See main article: 1970 United Kingdom local elections.
| Election Name: | 1970 Liverpool City Council election |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg |
| Previous Year: | 1969 |
| Previous Election: | 1969 Liverpool City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1971 |
| Next Election: | 1971 Liverpool City Council election |
| Map Size: | 300px |
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 7 May 1970.
One third of the council was up for election.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Councillors | ± | Aldermen | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | -9 | ?? | ||
| 30 | +7 | ?? | ||
| 4 | +2 | ?? | ||
| 7 | 0 | ?? | ||
Twenty of the forty Aldermen were elected by the city council on 18 May 1970.Those elected by the council and the wards they were allocated to are shown in the table below:
| Party | Alderman | Ward | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Caplan | Allerton | |||
| Hugh Carr | Arundel | |||
| Sir Joseph Cleary | Picton | |||
| David Cowley | Dingle | |||
| Brian Crookes | Church | |||
| James Cullen | Warbreck | |||
| Charles Minton | Netherfield | |||
| Joseph Morgan | Smithdown | |||
| James Porter | County | |||
| James Ross | Central | |||
| William Sefton | Croxteth | |||
| John Sheehan | Granby | |||
| Conservative | William Thomas | Everton | ||
| Mrs. Ruth Dean | Breckfield | |||
| Clarence Dickinson | Kensington | |||
| John Kendrick | Sandhills | |||
| James McAllister | Gillmoss | |||
| Ralph Morris | Fairfield | |||
| Clifford Price | Childwall | |||
| David Williams | St. Mary's | |||