Liverpool City Council election, 1990
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 1990. 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:
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1990 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
27 |
|
|
27 |
82% |
56% |
93,575 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
6 |
|
|
6 |
18% |
33% |
54,441 |
|
|
Conservative |
1 |
|
|
1 |
3% |
7% |
12,214 |
|
|
Green |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0% |
3% |
4,725 |
|
|
Communist |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0% |
0.1% |
213 |
|
|
Democratic Anti Poll Tax |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0% |
0.04% |
70 |
|
[2]
Ward results
Abercromby
Abercromby 2 seats |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
K. Hackett |
1,802 |
73% |
|
|
Labour |
Sarah Norman |
1,745 |
71% |
|
|
Green |
Laura Davenport |
277 |
11% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jeremy Chowings |
145 |
6% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Nigel Dyer |
134 |
5% |
|
|
Conservative |
Pauline Edwards |
127 |
5% |
|
|
Conservative |
D. Radcliffe |
114 |
5% |
|
|
Communist |
F. Carroll |
107 |
4% |
|
Majority |
1,525 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,458 |
|
|
As there were two vacancies for this seat, in order to allow comparison, only the votes for
the highest scoring candidate for each party have been used to compile the statistics.
Aigburth
Aigburth |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
D. McKitterick |
2,778 |
46% |
|
|
Labour |
R. Parkinson |
2,151 |
36% |
|
|
Conservative |
N.W. Liddell |
662 |
11% |
|
|
Green |
Joanne Cook |
409 |
7% |
|
Majority |
672 |
|
|
Turnout |
6,000 |
|
|
Allerton
Anfield
Anfield |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
S. H. Oldfield |
3,365 |
57% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Veronica Best |
2,319 |
39% |
|
|
Conservative |
J. Mass |
240 |
4% |
|
Majority |
1,047 |
|
|
Turnout |
5,923 |
|
|
Arundel
Arundel |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
A. Duckworth |
2,234 |
47% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mary Johnston |
1,700 |
36% |
|
|
Conservative |
D. W. Patmore |
295 |
6% |
|
|
Green |
G. Thomson |
482 |
10% |
|
|
Democratic Anti Poll Tax |
D. E. Huish |
70 |
1% |
|
Majority |
534 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,781 |
|
|
Breckfield
Breckfield |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Frank Prendergast |
3,238 |
80% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Karen Afford |
581 |
14% |
|
|
Conservative |
Elizabeth Bayley |
210 |
5% |
|
Majority |
2,657 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,029 |
|
|
Broadgreen
Broadgreen |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Tony Concepcion |
3,489 |
54% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
G. B. Smith |
2,519 |
39% |
|
|
Conservative |
M. Lind |
310 |
5% |
|
|
Green |
B. Turner |
171 |
3% |
|
Majority |
970 |
|
|
Turnout |
6,489 |
|
|
Childwall
Childwall |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Lady Doreen Jones |
3,565 |
52% |
|
|
Labour |
N.D. Fleet |
2,022 |
29% |
|
|
Conservative |
Helen Rigby |
939 |
14% |
|
|
Green |
M. S. Hughes |
332 |
5% |
|
Majority |
1,543 |
|
|
Turnout |
6,858 |
|
|
Church
Church |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Len Tyrer |
4,203 |
58% |
|
|
Labour |
E. Taylor |
1,812 |
25% |
|
|
Conservative |
I. Bishop |
911 |
13% |
|
|
Green |
A. G. Maxwell |
316 |
4% |
|
Majority |
2,391 |
|
|
Turnout |
7,253 |
|
|
Clubmoor
Clubmoor |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
K. Noon |
3,909 |
73% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Hilary Owen |
869 |
16% |
|
|
Conservative |
Paula Denovan |
338 |
6% |
|
|
Green |
Joan Best |
165 |
3% |
|
|
Communist |
K. F. McDonough |
106 |
2% |
|
Majority |
3,040 |
|
|
Turnout |
5,387 |
|
|
County
Croxteth
Dingle
Dingle |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Joan Brown |
3,612 |
74% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
S. P. Boddy |
860 |
18% |
|
|
Conservative |
R. D. Knox |
189 |
4% |
|
|
Green |
R. Spalding |
224 |
5% |
|
Majority |
2,752 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,885 |
|
|
Dovecot
Dovecot |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
I. H. Scott |
2,984 |
75% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Norman Mills |
746 |
19% |
|
|
Conservative |
W. H. Connolly |
261 |
7% |
|
Majority |
2,238 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,991 |
|
|
Everton
Everton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
G. A. Allen |
1,895 |
94% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
J.S. Thomson |
128 |
6% |
|
Majority |
1,767 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,023 |
|
|
Fazakerley
Fazakerley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
J. Brazier |
3,743 |
77% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
J. J. Johnston |
782 |
16% |
|
|
Conservative |
G. Breckell |
355 |
7% |
|
Majority |
2,961 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,880 |
|
|
Gillmoss
Gillmoss |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Tony Jennings |
3,479 |
78% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
George Mann |
526 |
12% |
|
|
Conservative |
S. North |
255 |
6% |
|
|
Green |
Susan Ellison |
183 |
4% |
|
Majority |
2,953 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,443 |
|
|
Granby
Granby |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Gideon Ben-Tovim |
2,633 |
80% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
H. Priddie |
282 |
9% |
|
|
Conservative |
Henrietta Edwards |
150 |
5% |
|
|
Green |
W. Jenkins |
180 |
5% |
|
|
? |
? |
61 |
2% |
|
Majority |
2,351 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,306 |
|
|
Grassendale
Grassendale |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Beatrice Fraenkel |
3,994 |
62% |
|
|
Labour |
D. Dunphy |
1,358 |
21% |
|
|
Conservative |
Audrey Ogden |
858 |
13% |
|
|
Green |
E. Goldsmith |
278 |
4% |
|
Majority |
2,636 |
|
|
Turnout |
6,488 |
|
|
Kensington
Melrose
Melrose |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Dawn Booth |
4,146 |
84% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
D. Parker |
619 |
13% |
|
|
Conservative |
Anne Nugent |
175 |
4% |
|
Majority |
3,527 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,940 |
|
|
Netherley
Netherley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Catherine Wilson |
2,373 |
84% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
J. Clein |
316 |
11% |
|
|
Conservative |
W. Dobinson |
123 |
4% |
|
Majority |
2,057 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,812 |
|
|
Old Swan
Old Swan |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
K. Williams |
3,342 |
64% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
J. Berman |
1,190 |
23% |
|
|
Conservative |
G. Powell |
465 |
9% |
|
|
Green |
I. Gilmour |
217 |
4% |
|
Majority |
2,152 |
|
|
Turnout |
5,214 |
|
|
Picton
Pirrie
Pirrie |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
W. Edwards |
3,948 |
82% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Maureen Doran |
606 |
13% |
|
|
Conservative |
P. Aldcroft |
234 |
5% |
|
Majority |
3,342 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,788 |
|
|
St. Mary's
St. Mary's |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
J. Doyle |
3,008 |
55% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Millea |
2,115 |
39% |
|
|
Conservative |
A. Fayer |
196 |
4% |
|
|
Green |
Lucy Williams |
107 |
2% |
|
Majority |
893 |
|
|
Turnout |
5,426 |
|
|
Smithdown
Smithdown |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Juliet Herzog |
2,632 |
67% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
P. McGrath |
1,093 |
28% |
|
|
Conservative |
Denise O'Leary |
96 |
2% |
|
|
Green |
J. Stevenson |
84 |
2% |
|
Majority |
1,539 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,905 |
|
|
Speke
Speke |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
K. Cannon |
2,789 |
85% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Victoria Clein |
305 |
9% |
|
|
Conservative |
G. Harden |
194 |
6% |
|
Majority |
2,484 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,288 |
|
|
Tuebrook
Tuebrook |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Anne Gorton |
2,629 |
47% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
N. Cardwell |
2,537 |
45% |
|
|
Conservative |
Edna Rodick |
262 |
5% |
|
|
Green |
R. Morris |
167 |
3% |
|
Majority |
92 |
|
|
Turnout |
5,595 |
|
|
Valley
Valley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Frank Ruse |
2,799 |
75% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Kay Brown |
485 |
13% |
|
|
Conservative |
S. Lever |
241 |
6% |
|
|
Green |
A. Willan |
224 |
6% |
|
Majority |
2,314 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,749 |
|
|
Vauxhall
Vauxhall |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
W. Snell |
2,320 |
95% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
B. Grocott |
80 |
3% |
|
|
Conservative |
R. Fairclough |
49 |
2% |
|
Majority |
2,240 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,449 |
|
|
Warbreck
Warbreck |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
G. Hughes |
3,617 |
53% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Richard Roberts |
2,957 |
43% |
|
|
Conservative |
Dorothy Gray |
268 |
4% |
|
Majority |
660 |
|
|
Turnout |
6,842 |
|
|
Woolton
Woolton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
S. Fitzsimmons |
1,831 |
29% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
B. Brown |
1,802 |
29% |
|
|
Labour |
A. Gallagher |
1,142 |
18% |
|
|
Green |
? |
208 |
3% |
|
Majority |
29 |
|
|
Turnout |
6,280 |
|
|
[3]
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