Liverpool City Council election, 1999
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council.[1] Overall turnout was 23.6%.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1999 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Liberal Democrat |
22 |
|
|
+9 |
66.7 |
55.8 |
|
+0.8% |
|
Labour |
7 |
|
|
-10 |
21.2 |
28.1 |
|
-0.2% |
|
Liberal |
2 |
|
|
+1 |
6.1 |
|
|
|
|
Independent |
0 |
|
|
-1 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
Conservative |
0 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
3.9 |
|
-1.2% |
|
Others |
2 |
|
|
+1 |
6.1 |
|
|
|
Ward results
Abercromby
Abercromby |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Paul Brant |
879 |
57.49 |
+3.25 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Josie Mullen |
501 |
32.77 |
+6.01 |
|
Green |
J.M. Brown |
105 |
6.87 |
|
|
Conservative |
D.I. Watson |
44 |
2.88 |
|
Majority |
378 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,074 |
10 |
|
Aigburth
Aigburth |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Dave Antrobus |
2,107 |
64.99 |
+1.63 |
|
Labour |
H. Adams |
729 |
49 |
-4.7 |
|
Conservative |
A. McGing |
234 |
7.22 |
|
|
Green |
R.C. Lentle |
172 |
5.31 |
|
Majority |
1,378 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Allerton
Allerton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Vera Best |
2,470 |
67.80 |
+7.67 |
|
Labour |
D. Garmann |
573 |
15.73 |
-1.58 |
|
Conservative |
M. E. Bill |
346 |
9.50 |
|
|
Green |
R. E. Cantwell |
74 |
2.03 |
|
|
Independent |
C. Hulme |
180 |
5 |
|
Majority |
1,897 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Anfield
Anfield |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Joe Kenny |
1,597 |
61.35 |
-0.73 |
|
Labour |
G. Wilson |
725 |
27.85 |
+4.47 |
|
Conservative |
B.A. Nash |
42 |
1.61 |
|
|
Liberal |
J. Richardson |
179 |
+6.88 |
|
|
Socialist Alliance |
P. Filby |
60 |
+2.31 |
|
|
Independent |
C. Hulme |
180 |
5 |
|
Majority |
1,897 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Arundel
Arundel |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mirna Juarez |
1,334 |
60.80 |
+2.76 |
|
Labour |
C. Evans |
659 |
30.04 |
-2.36 |
|
Conservative |
A. Nugent |
93 |
4.24 |
|
|
Green |
D. Ross |
108 |
+4.92 |
|
Majority |
675 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Breckfield
Breckfield |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
John McIntosh |
873 |
46.99 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Harry Jones |
782 |
42.09 |
_20.96 |
|
Liberal |
E. Bamford |
148 |
7.97 |
|
|
Ward Labour |
K. Wignall |
22 |
1.18 |
|
|
Socialist Labour |
J. Dooher |
33 |
1.78 |
|
Majority |
91 |
|
|
Turnout |
1,858 |
|
|
Broadgreen
Broadgreen |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Chris Newby |
1,593 |
57.30 |
-7.75 |
|
Labour |
G. Dunphy |
959 |
34.50 |
+7.18 |
|
Conservative |
K. Sutton |
70 |
2.52 |
|
|
Liberal |
J. Garner |
158 |
5.68 |
|
Majority |
634 |
|
|
Turnout |
2,780 |
|
|
Childwall
Childwall |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Frank Ruse |
2,707 |
69.32 |
-14.16 |
|
Labour |
P. Williams |
652 |
16.70 |
|
|
Conservative |
D. Nuttall |
227 |
5.81 |
|
|
Liberal |
C. Mayes |
319 |
8.17 |
|
Majority |
2,055 |
|
|
Turnout |
3,905 |
|
|
Church
Church |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Bill Roberts |
3,113 |
71.65 |
|
|
Labour |
K. McNerney |
715 |
16.46 |
|
|
Conservative |
N. Liddell |
216 |
4.97 |
|
|
Liberal |
F. Porter |
201 |
6.93 |
|
Majority |
2,398 |
|
|
Turnout |
4,345 |
|
|
Clubmoor
Clubmoor |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
G.W. Smith |
1,014 |
42.46% |
|
|
Labour |
B. Williams |
899 |
37.65% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
S. Monkcom |
316 |
13.23% |
|
|
Socialist Labour |
K. Anderson |
71 |
2.97% |
|
|
Conservative |
G.M. Hicklin |
40 |
1.68% |
|
Majority |
115 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
County
County |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
M. Fielding |
1,975 |
71.04% |
|
|
Labour |
G. Jones |
676 |
24.32% |
|
|
Socialist Labour |
K. Anderson |
71 |
2.97% |
|
|
Ward Labour |
S. Bennett |
48 |
2.01% |
|
|
Liberal |
R. Webb |
46 |
1.65% |
|
|
Conservative |
K. Watkin |
31 |
1.12% |
|
Majority |
1,299 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Croxteth
Croxteth |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Norman Mills |
2,567 |
71.97% |
|
|
Labour |
V. Moffatt |
594 |
16.65% |
|
|
Conservative |
G. Brandwood |
216 |
6.06% |
|
|
Liberal |
M. Williams |
138 |
3.87% |
|
|
Green |
I. Graham |
52 |
1.46% |
|
Majority |
1,973 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Dingle
Dingle |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Julie Gosling |
1,442 |
61.02% |
|
|
Labour |
B. Redmond |
828 |
35.04% |
|
|
Conservative |
D. Patmore |
93 |
3.94% |
|
Majority |
614 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Dovecot
Dovecot |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
R. Ousby |
985 |
53.1% |
|
|
Labour |
R. Quinn |
701 |
37.39% |
|
|
Conservative |
W.H. Connolly |
39 |
2.1% |
|
|
Liberal |
S. Hawksford |
130 |
7.01% |
|
|
Ward Labour |
B. Walsh |
0 |
0% |
|
Majority |
284 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Everton
Everton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Ward Labour |
C. Dooley |
654 |
58.13% |
|
|
Labour |
N. Bann |
307 |
27.29% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
S. McHugh |
87 |
7.73% |
|
|
Socialist Labour |
J. Rutledge |
44 |
3.91% |
|
|
Conservative |
J.L. Perry |
14 |
1.24% |
|
Majority |
347 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Fazakerley
Fazakerley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Jack Spriggs |
1,423 |
52.37% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
F. Forrester |
1,093 |
40.23% |
|
|
Conservative |
E.O. Bayley |
84 |
3.09% |
|
Majority |
330 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Gillmoss
Gillmoss |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
P. Moloney |
1,445 |
50.07% |
|
|
Labour |
J. Murphy |
810 |
28.07% |
|
|
Conservative |
B. Jones |
62 |
2.15% |
|
|
Ward Labour |
J. White |
367 |
12.72% |
|
|
Liberal |
F.E. Fall |
202 |
7.0% |
|
Majority |
635 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Granby
Grassendale
Grassendale |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Gerry Scott |
2,875 |
73.93% |
|
|
Labour |
L. Mackerel |
545 |
14.01% |
|
|
Conservative |
C. Cross |
284 |
7.30% |
|
|
Liberal |
K. Woodward |
185 |
4.76% |
|
Majority |
2,330 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Kensington
Kensington |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Frank Doran |
1,510 |
72.81% |
|
|
Labour |
T. Allen |
530 |
25.55% |
|
|
Conservative |
I. MacFall |
34 |
1.64% |
|
Majority |
980 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Melrose
Melrose |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
R. Lancaster |
849 |
44.87% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
K. Oates |
809 |
42.76% |
|
|
Ward Labour |
W. Thomas |
130 |
6.87% |
|
|
Liberal |
J. Woods |
78 |
4.12% |
|
|
Conservative |
M. Cotterall |
26 |
1.37% |
|
Majority |
40 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Netherley
Netherley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Oliver Martins |
801 |
49.81% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
D. Kent |
667 |
41.48% |
|
|
Socialist Labour |
A. D. Fogg |
116 |
7.21% |
|
|
Conservative |
P. Hughes |
24 |
1.49% |
|
Majority |
134 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Old Swan
Old Swan |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Keith Turner |
1,492 |
64.90% |
|
|
Labour |
D. Harty |
475 |
20.66% |
|
|
Liberal |
A. Carroll |
178 |
7.74% |
|
|
Conservative |
S. Lennard |
77 |
3.35% |
|
|
Socialist Labour |
G. Williams |
77 |
3.35% |
|
Majority |
1,017 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Picton
Picton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Erica Kemp |
1,579 |
70.30% |
|
|
Labour |
A. Glanville |
631 |
28.09% |
|
|
Conservative |
W. Hobhouse |
36 |
1.60% |
|
Majority |
948 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Pirrie
Pirrie |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
J. Gouldbourne |
849 |
47.99% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
F. Johnston |
553 |
31.26% |
|
|
Conservative |
F. Stevens |
56 |
3.17% |
|
|
Liberal |
K. Buchannan |
299 |
16.90% |
|
|
Ward Labour |
J. Kidd |
12 |
0.68% |
|
Majority |
296 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
St. Mary's
St. Mary's |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Richard Oglethorpe |
1,722 |
71.25% |
|
|
Labour |
M. Harrison |
603 |
24.95% |
|
|
Conservative |
G. Harden |
33 |
1.37% |
|
|
Liberal |
V. Woodward |
59 |
2.44% |
|
Majority |
1,119 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Smithdown
Smithdown |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Andrew Makinson |
668 |
50.30% |
|
|
Labour |
R. Keenan |
515 |
38.78% |
|
|
Liberal |
J. Moore |
70 |
5.27% |
|
|
Conservative |
J. Cole |
28 |
2.11% |
|
|
Ward Labour |
L. Evans |
12 |
0.90% |
|
Majority |
153 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Speke
Speke |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
D. Hughes |
892 |
55.27% |
|
|
Labour |
M. Rasmussen |
663 |
41.08% |
|
|
Liberal |
I. Smith |
36 |
2.23% |
|
|
Conservative |
D. Nuttall |
23 |
1.43% |
|
Majority |
229 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Tuebrook
Tuebrook |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal |
Tom Carter |
2,055 |
69.15% |
|
|
Labour |
B. McGrath |
430 |
14.47% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
L. Kinnahan |
184 |
6.19% |
|
|
Conservative |
J. Brandwood |
68 |
2.29% |
|
|
Independent Liberal |
K. McCullough |
235 |
7.91% |
|
Majority |
1.625 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Valley
Valley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Frank O'Donoghue |
1,373 |
71.77% |
|
|
Labour |
N. Small |
424 |
22.16% |
|
|
Liberal |
I. Mayes |
83 |
4.34% |
|
|
Conservative |
M. Williams |
33 |
1.73% |
|
Majority |
949 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Vauxhall
Vauxhall |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Ward Labour |
Pauline Connolly |
840 |
46.82% |
|
|
Labour |
F. Orr |
810 |
45.15% |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
E. Wilkinson |
102 |
5.69% |
|
|
Liberal |
C. Woodruff |
32 |
1.78% |
|
|
Conservative |
J. Watson |
10 |
0.56% |
|
Majority |
30 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Warbreck
Warbreck |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Jean Newton |
2,004 |
60.56% |
|
|
Labour |
L. Hughes |
827 |
24.99% |
|
|
Liberal |
D. A. Mayes |
294 |
8.88% |
|
|
Socialist Labour |
J. A. Hackett |
103 |
3.11% |
|
|
Conservative |
E. Nash |
81 |
2.45% |
|
Majority |
1,177 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
Woolton
Woolton |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Barbara Mace |
3,016 |
73.89% |
|
|
Conservative |
S. Fitzsimmons |
502 |
12.30% |
|
|
Labour |
W. Braben |
420 |
10.29% |
|
|
Socialist Labour |
M. Langley |
144 |
3.53% |
|
Majority |
2,596 |
|
|
Turnout |
|
|
|
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