2022 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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The 2022 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Sefton Council. This was on the same day as other local elections. 21 of the 66 seats were up for election, with 1 ward (St. Oswald) being uncontested. [1] [2]

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Background

From its creation in 1974 to the 1986 election, Sefton Council was under Conservative control. [3] It was then under no overall control until the 2012 election, when Labour won their first majority on the council. [4] In the 2021 election, Labour polled 46.6% and gained 6 seats, the Conservatives polled 26.0% for a gain of 2 seats, The Liberal Democrats took 14.1% and lost 5 seats, Formby Residents Action Group polled 2.2% and did not make any gains, and independents lost their 3 seats on the council. [5]

The seats up for election this year were last elected in 2018. In that election, Labour gained 3 seats with 50.9% of the vote, the Liberal Democrats lost 4 seats on 16.0%, and the Conservatives gained 1 seat on 22.8%. Formby Residents Action Group lost the seat they were defending.

Previous council composition

After 2021 election Before 2022 election [6]
PartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 48 Labour 46
Liberal Democrats 8 Liberal Democrats 8
Conservative 8 Conservative 8
Formby Residents Action Group2Formby Residents Action Group2
Independent 0 Independent 2

Changes:

Results

2022 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 17Increase2.svg 277.3314872.732,37149.3+2.7
  Liberal Democrats 2Steady2.svg9.16812.110,00015.2+1.1
  Conservative 3Decrease2.svg 113.64710.613,29620.2-5.8
 FRAG0Steady2.svg0.0223.09731.5-0.7
  Independent 0Decrease2.svg 10.0111.55,7258.7+5.0
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03,1194.7-2.3
  Workers Party 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01420.2+0.1
  Northern Independence 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0970.1N/A

Results by ward

An asterisk indicates an incumbent councillor.

Ainsdale

Ainsdale [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Brough* 1,387 33.0 +2.1
Labour Janet Harrison1,35432.2+12.8
Liberal Democrats Lesley Delves1,27230.3-14.2
Green Laurence Rankin1894.5-0.7
Majority330.8
Turnout 4,20241.9
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.4

Birkdale

Birkdale [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Iain Brodie-Browne* 1,518 43.4 +14.1
Labour Daniel McKee1,09331.2-1.5
Conservative Lee Durkin69719.9-12.1
Green David Collins1905.4-0.6
Majority42512.2
Turnout 3,49834.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg7.8

Blundellsands

Blundellsands [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Natasha Carlin* 2,301 66.0 +16.7
Conservative Harry Bliss79122.7-4.8
Liberal Democrats Brian Dunning39411.3+4.5
Majority1,51043.3
Turnout 3,48637.6
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg10.8

Cambridge

Cambridge [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mike Morris* 1,338 37.9 -3.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Sammon1,31337.2+1.7
Labour Ian Upton67819.2+2.2
Green Carla Fox1975.6-0.3
Majority250.7
Turnout 3,52636.1
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.7

Church

Church [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Daren Veidman* 1,850 64.5 +0.8
Green Neil Doolin86230.1+9.0
Conservative John Campbell1555.4-5.9
Majority98834.7-8.0
Turnout 2,86731.3
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.1


Derby

Derby [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brenda O'Brien* 1,757 82.6 +18.5
Independent John McDonald2049.6N/A
Conservative Daniel Nuttall1657.8+0.1
Majority1,55373.0
Turnout 2,12623.6
Labour hold Swing N/A

Duke's

Duke's [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ron Watson* 1,479 41.9 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Jo Barton1,22434.7+18.6
Labour Trevor Vaughan82423.4+8.8
Majority2557.2
Turnout 3,52733.7
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.3

Ford

Ford [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Dowd* 1,452 66.5 +3.1
Independent Chris Doyle53424.5N/A
Conservative Margaret Middleton1145.2-3.3
Workers Party Chris Haws843.8-0.8
Majority91842.0
Turnout 2,18423.5
Labour hold Swing N/A

Harington

Harington [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carol Richards 1,544 40.3 +7.0
Conservative Denise Dutton*1,48238.7-4.1
FRAGAimee Brodie3298.6-2.5
Liberal Democrats Annie Gorski2576.7+2.4
Green Michael Walsh2215.8-1.6
Majority621.6
Turnout 3,83339.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg5.6

Kew

Kew [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Laura Lunn-Bates 1,563 50.1 +13.5
Conservative Laura Nuttall84227.0-3.7
Liberal Democrats Vic Foulds71522.9-3.1
Majority72123.1
Turnout 3,12030.0
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg8.6

Linacre

Linacre [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gordon Friel* 1,320 76.2 -12.6
Independent Lisa Ford29917.3N/A
Conservative Lynne Bold1146.6-4.6
Majority1,02158.9
Turnout 1,73319.5
Labour hold Swing N/A

Litherland

Litherland [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Kelly* 1,703 77.2 +13.4
Independent Molli Cooke28512.9N/A
Conservative Stephen Witham1215.5-1.1
Northern Independence Billie Gibson974.4N/A
Majority1,41864.3
Turnout 2,20624.7
Labour hold Swing N/A

Manor

Manor [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James McGinnity 1,818 59.1 +11.3
Conservative Janice Blanchard66921.7-10.1
Liberal Democrats John Gibson34311.1+1.2
Green James O'Keefe2488.1-2.4
Majority1,14937.4
Turnout 3,07831.1
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg10.7

Meols

Meols [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gareth Lloyd-Johnson 1,326 37.0 -11.0
Conservative Thomas de Freitas1,20333.6+2.1
Labour Stephen Jowett83923.4+10.1
Green Pauline Hesketh2115.9-1.3
Majority1233.4
Turnout 3,57936.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.6

Molyneux

Molyneux [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Danny Burns 1,900 60.3 -6.4
Independent Tony Carr*97631.0N/A
Conservative Marcus Bleasdale2748.7-10.0
Majority92429.3
Turnout 3,15031.1
Labour gain from Independent Swing N/A

Tony Carr was elected in 2018 for the Labour Party.

Netherton and Orrell

Netherton and Orrell [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Maher* 1,739 72.8 -2.4
Independent John Rice47319.8N/A
Conservative Andrew Burgess1777.4-3.1
Majority1,26653.0
Turnout 2,38924.7
Labour hold Swing N/A

Norwood

Norwood [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mhairi Doyle* 1,734 55.9 +12.2
Conservative Pam Teesdale67221.7-6.3
Liberal Democrats Stuart Williams45214.6-6.2
Green David McIntosh2447.9+0.4
Majority1,06234.2
Turnout 3,10230.0
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg9.3

Park

Park [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour June Burns* 1,510 45.1 -8.8
Independent Neil Spencer72321.6N/A
Independent Kenneth Hughes46213.8N/A
Conservative Daniel Sims40912.2-22.5
Green Roy Greason2447.3-4.1
Majority78723.5
Turnout 3,34834.3
Labour hold Swing N/A

Ravenmeols

Ravenmeols [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nina Killen* 1,766 52.5 +13.9
Conservative Michael Shaw66019.6-3.5
FRAGBob McCann64419.1-11.2
Green Alison Gibbon2948.7+3.1
Majority1,10632.9
Turnout 3,36435.2
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg8.7

St. Oswald

St. Oswald [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carla Thomas* N/A N/A N/A
MajorityN/AN/AN/A
Turnout N/AN/AN/A

This election was uncontested, so the poll was cancelled and Thomas was declared elected. [2]

Sudell

Sudell [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judy Hardman 1,329 37.0 -13.6
Independent Yvonne Sayers1,06529.6N/A
Independent Thomas Hughes70419.6N/A
Conservative Morgan Walton2837.9-28.2
Liberal Democrats Emily Baker1574.4N/A
Workers Party Paul McCord581.6-4.4
Majority2647.4
Turnout 3,59634.7
Labour hold Swing N/A

Victoria

Victoria [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet Grace* 2,297 60.3 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Hannah Gee1,02927.0-1.2
Conservative Katie Burgess2646.9-4.0
Green Samantha Cook2195.7-2.2
Majority1,26833.3
Turnout 3,80936.1
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg4.3

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