Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 1979. One third of the council was up for election and the Council remained with no overall control.[1]
The election was held on the same day as the national general election, which is why the turnout was so much greater than normal.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | 42 | +5 |
| Liberal | 30 | -5 |
| Conservative | 27 | 0 |
Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1979 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 19 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 57% | 41% | 112,204 | |
| Conservative | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18% | 31% | 84,241 | |
| Liberal | 8 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 24% | 28% | 76,890 | |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1% | 1,855 | |
| Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.1% | 362 | |
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Ward results
* - Councillor seeking re-election
(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor
Abercromby, St. James'
Abercromby, St. James' Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Violet McCoy * | 3,250 | 49% | −13% |
| Liberal | Chris Davies | 2,465 | 37% | +27% |
| Conservative | M. E. Cheshire | 532 | 8% | −10% |
| Communist | Roger O'Hara | 449 | 7% | −4 |
Majority | 785 | | |
Registered electors | 12,233 | | |
Turnout | 6,696 | 55% | +37% |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Aigburth
Aigburth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J. H. Lea * | 6,832 | 60% | +10% |
| Liberal | Cathy Hancox | 2,671 | 24% | −18% |
| Labour | T. McManus | 1,806 | 16% | +8% |
Majority | 4,367 | | |
Registered electors | 14,762 | | |
Turnout | 11,309 | 77% | +35% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Allerton
Allerton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J. S. Ross * | 4,839 * | 60% | +3% |
| Liberal | Francis Richard Haywood | 3,218 | 40% | +10% |
Majority | 1,621 | | |
Registered electors | 10,894 | | |
Turnout | 8,057 | 74% | +38% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Anfield
Anfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | F. J. McGurk | 3,891 | 43% | +14% |
| Conservative | T. P. Pink (PARTY) | 3,022 | 34% | −5% |
| Liberal | J. A. Kaitiff | 2,100 | 23% | −9% |
Majority | 869 | | |
Registered electors | 12,667 | | |
Turnout | 9,-13 | 71% | +42% |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Arundel
Arundel Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. L. Taylor | 2,769 | 36% | +11% |
| Conservative | J. C. Shaw | 2,571 | 33% | +5% |
| Liberal | John George Morgan (PARTY) | 2,450 | 31% | −16% |
Majority | 198 | | |
Registered electors | 12,722 | | |
Turnout | 7,790 | 61% | +35% |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | 8% | |
Breckfield, St. Domingo
Breckfield, St. Domingo Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Frank McNevin * | 3,648 | 47% | +5% |
| Labour | P. H. Rowe | 2,865 | 37% | +1% |
| Conservative | B. J. Hawkins | 1,191 | 15% | −6% |
Majority | 783 | | |
Registered electors | 11,901 | | |
Turnout | 7,704 | 65% | +41% |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5% | |
Broadgreen
Broadgreen Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Rosie Cooper * | 3,612 | 42% | −4% |
| Conservative | R. H. Mather | 2,825 | 33% | −5% |
| Labour | D. E. Krumbein | 2,213 | 26% | +9% |
Majority | 787 | | |
Registered electors | 12,099 | | |
Turnout | 8,650 | 71% | +36% |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Central, Everton, Netherfield
Central, Everton, Netherfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Finnegan * | 4,547 | 72% | +6% |
| Conservative | P. T. Rankin | 913 | 14% | −13% |
| Liberal | C. Cartmel | 627 | 10% | +4% |
| Communist | R. Cartwright | 211 | 3% | |
Majority | 3,634 | | |
Registered electors | 11,519 | | |
Turnout | 6,298 | 55% | +38% |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Childwall
Childwall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | W. A. N. Fearenside * | 7,425 | 51% | +2% |
| Labour | H. A. Smith | 3,768 | 26% | +11% |
| Liberal | F. C. Ricketts | 3,132 | 22% | −13% |
Majority | 3,657 | | |
Registered electors | 20,190 | | |
Turnout | 14,510 | 72% | +38% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Church
Church Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. F. Symington | 4,671 | 42% | 0% |
| Liberal | C. E. Gordon (PARTY) | 4,385 | 40% | −10% |
| Labour | D. P. Power | 1,943 | 18% | +9% |
Majority | | | |
Registered electors | 286 | | |
Turnout | 14,983 | 73% | +36% |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Clubmoor
Clubmoor Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Mike Storey * | 3,501 | 44% | 0% |
| Labour | W. P. Lafferty | 2,881 | 37% | +4% |
| Conservative | F. M. Kennedy | 1,502 | 19% | −4% |
Majority | 620 | | |
Registered electors | 10,850 | | |
Turnout | 7,884 | 73% | +38% |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
County
County Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | P. A. Dunlop | 3,757 | 44% | +11% |
| Conservative | H. Brown * | 2,144 | 25% | −11% |
| Liberal | R. J. Cunningham | 2,638 | 31% | +2% |
Majority | 1,119 | | |
Registered electors | 11,866 | | |
Turnout | 8,539 | 72% | +46% |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Croxteth
Croxteth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. F. Butler | 4,380 | 46% | +4% |
| Labour | F. Burke | 2,635 | 27% | +12% |
| Liberal | Ivan Clews * | 2,569 | 27% | −15% |
Majority | 1,745 | | |
Registered electors | 12,866 | | |
Turnout | 9,584 | 74% | +35% |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Dingle
Dingle Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | S. W. Jones * | 2,960 | 63% | +8% |
| Liberal | J. Lamb | 696 | 15% | +5% |
| Conservative | J. A. Watson | 952 | 20% | −10% |
| Communist | J. Greig | 113 | 2% | |
Majority | 2,008 | | |
Registered electors | 7,388 | | |
Turnout | 4,721 | 64% | +41% |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Dovecot
Dovecot Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. H. Westbury * | 6,382 | 58% | +8% |
| Conservative | J. F. McMillan | 3,043 | 28% | +3% |
| Liberal | William John Cooper | 1,557 | 14% | −11% |
Majority | 3,339 | | |
Registered electors | 16,552 | | |
Turnout | 10,982 | 66% | +40% |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Fairfield
Fairfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Carol Hancox | 3,353 | 53% | +20% |
| Labour | P. F. McAllister (PARTY) | 1,879 | 30% | −10% |
| Conservative | N. Wilkinson | 1,112 | 18% | −9% |
Majority | 1,474 | | |
Registered electors | 9,885 | | |
Turnout | 6,344 | 64% | +37% |
| Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Fazakerley
Fazakerley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D. J. Lloyd (PARTY) | 3,951 | 47% | +16% |
| Conservative | R. Gould | 3,096 | 37% | −1% |
| Liberal | Thomas Richard Jones | 1,318 | 16% | −15% |
Majority | 855 | | |
Registered electors | 11,505 | | |
Turnout | 8,365 | 73% | +42% |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Gillmoss
Gillmoss Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | P. J. Murphy (PARTY) | 7,702 | 66% | +8% |
| Conservative | A. Gore | 2,647 | 23% | −1% |
| Liberal | T. N. Sawney | 1,306 | 11% | −7% |
Majority | 5,055 | | |
Registered electors | 18,720 | | |
Turnout | 11,655 | 62% | +48% |
| Labour hold | Swing | +8% | |
Granby, Prince's Park
Granby, Prince's Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A. Doswell * | 4,203 | 58% | +2% |
| Liberal | Arthur Eric Damsell | 1,483 | 20% | +9% |
| Conservative | A. Palin | 1,363 | 19% | −12% |
| Communist | E. Caddick | 193 | 3% | |
Majority | 2,720 | | |
Registered electors | 12,154 | | |
Turnout | 7,242 | 60% | +40% |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Kensington
Kensington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Frank Doran * | 2,828 | 66% | +17% |
| Labour | A. Quinn | 1,082 | 25% | −8% |
| Conservative | D. Ellis | 406 | 9% | −8% |
Majority | 1,746 | | |
Registered electors | 6,426 | | |
Turnout | 4,316 | 67% | +39% |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Low Hill, Smithdown
Low Hill, Smithdown Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Ernest Richard Stephenson * | 3,406 | 62% | +1% |
| Labour | J. A. Devaney | 2,080 | 38% | +8% |
Majority | 1,326 | | |
Registered electors | 8,320 | | |
Turnout | 5,486 | 66% | +41% |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Melrose, Westminster
Melrose, Westminster Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. Lafferty * | 3,400 | 61% | −3% |
| Liberal | J. Bradley | 1,574 | 28% | +20% |
| Conservative | J. A. Carpenter | 601 | 11% | −17% |
Majority | 1,826 | | |
Registered electors | 8,190 | | |
Turnout | 5,575 | 68% | +49% |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Old Swan
Old Swan Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | P, Lloyd | 3,202 | 38% | +19% |
| Conservative | I. McFall | 2,464 | 29% | −2% |
| Liberal | W. M. Galbraith (PARTY) | 2,374 | 28% | −12% |
| Independent Liberal | W. J. McCullough | 362 | 4% | +2% |
| Communist | H. Mohin | 109 | 1% | |
Majority | 738 | | |
Registered electors | 12,361 | | |
Turnout | 8,511 | 69% | +36% |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Picton
Picton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Herbert Edward Herrity * | 4,428 | 56% | +7% |
| Labour | A. Williams | 2,337 | 30% | −2% |
| Conservative | J. McDermott | 1,023 | 13% | −5% |
| Communist | J. Volleamere | 91 | 1% | −1% |
Majority | 2,091 | | |
Registered electors | 11,081 | | |
Turnout | 7,879 | 71% | +36% |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Pirrie
Pirrie Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | P. Owens * | 6,654 | 59% | +9% |
| Liberal | Elsie G. Lang | 1,244 | 11% | −7% |
| Conservative | I. Brown | 3,317 | 30% | −3% |
Majority | 3,337 | | |
Registered electors | 16,018 | | |
Turnout | 11,215 | 70% | +46% |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Mary's
St. Mary's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | R. C. Evans * | 3,387 | 54% | +7% |
| Liberal | G. B. Bennett | 910 | 15% | −5% |
| Conservative | J. B. King | 1,847 | 30% | −3% |
| Communist | J. M. McQueen | 105 | 2% | |
Majority | 1,540 | | |
Registered electors | 9,090 | | |
Turnout | 6,249 | 69% | +41% |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Michael's
St. Michael's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Richard Kemp * | 3,258 | 47% | +7% |
| Conservative | O. Y. Hughes | 1,804 | 26% | −13% |
| Labour | G. G. Pratt | 1,801 | 26% | +5% |
Majority | 1,454 | | |
Registered electors | 9,954 | | |
Turnout | 6,863 | 69% | +37% |
| Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Sandhills, Vauxhall
Sandhills, Vauxhall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Morgan * | 4,351 | 83% | −1% |
| Liberal | Steve R. Radford | 355 | 7% | +2% |
| Conservative | G. Widdows | 375 | 7% | −4% |
| Communist | W. Albertina | 169 | 3% | |
Majority | 3,976 | | |
Registered electors | 8,820 | | |
Turnout | 5,250 | 60% | +43% |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Speke
Speke Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. McLean (PARTY) | 6,081 | 65% | +17% |
| Conservative | T. Morrison | 2,293 | 25% | 0% |
| Liberal | G. Mason | 942 | 10% | +1% |
Majority | 3,788 | | |
Registered electors | 14,232 | | |
Turnout | 9,316 | 65% | +46% |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tuebrook
Tuebrook Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. E. Roberts | 2,864 | 37% | +5% |
| Liberal | Robert Gore (PARTY) | 2,771 | 36% | −4% |
| Conservative | F. C. Kirkby | 2,157 | 28% | +1% |
Majority | 75 | | |
Registered electors | 11,073 | | |
Turnout | 7,774 | 70% | +39% |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.5 | |
Warbreck
Warbreck Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | P. J. Sommerfield | 2,846 | 37% | +12% |
| Liberal | Joseph Lang * | 2,871 | 35% | −8% |
| Conservative | H. M. Rigby | 2,519 | 30% | −3% |
Majority | 4 | | |
Registered electors | 11,591 | | |
Turnout | 8,265 | 71% | +40% |
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Woolton, East
Woolton, West
Woolton, West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | C. J. Hallows * | 8,345 | 61% | 0% |
| Labour | P. R. Martin | 3,062 | 22% | +7% |
| Liberal | A. Smallman | 2,386 | 17% | −7% |
Majority | 5,283 | | |
Registered electors | 18,066 | | |
Turnout | 5,283 | 76% | +41% |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
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