Sefton council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 22 wards · 22 seats contested

Most seats
18
Labour Party
Seats contested
22
across 22 wards
Turnout
34.7%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 18 +2 33,974 51.8% +2.6
Liberal Democrats 4 +2 10,514 16.0% +0.8
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 -3 10,437 15.9% -4.3
Green Party 0 +0 4,387 6.7% +1.9
Lydiate and Maghull Community Independents 0 +0 2,928 4.5% —
Formby Residents Action Group 0 +0 2,066 3.2% +1.7
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance 0 +0 461 0.7% —
Independent 0 +0 400 0.6% -8.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 248 0.4% —
Reform UK 0 +0 110 0.2% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 22
Conservative and Unionist Party 22
Labour Party 22
Green Party 18
Liberal Democrats 14
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance 5
Lydiate and Maghull Community Independents 3
Formby Residents Action Group 2
Independent 2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2
Reform UK 1

A party standing a full slate could field 22 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Ainsdale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Janet Harrison-Kelly Elected 1,497 35.7% +3.4
Liberal Democrats Lesley Delves 1,481 35.3% +5.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Ball 1,046 24.9% -8.1
Green Party Laurence George Rankin 187 4.5% -0.0
Majority16
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors10,028
Ballots cast4,199

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Birkdale

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Simon John Shaw Elected 1,431 41.9% -1.5
Labour Party Ged Wright 1,356 39.7% +8.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Samuel Harris 504 14.7% -5.2
Green Party David William Collins 134 3.9% -1.5
Reform UK Andrew Lynn 110 3.2% —
Majority75
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors10,086
Ballots cast3,419

Liberal Democrats hold

Blundellsands

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Christine Howard Elected 2,390 66.9% +0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Katie Maria Burgess 663 18.6% -4.1
Liberal Democrats Brian Dunning 266 7.4% -3.9
Green Party Kieran Dams 254 7.1% —
Majority1,727
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,573

Labour Party hold

Cambridge

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Leo Francis Evans Elected 1,468 43.0% +5.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Gary Haran Doyle 1,175 34.4% -3.5
Labour Party Joanne Faulkner 658 19.3% +0.1
Green Party Carla Fox 140 4.1% -1.5
Majority293
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors9,771
Ballots cast3,413

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Church

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Veronica Webster Elected 1,459 53.6% -10.9
Green Party Neil Anthony Doolin 1,090 40.0% +10.0
Conservative and Unionist Party John Graham Campbell 115 4.2% -1.2
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance John Bellis 59 2.2% —
Majority369
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,723

Labour Party hold

Derby

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dave Robinson Elected 1,652 80.9% -1.8
Green Party Kate Robinson 149 7.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Martyn Barber 139 6.8% -1.0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Dean Young 103 5.0% —
Majority1,503
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,043

Labour Party hold

Duke's

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats John David Pugh Elected 1,496 42.2% +7.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Laura Nuttall 1,214 34.3% -7.7
Labour Party Trevor James Vaughan 676 19.1% -4.3
Green Party Alwynne Ann Cartmell 165 4.7% —
Majority282
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors10,471
Ballots cast3,542

Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Ford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ian George Moncur Elected 1,638 80.9% +14.4
Green Party Lyndsey Davies 205 10.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Harry Bliss 127 6.3% +1.1
Liberal Democrats Adarsh Makdani 55 2.7% —
Majority1,433
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,025

Labour Party hold

Harington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Peter Harvey Elected 1,485 38.3% -2.0
Formby Residents Action Group Dave Irving 994 25.6% +17.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael James Shaw 953 24.6% -14.1
Liberal Democrats Annie Gorski 263 6.8% +0.1
Green Party Mike Walsh 181 4.7% -1.1
Majority491
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,876

Labour Party hold

Kew

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sean Halsall Elected 1,599 52.5% +2.4
Liberal Democrats Vic Foulds 622 20.4% -2.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Eileen Middleton 595 19.5% -7.4
Green Party Will White 228 7.5% —
Majority977
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,044

Labour Party hold

Linacre

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party John Ronald Fairclough Elected 1,166 76.0% -5.5
Green Party Lily Davies 139 9.1% —
Independent John Philip Rice 138 9.0% -9.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Anne Clegg 91 5.9% —
Majority1,027
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,534

Labour Party hold

Litherland

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paul Frank Tweed Elected 1,556 74.7% -2.5
Independent Ian Smith 262 12.6% -0.3
Green Party Graham Bentley 155 7.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Paul Crichton 110 5.3% -0.2
Majority1,294
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,083

Labour Party hold

Manor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Clare Carragher Elected 1,874 59.8% +0.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Janice Blanchard 559 17.8% -3.9
Liberal Democrats John Gibson 335 10.7% -0.4
Green Party James David O'Keeffe 280 8.9% +0.9
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance Marie Harrison 84 2.7% —
Majority1,315
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,132

Labour Party hold

Meols

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Lauren Keith Elected 1,502 44.9% +7.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Bob Teesdale 879 26.3% -7.4
Labour Party Steve Jowett 791 23.6% +0.2
Green Party Pauline Ann Hesketh 189 5.6% -0.2
Majority623
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors9,917
Ballots cast3,347

Liberal Democrats hold

Molyneux

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Marion Atkinson Elected 2,126 73.7% +13.4
Lydiate and Maghull Community Independents Joanne Elizabeth McCall 400 13.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Morgan Walton 235 8.1% -0.6
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance Carolyn Fitzgerald 124 4.3% —
Majority1,726
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,885

Labour Party hold

Netherton and Orrell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Susan Ellen Bradshaw Elected 1,767 84.7% +2.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Witham 186 8.9% -0.9
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance Maria Walsh 133 6.4% —
Majority1,581
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,086

Labour Party hold

Norwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Greg Steven Myers Elected 1,754 59.6% +3.7
Liberal Democrats Jo Barton 551 18.7% +4.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Pamela Teesdale 465 15.8% -5.9
Green Party David Andrew McIntosh 188 6.4% -1.5
Majority1,203
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors10,345
Ballots cast2,943

Labour Party hold

Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Mike Desmond Elected 1,436 44.4% -0.7
Lydiate and Maghull Community Independents John Sayers 1,320 40.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Greg Titherington 264 8.2% -4.0
Green Party Roy Greason 125 3.9% -3.4
Liberal Democrats Keith Cawdron 86 2.7% —
Majority116
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,231

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Ravenmeols

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Chris Page Elected 1,623 47.5% -5.0
Formby Residents Action Group Maria Bennett 1,072 31.4% +12.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Angelica Sadrieva 334 9.8% -9.8
Green Party Alison Moira Gibbon 199 5.8% -2.9
Liberal Democrats Lisa Ann Nicolson-Smith 186 5.4% —
Majority551
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,414

Labour Party hold

St Oswald

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Paula Spencer Elected 1,362 82.1% -3.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Karl Alan Starkey 151 9.1% -5.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Conor Anthony O'Neill 145 8.7% —
Majority1,211
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,658

Labour Party hold

Sudell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Phil Hart Elected 1,761 52.8% +15.9
Lydiate and Maghull Community Independents Patrick Anthony McKinley 1,208 36.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Daniel Robert Kirk 304 9.1% +1.2
For Future's Sake - Freedom Alliance Marie Blease 61 1.8% —
Majority553
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,334

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Victoria

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Les Byrom Elected 2,348 61.4% +1.0
Liberal Democrats Hannah Jane Gee 772 20.2% -6.8
Green Party Samantha Lauren Cook 379 9.9% +4.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Joseph Burgess 328 8.6% +1.6
Majority1,576
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast3,827

Labour Party hold

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