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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 1984. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party retained overall control of the council.
This election was during the time the far left trotskyist entryist group within the Labour Party called the Millitant Tendency had significant influence on the council, they had 16 out of the 58 councilors on the council.
Under millitant's influence the council built thousands of counil houses, created thousands of jobs. They fought the conservative government then led under Margret Thatcher and mobalised workers, working class people and community campaigners against the government and won a victory achiving funding for the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | 58 | +7 | |
Militant tendency (Labour) | 16 | ||
Liberal | 28 | -2 | |
Conservative | 17 | -1 |
Allerton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sheila Craine | 3,446 | 50% | ||
SDP | W. M. Scott | 1,783 | 26% | ||
Labour | Dawn Booth | 1,609 | 24% | ||
Majority | 1,663 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,717 | ||||
Turnout | 6,838 | 54% |
Anfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jacqueline Crowley | 2,870 | 43% | ||
Liberal | R. Johnston | 2,553 | 38% | ||
Conservative | Myrna Fitzsimmons | 1,308 | 19% | ||
Majority | 317 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,540 | ||||
Turnout | 6,731 | 54% |
Arundel
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | S. J. Hicks | 2,404 | 43% | ||
Labour | M. V. Roberts | 2,334 | 42% | ||
Conservative | H. M. Rigby | 815 | 15% | ||
Communist | J. C. Blevin | 63 | 1% | ||
Majority | 70 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,114 | ||||
Turnout | 5,616 | 46% |
Breckfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | S. J. Ellison | 2,911 | 50% | ||
Liberal | D. M. B. Crofts | 2,699 | 46% | ||
Conservative | A. Brill | 208 | 4% | ||
Majority | 212 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,508 | ||||
Turnout | 5,818 | 51% |
Broadgreen
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Rosemary Cooper | 3,500 | 48% | ||
Labour | R. Quinn | 2,982 | 41% | ||
Conservative | S. Fitzsimmons | 756 | 10% | ||
Majority | 518 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,532 | ||||
Turnout | 7,238 | 53% |
Childwall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Eddie Clein | 3,694 | 48% | ||
Conservative | W. A. N. Fearenside | 2,581 | 34% | ||
Labour | D. J. Phillips | 1,429 | 19% | ||
Majority | 1,113 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,718 | ||||
Turnout | 7,704 | 56% |
Church
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Mike Storey | 4,306 | 50% | ||
Conservative | R. F. Symington | 2,656 | 31% | ||
Labour | P. J. Thompson | 1,661 | 19% | ||
Majority | 1,650 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,897 | ||||
Turnout | 8,623 | 58% |
Clubmoor
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Lafferty | 4,050 | 60% | ||
SDP | J. P. Prince | 1,693 | 25% | ||
Conservative | A. G. Wilson | 1,002 | 15% | ||
Majority | 2,357 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,926 | ||||
Turnout | 6,745 | 48% |
County
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Paul Clark | 3,932 | 54% | ||
Labour | M. P. Bolland | 2,971 | 40% | ||
Conservative | C. P. Loller | 439 | 6% | ||
Majority | 961 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,973 | ||||
Turnout | 7,342 | 57% |
Croxteth
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | G. E. Brandwood | 3,413 | 47% | ||
Labour | Frank Vaudrey | 2,299 | 31% | ||
SDP | S. F. Jacobs | 1,603 | 22% | ||
Majority | 1,114 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,703 | ||||
Turnout | 7,315 | 53% |
Dingle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. Ferguson | 3,095 | 52% | ||
Liberal | Richard Kemp | 2,339 | 39% | ||
Conservative | D. W. Patmore | 462 | 8% | ||
Communist | J. Cook | 30 | 1% | ||
Majority | 756 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,453 | ||||
Turnout | 5,926 | 52% |
Dovecot
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | E. Burke | 3,454 | 70% | ||
Conservative | J. F. MacMillan | 849 | 17% | ||
Liberal | C. Mayes | 654 | 13% | ||
Majority | 2,605 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,965 | ||||
Turnout | 4,957 | 41% |
Everton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Parry | 3,186 | 87% | ||
Conservative | C. Freemantle | 282 | 8% | ||
Liberal | J. P. Murray | 213 | 6% | ||
Majority | 2,904 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,290 | ||||
Turnout | 3,681 | 40% |
Fazakerley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | D. J. Lloyd | 3,293 | 60% | ||
Conservative | A. Brown | 1,091 | 20% | ||
SDP | S. D. Jones | 1,080 | 20% | ||
Majority | 2,202 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,448 | ||||
Turnout | 5,464 | 48% |
Gillmoss
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. L. Rimmer | 3,836 | 77% | ||
Conservative | P. C. Ferris | 634 | 13% | ||
SDP | B. Coleman | 490 | 10% | ||
Majority | 3,202 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,927 | ||||
Turnout | 4,960 | 42% |
Granby
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alex Doswell | 2,715 | 56% | ||
Liberal | Arthur Eric Damsell | 1,890 | 39% | ||
Conservative | D. N. Gillott | 187 | 4% | ||
Communist | E. F. Caddick | 65 | 1% | ||
Majority | 825 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,350 | ||||
Turnout | 4,857 | 47% |
Grassendale
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | J. C. Greenwood | 4,221 | 55% | ||
Conservative | J. H. Lea | 2,511 | 33% | ||
Labour | S. D. Flemming | 958 | 12% | ||
Majority | 1,710 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,313 | ||||
Turnout | 7,690 | 62% |
Kensington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. D. Fogg | 3,001 | 49% | ||
Liberal | Frank Doran | 2,679 | 44% | ||
Conservative | T. Caulfield | 422 | 7% | ||
Majority | 322 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,600 | ||||
Turnout | 6,102 | 48% |
Melrose
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | V. J. Wagner | 3,303 | 58% | ||
Liberal | David Vasmer | 2,116 | 37% | ||
Conservative | Angela Oliver | 246 | 4% | ||
Majority | 1,187 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,779 | ||||
Turnout | 5,665 | 48% |
Netherley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | W. Harper | 2,566 | 72% | ||
SDP | Ian Phillips | 580 | 16% | ||
Conservative | Ann Nugent | 431 | 12% | ||
Majority | 1,986 | ||||
Registered electors | 7,730 | ||||
Turnout | 3,577 | 46% |
Old Swan
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | P. J. Lloyd | 3,126 | 51% | ||
Liberal | J. Rossington | 2,136 | 35% | ||
Conservative | Pauline Dougherty | 887 | 14% | ||
Majority | 990 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,989 | ||||
Turnout | 6,149 | 51% |
Picton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Pamela Bradley | 3,569 | 56% | ||
Labour | A. C. Snowden | 2,391 | 37% | ||
Conservative | S. M. Sugden | 419 | 7% | ||
Majority | 1,178 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,626 | ||||
Turnout | 6,379 | 55% |
Pirrie
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Dalton | 3,949 | 70% | ||
SDP | D. Stephenson | 804 | 14% | ||
Conservative | M. Kingston | 880 | 16% | ||
Majority | 3,069 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,242 | ||||
Turnout | 5,633 | 46% |
St. Mary's
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | A. Mulhearn | 2,972 | 51% | ||
Liberal | M. N. Bestel | 2,149 | 37% | ||
Conservative | M. S. Gill | 727 | 12% | ||
Majority | 823 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,613 | ||||
Turnout | 5,848 | 50% |
Smithdown
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dorothy Matthews | 2,884 | 59% | ||
Liberal | Anne Clitherow | 1,810 | 37% | ||
Conservative | S. J. Melia | 173 | 4% | ||
Majority | 1,074 | ||||
Registered electors | 10,331 | ||||
Turnout | 4,867 | 47% |
Speke
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Ord | 3,607 | 80% | ||
Labour | F. M. Dowling | 3,543 | 79% | ||
Liberal | J. D. Ball | 466 | 10% | ||
Liberal | Katherine Watson | 405 | 10% | ||
Conservative | C. W. Harpin | 427 | 9% | ||
Conservative | K. G. Watkin | 363 | 8% | ||
Majority | 3,141 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,715 | ||||
Turnout | 4,500 | 46% |
Tuebrook
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Steve R. Radford | 3,492 | 53% | ||
Labour | J. E. Roberts | 2,412 | 36% | ||
Conservative | J. Irving | 706 | 11% | ||
Majority | 1,080 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,419 | ||||
Turnout | 6,610 | 53% |
Valley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | H. Smith | 2,961 | 63% | ||
Conservative | S. R. Marsden | 1,054 | 22% | ||
Liberal | Veronica Best | 688 | 15% | ||
Majority | 1,907 | ||||
Registered electors | 9,778 | ||||
Turnout | 4,703 | 48% |
Vauxhall
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Orr | 3,031 | 94% | ||
Conservative | H. W. Drohan | 208 | 6% | ||
Majority | 2,823 | ||||
Registered electors | 8,038 | ||||
Turnout | 2,823 | 40% |
Warbreck
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Elsie Lang | 2,707 | 40% | ||
Labour | T. A. Prout | 2,515 | 37% | ||
Conservative | R. Gould | 1,558 | 23% | ||
Majority | 192 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,914 | ||||
Turnout | 6,780 | 49% |
Woolton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ruth Dean | 4,696 | 69% | ||
Labour | R. J. Lafferty | 1,208 | 18% | ||
Liberal | D. E. Huish | 951 | 14% | ||
Majority | 3,488 | ||||
Registered electors | 12,857 | ||||
Turnout | 3,488 | 53% |
Notes
References
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 4 May 1984