1988 Liverpool City Council election

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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 5 May 1988. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Seats   ±  
Labour ?? ??
Social and Liberal Democrats ?? ??
Conservative ?? ??
Independent ?? ??
Others ?? ??

Election result[edit]

Liverpool Local Election Result 1988
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 23 3 0 +3 70% 55% 86,383
  SLD 7 1 2 -1 21% 14% 22,352
  Conservative 2 0 2 -2 6% 12% 18,242
  Liberal 2 2 6% 3% 5,222
  SDP 0 0 0% 1% 1,914
  Green 0 0 0% 1% 1,769
  Communist 0 0 0% 0.3% 400

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Ward results[edit]

These results are compared with the 1984 elections when councillors were elected for a four-year term. * = Councillor elected in 1984 and standing for re-election.

Abercromby[edit]

Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Feintuck 2,070 81% +1%
SLD Carole Matthews 186 7% -3%
Conservative P. Lee 180 7%
Communist P. Carroll 129 5% +2%
Majority 1,884
Turnout 2,565
Labour hold Swing +1%

Aigburth[edit]

Aigburth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cathy Hancox * 2,475 43% -10%
Labour K. Taft 2,079 36% +9%
Conservative N. Liddell 965 17% -2%
Green Joanne Cook 272 5%
Majority 396
Turnout 5,791
Liberal hold Swing -10%

Allerton[edit]

Allerton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour T. Smith 2,029 36% +12%
SLD M. Ali 1,642 29% +3%
Conservative M. Kingston 1,532 27% -23%
SDP R. Gould 399 7%
Green R. Cantwell 100 2%
Majority 387
Turnout 5,702
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +12%

Anfield[edit]

Anfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judith Nelson 2,890 51% +8%
SLD R. Jump 2,147 38% 0%
Conservative Myra Fitzsimmons 518 9% -10%
SDP J. Prince 105 2%
Majority 743
Turnout 5,660
Labour hold Swing +8%

Arundel[edit]

Arundel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Victoria Roberts 2,381 52% +10%
SLD B. Grocott 1,559 34% -9%
Conservative D. Patmore 346 8% -7%
Green G. Thomson 213 5%
Communist J. Crawley 47 1% 0%
Majority 822
Turnout 4,546
Labour gain from SLD Swing +3.5

Breckfield[edit]

Breckfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary McGiveron 3,148 77% +27%
SLD H. Burt 663 16% -30%
Conservative Elizabeth Bayley 266 7% +3%
Majority 2,485
Turnout 4,077
Labour hold Swing

Broadgreen[edit]

Broadgreen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD Rosie Cooper * 3,109 51% +3%
Labour F. Gillard 2,599 42% -1%
Conservative J. Baldwin 314 5% -5%
Green Nina Morgan 61 1%
SDP R. Nolan 46 1%
Majority 510
Turnout 6,129
Liberal hold Swing

Childwall[edit]

Childwall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD Eddie Clein * 3,146 52% +4%
Labour R. Kennedy 1,527 25% +6%
Conservative Helen Rigby 1,215 20% -14%
Green A. Willan 185 3%
Majority 1,619
Turnout 6,073
SLD hold Swing

Church[edit]

Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD Mike Storey * 3,564 54% +4%
Labour J. Ashton 1,783 26% +7%
Conservative T. Pink 1,153 17% -14%
Green Janet Cantwell 201 3%
Majority 1,826
Turnout 6,656
SLD hold Swing

Clubmoor[edit]

Clubmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keva Coombes 4,159 '77% +27%
SLD Ann Collinge 666 12% -13%
Conservative W. Connolly 520 10% -5%
Communist K. McDonough 73 1%
Majority 3,493
Turnout 5,418
Labour hold Swing

County[edit]

County
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD Paul Clark * 3,188 49% -5%
Labour Sylvia Renilson 3,100 48% +8%
Conservative H. Quayle 164 3% -3%
Majority 88
Turnout 6,452
SLD hold Swing

Croxteth[edit]

Croxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD Elaine Kinahan 2,163 36% +12%
Labour Catherine Rigby 1,885 31% 0%
Conservative G. Brandwood * 1,745 29% -18%
SDP Joan Reece 218 4%
Green I. Graham 15 0.2%
Majority 278
Turnout 6,026
SLD gain from Conservative Swing

Dingle[edit]

Dingle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Lafferty 3,215 70% +18%
SLD W. Lamont 1,044 23% -16%
Conservative G. Earle 272 6% -2%
Communist J. Cook 30 1% 0%
Majority 2,171
Turnout 4,561
Labour hold Swing

Dovecot[edit]

Dovecot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Harry Rimmer 2,622 '77% -7%
SLD Norman Mills 429 13% 0%
Conservative Audrey Bowness 356 10% -7%
Majority 2,193
Turnout 3,407
Labour hold Swing

Everton[edit]

Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Knibb 1,988 92% +5%
SLD M. Key 98 5% +1%
Conservative R. Fairclough 72 3% -5%
Majority 1,890
Turnout 2,158
Labour hold Swing

Fazakerley[edit]

Fazakerley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Vaudrey 3,465 77% +17%
Liberal Democrats C. Mayes 541 12% -8%
Conservative J. Atkinson 495 11% -9%
Majority 2,924
Turnout 4,501
Labour hold Swing +17%

Gillmoss[edit]

Gillmoss
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Ledwich 3,239 80% +3%
Conservative S. North 383 9% -4%
SLD C. Leahy 342 8% -2%
Green Susan Ellison 103 3%
Majority 2,897
Turnout 4,067
Labour hold Swing

Granby[edit]

Granby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Hughes 2,959 82% +26%
SLD E. Chin 335 9% -30%
Conservative Henrietta Edwards 200 6% +2%
Communist E. Caddick 121 3% +2%
Majority 2,624
Turnout 3,615
Labour hold Swing

Grassendale[edit]

Grassendale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD W. Bullock 3,405 53% -2%
Labour Eileen Turnbull 1,183 18% +6%
Conservative S. Marsden 1,656 26% -5%
Green P. Kavanagh 197 3%
Majority 2,222
Turnout 6,441
SLD hold Swing

Kensington[edit]

Kensington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour K. Ratcliffe 2,525 52% +3%
SLD Richard Kemp 2,026 42% -2%
Conservative R. Bethell 196 4% +3%
Green F. Wainwright 84 2%
Majority 499
Turnout 4,831
Labour hold Swing

Melrose[edit]

Melrose
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Kidd 3,519 82% +24%
SLD J. Murray 537 13% -24%
Conservative Ann Nugent 220 5% +1%
Majority 2,982
Turnout 4,276
Labour hold Swing

Netherley[edit]

Netherley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lesley Mahmood 2,106 79% +7%
SLD Caroline Barnett 439 16% 0%
Conservative Maureen Murphy 134 5% -7%
Majority 1,667
Turnout 2,679
Labour hold Swing

Old Swan[edit]

Old Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Fitzsimmons 2,975 65% +14%
SLD J. Berman 739 16% -19%
Conservative G. Powell 684 15% -1%
SDP J. Herbert 184 4%
Majority 2,236
Turnout 4,582
Labour hold Swing

Picton[edit]

Picton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SLD Pam Bradley * 2,730 47% -9%
Labour Margaret Clarke 2,717 47% +10%
Conservative I. Bishop 221 4% -3%
Green D. Williams 112 2%
Majority 13
Turnout 5,780
SLD hold Swing

Pirrie[edit]

Pirrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dot Gavin 3,958 84% +14%
SLD Hilary Owen 412 9% -5%
Conservative P. Aldcroft 329 7% -9%
Majority 3,546
Turnout 4,699
Labour hold Swing

St. Mary's[edit]

St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank O'Donoghue 3,599 67% +16%
SLD C. Hughes 1,454 27% -10%
Conservative Innes Fleming 275 5% -7%
Green D. Lindsay 60 1%
Majority 2,145
Turnout 5,388
Labour hold Swing

Smithdown[edit]

Smithdown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Bermingham 2,791 77% +18%
SLD Mary Young 648 18% = -19%
Conservative F. Ryan 193 5% +1%
Majority 2,143
Turnout 3,632
Labour hold Swing

Speke[edit]

Speke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Wilde 2,972 84% +25%
SLD Victoria Clein 287 8% -29%
Conservative A. Faver 270 8% +4%
Majority 2,685
Turnout 3,529
Labour hold Swing

Tuebrook[edit]

Tuebrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Steve Radford * 2,747 52% -1%
Labour S. Sullivan 2,291 43% +7%
Conservative Edna Rodick 282 5% -6%
Majority 456
Turnout 5,320
Liberal hold Swing -1%

Valley[edit]

Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sylvia Sharpey-Shafer 2,636 73% +10%
SLD G. Cleaeys 714 20% +5%
Conservative W. Dobinson 242 7% -15%
Majority 1,922
Turnout 3,592
Labour hold Swing

Vauxhall[edit]

Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Orr * 1,818 93% -1%
SLD S. McHugh 92 5%
Conservative R. Knox 51 3% -3%
Majority 1,726
Turnout 1,961
Labour hold Swing -1%

Warbreck[edit]

Warbreck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Chase 3,144 52% +15%
SLD Elsie Lang 2,430 40% 0%
Conservative Martha Thornton 492 8% -15%
Majority 714
Turnout 6,066
Labour gain from SLD Swing +3.5

Woolton[edit]

Woolton 2 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Backhouse 2,301 39% -30%
Conservative S. Fitzsimmons 2,241 38% -31%
SLD Ron Gould 1,487 25% +11%
SLD Ian Phillips 1,424 25% +11%
Labour A. White 1,057 18% 0%
Labour S. Balmer 1,056 18% 0%
SDP 918 15%
Green J. Hulton 166 3%
Majority 814
Turnout 5,928
Conservative hold Swing

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 6 May 1988
  2. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 6 May 1988
  3. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 6 May 1988
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