Birkdale (ward)

Last updated January 18, 2026

Birkdale is a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward in the Southport Parliamentary constituency that covers the eastern part of the localities of Birkdale and Hillside in the town of Southport, England. The population as at the 2011 census was 13,161.^[1]

Councillors

indicates seat up for re-election.

Election
2004	Iain Brodie-Browne (LD)	Simon Shaw (LD)	Richard Hands (LD)
2006	Iain Brodie-Browne (LD)	Simon Shaw (LD)	Richard Hands (LD)
2007	Iain Brodie-Browne (LD)	Simon Shaw (LD)	Richard Hands (LD)
2008	Iain Brodie-Browne (LD)	Simon Shaw (LD)	Richard Hands (LD)
2010	Iain Brodie-Browne (LD)	Simon Shaw (LD)	Richard Hands (LD)
2011	Iain Brodie-Browne (LD)	Simon Shaw (LD)	Richard Hands (LD)
2012	Iain Brodie-Browne (LD)	Simon Shaw (LD)	Richard Hands (LD)
2014	Iain Brodie-Browne (LD)	Simon Shaw (LD)	Richard Hands (LD)
2015	Iain Brodie-Browne (LD)	Simon Shaw (LD)	Richard Hands (LD)
2016	Iain Brodie-Browne (LD)	Simon Shaw (LD)	Richard Hands (LD)
2018	Iain Brodie-Browne (LD)	Simon Shaw (LD)	Richard Hands (LD)
2019	Iain Brodie-Browne (LD)	Simon Shaw (LD)	Richard Hands (LD)
2021	Iain Brodie-Browne (LD)	Simon Shaw (LD)	Sonya Kelly (Lab)
2022	Iain Brodie-Browne (LD)	Simon Shaw (LD)	Sonya Kelly (Lab)
2023	Iain Brodie-Browne (LD)	Simon Shaw (LD)	Sonya Kelly (Lab)
2024	Iain Brodie-Browne (LD)	Simon Shaw (LD)	Sonya Kelly (Lab)

Election results

Elections of the 2020s

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2024: Birkdale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sonya Kelly*	1,435	41.6	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Erin Harvey	1,357	39.3	−1.2
	Conservative	Sam Harris	489	14.2	−0.1
	Green	Jeff Bee	168	4.9	+1.2
Rejected ballots			26
Majority			78
Turnout			3,449	34.4	−1.0
Registered electors			10,018
	Labour hold		Swing	2.3

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2023: Birkdale^[2]^[3]
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	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

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2022: Birkdale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Brodie-Browne*	1,518	43.4	+14.1
	Labour	Daniel McKee	1,093	31.2	−1.5
	Conservative	Lee Durkin	697	19.9	−12.1
	Green	David Collins	190	5.4	−0.6
Majority			425	12.2
Turnout			3,498	34.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	7.8

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2021: Birkdale^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sonya Ann Kelly	1,125	33
	Conservative	Lee Anthony Durkin	1,099	32
	Liberal Democrats	Vic Foulds	1,006	29
	Green	Bernhard Frank	207	6
Majority			26	1
Turnout			3,437	34
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Elections of the 2010s

Changes in vote share are since the seat was previously contested (i.e. 4 years prior), not since the previous local election.

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2019: Birkdale ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Shaw	1,710	48	+15
	Labour	Daniel John Burns	900	25	+5
	Conservative	Thomas Andrew de Freitas	370	10	−11
	UKIP	Linda Julia Ann Gunn-Russo	311	9	−12
	Green	David William Collins	288	8	+3
Majority			810	23	+11
Turnout			3,579	35	−32.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2018: Birkdale ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Brodie Browne	1,249	38	−3
	Labour	Daniel John Burns	982	30	+16
	Conservative	Jacky Bliss	806	25	+11
	UKIP	Derek Samuel Tasker	101	3	−11
	Green	David William Collins	121	4	+1
Majority			267	8	−7
Turnout			3,259	31.8	−5.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2016: Birkdale ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Ronald Hands	1,443	46	+7
	Labour	Ged Wright	717	23	+1
	UKIP	Linda Julia Ann Gunn-Russo	439	14	−8
	Conservative	John Charles Lyon-Taylor	428	14	−3
	Green	Bernhard Frank	107	3	New
Majority			726	23	+6
Turnout			3,134	32.4	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2015: Birkdale ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Cllr Simon Shaw	2216	33	−1
	Conservative	Poppy Elise Jones	1374	21	−2
	UKIP	Allen Ferguson	1360	21	+8
	Labour	Ged Wright	1351	20	−1
	Green	Tony Young	318	5	New
Majority			842	12	+1
Turnout			6619	67.2	+26.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2014: Birkdale ^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Cllr Iain Brodie - Browne	1484	41	−14
	UKIP	Tom McKenzie	945	26	+19
	Labour	Ged Wright	521	14	+7
	Conservative	Jamie Halsall	489	14	−11
	Green	Tony Young	178	5	New
Majority			539	15	−15
Turnout			3617	37.2	−29.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2012: Birkdale ^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Cllr Richard Ronald Hands	1225	39
	UKIP	Terry John Durrance	707	22
	Labour	Ged Wright	688	22
	Conservative	Nigel David Clifford Ball	555	17
Majority			518	17
Turnout			3175	32.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2011: Birkdale ^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Cllr Simon Shaw	1361	34
	Conservative	Alastair James McNair	934	23
	Labour	Frank Michael Robinson	830	21
	UKIP	Terry John Durrance	520	13
	Independent	Denise Katherine Roney	324	8
	BNP	Robert Smith	56	1
Majority			427	11
Turnout			4025	40.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2010: Birkdale ^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Brodie - Browne	3626	55
	Conservative	Cath Regan	1626	25
	Labour	Frank Michael Robinson	466	7
	UKIP	Terry John Durrance	437	7
	Independent	Jimmy Henney	234	4
	BNP	Jane Leary	177	3
Majority			2000	30
Turnout			6389	67
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

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[1] "Ward population 2011" . Retrieved 2 June 2015.

[2] "Sefton Local Elections 2023: Results as they happen live". 4 May 2023.

[3] "Election results for Birkdale, 5 May 2022". 5 May 2022.

[4] "Election results for Birkdale, 6 May 2021". 6 May 2021.

[5] Birkdale 2019 Sefton Council Results

[6] Birkdale 2018 Sefton Council Results

[7] Birkdale 2016 Sefton Council Results

[8] Birkdale 2015 Sefton Council Results

[9] Birkdale 2014 Sefton Council Results

[10] Birkdale 2012 Sefton Council Results

[11] Birkdale 2011 Sefton Council Results

[12] Birkdale 2010 Sefton Council Results

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v t e Districts and wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton
Districts	Ainsdale Aintree Birkdale Blowick Blundellsands Bootle Brighton-le-Sands Carr Houses Churchtown Crosby Crossens Ford Formby Freshfield Great Crosby High Park Hightown Hillside Ince Blundell Kennessee Green Kew Lady Green Litherland Little Altcar Little Crosby Lunt Lydiate Maghull Marshside Melling Meols Cop Netherton Orrell Seaforth Sefton Southport Thornton Waddicar Waterloo Woodvale
Council Wards	Ainsdale Birkdale Blundellsands Cambridge Church Derby Dukes Ford Harington Kew Linacre Litherland Manor Meols Molyneux Netherton and Orrell Norwood Park Ravenmeols St. Oswald Sudell Victoria