Local election in Merseyside, England
The 2023 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election were held on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council in England.[1]
Labour retained and increased its majority on the council.[2][3]
Summary
Overview
The Labour Group gained 5 seats at the elections held on 4 May 2023 and the Liberal Democrat Group subsequently gained 1 seat as a result of Councillor Sinclair D'Albuquerque (Independent) joining them on 13 May 2003.
Election result
2023 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Labour | 18 | 5 | 81.81 | 33 | 51 | 77.3 | 33,974 | 52.9 | +3.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 1 | 18.19 | 5 | 9 | 13.6 | 10,515 | 16.4 | +1.2 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7.6 | 10,437 | 16.3 | –3.9 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,387 | 6.8 | +2.1 |
| FRAG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 994 | 1.5 | ±0.0 |
| Maghull Community Independents | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,608 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Independent | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1,472 | 2.3 | –6.4 |
| Freedom Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 461 | 0.7 | N/A |
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Reform UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 0.2 | N/A |
Results by Ward
Candidates seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*)
Ainsdale
[4] Ainsdale Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Janet Harrison | 1,497 | 35.5 | +3.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lesley Delves | 1,481 | 35.2 | +4.9 |
| Conservative | Nigel Ball | 1,046 | 24.8 | -8.2 |
| Green | Laurence Rankin | 187 | 4.4 | -0.1 |
Majority | 16 | 0.3 | |
Registered electors | 9,973 | | |
Turnout | 4,211 | 42 | |
Rejected ballots | 12 | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 5.8 | |
Birkdale
Birkdale[5][6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Shaw* | 1,431 | 40.5 | -2.9 |
| Labour | Ged Wright | 1,356 | 38.3 | +7.1 |
| Conservative | Sam Harris | 504 | 14.3 | -5.6 |
| Green | David Collins | 134 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| Reform UK | Andrew Lynn | 110 | 3.1 | New |
Majority | 75 | 2.1 | -10.1 |
Registered electors | 9,992 | | |
Turnout | 3,535 | 35 | |
Rejected ballots | 6 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.1 | |
Blundellsands
Blundellsands Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Christine Howard* | 2,390 | 66.9 | +0.9 |
| Conservative | Katie Burgess | 663 | 18.6 | -4.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Dunning | 266 | 7.4 | -3.9 |
| Green | Kieran Dams | 254 | 7.1 | New |
Majority | 1,727 | | |
Registered electors | 9,187 | | |
Turnout | 3,573 | 39 | |
Rejected ballots | 22 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Cambridge
Cambridge Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Leo Evans* | 1,468 | 42.7 | +5.5 |
| Conservative | Gary Haran Doyle | 1,175 | 34.1 | -3.8 |
| Labour | Joanne Faulkner | 658 | 19.1 | -0.1 |
| Green | Carla Fox | 140 | 4.1 | -1.5 |
Majority | 293 | | |
Registered electors | 9,701 | | |
Turnout | 3,441 | 35 | |
Rejected ballots | 28 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.65 | |
Church
Church Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Veronica Webster* | 1,459 | 53.6 | -10.9 |
| Green | Neil Doolin | 1,090 | 40.0 | +9.9 |
| Conservative | Graham Campbell | 115 | 4.2 | -1.2 |
| Freedom Alliance | John Bellis | 59 | 2.2 | New |
Majority | 369 | | |
Registered electors | 9,078 | | |
Turnout | 2,723 | 30 | |
Rejected ballots | 11 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Derby
Derby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Dave Robinson* | 1,652 | 80.9 | -4.1 |
| Green | Kate Robinson | 149 | 7.3 | New |
| Conservative | Paul Barber | 139 | 6.8 | -0.8 |
| TUSC | Dean Young | 103 | 5.0 | New |
Majority | 1,503 | | |
Registered electors | 8,984 | | |
Turnout | 2,043 | 23 | |
Rejected ballots | 16 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Dukes
Dukes Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | John Pugh* | 1,496 | 42.1 | +7.4 |
| Conservative | Laura Nuttall | 1,214 | 34.2 | -7.7 |
| Labour | Trevor Vaughan | 676 | 19.0 | -4.4 |
| Green | Alwynne Cartmell | 165 | 4.6 | New |
Majority | 282 | | |
Registered electors | 10,419 | | |
Turnout | 3,551 | 34 | |
Rejected ballots | 9 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Ford
Ford Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ian Moncur* | 1,638 | 80.8 | +14.3 |
| Green | Lyndsey Davies | 205 | 10.1 | New |
| Conservative | Harry Bliss | 127 | 6.3 | +1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Adarsh Makdani | 55 | 2.7 | New |
Majority | 1,433 | | |
Registered electors | 9,244 | | |
Turnout | 2,025 | 22 | |
Rejected ballots | 8 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Harington
Harington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Peter Harvey | 1,485 | 38.3 | -2.0 |
| Formby Residents Action Group | Dave Irving* | 994 | 25.6 | +7.0 |
| Conservative | Michael Shaw | 953 | 24.6 | -14.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Annie Gorski | 263 | 6.8 | +0.1 |
| Green | Michael Walsh | 181 | 4.7 | -1.1 |
Majority | 491 | | |
Registered electors | 9,693 | | |
Turnout | 3,876 | 40 | |
Rejected ballots | 12 | | |
| Labour gain from Formby Residents Action Group | Swing | | |
Kew
Kew Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sean Halsall* | 1,599 | 52.5 | +2.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Vic Foulds | 622 | 20.4 | -2.5 |
| Conservative | Margaret Middleton | 595 | 19.5 | -7.5 |
| Green | Will White | 228 | 7.5 | New |
Majority | 977 | | |
Registered electors | 10,568 | | |
Turnout | 3,044 | 29 | |
Rejected ballots | 10 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Linacre
Linacre Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | John Fairclough* | 1,166 | 76.1 | -0.1 |
| Green | Lily Davies | 139 | 9.1 | New |
| Independent | John Rice | 138 | 9.0 | New |
| Conservative | Anne Clegg | 91 | 5.9 | -0.7 |
Majority | 1,027 | | |
Registered electors | 8,932 | | |
Turnout | 1,532 | 17 | |
Rejected ballots | 8 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Litherland
Litherland Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Paul Tweed* | 1,556 | 74.7 | -2.5 |
| Independent | Ian Smith | 262 | 12.6 | New |
| Green | Graham Bentley | 155 | 7.4 | New |
| Conservative | Michael Crichton | 110 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
Majority | 1,294 | | |
Registered electors | 8,908 | | |
Turnout | 2,083 | 23 | |
Rejected ballots | 8 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Manor
Manor Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Clare-Louise Carragher* | 1,874 | 59.8 | +0.7 |
| Conservative | Jan Blanchard | 559 | 17.8 | -3.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Gibson | 335 | 10.7 | -0.4 |
| Green | James O'Keefe | 280 | 8.9 | +0.8 |
| Freedom Alliance | Marie Harrison | 84 | 2.7 | New |
Majority | 1,315 | | |
Registered electors | 9,792 | | |
Turnout | 3,132 | 32 | |
Rejected ballots | 8 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Meols
Meols Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Lauren Davidson | 1,502 | 44.7 | +7.7 |
| Conservative | Bob Teesdale | 879 | 26.2 | -7.4 |
| Labour | Stephen Jowett | 791 | 23.5 | +0.1 |
| Green | Pauline Hesketh | 189 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
Majority | 523 | | |
Registered electors | 9,899 | | |
Turnout | 3,361 | 34 | |
Rejected ballots | 14 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Molyneux
Molyneux Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Marion Atkinson* | 2,126 | 73.7 | +13.4 |
| Maghull Community Independents | Joanne McCall | 400 | 13.9 | New |
| Conservative | Morgan Walton | 235 | 8.1 | -0.6 |
| Freedom Alliance | Carolyn Fitzgerald | 124 | 4.3 | New |
Majority | 1,726 | | |
Registered electors | 10,172 | | |
Turnout | 2,885 | 28 | |
Rejected ballots | 24 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Netherton and Orrell
Netherton and Orrell Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Sue Bradshaw* | 1,767 | 84.7 | +11.9 |
| Conservative | Stephen Witham | 186 | 8.9 | +1.5 |
| Freedom Alliance | Maria Walsh | 133 | 6.4 | New |
Majority | 1,581 | | |
Registered electors | 9,577 | | |
Turnout | 2,086 | 22 | |
Rejected ballots | 12 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Norwood
Norwood Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Greg Myers* | 1,754 | 59.3 | +3.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jo Barton | 552 | 18.7 | +4.1 |
| Conservative | Pam Teesdale | 465 | 15.7 | -6.0 |
| Green | David Mcintosh | 188 | 6.4 | -1.5 |
Majority | 1,203 | | |
Registered electors | 10,217 | | |
Turnout | 2,958 | 29 | |
Rejected ballots | 15 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Park
Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Mike Desmond | 1,436 | 44.4 | -0.7 |
| Maghull Community Independents | John Sayers* | 1,320 | 40.9 | New |
| Conservative | Greg Titherington | 264 | 8.2 | -4.0 |
| Green | Roy Greason | 125 | 3.9 | -3.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Keith Cawdron | 86 | 2.7 | New |
Majority | 116 | | |
Registered electors | 9,643 | | |
Turnout | 3,231 | 33.5 | |
Rejected ballots | 17 | | |
| Labour gain from Maghull Community Independents | Swing | | |
Ravenmeols
Ravenmeols Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Chris Page | 1,623 | 47.5 | -5.0 |
| Independent | Maria Bennett* | 1,072 | 31.4 | New |
| Conservative | Angelica Sadrieva | 334 | 9.8 | -9.8 |
| Green | Alison Gibbon | 199 | 5.8 | -2.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa Nicolson-Smith | 186 | 5.4 | New |
Majority | 551 | 16.1 | |
Turnout | 3,414 | | |
Registered electors | 9,638 | | |
Rejected ballots | 13 | | |
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
St Oswald
St Oswald[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Paula Spencer* | 1,362 | 82.1 | |
| Conservative | Karl Starkey | 151 | 9.1 | New |
| TUSC | Conor O'Neill | 145 | 8.7 | New |
Majority | 1,211 | 73.0 | |
Turnout | 1,658 | | |
Registered electors | 8,072 | | |
Rejected ballots | 8 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sudell
Sudell Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Phil Hart | 1,761 | 52.8 | +15.8 |
| Maghull Community Independents | Patrick McKinley* | 1,208 | 36.2 | New |
| Conservative | Daniel Kirk | 304 | 9.1 | +1.2 |
| Freedom Alliance | Marie Blease | 61 | 1.8 | New |
Majority | 553 | 16.6 | |
Turnout | 3,334 | | |
Registered electors | 10,348 | | |
Rejected ballots | 13 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Victoria
Victoria Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Leslie Byrom* | 2,348 | 61.4 | +1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Hannah Gee | 772 | 20.2 | -6.8 |
| Green | Samantha Cook | 379 | 9.9 | +4.2 |
| Conservative | Andrew Burgess | 328 | 8.6 | +1.7 |
Majority | 1,576 | 41.2 | |
Turnout | 3,827 | | |
Registered electors | 10,498 | | |
Rejected ballots | 13 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ Of the four councillors prior to the election who did not belong to a registered political party, two formed the "Southport Councillors Group" led by Sinclair D'Albuquerque, and two formed the "Independent Group" led by David Irving.
- ^ "Sefton Borough Elections 2023". Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ Raynor, Dominic (5 May 2023). "Sefton local election results 2023". Liverpool World. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Local elections 2023: Labour retains control in Liverpool, Knowsley, Halton and Sefton". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Election results for Ainsdale, 4 May 2023". 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Sefton Local Elections 2023: Results as they happen live". 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Election results for Birkdale, 5 May 2022". 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Election results for St. Oswald". Sefton Council. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.