Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as Sefton Council, is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 66 councillors have been elected from 22 wards.[1]
Council elections
editYear | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats‡ | Independent | Other | Control | Notes | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1973[2] | 37 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 Ratepayers | Conservative | ||||||
1975[3] | 40 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 Ratepayers | Conservative | ||||||
1976[4] | 43 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 Ratepayers | Conservative | ||||||
1978[5] | 44 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 Ratepayers | Conservative | ||||||
1979[6] | 41 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 Ratepayers | Conservative | New ward boundaries.[7] | |||||
1980[8] | 39 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 Ratepayers | Conservative | ||||||
1982[9] | 39 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 SDP | Conservative | ||||||
1983[10] | 39 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 SDP | Conservative | ||||||
1984[11] | 36 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 SDP | Conservative | ||||||
1986[12] | 30 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 2 SDP, 1 vacancy | No overall control | ||||||
1987[13] | 27 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 3 SDP | No overall control | ||||||
1988[14] | 25 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||||||
1990[15] | 24 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||||||
1991[16] | 22 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||||||
1992[17] | 25 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||||||
1994[18] | 24 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||||||
1995[18] | 21 | 29 | 19 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||||||
1996[18] | 13 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||||||
1998[19] | 14 | 31 | 23 | 1 | 0 | No overall control | ||||||
1999[20] | 15 | 30 | 24 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||||||
2000[21] | 19 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | New ward boundaries, number of seats reduced from 69 to 66.[22] | |||||
2002[23] | 16 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 3 | No overall control | ||||||
2003[24] | 17 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 3 | No overall control | ||||||
2004[25] | 19 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | Whole council elected after boundary changes.[1] | |||||
2006[26] | 19 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||||||
2007[27] | 18 | 22 | 26 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||||||
2008[28] | 18 | 21 | 27 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||||||
2010[29] | 15 | 23 | 28 | 0 | 0 | No overall control | ||||||
2011[30] | 14 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 1 UKIP | No overall control | ||||||
2012[31] | 8 | 36 | 20 | 2 | 0 | Labour | ||||||
2014[32] | 7 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 0 | Labour | ||||||
2015[33] | 7 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 1 Independent Conservative, 1 Community action not politics | Labour | ||||||
2016[34] | 6 | 38 | 17 | 4 | 1 Independent Conservative | Labour | ||||||
2018[35] | 8 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 0 | Labour | ||||||
2019[36] | 6 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 2 Formby Residents Action Group | Labour | ||||||
2021[37] | 8 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 2 Formby Residents Action Group | Labour | ||||||
2022[38] | 7 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 2 Formby Residents Action Group | Labour | ||||||
2023[39] | 5 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 1 Lydiate, Maghull, Aintree, and Lunt Community Independent | Labour | ||||||
2024[40] | 4 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 1 Green Party, 1 vacant seat | Labour | ||||||
- ‡ Liberal Party before 1988.
By-election results
editThis article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. The specific problem is: None of the pre-2001 by-elections have any proof of existing, with no sources to back them up. (May 2024) |
1994-1998
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1,079 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 1,013 | ||||
Labour | 497 | ||||
Labour | 479 | ||||
Conservative | 337 | ||||
Conservative | 308 | ||||
Turnout | 3,713 | 13.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 924 | 48.6 | −7.8 | ||
Conservative | 658 | 34.6 | +2.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 190 | 10.0 | −1.4 | ||
Independent | 128 | 6.7 | +6.7 | ||
Majority | 266 | 14.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,900 | 19.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
1998-2002
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 1,570 | 50.4 | −1.4 | ||
Conservative | 1,389 | 44.6 | +8.5 | ||
Labour | 158 | 5.1 | −2.1 | ||
Majority | 181 | 5.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,117 | 30.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Darren Hardy | 900 | 62.8 | −11.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jim Murray | 472 | 33.0 | +7.1 | |
Socialist Alternative | 60 | 4.2 | +4.2 | ||
Majority | 428 | 29.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,432 | 17.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Neil Douglas | 3,251 | 53.9 | +11.9 | |
Conservative | 1,800 | 29.8 | −11.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 981 | 16.3 | −0.8 | ||
Majority | 1,451 | 24.1 | |||
Turnout | 6,032 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
2002-2006
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Paul Cummins | 806 | 52.4 | +13.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Tonkiss | 431 | 28.0 | −22.8 | |
BNP | Michael McDermott | 159 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Conservative | Antonio Spatuzzi | 143 | 9.3 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 375 | 24.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,539 | 17.2 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
2006-2010
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David McIvor | 922 | 40.5 | −7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Gibson | 769 | 33.8 | +13.4 | |
Labour | Sue Hanley | 419 | 18.4 | −13.1 | |
BNP | Michael McDermott | 94 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
UKIP | Peter Harper | 71 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 153 | 6.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,275 | 22.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
2010-2014
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Anne Thompson | 903 | 65 | ||
UKIP | Jack Colbert | 293 | 21 | ||
Independent | Juliet Edgar | 97 | 7 | ||
TUSC | Graham Woodhouse | 48 | 3 | ||
Independent | Janice Blanchard | 29 | 2 | ||
Green | Laurence Rankin | 25 | 2 | ||
Turnout | 1,399 | 15.77 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2014-2018
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Pugh | 1,680 | 56 | ||
Conservative | Ann Pearmain | 790 | 26 | ||
Labour | Frank Hanley | 417 | 14 | ||
UKIP | Terry Durance | 69 | 2 | ||
Green | Nick Senior | 45 | 1 | ||
Majority | 890 | 30 | |||
Turnout | 3,001 | 28.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
2022
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dan McKee | 636 | 81.5 | +5.3 | |
Independent | Ian Smith | 144 | 18.5 | +18.5 | |
Majority | 492 | 63.0 | |||
Turnout | 780 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
2023
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom Spring | 1,001 | 82.5 | +9.7 | |
Conservative | Katie Burgess | 119 | 9.8 | +2.4 | |
Independent | Champian (Ian Smith) | 94 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Majority | 882 | 72.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,214 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
2024
editSt. Oswald
editA by-election in St. Oswald ward was held on 20 June 2024 following the death of Labour Councillor Paula Spencer,[44] which had left the seat vacant during the year's local election period. The statement of persons nominated was released on 24 May 2024.[45]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Helen Duerden | 828 | 78.2 | −0.4 | |
Conservative | Katie Burgess | 67 | 6.3 | +0.1 | |
TUSC | Conor O'Neill | 57 | 5.4 | −2.5 | |
Green | Lyndsey Doolin | 55 | 5.2 | −2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Young | 32 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Workers Party | Ian Smith | 20 | 1.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 761 | 71.9 | |||
Registered electors | 8,081 | ||||
Turnout | 1,059 | 13.12 | |||
Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.25 |
Linacre
editA by-election in Linacre was held on 4 July 2024 following the resignation of Labour councillor John Fairclough,[47] the same day as the 2024 UK general election. The statement of persons nominated was released on 10 June 2024.[48]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jim Conalty | 2,850 | 81.2 | −4.3 | |
Workers Party | Ian Smith | 460 | 13.1 | New | |
Conservative | Katie Burgess | 200 | 5.7 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 3,310 | 68.1 | −9.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,510 | 38.8 | +20.7 | ||
Rejected ballots | 76 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 8.7 |
References
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