1992 Liverpool City Council election

British election

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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 7 May 1992. One third of the council was up for election and although the Labour party lost overall control of the council, it continued to lead a minority administration with Harry Rimmer as leader of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 1992
	Seats	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
Liberal Democrats	18	55%	38%	42,327
Labour	12	36%	33%	36,681
Conservative	1	3%	13%	14,422
Ward Labour	1	3%	10%	10,676
Liberal	1	3%	3%	3,341
Green	0	0	0.9%	1,054
Poll Tax Payer Against the surcharge	0	0	0.2%	192

Ward results

Abercromby

Abercromby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sarah Norman	1,080	71%
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Dyer	171	11%
	Conservative	A. Zsigmond	156	10%
	Green	S. Mansfield	117	8%
Majority			909
Turnout

Aigburth

Aigburth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Cathy Hancox	2,508	56%
	Labour	J. Middleton	1,024	23%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Furman	797	18%
	Green	Janifer Jones	142	3%
Majority			1,484
Turnout

Allerton

Allerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Bullock	1,887	42%
	Conservative	S. North	1,409	31%
	Labour	Mary Anderson	1,061	24%
	Green	R. Cantwell	79	2%
	Social Democrat	I. Garbett	41	1%
Majority			478
Turnout

Anfield

Anfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Woodruff	1,513	39%
	Labour	J. Rutledge	1,320	34%
	Conservative	Myra Fitzsimmons	408	11%
	Anfield Labour	Judith Nelson	389	10%
	Liberal	T. Newall	234	6%
Majority			193
Turnout

Arundel

Arundel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Clein	1,167	38%
	Labour	Vicki Roberts	1,069	34%
	Conservative	Carol Zsigmond	326	11%
	Green	J. Hulton	260	8%
	Arundel Labour	J. Stancer	259	8%
	Social Democrat	D. Pollard	18	1%
Majority			98
Turnout

Breckfield

Breckfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mary McGiveron	1,382	61%
	Liberal Democrats	F. Crebbin	387	17%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Bayley	285	12%
	Liverpool Independent Labour	H. Chase	230	10%
Majority			995
Turnout

Broadgreen

Broadgreen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Rosie Cooper	2,660	61%
	Labour	D. Minahan	1,119	26%
	Conservative	N. hastings	242	6%
	Broadgreen Labour	F. Gillard	305	7%
Majority			1,541
Turnout

Childwall

Childwall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Eddie Clein	3,171	61%
	Labour	A. Doherty	898	17%
	Conservative	Helen Rigby	1,121	22%
Majority			2,273
Turnout

Church

Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Storey	3,834	68%
	Labour	K. Cocklin	877	16%
	Conservative	A. Knowlson	793	14%
	Green	Deborah Kinn	101	2%
Majority			2,957
Turnout

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. Ellison	1,680	59%
	Conservative	E. Harper	448	16%
	Liberal	Barbara Jackson	424	15%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Williams	319	11%
Majority			1,361
Turnout

County

County
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Clark	2,762	61%
	Labour	I. Harvey	1,519	34%
	Conservative	J. Atkinson	206	5%
	Social Democrat	R. Gould	12	0.3%
Majority			1,243
Turnout

Croxteth

Croxteth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Elaine Kinahan	2,787	57%
	Labour	F. Nelson	1,072	22%
	Conservative	G. Brandwood	972	20%
	Social Democrat	Virginia Gould	35	1%
	Green	I. Graham	20	0.4%
Majority			1,715
Turnout

Dingle

Dingle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Rossington	1,388	38%
	Labour	R. Lafferty	1,133	31%
	Dingle Labour	Christine Campos	828	23%
	Conservative	D. Patmore	202	6%
	Green	R. Spalding	79	2%
Majority			255
Turnout			3,630

Dovecot

Dovecot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	H. Rimmer	1,085	48%
	Dovecot Labour	T. Fitzsimmons	387	17%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Woodward	310	14%
	Conservative	W. Connolly	267	12%
	Poll tax payers against the surcharge	Christine Young	192	9%
Majority			698
Turnout			2,241

Everton

Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Everton Labour	George Knibb	894	58%
	Labour	Pauline Davies	577	37%
	Conservative	Joan McEachern	45	3%
	Liberal Democrats	Annette Butler	32	2%
Majority			317
Turnout			1,548

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dave Hanratty	1,895	62%
	Conservative	Clare Coffey	442	15%
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Hulme	295	10%
	Fazakerley Labour	Frank Vaudrey	224	7%
	Liberal	D. Curtis	187	6%
Majority			1,600
Turnout			3,043

Gillmoss

Gillmoss
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Black	1,317	45%
	Gillmoss Independent Labour	S. Ledwich	900	31%
	Liberal Democrats	George Mann	406	14%
	Conservative	Audrey Bowness	318	11%
Majority			417
Turnout			2,941

Granby

Granby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Tyrrell	1,152	54%
	Granby Labour	A. Fogg	493	23%
	Liberal Democrats	H. Priddie	287	14%
	Conservative	P. Edwards	135	6%
	Green	R. Morris	55	3%
Majority			659
Turnout			2,122

Grassendale

Grassendale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Smith	3,144	64%
	Conservative	N. Liddell	995	20%
	Labour	F. Gibbons	781	16%
Majority			2,149
Turnout			4,920

Kensington

Kensington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Jimmy Kendrick	1,685	56%
	Labour	K. Radcliffe	636	21%
	Liberal	Millicent Bickley	156	5%
	Conservative	Edna Rodick	137	5%
	Green	M. Walsh	64	2%
Majority			1,049
Turnout			3,027

Melrose

Melrose 2 seats
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Frances Kidd	1,642	63%
	Labour	R. Lancaster	1,565	60%
	Melrose Labour	E. Marnell	647	25%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Parker	362	14%
	Independent Labour	A. Hincks	358	14%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Turner	327	13%
	Conservative	J. Fitzsimmons	231	9%
	Conservative	Ann Nugent	194	7%
Majority			995
Turnout			2,593

Netherley

Netherley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Devaney	1,071	49%
	Netherley Labour	Lesley Mahmood	624	29%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Seddon	313	14%
	Conservative	W. Dobinson	132	6%
	Green	M. Fowler	40	2%
Majority			447
Turnout			2,180

Old Swan

Old Swan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Johnston	1,232	39%
	Labour	J. Hamilton	1,008	32%
	Independent Labour	G. Lloyd	560	18%
	Conservative	G. Powell	372	12%
Majority			224
Turnout			3,172

Picton

Picton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Kemp	2,291	58%
	Labour	D. Dunphy	1,397	35%
	Conservative	Maureen Williams	149	4%
	Green	I. Gilmour	97	2%
	SDP	L. Hammacott	16	0.4%
Majority			894
Turnout			3,950

Pirrie

Pirrie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Dot Gavin	1,431	51%
	Independent Labour	F. Johnston	784	28%
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela Dutton	310	11%
	Conservative	P. Aldcroft	280	10%
Majority			647
Turnout			2,805

St. Mary's

St. Mary's
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Millea	1,783	53%
	Labour	D. Hunt	795	24%
	Sitting Labour	Frank O'Donoghue	571	17%
	Conservative	G. Harden	186	6%
	SDP	Margaret Mason	21	1%
Majority			988
Turnout			3,356

Smithdown

Smithdown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Barrow	1,159	48%
	Labour	Cecilia Holleran	994	41%
	Conservative	Denise O'Leary	64	3%
	Smithdown Labour	D. Bermingham	217	9%
Majority			165
Turnout			2,434

Speke

Speke
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Anderson	1,046	53%
	Speke Independent Labour	M. Knight	486	25%
	Liberal Democrats	F. Thomas	246	13%
	Conservative	A. Fayer	184	9%
Majority			800
Turnout			1,962

Tuebrook

Tuebrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	S. Radford	2,533	60%
	Labour	E. Burke	565	13%
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Brooks	541	13%
	Liverpool Labour	Patricia Mallon	421	10%
	Conservative	R. Bethell	162	4%
Majority			1,968
Turnout			4,222

Valley

Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Phillips	968	34%
	Labour	T. Smith	831	29%
	Conservative	S. Lever	206	7%
	Valley Labour	Sylvia Sharpey-Schafer	843	30%
Majority			137
Turnout			2,848

Vauxhall

Vauxhall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Paul Orr	1,044	66%
	Vauxhall Independent Labour	J. Hackett	409	26%
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Chowings	64	4%
	Conservative	Pauline Edwards	62	4%
Majority			980
Turnout			1,579

Warbreck

Warbreck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Roberts	1,995	47%
	Labour	B. Lawless	1,777	42%
	Conservative	Dorothy Gray	473	11%
Majority			218
Turnout			4,245

Woolton

Woolton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	J. Backhouse	2,235	43%
	Labour	j. Lusk	441	8%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Hulme	367	7%
	SDP	H. Gibson	2,157
Majority			78
Turnout			5,200

References

v t e (1991 ←) 1992 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1993)
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See also: UK General election

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Mayor of Liverpool	2012 2016 2021 Abolished
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Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
Liverpool School Board	1870 1873 1876 1879 1882 1885 1888 1891 1894 1897 1900 Abolished
Merseyside County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished
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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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