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1965 Liverpool City Council election

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1965 Liverpool City Council election

← 1964 13 May 1965 (1965-05-13) 1966 →

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

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

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

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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

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* - 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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References

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  1. ^ Jeffery, David. "Merseyside Local Election Results Project". Dr David Jeffery. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 14 May 1965
  3. ^ Liverpool City Council Proceedings of the Council 1965-1966