1977 Merseyside County Council election

1977 Merseyside County Council election
All 99 seats; to Merseyside County Council; 50 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	35.6% (1.1%)
	Map of Merseyside County Council showing wards won by party
Control of Council before election; Labour;	Control of Council after election ; Conservative;

The 1977 Merseyside County Council election took place on 5 May 1977 to elect members of Merseyside County Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

The Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from Labour.

Election results[edit]

Overall election result[edit]

Overall result compared with 1973.

Merseyside County Council election, 1977
Party		Candidates						Votes
Party		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Conservative	99	67	41	0	41	67.7	55.1	224,376	21.4
	Labour	93	26	0	27	27	26.3	27.4	111,733	13.9
	Liberal	78	6	1	14	13	6.1	16.3	66,579	5.5
	Communist	19	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.6	2,425	0.1
	Ind. Conservative	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	765	0.1
	Independent	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	465	0.1
	National Party	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	392	New
	National Front	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	228	New
	Labour/Liberal	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	86	New
	Independent Liberal	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	83	N/A
	Anti-corruption League	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	60	New
	Liberal Union	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	59	New
	Independent Labour	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	45	N/A
	Residents	0	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	1.9

^[1]

Results by borough[edit]

Knowsley borough[edit]

Merseyside County Council election, 1977 (Knowsley)
Party		Candidates						Votes
Party		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Conservative	11	4	3	0	3	36.4	48.5	18,095	23.3
	Labour	11	7	0	3	3	63.6	44.8	16,747	16.5
	Liberal	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	3.4	1,272	8.1
	Ind. Conservative	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.0	765	N/A
	Communist	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	1.1	422	0.9
	Independent Labour	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	45	N/A

^[1]

Turnout: 29.8% (1.7%)

Liverpool borough[edit]

Merseyside County Council election, 1977 (Liverpool)
Party		Candidates						Votes
Party		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Conservative	36	23	19	0	19	63.9	47.0	64,528	17.9
	Labour	36	10	0	8	8	27.8	28.2	38,754	11.8
	Liberal	34	3	0	11	11	8.3	23.5	32,314	5.9
	Communist	9	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.9	1,247	0.5
	National Party	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	162	New
	National Front	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	95	New
	Labour/Liberal	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	86	New
	Independent Liberal	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	83	N/A
	Liberal Union	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	59	New

^[1]

Turnout: 33.9% (0.5%)

Sefton borough[edit]

Merseyside County Council election, 1977 (Sefton)
Party		Candidates						Votes
Party		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Conservative	19	15	4	0	4	78.9	63.7	47,794	20.9
	Labour	15	3	0	3	3	15.8	20.2	15,160	10.5
	Liberal	13	1	0	0	0	5.3	14.7	11,002	0.8
	Communist	4	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.7	512	0.4
	Independent	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.6	465	0.3
	Anti-corruption League	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	60	New
	Residents	0	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.0	0	9.0

^[1]

Turnout: 34.0% (6.0%)

St Helens borough[edit]

Merseyside County Council election, 1977 (St Helens)
Party		Candidates						Votes
Party		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Conservative	11	8	6	0	6	72.7	58.0	29,725	30.1
	Labour	11	3	0	6	6	27.3	36.4	18,665	19.7
	Liberal	6	0	0	0	0	0.0	5.6	2,850	9.4

^[1]

Turnout: 37.3% (2.9)

Wirral borough[edit]

Merseyside County Council election, 1977 (Wirral)
Party		Candidates						Votes
Party		Stood	Elected	Gained	Unseated	Net	% of total	%	No.	Net %
	Conservative	22	17	9	0	9	77.3	60.4	64,234	21.8
	Labour	20	3	0	7	7	13.6	21.1	22,407	16.5
	Liberal	22	2	1	3	2	9.1	18.0	19,141	5.0
	Communist	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	244	0.0
	National Party	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.2	230	New
	National Front	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.1	133	New

^[1]

Turnout: 41.8% (0.7)

Ward results[edit]

Results compared directly with the last local election in 1973.

Knowsley[edit]

Huyton With Roby No. 1 (Huyton Farm-Princess-Woolfall)[edit]

Huyton Farm-Princess-Woolfall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*P. Longfall*	1,126	59.6	23.4
	Conservative	A. Gray	762	40.4	26.7
Majority			364	19.2	50.1
Registered electors			9,236
Turnout				20.5	5.8
	Labour hold		Swing	25.1

^[3]

Huyton With Roby No. 2 (Longview and Rupert Farm)[edit]

Longview and Rupert Farm
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Easthope	1,562	54.8	32.5
	Labour	C. Frederick	1,288	45.2	6.7
Majority			274	9.6	N/A
Registered electors			9,067
Turnout				31.5	5.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	18.9

^[3]

Huyton With Roby No. 3 (St Agnes-St Bartholomews-Swanside)[edit]

St Agnes-St Bartholomews-Swanside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Simpson	4,056	77.0	32.1
	Labour	S. Wells	1,209	23.0	10.8
Majority			2,847	54.0	42.9
Registered electors			13,192
Turnout				40.0	4.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	21.5

^[3]

Huyton With Roby No. 4 (St Gabriels and St Michaels)[edit]

St Gabriels and St Michaels
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*S. Powell*	1,718	53.2	11.9
	Conservative	C. White	1,514	46.8	24.4
Majority			204	6.4	36.3
Registered electors			11,192
Turnout				28.9	4.9
	Labour hold		Swing	18.2

^[3]

Kirkby No. 1 (Central and Minstead)[edit]

Central and Minstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*J. King*	1,450	56.1	10.6
	Conservative	G. Fogarty	627	24.3	New
	Liberal	R. Jones	349	13.5	15.0
	Communist	J. Myers	112	4.3	0.6
	Independent Labour	T. Ryan	45	1.7	New
Majority			823	31.8	6.4
Registered electors			10,246
Turnout				25.3	0.6
	Labour hold		Swing	3.2

^[3]

Kirkby No. 2 (Cherryfield and Whitfield)[edit]

Cherryfield and Whitfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Gallagher	1,431	45.2	8.1
	Conservative	J. Smith	1,088	34.8	30.7
	Liberal	W. McFadden	510	16.3	22.4
	Communist	W. Jones	116	3.7	0.2
Majority			325	10.4	4.2
Registered electors			11,187
Turnout				28.1	5.2
	Labour hold		Swing	2.1

Kirkby No. 3 (Northwood-Park-Tower Hill-Simonswood)[edit]

Northwood-Park-Tower Hill-Simonswood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*G. Bundred*	1,983	52.5	20.1
	Conservative	C. Baily	1,187	31.4	12.4
	Liberal	J. Smith	413	10.9	New
	Communist	T. Bradburn	194	5.1	3.4
Majority			796	21.1	32.5
Registered electors			15,378
Turnout			3,777	24.6	3.9
	Labour hold		Swing	16.3

^[3]

Prescot[edit]

Prescot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Hughes	1,888	57.7	18.9
	Labour	W. Howarth	1,386	42.3	18.9
Majority			502	15.4	N/A
Registered electors			8,654
Turnout				37.9	4.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	18.9

^[3]

Whiston No. 1 (Croton-Tarbock-Whiston)[edit]

Croton-Tarbock-Whiston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*R. Foulkes*	1,444	40.1	25.5
	Conservative	S. Pyne	1,390	38.6	4.2
	Ind. Conservative	B. Jeffrey	765	21.3	New
Majority			54	1.5	29.7
Registered electors			11,132
Turnout				32.6	2.2
	Labour hold		Swing	14.9

^[3]

Whiston No. 3 (Halewood)[edit]

Halewood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Sinclair	2,488	54.3	26.7
	Labour	J. Bohanna	2,094	45.7	26.7
Majority			394	8.6	36.2
Registered electors			14,426
Turnout				31.8	2.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	26.7

^[3]

Whiston No. 4 (Knowsley)[edit]

Knowsley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*W. Alldritt*	1,618	51.3	19.5
	Conservative	T. Maudsley	1,533	48.7	29.4
Majority			85	2.6	48.9
Registered electors			11,914
Turnout				26.5	1.2
	Labour hold		Swing	24.5

^[3]

Liverpool[edit]

Liverpool No. 1 (Abercromby and St James)[edit]

Abercromby and St James
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Carr	1,401	57.4	21.7
	Conservative	D. Lewis	555	22.8	11.0
	Communist	R. O'Hara	253	10.4	1.3
	Liberal	P. Bradley	144	5.9	New
	Labour/Liberal	J. Murphy	86	3.5	New
Majority			846	34.6	32.7
Registered electors			12,892
Turnout				19.0	3.8
	Labour hold		Swing	16.4

^[3]

Liverpool No. 2 (Aigburth)[edit]

Aigburth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*S. Moss*	5,159	73.7	5.1
	Liberal	P. Message	1,116	15.9	New
	Labour	J. Hughes	727	10.4	10.8
Majority			4,043	57.8	0.2
Registered electors			14,729
Turnout			7,002	47.7	11.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	0.1

^[3]

Liverpool No. 3 (Allerton)[edit]

Allerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	*W. Weaver*	3,365	73.0	17.8
	Liberal	T. Harte	651	14.1	14.0
	Labour	T. McManus	592	12.8	3.9
Majority			2,714	58.9	31.8
Registered electors			10,683
Turnout				43.2	4.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	15.9

^[3]

Liverpool No. 4 (Anfield)[edit]

Anfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	T. Pink	2,316	49.3	21.4
	Labour	F. McGurk	1,497	31.8	6.9
	Liberal	J. Wilmington	889	18.9	14.5
Majority			819	17.5	N/A
Registered electors			12,682
Turnout				37.1	2.5
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	11.4

^[3]

Liverpool No. 5 (Arundel)[edit]

Arundel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Quayle	1,872	42.7	21.1
	Liberal	G. Scattergood	1,457	33.2	25.1
	Labour	F. Roderick	885	20.2	0.1
	Communist	J. Kay	171	3.9	New
Majority			415	9.5	27.2
Registered electors			13,612
Turnout				32.3	1.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	23.1

^[3]

Liverpool No. 6 (Breckfield and St Domingo)[edit]

Breckfield and St Domingo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Butterfield	1,346	40.6	22.1
	Labour	G. Pratt	1,023	30.8	4.9
	Liberal	F. Nevin	950	28.6	17.2
Majority			323	9.8	N/A
Registered electors			12,035
Turnout				27.6	2.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	10.0

^[3]

Liverpool No. 7 (Broadgreen)[edit]

Broadgreen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Wright	2,170	45.3	24.9
	Liberal	R. Cooper	1,864	38.9	23.0
	Conservative	C. Winter	753	15.7	2.0
Majority			306	6.4	N/A
Registered electors			12,124
Turnout				39.5	2.2
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing	24.0

^[3]

Liverpool No. 8 (Central Everton and Netherfield)[edit]

Central Everton and Netherfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*J. Parry*	1,518	61.6	14.3
	Conservative	W. Gerrard	663	26.9	12.2
	National Party	M. Holme	162	6.6	New
	Liberal	J. Kelly	120	4.9	New
Majority			855	34.7	26.5
Registered electors			11,676
Turnout				21.2	1.9
	Labour hold		Swing	13.3

^[3]

Liverpool No. 9 (Childwall)[edit]

Childwall (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Henry De Boer	5,490	68.7	33.0
	Conservative	M. Wood	5,202	–	–
	Liberal	P. Hodgson	1,333	16.7	35.0
	Liberal	F. Ricketts	1,190	–	–
	Labour	F. Dunne	1,163	14.6	2.0
	Labour	J. Roberts	1,123	–	–
Majority			4,157	52.0	N/A
Registered electors			20,372
Turnout				39.4	4.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	34.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	–

^[3]

Liverpool No. 10 (Church)[edit]

Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bolton-Jones	3,607	51.2	20.3
	Liberal	J. Bradley	2,900	41.1	21.9
	Labour	T. Roberts	543	7.7	1.6
Majority			707	10.1	N/A
Registered electors			15,016
Turnout				47.1	1.4
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	21.1

^[3]

Liverpool No. 11 (Clubmoor)[edit]

Clubmoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Hicklin	1,512	38.8	16.3
	Liberal	J. Bowen	1,353	34.8	7.1
	Labour	P. Rowlands	1,028	26.4	9.2
Majority			159	4.0	N/A
Registered electors			10,382
Turnout				37.6	8.1
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	5.2

^[3]

Liverpool No. 12 (County)[edit]

County
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Thomas	1,686	39.5	1.4
	Liberal	P. Clark	1,360	31.9	New
	Labour	J. McLean	1,223	28.6	30.5
Majority			326	7.6	N/A
Registered electors			11,938
Turnout				35.8	3.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	12.9

^[3]

Liverpool No. 13 (Croxteth)[edit]

Croxteth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Fitzpatrick	3,200	54.3	28.6
	Liberal	G. Holmes	1,923	32.6	27.6
	Labour	J. Hudson	773	13.1	0.9
Majority			1,277	21.7	N/A
Registered electors			12,244
Turnout				48.2	1.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	28.1

^[3]

Liverpool No. 14 (Dingle)[edit]

Dingle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*M. Evans*	980	54.1	10.0
	Conservative	J. Watson	591	32.7	15.2
	Liberal	K. Osborne	163	9.0	5.9
	Communist	J. Greig	76	4.2	0.7
Majority			389	21.5	25.1
Registered electors			7,295
Turnout				24.9	5.5
	Labour hold		Swing	12.6

^[3]

Liverpool No. 15 (Dovecot)[edit]

Dovecot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Walsh	2,141	46.0	14.2
	Labour	W. Burke	1,919	41.3	26.9
	Liberal	Rosemary Cooper	591	12.7	New
Majority			222	4.7	N/A
Registered electors			16,140
Turnout				28.9	2.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	20.6

^[3]

Liverpool No. 16 (Fairfield)[edit]

Fairfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Davis	1,219	38.2	16.5
	Liberal	I. Bale	1,091	34.2	7.7
	Labour	S. Gorman	831	26.1	10.2
	National Front	M. Dover	49	1.5	New
Majority			128	4.0	N/A
Registered electors			10,274
Turnout				31.1	4.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	4.0

^[3]

Liverpool No. 17 (Fazakerley)[edit]

Fazakerley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Brown	1,938	43.5	0.5
	Labour	A. Williams	1,305	29.3	27.7
	Liberal	N. Cardwell	1,215	27.3	New
Majority			633	14.2	N/A
Registered electors			11,497
Turnout				38.9	4.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	14.1

^[3]

Liverpool No. 18 (Gillmoss)[edit]

Gillmoss (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*Edward Loyden*	2,457	59.7	18.7
	Labour	K. Stewart	2,144	–	–
	Conservative	P. Dougherty	1,658	40.3	18.7
	Conservative	P. Ferris	1,637	–	–
Majority			799	19.4	37.4
Registered electors			19,140
Turnout				23.4	0.6
	Labour hold		Swing	18.7
	Labour hold		Swing	–

^[3]

Liverpool No. 19 (Granby and Princes Park)[edit]

Granby and Princes Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*Margaret Simey*	1,545	47.2	21.0
	Conservative	T. Staniford	1,179	36.0	9.3
	Liberal	A. Damsell	376	11.5	New
	Communist	M. McClelland	175	5.3	0.1
Majority			366	11.2	30.3
Registered electors			13,467
Turnout				23.4	1.9
	Labour hold		Swing	15.2

^[3]

Liverpool No. 20 (Kensington)[edit]

Kensington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	F. Doran	1,340	58.2	0.6
	Labour	J. Stamper	510	22.1	9.8
	Conservative	H. Davies	450	19.7	10.4
Majority			830	36.0	9.2
Registered electors			6,525
Turnout				35.4	4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	4.6

^[3]

Liverpool No. 21 (Low Hill and Smithdown)[edit]

Low Hill and Smithdown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	N. Caple	1,507	53.9	15.8
	Labour	J. Devaney	892	31.9	5.8
	Conservative	D. Jones	350	12.5	8.3
	National Front	S. Hamilton	46	1.6	New
Majority			615	22.0	21.6
Registered electors			8,453
Turnout				33.1	0.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	10.8

^[3]

Liverpool No. 22 (Melrose and Westminster)[edit]

Melrose and Westminster
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*B. Shaw*	1,184	59.4	13.4
	Conservative	W. Gilbody	632	31.7	4.5
	Liberal	R. McNally	177	8.9	New
Majority			552	27.7	17.9
Registered electors			7,755
Turnout				25.8	3.0
	Labour hold		Swing	9.0

^[3]

Liverpool No. 23 (Old Swan)[edit]

Old Swan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Bradshaw	2,044	41.4	24.3
	Liberal	D. Jones	1,780	36.1	19.8
	Labour	D. Krumbein	904	18.3	7.4
	Communist	H. Mohin	124	2.5	New
	Independent Liberal	W. McCullough	83	1.7	0.4
Majority			264	5.3	N/A
Registered electors			12,771
Turnout				38.7	4.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing	17.8

^[3]

Picton[edit]

Picton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	P. Mahon *	1,973	43%
	Conservative	W. McGuirk	1,285	28%
	Labour	Robert Wareing	1,223	27%
	Communist	J. G. Volleamere	78	2%
Majority			688
Registered electors			12,225
Turnout			4,559	37.3%
	Liberal hold		Swing

Pirrie[edit]

Pirrie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	I. Brown	2,393	47%
	Labour	H. Dalton	2,302	45%
	Liberal	D. P. J. Turner	413	8%
Majority			91
Registered electors			16,059
Turnout			5,108	32%
	Conservative gain from		Swing

St. Mary's[edit]

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. S. Hughes	1,403	46%
	Labour	G. J. Maudsley	1,191	39%
	Liberal	C. J. Lister	354	12%
	Communist	R. Ross	94	3%
	Liberal Union	S. J. Naden	59	2%
Majority			212
Registered electors			10,105
Turnout			3,042	30%
	Conservative gain from		Swing

St. Michael's[edit]

St. Michael's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. S. Jones	1,647	46%
	Liberal	Richard Kemp	1,316	37%
	Labour	D. Ralston	634	18%
Majority			331
Registered electors			10,693
Turnout			3,597	34%
	Conservative gain from		Swing

Sandhills and Vauxhall[edit]

Sandhills and Vauxhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. H. Sefton *	1,453	80%
	Conservative	K. B. Jacques	238	13%
	Liberal	R. J. Cunningham	128	7%
Majority			1,215	67%
Registered electors			10,501
Turnout			1,819	17%
	Labour hold		Swing

Speke[edit]

Speke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Kenneth Stewart *	1,756	56%
	Conservative	C. W. Harpin	1,164	37%
	Liberal	A. C. Pistotnick-Howard	232	7%
Majority			592	19%
Registered electors			14,808
Turnout			3,152	21%
	Labour hold		Swing

Tuebrook[edit]

Tuebrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. P. Dougherty	1,852	46%
	Liberal	R. Gore	1,209	30%
	Labour	B. Simpson	912	23%
	Communist	P. B. Bissette	65	2%
Majority			643
Registered electors			11,678
Turnout			4,038	35%
	Conservative gain from		Swing

Warbreck[edit]

Warbreck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. B. Flude	2,089	49%
	Liberal	I. C. Todd	1,238	29%
	Labour	J. Finnegan	898	21%
Majority			851
Registered electors			12,195
Turnout			4,225	35%
	Conservative gain from		Swing

Woolton East[edit]

Woolton East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. Evans	1,786	49%
	Conservative	J. H. Kirkham	1,373	38%
	Liberal	Miss G. Loughney	252	7%
	Communist	J. Humes	211	6%
Majority			413	11%
Registered electors			13,002
Turnout			3,622	28%
	Labour hold		Swing

Woolton West[edit]

Woolton West (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	T. L. Hobday *	5,982	76%
	Conservative	L. B. Williams *	5,937	76%
	Labour	J. M. Lyon	946	12%
	Liberal	Miss A. Smallman	899	11%
	Labour	P. Owens	874	11%
	Liberal	J. B. Kaltiff	835	11%
Majority			5,036
Registered electors			17,820
Turnout			8,827	44%
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sefton[edit]

Bootle No.1 (Derby & Stanley)[edit]

Bootle No.1 (Derby & Stanley)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. P. Morris	1,607	48%	21.3
	Labour	Hugh Baird *	1,450	43%	17
	Liberal	R. E. Williams	243	7%
	Communist	T. Egan	74	2%	1
Majority			157	5%	18.3
Registered electors
Turnout			3,374
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Bootle No. 2 (Linacre and Mersey)[edit]

Bootle No. 2 (Linacre and Mersey)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. A. Wiseman	1,121	59%
	Independent	G. Evason	465	24%
	Conservative	T. I. Percy	235	12%
	Communist	C. P. Curry	94	5%
Majority			886
Registered electors			11,509
Turnout			1,915	17%
	Labour gain from		Swing

Bootle No. 3 (Netherton-Orrell-Sefton)[edit]

Bootle No. 3 (Netherton-Orrell-Sefton) (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Hillen *	3,217	50%
	Labour	J. Riley	3,126	48%
	Conservative	G. Halliwell	2,981	46%
	Conservative	G. Lockley	2,698	42%
	Communist	R. Morris	263	4%
Majority			236
Registered electors			24,169
Turnout			6,461	27%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Crosby No. 1 (Central-College-St. John's)[edit]

Crosby No. 1 (Central-College-St. John's)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	N. C. Goldrein	3,090	69%
	Labour	J. E. Ohren	788	17%
	Liberal	G. A. Flaxman	627	17%
Majority			2,302	52%
Registered electors			12,423
Turnout			4,505	36%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Crosby No. 2 (Christ Church-St. Mary's-St. Thomas)[edit]

Crosby No. 2 (Christ Church-St. Mary's-St. ThomasCrosby No. 2 (
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	R. O. Harvey	1,995	56%
	Labour	J. M. Murphy	1,356	38%
	Liberal	J. Sartain	208	6%
Majority			639
Registered electors			10,731
Turnout			3,559	33%
	Conservative gain from		Swing

Crosby No. 3 (East and Little Crosby)[edit]

Crosby No. 3 (East and Little Crosby)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	W. R. Bennett	2,585	72%
	Labour	D. F. Kerr	706	20%
	Liberal	O. Adshead	275	8%
Majority			1,879
Registered electors			9,676
Turnout			3,566	37%
	Conservative gain from		Swing

Crosby No. 4 (North and West)[edit]

Crosby No. 4 (North and West)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	F. L. Pritchard	3,376	82%
	Liberal	S. M. Sime	454	11%
	Labour	G. Stringer	300	7%
Majority			2,922
Registered electors			9,076
Turnout			4,130	46%
	Conservative gain from		Swing

Formby[edit]

Formby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Sir K. P. Thompson	5,758	81%
	Liberal	M. J. Metcalf	1,376	19%
Majority			4,382
Registered electors			16,537
Turnout			7,134	43%
	Conservative gain from		Swing

Litherland[edit]

Litherland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs. G. Buckles	2,653	48%
	Labour	O. F. Brady	2,445	44%
	Liberal	K. Holding	367	7%
	Communist	J. Hulligan	81	1.5%
Majority			208
Registered electors			16,515
Turnout			5,546	34%
	Conservative gain from		Swing

Southport No. 1 (Ainsdale-Birkdale South)[edit]

Southport No. 1 (Ainsdale-Birkdale South)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Hartley	3,774	87%
	Liberal	J. S. M. White	961	26%
	Labour	J. F. Caven	436	10%
Majority			1,263	61%
Registered electors			11,286
Turnout			3,740	33%
	Conservative gain from		Swing

Southport No. 2 (Birkdale East-Birkdale North-South)[edit]

Southport No. 2 (Birkdale East-Birkdale North-South)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	C. Rawstron	2,224	59%
	Liberal	G. S. M. White	961	26%
	Labour	W. P. Lafferty	555	15%
Majority			1,263
Registered electors			11,286
Turnout			3.740	33%
	Conservative gain from		Swing

Southport No. 3 (Birkdale West-Central-West)[edit]

Southport No. 3 (Birkdale West-Central-West)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. S. Mitchell	2,385	78%
	Liberal	E. E. Rothwell	654	22%
Majority			1,731
Registered electors			9,023
Turnout			3,039	34%
	Conservative gain from		Swing

Southport No. 4 (Craven-Sussex-Talbot)[edit]

Southport No. 4 (Craven-Sussex-Talbot)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ronald Fearn *	2,438	50%	1.9
	Conservative	B. Dawson	1,921	40%	12.7
	Labour	G. A. Fenerty	476	10%	14.6
Majority			517
Registered electors			11,406
Turnout			4,835	42%	1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	1.9

Southport No.5 (Hesketh & Scarisbrick)[edit]

Southport No.5 (Hesketh & Scarisbrick)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs. J. Leech *	2,977	56%
	Liberal	P. J. Handley	1,848	35%
	Labour	J. J. Abram	474	9%
Majority			1,129
Registered electors			10,525
Turnout			5,299	50%
	Conservative gain from		Swing

Southport No.6 (Marine and Park)[edit]

Southport No.6 (Marine and Park)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Brown	2,712	67%	10
	Liberal	P. F. Reilly	1,324	33%	10
Majority			1,388
Registered electors			10,436
Turnout			4,036	39%
	Conservative hold		Swing	10

West Lancashire No. 1 (Aintree)[edit]

West Lancashire No. 1 (Aintree)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. I. Birch *	3,282	83%	39.7
	Labour	A. Riley	681	17%	5.9
Majority			2,601
Registered electors			11,455
Turnout			3,963	35%
	Conservative hold		Swing	39.7

West Lancashire No. 2 (Maghull East and North-Melling)[edit]

West Lancashire No. 2 (Maghull East and North-Melling)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Currall *	3,839	76%	43.8
	Labour	J. Howard	1,155	23%	7.8
Majority			2,694	53.6%	52.2
Registered electors			14,482
Turnout			2,684	35%	10.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	43.8

West Lancashire No.3 (Maghull East and North-Melling)[edit]

West Lancashire No. 3 (Maghull East and North-Melling)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	F. Dykins *	unopposed
Registered electors			10,171
	Conservative hold		Swing

St. Helens[edit]

Haydock[edit]

Haydock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. Anderton	2,969	55%
	Labour	C. Davies	2,396	45%
Majority			573
Registered electors			11,022
Turnout			5,365	49%
Rejected ballots
	Conservative gain from		Swing

Newton-Le-Willows[edit]

Newton-Le-Willows
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	O. Conheeney	2,920	45%
	Conservative	Miss M. Monks	2,686	41%
	Liberal	R. Birch	910	14%
Majority			234
Registered electors			16,022
Turnout			6,516	41%
	Labour gain from		Swing

Rainford[edit]

Rainford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mrs. A. Berry	5,270	78%
	Labour	R. Cliff	1,479	22%
Majority			3,971
Registered electors			14,053
Turnout			6,749	48%
	Conservative gain from		Swing

St. Helens No.1 (Central and South Eccleston)[edit]

St. Helens No.1 (Central and South Eccleston)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs. E. Jameson	1,920	54%	17.8
	Labour	L. Williams	1,380	39%	8.6
	Liberal	W. Iley	260	7%	9.2
Majority			540	15.2%	3.8
Registered electors			10,259
Turnout			3,560	35%	1.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	26.4

St. Helens No.2 (East Sutton)[edit]

St. Helens No.2 (East Sutton)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Harrison	1,632	47%	N/A
	Labour	E. Maguire	1,496	43%	16.5
	Liberal	J. Bentham	354	10%	30
Majority			136
Registered electors			11,760
Turnout			3,482	30%
	Conservative gain from		Swing

St. Helens No. 3 (Hardshaw and West Sutton)[edit]

St. Helens No. 3 (Hardshaw and West Sutton)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Glover	2,062	44%	21
	Conservative	T. Webster	1,713	37%	N/A
	Liberal	T. Gilligan	863	19%	16
Majority			349
Registered electors			15,565
Turnout			4,638	30%
	Labour hold		Swing	21

St. Helens No. 4 (Moss Bank and North Windle)[edit]

St. Helens No. 4 (Moss Bank and North Windle)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Jameson	3,364	63%	15
	Labour	N. Wilson	1,770	33%	19
	Liberal	M. A. Kelly	227	4%	N/A
Majority			1,594
Registered electors			13,452
Turnout			5,361	40%	5.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	34

St. Helens No.5 (North Eccleston and South Windle)[edit]

St. Helens No.5 (North Eccleston and South Windle)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Clough	1,706	64%	23.6
	Labour	J. Morris	953	36%	23.7
Majority			754
Registered electors			8,471
Turnout			2,659	31%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	47.3

St. Helens No.6 (Parr)[edit]

St. Helens No.6 (Parr)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Mernagh *	2,272	55%	31.9
	Conservative	C. Foster	1,625	39%	N/A
	Liberal	I. Rigby	236	6%	N/A
Majority			647	15.7%
Registered electors			16,313
Turnout			4,133	25%
	Labour hold		Swing	31.9

Whiston No. 2 (Eccleston and Windle)[edit]

Whiston No. 2 (Eccleston and Windle)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Brownlow *	3,954	88%	14.6
	Labour	B. Hamilton	562	12%	14.6
Majority			3,392	75.1%	28.3
Registered electors			9,404
Turnout			4,516	48%	7.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	14.6

Whiston No. 5 (Rainhill and Bold)[edit]

Whiston No. 5 (Rainhill and Bold)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nellie Holley	2,866	68%	19.7
	Labour	E. Norris	1,375	32%	20.3
Majority			1,491
Registered electors			16,497
Turnout			4,241	26%	13.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing	40

Wirral[edit]

Bebington No. 1 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey)[edit]

Bebington No. 1 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Harriman *	3,805	80%	30.2
	Liberal	Jean Walker	970	20%	1.4
Majority			2,835
Registered electors			10,279
Turnout			4,775	46%
	Conservative gain from		Swing

Bebington No. 2(Sunlight, Park, New Ferry, North Bromborough)[edit]

Bebington No.2 (Sunlight, Park, New Ferry, North Bromborough)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. A. Davies	2,138	51%	6.9
	Labour	B. A. Bryning *	1,709	41%	24.9
	Liberal	P. J. Taylor	314	8%	N/A
Majority			429
Registered electors			9,776
Turnout			4,161	43%
	Conservative gain from		Swing

Bebington No. 3 (South Bromborough and Eastham)[edit]

Bebington No. 3 (South Bromborough and Eastham)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Phillip Gilchrist	2,816	45%	22.7
	Conservative	L. Chrishop	2,256	36%	3.8
	Labour	A. E. S. Rose	1,237	20%	24.6
Majority			560	8.88%	2.52
Registered electors			12,857
Turnout			6,309	49%	4.4
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing	42.7

Bebington No. 4 (Lower Bebington & Poulton)[edit]

Bebington No. 4 (Lower Bebington & Poulton)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. J. K. Williams *	4,619	78%	30.3
	Liberal	Thomas Harney	1,321	22%	4.4
Majority			3,298	55.5%	34.6
Registered electors			12,002
Turnout			5,940	49%	5.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	30.3

Birkenhead No. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt)[edit]

Birkenhead No. 1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Stuart-Cole *	1,290	50%	20.6
	Conservative	R. Entwistle	716	28%	1.4
	Liberal	M. R. D. Gayford	403	16%	N/A
	National Party	D. M. Matthews	117	5%	N/A
	Communist (Young Communist League (Great Britain))	J. E. Norris	69	3%	N/A
Majority			574	22.1%	1.2
Registered electors			8,985
Turnout			2,595	29%	26.9
	Labour gain from		Swing	20.6

Birkenhead No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey)[edit]

Birkenhead No. 2 (Bebington and Mersey)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Welsh	1,402	49%	12
	Labour	C. S. McRonald	1,258	44%	19
	Liberal	T. J. Edwards	190	7%
Majority			144
Registered electors			8,707
Turnout			2,850	33%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Birkenhead No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland)[edit]

Birkenhead No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Gruffydd Evans	1,826	55%	4.9
	Conservative	George Porter	1,395	42%	21.1
	Labour	Walter Smith	102	3%	26.2
Majority			431
Registered electors			9,993
Turnout			3,323	33%	17.4
	Liberal gain from		Swing

Birkenhead No.4 (Devonshire and Egerton)[edit]

Birkenhead No.4 (Devonshire and Egerton)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. R. Baker	2,223	44%	18.8
	Liberal	D. W. Hughes *	1,600	32%	18.1
	Labour	G. Kenyon	1,202	24%	0.7
Majority			624	12.4%	17.8
Registered electors			12,461
Turnout			5,025	40%	1.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Birkenhead No. 5 (Gilbrook and St James)[edit]

Birkenhead No. 5 (Gilbrook and St James)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. R. A. Flynn	1,702	58%	1.5
	Conservative	R. A. Hodgkinson	629	22%	10.8
	Liberal	E. Rose	593	20%	9.3
Majority			1,073	36.7%	6.5
Registered electors			9,030
Turnout			2,924	32%	9.7
	Labour hold		Swing	1.5

Birkenhead No.6 Grange and Oxton)[edit]

Birkenhead No.6 Grange and Oxton)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. J. Moreton	2,673	45%	16.2
	Liberal	Gordon Lindsay *	2,295	39%	13.5
	Labour	D. J. Healey	833	14%	4.4
	National Party	W. R. Williams	113	2%
Majority			378	6.4%
Registered electors			12,348
Turnout			5,914	48%	0.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Birkenhead No. 7 (Prenton)[edit]

Birkenhead No. 7 (Prenton)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. E. Wise *	3,638	65%	11.6
	Labour	W. R. Leslie	1,465	26%	20.6
	Liberal	E. J. Banton	474	8%	N/A
Majority			2,173	39%	32.3
Registered electors			15,882
Turnout			5,577	35%	5.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Birkenhead No. 8 (Upton)[edit]

Birkenhead No. 8 (Upton)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs. S. E. Hibbert	3,990	61%	18.8
	Labour	E. C. Ainslie *	2,071	32%	19.1
	Liberal	A. B. Halliday	470	7%
Majority			1,919	29%	20.1
Registered electors			19,861
Turnout			6,531	33%	3.3
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Hoylake No.1 (Caldy and Frankby)[edit]

Hoylake No.1 (Caldy and Frankby)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. H. H. Needham *	4,471	82%	N/A
	Labour	J. Seaman	500	9%	N/A
	Liberal	E. L. Fell	495	5%	N/A
Majority			3,971	72.6%	N/A
Registered electors			12,684
Turnout			5,466	43%	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Hoylake No.2 (Central-Hoose-Meols-Park)[edit]

Hoylake No.2 (Central-Hoose-Meols-Park)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. W. Last *	4,570	78%	N/A
	Liberal	I. Smith	897	15%	N/A
	Labour	David Jackson	406	7%	N/A
Majority			3,673	62.5%	N/A
Registered electors			11,992
Turnout			5,873	49%	N/A
	Conservative hold		Swing	N/A

Wallasey No.1 (Leasowe)[edit]

Wallasey No.1 (Leasowe)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. R. Young	1,943	47%	21
	Labour	Bill Wells	1,793	44%	15.6
	Liberal	G. J. Canning	250	6%	8.4
	National Front	John Fishwick	133	3%	N/A
Majority			150	3.6%	30
Registered electors			11,464
Turnout			4,119	36%	0.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Wallasey No.2 (Marlowe, Egremont South & Liscard)[edit]

Wallasey No.2 (Marlowe, Egremont South & Liscard)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. J. Frisby	3,150	63%	23.1
	Labour	A. R. Chowderoy	1,362	27%	13
	Liberal	N. R. L. Thomas	523	10%	10.1
Majority			1,788	35.5%	35.4
Registered electors			12,629
Turnout			5,072	40.16%	0.16
Rejected ballots			17	0.34%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Wallasey No.3 (Moreton and Saughall Massie)[edit]

Wallasey No.3 (Moreton and Saughall Massie)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	I. W. Allison	1,951	66%	31.1
	Labour	C. Allman *	873	29%	20.6
	Liberal	J. C. Jenkins	154	5%	10.5
Majority			1,078	36.2%	21.5
Registered electors			7,070
Turnout			2,978	42%	2.4
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Wallasey No.4 (New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren)[edit]

Wallasey No.4 (New Brighton-Wallasey-Warren)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. F. Emberton	5,394	69%	28.1
	Liberal	Mrs. Kathleen Bowes	2,036	26%	25.1
	Labour	Mrs. Beryl Lloyd	335	4%	2.3
Majority			3,358	43.25%	33.05
Registered electors			14,673
Turnout			7,765	53%	5.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Wallasey No.5 (North Liscard-Upper Brighton Street)[edit]

Wallasey No.5 (North Liscard-Upper Brighton-Street)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. W. Porter	3,362	76%	36.2
	Labour	M. D. Laskier	647	15%	2.3
	Liberal	J. S. C. Timothy	401	9%	29
Majority			2,715	61.56%	59.76
Registered electors			11,774
Turnout			4,410	37%	7.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	36.2

Wallasey No.6 (Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville)[edit]

Wallasey No.6 (Seacombe-Poulton-Somerville)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Gershman *	1,916	46%	22.3
	Conservative	Mrs. Marie Kemble	1,829	44%	12.3
	Liberal	P. C. Mawdsley	346	8%	N/A
	Communist	R. B. Harris	93	2%	N/A
Majority			87	2.08%	33.52
Registered electors			12,427
Turnout			4,184	34%	2.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Wirral No.1 (Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield)[edit]

Wirral No.1 Barnston-Gayton-Heswall-Oldfield)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. C. Smyth	4,840	88%	27.1
	Liberal	R. W. Thomas	355	6%	23.9
	Labour	J. F. Durrant	286	5%	4.1
Majority			4,485	81.82%	20.92
Registered electors			11,022
Turnout			5,481	46%	5.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	27.1

Wirral No.2 (Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston)[edit]

Irby-Pensby-Thurstaston)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. K. Burlinson *	3,240	76%	13.5
	Labour	H. Ellis-Thomas	620	15%	22.5
	Liberal	G. A. Collins	391	9%	N/A
Majority			2,620	61.63%	36.63
Registered electors			9,147
Turnout			4,251	46%	5.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	13.5

Notes[edit]

• italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Local Election Summaries 1977". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
^ Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1977. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 5 December 2018.

"…on night of Labour slaughter…". Liverpool Daily Post. 6 May 1977. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
"LABOUR SUNK BY TORY'S BLUE TIDE". Liverpool Echo. 6 May 1977. Retrieved 12 March 2017.

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[2] Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 6 May 2021.

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