1987 Liverpool City Council election
# 1987 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 7 May 1987. One third of the council was up for election on ordinary rotation; in addition there were extra vacancies in many wards caused by the disqualification of those Labour councillors who were surcharged and banned from office as part of a protest against rate-capping. As a result, the 33 wards elected a total of 59 councillors. Prior to the election the disqualification of a large part of the Labour group meant that there was a temporary administration headed by Trevor Jones of the Liberal/SDP Alliance. As a result of the election, the Labour Party regained overall control of the council, and Harry Rimmer became council leader.

## Summary

After the election, the composition of the council was:

| Party | Seats | ± |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | 51 | +22 |
| SDP-Liberal Alliance | 44 | +7 |
| Conservative | 4 | −3 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1987 :

| Party | Seats |
| - | - |
| Labour | 43 |
| Alliance | 16 |
| Conservative | |
| Green | |
| Communist | |
| Others | |

## Ward results

### Abercromby

Abercromby 3 seats :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Alan W. Dean | 2,260 | 71% |
| | Labour | K. Hackett | 2,225 | 69% |
| | Labour | K. Feintuck | 2,221 | 69% |
| | Liberal | Annette Butler | 609 | 19% |
| | Liberal | W. M. Bullock | 545 | 17% |
| | Liberal | K. D. Kelbrick | 545 | 17% |
| | Communist | F. Carroll | 227 | 7% |
| | Conservative | G. A. Earle | 173 | 5% |
| | Conservative | E. B. Steadman | 138 | 4% |
| | Conservative | G. A. H. Tann | 130 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,651 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,646 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,269 | 41.5% |

### Aigburth

Aigburth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Sir Trevor Jones | 4,074 | 59% |
| | Labour | K. F. Taft | 1,988 | 29% |
| | Conservative | Olga Hughes | 599 | 9% |
| | Green | Helen Prescott | 239 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,086 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,487 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,900 | 51.2% |

### Allerton

Allerton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | SDP | Frank S. Roderick | 4,147 | 57% |
| | Labour | Peter Kilfoyle | 1,552 | 21% |
| | Conservative | M. Kingston | 1,450 | 20% |
| | Green | R. E. Cantwell | 102 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,595 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,344 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,251 | 58.7% |

### Anfield

Anfield 2 seats :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Smith | 2,931 | 44% |
| | Liberal | R. Jump | 2,884 | 43% |
| | Liberal | T. S. Newall | 2,772 | 42% |
| | Labour | R. M. Kennedy | 2,739 | 41% |
| | Conservative | Myra Fitzsimmons | 712 | 11% |
| | Conservative | J. H. Brash | 557 | 8% |
| | Green | W. Winn | 131 | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,278 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,658 | 53.0% |

### Arundel

Arundel :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Roger Johnston | 2,709 | 52% |
| | Labour | D. J. Bermingham | 1,948 | 37% |
| | Conservative | D. W. Patmore | 398 | 8% |
| | Green | G. Thompson | 182 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 761 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,695 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,237 | 44.8% |

### Breckfield

Breckfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | W. Lane | 3,263 | 60% |
| | Liberal | R. C. Littler | 1,309 | 24% |
| | Independent | S. Bell | 634 | 12% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Bayley | 200 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,954 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,449 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,406 | 47.2% |

### Broadgreen

Broadgreen :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Chris Curry | 3,500 | 50% |
| | Labour | G. M. Casey | 2,960 | 43% |
| | Conservative | G. Powell | 492 | 7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 540 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,271 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,952 | 52.4% |

### Childwall

Childwall :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Neville C. Chinn | 5,216 | 68% |
| | Labour | R. Griffiths | 1,454 | 19% |
| | Conservative | Helen Rigby | 1,013 | 13% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,762 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,650 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,683 | 56.3% |

### Church

Church :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Bill Roberts | 5,478 | 67% |
| | Labour | J. Murray | 1,396 | 17% |
| | Conservative | T. P. Pink | 1,313 | 16% |
| | Green | J. E. Hulton | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,082 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,744 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.7% |

### Clubmoor

Clubmoor 2 seats :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | T. McManus | 3,886 | 58% |
| | Labour | K. Noon | 3,789 | 57% |
| | SDP | Ann Collinge | 2,120 | 32% |
| | SDP | J. P. Prince | 2,109 | 32% |
| | Conservative | Audrey Bowness | 518 | 8% |
| | Conservative | Jean Greaves | 456 | 7% |
| | Communist | K. F. McDonough | 162 | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,766 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,512 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,686 | 48.9% |

### County

County :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Jean Newton | 3,589 | 51% |
| | Labour | J. Briercliffe | 3,110 | 44% |
| | Conservative | J. F. Atkinson | 298 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 479 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,559 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,997 | 55.7% |

### Croxteth

Croxteth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | SDP | J. J. Cunningham | 4,077 | 54% |
| | Labour | J. P. Evans | 1,935 | 26% |
| | Conservative | F. R. Butler | 1,534 | 20% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,142 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,736 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,546 | 55.6% |

### Dingle

Dingle 2 seats :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Hannah Folan | 3,102 | 53% |
| | Labour | R. J. Lafferty | 3,073 | 52% |
| | Liberal | J. E. Rossington | 2,534 | 43% |
| | Liberal | M. C. Alman | 2528 | 43% |
| | Conservative | Diane Watson | 204 | 3% |
| | Conservative | Steven Fitzsimmons | 191 | 3% |
| | Communist | J. Cook | 47 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 568 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,810 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,868 | 54.3% |

### Dovecot

Dovecot 3 seats :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Robbie Quinn | 2,740 | 66% |
| | Labour | M. Davison | 2,718 | 65% |
| | Labour | Harry Rimmer | 2,597 | 63% |
| | Liberal | Eleanor Carroll | 1,470 | 35% |
| | Liberal | J. P. Cooper | 1,282 | 31% |
| | Liberal | W. F. Burke | 1,041 | 35% |
| | Conservative | W. H. Connolly | 391 | 9% |
| | Conservative | J. L. Walsh | 360 | 9% |
| | Conservative | H. Glover | 334 | 8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,270 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,940 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,150 | 39.4% |

### Everton

Everton 2 seats :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | J. P. Brady | 2,264 | 83% |
| | Labour | George Knibb | 2,119 | 77% |
| | Liberal | P. Howard | 357 | 13% |
| | Liberal | E. Price | 305 | 11% |
| | Conservative | R. S. Fairclough | 117 | 4% |
| | Conservative | J. A. Watson | 82 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,907 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,449 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,738 | 40.7% |

### Fazakerley

Fazakerley 3 seats :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Linda O'Sullivan | 3,227 | 63% |
| | Labour | I. H. Scott | 3,192 | 62% |
| | Labour | Frank Vaudrey | 3,106 | 60% |
| | SDP | D. Stephenson | 1,408 | 27% |
| | Liberal | E. Chinn | 1,397 | 27% |
| | SDP | Joan Reece | 1,319 | 26% |
| | Conservative | A. Brown | 628 | 12% |
| | Conservative | Maureen Brash | 529 | 10% |
| | Conservative | Maria Quirk | 491 | 10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,819 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,163 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,153 | 45.7% |

### Gillmoss

Gillmoss 2 seats :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Eddie D. Roderick | 3,288 | 71% |
| | Labour | Mary V. Roberts | 3,174 | 71% |
| | Liberal | E. T. Boult | 910 | 20% |
| | Liberal | J. S. Thomson | 807 | 18% |
| | Conservative | G. W. Barker | 409 | 9% |
| | Conservative | S. E. North | 347 | 8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,264 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,205 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,493 | 39.9% |

### Granby

Granby 3 seats :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Drysdale | 2,874 | 64% |
| | Labour | Gideon S. Ben-Tovim | 2,836 | 63% |
| | Labour | P. Hughes | 2,770 | 62% |
| | Liberal | Carol Laidlaw | 1,226 | 27% |
| | Liberal | B. E. Grocott | 1,128 | 25% |
| | Liberal | M. Ali | 1,087 | 24% |
| | Federated Black Organisations | D. Burris | 360 | |
| | Federated Black Organisations | S. G. Deckon | 290 | 6% |
| | Conservative | Henrietta Edwards | 189 | 4% |
| | Conservative | Mary Armstrong | 179 | 4% |
| | Conservative | June Brandwood | 160 | 4% |
| | Communist | E. F. Caddick | 138 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,648 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,387 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,500 | 43% |

### Grassendale

Grassendale :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Gerry P. Scott | 5,356 | 71% |
| | Conservative | S. R. Marsden | 1,141 | 15% |
| | Labour | Eileen Turnbull | 1,009 | 13% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,347 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,310 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,506 | 61.0% |

### Kensington

Kensington 2 seats :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Jimmy Kendrick | 2,775 | 48% |
| | Labour | J. C. Blackall | 2,743 | 48% |
| | Liberal | A. Damsell | 2,721 | 47% |
| | Labour | J. M. Spencer | 2,694 | 47% |
| | Conservative | R. Bethel | 248 | 4% |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Smith | 208 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,124 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,766 | 47.0% |

### Melrose

Melrose 2 seats :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | G. C. Booth | 3,632 | 63% |
| | Labour | Mary Kidd | 3,443 | 60% |
| | Liberal | J. Murray | 1,908 | 33% |
| | Liberal | C. Mayes | 1,856 | 32% |
| | Conservative | J. D. Jones | 215 | 4% |
| | Conservative | Ann Nugent | 175 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,724 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,975 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,755 | 46.9% |

### Netherley

Netherley 3 seats :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | M. Bolland | 2,432 | 65% |
| | Labour | R. P. Owen | 2,266 | 61% |
| | Labour | Lesley Mahmood | 2,171 | 58% |
| | SDP | D. L. Chambers | 994 | 27% |
| | Liberal | C. L. Hughes | 895 | 24% |
| | Liberal | A. Hale | 882 | 24% |
| | Conservative | W. A. Dobinson | 290 | 8% |
| | Conservative | J. J. Taylor | 191 | 5% |
| | Conservative | A. McTigue | 174 | 5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,438 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,477 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,716 | 49.7% |

### Old Swan

Old Swan :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | L. Hughes | 2,932 | 45% |
| | Liberal | Josephine Smith | 2,916 | 45% |
| | Conservative | C. P. Williams | 499 | 8% |
| | Independent Labour | Glynis Slack | 178 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,764 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,525 | 55.5% |

### Picton

Picton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | John Bradley | 3,538 | 57% |
| | Labour | E. A. Taylor | 2,342 | 38% |
| | Conservative | S. P. Andrews | 229 | 4% |
| | Green | A. G. Willan | 89 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,196 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,080 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,198 | 55.9% |

### Pirrie

Pirrie 3 seats :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | W. Owen | 3,820 | 70% |
| | Labour | W. E. Edwards | 3,811 | 70% |
| | Labour | Dot Gavin | 3,769 | 69% |
| | Alliance | Hilary Owen | 1,484 | 27% |
| | Alliance | N. E. Humphreys | 1,310 | 24% |
| | Alliance | I. G. Youds | 1,245 | 23% |
| | Conservative | P. M. Aldcroft | 343 | 6% |
| | Conservative | R. M. Brandwood | 301 | 6% |
| | Conservative | Eunice Egan | 328 | 6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,336 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,784 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46% |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's 2 seats :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Alliance | W. C. Hutchinson | 2,919 | 48% |
| | Labour | Frank O'Donoghue | 2,840 | 47% |
| | Labour | S. Balmer | 2,764 | 45% |
| | Alliance | Hazel Williams | 2,642 | 43% |
| | Conservative | W. D. Henry | 318 | 5% |
| | Conservative | F. Sellers | 250 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,156 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55% |

### Smithdown

Smithdown 3 seats :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | I. Templeman | 2,682 | 56% |
| | Labour | Juliet Herzog | 2,660 | 56% |
| | Labour | Judith Nelson | 2,555 | 54% |
| | Alliance | E. R. Stephenson | 2,102 | 44% |
| | Alliance | Shirley Parry | 2,001 | 42% |
| | Alliance | Mary Young | 1,921 | 40% |
| | Conservative | J.S. Smith | 113 | 2% |
| | Conservative | Sarah L. Williamson | 100 | 2% |
| | Conservative | A. Vigar | 82 | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,916 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48% |

### Speke

Speke 3 seats :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | P. Coventry | 3,163 | 77% |
| | Labour | J. Doyle | 3,113 | 76% |
| | Labour | S. P. Wilde | 2,897 | 70% |
| | Alliance | J. D. Ball | 677 | 16% |
| | Alliance | B. Aston | 615 | 15% |
| | Alliance | R. E. Gould | 593 | 14% |
| | Conservative | A. J. Fayer | 335 | 8% |
| | Conservative | C. W. Harpin | 308 | 7% |
| | Conservative | Carys Parry | 263 | 6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,005 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46% |

### Tuebrook

Tuebrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Alliance | Richard Pine | 3,093 | 53% |
| | Labour | S. Sullivan | 2,367 | 41% |
| | Conservative | W. Scott | 366 | 6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 726 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,839 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,826 | 45% |

### Valley

Valley 3 Seats :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | M. Burke | 2,240 | 54% |
| | Labour | Frank Ruse | 2,104 | 51% |
| | Labour | S. Sharpey-Schafer | 2,100 | 51% |
| | Alliance | Ian Phillips | 1,761 | 43% |
| | Alliance | J. Diamond | 1,701 | 41% |
| | Alliance | S. F. Jacobs | 1,609 | 39% |
| | Conservative | Helen Constantine | 171 | 4% |
| | Conservative | Janet Mannion | 171 | 4% |
| | Conservative | Maureen Murphy | 164 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 479 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,062 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46% |

### Vauxhall

Vauxhall :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | J. Livingstone | 2,665 | 92% |
| | Alliance | S. T. McHugh | 165 | 5% |
| | Conservative | R. D. Knox | 69 | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,500 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,717 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,899 | 43% |

### Warbreck

Warbreck :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Alliance | Joe. Lang | 3,659 | 50% |
| | Labour | Catherine Wilson | 2,963 | 41% |
| | Conservative | I. Brown | 679 | 9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 696 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,402 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,301 | 51% |

### Woolton

Woolton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Alliance | Pauline McKibbin | 3,635 | 50% |
| | Conservative | A. McVeigh | 2,632 | 36% |
| | Labour | C. B. Cole | 951 | 13% |
| | Green | D. Lindsay | 107 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,012 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,868 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,316 | |
