2023 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election

2023 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election

4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
22 of 66 seats on Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Ian Maher John Pugh Mike Prendergast Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative Seats before 46 8 5 Seats after 51 9 5   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader N/A Party Lydiate and Maghull Community Independents Independent Seats before 3 4[a] Seats after 1 0
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election
Leader before election Ian Maher Labour Leader after election Ian Maher Labour

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

1. 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.

1. "Sefton Borough Elections 2023". Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
2. Raynor, Dominic (5 May 2023). "Sefton local election results 2023". Liverpool World. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
3. "Local elections 2023: Labour retains control in Liverpool, Knowsley, Halton and Sefton". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
4. "Election results for Ainsdale, 4 May 2023". 4 May 2023.
5. "Sefton Local Elections 2023: Results as they happen live". 4 May 2023.
6. "Election results for Birkdale, 5 May 2022". 5 May 2022.
7. "Election results for St. Oswald". Sefton Council. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2024.