1965 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 13 May 1965.

1965 Liverpool City Council election

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Map of Liverpool showing wards won (first placed party)[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party		Councillors	±	Aldermen
	Conservative	44	+9	??
	Labour	72	-9	??
	Protestant	3	+1	??
	Liberal	1	-1	??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1965

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	20	9	0	+9	49%	53%	74,531
	Labour	18	0	9	-9	44%	39%	54,209
	Liberal	1	0	1	-1	2.5%	5.5%	7,672
	Protestant	2	1	0	+1	4.9%	1.5%	2,159
	Communist	0	0	0	0	0%	0.66%	928

Ward results

* - Councillor seeking re-election

^(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

The Councillors seeking re-election at this election were elected in 1962 for a three-year term, therefore comparisons are made with the 1962 election results.

Abercromby

Abercromby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Gaier (PARTY)	1,017	58%	−8%
	Conservative	C. Hughes	637	37%	+8%
	Communist	A. McClelland	88	5%	0%
Majority			380
Registered electors			8,596
Turnout			1,742	20%	−6%
	Labour hold		Swing

Aigburth

Aigburth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. N. Venmore *	4,229	80%	−7%
	Liberal	J. S. Roddick	623	12%	+12%
	Labour	G. Bramwell	464	9%	−4%
Majority			3,606
Registered electors			13,772
Turnout			5,316	39%	+3%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Allerton

Allerton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. S. D. Weaver *	2,698	69%	−4%
	Liberal	M. J. Mumford	749	19%	+19%
	Labour	S. A. Roberts	461	12%	−15%
Majority			1,949
Registered electors			9,985
Turnout			3,908	39%	−6%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Anfield

Anfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. F. Craine *	3,361	67%	+8%
	Labour	S. W. Jones	1,663	33%	−8%
Majority			1,698
Registered electors			13,500
Turnout			5,024	37%	+1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Arundel

Arundel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Price *	2,598	63%	+22%
	Labour	Mrs. G. J. Mathison	1,405	34%	0%
	Communist	J. Kay	111	3%	+1%
Majority			1,193
Registered electors			11,928
Turnout			4,114	34%	−8%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Breckfield

Breckfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. K. Tanner	1,523	54%	+7%
	Labour	J. E. Burns *	1,285	46%	−7%
Majority			238
Registered electors			10,443
Turnout			2,808	27%	−7%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Broadgreen

Broadgreen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. J. Bullen *	2,438	63%	+18%
	Labour	F. Johnton	988	26%	0%
	Liberal	G. W. Ryder	446	12%	−17%
Majority			1,450
Registered electors			10,936
Turnout			3,872	35%	+1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Central

Central 2 seats

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Cullen *	1,158	54%	−12%
	Conservative	B. V. Groombridge	973	46%	+12%
	Labour	G. J. Maudsley	917	43%	−23%
	Conservative	Dr. T. L. Hobday	915	43%	+9%
Majority			185
Registered electors			7,893
Turnout			2,131	27%	−5%
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Childwall

Childwall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. G. Pascoe (PARTY)	4,371	71%	+20%
	Liberal	J. Aspinwall	991	16%	−21%
	Labour	I. Edwards	763	12%	+1%
	Communist	A. B. Williams	74	1%	+1%
Majority			3,380
Registered electors			17,377
Turnout			6,199	36%	−1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Church

Church

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Cyril E. Carr *	3,291	50%	−3%
	Conservative	V. Burke	2,878	44%	+3%
	Labour	A. Doswell	398	6%	0%
Majority			413
Registered electors			13,758
Turnout			6,567	48%	−1%
	Liberal hold		Swing

Clubmoor

Clubmoor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. McKelvie	2,346	56%	+16%
	Labour	F. Grue *	1,815	44%	−3%
Majority			531
Registered electors			10,787
Turnout			4,161	39%	−5%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

County

County

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. B. Flude	2,864	56%	+10%
	Labour	J. McLean (PARTY)	2,229	44%	−10%
Majority			635
Registered electors			12,695
Turnout			5,093	40%	−2%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Croxteth

Croxteth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Dickinson *	3,683	72%	+1%
	Labour	A. P. Lee	1,017	20%	−9%
	Liberal	J. B. Kellett	439	9%	+9%
Majority			2,666
Registered electors			11,695
Turnout			5,139	44%	+7%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Dingle

Dingle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. C. A. George (PARTY)	1,753	55%	−5%
	Conservative	Dr. H. G. Prince	1,457	45%	+15%
Majority			296
Registered electors			11,281
Turnout			3,210	28%	−5%
	Labour hold		Swing

Dovecot

Dovecot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. P. Johnson *	2,092	54%	0%
	Conservative	E. G. Sowerbutts	1,800	46%
Majority			292
Registered electors			14,080
Turnout			3,892	28%	−10%
	Labour hold		Swing

Everton

Everton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Smyth *	905	63%	−9%
	Conservative	I. D. McGaw	445	31%	+9%
	Communist	A. Quire	80	6%	+3%
Majority			460
Registered electors			8,150
Turnout			1,430	18%	−7%
	Labour hold		Swing

Fairfield

Fairfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. P. Moyses *	2,409	65%	+14%
	Labour	W. T. Brodie	1,311	35%	−14%
Majority			1,098
Registered electors			12,737
Turnout			3,720	29%	+2%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Fazakerley

Fazakerley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. L. Ritchie	2,842	59%	+10%
	Labour	W. H. Waldron (PARTY)	1,952	41%	−10%
Majority			890
Registered electors			11,123
Turnout			4,794	43%	0%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Gillmoss

Gillmoss

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. E. Delooze *	2,284	60%	−13%
	Conservative	P. N. Wilson	1,330	35%	+13%
	Communist	F. W. Speakman	169	4%	−1%
Majority			954
Registered electors			15,833
Turnout			3,783	24%	−9%
	Labour hold		Swing

Granby

Granby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. D. Hamilton *	1,250	52%	−6%
	Conservative	T. J. White	1,031	43%	+1%
	Communist	J. Melia	118	5%	+5%
Majority			219
Registered electors			10,248
Turnout			2,399	23%	−10%
	Labour hold		Swing

Kensington

Kensington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Fowler (PARTY)	1,643	54%	−10%
	Conservative	T. J. Strange	1,376	46%	+13%
Majority			267
Registered electors			11,468
Turnout			3,019	26%	−3%
	Labour hold		Swing

Low Hill

Low Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. R. Snell *	1,026	52%	−16%
	Conservative	W. F. Everett	874	44%	+16%
	Communist	W. H. Black	72	4%	+4%
Majority			152
Registered electors			8,069
Turnout			1,972	24%	−2%
	Labour hold		Swing

Melrose

Melrose

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Ackers *	1,200	65%	−5%
	Conservative	S. D. Lunt	636	35%	+5%
Majority			564
Registered electors			8,841
Turnout			1,836	21%	−6%
	Labour hold		Swing

Netherfield

Netherfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protestant	A. Harris *	725	58%	+7%
	Labour	E. C. Pimlett	526	42%	−7%
Majority			199
Registered electors			5,872
Turnout			1,251	21%	−13%
	Protestant hold		Swing

Old Swan

Old Swan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. McKie Reid *	2,640	63%	+9%
	Labour	J. Cloherty	1,571	37%	−9%
Majority			1,069
Registered electors			14,007
Turnout			4,211	30%	0%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Picton

Picton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mrs. R. Dean	2,211	52%	+9%
	Labour	H. Evans *'	2,005	48%	−9%
Majority			206
Registered electors			13,295
Turnout			4,216	32%	−6%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Pirrie

Pirrie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Black *	2,940	55%	−13%
	Conservative	I. A. T. Legge	2,376	45%	+13%
Majority			564
Registered electors			15,908
Turnout			5,316	33%	−4%
	Labour hold		Swing

Prince's Park

Prince's Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Sidwell *	1,631	49%	−5%
	Conservative	G. W. Boult	1,221	37%	+6%
	Independent	Rev. B. R. Green	401	12%	+12%
	Communist	J. Galloway	88	3%	+3%
Majority			410
Registered electors			12,062
Turnout			3,341	28%	−4%
	Labour hold		Swing

Sandhills

Sandhills

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. P. Hyams (PARTY)	1,304	82%	−7%
	Conservative	E. L. Kirby	288	18%	+11%
Majority			1,016
Registered electors			7,138
Turnout			1,592	22%	−3%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Domingo

St. Domingo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protestant	R. F. Henderson	1,434	50%	+6%
	Labour	J. Gardner *	1,408	50%	−6%
Majority			26
Registered electors			10,805
Turnout			2,842	26%	−10%
	Protestant gain from Labour		Swing

St. James

St. James

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	O. J. Doyle *	1,289	74%	−6%
	Conservative	C. T. R, Viles	304	18%	−2%
	Communist	R. O'Hara	144	8%	+8%
Majority			985
Registered electors			9,354
Turnout			1,737	19%	−6%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Mary's

St. Mary's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. W. Longworth (PARTY)	1,609	51%	−7%
	Conservative	J. Swainbank	1,551	49%	+7%
Majority			58
Registered electors			10,390
Turnout			3,160	30%	−9%
	Labour hold		Swing

St. Michael's

St. Michael's

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. McVeigh	2,505	57%	+15%
	Liberal	J. R. Wilmington *	1,133	26%	−20%
	Labour	V. P. Hyams	793	18%	+6%
Majority			1,712
Registered electors			9,828
Turnout			4,431	45%	0%
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

Smithdown

Smithdown

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mrs. E. E. Wright *	1,083	61%	−4%
	Conservative	S. Whittaker	680	39%	+12%
Majority			403
Registered electors			11,165
Turnout			1,763	16%	−8%
	Labour hold		Swing

Speke

Speke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Higgins *	1,414	64%	−13%
	Conservative	A. J. Browne	796	36%	+13%
Majority			618
Registered electors			13,836
Turnout			2,210	16%	−11%
	Labour hold		Swing

Tuebrook

Tuebrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. M. Aymes	2,659	59%	+11%
	Labour	B. Shaw	1,848	41%	−11%
Majority			811
Registered electors			12,015
Turnout			4,507	38%	−1%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Vauxhall

Vauxhall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Dunfoed *	898	85%	−10%
	Conservative	A. Lloyd	106	10%	+10%
	Communist	T. E. Cassin	56	5%	0%
Majority			792
Registered electors			9,084
Turnout			1,060	12%	−6%
	Labour hold		Swing

Warbreck

Warbreck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. A. Ritchie *	2,938	66%	+6%
	Labour	H. E. Ankers	1,539	34%	−6%
Majority			1,399
Registered electors			12,300
Turnout			4,477	36%	+1%
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westminster

Westminster

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	W. Gilbody'	991	55%	+13%
	Labour	T. Roberts	821	45%	−11%
Majority			170
Registered electors			6,285
Turnout			1,812	29%	−8%
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Woolton

Woolton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. B. Williams *	4,495	74%	+8%
	Labour	G. R. Sullivan	1,571	26%	−8%
Majority			2,924
Registered electors			18,845
Turnout			6,066	32%	+3%
	Conservative hold		Swing

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