1972 Liverpool City Council election

← 1971 3 May 1972 (1972-05-03) 1973 →
42 of 120 Councillors seats to Liverpool City Council 81 of 120 Councillors and 40 Aldermen seats needed for a majority
Map of Liverpool showing wards won (first placed party)[1]

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 1972. One seat in each of the forty wards was up for election, plus one by-election seat each in Vauxhall and Woolton wards. This was the last year when the council comprised 120 councillors and 40 Aldermen, totalling 160, which was the largest council membership .

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Councillors	±	Aldermen
	Labour	73	+18	??
	Conservative	29	-24	??
	Liberal	14	+7	??
	Protestant	3	-2	0

Liverpool Local Election Result 1972

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	31	19	1	+18	74%	50%	74,703
	Liberal	8	7	0	+7	19%	16%	23,549
	Conservative	3	0	24	-24	7%	33%	49,187
	Protestant	0	0	2	-2	0%	1%	1,494
	Communist	0	0	0	0	0%	0.6%	934

This data is compared with the election results for 1969, when the councillors were elected for a three-year term.

* - Councillor seeking re-election

^(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

Abercromby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. F. Burke *	871	79%	+35%
	Conservative	L. W. Mossford	139	13%	−26%
	Communist	A. McClelland	96	9%	−5%
Majority			732
Registered electors			5,218
Turnout			1,106	21%	0%
	Labour hold		Swing

Aigburth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. T. Moss *	3,639	81%	−11%
	Labour	R. Fogg	875	19%	+11%
Majority			2,764
Registered electors			14,550
Turnout			4,514	31%	−5%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Allerton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. S. D. Weaver (PARTY)	2,509	68%	−2%
	Labour	P. T. Ash	1,178	32%	+25%
Majority			1,331
Registered electors			10,977
Turnout			3,687	34%	−5%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Anfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. J. Short	2,733	56%	+32%
	Conservative	J. Mass (PARTY)	2,143	44%	−32%
Majority			590
Registered electors			13,430
Turnout			4,876	36%	+6%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Arundel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. Hutchinson	2,093	44%	+25%
	Conservative	K. W. Edwards *	1,368	29%	−33%
	Labour	A. L. Jones	1,262	27%	+13%
Majority			725
Registered electors			14,405
Turnout			4,723	33%	+2%
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Breckfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Roberts	1,197	41%	+13%
	Liberal	P. Chivall	1,069	37%	+19%
	Conservative	D. J. Lewis (PARTY)	625	22%	−32%
Majority			128
Registered electors			8,243
Turnout			2,891	35%	+5%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Broadgreen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	G. J. Palmer	2,066	47%	+17%
	Conservative	D. J. Jones *	1,330	30%	−27%
	Labour	L. Collins	1,031	23%	+10%
Majority			736
Registered electors			12,103
Turnout			4,427	37%	+6%
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. G. Maloney *	1,400	98%	+49%
	Conservative	S. V. Hennessy	27	2%	−47%
Majority			1,373
Registered electors			4,898
Turnout			1,427	29%	−7%
	Labour hold		Swing

Childwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Anthony Limont	3,641	45%	+27%
	Conservative	F. H. Andrews *	3,376	42%	−31%
	Labour	R. McConnell	1,068	13%	+6%
Majority			265
Registered electors			18,947
Turnout			8,085	43%	+8%
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Robert Wilmington	3,058	52%	−3%
	Conservative	W. H. Stabback	2,363	40%	−2%
	Labour	J. P. Connelly	457	8%	+5%
Majority			695
Registered electors			14,655
Turnout			5,878	40%	−8%
	Liberal hold		Swing

Clubmoor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. G. Pratt	2,254	55%	+17%
	Conservative	A. L. Jones (PARTY)	1,808	45%	−17%
Majority			446
Registered electors			10,972
Turnout			4,062	37%	+1%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

County

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. T. Mooney	2,653	61%	+34%
	Conservative	H. Brown (PARTY)	1,730	39%	−28%
Majority			923
Registered electors			12,863
Turnout			4,383	34%	+2%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Croxteth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	K. W. Hart	2,505	45%	+45%
	Conservative	A. L. Audley *	2,051	37%	−50%
	Labour	T. Bouch	1,043	19%	−+6%
Majority			454
Registered electors			12,845
Turnout			5,599	44%	+10%
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

Dingle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. M. Evans (PARTY)	2,075	75%	+15%
	Conservative	J. McDermott	605	22%	−15%
	Communist	J. Cook	84	3%	0%
Majority			1,470
Registered electors			8,577
Turnout			2,764	32%	−6%
	Labour hold		Swing

Dovecot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. H. Westbury (PARTY)	3,402	70%	+9%
	Conservative	J. L. Walsh	1,473	30%	−9%
Majority			1,929
Registered electors			16,542
Turnout			4,875	30%	−3%
	Labour hold		Swing

Everton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. McManus (PARTY)	620	80%	+18%
	Conservative	R. S. Charles	159	20%	−18%
Majority			461
Registered electors			2,898
Turnout			779	27%	−2%
	Labour hold		Swing

Fairfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Livermore	1,578	40%	−4%
	Liberal	C. Crawford	1,442	36%	+36%
	Conservative	E. Crierie	960	24%	−32%
Majority			136
Registered electors			11,380
Turnout			3,980	35%	+7%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Fazakerley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Williams	2,548	61%	+15%
	Conservative	A. Lloyd (PARTY)	1,602	39%	−15%
Majority			946
Registered electors			12,051
Turnout			4,150	34%	−2%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Gillmoss

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Higgins	4,454	74%	+30%
	Conservative	G. Smith (PARTY)	1,057	17%	−33%
	Tenants' Association	C. Boyd	433	7%
	Communist	K. Dunlop	109	2%	−4%
Majority			3,397
Registered electors			20.132
Turnout			6,053	30%	+6%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Granby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. M. Simey *	1,640	75%	+25%
	Conservative	L. D. Wollen	484	22%	−24%
	Communist	J. V. Powell	69	3%	−1%
Majority			1,156
Registered electors			8,086
Turnout			2,193	27%	+1%
	Labour hold		Swing

Kensington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Perry	1,909	59%	+34%
	Conservative	J. G. Barrett *	896	28%	−26%
	Liberal	Graham Hulme	432	13%	+13%
Majority			1,013
Registered electors			9,953
Turnout			3,237	33%	+4%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Low Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Alton	1,061	55%	+55%
	Labour	V. McCoy	666	34%	−5%
	Conservative	T. P. Pink *	208	11%	−46%
Majority			395
Registered electors			4,286
Turnout			1,935	45%	+16%
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Melrose

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Shaw *	1,578	79%	+29%
	Conservative	A. J. Browne	421	21%	−29%
Majority			1,157
Registered electors			7,146
Turnout			1,999	28%	+4%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Netherfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. P. Hughes	869	55%	+32%
	Protestant	W. Owens *	712	45%	−25%
Majority			157
Registered electors			4,280
Turnout			1,581	37%	+16%
	Labour gain from Protestant		Swing

Old Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	W. M. Galbraith	2,597	49%	+8%
	Labour	F. Keating	1,368	26%	+12%
	Conservative	N. F. Derrick *	1,358	26%	−19%
Majority			1,229
Registered electors			13,581
Turnout			5,323	39%	+5%
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Picton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Aspin	2,056	52%	+18%
	Conservative	Dr. Thomas Lyrian Hobday *	1,133	29%	−33%
	Liberal	J. A. Gallagher	655	17%	+17%
	Communist	J. G. Volleamere	85	2%	+2%
Majority			923
Registered electors			12,543
Turnout			3,929	31%	+3%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Pirrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Owens	3,902	68%	+28%
	Conservative	I. Balmer *	1,829	32%	−28%
Majority			2,073
Registered electors			16,374
Turnout			5,731	35%	+7%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Prince's Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cyril Taylor *	2,313	73%	+23%
	Conservative	M. Kingston	748	24%	−20%
	Communist	J. F. Greig	86	3%	−3%
Majority			1,565
Registered electors			8,373
Turnout			3.147	38%	−8%
	Labour hold		Swing

Sandhills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. P. Hyams *	1,479	91%	+31%
	Conservative	R. Walsh	139	9%	−27%
Majority			1,340
Registered electors			5,295
Turnout			1,618	31%	+6%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Domingo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Jones	783	50%	+14%
	Protestant	H. W. Blower *	782	50%	−11%
Majority			1
Registered electors			4,806
Turnout			1,565	33%	−10%
	Labour gain from Protestant		Swing

St. James

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Shields *	2.512	82%	+31%
	Communist	R. O'Hara	356	12%	−10%
	Conservative	F. Jones	196	6%	−19%
Majority			2,156
Registered electors			8,642
Turnout			3,064	35%	+2%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. R. Maddox	2,362	65%	+33%
	Conservative	R. E. Lloyd *	1,256	35%	−33%
Majority			1,106
Registered electors			10,310
Turnout			3,618	35%	+3%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	C. Graham	2,696	57%	+57%
	Conservative	R. M. Aymes (PARTY)	1,277	27%	−54%
	Labour	F. W. Longworth	700	15%	−4%
Majority			1,419
Registered electors			10,712
Turnout			4,722	44%	+16%
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing

Smithdown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. W. Gorman	1,246	75%	+34%
	Conservative	J. W. Butler *	282	17%	−37%
	Liberal	W. A. Bartels	130	8%	+8%
Majority			964
Registered electors			6,718
Turnout			1,658	25%	+7%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Speke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Moorhead	3,634	73%	+29%
	Conservative	E. M. Clein *	1,330	27%	−29%
Majority			2,304
Registered electors			15,236
Turnout			4,964	33%	+11%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Tuebrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. E. Roberts	2,419	61%	+31%
	Conservative	D. E. Daniel (PARTY)	1,563	39%	−31%
Majority			856
Registered electors			11,786
Turnout			3,982	34%	+3%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Vauxhall 2 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. C. O'Rourke (PARTY)	1,312	93%	+25%
	Labour	G. R. Sullivan (PARTY)	1,140	81%	+13%
	Liberal	J. J. Hastings	69	5%	−20%
	Conservative	H. Davies	32	2%	−2%
	Conservative	I. McFall	28	2%	−2%
Majority			1,243
Registered electors			5,866
Turnout			1,413	24%	+5%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Warbreck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Kelly	1,931	52%	+31%
	Conservative	R. B. Flude (PARTY)	1,786	48%	−31%
Majority			145
Registered electors			12,333
Turnout			3,717	30%	−2%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Westminster

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Gardner	1,401	71%	+29%
	Conservative	J. Wareing *	569	29%	−29%
Majority			832
Registered electors			5,779
Turnout			1,970	34%	+2%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Woolton 2 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. Evans (PARTY)	4,834	50%	+8%
	Conservative	L. B. Williams (PARTY)	4,771	50%	−8%
	Conservative	C. G. Hallows	4,600	48%	−10%
	Labour	K. Simpson	4,561	47%	+5%
Majority			63
Registered electors			30,380
Turnout			9,605	32%	0%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

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