Liverpool City Council election, 1999

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.^[1] Overall turnout was 23.6%.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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

Aigburth

Aigburth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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			1,378
Turnout

Allerton

Allerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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			1,897
Turnout

Anfield

Anfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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			1,897
Turnout

Arundel

Arundel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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			675
Turnout

Breckfield

Breckfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John McIntosh	873	46.99
	Liberal Democrat	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			91
Turnout			1,858

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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			634
Turnout			2,780

Childwall

Childwall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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			2,055
Turnout			3,905

Church

Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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			2,398
Turnout			4,345

Clubmoor

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

County

County
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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			1,299
Turnout

Croxteth

Croxteth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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			1,973
Turnout

Dingle

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

Dovecot

Dovecot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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			284
Turnout

Everton

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

Fazakerley

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

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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			635
Turnout

Granby

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

Grassendale

Grassendale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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			2,330
Turnout

Kensington

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

Melrose

Melrose
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Lancaster	849	44.87%
	Liberal Democrat	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			40
Turnout

Netherley

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

Old Swan

Old Swan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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			1,017
Turnout

Picton

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

Pirrie

Pirrie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Gouldbourne	849	47.99%
	Liberal Democrat	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			296
Turnout

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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			1,119
Turnout

Smithdown

Smithdown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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			153
Turnout

Speke

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

Tuebrook

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

Valley

Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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			949
Turnout

Vauxhall

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

Warbreck

Warbreck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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			1,177
Turnout

Woolton

Woolton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	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			2,596
Turnout

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References

↑ "Liverpool". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
↑ Liverpool Daily Post 7 May 1999

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