1996 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party achieved overall control of the council.^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

	Seats	±
Labour	50	??
Liberal Democrat	42	??
Liberal Party	3	??
Ward Labour	3	??
Conservative Party	1

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1996
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Liberal Democrats	17	0	0	0	52%	41%	37,557
Labour	14	0	1	-1	42%	42%	38,416
Ward Labour	2				6%	7%	4,162
Liberal	1	0	0	0	3%	7%	6,821
Conservative	0	0	0	0	0	7%	6,047
Independent

^[2]

Ward results

Abercromby

Abercromby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Norman	1,083	73%
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Firth	113	8%
	Green	R. Spalding	100	7%
	Liberal	A. Carroll	109	7%
	Conservative	C. Zsigmond	90	6%
Majority			969
Turnout

Aigburth

Aigburth 2 seats
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Cathy Hancox	2,185	58%
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Antrobus	1,856	51%
	Labour	J. Middleton	1,626	34%
	Labour	Joe Anderson	1,221	33%
	Conservative	A. McGing	343	9%
	Conservative	D. Patmore	315	9%
	Green	R. Lentle	230	6%
Majority			899
Turnout

Allerton

Allerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Rosie Cooper	1,947	56%
	Labour	M. Bailey	1,026	29%
	Allerton Liberal Democrats	C. Hulme	492	14%
	Conservative	F. Bate	454	13%
	Green	R. Cantwell	60	2%
Majority			920
Turnout

Anfield

Anfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alan Walker	1,427	47%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Marbrow	1,189	39%
	Liberal	S. Brooks	315	10%
	Militant Labour	P. Filby	107	4%
Majority			238
Turnout

Arundel

Arundel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Clein	1,488	46%
	Labour	R. Gladden	1,392	44%
	Green	D. Ross	181	6%
	Conservative	K. Watkin	136	4%
Majority			56
Turnout

Breckfield

Breckfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. McGiveron	1,291	66%
	Liberal Democrats	Karren Afford	265	14%
	Liberal	J. McAllister	222	11%
	Militant Labour	J. Morris	59	3%
Majority			1,026
Turnout

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. McDaid	1,776	53%
	Liberal Democrats	J. McCabe	1,167	35%
	Liberal	T. Mills	196	6%
	Conservative	K. Sutton	194	6%
Majority			609
Turnout

Childwall

Childwall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Eddie Clein	2,766	65%
	Labour	H. Adams	1,068	25%
	Conservative	C. Coffey	415	10%
Majority			1,698
Turnout

Church

Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Storey	3,106	67%
	Labour	N. Harvey	1,014	22%
	Conservative	J. Mullans	362	8%
	Green	J. Brown	127	3%
Majority			2,092
Turnout

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Steve Ellison	1,396	50%
	Liberal	B. Jackson	639	23%
	Ward Labour	A. Hincks	319	12%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Owen	252	9%
	Conservative	G. Hicklin	159	6%
Majority			757
Turnout

County

County
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Clark	2,124	61%
	Labour	L. French	1,265	36%
	Conservative	J. Atkinson	57	2%
	Liberal	R. Webb	42	1%
Majority			859
Turnout

Croxteth

Croxteth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Kinahan	2,758	63%
	Labour	G. Wood	1,004	23%
	Conservative	E. Nash	412	9%
	Liberal	R. Cameron	155	4%
	Green	I Graham	73	2%
Majority			1,754
Turnout

Dingle

Dingle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Allen	1,178	43%
	Labour	B. Williams	1,142	41%
	Ward Labour	S. Hilditch	172	6%
	Conservative	J. Watson	91	3%
Majority			36
Turnout

Dovecot

Dovecot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Renilson	1,192	62%
	Liberal	K. Buchanan	357	18%
	Liberal Democrats	L. Kinahan	277	14%
	Conservative	J. Brandwood	107	6%
Majority			915
Turnout

Everton

Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Ward Labour	George Knibb	781	58%
	Labour	F. Kidd	497	37%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Reid	48	4%
	Liberal	J. Mayes	22	2%
Majority			284
Turnout

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dave hanratty	1,705	68%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Poole	616	25%
	Conservative	D. Johnston	192	8%
Majority			1,089
Turnout

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Ward Labour	Alf Flatery	1,146	38%
	Labour	M. Black	1,026	34%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Hines	339	11%
	Liberal	F. Fall	331	11%
	Conservative	B. Jones	153	5%
Majority			120
Turnout

Granby

Granby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Tyrrell	1,250	74%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Forster-Green	166	10%
	Ward Labour	C. Wilson	166	10%
	Liberal	M. Wingfield	104	6%
Majority			1,084
Turnout

Grassendale

Grassendale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Curry	2,691	64%
	Labour	G. Lovegreen	969	23%
	Conservative	C. Cross	509	12%
	Natural Law	G. Mead	27	1%
Majority			1,722
Turnout

Kensington

Kensington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Jimmy Kendrick	1,597	55%
	Labour	R. Kennedy	1,097	38%
	Kensington Liberal Democrat	A. Hulme	161	6%
	Ward Labour	A. Dunn	108	4%
	Liberal	M. Bickley	68	2%
	Conservative	I. McFall	48	2%
Majority			500
Turnout

Melrose

Melrose
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Owen	1,509	71%
	Liberal	D. Mayes	358	17%
	Militant Labour	L. Mahmood	168	8%
	Conservative	A. Nugent	86	4%
Majority			1,509
Turnout

Netherley

Netherley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Joe Devaney	956	62%
	Liberal Democrats	Tommy Marshall	393	25%
	Independent	J. Courtney	94	6%
	Conservative	I. Prosser	58	4%
	Liberal	N. Roberts	50	3%
	Independent	M. Fowler	46	3%
Majority			563
Turnout

Old Swan

Old Swan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Bernie Turner	1,034	41%
	Labour	M. Lyons	774	30%
	Socialist Labour	G. Lloyd	451	18%
	Liberal	H. Williams	156	6%
	Conservative	R. Bethell	138	5%
	Old Swan Liberal Democrat	M. McNeilly	128	5%
Majority			260
Turnout

Picton

Picton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Kemp	1,693	57%
	Labour	K. Bradley	1,221	41%
	Conservative	T. Coffey	70	2%
	Picton Liberal Democrat	W. Barrow	136	5%
Majority			472
Turnout

Pirrie

Pirrie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dot Gavin	1,351	66%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Dutton	273	13%
	Liberal	C. Mayes	163	8%
	Conservative	F. Stevens	137	7%
	Ward Labour	J. Kidd	124	6%
Majority			1,078
Turnout

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Millea	2,206	67%
	Labour	P. Hughes	1,006	31%
	Conservative	G. Harden	58	2%
Majority			1,200
Turnout

Smithdown

Smithdown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. White	960	63%
	Liberal Democrats	Garry Airey	353	23%
	Liberal	K. White	222	14%
Majority			607
Turnout

Speke

Speke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Anderson	1,028	75%
	Liberal Democrats	M. McKenna	276	20%
	Conservative	T. Morrison	75	5%
Majority			752
Turnout

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	S. Radford	2,888	74%
	Labour	B. Lawless	751	19%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Richardson	159	4%
	Conservative	G. Brandwood	80	2%
Majority			2,137
Turnout

Valley

Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Phillips	1,318	50%
	Labour	M. Fitzsimmons	965	37%
	Ward Labour	J. Marston	210	8%
	Liberal	W. McGrady	67	3%
	Conservative	J. Matthews	61	2%
Majority			353
Turnout

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Paul Orr	1,100	71%
	ward Labour	J. Long	351	23%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Connor	60	4%
	Liberal	I. Mayes	39	3%
Majority			1,040
Turnout

Warbreck

Warbreck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Roberts	2,029	51%
	Labour	P. Harvey	1,751	44%
	Conservative	D. Gray	180	5%
Majority			278
Turnout

Woolton

Woolton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Kelly	1,725	40%
	Conservative	H. Rigby	1,288	30%
	Labour	S. Owens	1,201	28%
	Liberal	M. Langley	152	3%
Majority			524
Turnout

^[3]

By Elections

Melrose, 11 December 1997

Melrose By-Election 11 December 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Melrose Ward Labour	Alfie Hincks	272	38.6	+38.6
	Labour		217	30.4	−40.8
	Liberal Democrats		180	25.6	+25.6
	Socialist		35	5.0	+5.0
Majority			55	8.2
Turnout			704	5.9
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

References

[1] Liverpool Daily Post 3 May 1996

[2] Liverpool Daily Post 3 May 1996

[3] Liverpool Daily Post 3 May 1996

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