Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 7 May 1987. One third of the council was up for election on ordinary rotation; in addition there were extra vacancies in many wards caused by the disqualification of those Labour councillors who were surcharged and banned from office as part of a protest against rate-capping. As a result, the 33 wards elected a total of 59 councillors. Prior to the election the disqualification of a large part of the Labour group meant that there was a temporary administration headed by Trevor Jones of the Liberal/SDP Alliance. As a result of the election, the Labour Party regained overall control of the council,Liverpool Daily Post 8 May 1987 and Harry Rimmer became council leader.
Summary After the election, the composition of the council was:
PartySeats ± Labour 51 +22 SDP-Liberal Alliance 44 +7 Conservative 4 −3
Election result
Liverpool Daily Post 8 May 1987
Ward results
Abercromby
Aigburth
Allerton
Anfield
Arundel
Breckfield
Broadgreen
Childwall
Church
Clubmoor
County
Croxteth
Dingle
Dovecot
Everton
Fazakerley
Gillmoss
Granby
Grassendale
Kensington
Melrose
Netherley
Old Swan
Picton
Pirrie
St. Mary's
Smithdown
Speke
Tuebrook
Valley
Vauxhall
Warbreck
Woolton
Liverpool Daily Post 8 May 1987
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