2007 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 27.5%

After the election, the composition of the council was

	Seats	±
Liberal Democrat	56	-6
Labour	30	+5
Liberal Party	3	??
Green	1	+1

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 2007
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %
Liberal Democrats	15	1	6	-5	50%	42%
Labour	13	5	1	+4	43%	36%
Liberal	1	0	0	0	3.3%	6%
Green	1	1	0	+1	3.3%	6%
Conservative	0	0	0	0	0	6%
BNP	0	0	0	0	0	1.85%
Independent	0	0	0	0	0	0.56%
UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	0.56%
Socialist Labour	0	0	0	0	0	0.12%
United Socialist	0	0	0	0	0	0.09%

Ward results

Allerton and Hunts Cross

Allerton and Hunts Cross
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Clucas *	1,700	52.3%	−2%
	Labour	Patrick John Devaney	661	20.4%	+5%
	Conservative	Adam Ernest Marsden	587	18.1%	+6%
	Green	Margaret Williams	165	5.1%
	Liberal	Christopher Hulme	135	4.2%	−2%
Majority			1,039
Registered electors			10,878
Turnout			3,248	29.86%
Rejected ballots			6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

^[1]

Anfield

Anfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Kendrick	1,324	49.6%	+6%
	Labour	Brian Dowling	935	35%	+14%
	Liberal	Dennis Gaskell	237	8.9%	−6%
	Green	Kelly Rice	96	3.6%
	Conservative	Anthony Beilin	76	3.6%
Majority			389
Registered electors			10,300
Turnout			2,668	25.9%
Rejected ballots			5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

^[2]

Belle Vale

Belle Vale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janet Kent	1,639	46.42%	+7%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Phillips *	1,505	42.62%	−4%
	Conservative	Norman Coppell	118	3.34%	−1%
	Liberal	Damien Patrick Daly	109	3.09%
	United Socialist	Paul Filby	82	2.32%
	Green	Andrea Pennington	78	2.21%
Majority			134	3.80%
Registered electors			11,003
Turnout			3,531	32.09%
Rejected ballots			8
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

^[3]

Central

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sharon Sullivan *	713	50.12%	−3%
	Liberal Democrats	Gary Millar	432	30.42%	+1%
	Green	Robert Smith	125	8.80%	+1%
	Conservative	Mark Cotterell	120	8.45%	+3%
	Liberal	Lisa Gaskell	30	2.11%	0%
Majority			281	19.79%
Registered electors			12,032
Turnout			1,420	11.80%
Rejected ballots			4
	Labour hold		Swing

^[4]

Childwall

Childwall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela Clein	1,928	53.69%	−24%
	Labour	David Shepherd	635	17.68%	+3%
	Conservative	Chris Lighten	445	12.39%
	Green	Faye Griffiths	186	5.18%
	Liberal	Philip Daley	125	3.48%
Majority			1,293	36.01%
Registered electors			11,097
Turnout			3,591	32.36%
Rejected ballots			3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

^[5]

Church

Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Kemp *	2,790	69.77%	−1%
	Labour	Stephen Bennett	461	11.53%	0%
	Green	Eleanor Martin	329	8.23%	−6%
	Conservative	Graham Jones	332	8.30%
	Liberal	James MacGregor	87	2.18%
Majority			2,329	58.14%
Registered electors			10,721
Turnout			3,999	37.30%
Rejected ballots			12
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

^[6]

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Irene Rainey *	1,366	48%	+6%
	Liberal	David Maher	999	35%	+24%
	BNP	Peter Squire	210	7.44%
	Conservative	Gwynneth Hicklin	147	5.21%
	Green	Jonathan Mercer	99	3.51%
Majority			367	13.01%
Registered electors			11,278
Turnout			2'821	25.01%
Rejected ballots
	Labour hold		Swing

^[7]

County

County
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Afford *	1,541	58.46%	+7%
	Labour	Colin McAlley	859	32.59%	−8%
	UKIP	Colin Windever	121	4.59%
	Conservative	Jennifer Kelly	62	2.35%
Majority			682	25.87%
Registered electors			10,325
Turnout			2,636	25.53%
Rejected ballots			10
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

^[8]

Cressington

Cressington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Millea *	2,065	56.44%	+6%
	Labour	Anna Briggs	643	17.57%	+2%
	Conservative	Richard Michael Downey	383	10.47%	+2%
	Independent	Alex Corina	316	8.64%
	Green	Richard De Pesando	166	4.54%	−6%
	Liberal	John Moore	86	2.35%	−5%
Majority			1,422
Registered electors			11,057
Turnout			3,659	25%
Rejected ballots			9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

^[9]

Croxteth

Croxteth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Phil Moffatt	1,246	46%	+10%
	Labour	Jim Noakes	1,236	45%	+7%
	Green	Anne Graham	121	4%	0%
	Conservative	Diane Westwell	90	3%	−2%
	Liberal	Susan O'Brian	39	1%	−2%
Majority			10
Registered electors			10,365
Turnout			2,732	26%
Rejected ballots			10
	liberal Democrats (UK) gain from Labour		Swing

^[10]

Everton

Everton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jane Corbett *	1,675	76%	+11%
	Liberal Democrats	Craig Crennell	233	11%	−5%
	BNP	Jackie Stafford	154	7%
	Liberal	Linda Roberts	108	5%	−2%
	Conservative	Matthew Sephton	104	5%
	Green	Adam Howarth	76	3%	−7%
Majority			1,442
Registered electors			10,237
Turnout			2,350	23%
Rejected ballots
	Labour hold		Swing

^[11]

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve Rotheram *	1,814	57%	+10%
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Seddon	1,159	37%	+2%
	BNP	Peter Stafford	324	10%
	Conservative	Nigel Barber	77	2%	−6%
	Green	Kim Graham	65	2%
	Liberal	Jane Canning	57	2%	−3%
Majority			655
Registered electors			11,402
Turnout			3,496	31%
Rejected ballots			7
	Labour hold		Swing

^[12]

Greenbank

Greenbank
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Clein *	1,345	50.1%	−7%
	Labour	Christopher Helm	635	23.6%	+5%
	Green	Peter Cranie	458	17%	+3%
	Conservative	Alma McGing	188	7%	0%
	Liberal	Karen Williams	61	2.3%
Majority			710
Registered electors			10,425
Turnout			2,687	25.8%
Rejected ballots			6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

^[13]

Kensington and Fairfield

Kensington and Fairfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Wendy Simon	1,289	46%	+13%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Marbrow *	1,237	44%	+3%
	BNP	Jane Greehaigh	128	5%
	Green	Paula Rice	106	4%
	Conservative	John Watson	62	2%	−2%
Majority			52
Registered electors			9,348
Turnout			2,882	30%
Rejected ballots			8
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

^[14]

Kirkdale

Kirkdale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat Holleran *	1,927	85%	+11%
	BNP	Steven Greenhaigh	169	7%
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Morrison	147	7%	−1%
	Green	Natalie Awdry	84	3%	−1%
	Conservative	Nichola Munro	66	3%
	Independent	Will Tomson	47	2%
	Liberal	Irene Mayes	37	2%	−2%
Majority			1,758
Registered electors			11,357
Turnout			2,477	22%
Rejected ballots			4
	Labour hold		Swing

^[15]

Knotty Ash

Knotty Ash
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Twigger	1,794	51%	−2%
	Labour	Anthony Concepcion	1,405	40%	+7%
	Conservative	Michael Lind	114	3%	−3%
	Liberal	Terry Formby	106	3%	−6%
	Green	Helen Rawlinson	88	3%
Majority			389
Registered electors			10,120
Turnout			3,507	35%
Rejected ballots			7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

^[16]

Mossley Hill

Mossley Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ron Gould *	2,056	62%	+6%
	Labour	Tristan Taylor	543	16%	−1%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Morton	266	8%	−1%
	Green	Sophy Hansford	348	11%	−2%
	Liberal	David Wood	78	2%
Majority			1,513
Registered electors			10,335
Turnout			3,291	32%
Rejected ballots			9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

^[17]

Norris Green

Norris Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Walker *	1,552	63.6%	4.3
	BNP	John Edgar	205	8.4%	−9.4%
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Doyle	173	7.1%	−2.8%
	Independent	Paul Breen	141	5.8%
	Conservative	Mark Rea	116	4.8%	0.7%
	Socialist Labour	Kai Anderson	111	4.8%
	Liberal	Vera Phillips	86	3.5%	−0.7%
	Green	Eric Cartmel	56	2.3%	−2.4%
Majority			664
Registered electors			10,557
Turnout			2,404	23.1%	2%
Rejected ballots			3
	Labour hold		Swing	3.6%

^[18]

Old Swan

Old Swan
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bernie Turner *	2,248	65%	+4%
	Labour	Claire Wilner	814	23%	−6%
	Liberal	Edith Bamford	161	5%	0%
	Green	Paul Grimes	132	4%
	Conservative	Neil Wilson	127	4%
Majority			1,434
Registered electors			11,876
Turnout			3,482	29%
Rejected ballots			8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

^[19]

Picton

Picton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Jobling *	1,316	53.41%	−4%
	Labour	Denis Dunphy	721	29.26%	−7%
	Liberal	Griffith Parry	236	9.58%
	Green	Jean Hill	118	4.76%
	Conservative	Ann Temple	73	2.96%
Majority			595
Registered electors			10,720
Turnout			2,464	23%
Rejected ballots			6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

^[20]

Princes Park

Princes Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Dean *	1,193	53%	+13%
	Liberal Democrats	Mohamed Ali	575	26%	−11%
	Green	Thomas Crone	327	15%	0%
	Liberal	Neil King	110	5%
	Conservative	Audrey Hirst	36	2%	−4%
Majority			618
Registered electors			10,359
Turnout			2,241	22%
Rejected ballots			17
	Labour hold		Swing

^[21]

Riverside

Riverside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Brant *	1,678	69%	+10%
	Liberal Democrats	Conor McDonald	252	10%	−16%
	Conservative	Emlyn Williams	241	10%	+3%
	Green	Jonathan Clatworthy	184	8%	+1%
	Liberal	David O'Brien	63	3%
Majority			1,426
Registered electors			10,391
Turnout			2,418	23%
Rejected ballots			5
	Labour hold		Swing

^[22]

St. Michael's

St Michaels
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	John Coyne *	1,232	38.0%	+24%
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Curry	947	29.2%	−22%
	Labour	Jack Johnson	839	25.9%	+2%
	Conservative	David Patmore	149	4.6%	−3%
	Liberal	George Roberts	75	2.3%
Majority			285
Registered electors			9,662
Turnout			3,242	34%
Rejected ballots			8
	Green gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

^[23]

Speke-Garston

Speke-Garston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Rasmussen	1,859	57%	+19%
	Liberal Democrats	Paula Keaveney *	990	30%	−28%
	BNP	Steven McEllenborough	190	6%
	Conservative	Brenda Coppell	81	3%
	Green	Cherry Fitzsimmons	75	2%
	Liberal	John Pagan	59	2%
Majority			869
Registered electors			12,722
Turnout			3,254	26%
Rejected ballots			5
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

^[24]

Tuebrook and Stoneycroft

Tuebrook and Stoneycroft
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Hazel Williams *	1,805	64%	+1%
	Labour	Allen Hammond	564	21%	+4%
	Liberal Democrats	Anton Minion	165	6%	−2%
	BNP	Sharon Broadfoot	109	4%
	Green	Jennifer Brown	96	3%
	Conservative	Lauren Graham	76	3%
Majority			1,241
Registered electors			10,874
Turnout			2,815	26%
Rejected ballots			7
	Liberal hold		Swing

^[25]

Warbreck

Warbreck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann O'Bryne	1,837	49%	+18%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Roberts *	1,643	44%	−17%
	BNP	Carol Kilkelly	178	5%
	Conservative	Paul Barber	66	2%
	Green	Don Ross	50	1%
Majority			194
Registered electors			11,070
Turnout			3,774	34%
Rejected ballots			8
	Labour hold		Swing

^[26]

Wavertree

Wavertree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Storey *	2,350	70.0	−12%
	Labour	Timothy Beaumont	559	16.7%	+2%
	Green	Julie Birch-Holt	219	6.5%	0%
	Conservative	David Grundy	137	4.1%
	Liberal	Charles Mayes	90	2.7%
Majority			1,791
Registered electors			10,451
Turnout			3,355	32.1%
Rejected ballots			11
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

^[27]

West Derby

West Derby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Norman Mills *	1,751	55%	−7%
	Labour	Ged Taylor	758	24%	+4%
	Conservative	Geoffrey Brandwood	261	8%	−2%
	Liberal	Patricia Elmour	209	7%
	Green	Ian Graham	181	6%
Majority			993
Registered electors			11,157
Turnout			3,160	28%
Rejected ballots			11
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

^[28]

Woolton

Woolton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Mace *	2,019	57%	−14%
	Conservative	Stephen Fitzsimmons	742	21%	+8%
	Labour	Laurence Freeman	491	14%	+1%
	Green	Alexander Rudkin	149	4%
	Liberal	Maria Langley	121	3%
Majority			1,528
Registered electors			10,446
Turnout			3,522	34%
Rejected ballots			8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

^[29]

Yew Tree

Yew Tree
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Barbara Murray	1,426	49%	+14%
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Hulme	1,101	38%	−9%
	Conservative	June Brandwood	160	5%	−2%
	Liberal	Sam Hawksford	156	5%	−2%
	Green	Stephen Clatworthy	91	3.1%
Majority			325
Registered electors			11,159
Turnout			2,934	26.3%
Rejected ballots			8
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

^[30]

By Elections

Warbreck, 13 September 2007

Caused by the death of Councillor Joan Lang (Liberal Democrat, Warbreck, elected 10 June 2004).

Warbreck By-Election 13 September 2007^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard McLinden	1,796	55.2%	+10.9%
	Liberal Democrats	Ritchie Roberts	1,024	31.4%	−13.8%
	BNP	Peter Stafford	136	4.2%	+4.2%
	Independent	Michael Langen	131	4.0%	+4.0%
	UKIP	Joseph Moran	52	1.6%	+1.6%
	Green	Kim Graham	45	1.4%	+1.4%
	Conservative	Mark Rea	40	1.2%	−3.2%
	Liverpool Labour Community Party	Alfie Hincks	32	1.0%	+1.0%
Majority			772	23.8%
Turnout			3,256	29.4%
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

External links

Results on council site

Liverpool local elections
1998 \| 1999 \| 2000 \| 2002 \| 2003 \| 2004 \| 2006 \| 2007 \| 2008

References

^ "Allerton and Hunts Cross". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Anfield". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Central". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Childwall". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Church". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Clubmoor". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "County". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Cressington". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Croxteth". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Everton". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Fazakerley". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Greenbank". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Kensington and Fairfield". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Kirkdale". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Knotty Ash". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Mossley Hill". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Norris Green". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Old Swan". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Picton". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Princes Park". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Riverside". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "St. Michael's". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Speke-Garston". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Tuebrook and Stoneycroft". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Warbreck". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Wavertree". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "West Derby". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Woolton". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Yew Tree". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "Lib Democrats lose key city seat". Liverpool Echo. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2010.

[1] "Allerton and Hunts Cross". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[2] "Anfield". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[3] "Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[4] "Central". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[5] "Childwall". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[6] "Church". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[7] "Clubmoor". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[8] "County". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[9] "Cressington". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[10] "Croxteth". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[11] "Everton". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[12] "Fazakerley". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[13] "Greenbank". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[14] "Kensington and Fairfield". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[15] "Kirkdale". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[16] "Knotty Ash". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[17] "Mossley Hill". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[18] "Norris Green". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[19] "Old Swan". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[20] "Picton". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[21] "Princes Park". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[22] "Riverside". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[23] "St. Michael's". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[24] "Speke-Garston". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[25] "Tuebrook and Stoneycroft". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[26] "Warbreck". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[27] "Wavertree". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[28] "West Derby". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[29] "Woolton". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[30] "Yew Tree". Liverpool City Council elections 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[key-31] "Lib Democrats lose key city seat". Liverpool Echo. 14 September 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2010.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[22]

[23]

[24]

[25]

[26]

[27]

[28]

[29]

[30]

[31]