Liverpool City Council election, 1963

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 9 May 1963.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

	Councillors	±	Aldermen	Total
Conservative	43	-13	25	68
Labour	72	+15	14	86
Protestant	3	-1	0	3
Liberal	2	0	1	3

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1963
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	11	0	13	-13	27%	37%	64,442
	Labour	30	15	0	+15	73%	50%	87,751
	Liberal	0	0	0	0	0%	12%	20,973
	Protestant	0	0	2	-2	0%	1.5%	2,621
	Communist	0	0	0	0	0%	0.60%	1,053
	British Union Movement	0	0	0	0	0%	1.2%	2,052
	Anti-debt	0	0	0	0	0%	0.16%	289

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

^(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1960 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1960 election results.

Abercromby

Abercromby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	L. Caplan	1,792	64%	+22%
	Conservative	R. W. Rollins ^(PARTY)	873	31%	-18%
	Communist	A. M^cClelland	139	5%	+1%
Majority			919
Registered electors			9,353
Turnout			2,804	30%	+9%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Aigburth

Aigburth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	S. Cotton ^(PARTY)	3,655	63%	-30%
	Liberal	Mrs. A. Dyson	1,548	27%	+27%
	Labour	T. Bailey	431	7%	0%
Majority			2,107
Registered electors			13,591
Turnout			5,756	42%	+10%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Allerton

Allerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	D. K. Williams ^(PARTY)	2,481	55%	-32%
	Liberal	A. G. Wilson	1,286	29%	+29%
	Labour	G. C. Corner	599	13%	0%
	Anti-debt	F. G. Connor	117	3%	+3%
Majority			1,205
Registered electors			10,032
Turnout			4,493	45%	+15%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Anfield

Anfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	R. G. Semple ^(PARTY)	2,741	45%	-35%
	Labour	S. W. Jones	2,396	40%	+10%
	Liberal	G. W. Ryder	907	15%	+15%
Majority			345
Registered electors			13,962
Turnout			6,044	43%	+10%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Arundel

Arundel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	P. W. Rathbone *	2,278	42%	-22%
	Labour	C. Taylor	2,164	40%	-18%
	Liberal	I. Gottlieb	850	16%	+5%
	Communist	J. Kay	82	2%	-1%
Majority			114
Registered electors			12,476
Turnout			5,374	43%	+11%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Breckfield

Breckfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	L. Williams	2,435	59%	+20%
	Conservative	W. A. Lowe *	1,663	41%	-20%
Majority			772
Registered electors			10,876
Turnout			4,098	38%	+9%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. Keenan *	2,046	50%	-26%
	Labour	T. Graves	1,196	29%	+5%
	Liberal	W. M. Galbraith	837	21%	+21%
Majority			850
Registered electors			11,223
Turnout			4,079	36%	+7%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	W. McKeown *	unopposed
Registered electors			8,441
	Labour hold		Swing

Childwall

Childwall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	S. Airey ^(PARTY)	3,491	50%	-24%
	Liberal	A. Globe	2,608	37%	+17%
	Labour	J. Dalrymple	865	12%	+5%
Majority			883
Registered electors			16,657
Turnout			6,964	42%	+10%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Church

Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	E. W. Holland ^(PARTY)	3,029	48%	-12%
	Liberal	G. A. Gerrard	2,832	45%	+11%
	Labour	W. Lungley	416	7%
Majority			197
Registered electors			13,448
Turnout			6,277	47%	+8%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	R. Buckle	2,937	54%	+18%
	Conservative	E. Johnson ^(PARTY)	1,519	35%	-29%
	Liberal	R. Smith	631	11%	+11%
Majority			1,018
Registered electors			11,110
Turnout			5,487	49%	+14%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

County

County
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	B. Deane	3,316	57%	+12%
	Conservative	A. H. Maynard *	2,529	43%	=12%
Majority			787
Registered electors			13,335
Turnout			5,845	44%	+2%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Croxteth

Croxteth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	A. L. Audley ^(PARTY)	2,810	51%	-26%
	Liberal	J. H. Aspinall	1,473	27%	+18%
	Labour	W. F. Burke	1,268	23%	+9%
Majority			1,337
Registered electors			11,497
Turnout			5,551	48%	+10%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dingle

Dingle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	D. Cumella *	2,946	67%	+16%
	Conservative	C. J. C. Burgess	1,045	24%	-13%
	Liberal	E. Royal	390	9%	-3%
Majority			1,901
Registered electors			12,007
Turnout			4,381	36%	+4%
	Labour hold		Swing

Dovecot

Dovecot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. I. Davies	3,116	62%
	Conservative	T. Hillock	1,135	23%
	Liberal	P. J. Goddard	759	15%
Majority			1,981
Registered electors			14,134
Turnout			5,010	35%
	Labour gain from [[\|N/A]]		Swing

Everton

Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	S. F. Jacobs *	1,738	75%
	Conservative	E. Shaw	522	22%	-15%
	Communist	Miss E. M. Shelbourne	68	3%	+3%
Majority			1,216
Registered electors			9,705
Turnout			2,328	24%	+6%
	Labour hold		Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. Guinan	2,015	52%	+24%
	Conservative	W. Thomas *	1,746	45%	-27%
	British Union Movement	G. Gabrielson	83	2%	+2%
Majority			269
Registered electors			13,397
Turnout			3,844	29%	+8%
	Labour hold		Swing

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. Woolwich	2,754	51%	+15%
	Conservative	C. N. Peplow	2,674	49%	-15%
Majority			80
Registered electors			11,180
Turnout			5,428	49%	+12%
	Labour hold		Swing

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. F. Stevens ^(PARTY)	3,888	68%	+7%
	Liberal	R, Grundy	711	12%	+12%
	Conservative	J. Swainbank	867	15%	-24%
	Communist	F. J. Marsh	223	4%	+4%
Majority			3,021
Registered electors			15,770
Turnout			5,689	36%	+11%
	Labour hold		Swing

Granby

Granby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Mrs. M. B. Simey	2,253	58%	+9%
	Conservative	A. Lloyd *	1,442	37%	-14%
	Communist	J. Melia	166	4%	+4%
Majority			811
Registered electors			11,117
Turnout			3,861	35%	+9%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Kensington

Kensington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	T. K. Williams *	2,718	67%	+17%
	Conservative	K. W. Davies	1,203	29%	-21%
	British Union Movement	T. G. Kenny	162	4%	+4%
Majority			1,515
Registered electors			11,824
Turnout			4,083	35%	+5%
	Labour hold		Swing

Low Hill

Low Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	G. M. Scott *	1,964	75%	+21%
	Conservative	D. E. Daniel	570	22%	-24%
	British Union Movement	M. J. Ward	74	3%	+3%
Majority			1,394
Registered electors			9,193
Turnout			2,608	28%	+2%
	Labour hold		Swing

Melrose

Melrose
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	C. H. Brown *	1,933	73%	+17%
	Conservative	S. D. Lunt	704	27%	-5%
Majority			1,229
Registered electors			9,314
Turnout			2,637	28%	+4%
	Labour hold		Swing

Netherfield

Netherfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	N. S. Barnett	1,326	57%	+13%
	Protestant	R. F. Goll ^(PARTY)	1,007	43%	-13%
Majority			319
Registered electors			7,597
Turnout			2,333	31%	+4%
	Labour gain from Protestant		Swing

Old Swan

Old Swan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	S. G. Thorne	2,683	48%	+16%
	Conservative	R. H. Morris *	2,120	38%	-26%
	Liberal	D. Kearon	749	13%	+13%
Majority			563
Registered electors			14,555
Turnout			5,552	38%	+11%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Picton

Picton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	C. J. Minton	2,846	52%	+8%
	Conservative	N. F. Derrick ^(PARTY)	1,825	33%	-23%
	Liberal	F. F. W. Barton	796	15%	+15%
Majority			1,021
Registered electors			13,637
Turnout			5,467	40%	-7%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Pirrie

Pirrie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Eric Heffer *	4,789	70%	+18%
	Conservative	Mrs. M. E. Jones	2,075	30%	-18%
Majority			2,714
Registered electors			16,218
Turnout			6,864	42%	+7%
	Labour hold		Swing

Prince's Park

Prince's Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	F. H. Cain	2,636	61%	+13%
	Liberal	A. Garland	428	10%	+10%
	Conservative	G. Clark *	1,277	29%	-23%
Majority			1,359
Registered electors			12,778
Turnout			4,341	34%	+8%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Sandhills

Sandhills
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. Scully *	2,372	91%	+1%
	Communist	B. Campbell	133	5%	+5%
	Conservative	N. Heywood	100	4%	-6%
Majority			2,239
Registered electors			7,829
Turnout			2,605	33%	+13%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Domingo

St. Domingo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	F. Keating	2,274	57%	+11%
	Protestant	W. H. Blower	1,614	40%	-14%
	Communist	W. C. Doherty	105	3%	+3%
Majority			660
Registered electors			11,579
Turnout			3,993	34%	+5%
	Labour gain from Protestant		Swing

St. James

St. James 2 seats
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	T. McManus *	2,322	79%	+5%
	Labour	R. Parry ^(PARTY)	1,759	60%	'-14%
	Conservative	G. Boult	612	21%	-5%
Majority			1,710
Registered electors			10,222
Turnout			2,934	29%	+10%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	P. Gunnell	2,424	53%	+6%
	Conservative	J. A. Nolan *	1,646	36%	-17%
	Liberal	S. Levy	496	11%	+11%
Majority			778
Registered electors			10,801
Turnout			4,556	42%	+11%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	16%

St. Michael's

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	E. Stanley Nixon ^(PARTY)	2,111	44%	-23%
	Liberal	J. F. Ross	1,749	36%	+19%
	Labour	A. Fowler	889	19%	+6%
	Anti-debt	A. P. Cooney	50	1%	+1%
Majority			362
Registered electors			9,931
Turnout			4,799	48%	+14%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Smithdown

Smithdown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	W. Gibbs *	2,187	74%	+6%
	Conservative	T. J. Strange	663	22%	-10%
	British Union Movement	R. J. Williams	119	4%	+4%
Majority			1,524
Registered electors			11,632
Turnout			2,969	26%	+8%
	Labour hold		Swing

Speke

Speke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. H. Sefton	2,847	81%
	Conservative	B. F. Evans	652	19%
Majority			2,195
Registered electors			13,806
Turnout			3,499	25%

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	H. Dailey	2,693	54%	+19%
	Conservative	E. F. Pine *	2,269	46%	-19%
Majority			424
Registered electors			12,470
Turnout			4,962	40%	+8%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. A. Gallagher ^(PARTY)	2,846	95%	+18%
	Communist	T. E. Cassin	137	5%	-18%
Majority			2,709
Registered electors			9,462
Turnout			2,983	32%	+23%
	Labour hold		Swing

Warbreck

Warbreck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	R. J. McLaughlin *	2,507	56%	-17%
	Labour	J. V. Grue	1,936	44%	+17%
Majority			571
Registered electors			12,555
Turnout			4,443	35%	+3%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westmister

Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	J. Dunn	1,699	60%	+13%
	Conservative	J. Gillin *	1,152	40%	-13%
Majority			547
Registered electors			4,239
Turnout			2,851	39%	+6%
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Woolton

Woolton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	J. McAllister *	4.000	50%	-30%
	Labour	S. J. Cook	2,083	26%	+6%
	Liberal	R. S. Hale	1,923	24%	+24%
Majority			1,917
Registered electors			17,432
Turnout			8,006	46%	+19%
	Conservative hold		Swing

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References

↑ Liverpool Daily Post 10 May 1963
↑ Liverpool Daily Post 13 May 1960
↑ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1963-1964

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