Liverpool City Council election, 1986

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:

	Seats	±
Labour	??	??
SDP-Liberal Alliance	??	??
Conservative Party (UK)	??	??

Election result

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

^[2]

Ward results

Abercromby

Abercromby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Hood	1,947	70%
	SDP–Liberal 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	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	D. McKitterick	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	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal 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	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal 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	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	M. 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%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	J. Kendrick	1,967	43%
	SDP–Liberal 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	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	G. 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	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal 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	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal 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%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	F. Roderick	1,752	31%
	Conservative	J. Greaves	685	12%
Majority			1,548
Turnout			5,737

County

County
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	S. 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	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	G. 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	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal 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%
	SDP–Liberal 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%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	T. Geary	314	13%
	Conservative	R. Fairclough	130	5%
Majority			1,714
Turnout			2,472

Fazakerley

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

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Jennings	2,748	72%
	SDP–Liberal 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%
	SDP–Liberal 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	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal 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	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal 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	D. Booth	2,832	56%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	N. 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%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	H. Williams	958	30%
	Conservative	A. McTigue	248	8%
Majority			1,043
Turnout			3,207

Old Swan

Old Swan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	A. 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	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	H. 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%
	SDP–Liberal 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%
	SDP–Liberal 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%
	SDP–Liberal 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%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	R. Gould	662	19%
	Conservative	A. Fayer	386	19%
Majority			1,865
Turnout			3,575

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	J. 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%
	SDP–Liberal 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%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	M. Alman	232	10%
Majority			1,802
Turnout			2,266

Warbreck

Warbreck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	R. 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	C. Hallows	2,989	45%
	SDP–Liberal Alliance	E. Jones	2,654	40%
	Labour	G. Casey	826	13%
Majority			335
Turnout			6,600

^[3]

References

(1985 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1986 (→ 1987)

London boroughs	Barking and Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith and Fulham Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster

Metropolitan boroughs	Barnsley Birmingham Bradford Bolton Bury Calderdale Coventry Doncaster Dudley Gateshead Kirklees Knowsley Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle North Tyneside Oldham Rochdale Rotherham Salford Sandwell Sefton Sheffield Solihull South Tyneside St Helens Stockport Sunderland Tameside Trafford Wakefield Walsall Wigan Wirral Wolverhampton

District councils (England)	Adur Amber Valley Barrow-in-Furness Basildon Basingstoke and Deane Bassetlaw Blackburn Brentwood Bristol Broadland Broxbourne Burnley Cambridge Cannock Chase Carlisle Cheltenham Cherwell Chester Chorley Colchester Congleton Craven Crawley Crewe and Nantwich Daventry Derby East Devon Eastbourne Eastleigh Ellesmere Port and Neston Elmbridge Epping Forest Exeter Fareham Gloucester Gosport Great Yarmouth Halton Harlow Harrogate Hartlepool Hart Hastings Havant Hertsmere Hinckley and Bosworth Hull Huntingdonshire Hyndburn Ipswich Lincoln Macclesfield Maidstone Milton Keynes Mole Valley Newcastle-under-Lyme North Bedfordshire North Hertfordshire Norwich Nuneaton and Bedworth Oadby and Wigston Oxford Pendle Penwith Peterborough Portsmouth Preston Purbeck Reading Redditch Reigate and Banstead Rochford Rossendale Rugby Runnymede Rushmoor Shrewsbury and Atcham Slough South Bedfordshire South Cambridgeshire South Lakeland Southampton Southend-on-Sea St Albans Stevenage Stoke-on-Trent Stratford-on-Avon Stroud Swale Tamworth Tandridge Thamesdown Three Rivers Thurrock Tonbridge and Malling Torbay Tunbridge Wells Watford Waveney Welwyn Hatfield West Dorset West Lancashire West Lindsey West Oxfordshire Weymouth and Portland Winchester Woking Wokingham Worcester Worthing Wyre Forest York

Regional councils (Scotland)	Borders Central Dumfries and Galloway Fife Grampian Highland Lothian Orkney Shetland Strathclyde Tayside Western Isles

LEAs	Inner London Education Authority

Council elections in Merseyside

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Liverpool City Council	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Merseyside County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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