Liverpool City Council election, 1988
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 | ?? | ?? |
|
Conservatives | ?? | ?? |
|
Independent | ?? | ?? |
|
Others | ?? | ?? |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1988 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
23 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
70% |
55% |
86,383 |
|
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
7 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
21% |
14% |
22,352 |
|
|
Conservative |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
6% |
12% |
18,242 |
|
|
Liberal |
2 |
|
|
2 |
6% |
3% |
5,222 |
|
|
Social Democratic |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0% |
1% |
1,914 |
|
|
Green |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0% |
1% |
1,769 |
|
|
Communist |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0% |
0.3% |
400 |
|
[2]
Ward results
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
Abercromby |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
K. Feintuck |
2,070 |
81% |
+1% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
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
Allerton
Anfield
Arundel
Arundel |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Victoria Roberts |
2,381 |
52% |
+10% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
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 Social and Liberal Democrats |
Swing |
+3.5 |
|
Breckfield
Breckfield |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Mary McGiveron |
3,148 |
77% |
+27% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
H. Burt |
663 |
16% |
-30% |
|
Conservative |
Elizabeth Bayley |
266 |
7% |
+3% |
Majority |
2,485 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,077 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Broadgreen
Childwall
Childwall |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
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 |
|
|
|
Social and Liberal Democrats hold |
Swing |
|
|
Church
Church |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
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 |
|
|
|
Social and Liberal Democrats hold |
Swing |
|
|
Clubmoor
Clubmoor |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Keva Coombes |
4,159 |
'77% |
+27% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
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
County |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
Paul Clark * |
3,188 |
49% |
-5% |
|
Labour |
Sylvia Renilson |
3,100 |
48% |
+8% |
|
Conservative |
H. Quayle |
164 |
3% |
-3% |
Majority |
88 |
|
|
Turnout |
6,452 |
|
|
|
Social and Liberal Democrats hold |
Swing |
|
|
Croxteth
Dingle
Dingle |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
R. Lafferty |
3,215 |
70% |
+18% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
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
Dovecot |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Harry Rimmer |
2,622 |
'77% |
-7% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
Norman Mills |
429 |
13% |
0% |
|
Conservative |
Audrey Bowness |
356 |
10% |
-7% |
Majority |
2,193 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,407 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Everton
Everton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
George Knibb |
1,988 |
92% |
+5% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
M. Key |
98 |
5% |
+1% |
|
Conservative |
R. Fairclough |
72 |
3% |
-5% |
Majority |
1,890 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,158 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Fazakerley
Fazakerley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Frank Vaudrey |
3,465 |
77% |
+17% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
C. Mayes |
541 |
12% |
-8% |
|
Conservative |
J. Atkinson |
495 |
11% |
-9% |
Majority |
2,924 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,501 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
+17% |
|
Gillmoss
Gillmoss |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
S. Ledwich |
3,239 |
80% |
+3% |
|
Conservative |
S. North |
383 |
9% |
-4% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
C. Leahy |
342 |
8% |
-2% |
|
Green |
Susan Ellison |
103 |
3% |
|
Majority |
2,897 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,067 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Granby
Granby |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
P. Hughes |
2,959 |
82% |
+26% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
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
Grassendale |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
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 |
|
|
|
Social and Liberal Democrats hold |
Swing |
|
|
Kensington
Kensington |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
K. Ratcliffe |
2,525 |
52% |
+3% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
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
Melrose |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Mary Kidd |
3,519 |
82% |
+24% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
J. Murray |
537 |
13% |
-24% |
|
Conservative |
Ann Nugent |
220 |
5% |
+1% |
Majority |
2,982 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,276 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Netherley
Netherley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Lesley Mahmood |
2,106 |
79% |
+7% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
Caroline Barnett |
439 |
16% |
0% |
|
Conservative |
Maureen Murphy |
134 |
5% |
-7% |
Majority |
1,667 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,679 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Old Swan
Picton
Picton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
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 |
|
|
|
Social and Liberal Democrats hold |
Swing |
|
|
Pirrie
Pirrie |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Dot Gavin |
3,958 |
84% |
+14% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
Hilary Owen |
412 |
9% |
-5% |
|
Conservative |
P. Aldcroft |
329 |
7% |
-9% |
Majority |
3,546 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,699 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
St. Mary's
St. Mary's |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Frank O'Donoghue |
3,599 |
67% |
+16% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
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
Smithdown |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
D. Bermingham |
2,791 |
77% |
+18% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
Mary Young |
648 |
18% |
= -19% |
|
Conservative |
F. Ryan |
193 |
5% |
+1% |
Majority |
2,143 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,632 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Speke
Speke |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
S. Wilde |
2,972 |
84% |
+25% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
Victoria Clein |
287 |
8% |
-29% |
|
Conservative |
A. Faver |
270 |
8% |
+4% |
Majority |
2,685 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,529 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Tuebrook
Valley
Valley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Sylvia Sharpey-Shafer |
2,636 |
73% |
+10% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
G. Cleaeys |
714 |
20% |
+5% |
|
Conservative |
W. Dobinson |
242 |
7% |
-15% |
Majority |
1,922 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,592 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Vauxhall
Vauxhall |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Paul Orr * |
1,818 |
93% |
-1% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
S. McHugh |
92 |
5% |
|
|
Conservative |
R. Knox |
51 |
3% |
-3% |
Majority |
1,726 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,961 |
|
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-1% |
|
Warbreck
Warbreck |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
H. Chase |
3,144 |
52% |
+15% |
|
Social and Liberal Democrats |
Elsie Lang |
2,430 |
40% |
0% |
|
Conservative |
Martha Thornton |
492 |
8% |
-15% |
Majority |
714 |
|
|
Turnout |
6,066 |
|
|
|
Labour gain from Social and Liberal Democrats |
Swing |
+3.5 |
|
Woolton
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