1990 Liverpool City Council election
# 1990 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 1990. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

| Party | Seats | ± |
| - | - | - |
| Labour | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal Democrat | ?? | ?? |
| Liberal Party | ?? | ?? |
| Independent | ?? | ?? |
| Others | ?? | ?? |

## Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1990 :

| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 27 | 27 | 82% | 56% | 93,575 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 6 | 18% | 33% | 54,441 |
| Conservative | 1 | 1 | 3% | 7% | 12,214 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0% | 3% | 4,725 |
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.1% | 213 |
| Democratic Anti Poll Tax | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.04% | 70 |

## Ward results

### Abercromby

Abercromby 2 seats :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | K. Hackett | 1,802 | 73% |
| | Labour | Sarah Norman | 1,745 | 71% |
| | Green | Laura Davenport | 277 | 11% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Chowings | 145 | 6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Dyer | 134 | 5% |
| | Conservative | Pauline Edwards | 127 | 5% |
| | Conservative | D. Radcliffe | 114 | 5% |
| | Communist | F. Carroll | 107 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,525 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,458 | |

As there were two vacancies for this seat, in order to allow comparison, only the votes for the highest scoring candidate for each party have been used to compile the statistics.

### Aigburth

Aigburth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas McKittrick | 2,778 | 46% |
| | Labour | R. Parkinson | 2,151 | 36% |
| | Conservative | N.W. Liddell | 662 | 11% |
| | Green | Joanne Cook | 409 | 7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 672 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,000 | |

### Allerton

Allerton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Flo Clucas | 2,750 | 44% |
| | Labour | K. E. Neary | 2,236 | 36% |
| | Conservative | P. Lee | 942 | 15% |
| | Green | R. E. Cantwell | 228 | 4% |
| | SDP | R. E. Gould | 135 | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 514 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,291 | |

### Anfield

Anfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | S. H. Oldfield | 3,365 | 57% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Veronica Best | 2,319 | 39% |
| | Conservative | J. Mass | 240 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,047 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,923 | |

### Arundel

Arundel :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | A. Duckworth | 2,234 | 47% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Johnston | 1,700 | 36% |
| | Conservative | D. W. Patmore | 295 | 6% |
| | Green | G. Thomson | 482 | 10% |
| | Democratic Anti Poll Tax | D. E. Huish | 70 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 534 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,781 | |

### Breckfield

Breckfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Frank Prendergast | 3,238 | 80% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Afford | 581 | 14% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Bayley | 210 | 5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,657 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,029 | |

### Broadgreen

Broadgreen :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Tony Concepcion | 3,489 | 54% |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. B. Smith | 2,519 | 39% |
| | Conservative | M. Lind | 310 | 5% |
| | Green | B. Turner | 171 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 970 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,489 | |

### Childwall

Childwall :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lady Doreen Jones | 3,565 | 52% |
| | Labour | N.D. Fleet | 2,022 | 29% |
| | Conservative | Helen Rigby | 939 | 14% |
| | Green | M. S. Hughes | 332 | 5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,543 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,858 | |

### Church

Church :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Len Tyrer | 4,203 | 58% |
| | Labour | E. Taylor | 1,812 | 25% |
| | Conservative | I. Bishop | 911 | 13% |
| | Green | A. G. Maxwell | 316 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,391 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,253 | |

### Clubmoor

Clubmoor :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | K. Noon | 3,909 | 73% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hilary Owen | 869 | 16% |
| | Conservative | Paula Denovan | 338 | 6% |
| | Green | Joan Best | 165 | 3% |
| | Communist | K. F. McDonough | 106 | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,040 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,387 | |

### County

County :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Margaret McDaid | 3,249 | 49% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sybil Brookes | 3,216 | 49% |
| | Conservative | J. F. Atkinson | 115 | 2% |
| | SDP | Joan Sewell | 37 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,617 | |

### Croxteth

Croxteth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Bundred | 3,682 | 53% |
| | Labour | J. Mooney | 2,379 | 34% |
| | Conservative | G. E. Brandwood | 656 | 9% |
| | Green | ? | 186 | 3% |
| | SDP | Marie Killen | 46 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,303 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,949 | |

### Dingle

Dingle :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Joan Brown | 3,612 | 74% |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. P. Boddy | 860 | 18% |
| | Conservative | R. D. Knox | 189 | 4% |
| | Green | R. Spalding | 224 | 5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,752 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,885 | |

### Dovecot

Dovecot :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | I. H. Scott | 2,984 | 75% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Norman Mills | 746 | 19% |
| | Conservative | W. H. Connolly | 261 | 7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,238 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,991 | |

### Everton

Everton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | G. A. Allen | 1,895 | 94% |
| | Liberal Democrats | J.S. Thomson | 128 | 6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,767 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,023 | |

### Fazakerley

Fazakerley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | J. Brazier | 3,743 | 77% |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. J. Johnston | 782 | 16% |
| | Conservative | G. Breckell | 355 | 7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,961 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,880 | |

### Gillmoss

Gillmoss :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Tony Jennings | 3,479 | 78% |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Mann | 526 | 12% |
| | Conservative | S. North | 255 | 6% |
| | Green | Susan Ellison | 183 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,953 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,443 | |

### Granby

Granby :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Gideon Ben-Tovim | 2,633 | 80% |
| | Liberal Democrats | H. Priddie | 282 | 9% |
| | Conservative | Henrietta Edwards | 150 | 5% |
| | Green | W. Jenkins | 180 | 5% |
| | ? | ? | 61 | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,351 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,306 | |

### Grassendale

Grassendale :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Beatrice Fraenkel | 3,994 | 62% |
| | Labour | D. Dunphy | 1,358 | 21% |
| | Conservative | Audrey Ogden | 858 | 13% |
| | Green | E. Goldsmith | 278 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,636 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,488 | |

### Kensington

Kensington :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Ann Keenan | 2,438 | 50% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Doran | 2,344 | 48% |
| | Conservative | R. Bethell | 93 | 2% |
| | SDP | Joan Reece | 40 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,915 | |

### Melrose

Melrose :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Dawn Booth | 4,146 | 84% |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Parker | 619 | 13% |
| | Conservative | Anne Nugent | 175 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,527 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,940 | |

### Netherley

Netherley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Catherine Wilson | 2,373 | 84% |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Clein | 316 | 11% |
| | Conservative | W. Dobinson | 123 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,057 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,812 | |

### Old Swan

Old Swan :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | K. Williams | 3,342 | 64% |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Berman | 1,190 | 23% |
| | Conservative | G. Powell | 465 | 9% |
| | Green | I. Gilmour | 217 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,152 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,214 | |

### Picton

Picton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Susan Hogan | 3,057 | 53% |
| | Liberal Democrats | H. Heritty | 2,214 | 38% |
| | Green | J. Hulton | 287 | 5% |
| | Conservative | K. Watkin | 163 | 3% |
| | SDP | L. Devereux | 49 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 843 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,770 | |

### Pirrie

Pirrie :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | W. Edwards | 3,948 | 82% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Doran | 606 | 13% |
| | Conservative | P. Aldcroft | 234 | 5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,342 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,788 | |

### St. Mary's

St. Mary's :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | J. Doyle | 3,008 | 55% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Millea | 2,115 | 39% |
| | Conservative | A. Fayer | 196 | 4% |
| | Green | Lucy Williams | 107 | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 893 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,426 | |

### Smithdown

Smithdown :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Juliet Herzog | 2,632 | 67% |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. McGrath | 1,093 | 28% |
| | Conservative | Denise O'Leary | 96 | 2% |
| | Green | J. Stevenson | 84 | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,539 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,905 | |

### Speke

Speke :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | K. Cannon | 2,789 | 85% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Clein | 305 | 9% |
| | Conservative | G. Harden | 194 | 6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,484 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,288 | |

### Tuebrook

Tuebrook :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Anne Gorton | 2,629 | 47% |
| | Liberal Democrats | N. Cardwell | 2,537 | 45% |
| | Conservative | Edna Rodick | 262 | 5% |
| | Green | R. Morris | 167 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,595 | |

### Valley

Valley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Frank Ruse | 2,799 | 75% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kay Brown | 485 | 13% |
| | Conservative | S. Lever | 241 | 6% |
| | Green | A. Willan | 224 | 6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,314 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,749 | |

### Vauxhall

Vauxhall :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | W. Snell | 2,320 | 95% |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Grocott | 80 | 3% |
| | Conservative | R. Fairclough | 49 | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,240 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,449 | |

### Warbreck

Warbreck :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | G. Hughes | 3,617 | 53% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Roberts | 2,957 | 43% |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Gray | 268 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 660 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,842 | |

### Woolton

Woolton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | S. Fitzsimmons | 1,831 | 29% |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Brown | 1,802 | 29% |
| | Labour | A. Gallagher | 1,142 | 18% |
| | Green | ? | 208 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 29 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,280 | |
