1969 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 8 May 1969.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

	Councillors	±	Aldermen
Conservative	87	+9	??
Labour	23	-10	??
Liberal	3	+1	??
Protestant	7	0	??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1969
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Conservative	29	11	2	+9	72%	60%	76,255
Labour	8	1	11	-10	20%	28%	35,402
Liberal	1	1	0	+1	2.5%	8%	9,974
Protestant	2	0	0	0	5%	1.5%	1,889
Communist	0	0	0	0	0%	1.8%	2,275
National Front	0	0	0	0	0%	0.43%	551

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

^(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1966 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1966 election results.

Abercromby

Abercromby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William F. Burke *	515	44%	−15%
	Conservative	Stanley V. Hennessy	449	39%	+7%
	Communist	Anthony McClelland	158	14%	+5%
	National Front	Elvyn Thompson	39	3%
Majority			66
Registered electors			5,557
Turnout			1,161	21%	+4%
	Labour hold		Swing

Aigburth

Aigburth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sydney T. Moss ^(PARTY)	4,429	92%	+20%
	Labour	Andrew Williams	394	8%	0%
Majority			4,035
Registered electors			13,462
Turnout			4,823	36%	0%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Allerton

Allerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David E. Williams *	2,723	70%	+2%
	Liberal	Miss Jean E. Freeman	880	23%	+1%
	Labour	Frank W. Longworth	292	7%	−3%
Majority			1,843
Registered electors			9,950
Turnout			3,895	39%	+5%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Anfield

Anfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert G. Semple *	2,897	76%	+13%
	Labour	John D. Hamilton	913	24%	−13%
Majority			2,431
Registered electors			12,894
Turnout			3,810	30%	−1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Arundel

Arundel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kevin W. Edwards *	2,331	62%	−2%
	Liberal	Leonard Tyrer	731	19%	+19%
	Labour	Mrs. Mabel Evans	519	14%	−20%
	Communist	Jack Kay	127	3%	+1%
	National Front	Eric Tomlinson	127	3%	+1%
Majority			1,600
Registered electors			12,245
Turnout			3,766	31%	+2%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Breckfield

Breckfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael W. Maxwell	1,552	54%	+6%
	Labour	Len Williams *	801	28%	−24%
	Liberal	Michael V. Lilley	508	18%	+18%
Majority			751
Registered electors			9,617
Turnout			2,861	30%	+6%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Daniel J. Jones	1,913	57%	−9%
	Liberal	Thomas R. W. Johnston	1,016	30%	+19%
	Labour	Michael Black ^(PARTY)	429	13%	−10%
Majority			897
Registered electors			10,893
Turnout			3,358	31%	+1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	George G. Maloney	1,226	49%	0%
	Conservative	Barry V. Groombridge	1,216	49%	−2%
	Communist	Thomas R. Woods	57	2%	+2%
Majority			10
Registered electors			6,946
Turnout			2,499	36%	−10%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Childwall

Childwall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank H. Andrews ^(PARTY)	4,405	73%	+22%
	Liberal	Harry Davies	1,108	18%	−21%
	Labour	Anthony Mulhearn	407	7%	−1%
Majority			3,297
Registered electors			17,336
Turnout			6,044	35%	+9%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Church

Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Reginald F. Atkins	3,573	55%	+13%
	Conservative	Herbert R. Balmer	2,761	42%	−10%
	Labour	Charles H. Winter	179	3%	−2%
Majority			812
Registered electors			13,463
Turnout			6,513	48%	+7%
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ernest Johnson *	2,273	62%	+4%
	Labour	Kenneth Stewart	1,383	38%	−4%
Majority			890
Registered electors			10,285
Turnout			3,656	36%	+2%
	Conservative hold		Swing

County

County
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Thomas *	2,760	67%	+15%
	Labour	Terence Roberts	1,093	27%	−21%
	Communist	Kenneth T. Dowd	251	6%	+6%
Majority			1,667
Registered electors			12,643
Turnout			4,104	32%	0%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Croxteth

Croxteth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alexander L. Audley *	3,457	87%	+8%
	Labour	Rodney Ludvigsen	500	13%	−8%
Majority			2,957
Registered electors			11,765
Turnout			3,957	34%	−2%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dingle

Dingle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John H. Lea	1,655	49%	+10%
	Labour	Daniel Cumella *	1,485	44%	−17%
	Communist	John Cook	134	4%	+4%
	National Front	Douglas H. Kewley	76	2%	+2%
Majority			170
Registered electors			10,291
Turnout			3,350	33%	+5%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Dovecot

Dovecot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John L. Walsh *	2,307	57%	+7%
	Labour	Wilfred P. Johnson	1,725	43%	−7%
Majority			582
Registered electors			15,266
Turnout			4,032	26%	+1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Everton

Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ralph S. Charles	388	49%	+21%
	Labour	Sydney F. Jacobs	378	47%	−21%
Majority			10
Registered electors			4,142
Turnout			795	19%	+7%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George H. Hesketh ^(PARTY)	2,101	74%	+15%
	Labour	Harold Lee	744	26%	−15%
Majority			1,357
Registered electors			12,002
Turnout			2,845	24%	−11%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alan Lloyd *	2,498	76%	+19%
	Labour	James M. Burke	802	24%	−19%
Majority			1,696
Registered electors			10,968
Turnout			3,300	30%	−5%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Smith	2,090	50%	+16%
	Labour	John F. Stevens *	1,850	44%	−22%
	Communist	John B. Cartwright	239	6%	+6%
Majority			240
Registered electors			17,751
Turnout			4,179	24%	+6%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Granby

Granby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. Margaret B. Simey *	1,204	50%	−14%
	Conservative	David Greenaway	1,098	46%	+14%
	Communist	Frederick Gleeson	102	4%	0%
Majority			106
Registered electors			9,371
Turnout			2,404	26%	+4%
	Labour hold		Swing

Kensington

Kensington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James G. Barrett	1,627	54%	+17%
	Labour	Edward Burke	735	25%	−38%
	Ind. Labour Party	T. K. Williams *	578	19%
	National Front	William G. Clarkson	49	2%	+2%
Majority			892
Registered electors			10,465
Turnout			2,989	29%	+5%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Low Hill

Low Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas P. Pink	844	57%	+20%
	Labour	George M. Scott	577	39%	−20%
	National Front	Richard J. Williams	49	3%
Majority			267
Registered electors			5,146
Turnout			1,470	29%	+7%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Melrose

Melrose
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Benjamin Shaw ^(PARTY)	904	50%	−13%
	Conservative	Charles E. Ratcliffe	901	50%	+13%
Majority			3
Registered electors			7,389
Turnout			1,805	24%	+8%
	Labour hold		Swing

Netherfield

Netherfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protestant	William Owen *	579	70%	+3%
	Labour	Edward Loyden	194	23%	−6%
	Communist	Frank Cartwright	54	7%	+3%
Majority			385
Registered electors			3,984
Turnout			827	21%	+3%
	Protestant hold		Swing

Old Swan

Old Swan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Norman F. Derrick *	2,036	45%	−5%
	Liberal	Doreen Jones	1,853	41%	+32%
	Labour	Stanley G. Thorne	626	14%	−28%
Majority			1,410
Registered electors			13,091
Turnout			4,515	34%	+5%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Picton

Picton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Lyrian Hobday *	2,095	62%	+11%
	Labour	William R. Snell	1,145	34%	−15%
	National Front	Douglas Richardson	155	5%
Majority			950
Registered electors			12,183
Turnout			3,395	28%	0%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Pirrie

Pirrie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ivor P. Balmer	2,600	60%	+11%
	Labour	John McLean *	1,768	40%	−11%
Majority			832
Registered electors			15,445
Turnout			4,368	28%	+1%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Prince's Park

Prince's Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dr. Cyril Taylor *	1,655	50%	−7%
	Conservative	Robert S. Jones	1,459	44%	+4%
	Communist	John Humes	188	6%	+3%
Majority			196
Registered electors			10,863
Turnout			3,302	30%	+4%
	Labour hold		Swing

Sandhills

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Vincent P. Hyams ^(PARTY)	1,001	60%	−20%
	Conservative	Alfred W. Jones	605	36%	+19%
	Communist	Robert Cartwright	73	4%	+1%
Majority			396
Registered electors			6,649
Turnout			1,679	25%	+4%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Domingo

St. Domingo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protestant	Harold W. Blower *	1,310	61%	+7%
	Labour	Thomas McManus	763	36%	−10%
	Communist	Kenneth Dunlop	74	3%
Majority			547
Registered electors			9,181
Turnout			2,147	23%	+1%
	Protestant hold		Swing

St. James

St. James
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edward Shields ^(PARTY)	1,442	51%	−12%
	Conservative	Cyril Smith	711	25%	−1%
	Communist	Roger O'Hara	622	22%	+11%
	National Front	Kevin Keatley	58	2%
Majority			731
Registered electors			8,533
Turnout			2,833	33%	+17%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert E. Lloyd	2,150	68%	+18%
	Labour	Patrick Grannell *	1,031	32%	−18%
Majority			1,119
Registered electors			9,842
Turnout			3,181	32%	+2%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eric S. Nixon *	2,568	81%	+24%
	Labour	Alfonso Samosa	617	19%	−2%
Majority			1,951
Registered electors			11,265
Turnout			3,185	28%	−10%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Smithdown

Smithdown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James W. Butler	740	54%	+15%
	Labour	W. Gibbs *	555	41%	−20%
	National Front	Thomas Everall	67	5%
Majority			185
Registered electors			7,777
Turnout			1,362	18%	+3%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Speke

Speke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edwin M. Clein	1,677	56%	+13%
	Labour	Francis J. McConville *	1,317	44%	−13%
Majority			360
Registered electors			13,603
Turnout			2,994	22%	+9%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael P. Tinne *	2,468	70%	+14%
	Labour	David M. Mitchell	1,037	30%	−14%
Majority			1,431
Registered electors			11,265
Turnout			3,505	31%	−1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Marsden ^(PARTY)	823	68%	−21%
	Liberal	James A. Gallagher	305	25%
	Conservative	Peter S. Jones	45	4%	−2%
	Communist	Thomas E. Cassin	43	4%	−1%
Majority			518
Registered electors			6,265
Turnout			1,216	19%	+9%
	Labour hold		Swing

Warbreck

Warbreck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ralph H. Morris *	2,593	79%	+15%
	Labour	Edward T. Mooney	683	21%	−15%
Majority			1,910
Registered electors			11,676
Turnout			3,276	28%	0%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westminster

Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Wareing	1,081	58%	−15%
	Labour	James Gardner *	792	42%	−15%
Majority			289
Registered electors			5,864
Turnout			1,873
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Woolton

Woolton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James McAllister *	4,752	84%	+9%
	Labour	Robert C. Evans	898	16%
Majority			3,854
Registered electors			20,849
Turnout			5,650	27%	−1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

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References

^ Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ Liverpool Daily Post 9 May 1969
^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1969-1970

[1] Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[2] Liverpool Daily Post 9 May 1969

[3] Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1969-1970

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