2007 Liverpool City Council election

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2007 Liverpool City Council election
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30 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 30 wards
46 seats needed for a majority
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2007 local election results in Liverpool

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%

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After the election, the composition of the council was

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

Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 2007
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 1516-550%42%
  Labour 1351+443%36%
  Liberal 10003.3%6%
  Green 110+13.3%6%
  Conservative 000006%
  BNP 000001.85%
  Independent 000000.56%
  UKIP 000000.56%
  Socialist Labour 000000.12%
  United Socialist 000000.09%

Ward results

Allerton and Hunts Cross

Allerton and Hunts Cross
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Clucas *1,70052.3%−2%
Labour Patrick John Devaney66120.4%+5%
Conservative Adam Ernest Marsden58718.1%+6%
Green Margaret Williams1655.1%
Liberal Christopher Hulme1354.2%−2%
Majority1,039
Registered electors 10,878
Turnout 3,24829.86%
Rejected ballots6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

[1]

Anfield

Anfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats James Kendrick1,32449.6%+6%
Labour Brian Dowling93535%+14%
Liberal Dennis Gaskell2378.9%−6%
Green Kelly Rice963.6%
Conservative Anthony Beilin763.6%
Majority389
Registered electors 10,300
Turnout 2,66825.9%
Rejected ballots5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

[2]

Belle Vale

Belle Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet Kent1,63946.42%+7%
Liberal Democrats Ian Phillips *1,50542.62%−4%
Conservative Norman Coppell1183.34%−1%
Liberal Damien Patrick Daly1093.09%
United Socialist Paul Filby822.32%
Green Andrea Pennington782.21%
Majority1343.80%
Registered electors 11,003
Turnout 3,53132.09%
Rejected ballots8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

[3]

Central

Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sharon Sullivan *71350.12%−3%
Liberal Democrats Gary Millar43230.42%+1%
Green Robert Smith1258.80%+1%
Conservative Mark Cotterell1208.45%+3%
Liberal Lisa Gaskell302.11%0%
Majority28119.79%
Registered electors 12,032
Turnout 1,42011.80%
Rejected ballots4
Labour hold Swing

[4]

Childwall

Childwall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pamela Clein1,92853.69%−24%
Labour David Shepherd63517.68%+3%
Conservative Chris Lighten44512.39%
Green Faye Griffiths1865.18%
Liberal Philip Daley1253.48%
Majority1,29336.01%
Registered electors 11,097
Turnout 3,59132.36%
Rejected ballots3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

[5]

Church

Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Kemp *2,79069.77%−1%
Labour Stephen Bennett46111.53%0%
Green Eleanor Martin3298.23%−6%
Conservative Graham Jones3328.30%
Liberal James MacGregor872.18%
Majority2,32958.14%
Registered electors 10,721
Turnout 3,99937.30%
Rejected ballots12
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

[6]

Clubmoor

Clubmoor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Irene Rainey *1,36648%+6%
Liberal David Maher99935%+24%
BNP Peter Squire2107.44%
Conservative Gwynneth Hicklin1475.21%
Green Jonathan Mercer993.51%
Majority36713.01%
Registered electors 11,278
Turnout 2'82125.01%
Rejected ballots
Labour hold Swing

[7]

County

County
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Karen Afford *1,54158.46%+7%
Labour Colin McAlley85932.59%−8%
UKIP Colin Windever1214.59%
Conservative Jennifer Kelly622.35%
Majority68225.87%
Registered electors 10,325
Turnout 2,63625.53%
Rejected ballots10
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

[8]

Cressington

Cressington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Millea *2,06556.44%+6%
Labour Anna Briggs64317.57%+2%
Conservative Richard Michael Downey38310.47%+2%
Independent Alex Corina 3168.64%
Green Richard De Pesando1664.54%−6%
Liberal John Moore862.35%−5%
Majority1,422
Registered electors 11,057
Turnout 3,65925%
Rejected ballots9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

[9]

Croxteth

Croxteth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Phil Moffatt1,24646%+10%
Labour Jim Noakes1,23645%+7%
Green Anne Graham1214%0%
Conservative Diane Westwell903%−2%
Liberal Susan O'Brian391%−2%
Majority10
Registered electors 10,365
Turnout 2,73226%
Rejected ballots10
liberal Democrats (UK) gain from Labour Swing

[10]

Everton

Everton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jane Corbett *1,67576%+11%
Liberal Democrats Craig Crennell23311%−5%
BNP Jackie Stafford1547%
Liberal Linda Roberts1085%−2%
Conservative Matthew Sephton1045%
Green Adam Howarth763%−7%
Majority1,442
Registered electors 10,237
Turnout 2,35023%
Rejected ballots
Labour hold Swing

[11]

Fazakerley

Fazakerley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Rotheram *1,81457%+10%
Liberal Democrats Graham Seddon1,15937%+2%
BNP Peter Stafford32410%
Conservative Nigel Barber772%−6%
Green Kim Graham652%
Liberal Jane Canning572%−3%
Majority655
Registered electors 11,402
Turnout 3,49631%
Rejected ballots7
Labour hold Swing

[12]

Greenbank

Greenbank
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Clein *1,34550.1%−7%
Labour Christopher Helm63523.6%+5%
Green Peter Cranie45817%+3%
Conservative Alma McGing1887%0%
Liberal Karen Williams612.3%
Majority710
Registered electors 10,425
Turnout 2,68725.8%
Rejected ballots6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

[13]

Kensington and Fairfield

Kensington and Fairfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Wendy Simon1,28946%+13%
Liberal Democrats Richard Marbrow *1,23744%+3%
BNP Jane Greehaigh1285%
Green Paula Rice1064%
Conservative John Watson622%−2%
Majority52
Registered electors 9,348
Turnout 2,88230%
Rejected ballots8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

[14]

Kirkdale

Kirkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat Holleran *1,92785%+11%
BNP Steven Greenhaigh1697%
Liberal Democrats Tom Morrison1477%−1%
Green Natalie Awdry843%−1%
Conservative Nichola Munro663%
Independent Will Tomson472%
Liberal Irene Mayes372%−2%
Majority1,758
Registered electors 11,357
Turnout 2,47722%
Rejected ballots4
Labour hold Swing

[15]

Knotty Ash

Knotty Ash
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Twigger1,79451%−2%
Labour Anthony Concepcion1,40540%+7%
Conservative Michael Lind1143%−3%
Liberal Terry Formby1063%−6%
Green Helen Rawlinson883%
Majority389
Registered electors 10,120
Turnout 3,50735%
Rejected ballots7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

[16]

Mossley Hill

Mossley Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ron Gould *2,05662%+6%
Labour Tristan Taylor54316%−1%
Conservative Elizabeth Morton2668%−1%
Green Sophy Hansford34811%−2%
Liberal David Wood782%
Majority1,513
Registered electors 10,335
Turnout 3,29132%
Rejected ballots9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

[17]

Norris Green

Norris Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Walker *1,55263.6%4.3
BNP John Edgar2058.4%−9.4%
Liberal Democrats Christine Doyle1737.1%−2.8%
Independent Paul Breen1415.8%
Conservative Mark Rea1164.8%0.7%
Socialist Labour Kai Anderson1114.8%
Liberal Vera Phillips863.5%−0.7%
Green Eric Cartmel562.3%−2.4%
Majority664
Registered electors 10,557
Turnout 2,40423.1%2%
Rejected ballots3
Labour hold Swing 3.6%

[18]

Old Swan

Old Swan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Bernie Turner *2,24865%+4%
Labour Claire Wilner81423%−6%
Liberal Edith Bamford1615%0%
Green Paul Grimes1324%
Conservative Neil Wilson1274%
Majority1,434
Registered electors 11,876
Turnout 3,48229%
Rejected ballots8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

[19]

Picton

Picton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Jobling *1,31653.41%−4%
Labour Denis Dunphy72129.26%−7%
Liberal Griffith Parry2369.58%
Green Jean Hill1184.76%
Conservative Ann Temple732.96%
Majority595
Registered electors 10,720
Turnout 2,46423%
Rejected ballots6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

[20]

Princes Park

Princes Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Dean *1,19353%+13%
Liberal Democrats Mohamed Ali57526%−11%
Green Thomas Crone32715%0%
Liberal Neil King1105%
Conservative Audrey Hirst362%−4%
Majority618
Registered electors 10,359
Turnout 2,24122%
Rejected ballots17
Labour hold Swing

[21]

Riverside

Riverside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Brant *1,67869%+10%
Liberal Democrats Conor McDonald25210%−16%
Conservative Emlyn Williams24110%+3%
Green Jonathan Clatworthy1848%+1%
Liberal David O'Brien633%
Majority1,426
Registered electors 10,391
Turnout 2,41823%
Rejected ballots5
Labour hold Swing

[22]

St. Michael's

St Michaels
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green John Coyne *1,23238.0%+24%
Liberal Democrats Christopher Curry94729.2%−22%
Labour Jack Johnson83925.9%+2%
Conservative David Patmore1494.6%−3%
Liberal George Roberts752.3%
Majority285
Registered electors 9,662
Turnout 3,24234%
Rejected ballots8
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

[23]

Speke-Garston

Speke-Garston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Rasmussen1,85957%+19%
Liberal Democrats Paula Keaveney *99030%−28%
BNP Steven McEllenborough1906%
Conservative Brenda Coppell813%
Green Cherry Fitzsimmons752%
Liberal John Pagan592%
Majority869
Registered electors 12,722
Turnout 3,25426%
Rejected ballots5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

[24]

Tuebrook and Stoneycroft

Tuebrook and Stoneycroft
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Hazel Williams *1,80564%+1%
Labour Allen Hammond56421%+4%
Liberal Democrats Anton Minion1656%−2%
BNP Sharon Broadfoot1094%
Green Jennifer Brown963%
Conservative Lauren Graham763%
Majority1,241
Registered electors 10,874
Turnout 2,81526%
Rejected ballots7
Liberal hold Swing

[25]

Warbreck

Warbreck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ann O'Bryne1,83749%+18%
Liberal Democrats Richard Roberts *1,64344%−17%
BNP Carol Kilkelly1785%
Conservative Paul Barber662%
Green Don Ross501%
Majority194
Registered electors 11,070
Turnout 3,77434%
Rejected ballots8
Labour hold Swing

[26]

Wavertree

Wavertree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Storey *2,35070.0−12%
Labour Timothy Beaumont55916.7%+2%
Green Julie Birch-Holt2196.5%0%
Conservative David Grundy1374.1%
Liberal Charles Mayes902.7%
Majority1,791
Registered electors 10,451
Turnout 3,35532.1%
Rejected ballots11
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

[27]

West Derby

West Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Norman Mills *1,75155%−7%
Labour Ged Taylor75824%+4%
Conservative Geoffrey Brandwood2618%−2%
Liberal Patricia Elmour2097%
Green Ian Graham1816%
Majority993
Registered electors 11,157
Turnout 3,16028%
Rejected ballots11
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

[28]

Woolton

Woolton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Mace *2,01957%−14%
Conservative Stephen Fitzsimmons 74221%+8%
Labour Laurence Freeman49114%+1%
Green Alexander Rudkin1494%
Liberal Maria Langley1213%
Majority1,528
Registered electors 10,446
Turnout 3,52234%
Rejected ballots8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

[29]

Yew Tree

Yew Tree
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Murray1,42649%+14%
Liberal Democrats Graham Hulme1,10138%−9%
Conservative June Brandwood1605%−2%
Liberal Sam Hawksford1565%−2%
Green Stephen Clatworthy913.1%
Majority325
Registered electors 11,159
Turnout 2,93426.3%
Rejected ballots8
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard McLinden1,79655.2%+10.9%
Liberal Democrats Ritchie Roberts1,02431.4%−13.8%
BNP Peter Stafford1364.2%+4.2%
Independent Michael Langen1314.0%+4.0%
UKIP Joseph Moran521.6%+1.6%
Green Kim Graham451.4%+1.4%
Conservative Mark Rea401.2%−3.2%
Liverpool Labour Community PartyAlfie Hincks321.0%+1.0%
Majority77223.8%
Turnout 3,25629.4%
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
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