1972 Liverpool City Council election explained

Election Name:1972 Liverpool City Council election
Country:Liverpool
Flag Image:Coat of arms of Liverpool City Council.svg
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Year:1971
Previous Election:1971 Liverpool City Council election
Next Year:1973
Next Election:1973 Liverpool City Council election
Seats For Election:42 of 120 Councillors seats
to Liverpool City Council
Majority Seats:81 of 120 Councillors and 40 Aldermen
Map Size:300px

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 1972. One seat in each of the forty wards was up for election, plus one by-election seat each in Vauxhall and Woolton wards. This was the last year when the council comprised 120 councillors and 40 Aldermen, totalling 160, which was the largest council membership.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartyCouncillors  ±  Aldermen
73 +18 ??
29 -24 ??
14 +7 ??
3 -2 0

Ward results

This data is compared with the election results for 1969, when the councillors were elected for a three-year term.

(PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

Woolton

[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. [Liverpool Daily Post]
  2. [Liverpool Daily Post]