Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 5 May 1983. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party retained overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 51 | +9 | |
| Liberal | 30 | -6 | |
| Conservative | 18 | -1 | |
Election result
edit| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 23 | +9 | 0 | +9 | 69% | 47% | 76,176 | ||
| Liberal | 9 | +2 | -8 | -6 | 27% | 29% | 47,021 | ||
| Conservative | 3 | 0 | -3 | -3 | 9% | 21% | 34,363 | ||
| SDP | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 0% | 3% | 4,306 | ||
| Communist | 0 | 0% | 0.3% | 456 | |||||
| Independent | 0 | 0% | 0.04% | 73 | |||||
Ward results
editAbercromby
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Rutledge | 2,010 | 74% | ||
| Liberal | C. J. Leahy | 371 | 14% | ||
| Conservative | H. V. Tracy-Forster | 237 | 9% | ||
| Communist | F. Carroll | 111 | 4% | ||
| Majority | 1,773 | ||||
| Registered electors | 9,370 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,729 | 29% | |||
Aigburth
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sir Trevor Jones | 2,624 | 46% | ||
| Labour | J. D. Williams | 1,591 | 28% | ||
| Conservative | J. Mass | 1,522 | 27% | ||
| Majority | 1,033 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,755 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,737 | 42% | |||
Allerton
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. S. Ross | 3,092 | 57% | ||
| SDP | W. M. Scott | 812 | 15% | ||
| Labour | A. J. R. Scott-Samuel | 1,565 | 29% | ||
| Majority | 1,527 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,752 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,469 | 43% | |||
Anfield
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | P. V. Downes | 2,322 | 42% | ||
| Labour | J. E. Roberts | 2,188 | 40% | ||
| Conservative | A. Nugent | 988 | 18% | ||
| Majority | 134 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,672 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,498 | 43% | |||
Arundel
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Lyon-Taylor | 2,075 | 40% | ||
| Liberal | S. Hicks | 2,016 | 38% | ||
| Conservative | H. M. Rigby | 984 | 19% | ||
| SDP | G. Endicott | 106 | 2% | ||
| Communist | J. C. Blevin | 63 | 1% | ||
| Majority | 59 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,262 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,244 | 43% | |||
Breckfield
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. McIntosh | 2,296 | 48% | ||
| Liberal | Jimmy Kendrick | 2,189 | 46% | ||
| Conservative | W. D. Henry | 253 | 5% | ||
| Majority | 107 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,720 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,738 | 40% | |||
Broadgreen
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. L. Dillon | 2,599 | 44% | ||
| Liberal | I. Ilkin | 2,118 | 36% | ||
| Conservative | S. Fitzsimmons | 1,219 | 21% | ||
| Majority | 481 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,599 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,936 | 44% | |||
Childwall
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Neville Gordon Chinn | 2,663 | 41% | ||
| Conservative | M. Kingston | 2,444 | 38% | ||
| Labour | P. Kinsella | 1,323 | 21% | ||
| Majority | 189 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,704 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,400 | 47% | |||
Church
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | E. M. Brash | 3,726 | 51% | ||
| Conservative | T. P. Pink | 2,409 | 33% | ||
| Labour | S. D. Fleming | 1,241 | 17% | ||
| Majority | 1,317 | ||||
| Registered electors | 14,934 | ||||
| Turnout | 7,376 | 49% | |||
Clubmoor
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. P. Lafferty | 3,651 | 61% | ||
| Liberal | W. F. Burke | 1,423 | 24% | ||
| Conservative | S. Hicklin | 877 | 15% | ||
| Majority | 2,228 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,597 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,951 | 44% | |||
County
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | F. Mills | 2,542 | 44% | ||
| Liberal | N. T. Cardwell | 2,370 | 41% | ||
| Conservative | R. Hughes | 816 | 14% | ||
| Majority | 172 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,071 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,801 | 44% | |||
Croxteth
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. R. Butler | 2,845 | 50% | ||
| Labour | A. Dunford | 2,022 | 36% | ||
| SDP | E. Gurny | 777 | 14% | ||
| Majority | 823 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,746 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,644 | 41% | |||
Dingle
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Clarke | 2,917 | 55% | ||
| Liberal | C. Collins | 1,810 | 34% | ||
| Conservative | D. W. Patmore | 532 | 10% | ||
| Communist | J. Cook | 44 | 1% | ||
| Majority | 1,107 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,690 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,303 | 45% | |||
Dovecot
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | W. P. Johnson | 3,202 | 74% | ||
| Conservative | R. J. A. Globe | 768 | 18% | ||
| SDP | H. Weaver | 341 | 8% | ||
| Majority | 2,434 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,912 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,311 | 36% | |||
Everton
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Brady | 2,449 | 85% | ||
| Conservative | P. M. Pedley | 215 | 7% | ||
| Liberal | A. Williams | 171 | 6% | ||
| Communist | J. Kay | 36 | 1% | ||
| Majority | 2,234 | ||||
| Registered electors | 9,673 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,871 | 30% | |||
Fazakerley
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Nelson | 2,860 | 63% | ||
| Labour | J. L. Linden | 2,807 | 62% | ||
| Conservative | A. Brown | 1,113 | 25% | ||
| Conservative | J. H. Brash | 1.002 | 22% | ||
| SDP | J. P. Prince | 544 | 12% | ||
| SDP | S. D. Jones | 503 | 11% | ||
| Majority | 1,747 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,496 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,517 | 39% | |||
Gillmoss
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. J. Murphy | 2,887 | 75% | ||
| Conservative | A. Gore | 493 | 13% | ||
| SDP | P. J. Kellett | 472 | 12% | ||
| Majority | 2,394 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,878 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,852 | 32% | |||
Granby
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. D. Hamiltom | 2,360 | 52% | ||
| Liberal | Arthur Eric Damsell | 1,827 | 40% | ||
| Conservative | D. N. Gillott | 264 | 6% | ||
| Communist | E. F. Caddick | 69 | 2% | ||
| SDP | H. F. Clucas | 40 | 1% | ||
| Majority | 533 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,618 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,560 | 43% | |||
Grassendale
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Gerard Patrick Scott | 3,368 | 51% | ||
| Conservative | J. Bennett | 2,324 | 35% | ||
| Labour | E. A. Taylor | 783 | 12% | ||
| SDP | R. Isaacson | 174 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 1,044 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,347 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,649 | 54% | |||
Kensington
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Graham Hulme | 2,182 | 45% | ||
| Labour | A. D. Fogg | 2,158 | 45% | ||
| Conservative | T. N. Teppett | 496 | 10% | ||
| Majority | 24 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,680 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,836 | 38% | |||
Melrose
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. P. Lancaster | 2,677 | 55% | ||
| Labour | P. A. Dunlop | 2,580 | 53% | ||
| Liberal | Kevin Andrew Sewill | 1,868 | 39% | ||
| Liberal | David Vasmer | 1,776 | 37% | ||
| Conservative | D. M. Cooper | 217 | 4% | ||
| Conservative | C. Cooper | 215 | 4% | ||
| SDP | T. McDonald | 75 | 1.6% | ||
| SDP | J. Diamond | 72 | 1.5% | ||
| Majority | 809 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,379 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,835 | 42% | |||
Netherley
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Derek Hatton | 2,619 | 78% | ||
| Conservative | A. Benfield | 438 | 13% | ||
| SDP | Ian Phillips | 307 | 9% | ||
| Majority | 2,181 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,049 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,364 | 42% | |||
Old Swan
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | G. Lloyd | 2,662 | 45% | ||
| Liberal | J. Smith | 2,403 | 41% | ||
| Conservative | J. L. D. Dowling | 812 | 14% | ||
| Majority | 259 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,002 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,877 | 49% | |||
Picton
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Bradley | 2,759 | 53% | ||
| Labour | J. A. Devaney | 1,898 | 37% | ||
| Conservative | B. Keefe | 463 | 9% | ||
| Communist | J. G. Volleamere | 69 | 1% | ||
| Majority | 861 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,725 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,189 | 44% | |||
Pirrie
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Black | 3,682 | 76% | ||
| Conservative | J. F. Atkinson | 721 | 15% | ||
| SDP | D. Stephenson | 454 | 9% | ||
| Majority | 2,961 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,217 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,857 | 40% | |||
St. Mary's
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Humphries | 2,793 | 56% | ||
| Liberal | E. M. Clein | 1,061 | 21% | ||
| Conservative | R. A. Parkes | 995 | 20% | ||
| SDP | F. S. Roderick | 158 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 1,732 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,741 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,007 | 43% | |||
Smithdown
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | S. M. Jenkins | 2,454 | 54% | ||
| Liberal | J. S. Clitherow | 1,964 | 43% | ||
| Conservative | B. J. Ardrey | 146 | 3% | ||
| Majority | 490 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,650 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,564 | 43% | |||
Speke
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | K. Stewart | 2,552 | 78% | ||
| Conservative | K. G. Watkin | 436 | 13% | ||
| Liberal | J. D. Ball | 285 | 9% | ||
| Majority | 2,116 | ||||
| Registered electors | 9,740 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,273 | 34% | |||
Tuebrook
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard Pine | 2,631 | |||
| Liberal | J. Crawley | 2,482 | 47% | ||
| Labour | D. W. Barratt | 1,918 | 36% | ||
| Labour | V. J. Wagner | 1,703 | 32% | ||
| Conservative | D. Ellis | 728 | 14% | ||
| Conservative | F. Oldham | 616 | 12% | ||
| Majority | 713 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,463 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,277 | 42% | |||
Valley
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. J. Byrne | 2,697 | 67% | ||
| Conservative | P. C. Stephen | 712 | 18% | ||
| Liberal | Ernest Richard Stephenson | 609 | 15% | ||
| Majority | 1,985 | ||||
| Registered electors | 9,916 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,018 | 41% | |||
Vauxhall
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | P. E. Luckock | 2,787 | 89% | ||
| Liberal | R. J. Flood | 230 | 7% | ||
| Conservative | H. W. Drohan | 115 | 4% | ||
| Majority | 2,557 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,647 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,132 | 36% | |||
Warbreck
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Hackett | 1,982 | 37% | ||
| Liberal | E. J. Lang | 1,681 | 31% | ||
| Conservative | R. B. Flude | 1,697 | 31% | ||
| Communist | K. C. Nelson | 64 | 1% | ||
| Majority | 285 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,933 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,424 | 39% | |||
Woolton
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | A. McVeigh | 3,498 | 66% | ||
| Labour | H. G. Kilduff | 1,097 | 21% | ||
| Liberal | J. Joyce | 415 | 8% | ||
| Majority | 2,401 | ||||
| Registered electors | 12,790 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,329 | 42% | |||
References
edit- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 6 May 1983
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 6 May 1983
- ^ Liverpool Daily Post 6 May 1983
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