1986 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 8 May 1986. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour54-3
SDP-Liberal Alliance37+9
Conservative Party (UK)7-6

Election result
Liverpool Local Election Result 1986
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 17 50% 40% 71,131
  Alliance 16 48% 43% 76,578
  Conservative 1 3% 12% 21,901
  Communist
  Others

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Ward results

Abercromby
Abercromby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Hood 1,947 70%
Alliance B. Aston 477 17%
Conservative H. V. Tracey Forster 151 5%
Communist S. Carroll 107 4%
N. Everard 97 3%
Majority 1,470
Turnout 2,779

Aigburth
Aigburth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Douglas McKittrick' 3,521 56%
Labour K. Taft 1,615 26%
Conservative J. Mass 886 14%
K. Prescott 266 4%
Majority 1,906
Turnout 6,288

Allerton
Allerton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Flo Clucas 3,264 50%
Conservative T. Morrison 1,922 29%
Labour Dot Gavin 1,244 19%
R. Cantwell 121 2%
Majority 1,342
Turnout 6,551

Anfield
Anfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Vera Best 3,184 51%
Labour C. Williams 2,514 40%
Conservative J. Brash 553 9%
Majority 670
Turnout 6,251

Arundel
Arundel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Mary Johnson 2,560 51%
Labour K. Feintuck 1,814 36%
Conservative S. Fitzsimmons 450 9%
G. Thompson 166 3%
J. Kay 60 1%
Majority 746
Turnout 5,050

Breckfield
Breckfield 2 seats
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Brazier 2,538 56%
Labour P. Skinley 2,434 53%
Alliance J. Kendrick 1,967 43%
Alliance J. Diamond 1,820 40%
Conservative E. Bayley 227 5%
Conservative J. Atkinson 207 5%
Majority 571
Turnout 4,732

Broadgreen
Broadgreen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Geoffrey B Smith 3,337 53%
Labour A. Dean 2,442 39%
Conservative M. Kingston 527 8%
Majority 895
Turnout 6,306

Childwall
Childwall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Doreen Jones 4,416 59%
Labour R. Griffiths 1,241 17%
Conservative S. Airey 1,788 24%
Majority 3,175
Turnout 7,445

Church
Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Len Tyrer 4,749 60%
Labour J. Murray 1,195 15%
Conservative S. Atherton 1,769 22%
J. Hulton 235 3%
Majority 3,554
Turnout 7,948

Clubmoor
Clubmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Gladden 3,300 58%
Alliance F. Roderick 1,752 31%
Conservative J. Greaves 685 12%
Majority 1,548
Turnout 5,737

County
County
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Sybil Brookes 3,340 53%
Labour R. Quinn 2,605 41%
Conservative R. Kaney 352 6%
Majority 735
Turnout 6,297

Croxteth
Croxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Gillian Bundred 3,155 46%
Conservative E. Fitzpatrick 1,903 28%
Labour C. Guy 1,731 25%
Majority 1,424
Turnout 6,789

Dingle
Dingle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance R. Isaacson 2,589 48%
Labour T. Prout 2,558 47%
Conservative D. Patmore 238 4%
J. Cook 44 1%
Majority 31
Turnout 5,429

Dovecot
Dovecot
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour W. Westbury 2,497 61%
Alliance T. Jones 1,160 28%
Conservative W. Connolly 443 11%
Majority 1,337
Turnout 4,100

Everton
Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour G. Allen 2,028 82%
Alliance T. Geary 314 13%
Conservative R. Fairclough 130 5%
Majority 1,714
Turnout 2,472

Fazakerley
Fazakerley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Linden 2,667 57%
Alliance D. Stephenson 1,327 29%
Conservative J. Quincy 660 14%
Majority 1,340
Turnout 4,654

Gillmoss
Gillmoss
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Jennings 2,748 72%
Alliance E. Boult 741 19%
Conservative A. Hinks 375 10%
Majority 2,007
Turnout 3,864

Granby
Granby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Leach 2,287 54%
Alliance C. Laidlaw 1,351 32%
S. Burris 427 10%
Conservative G. Tann 148 3%
E. Caddick 60 1%
Majority 936
Turnout 4,273

Grassendale
Grassendale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Beatrice Fraenkel 5,014 70%
Labour E. Turnbull 850 12%
Conservative M. Wood 1,292 18%
Majority 4,164
Turnout 7,156

Kensington
Kensington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Frank Doran 2,976 56%
Labour J. Spencer 2,171 41%
Conservative D. Dougherty 212 4%
Majority 805
Turnout 5,359

Melrose
Melrose
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dawn Booth 2,832 56%
Alliance Neil Cardwell 1,930 38%
Conservative M. Fitzsimmons 233 5%
Carol Taggart 28 1%
Majority 902
Turnout 5,023

Netherley
Netherley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Adams 2,001 62%
Alliance H. Williams 958 30%
Conservative A. McTigue 248 8%
Majority 1,043
Turnout 3,207

Old Swan
Old Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Anthony Loftus 3,114 53%
Labour J. Hollinshead 2,307 39%
Conservative A. Wilson 471 8%
Majority 807
Turnout 5,892

Picton
Picton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Herbert Herrity 2,811 56%
Labour K. Hackett 1,907 38%
Conservative A. Scadding 247 5%
G. Quayle 97 2%
Majority 904
Turnout 5,062

Pirrie
Pirrie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Owens 3,182 68%
Alliance W. Burke 1,094 23%
Conservative F. Stevens Jnr. 424 9%
Majority 2,088
Turnout 4,700

St. Mary's
St. Mary's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Keiden 2,773 50%
Alliance Peter Millea 2,363 43%
Conservative R. Parkes 394 7%
Majority 410
Turnout 5,530

Smithdown
Smithdown
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour A. Gamble 2,152 50%
Alliance E. Stephenson 2,003 47%
Conservative F. Sellers 108 3%
Majority 149
Turnout 4,263

Speke
Speke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Dowling 2,527 71%
Alliance R. Gould 662 19%
Conservative A. Fayer 386 19%
Majority 1,865
Turnout 3,575

Tuebrook
Tuebrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance John Jones 3,383 59%
Labour F. Vaudrey Jnr. 1,890 33%
Conservative J. McMillan 456 8%
Majority 1,493
Turnout 5,729

Valley
Valley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour P. Astbury 2,228 57%
Alliance I. Phillips 1,285 33%
Conservative M. Murphy 389 10%
Majority 943
Turnout 3,902

Vauxhall
Vauxhall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Morgan 2,034 90%
Alliance M. Alman 232 10%
Majority 1,802
Turnout 2,266

Warbreck
Warbreck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Richard Roberts 2,968 46%
Labour J. Williams 2,532 39%
Conservative I. Brown 855 13%
B. Barr 61 1%
I. Sloan 55 1%
Majority 436
Turnout 6,471

Woolton
Woolton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Christopher Hallows 2,989 45%
Alliance E. Jones 2,654 40%
Labour G. Casey 826 13%
Majority 335
Turnout 6,600

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By Elections

On 12 March 1987 16 Militant and 31 non-Militant Labour Councillors were disbarred from office

NameWardElected
Heather AdamsNetherley8 May 1986
Paul AstburyValley8 May 1986
Mike BlackPirrie5 May 1983
Dominic BradyEverton5 May 1983
Tony ByrneValley5 May 1983
Eddie BurkeDovecot3 May 1984
Jackie CrowleyAnfield3 May 1984
Hugh DaltonPirrie3 May 1984
Joe DevaneyAbercromby3 May 1984
Jimmy DillonBroadgreen5 May 1983
Alex DoswellGranby3 May 1984
Felicity DowlingSpeke8 May 1986
Steve EllisonBreckfield3 May 1984
Peter FergusonDingle3 May 1984
Alan FoggKensington3 May 1984
Alex GambleSmithdown8 May 1986
Roy GladdenClubmoor8 May 1986
Jimmy HackettWarbreck5 May 1983
John HamiltonGranby5 May 1983
Willy HarperNetherley3 May 1984
Derek HattonNetherley5 May 1983
John HumphriesSt. Mary's5 May 1983
Tony HoodAbercromby6 May 1982
Steve JenkinsSmithdown5 May 1983
Paul LaffertyClubmoor5 May 1983
Bob LancasterMelrose5 May 1983
Dave LeachGranby8 May 1986
John LindenFazakerley8 May 1986
Dave LloydFazakerley3 May 1984
George LloydOld Swan5 May 1983
Pauline Lowes
Paul LuckockVauxhall5 May 1983
John MackintoshBreckfield5 May 1983
Dorothy MathewsSmithdown3 May 1984
Frank MillsCounty5 May 1983
Tony MulhearnSt. Mary's3 May 1984
John NelsonFazakerley5 May 1983
John OrdSpeke3 May 1984
Peter OwensPirrie8 May 1986
Jimmy ParryEverton3 May 1984
Terry ProutDingleBy election
Tony RimmerGillmoss3 May 1984
Harry SmithValley3 May 1984
Vinny WagnerMelrose3 May 1984
Bill WestburyDovecot1 May 1986
Franny WilesEverton6 May 1982

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References
  1. Liverpool Daily Post 2 May 1986
  2. Liverpool Daily Post 2 May 1986
  3. Liverpool Daily Post 2 May 1986
  4. http://www.liverpool47.org/RollCall/Rollcall.htm
  5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29953611
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