January
26: Councilors appeal to the Law Lords.
March 12: Law Lords dismiss councilors’ appeal and
impose £242,000 costs on top of the original £106,000
surcharge.
The councilors are dismissed from office.
A Liberal-Tory junta takes control of the council.
May 7: Labour fights the election on the slogan of ’We
Support the 47’.
They win historic victory to regain control of the council.
Tories reduced to four councilors.
June11: General election. Tories returned to power.
A huge swing to Labour in Liverpool which, if repeated
nationally, would have meant a landslide Labour victory.
