1978 UK local government election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 4 May 1978. One third of the council was up for election and John Hamilton of the Labour Party became Leader of the Council albeit without overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | 37 | -1 |
| Liberal | 35 | -7 |
| Conservative | 27 | +8 |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1978 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 14 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 40% | 33% | 43,339 | |
| Conservative | 11 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 24% | 37% | 48,684 | |
| Liberal | 10 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 29% | 29% | 38,317 | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.46% | 606 | |
| Socialist Unity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.3% | 373 | |
| Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.1% | 112 | |
| Socialist Workers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.08% | 102 | |
| Workers Revolutionary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.03% | 39 | |
| Immigrant Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.02% | 23 | |
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Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
Abercromby, St. James
Abercromby, St. James Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E. Shields * | '1,571 | 51% | −14% |
| Liberal | Christopher Graham Davies | 988 | 32% | +22% |
| Conservative | M. E. Cheshire | 291 | 9% | +3% |
| Communist | R. O'Hara | 215 | 7% | −6% |
Majority | 583 | | |
Registered electors | 12,585 | | |
Turnout | 3,065 | 24% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Aigburth
Aigburth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | F. Fawcett | 3,775 | 62% | +25% |
| Liberal | I. R. Porteous (PARTY) | 1,655 | 27% | −28% |
| Labour | F. Dunee | 656 | 11% | +2% |
Majority | 2,120 | | |
Registered electors | 14,821 | | |
Turnout | 6,086 | 41% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Allerton
Allerton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | W. H. Fearenside | 2,561 | 65% | +18% |
| Liberal | J. B. Kaitiff (PARTY) | 754 | 19% | −23% |
| Labour | J. R. Brown | 637 | 16% | +7% |
Majority | 1,807 | | |
Registered electors | 10,886 | | |
Turnout | 3,952 | 36% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Anfield
Anfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J. H. Brash | 1,782 | 43% | +19% |
| Labour | T. McManus | 1,406 | 34% | −2% |
| Liberal | Joseph Robert Wilmington * | 980 | 24% | −20% |
Majority | 376 | | |
Registered electors | 12,747 | | |
Turnout | 4,168 | 33% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Arundel
Arundel Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. S. Fairclough | 1,397 | 36% | +17% |
| Liberal | P. H. Hodgson (PARTY) | 1,269 | 33% | −27% |
| Labour | J. McLean | 1,028 | 27% | +6% |
| Communist | J. Kay | 145 | 4% | |
Majority | 128 | | |
Registered electors | 13,140 | | |
Turnout | 3,839 | 29% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Breckfield, St. Domingo
Breckfield, St. Domingo Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | David M.B. Croft (PARTY) | 2,490 | 64% | +10% |
| Labour | S. J. Gorman | 912 | 23% | −9% |
| Conservative | H. M. Rigby | 491 | 13% | −1% |
Majority | 1,578 | | |
Registered electors | 11,963 | | |
Turnout | 3,893 | 33% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Broadgreen
Broadgreen Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | E. F. Pine | 1,869 | 42% | +28% |
| Liberal | Roger Johnston | 1,774 | 39% | −15% |
| Labour | P. Lloyd | 859 | 19% | −13% |
Majority | 95 | | |
Registered electors | 12,105 | | |
Turnout | 4,502 | 37% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Central, Everton, Netherfield
Central, Everton, Netherfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Parry * | 1,414 | 52% | −14% |
| Liberal | Cathy Hancox | 976 | 36% | +21% |
| Conservative | J. B. King | 319 | 12% | −7% |
Majority | 438 | | |
Registered electors | 11,812 | | |
Turnout | 2,709 | 23% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Childwall
Childwall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | S. Airey | 4,263 | 62% | +24% |
| Labour | J. E. Roberts | 1,365 | 20% | +9% |
| Liberal | A. M. Loughney (PARTY) | 1,253 | 18% | −32% |
Majority | 2,898 | | |
Registered electors | 20,285 | | |
Turnout | 6,881 | 34% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Church
Church Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Cyril Carr * | 2,870 | 45% | −17% |
| Conservative | R. F. Symington | 2,837 | 45% | +13% |
| Labour | M. J. Smith | 654 | 10% | +5% |
Majority | 33 | | |
Registered electors | 14,954 | | |
Turnout | 6,361 | 43% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Clubmoor
Clubmoor Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A. Gamble | 1,333 | 36% | +3% |
| Liberal | John Bowen * | 1,177 | 32% | −13% |
| Conservative | W. Scott | 1,156 | 32% | +10% |
Majority | 156 | | |
Registered electors | 10,630 | | |
Turnout | 3,666 | 34% | |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
County
County Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Neil T. Cardwell | 1,805 | 42% | +15% |
| Labour | J. McLean * | 1,333 | 31% | −13% |
| Conservative | R. J. Keney | 1,175 | 27% | −2% |
Majority | 472 | | |
Registered electors | 11,911 | | |
Turnout | 4,313 | 36% | |
| Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Croxteth
Croxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | E. H. Fitzpatrick | 2,720 | 56% | +26% |
| Liberal | E. M. Clews (PARTY) | 1,164 | 24% | −34% |
| Labour | W. F. Burke | 942 | 20% | +8% |
Majority | 1,556 | | |
Registered electors | 12,525 | | |
Turnout | 4,826 | 39% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Dingle
Dingle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | M. Evans * | 1,105 | 62% | −2% |
| Conservative | J. A. Watson | 541 | 31% | +15% |
| Liberal | G. Temmee | 123 | 7% | −8% |
Majority | 564 | | |
Registered electors | 7,462 | | |
Turnout | 1,769 | 24% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Dovecot
Dovecot Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E. Burke * | 2,379 | 50% | |
| Conservative | J. F. McMillan | 1,411 | 29% | |
| Liberal | B. Morris | 995 | 21% | |
Majority | 968 | | |
Registered electors | 16,539 | | |
Turnout | 4,785 | 29% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Fairfield
Fairfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Graham Hulme (PARTY) | 1,684 | 50% | |
| Conservative | N. Wilkinson | 834 | 25% | |
| Labour | F. Gaier | 735 | 22% | |
| Socialist Workers | A. S. Meehan | 102 | 3% | |
Majority | 850 | | |
Registered electors | 10,951 | | |
Turnout | 3,355 | 31% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Fazakerley
Fazakerley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | A. Brown | 1,655 | 42% | |
| Labour | A. Williams | 1,634 | 41% | |
| Liberal | R. J. Cunningham | 664 | 17% | |
Majority | 21 | | |
Registered electors | 11,677 | | |
Turnout | 3,953 | 34% | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Gillmoss
Gillmoss 2 seats Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E. D. Roderick (PARTY) | 2,554 | 56% | |
| Labour | P. J. Murphy | 2,372 | 52% | |
| Conservative | A. Gore | 1,153 | 25% | |
| Conservative | F. M. Kennedy | 1,107 | 24% | |
| Liberal | E. Carroll | 839 | 18% | |
| Liberal | J. Palfreyman | 338 | 7% | |
Majority | 1,401 | | |
Registered electors | 19,245 | | |
Turnout | 4,546 | 24% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Granby, Prince's Park
Granby, Prince's Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Dr Cyril Taylor * | 2,110 | 60% | −6% |
| Liberal | Arthur Eric Damsell | 447 | 13% | |
| Conservative | O. Y. Hughes | 829 | 24% | −3% |
| Communist | E. Caddick | 103 | 3% | |
| Socialist Unity | E. P. Finnerty | 92 | 3% | |
| Workers Revolutionary | W. Hunter | 39 | 1% | |
| Immigrant Party | J. P. Murphy | 23 | 1% | |
Majority | 1,281 | | |
Registered electors | 12,903 | | |
Turnout | 3,489 | 27% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Kensington
Kensington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John R. Watton * | 1,582 | 68% | |
| Labour | J. H. Stamper | 443 | 19% | |
| Conservative | R. H. Mather | 310 | 13% | |
Majority | 1,139 | | |
Registered electors | 6,420 | | |
Turnout | 2,335 | 36% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Low Hill, Smithdown
Low Hill, Smithdown Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | David Alton * | 2,166 | 67% | −3% |
| Liberal | A. Clitherow (PARTY) | 1,789 | 55% | −15% |
| Labour | L. Gallagher | 825 | 26% | +2% |
| Labour | G. G. Pratt | 547 | 17% | −7% |
| Conservative | R. Meadows | 241 | 7% | +1% |
| Conservative | M. F. Meehan | 174 | 5% | −1% |
Majority | 1,341 | | |
Registered electors | 8,425 | | |
Turnout | 3,232 | 38% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Melrose, Westminster
Melrose, Westminster Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | F. J. Molloy (PARTY) | 1,307 | 47% | −16% |
| Liberal | J. Bradley | 1,265 | 45% | +32% |
| Conservative | E. M. Clein | 222 | 8% | −5% |
Majority | 42 | | |
Registered electors | 7,896 | | |
Turnout | 2,794 | 35% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Old Swan
Old Swan Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Doreen Jones | 1,746 | 42% | |
| Conservative | I. McFall | 1,410 | 34% | |
| Labour | D. E. Krumbein | 947 | 23% | |
| Communist | H. Mohin | 83 | 2% | |
| Independent Liberal | W. J. McCullough | 112 | 3% | |
Majority | 336 | | |
Registered electors | 12,614 | | |
Turnout | 4,186 | 33% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Picton
Picton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Pam A. Bradley (PARTY) | 2,051 | 46% | |
| Labour | J. Hughes | 1,345 | 30% | |
| Conservative | J. McDermott | 955 | 22% | |
| Communist | J. G. Volleamere | 60 | 1% | |
Majority | 706 | | |
Registered electors | 11,280 | | |
Turnout | 4,411 | 39% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Pirrie
Pirrie Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | H. Dalton * | 2,815 | 57% | −10% |
| Conservative | W. T. Palmer | 1,739 | 35% | +2% |
| Liberal | J. Stephenson | 359 | 7% | |
Majority | 1,076 | | |
Registered electors | 15,937 | | |
Turnout | 4,913 | 31% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Mary's
St. Mary's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | S. R. Maddox * | 1,309 | 47% | |
| Conservative | R. A. Parkes | 1,094 | 39% | |
| Liberal | C. J. Lister | 372 | 13% | |
Majority | 215 | | |
Registered electors | 9,474 | | |
Turnout | 2,775 | 29% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Michael's
St. Michael's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Trevor Jones * | 1,897 | 54% | |
| Labour | D. R. Leach | 616 | 17% | |
| Conservative | J. Cheshire | 1,017 | 29% | |
Majority | 880 | | |
Registered electors | 9,645 | | |
Turnout | 3,530 | 37% | |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Sandhills, Vauxhall
Sandhills, Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Paul Orr * | 1,783 | 78% | |
| Socialist Unity | A. Thompson | 281 | 12% | |
| Conservative | D. J. Lewis | 173 | 8% | |
| Liberal | M. Decker | 56 | 2% | |
Majority | 1,502 | | |
Registered electors | 9,015 | | |
Turnout | 2,293 | 25% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Speke
Speke Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | G. J. Maudsley * | 1,878 | 61% | |
| Conservative | C. W. Harpin | 983 | 32% | |
| Liberal | I. McGuiness | 134 | 4% | |
| Independent Labour | P. Moorhead | 105 | 3% | |
Majority | 895 | | |
Registered electors | 14,188 | | |
Turnout | 3,100 | 22% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tuebrook
Tuebrook Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J. Irving | 1,541 | 38% | +14% |
| Labour | Derek Hatton | 1,450 | 36% | +6% |
| Liberal | C. Collins (PARTY) | 1,057 | 26% | −17% |
Majority | 91 | | |
Registered electors | 11,240 | | |
Turnout | 4,048 | 36% | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Warbreck
Warbreck Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. B. Flude * | 1,781 | 45% | −8% |
| Liberal | E. J. Seddon | 1,170 | 30% | |
| Labour | W. H. Roberts | 1,009 | 25% | −22% |
Majority | 611 | | |
Registered electors | 11,722 | | |
Turnout | 3,960 | 34% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Woolton, East
Woolton, East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | H. Bryers (PARTY) | 2,080 | 57% | |
| Conservative | S. Fitzsimmons | 1,204 | 33% | |
| Liberal | R. F. Heywood | 359 | 10% | |
Majority | 876 | | |
Registered electors | 13,607 | | |
Turnout | 3,643 | 27% | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Woolton, West
Woolton, West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ruth Dean | 5,011 | 74% | |
| Labour | J. M. Lyon | 1,135 | 17% | |
| Liberal | J. E. Parry | 635 | 9% | |
Majority | 3,876 | | |
Registered electors | 17,820 | | |
Turnout | 6,781 | 38% | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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