The 1981 Merseyside County Council election took place on 7 May to elect members of Merseyside County Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Merseyside County Council was abolished in 1986.
Election results
Overall election result
Overall result compared with 1977.
Merseyside County Council election, 1981PartyCandidatesVotes Stood ElectedNet % of total % № Net % 97 57 31 57.6 45.8 190,757 18.4 99 27 40 27.3 29.3 122,050 25.8 88 15 9 15.2 24.1 100,218 7.8 2 0 0 0.0 0.4 1,728 N/A 2 0 0 0.0 0.1 585 New 7 0 0 0.0 0.1 545 0.5 2 0 0 0.0 0.1 264 New 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 184 0.1 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 61 0.0
Results by borough
Knowsley
Merseyside County Council election, 1981 (Knowsley)PartyCandidatesVotes Stood ElectedNet % of total % № Net % 11 10 3 90.9 68.5 27,110 23.7 11 1 3 9.1 18.6 7,350 29.9 9 0 0 0.0 13.0 5,136 9.6
Turnout: 31.9% (2.1%)
Liverpool
Merseyside County Council election, 1981 (Liverpool)PartyCandidatesVotes Stood ElectedNet % of total % № Net % 36 21 11 58.3 46.9 67,144 18.7 36 8 5 22.2 30.9 44,273 7.4 36 7 16 19.4 21.7 31,057 25.3 7 0 0 0.0 0.4 545 0.5 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 61 0.1
Turnout: 37.1% (3.2%)
Sefton
Merseyside County Council election, 1981 (Sefton)PartyCandidatesVotes Stood ElectedNet % of total % № Net % 19 9 6 47.4 38.1 31,108 25.6 17 6 3 31.6 34.4 28,070 14.2 15 4 3 21.1 24.8 20,190 10.1 2 0 0 0.0 2.1 1,728 N/A 1 0 0 0.0 0.6 474 New
Turnout: 36.6% (2.6)
St Helens
Merseyside County Council election, 1981 (St Helens)PartyCandidatesVotes Stood ElectedNet % of total % № Net % 11 9 6 81.8 56.8 28,191 20.4 11 2 6 18.2 26.6 13,172 31.4 8 0 0 0.0 16.2 8,061 10.6 1 0 0 0.0 0.4 184 N/A
Turnout: 35.7% (1.6%)
Wirral
Merseyside County Council election, 1981 (Wirral)PartyCandidatesVotes Stood ElectedNet % of total % № Net % 22 11 8 50.0 39.2 40,242 18.1 22 8 9 36.4 38.4 39,363 22.0 20 3 1 13.6 22.0 22,558 4.0 2 0 0 0.0 0.3 264 New 1 0 0 0.0 0.1 111 New
Turnout: 39.9% (1.9%)
Ward results
Results compared directly with the last local election in 1977.
Knowsley
Huyton With Roby No. 1 (Huyton Farm, Princess & Woolfall)
Huyton With Roby No. 2 (Longview and Rupert Farm)
Huyton With Roby No. 3 (St. Agnes, St. Bartholomews & Swanside)
Huyton With Roby No. 4 (St. Gabriels & St. Michaels)
Kirkby No. 1 (Central Kirkby and Minstead)
Kirkby No. 2 (Cherryfield and Whitfield)
Kirkby No. 3 (Northwood-Park-Tower Hill-Simonswood)
Prescot
Whiston No. 1 (Croton-Tarbock-Whiston)
Whiston No. 3 (Halewood)
Whiston No. 4 (Knowsley)
Liverpool
Liverpool No.1 (Abercromby & St. James)
Liverpool No.2 (Aigburth)
Liverpool No.3 (Allerton)
Liverpool No.4 (Anfield)
Liverpool No.5 (Arundel)
Liverpool No.6 (Breckfield & St. Domingo)
Liverpool No.7 (Broadgreen)
Liverpool No.8 (Central & Everton)
Liverpool No.9 (Childwall)
Liverpool No.10 (Church)
Liverpool No.11 (Clubmoor)
Liverpool No.12 (County)
Liverpool No.13 (Croxteth)
Liverpool No.14 (Dingle)
Liverpool No.15 (Dovecot)
Liverpool No.16 (Fairfield)
Liverpool No.17 (Fazakerley)
Liverpool No.18 (Gillmoss)
Liverpool No.19 (Granby & Princes Park)
Liverpool No.20 (Kensington)
Liverpool No.21 (Low Hill & Smithdown)
Liverpool No.22 (Melrose & Westminster)
Liverpool No.23 (Old Swan)
Liverpool No.24 (Picton)
Liverpool No.25 (Pirrie)
Liverpool No.26 (St. Marys)
Liverpool No.27 (St. Michaels)
Liverpool No.28 (Sandhills & Vauxhall)
Liverpool No.29 (Speke)
Liverpool No.30 (Tuebrook)
Liverpool No.31 (Warbreck)
Liverpool No.32 (Woolton East)
Liverpool No.33 (Woolton West)
Sefton
Bootle No.1
Bootle No.2 (Linacre & Mersey)
Bootle No.3 (Netherton, Orrell & Sefton)
Crosby No.1 (Central, College & St. John's)
Crosby No.2 (Christ Church, St. Mary's & St. Thomas)
Crosby No.3
Crosby No.4
Formby
Litherland
Southport No.1 (Ainsdale, Birkdale & South)
Southport No.2
Southport No.3 (Birkdale West-Central-West)
Southport No.4 (Craven-Sussex-Talbot)
Southport No.5 (Hesketh & Scarisbrick)
Southport No.6 (Marine and Park)
West Lancashire No.1 (Aintree)
West Lancashire No.2
West Lancashire No.3
St. Helens
Haydock
Newton Le Willows
Rainford
St. Helens No.1 (Central and South Eccleston)
St. Helens No.2 (East Sutton)
St. Helens No.3 (Hardshaw and West Sutton)
St. Helens No.4 (Moss Bank and North Windle)
St. Helens No.5 (North Eccleston and South Windle)
St. Helens No.6 (Parr)
Whiston No.2 (Eccleston and Windle)
Whiston No. 5 (Rainhill and Bold)
Wirral
Bebington No.1 (Higher Bebington and Woodhey)
Bebington No.2 (Park, New Ferry, North Bromborough)
Wirral Bebington No.3 (South Bromborough and Eastham)
Bebington No. 4 (Lower Bebington & Poulton)
Birkenhead No.1 (Argyle-Clifton-Holt)
Birkenhead No.2 (Bebington and Mersey)
Birkenhead No. 3 (Cathcart-Claughton-Cleveland)
Birkenhead No.4 (Devonshire and Egerton)
Birkenhead No. 5 (Bidston)
Birkenhead No.6 (Oxton)
Birkenhead No. 7 (Prenton)
Birkenhead No.8 (Upton)
Hoylake No.1 (Royden)
Hoylake No.2 (Hoylake)
Wallasey No.1 (Leasowe))
Wallasey No.2 (Liscard)
Wallasey No.3 (Moreton)
Wallasey No.4 (Wallasey)
Wallasey No.5 (New Brighton)
Wallasey No.6 (Seacombe)
Wirral No.1 (Heswall)
Wirral No.2 (Irby, Pensby & Thurstaston)
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