2018 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election

2018 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election
23 of 66 seats (One Third) to Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council ; 34 seats needed for a majority
	Map of results of 2018 election
Council Control before election; Ian Maher; Labour	Council control after election; Ian Maher; Labour

Last updated July 28, 2025

The 2018 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council in England.^[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.

Labour retained control of the council with an increased majority, winning an additional three seats and winning their first seats in Southport. The Liberal Democrats led by former MP for Southport John Pugh, lost four seats in total whilst the Conservatives gained seats in the wards of Cambridge and Ainsdale.

Candidates

Ainsdale

Ainsdale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tony Brough	1,891	45.9	16.8
	Labour Co-op	Frank Hanley	1084	26.3	15.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jude Storer	935	22.8	7.0
	Green	Barbara Dutton	118	2.9	2.3
	UKIP	Peter Forder	95	2.3	22.5
Majority			807	19.6
Turnout			4123	40.7
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	26.5

Birkdale

Birkdale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Brodie Browne	1,249	38.3	2.7
	Labour	Daniel Burns	982	30.1	15.7
	Conservative	Jacky Bliss	806	24.7	11.2
	Green	David Collins	121	3.7	1.2
	UKIP	Derek Tasker	101	3.1	23.0
Majority			267	8.2
Turnout			4123	40.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	9.2

Blundellsands

Blundellsands
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sam Marshall	2,027	55.9	12.2
	Conservative	Wendy Moore	1166	32.2	0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Dunning	269	7.4	3.2
	Green	Alison Gibbon	164	4.5	1.3
Majority			861	8.2
Turnout			3626	38.4
	Labour hold		Swing	6.3

Cambridge

Cambridge
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mike Morris	1,258	36.6	15.8
	Liberal Democrats	Leo Evans	1192	34.7	5.7
	Labour	Stephen Jowett	757	22.0	12.1
	UKIP	Terry Durrance	123	3.6	22.1
	Green	Carla Fox	110	3.2	0.1
Majority			66	1.9
Turnout			3440	33.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	10.8

Church

Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Daren Veidman	2,018	76.9	18.7
	Conservative	Anne Clegg	271	10.3	10.1
	Green	Laurence Rankin	237	9.0	0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Frances Eaton	99	3.8	0.9
Majority			1747	66.6
Turnout			2625	28.3
	Labour hold		Swing	14.5

Derby

Derby
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mike O'Brien	1,834	87.7	15.6
	Conservative	David Bright	163	7.8	4.4
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Tonkiss	94	4.5	N/A
Majority			1671	79.9
Turnout			2091	22.9
	Labour hold		Swing	10.0

Dukes

Dukes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sir Ron Watson	1,409	40.1	10.9
	Liberal Democrats	Jo Barton	1275	36.3	10.9
	Labour	Sahar Dehghani-Barenji	710	20.2	3.5
	Green	Nick Senior	118	3.4	1.0
Majority			134	3.8
Turnout			3512	32.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.9

Ford

Ford (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liz Dowd	1,665	77.0	+0.8
	Labour	Ian Moncur	1,659	76.7	+0.5
	Conservative	Lynne Bold	181	8.4	+4.5
	Green	Roy Greason	163	7.5	+1.8
	Conservative	Pamela Teesdale	139	6.4	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Adarsh Makdani	77	3.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Carol Tonkiss	73	3.4	N/A
Majority			1032	37.0
Turnout			3957	42.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Harington

Harington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Denise Dutton	1,820	46.0	3.0
	Labour	Carol Richards	1363	35.0	8.0
	Formby Residents Action Group	Derek Baxter	578	15.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Cawdron	174	4.0
Majority			457	12.0
Turnout			3935	39.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kew

Kew
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janis Blackburne	1,448	44.8	26.0
	Liberal Democrats	Fred Weavers	1012	31.3	3.0
	Conservative	Margaret Middleton	563	17.4	4.7
	UKIP	Linda Gunn-Rosso	128	4.0	24.4
	Green	Robert Doyle	80	2.5	2.7
Majority			436	13.5
Turnout			3231	32.5
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	14.5

Litherland

Litherland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Kelly	1,851	84.0	11.0
	Conservative	Jessamine Hounslea	192	9.0	6.0
	Green	Ethan Wykes	148	7.0	N/A
Majority			1659	76.0
Turnout			2191	24.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Manor

Manor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Steve McGinnity	1,789	57.0	14.0
	Conservative	Janice Blanchard	852	27.0	1.0
	Liberal Democrats	John Gibson	333	11.0	7.0
	Green	Michael Walsh	143	5.0	2.0
Majority			937	30.0
Turnout			3117	31.1
	Labour hold		Swing

Meols

Meols
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Lewis	1,466	41.7	8.2
	Conservative	Jordan Shandley	1141	32.5	14.5
	Labour	Janet Harrison	789	22.5	13.0
	Green	Alwynne Cartmell	118	3.4	0.1
Majority			325	9.2	6.4
Turnout			3514	34.8	2.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.2

Molyneux

Molyneux
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Carr	1,736	61.0	6.0
	Independent	Jack Colbert	440	15.0	N/A
	Conservative	Marcus Bleasdale	327	11.0
	UKIP	Peter Harper	151	5.0	23.0
	Green	Mike Carter	103	4.0	2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Terry Doyle	99	3.0	N/A
Majority			1296	46.0
Turnout			2856	28.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Netherton & Orrell

Netherton & Orrell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Maher	1,976	82.0	18.0
	Conservative	Paul Anthony Huckstepp	182	8.0	2.0
	UKIP	Pat Gaskell	121	5.0	16.0
	Green	Maureen Grainger	118	5.0	N/A
Majority			1794	75.0	32%
Turnout			2397	24.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Norwood

Norwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mhairi Doyle	1,779	49.0	30.0
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Blake	1122	31.0	2.0
	Conservative	Michael Shaw	506	14.0	4.0
	Green	David McIntosh	122	3.0	2.0
	UKIP	Peter Gregson	81	2.0	21.0
Majority			657	18.0
Turnout			3610	34.5
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Park

Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	June Burns	1,611	51.0	8.0
	Independent	John Short	744	24.0	N/A
	Conservative	Kenneth Hughes	534	17.0	4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jen Robertson	241	8.0	10.0
Majority			867	27.0
Turnout			3130	31.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Ravenmeols

Ravenmeols
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nina Killen	1,551	41.0	13.0
	Formby Residents Action Group	Maria Bennett	1288	34.0	7.0
	Conservative	Gemma Peace	781	21.0	3.0
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Senior	159	4.0	N/A
Majority			263	7.0
Turnout			3779	39.1
	Labour gain from Formby Residents Action Group		Swing

St Oswald

St Oswald
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carla Thomas	1,721	84.0	10.0
	Conservative	Peter Papworth	218	11.0	7.0
	Socialist Labour	Kim Bryan	119	6.0	3.0
Majority			1693	73.0
Turnout			2058	24.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Sudell

Sudell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Yvonne Sayers	1,645	53.0	8.0
	Independent	Michael O'Hanlon	691	22.0	N/A
	Conservative	Thomas Hughes	488	16.0	6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Mason	214	7.0	15.0
	Green	Marion Wykes	70	2.0	2.0
Majority			954	31.0
Turnout			3450	34.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Victoria

Victoria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janet Grace	2,369	65.0	20.0
	Liberal Democrats	Hannah Gee	665	18.0	4.0
	Conservative	Paul Barber	469	13.0	4.0
	Green	Andrew Donegan	163	4.0	3.0
Majority			1704	47.0
Turnout			3799	37.5
	Labour hold		Swing

References

↑ "Sefton Borough Elections: Notice of Election - May 3, 2018". sefton.gov.uk. Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 26 April 2018.

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[1] "Sefton Borough Elections: Notice of Election - May 3, 2018". sefton.gov.uk. Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council . Retrieved 26 April 2018.

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