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1973 Liverpool City Council election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 10 May 1973.
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10 May 1973 (1973-05-10)
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 10 May 1973.
Following boundary changes, which reduced the number of wards from 40 to 33, three councillors were elected for each ward.
This was the first Council since Aldermen were abolished.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party Seats ±
Liberal 48 +34 Labour 42 -12 Conservative 9 -22
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
48 34 0 +34 48% 35% 116,421 42 4 16 -12 42% 36% 117,749 9 3 25 -22 9.1% 27% 90,344 0 0 0 0 0% 0.5% 1,472 0 0 0 0 0% 0.47% 1,518
***** - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
Party Candidate Votes % .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
Labour 1,994 65% Labour 1,903 62% Labour 1,790 58% Liberal 302 10% Liberal 253 8% Liberal 249 8% Conservative 177 6% Conservative 162 5% Conservative 152 5% Communist 409 13% Tomorrow's Youth 180 6% 1,585 3,062
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 3,472 55% Liberal 3,443 54% Liberal 3,366 53% Conservative 2,336 37% Conservative 2,183 34% Conservative 2,061 32% Labour 541 9% Labour 411 6% 1,136 6,349
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,697 47% Conservative 1,693 47% Conservative 1,674 46% Liberal 1,518 42% Liberal 1,363 37% Liberal 1,333 37% Labour 423 12% Labour 420 12% Labour 417 11% 178 3,638
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 1,909 44% Liberal 1,780 41% Liberal 1,706 39% Labour 1,376 32% Labour 1,263 29% Labour 1,228 28% Conservative 1,059 24% Conservative 1,031 24% Conservative 965 22% 533 4,344
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 2,385 60% Liberal 2,230 56% Liberal 2,202 56% Labour 818 21% Labour 795 20% Labour 788 20% Conservative 748 19% Conservative 736 19% Conservative 731 18% 1,577 3,961 Liberal hold Liberal hold Liberal gain from Conservative
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 1,483 54% Liberal 1,326 48% Liberal 1,254 46% Labour 869 32% Labour 790 29% Labour 733 27% Conservative 390 14% Conservative 375 14% Conservative 357 13% 614 2,742 Liberal gain from Conservative Liberal gain from Labour Liberal gain from Labour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 2,452 62% Liberal 2,305 58% Liberal 2,191 56% Conservative 942 24% Conservative 838 24% Conservative 736 19% Labour 547 14% Labour 483 12% Labour 435 11% 1,510 3,941 Liberal hold Liberal hold Liberal gain from Conservative
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,627 66% Labour 1,442 58% Labour 1,425 58% Conservative 474 19% Conservative 464 19% Conservative 380 19% Liberal 365 15% 1,153 2,466 Labour hold Labour hold Labour hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 3,055 50% Liberal 2,848 47% Liberal 2,817 47% Conservative 2,314 38% Conservative 2,245 37% Conservative 2,170 36% Labour 685 11% Labour 572 9% Labour 527 9% 810 6,054 Liberal gain from Conservative Liberal gain from Conservative Liberal hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 3,463 62% Liberal 3,143 57% Liberal 3,109 56% Conservative 1,804 32% Conservative 1,788 32% Conservative 1,770 32% Labour 286 5% Labour 212 4% Labour 185 3% 1,659 5,553 Liberal hold Liberal hold Liberal hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 1,533 45% Liberal 1,311 38% Liberal 1,302 38% Labour 1,137 33% Labour 1,126 33% Labour 1,059 31% Conservative 750 22% Conservative 2,074 21% Conservative 669 20% 396 3,420 Liberal gain from Conservative Liberal gain from Conservative Liberal gain from Labour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,570 44% Labour 1,503 42% Labour 1,465 41% Conservative 1,035 29% Liberal 970 27% Liberal 944 26% Conservative 941 26% Liberal 938 26% Conservative 925 29% 535 3,575 Labour gain from Conservative Labour gain from Conservative Labour hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 2,759 58% Liberal 2,540 54% Liberal 2,506 53% Conservative 1,413 30% Conservative 1,288 27% Conservative 1,206 26% Labour 554 12% Labour 544 12% Labour 505 11% 1,346 4,726 Liberal gain from Conservative Liberal gain from Conservative Liberal hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,236 64% Labour 1,125 58% Labour 1,040 54% Conservative 306 16% Conservative 305 16% Conservative 294 15% Liberal 289 15% Liberal 276 14% Liberal 275 14% Communist 112 6% 930 1,943 Labour hold Labour hold Labour hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,999 69% Labour 1,952 67% Labour 1,833 63% Conservative 918 31% Conservative 807 28% Conservative 807 28% 1,081 2,917 Labour hold Labour hold Labour hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 1,787 53% Liberal 1,631 49% Liberal 1,504 45% Labour 1,045 31% Labour 1,034 31% Labour 914 27% Conservative 527 16% Conservative 508 15% Conservative 501 15% 742 3,359 Liberal gain from Conservative Liberal gain from Conservative Liberal gain from Labour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,948 57% Labour 1,776 52% Labour 1,734 51% Conservative 1,444 43% Conservative 1,382 43% Conservative 1,333 39% 502 3,392 Labour gain from Conservative Labour hold Labour hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 2,254 69% Labour 2,254 69% Labour 2,139 66% Conservative 809 25% Conservative 773 24% Conservative 710 22% Communist 198 6% 1,445 3,261 Labour hold Labour hold Labour hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 2,113 66% Labour 2,006 62% Labour 1,963 61% Conservative 875 27% Conservative 818 25% Conservative 795 25% Communist 226 7% 1,238 3,214 Labour hold Labour hold Labour hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 1,798 85% Liberal Liberal 1,471 70% Labour Labour 975 46% Labour Conservative 316 15% Liberal gain from Labour Liberal gain from Labour Liberal gain from Labour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 1,956 70% Liberal 1,733 62% Liberal 1,622 58% Labour 659 24% Labour 617 23% Labour 615 22% Conservative 180 6% Conservative 125 4% Conservative 112 4% 1,297 2,795 Liberal gain from Labour Liberal gain from Labour Liberal hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,642 63% Labour 1,642 63% Labour 1,573 61% Conservative 598 23% Conservative 524 20% Conservative 406 16% Liberal 349 13% Liberal 325 13% 1,044 2,589 Labour hold Labour hold Labour hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 2,061 54% +6% Liberal 1,699 44% −4% Liberal 1,688 44% −4% Conservative 775 20% −13% Conservative 769 20% −13% Conservative 752 20% −13% Labour 650 17% −2% Labour 645 17% −2% Labour 569 15% −4% Independent Liberal 350 9% 1,286 3,836 Liberal hold Liberal hold Liberal hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 1,897 51% +51% Liberal 1,869 50% +50% Liberal 1,859 50% +50% Labour 1,181 31% −17% Labour 1,151 31% −17% Labour 1,112 30% −18% Conservative 575 15% −35% Conservative 567 15% −35% Conservative 542 14% −36% Communist 98 3% +1% 121 3,751 Liberal gain from Labour Liberal gain from Labour Liberal gain from Conservative
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 2,434 66% +6% Labour 2,251 61% +1% Labour 2,208 60% 0% Conservative 1,274 34% −4% Conservative 1,257 34% −4% Conservative 1,178 32% −6% 1,160 3,708 Labour hold Labour hold Labour hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,424 51% Labour 1,331 48% Labour 1,329 48% Liberal 756 27% Liberal 741 27% Liberal 734 26% Conservative 606 22% Conservative 585 21% Conservative 577 21% 668 2,786 Labour hold Labour hold Labour hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 1,686 58% Liberal 1,606 55% Liberal 1,571 54% Conservative 799 27% Conservative 775 27% Conservative 774 27% Labour 372 13% Labour 348 12% Labour 344 12% Communist 62 2% 887 2,919 Liberal hold Liberal gain from Conservative Liberal gain from Conservative
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,523 57% −3% Labour 1,523 56% −4% Labour 1,523 53% −7% Tennants 988 37% Tennants 969 36% Tennants 915 34% Conservative 183 7% −31% Conservative 139 5% −33% Conservative 127 5% −33% 535 2,694 Labour hold Labour hold Labour hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 2,150 69% −7% Labour 2,121 68% −6% Labour 2,114 68% −6% Conservative 615 20% −18% Conservative 605 19% −19% Conservative 588 19% −19% Liberal 348 11% Liberal 337 11% Liberal 279 9% 1,535 3,113 Labour hold Labour hold Labour hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 1,580 43% Liberal 1,578 43% Liberal 1,513 41% Labour 1,084 30% Labour 1,062 29% Labour 1,000 27% Conservative 878 24% Conservative 767 21% Conservative 736 20% Communist 109 3% 496 3,651 Liberal gain from Conservative Liberal gain from Labour Liberal gain from Labour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,627 53% −9% Conservative 1,553 51% −11% Conservative 1,545 51% −11% Labour 1,422 47% +9% Labour 1,405 46% +8% Labour 1,395 46% +8% 205 3,049 Conservative hold Conservative gain from Labour Conservative gain from Labour
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,988 74% Labour 1,884 70% Labour 1,786 66% Conservative 442 16% Conservative 410 15% Conservative 380 14% 1,546 2,688 Labour gain from Conservative Labour hold Labour hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 2,821 57% +7% Conservative 2,772 56% +6% Conservative 2,716 55% +5% Liberal 1,367 28% Liberal 1,296 26% Liberal 1,274 26% Labour 753 15% −35% Labour 713 14% −36% Labour 704 14% −36% 1,454 4,941 Conservative hold Conservative hold Conservative gain from Labour
Low Hill, Smithdown and Speke held on 21 March 1974, before the AGM of April 1.
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal 1513 % Labour 1455 Conservative 151 58 9,368 3,019 30% Liberal hold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 2,391 50% +13% Liberal 250 42% −13% Conservative 427 8% −1% 470 14,502 6,096 42% Conservative gain from Liberal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 2,217 57% +10% Liberal 1,190 30% −12% Labour 505 13% 1,027 10,801 3,912 36% Conservative hold
This would come into effect on 1 April 1974.
Position Holder
Leader of the Council and Chair of Policy and Finance Committee Cyril Carr Deputy Leader of the Council and Chair of Housing and Planning Committee Bill Smyth Chair of Education Committee John Bowen Chair of the Highways and Environment Committee Doreen Jones Chair of the Community Development Committee Nicholas Wood Chair of Social Services Committee William Galbraith Chair of Libraries and Leisure Services Committee Roger Johnston Chair of General Services Committee Richard Clitherow Liberal Group Whip Roger Johnston Leader of the Opposition and Labour Group John Hamilton Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Labour Group Eddie Loyden Leader of the Conservative Group Raymond F Craine
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