker | 500 | 18% | |
Majority | 953 | | |
Registered electors | 19,586 | | |
Turnout | 2,783 | 14% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Granby, Prince's Park
Granby, Prince's Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A. Doswell * | 1,575 | 56% | −10% |
| Conservative | E. J. D. Williams | 867 | 31% | +4% |
| Liberal | G. Scattergood | 308 | 11% | |
| Communist | A. McClelland | 85 | 3% | −4% |
Majority | 708 | | |
Registered electors | 14,105 | | |
Turnout | 2,835 | 20% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Kensington
Kensington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Frank Doran * | 1,160 | 49% | |
| Labour | T. F. Money | 779 | 33% | |
| Conservative | Irene Power | 406 | 17% | |
Majority | 381 | | |
Registered electors | 8,490 | | |
Turnout | 2,345 | 28% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Low Hill, Smithdown
Low Hill, Smithdown Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Ernest Richard Stephenson * | 1,461 | 61% | −9% |
| Labour | C. H. Winter | 725 | 30% | +6% |
| Conservative | J. A. Gunn | 194 | 8% | +2% |
Majority | 736 | | |
Registered electors | 9,368 | | |
Turnout | 2,380 | 25% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Melrose, Westminster
Melrose, Westminster Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. Lafferty * | 1,074 | 64% | +1% |
| Liberal | M. J. Lynch | 133 | 8% | −5% |
| Conservative | W. Gilbody | 463 | 28% | +5% |
Majority | 611 | | |
Registered electors | 9,018 | | |
Turnout | 1,670 | 19% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Old Swan
Old Swan Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Willian M. Galbraith * | 1,730 | 40% | |
| Conservative | N. F. Derrick | 1,353 | 31% | |
| Labour | T. McManus | 844 | 19% | |
| Independent Liberal | W. J. McCullough | 105 | 2% | |
| Old Swan Residents' Association | A. R. Dronfield | 338 | 8% | |
Majority | 377 | | |
Registered electors | 13,108 | | |
Turnout | 4,370 | 33% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Picton
Picton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Herbert Edward Herrity * | 1,990 | 49% | |
| Labour | A. Fletcher | 1,282 | 32% | |
| Conservative | J. McDermott | 726 | 18% | |
| Communist | J. Volleamere | 65 | 2% | |
Majority | 708 | | |
Registered electors | 11,505 | | |
Turnout | 4,063 | 35% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Pirrie
Pirrie Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | P. Owens * | 1,884 | 50% | 67% |
| Liberal | Carol McNeilly | 668 | 18% | |
| Conservative | I. Brown | 1,235 | 33% | |
Majority | 649 | | |
Registered electors | 15,539 | | |
Turnout | 3,787 | 24% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Mary's
St. Mary's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R. C. Evans * | 1,302 | 47% | |
| Liberal | C. Litster | 542 | 20% | |
| Conservative | D. W. Baskett | 910 | 33% | |
Majority | 392 | | |
Registered electors | 9,820 | | |
Turnout | 2,754 | 28% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Michael's
St. Michael's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Richard Kemp | 1,257 | 40% | |
| Conservative | S. T. Moss (PARTY) | 1,206 | 39% | |
| Labour | J. Hughes | 658 | 21% | |
Majority | 51 | | |
Registered electors | 9,892 | | |
Turnout | 3,121 | 32% | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Sandhills, Vauxhall
Sandhills, Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Morgan * | 1,403 | 84% | |
| Liberal | G. Weatherall | 90 | 5% | |
| Conservative | P. K. Mostyn | 177 | 11% | |
Majority | 1,226 | | |
Registered electors | 10,052 | | |
Turnout | 1,670 | 17% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Speke
Speke Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R. Short (PARTY) | 1,345 | 48% | |
| Conservative | C. W. Harpin | 710 | 25% | |
| Independent Labour | P. Moorhead | 498 | 18% | |
| Liberal | M. D. Piercy | 265 | 9% | |
Majority | 635 | | |
Registered electors | 14,497 | | |
Turnout | 2,818 | 19% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tuebrook
Tuebrook Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Robert Gore (PARTY) | 1,412 | 40% | −3% |
| Labour | Christine O'Rourke | 1,131 | 32% | +2% |
| Conservative | C. E. Jennings | 939 | 27% | +3% |
| Communist | J. Jackson | 57 | 2% | −1% |
Majority | 281 | | |
Registered electors | 11,423 | | |
Turnout | 3,539 | 31% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Warbreck
Warbreck Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Joseph Lang | 1,592 | 43% | |
| Conservative | D. J. Jones | 1,223 | 33% | −20% |
| Labour | Ellen Kelly | 861 | 23% | −24% |
| British Movement | P. T. Tidy | 69 | 2% | |
Majority | 369 | | |
Registered electors | 12,023 | | |
Turnout | 3,745 | 31% | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Woolton, East
Woolton, East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. J. Wright * | 1,741 | 53% | |
| Conservative | Helen Rigby | 698 | 21% | |
| Liberal | Francis Richard Haywood | 635 | 19% | |
| Communist | A. Lowe | 189 | 6% | |
Majority | 1,043 | | |
Registered electors | 13,064 | | |
Turnout | 3,263 | 25% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Woolton, West
Woolton, West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | C. J. Hallows * | 3,779 | 61% | |
| Liberal | M. Pistotnik-Howard | 1,467 | 24% | |
| Labour | J. P. McCormack | 916 | 15% | |
Majority | 2,312 | | |
Registered electors | 17,834 | | |
Turnout | 8,162 | 35% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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