1995 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 4 May 1995. One third of the council was up for election and although the election resulted in the continuation of no overall control, the Labour party continued to lead a minority administration.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

	Seats	±
Labour	??	??
Liberal Democrat	??	??
Liberal Party	??	??
Independent	??	??
Others	??	??

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1995
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Labour	21	+4			63%	48%	50,600
Liberal Democrats	12		1		36%	39%	40,913
Conservative	0	0	1	-1	0%	6%	5,912
Liberal	1	0	0	0	3%	5%	4,999
Green	0	0	0	0	0%	1%	696
Independent	0	0	0	0	0%	0.1%	93
Natural Law	0	0	0	0	0%	0.03%	36

Ward results

Abercromby

Abercromby (2 seats)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. Cleary	1,404	75%
	Labour	S. Watson	1,265	67%
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Dyer	151	8%
	Liberal Democrats	John Clucas	141	8%
	Green	R. Spalding	145	8%
	Conservative	P. Edwards	97	5%
Majority			1,253
Turnout

Aigburth

Aigburth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Thomson	1,773	46%
	Labour	J. Middleton	1,475	38%
	Conservative	A. McGing	419	11%
	Green	R. Lentle	177	5%
Majority			298
Turnout			3,844

Allerton

Allerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Vera Best	2,158	51%
	Labour	G. Jones	1,404	33%
	Conservative	F. Bate	548	13%
	Green	R. Cantwell	86	3%
	Natural Law	S. Cohen	8	0.2%
Majority			754
Turnout			4,204

Anfield

Anfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	G. Wilson	1,558	47%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Allen	1,347	41%
	Conservative	C. Coffey	110	3%
	Liberal	J. Kehoe	266	8%
Majority			211
Turnout			3,281

Arundel

Arundel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Paul Brant	1,667	50%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Johnston	1,343	40%
	Conservative	K. Edwards	140	4%
	Green	A. Willan	169	5%
Majority			334
Turnout			3,329

Breckfield

Breckfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. McIntosh	1,607	72%
	Liberal Democrats	Karren Afford	224	10%
	Liberal	B. Edwards	136	6%
	Militant Labour	J. Mcintosh ??	144	6%
Majority			1,383
Turnout			2,224

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Chris Newby	1,996	51%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Curry	1,639	42%
	Conservative	R. Bethell	133	42%
	Liberal	C. Serjeant	158	4%
Majority			357
Turnout			3,926

Childwall

Childwall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Ruse	3,139	64%
	Labour	Dr. H. Gibson	1,403	28%
	Conservative	P. Dougherty	395	8%
Majority			1,736
Turnout			4,937

Church

Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Roberts	3,048	62%
	Labour	N. Harvey	1,474	30%
	Conservative	M. Williams	422	9%
Majority			1,574
Turnout			4,944

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	George Smith	1,994	60%
	Liberal	B. Jackson	964	29%
	Liberal Democrats	L. Kinahan	235	7%
	Conservative	G. Brandwood	128	4%
Majority			1,769
Turnout			3,321

County

County
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Fielding	2,447	58%
	Labour	J. Hamilton	1,647	39%
	Conservative	J. Atkinson	80	2%
	Liberal	L. Alderdice	72	2%
Majority			800
Turnout			4,246

Croxteth

Croxteth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Norman Mills	2,778	57%
	Labour	B. McGrath	1,539	32%
	Conservative	E. Nash	345	7%
	Liberal	S. Owen	150	3%
	Green	I. Graham	67	1%
Majority			1,239
Turnout			4,879

Dingle

Dingle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Orr	1,641	54%
	Liberal Democrats	John Clucas	1,241	42%
	Conservative	D. Patmore	111	4%
Majority			357
Turnout			3,036

Dovecot

Dovecot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Quinn	1,570	72%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Tremarco	268	12%
	Liberal	K. Buchanan	224	10%
	Conservative	J. Brandwood	108	5%
Majority			1,302
Turnout			2,170

Everton

Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Rutledge	973	87%
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Chowings	144	13%
Majority			829
Turnout			1,117

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jack Spriggs	2,281	72%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Poole	395	13%
	Liberal	P. Mayne	194	6%
	Conservative	D. Johnson	178	6%
	Militant Labour	K. Dunne	110	3%
Majority			1,886
Turnout			3,158

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	W. Craig	1,481	44%
	Gilmoss Labour	M. Alderson	1,221	36%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Owen	306	9%
	Liberal	F. Fall	204	6%
	Conservative	B. Jones	121	4%
	Green	A. Graham	52	2%
Majority			1,175
Turnout			3,385

Granby

Granby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alan Dean	1,332	65%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Clein	267	13%
	Conservative	J. McEachern	70	3%
	Militant Labour	C. Wilson	219	11%
	Liberal	M. Wingfield	72	4%
	Independent	J. Farrag	60	3%
	Independent	G. Muies	33	2%
Majority			1,965
Turnout			2,053

Grassendale

Grassendale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Gerry Scott	2,777	64%
	Labour	G. Lovgreen	1,176	27%
	Conservative	C. Cross	381	9%
	Natural Law Party	Dr. G. Mead	28	0.6%
Majority			1,601
Turnout			4,362

Kensington

Kensington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Doran	1,962	54%
	Labour	A. Walker	1,506	42%
	Conservative	I. MacFall	63	2%
	Liberal	M. Bickley	82	2%
Majority			456
Turnout			3,613

Melrose

Melrose
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Lancaster	1,912	73%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Salter	385	15%
	Militant Labour	L. Mahmood	201	8%
	Conservative	A. Nugent	108	4%
Majority			1,527
Turnout			2,606

Netherley

Netherley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Oliver Martins	1,185	61%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Seddon	446	23%
	Netherley Labour	M. Bolland	290	15%
	Conservative	I. Prosser	36	2%
Majority			739
Turnout			1,957

Old Swan

Old Swan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Turner	1,207	34%
	Labour	W. Owen	1,184	33%
	Old Swan Independent Labour	G. Lloyd	810	23%
	Conservative	G. Powell	114	3%
	Liberal	E. Carroll	234	7%
Majority			23
Turnout			3,549

Picton

Picton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Erica Plant	2,005	57%
	Labour	R. White	1,429	41%
	Conservative	T. Coffey	85	2%
Majority			576
Turnout			3,519

Pirrie

Pirrie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Goulbourne	1,879	77%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Dutton	296	12%
	Liberal	C/ Maynes	156	6%
	Conservative	F. Stevens	99	4%
Majority			1,583
Turnout			2,430

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Harrison	1,680	50%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Hulme	1,609	48%
	Conservative	G. Harden	81	2%
Majority			71
Turnout			3,370

Smithdown

Smithdown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Clarke	1,286	69%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Hulme	465	25%
	Liberal	N. Roberts	81	4%
	Conservative	K. Watkin	28	2%
Majority			821
Turnout			1,860

Speke

Speke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Coventry	1,430	66%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Hughes	686	32%
	Conservative	T. Morrison	56	3%
Majority			744
Turnout			2,172

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	K. McCullough	1,799	48%
	Labour	B. Lawless	1,124	30%
	Liberal Democrats	N. Cardwell	720	19%
	Conservative	S. Lennard	97	3%
Majority			675
Turnout			3,740

Valley

Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Devaney	1,230	51%
	Liberal Democrats	F. Dobie	1,086	45%
	Conservative	J. Matthews	79	3%
Majority			144
Turnout			2,395

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Livingston	1,524	74%
	Ward Labour	M. Jordan	478	23%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Marbrow	64	3%
Majority			1,460
Turnout			2,066

Warbreck

Warbreck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Joan Lang	2,354	55%
	Labour	D. Dunphy	1,775	41%
	Conservative	D. Gray	125	3%
	Liberal	I. Mayes	35	1%
Majority			579
Turnout			4,289

Woolton

Woolton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Lewis	1,910	39%
	Labour	P. McKibbin	1,893	38%
	Conservative	Dr. E. Williams	1,042	21%
	Liberal	M. Langley	91	2%
Majority			17
Turnout			4,936

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References

^ Liverpool Daily Post 5 May 1995

[1] Liverpool Daily Post 5 May 1995

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