1999 Liverpool City Council election
# 1999 Liverpool City Council election

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. Overall turnout was 23.6%.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

| Party | Seats | ± |
| - | - | - |
| Liberal Democrat | 60 | +9 |
| Labour | 28 | -10 |
| Liberal Party | 5 | +1 |
| Independent | 2 | -1 |
| Others | 4 | +1 |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1999 :

| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Liberal Democrats | 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 | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Paul Brant | 879 | 57.49 | +3.25 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Josie Mullen | 501 | 32.77 | +6.01 |
| | Green | J.M. Brown | 105 | 6.87 | |
| | Conservative | D.I. Watson | 44 | 2.88 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 378 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,074 | 10 | |

### Aigburth

Aigburth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,378 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |

### Allerton

Allerton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,897 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |

### Anfield

Anfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,897 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |

### Arundel

Arundel :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 675 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |

### Breckfield

Breckfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John McIntosh | 873 | 46.99 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 91 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,858 | | |

### Broadgreen

Broadgreen :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 634 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,780 | | |

### Childwall

Childwall :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,055 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,905 | | |

### Church

Church :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,398 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,345 | |

### Clubmoor

Clubmoor :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | G.W. Smith | 1,014 | 42.46% |
| | Labour | B. Williams | 899 | 37.65% |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Monkcom | 316 | 13.23% |
| | Socialist Labour | K. Anderson | 71 | 2.97% |
| | Conservative | G.M. Hicklin | 40 | 1.68% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### County

County :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,299 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Croxteth

Croxteth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,973 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Dingle

Dingle :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julie Gosling | 1,442 | 61.02% |
| | Labour | B. Redmond | 828 | 35.04% |
| | Conservative | D. Patmore | 93 | 3.94% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 614 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Dovecot

Dovecot :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 284 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Everton

Everton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ward Labour | C. Dooley | 654 | 58.13% |
| | Labour | N. Bann | 307 | 27.29% |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. McHugh | 87 | 7.73% |
| | Socialist Labour | J. Rutledge | 44 | 3.91% |
| | Conservative | J.L. Perry | 14 | 1.24% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 347 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Fazakerley

Fazakerley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Jack Spriggs | 1,423 | 52.37% |
| | Liberal Democrats | F. Forrester | 1,093 | 40.23% |
| | Conservative | E.O. Bayley | 84 | 3.09% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 330 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Gillmoss

Gillmoss :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 635 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Granby

Granby :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Alan Dean | 760 | 57.79% |
| | Liberal Democrats | M.Osi-Efa | 412 | 31.33% |
| | Conservative | C. Hirst | 68 | 5.17% |
| | Socialist Alliance | C. Wilson | 75 | 5.70% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Grassendale

Grassendale :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,330 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Kensington

Kensington :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Doran | 1,510 | 72.81% |
| | Labour | T. Allen | 530 | 25.55% |
| | Conservative | I. MacFall | 34 | 1.64% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 980 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Melrose

Melrose :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | R. Lancaster | 849 | 44.87% |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 40 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Netherley

Netherley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Oliver Martins | 801 | 49.81% |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Kent | 667 | 41.48% |
| | Socialist Labour | A. D. Fogg | 116 | 7.21% |
| | Conservative | P. Hughes | 24 | 1.49% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Old Swan

Old Swan :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,017 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Picton

Picton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Erica Kemp | 1,579 | 70.30% |
| | Labour | A. Glanville | 631 | 28.09% |
| | Conservative | W. Hobhouse | 36 | 1.60% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 948 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Pirrie

Pirrie :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | J. Gouldbourne | 849 | 47.99% |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 296 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,119 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Smithdown

Smithdown :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 153 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Speke

Speke :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Hughes | 892 | 55.27% |
| | Labour | M. Rasmussen | 663 | 41.08% |
| | Liberal | I. Smith | 36 | 2.23% |
| | Conservative | D. Nuttall | 23 | 1.43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Tuebrook

Tuebrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal | Tom Carter | 2,055 | 69.15% |
| | Labour | B. McGrath | 430 | 14.47% |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Kinnahan | 184 | 6.19% |
| | Conservative | J. Brandwood | 68 | 2.29% |
| | Independent Liberal | K. McCullough | 235 | 7.91% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1.625 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Valley

Valley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 949 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Vauxhall

Vauxhall :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ward Labour | Pauline Connolly | 840 | 46.82% |
| | Labour | F. Orr | 810 | 45.15% |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Wilkinson | 102 | 5.69% |
| | Liberal | C. Woodruff | 32 | 1.78% |
| | Conservative | J. Watson | 10 | 0.56% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Warbreck

Warbreck :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,177 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |

### Woolton

Woolton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,596 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
