2022 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2022 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Sefton Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 21 of the 66 seats were up for election, with 1 ward (St. Oswald) being uncontested.^[1]^[2]

Background

From its creation in 1974 to the 1986 election, Sefton Council was under Conservative control.^[3] It was then under no overall control until the 2012 election, when Labour won their first majority on the council.^[4] In the 2021 election, Labour polled 46.6% and gained 6 seats, the Conservatives polled 26.0% for a gain of 2 seats, The Liberal Democrats took 14.1% and lost 5 seats, Formby Residents Action Group polled 2.2% and did not make any gains, and independents lost their 3 seats on the council.^[5]

The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour gained 3 seats with 50.9% of the vote, the Liberal Democrats lost 4 seats on 16.0%, and the Conservatives gained 1 seat on 22.8%. Formby Residents Action Group lost the seat they were defending.

Previous council composition

After 2021 election			Before 2022 election^[6]
Party		Seats	Party		Seats
	Labour	48		Labour	46
	Liberal Democrats	8		Liberal Democrats	8
	Conservative	8		Conservative	8
	Formby Residents Action Group	2		Formby Residents Action Group	2
	Independent	0		Independent	2

Changes:

May 2021: Tony Carr leaves Labour to sit as an independent^[7]
Andrew Wilson leaves Labour to sit as an independent

Results

2022 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	17	2	77.3	31	48	72.7	32,371	49.3	+2.7
	Liberal Democrats	2		9.1	6	8	12.1	10,000	15.2	+1.1
	Conservative	3	1	13.6	4	7	10.6	13,296	20.2	-5.8
	FRAG	0		0.0	2	2	3.0	973	1.5	-0.7
	Independent	0	1	0.0	1	1	1.5	5,725	8.7	+5.0
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	3,119	4.7	-2.3
	Workers Party	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	142	0.2	+0.1
	NIP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	97	0.1	N/A

Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

Ainsdale

Ainsdale^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Brough*	1,387	33.0	+2.1
	Labour	Janet Harrison	1,354	32.2	+12.8
	Liberal Democrats	Lesley Delves	1,272	30.3	−14.2
	Green	Laurence Rankin	189	4.5	−0.7
Majority			33	0.8
Turnout			4,202	41.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.4

Birkdale

Birkdale^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Brodie-Browne*	1,518	43.4	+14.1
	Labour	Daniel McKee	1,093	31.2	−1.5
	Conservative	Lee Durkin	697	19.9	−12.1
	Green	David Collins	190	5.4	−0.6
Majority			425	12.2
Turnout			3,498	34.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.8

Blundellsands

Blundellsands^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Natasha Carlin*	2,301	66.0	+16.7
	Conservative	Harry Bliss	791	22.7	−4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Dunning	394	11.3	+4.5
Majority			1,510	43.3
Turnout			3,486	37.6
	Labour hold		Swing	10.8

Cambridge

Cambridge^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Morris*	1,338	37.9	−3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Sammon	1,313	37.2	+1.7
	Labour	Ian Upton	678	19.2	+2.2
	Green	Carla Fox	197	5.6	−0.3
Majority			25	0.7
Turnout			3,526	36.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	2.7

Church

Church^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daren Veidman*	1,850	64.5	+0.8
	Green	Neil Doolin	862	30.1	+9.0
	Conservative	John Campbell	155	5.4	−5.9
Majority			988	34.7	−8.0
Turnout			2,867	31.3
	Labour hold		Swing	4.1

Derby

Derby^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brenda O'Brien*	1,757	82.6	+18.5
	Independent	John McDonald	204	9.6	N/A
	Conservative	Daniel Nuttall	165	7.8	+0.1
Majority			1,553	73.0
Turnout			2,126	23.6
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Duke's

Duke's^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ron Watson*	1,479	41.9	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jo Barton	1,224	34.7	+18.6
	Labour	Trevor Vaughan	824	23.4	+8.8
Majority			255	7.2
Turnout			3,527	33.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.3

Ford

Ford^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Dowd*	1,452	66.5	+3.1
	Independent	Chris Doyle	534	24.5	N/A
	Conservative	Margaret Middleton	114	5.2	−3.3
	Workers Party	Chris Haws	84	3.8	−0.8
Majority			918	42.0
Turnout			2,184	23.5
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Harington

Harington^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carol Richards	1,544	40.3	+7.0
	Conservative	Denise Dutton*	1,482	38.7	−4.1
	FRAG	Aimee Brodie	329	8.6	−2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Annie Gorski	257	6.7	+2.4
	Green	Michael Walsh	221	5.8	−1.6
Majority			62	1.6
Turnout			3,833	39.2
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	5.6

Kew

Kew^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Laura Lunn-Bates	1,563	50.1	+13.5
	Conservative	Laura Nuttall	842	27.0	−3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Vic Foulds	715	22.9	−3.1
Majority			721	23.1
Turnout			3,120	30.0
	Labour hold		Swing	8.6

Linacre

Linacre^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gordon Friel*	1,320	76.2	−12.6
	Independent	Lisa Ford	299	17.3	N/A
	Conservative	Lynne Bold	114	6.6	−4.6
Majority			1,021	58.9
Turnout			1,733	19.5
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Litherland

Litherland^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Kelly*	1,703	77.2	+13.4
	Independent	Molli Cooke	285	12.9	N/A
	Conservative	Stephen Witham	121	5.5	−1.1
	NIP	Billie Gibson	97	4.4	N/A
Majority			1,418	64.3
Turnout			2,206	24.7
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Manor

Manor^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James McGinnity	1,818	59.1	+11.3
	Conservative	Janice Blanchard	669	21.7	−10.1
	Liberal Democrats	John Gibson	343	11.1	+1.2
	Green	James O'Keefe	248	8.1	−2.4
Majority			1,149	37.4
Turnout			3,078	31.1
	Labour hold		Swing	10.7

Meols

Meols^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Lloyd-Johnson	1,326	37.0	−11.0
	Conservative	Thomas de Freitas	1,203	33.6	+2.1
	Labour	Stephen Jowett	839	23.4	+10.1
	Green	Pauline Hesketh	211	5.9	−1.3
Majority			123	3.4
Turnout			3,579	36.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	6.6

Molyneux

Molyneux^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Danny Burns	1,900	60.3	−6.4
	Independent	Tony Carr*	976	31.0	N/A
	Conservative	Marcus Bleasdale	274	8.7	−10.0
Majority			924	29.3
Turnout			3,150	31.1
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Tony Carr was elected in 2018 for the Labour Party.

Netherton and Orrell

Netherton and Orrell^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Maher*	1,739	72.8	−2.4
	Independent	John Rice	473	19.8	N/A
	Conservative	Andrew Burgess	177	7.4	−3.1
Majority			1,266	53.0
Turnout			2,389	24.7
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Norwood

Norwood^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mhairi Doyle*	1,734	55.9	+12.2
	Conservative	Pam Teesdale	672	21.7	−6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Williams	452	14.6	−6.2
	Green	David McIntosh	244	7.9	+0.4
Majority			1,062	34.2
Turnout			3,102	30.0
	Labour hold		Swing	9.3

Park

Park^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	June Burns*	1,510	45.1	−8.8
	Independent	Neil Spencer	723	21.6	N/A
	Independent	Kenneth Hughes	462	13.8	N/A
	Conservative	Daniel Sims	409	12.2	−22.5
	Green	Roy Greason	244	7.3	−4.1
Majority			787	23.5
Turnout			3,348	34.3
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Ravenmeols

Ravenmeols^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nina Killen*	1,766	52.5	+13.9
	Conservative	Michael Shaw	660	19.6	−3.5
	FRAG	Bob McCann	644	19.1	−11.2
	Green	Alison Gibbon	294	8.7	+3.1
Majority			1,106	32.9
Turnout			3,364	35.2
	Labour hold		Swing	8.7

St. Oswald

St. Oswald^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carla Thomas*	N/A	N/A	N/A
Majority			N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnout			N/A	N/A	N/A

This election was uncontested, so the poll was cancelled and Thomas was declared elected.^[2]

Sudell

Sudell^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Judy Hardman	1,329	37.0	−13.6
	Independent	Yvonne Sayers	1,065	29.6	N/A
	Independent	Thomas Hughes	704	19.6	N/A
	Conservative	Morgan Walton	283	7.9	−28.2
	Liberal Democrats	Emily Baker	157	4.4	N/A
	Workers Party	Paul McCord	58	1.6	−4.4
Majority			264	7.4
Turnout			3,596	34.7
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Victoria

Victoria^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janet Grace*	2,297	60.3	+7.3
	Liberal Democrats	Hannah Gee	1,029	27.0	−1.2
	Conservative	Katie Burgess	264	6.9	−4.0
	Green	Samantha Cook	219	5.7	−2.2
Majority			1,268	33.3
Turnout			3,809	36.1
	Labour hold		Swing	4.3

References

^ "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b "NOTICE OF UNCONTESTED ELECTION" (PDF). Sefton Council. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ "Sefton Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 28. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ "BBC News - Vote 2012 - Sefton". BBC News. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ Lally, Kate (7 May 2021). "Labour make huge gains and boost majority in Sefton". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ "Your Councillors by Party". Sefton.gov. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ Roberts-Haslam, Benjamin (28 May 2021). "Councillor to stand down at end of term amid row with colleagues". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v "Ward Nominations" (PDF). Sefton Council. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[1] "Election timetable in England". GOV.UK. Retrieved 7 April 2022.

[Oswald-2] "NOTICE OF UNCONTESTED ELECTION" (PDF). Sefton Council. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[3] "Sefton Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. p. 28. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[4] "BBC News - Vote 2012 - Sefton". BBC News. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[5] Lally, Kate (7 May 2021). "Labour make huge gains and boost majority in Sefton". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[6] "Your Councillors by Party". Sefton.gov. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[7] Roberts-Haslam, Benjamin (28 May 2021). "Councillor to stand down at end of term amid row with colleagues". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[nomin-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v "Ward Nominations" (PDF). Sefton Council. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

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