Liverpool City Council election, 1991
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 2 May 1991. 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 1991 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Liberal Democrat |
13 |
|
|
|
39% |
38% |
54,751 |
|
|
Labour |
13 |
|
|
|
39% |
36% |
50,905 |
|
|
Militant Labour |
5 |
|
|
5 |
15% |
8%% |
11,097 |
|
|
Social Democratic |
1 |
|
|
1 |
3% |
3% |
3,747 |
|
|
Liberal |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0% |
3% |
3,869 |
|
|
Conservative |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0% |
11% |
15,482 |
|
|
Green |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0% |
2% |
3,267 |
|
|
Others |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0% |
0.03% |
49 |
|
[2]
Ward results
Abercromby
Abercromby |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
N. Stanley |
1,526 |
77% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Nigel Dyer |
289 |
15% |
|
|
Conservative |
C. Zsigmond |
155 |
8% |
|
Majority |
1,237 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,970 |
|
|
Aigburth
Allerton
Anfield
Anfield |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Anfield Labour |
J. Smith |
1,624 |
30% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
J. Cunningham |
1,357 |
25% |
|
|
Labour |
M. Tottey |
1,232 |
23% |
|
|
Conservative |
M. Fitzsimmons |
566 |
11% |
|
|
Liberal |
T. Newall |
608 |
11% |
|
Majority |
267 |
|
|
Turnout |
5,387 |
|
|
Arundel
Arundel |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Roger Johnston |
1,812 |
46% |
|
|
Labour |
P. Tyrrell |
1,294 |
33% |
|
|
Conservative |
A. Zsigmond |
286 |
7% |
|
|
Green |
W. Jenkins |
438 |
11% |
|
|
Lurch the Thinking Woman's crumpet |
S. Maidment |
49 |
1% |
|
|
Social Democratic |
V. Gould |
40 |
1% |
|
Majority |
518 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,919 |
|
|
Breckfield
Breckfield |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Alan Dean |
2,081 |
66% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
C. Cartmel |
757 |
24% |
|
|
Conservative |
E. Bayley |
333 |
11% |
|
Majority |
1,324 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,171 |
|
|
Broadgreen
Childwall
Childwall |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Neville Chin |
3,926 |
61% |
|
|
Conservative |
M. Kingston |
1,116 |
17% |
|
|
Labour |
R. Griffiths |
1,112 |
17% |
|
|
Green |
A. Willan |
255 |
4% |
|
Majority |
2,814 |
|
|
Turnout |
6,409 |
|
|
Church
Church |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
W. Roberts |
4,277 |
64% |
|
|
Labour |
A. Joel |
1,130 |
17% |
|
|
Conservative |
I. Bishop |
979 |
15% |
|
|
Green |
? |
290 |
4% |
|
Majority |
3,147 |
|
|
Turnout |
6,676 |
|
|
Clubmoor
Clubmoor |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Clubmoor Labour |
M. Richardson |
2,462 |
51% |
|
|
Liberal |
B. Jackson |
1,581 |
33% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
H. Owen |
322 |
7% |
|
|
Conservative |
D. Smith |
309 |
6% |
|
|
Green |
J. Best |
129 |
3% |
|
Majority |
881 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,803 |
|
|
County
Croxteth
Dingle
Dingle |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Dingle Labour |
F. Hegarty |
1,548 |
33% |
|
|
Labour |
E. Shields |
1,459 |
31% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
J. Dakin |
1,274 |
27% |
|
|
Conservative |
D. Patmore |
295 |
6% |
|
|
Green |
R. Spalding |
171 |
4% |
|
Majority |
89 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,747 |
|
|
Dovecot
Dovecot |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
R. Quinn |
1,989 |
63% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
S. Woodward |
827 |
26% |
|
|
Conservative |
W. Connolly |
342 |
11% |
|
Majority |
1,162 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,158 |
|
|
Everton
Everton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Everton Labour |
M.McCauly |
964 |
50% |
|
|
Labour |
P. Davies |
836 |
44% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
J. Thomson |
119 |
6% |
|
Majority |
128 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,919 |
|
|
Fazakerley
Fazakerley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Jack Spriggs |
2,459 |
62% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
J. Johnson |
989 |
25% |
|
|
Conservative |
G. Breckell |
497 |
13% |
|
Majority |
1,470 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,945 |
|
|
Gillmoss
Gillmoss |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Gillmoss Labour |
M. Alderson |
2,127 |
49% |
|
|
Labour |
E. Roderick |
1,207 |
28% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
George Mann |
633 |
14% |
|
|
Conservative |
A. Bowness |
299 |
7% |
|
|
Green |
S. Ellison |
116 |
3% |
|
Majority |
920 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,382 |
|
|
Granby
Granby |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
P. Lashley |
1,598 |
65% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
H. Priddie |
435 |
18% |
|
|
Conservative |
P. Edwards |
199 |
8% |
|
|
Green |
R. Morris |
211 |
9% |
|
Majority |
1,163 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,443 |
|
|
Grassendale
Grassendale |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
'Gerry Scott |
3,915 |
67%' |
|
|
Labour |
F. Nelson |
763 |
13% |
|
|
Conservative |
A. Ogden |
1,055 |
18% |
|
|
Green |
A. Krisna-Das |
149 |
3% |
|
Majority |
3,152 |
|
|
Turnout |
5,882 |
|
|
Kensington
Melrose
Melrose |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
G. Booth |
2,713 |
72% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
C. Mayes |
781 |
21% |
|
|
Conservative |
A. Nugent |
275 |
7% |
|
Majority |
1,932 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,769 |
|
|
Netherley
Netherley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Netherley Labour |
M. Bolland |
1,199 |
43% |
|
|
Labour |
B. Navarro |
1,014 |
36% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
J. Clein |
380 |
14% |
|
|
Conservative |
W. Dobinson |
125 |
4% |
|
|
Green |
M. Fowler |
75 |
3% |
|
Majority |
185 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,793 |
|
|
Old Swan
Old Swan |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
L. Hughes |
1,827 |
36% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
J. Berman |
1,553 |
37% |
|
|
Conservative |
M. Lind |
616 |
15% |
|
|
Green |
I. Gilmour |
160 |
4% |
|
Majority |
274 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,156 |
|
|
Picton
Pirrie
Pirrie |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
B. Owen |
2,510 |
68% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
A. Hulme |
836 |
23% |
|
|
Conservative |
P. Aldcroft |
350 |
9% |
|
Majority |
1,674 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,696 |
|
|
St. Mary's
St. Mary's |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
K. coyne |
2,323 |
51% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
C. Hutchinson |
1,842 |
40% |
|
|
Conservative |
G. Harden |
308 |
7% |
|
|
Green |
L. Williams |
126 |
3% |
|
Majority |
481 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,599 |
|
|
Smithdown
Smithdown |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
M. Clarke |
1,661 |
60% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
W. Barrow |
965 |
35% |
|
|
Conservative |
D. O'Leary |
134 |
5% |
|
Majority |
696 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,760 |
|
|
Speke
Tuebrook
Tuebrook |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Neil Cardwell |
1,870 |
37% |
|
|
Liberal |
Hazel Williams |
1,680 |
33% |
|
|
Labour |
T. McManus |
1,188 |
24% |
|
|
Conservative |
E. Rodick |
155 |
3% |
|
|
Green |
J. Jones |
137 |
3% |
|
Majority |
682 |
|
|
Turnout |
5,030 |
|
|
Valley
Valley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
E. Devaney |
1,222 |
35% |
|
|
Valley Labour |
M. Burke |
1,173 |
34% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ian Phillips |
776 |
22% |
|
|
Conservative |
S. Lever |
291 |
8% |
|
Majority |
446 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,462 |
|
|
Vauxhall
Vauxhall |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
J. Livingston |
1,701 |
89% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
B.Grocott |
128 |
7% |
|
|
Conservative |
P. Edwards |
75 |
4% |
|
Majority |
1,573 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,904 |
|
|
Warbreck
Woolton
[3]
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