1973 Merseyside County Council election

The 1973 Merseyside County Council election took place on 12 April 1973 to elect members of Merseyside County Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Main article: 1973 United Kingdom local elections

1973 Merseyside County Council election

12 April 1973 (1973-04-12)
All 99 seats to Merseyside County Council 50 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	36.7%[1]
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Seats won 53 26 19 Popular vote 175,475 143,344 92,524 Percentage 41.3% 33.7% 21.8%
Control of Council after election Labour

There were 95 wards electing the 99 members between them.[1] Two wards, (both in Wirral), were uncontested.

Election results

Overall election result

New Council.

Merseyside County Council election results, 1973
Party		Candidates			Votes
		Stood	Elected	% of total	%	№
	Labour	94	53	53.5	41.3	175,475
	Conservative	94	26	26.3	33.7	143,344
	Liberal	52	19	19.2	21.8	92,524
	Residents	6	1	1.0	1.9	7,996
	Communist	18	0	0.0	0.7	2,978
	Tenants	1	0	0.0	0.3	1,184
	Independent	2	0	0.0	0.2	872
	Ind. Conservative	2	0	0.0	0.1	397
	Save	1	0	0.0	0.1	268

[1]

Results by borough

Knowsley borough

Merseyside County Council election results, 1973 (Knowsley)
Party		Candidates			Votes
		Stood	Elected	% of total	%	№
	Labour	11	10	90.9	61.3	24,218
	Conservative	10	1	9.1	25.2	9,954
	Liberal	6	0	0.0	11.5	4,541
	Communist	7	0	0.0	2.0	778

[1]

Turnout: 31.5%

Liverpool borough

Merseyside County Council election results, 1973 (Liverpool)
Party		Candidates			Votes
		Stood	Elected	% of total	%	№
	Labour	36	18	50.0	40.0	58,840
	Liberal	21	14	38.9	29.4	43,285
	Conservative	36	4	11.1	29.1	42,772
	Ten	1	0	0.0	0.8	1,184
	Communist	4	0	0.0	0.4	622
	Save	1	0	0.0	0.2	268
	Independent	1	0	0.0	0.1	74

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Turnout: 34.4%

Sefton borough

Merseyside County Council election results, 1973 (Sefton)
Party		Candidates			Votes
		Stood	Elected	% of total	%	№
	Conservative	19	11	57.9	42.8	36,642
	Labour	16	6	31.6	30.7	26,245
	Liberal	8	1	5.3	15.5	13,279
	Residents	5	1	5.3	9.0	7,704
	Communist	5	0	0.0	1.1	902
	Independent	1	0	0.0	0.9	798

[1]

Turnout: 40.0%

St Helens borough

Merseyside County Council election results, 1973 (St Helens)
Party		Candidates			Votes
		Stood	Elected	% of total	%	№
	Labour	11	9	81.8	56.1	26,428
	Conservative	7	2	18.2	27.9	13,154
	Liberal	4	0	0.0	15.0	7,045
	Communist	1	0	0.0	1.0	485

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Turnout: 34.4%

Wirral borough

Merseyside County Council election results, 1973 (Wirral)
Party		Candidates			Votes
		Stood	Elected	% of total	%	№
	Conservative	22	8	36.4	38.6	40,822
	Labour	20	10	45.5	37.6	39,744
	Liberal	13	4	18.2	23.0	24,374
	Ind. Conservative	2	0	0.0	0.4	397
	Residents	1	0	0.0	0.3	292
	Communist	1	0	0.0	0.2	191

[1]

Turnout: 41.1%

Ward results

Knowsley

Huyton With Roby No. 1 (Huyton Farm-Princess-Woolfall)

Huyton Farm-Princess-Woolfall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	P. Longworth	2,139	83.0	N/A
	Conservative	L. Bottley	353	13.7	N/A
	Communist	H. Moss	84	3.3	N/A
Majority			1,786	69.3	N/A
Registered electors			9,813
Turnout				26.3	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Huyton With Roby No. 2 (Longview and Rupert Farm)

Longview and Rupert Farm

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	S. Hughes	1,824	51.9	N/A
	Liberal	C. Lister	835	23.7	N/A
	Conservative	R. Lockett	783	22.3	N/A
	Communist	W. Hennessey	74	2.1	N/A
Majority			989	28.2	N/A
Registered electors			9,459
Turnout				37.2	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Huyton With Roby No. 3 (St Agnes-St Bartholomews-Swanside)

St Agnes-St Bartholomews-Swanside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	H. Swainbank	2,660	44.9	N/A
	Labour	M. Spillane	2,005	33.8	N/A
	Liberal	B. Martin	1,210	20.4	N/A
	Communist	R. Leyland	55	0.9	N/A
Majority			655	11.1	N/A
Registered electors			13,273
Turnout				44.7	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

Huyton With Roby No. 4 (St Gabriels and St Michaels)

St Gabriels and St Michaels

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	S. Powell	2,464	65.1	N/A
	Conservative	F. Kearns	848	22.4	N/A
	Liberal	A. Murray	389	10.3	N/A
	Communist	W. Bell	82	2.2	N/A
Majority			1,616	42.7	N/A
Registered electors			11,198
Turnout				33.8	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Kirkby No. 1 (Central and Minstead)

Central and Minstead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. King	1,782	66.7	N/A
	Liberal	A. Dutton	761	28.5	N/A
	Communist	S. Donnelly	130	4.9	N/A
Majority			1,021	38.2	N/A
Registered electors			10,832
Turnout				24.7	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Kirkby No. 2 (Cherryfield and Whitfield)

Cherryfield and Whitfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	D. Smith	1,381	53.3	N/A
	Liberal	T. Jones	1,004	38.7	N/A
	Conservative	S. Hennessy	105	4.1	N/A
	Communist	P. Cunningham	101	3.9	N/A
Majority			377	14.6	N/A
Registered electors			11,339
Turnout				22.9	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Kirkby No. 3 (Northwood-Park-Tower Hill-Simonswood)

Northwood-Park-Tower Hill-Simonswood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	G. Bundred	2,164	72.6	N/A
	Conservative	A. Dray	565	19.0	N/A
	Communist	T. Bradburn	252	8.5	N/A
Majority			1,599	53.6	N/A
Registered electors			14,372
Turnout				20.7	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Prescot

Prescot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	W. Howarth	2,360	61.2	N/A
	Conservative	F. Granby	1,494	38.8	N/A
Majority			866	22.4	N/A
Registered electors			9,035
Turnout				42.7	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Whiston No. 1 (Croton-Tarbock-Whiston)

Croton-Tarbock-Whiston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	R. Foulkes	2,266	65.6	N/A
	Conservative	J. Reynolds	1,189	34.4	N/A
Majority			1,077	31.2	N/A
Registered electors			9,924
Turnout				34.8	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Whiston No. 3 (Halewood)

Halewood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	T. Lyons	3,380	72.4	N/A
	Conservative	B. Holder	1,289	27.6	N/A
Majority			2,091	44.8	N/A
Registered electors			13,617
Turnout				34.3	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Whiston No. 4 (Knowsley)

Knowsley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	W. Alldritt	2,453	70.8	N/A
	Conservative	W. Simpson	668	19.3	N/A
	Liberal	M. Traynor	342	9.9	N/A
Majority			1,785	51.5	N/A
Registered electors			12,510
Turnout				27.7	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool

Liverpool No. 1 (Abercromby and St James)

Abercromby and St James

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	H. Carr	2,432	79.1	N/A
	Conservative	E. Smith	364	11.8	N/A
	Communist	R. O'Hara	280	9.1	N/A
Majority			2,068	67.3	N/A
Registered electors			13,507
Turnout				22.8	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 2 (Aigburth)

Aigburth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	S. Moss	4,162	78.8	N/A
	Labour	K. Stewart	1,120	21.2	N/A
Majority			3,042	57.6	N/A
Registered electors			14,688
Turnout				36.0	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 3 (Allerton)

Allerton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	W. Weaver	2,325	55.2	N/A
	Liberal	S. Carr	1,183	28.1	N/A
	Labour	C. McDonald	705	16.7	N/A
Majority			1,142	27.1	N/A
Registered electors			10,856
Turnout				38.8	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 4 (Anfield)

Anfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	F. McGurk	2,018	38.7	N/A
	Liberal	J. Wilmington	1,739	33.4	N/A
	Conservative	L. Jones	1,457	27.9	N/A
Majority			279	5.3	N/A
Registered electors			13,161
Turnout				39.6	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 5 (Arundel)

Arundel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	N. Wood	2,815	58.3	N/A
	Conservative	J. Kendrick	1,042	21.6	N/A
	Labour	F. Gaier	973	20.1	N/A
Majority			1,773	36.7	N/A
Registered electors			14,434
Turnout				33.5	N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 6 (Breckfield and St Domingo)

Breckfield and St Domingo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	P. Chivall	1,551	45.8	N/A
	Labour	L. Williams	1,207	35.7	N/A
	Conservative	K. Jacques	626	18.5	N/A
Majority			344	10.1	N/A
Registered electors			11,443
Turnout				29.6	N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 7 (Broadgreen)

Broadgreen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	R. Johnston	3,186	61.9	N/A
	Conservative	L. Sanders	1,051	20.4	N/A
	Labour	F. Burke	911	17.7	N/A
Majority			2,135	41.5	N/A
Registered electors			12,358
Turnout				41.7	N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 8 (Central Everton and Netherfield)

Central Everton and Netherfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. Parry	2,169	75.9	N/A
	Conservative	R. Charles	421	14.7	N/A
	Save	A. Dooley	268	9.4	N/A
Majority			1,748	61.2	N/A
Registered electors			12,362
Turnout				23.1	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 9 (Childwall)

Childwall (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	W. Limont	4,289	51.7	N/A
	Liberal	W. Smyth	3,807	–	–
	Conservative	C. Henry De Boer	2,963	35.7	N/A
	Conservative	D. Bushell	2,885	–	–
	Labour	L. Caplan	1,047	12.6	N/A
	Labour	E. Kelly	955	–	–
Majority			1,335	16.0	N/A
Registered electors			19,102
Turnout				43.4	N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 10 (Church)

Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Cyril Carr	4,154	63.0	N/A
	Conservative	H. Bolton-Jones	2,037	30.9	N/A
	Labour	N. Barnett	400	6.1	N/A
Majority			2,117	32.1	N/A
Registered electors			14,436
Turnout				45.7	N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 11 (Clubmoor)

Clubmoor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	J. Bowen	2,069	41.9	N/A
	Labour	M. Stewart	1,760	35.6	N/A
	Conservative	J. Jones	1,110	22.5	N/A
Majority			309	6.3	N/A
Registered electors			10,800
Turnout				45.7	N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 12 (County)

County

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. McLean	2,414	59.1	N/A
	Conservative	P. Tunna	1,669	40.9	N/A
Majority			745	18.2	N/A
Registered electors			12,602
Turnout				32.4	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 13 (Croxteth)

Croxteth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	G. Holmes	3,800	60.2	N/A
	Conservative	R. Amyes	1,624	25.7	N/A
	Labour	D. Cowley	885	14.0	N/A
Majority			2,176	34.5	N/A
Registered electors			12,667
Turnout				49.8	N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 14 (Dingle)

Dingle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	M. Evans	1,479	64.1	N/A
	Conservative	R. Jones	404	17.5	N/A
	Liberal	C. Stocker	345	14.9	N/A
	Communist	J. Cook	80	3.5	N/A
Majority			1,075	46.6	N/A
Registered electors			7,597
Turnout				30.4	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 15 (Dovecot)

Dovecot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	W. Burke	3,043	68.2	N/A
	Conservative	J. Walsh	1,418	31.8	N/A
Majority			1,625	36.4	N/A
Registered electors			16,342
Turnout				31.1	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 16 (Fairfield)

Fairfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	C. Crawford	1,598	41.9	N/A
	Labour	H. Livermore	1,384	36.3	N/A
	Conservative	W. Scott	828	21.7	N/A
Majority			214	5.6	N/A
Registered electors			10,856
Turnout				35.1	N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 17 (Fazakerley)

Fazakerley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	A. Williams	2,294	57.0	N/A
	Conservative	A. Lloyd	1,731	43.0	N/A
Majority			562	14.0	N/A
Registered electors			11,774
Turnout				34.2	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 18 (Gillmoss)

Gillmoss (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Edward Loyden	3,784	78.4	N/A
	Labour	T. Higgins	3,625	–	–
	Conservative	D. Dougherty	1,042	21.6	N/A
	Conservative	W. Henri	934	–	–
Majority			2,742	56.8	N/A
Registered electors			20,068
Turnout				24.0	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 19 (Granby and Princes Park)

Granby and Princes Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Margaret Simey	2,675	68.2	N/A
	Conservative	O. Hughes	1,046	26.7	N/A
	Communist	T. McClelland	203	5.2	N/A
Majority			1,629	41.5	N/A
Registered electors			15,485
Turnout				25.3	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 20 (Kensington)

Kensington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	J. Watton	2,221	58.8	N/A
	Labour	Robert Wareing	1,207	31.9	N/A
	Conservative	S. Kudrycz	352	9.3	N/A
Majority			1,014	26.9	N/A
Registered electors			9,438
Turnout				40.1	N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 21 (Low Hill and Smithdown)

Low Hill and Smithdown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Alton	2,282	69.7	N/A
	Labour	H. Lee	854	26.1	N/A
	Conservative	T. Wingate	139	4.2	N/A
Majority			1,428	43.6	N/A
Registered electors			9,774
Turnout				33.5	N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 22 (Melrose and Westminster)

Melrose and Westminster

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	B. Shaw	2,369	72.8	N/A
	Conservative	J. Gillin	885	27.2	N/A
Majority			1,484	45.6	N/A
Registered electors			11,283
Turnout				28.8	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 23 (Old Swan)

Old Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	D. Jones	3,266	55.9	N/A
	Labour	J. Walker	1,505	25.7	N/A
	Conservative	H. Davies	1,000	17.1	N/A
	Independent	W. McCullough	74	1.3	N/A
Majority			1,761	30.2	N/A
Registered electors			13,442
Turnout				43.5	N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 24 (Picton)

Picton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	P. Mahon	2,260	48.9	N/A
	Labour	A. Fletcher	1,592	34.5	N/A
	Conservative	H. Davies	769	16.6	N/A
Majority			668	14.4	N/A
Registered electors			12,225
Turnout				37.8	N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 25 (Pirrie)

Pirrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	H. Dalton	3,638	67.9	N/A
	Conservative	R. Gould	1,718	32.1	N/A
Majority			1,920	35.8	N/A
Registered electors			16,059
Turnout				33.4	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 26 (St Marys)

St Marys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	G. Maudsley	2,155	61.0	N/A
	Conservative	G. Hadley	1,375	39.0	N/A
Majority			780	22.0	N/A
Registered electors			10,105
Turnout				34.9	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 27 (St Michaels)

St Michaels

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Trevor Jones	2,442	61.3	N/A
	Conservative	C. Cowlin	893	22.4	N/A
	Labour	R. Graham	589	14.8	N/A
	Communist	F. Hennessey	59	1.5	N/A
Majority			1,549	38.9	N/A
Registered electors			10,693
Turnout				37.2	N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 28 (Sandhills and Vauxhall)

Sandhills and Vauxhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	W. Sefton	1,760	55.9	N/A
	Tenants	J. Stroud	1,184	37.6	N/A
	Conservative	P. Rankin	202	6.4	N/A
Majority			576	18.3	N/A
Registered electors			10,501
Turnout				30.0	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 29 (Speke)

Speke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Kenneth Stewart	3,010	75.2	N/A
	Conservative	D. Collister	992	24.8	N/A
Majority			2,018	50.4	N/A
Registered electors			14,808
Turnout				27.0	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 30 (Tuebrook)

Tuebrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. Roberts	1,529	38.0	N/A
	Liberal	W. Galbraith	1,362	33.8	N/A
	Conservative	D. Daniel	1,134	28.2	N/A
Majority			167	4.2	N/A
Registered electors			11,678
Turnout				34.5	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 31 (Warbreck)

Warbreck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. Finnegan	1,957	51.9	N/A
	Conservative	R. Flude	1,812	48.1	N/A
Majority			145	3.8	N/A
Registered electors			12,195
Turnout				30.9	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 32 (Woolton East)

Woolton East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	L. Evans	2,820	74.4	N/A
	Conservative	N. Derrick	508	13.4	N/A
	Liberal	J. Moxon	461	12.2	N/A
Majority			2,312	61.0	N/A
Registered electors			13,002
Turnout				29.1	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Liverpool No. 33 (Woolton West)

Woolton West (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	L. Williams	3,673	51.8	N/A
	Conservative	T. Hobday	3,628	–	–
	Liberal	W. Mellor	2,262	31.9	N/A
	Liberal	E. Reynolds	2,063	–	–
	Labour	K. Jones	1,155	16.3	N/A
	Labour	J. Changer	1,096	–	–
Majority			1,411	19.9	N/A
Registered electors			17,839
Turnout				39.7	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

Sefton

Bootle No. 1

Bootle No. 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Hugh Baird	2,461	60.0	N/A
	Conservative	F. Morris	1,508	26.7	N/A
	Communist	A. Watts	135	3.3	N/A
Majority			953	23.3	N/A
Registered electors			13,240
Turnout				31.0	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Bootle No. 2 (Linacre and Mersey)

Linacre and Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	W. Wiseman	2,103	70.5	N/A
	Conservative	R. Rogerson	687	23.0	N/A
	Communist	J. Byrne	192	6.4	N/A
Majority			1,416	47.5	N/A
Registered electors			11,509
Turnout				25.9	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Bootle No. 3 (Netherton-Orrell-Sefton)

Netherton-Orrell-Sefton (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	B. Hillen	4,028	60.3	N/A
	Labour	A. Weston	3,906	–	–
	Conservative	G. Halliwell	2,261	33.8	N/A
	Conservative	J. Borrows	2,147	–	–
	Communist	R. Morris	395	5.9	N/A
	Communist	T. Fenn	341	–	–
Majority			1,767	26.5	N/A
Registered electors			24,169
Turnout				27.7	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Crosby No. 1 (Central-College-St Johns)

Central-College-St Johns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	N. Goldrein	2,309	44.2	N/A
	Residents	J. Connell	1,953	37.4	N/A
	Labour	M. Kelly	964	18.4	N/A
Majority			356	6.8	N/A
Registered electors			12,423
Turnout				42.1	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

Crosby No. 2 (Christchurch-St Marys-St Thomas)

Christchurch-St Marys-St Thomas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	L. Hyam	1,683	43.3	N/A
	Liberal	H. Fjortoft	1,118	28.2	N/A
	Conservative	J. Atherton	1,082	27.9	N/A
Majority			565	14.5	N/A
Registered electors			10,731
Turnout				36.2	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Crosby No. 3 (East)

East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Residents	A. Tickle	1,607	40.3	N/A
	Conservative	W. Bennett	1,472	37.0	N/A
	Labour	J. Jones	904	22.7	N/A
Majority			135	3.3	N/A
Registered electors			9,676
Turnout				41.2	N/A
	Residents win (new seat)

[2]

Crosby No. 4 (North and West)

North and West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	F. Prichard	2,827	58.2	N/A
	Liberal	M. Hill	2,034	41.8	N/A
Majority			793	16.4	N/A
Registered electors			9,075
Turnout				53.6	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

Formby

Formby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	K. Thompson	4,691	74.9	N/A
	Labour	A. Riley	1,575	25.1	N/A
Majority			3,116	49.8	N/A
Registered electors			16,537
Turnout				37.9	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

Litherland

Litherland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	O. Brady	3,575	58.1	N/A
	Conservative	R. Lloyd	2,401	39.0	N/A
	Communist	A. Wenton	180	2.9	N/A
Majority			1,174	19.1	N/A
Registered electors			16,515
Turnout				37.3	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Southport No. 1 (Ainsdale-Birkdale South)

Ainsdale-Birkdale South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. Hartley	2,527	48.0	N/A
	Liberal	W. Corlett	1,994	37.9	N/A
	Labour	J. Entwistle	743	14.1	N/A
Majority			533	10.1	N/A
Registered electors			13,418
Turnout				39.2	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

Southport No. 2 (Birkdale East-Birkdale North-South)

Birkdale East-Birkdale North-South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	H. Martland	1,754	38.2	N/A
	Labour	J. Corcoran	1,595	34.8	N/A
	Liberal	J. McCabe	1,240	27.0	N/A
Majority			159	3.4	N/A
Registered electors			11,286
Turnout				40.7	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

Southport No. 3 (Central-Birkdale West-West)

Central-Birkdale West-West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. Simms Mitchell	1,726	63.7	N/A
	Liberal	D. Collins	985	36.3	N/A
Majority			741	27.4	N/A
Registered electors			9,023
Turnout				30.0	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

Southport No. 4 (Craven-Sussex-Talbot)

Craven-Sussex-Talbot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Ronald Fearn	2,510	48.1	N/A
	Conservative	B. Pogson	1,424	27.3	N/A
	Labour	K. McNeany	1,286	24.6	N/A
Majority			1,086	20.8	N/A
Registered electors			11,406
Turnout				45.8	N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)

[2]

Southport No. 5 (Hesketh and Scarisbrick)

Hesketh and Scarisbrick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. Leech	2,484	43.8	N/A
	Liberal	P. Handley	1,773	31.3	N/A
	Labour	M. Auger	1,408	24.9	N/A
Majority			711	12.5	N/A
Registered electors			10,525
Turnout				53.8	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

Southport No. 6 (Marine and Park)

Marine and Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	G. Walton	2,150	57.0	N/A
	Liberal	C. Jackson	1,625	43.0	N/A
Majority			525	14.0	N/A
Registered electors			10,436
Turnout				36.2	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

West Lancashire No. 1 (Aintree)

Aintree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	A. Birch	1,905	43.3	N/A
	Residents	F. Deeks	1,487	33.8	N/A
	Labour	I. James	1,009	22.9	N/A
Majority			418	9.5	N/A
Registered electors			9,367
Turnout				47.0	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

West Lancashire No. 2 (Maghull East and North-Melling)

Maghull East and North-Melling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	C. Currall	1,915	32.2	N/A
	Labour	J. Howard	1,831	30.8	N/A
	Residents	J. Geddes	1,408	23.7	N/A
	Independent	L. Hancock	798	13.4	N/A
Majority			84	1.4	N/A
Registered electors			13,100
Turnout				45.4	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

West Lancashire No. 3 (Maghull South & West-Melling)

Aintree

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	F. Dykins	1,519	39.5	N/A
	Residents	P. Nield	1,249	32.5	N/A
	Labour	W. Marshall	1,080	28.1	N/A
Majority			270	7.0	N/A
Registered electors			9,200
Turnout				41.8	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

St Helens

Haydock

Haydock

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	R. Finney	2,926	83.8	N/A
	Conservative	B. Chapman	567	16.2	N/A
Majority			2,359	67.6	N/A
Registered electors			11,022
Turnout				31.7	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Newton-Le-Willows

Newton-Le-Willows

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	O. Conheeney	3,874	52.1	N/A
	Liberal	A. St Leger Sherlock	3,561	47.9	N/A
Majority			313	4.2	N/A
Registered electors			16,022
Turnout				46.4	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Rainford

Rainford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	A. Berry	3,167	53.5	N/A
	Labour	A. Bentham	2,751	46.5	N/A
Majority			416	7.0	N/A
Registered electors			14,053
Turnout				42.1	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

St. Helens No. 1 (Central and South Eccleston)

Central and South Eccleston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	W. Williams	1,801	47.6	N/A
	Conservative	J. Hand	1,371	36.2	N/A
	Liberal	W. Wagstaff	611	16.2	N/A
Majority			430	11.4	N/A
Registered electors			10,259
Turnout				36.9	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

St. Helens No. 2 (East Sutton)

East Sutton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	T. Harvey	2,005	59.5	N/A
	Liberal	A. Lycott	1,367	40.5	N/A
Majority			638	19.0	N/A
Registered electors			11,760
Turnout				28.7	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

St. Helens No. 3 (Hardshaw and West Sutton)

Hardshaw and West Sutton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	H. Rimmer	2,793	65.0	N/A
	Liberal	N. Benbow	1,506	35.0	N/A
Majority			1,287	30.0	N/A
Registered electors			15,565
Turnout				27.7	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

St. Helens No. 4 (Moss Bank and North Windle)

Moss Bank and North Windle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. Morris	2,407	52.0	N/A
	Conservative	C. Martin	2,224	48.0	N/A
Majority			183	4.0	N/A
Registered electors			13,452
Turnout				34.4	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

St. Helens No. 5 (North Eccleston and South Windle)

North Eccleston and South Windle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	T. Forshaw	1,465	59.7	N/A
	Conservative	F. Penketh	989	40.3	N/A
Majority			476	19.4	N/A
Registered electors			8,471
Turnout				29.0	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

St. Helens No. 6 (Parr)

Parr

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	F. Mernagh	3,226	86.9	N/A
	Communist	P. Lenahan	485	13.1	N/A
Majority			2,741	73.8	N/A
Registered electors			16,313
Turnout				22.7	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Whiston No. 2 (Eccleston and Windle)

Eccleston and Windle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	G. Brownlow	2,819	73.4	N/A
	Labour	R. Bishop	1,024	26.6	N/A
Majority			1,795	46.8	N/A
Registered electors			9,404
Turnout				40.9	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

Whiston No. 5 (Rainhill and Bold)

Rainhill and Bold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	W. Jones	2,156	51.7	N/A
	Conservative	N. Holley	2,017	48.3	N/A
Majority			139	3.4	N/A
Registered electors			10,497
Turnout				39.8	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Wirral

Bebington No. 1 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey)

Higher Bebington and Woodhey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	H. Harriman	2,927	49.8	N/A
	Labour	W. Jones	1,834	31.2	N/A
	Liberal	A. Snedker	1,118	19.0	N/A
Majority			1,093	18.6	N/A
Registered electors			10,279
Turnout				57.2	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

Bebington No. 2 (Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough)

Park-New Ferry-North Bromborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	B. Bryning	3,087	65.9	N/A
	Conservative	G. Drew	1,594	34.1	N/A
Majority			1,493	31.8	N/A
Registered electors			9,776
Turnout				47.9	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Bebington No. 3 (South Bromborough and Eastham)

South Bromborough and Eastham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	A. Rose	3,061	44.6	N/A
	Conservative	D. Allan	2,278	33.2	N/A
	Liberal	Phillip Gilchrist	1,527	22.2	N/A
Majority			783	11.4	N/A
Registered electors			12,857
Turnout				53.4	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Bebington No. 4 (Lower Bebington and Poulton)

Lower Bebington and Poulton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	F. Williams	3,118	47.3	N/A
	Liberal	Thomas Harney	1,737	26.4	N/A
	Labour	A. Radcliffe	1,732	26.3	N/A
Majority			1,381	20.9	N/A
Registered electors			12,002
Turnout				54.9	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

Birkenhead No. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt)

Argyle-Clifton-Holt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. Stuart-Cole	2,120	70.6	N/A
	Conservative	R. Peers	883	29.4	N/A
Majority			1,237	41.2	N/A
Registered electors			8,985
Turnout				33.4	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Birkenhead No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey)

Bebington and Mersey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	C. McRonald	2,010	63.0	N/A
	Conservative	M. Winter	1,182	37.0	N/A
Majority			828	26.0	N/A
Registered electors			8,707
Turnout				36.7	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Birkenhead No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland)

Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	David Griffith Evans	2,521	50.1	N/A
	Labour	J. McDougall	1,471	29.2	N/A
	Conservative	R. Stretch	1,040	20.7	N/A
Majority			1,050	20.9	N/A
Registered electors			9,993
Turnout				50.4	N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)

[2]

Birkenhead No. 4 (Devonshire and Egerton)

Devonshire and Egerton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	D. Hughes	3,067	50.1	N/A
	Conservative	H. Welsh	1,542	25.2	N/A
	Labour	W. Bagnall	1,514	24.7	N/A
Majority			1,525	24.9	N/A
Registered electors			12,464
Turnout				49.1	N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)

[2]

Birkenhead No. 5 (Gilbrook and St James)

Gilbrook and St James

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. Roberts	2,242	59.5	N/A
	Liberal	A. Hayes	1,106	29.3	N/A
	Conservative	W. Briggs	421	11.2	N/A
Majority			1,136	30.2	N/A
Registered electors			9,030
Turnout				41.7	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Birkenhead No. 6 (Grange and Oxton)

Grange and Oxton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Gordon Lindsay	3,075	52.5	N/A
	Conservative	Kenneth Porter	1,687	28.8	N/A
	Labour	Arthur Smith	1,100	18.8	N/A
Majority			1,388	23.7	N/A
Registered electors			12,348
Turnout				47.5	N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)

[2]

Birkenhead No. 7 (Prenton)

Prenton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	A. Wise	3,422	53.4	N/A
	Labour	G. Llewellyn	2,991	46.6	N/A
Majority			431	6.8	N/A
Registered electors			15,882
Turnout				40.4	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

Birkenhead No. 8 (Upton)

Upton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	E. Ainslie	3,687	51.1	N/A
	Conservative	J. Nixon	3,044	42.2	N/A
	Residents	S. Dean	292	4.0	N/A
	Communist	K. Thompson	191	2.6	N/A
Majority			643	8.9	N/A
Registered electors			19,861
Turnout				36.3	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Hoylake No. 1 (Caldy and Frankby)

Caldy and Frankby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	H. Needham	Unopposed
Registered electors			12,684
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

Hoylake No. 2 (Central-Hoose-Meols-Park)

Central-Hoose-Meols-Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. Last	Unopposed
Registered electors			11,992
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

Wallasey No. 1 (Leasowe)

Leasowe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	C. Wells	2,507	59.6	N/A
	Conservative	G. Ward	1,094	26.0	N/A
	Liberal	D. Franks	604	14.4	N/A
Majority			1,413	33.6	N/A
Registered electors			11,464
Turnout				36.7	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Wallasey No. 2 (Marlowe-Egremont-South Liscard)

Marlowe-Egremont-South Liscard

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	E. Roberts	2,106	40.0	N/A
	Conservative	F. Elliot	2,104	39.9	N/A
	Liberal	Neil Thomas	1,058	20.1	N/A
Majority			2	0.1	N/A
Registered electors			13,155
Turnout				40.0	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Wallasey No. 3 (Moreton and Saughall Massie)

Moreton and Saughall Massie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	C. Allman	1,556	49.6	N/A
	Conservative	David Williams	1,094	34.9	N/A
	Liberal	E. Lawrence	486	15.5	N/A
Majority			462	14.7	N/A
Registered electors			7,070
Turnout				44.4	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Wallasey No. 4 (New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren)

New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	D. Caldwell	4,368	51.1	N/A
	Conservative	M. Emberton	3,495	40.9	N/A
	Labour	S. Owens	538	6.3	N/A
	Ind. Conservative	John Fishwick	139	1.6	N/A
Majority			873	10.2	N/A
Registered electors			14,673
Turnout				58.2	N/A
	Liberal win (new seat)

[2]

Wallasey No. 5 (North Liscard-Upper Brighton St.)

North Liscard-Upper Brighton St.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	H. Grant	2,099	39.8	N/A
	Liberal	P. Tryer	2,001	38.0	N/A
	Labour	G. Watkins	912	17.3	N/A
	Ind. Conservative	H. Thompson	258	4.9	N/A
Majority			98	1.8	N/A
Registered electors			11,774
Turnout				44.8	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

Wallasey No. 6 (Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville)

Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. Gershman	2,994	68.3	N/A
	Conservative	F. Hunter	1,387	31.7	N/A
Majority			1,607	36.6	N/A
Registered electors			12,427
Turnout				35.3	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

[2]

Wirral No. 1 (Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield)

Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	N. Pannell	3,477	60.9	N/A
	Liberal	G. Collins	1,706	29.9	N/A
	Labour	J. Durrant	522	9.1	N/A
Majority			1,771	31.0	N/A
Registered electors			11,022
Turnout				51.8	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

Wirral No. 2 (Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston)

Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	F. Burlinson	2,934	62.5	N/A
	Labour	J. Heery	1,760	37.5	N/A
Majority			1,174	25.0	N/A
Registered electors			9,147
Turnout				51.3	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

[2]

Notes

• bold denotes the winning candidate

References

1. "Local Election Summaries 1973". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1973. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

"…on night of Labour slaughter…". Liverpool Daily Post. 6 May 1977. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
"LABOUR SUNK BY TORY'S BLUE TIDE". Liverpool Echo. 6 May 1977. Retrieved 12 March 2017.