Breckfield (ward)

Breckfield
Breckfield ward (1980) within Liverpool
Registered Electors	7,162 (2021 election)
Metropolitan borough	City of Liverpool
Metropolitan county	Merseyside
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Liverpool Walton
List of places UK England Merseyside

Breckfield ward was an electoral district of Liverpool City Council from 1895 until 2004. It was part of the Everton and Anfield districts of Liverpool.

Background

1895 boundaries

The ward was created from parts of the Everton and Kirkdale wards and was within the Liverpool Kirkdale Parliamentary constituency.

1953 boundaries

1953 boundaries

1980 boundaries

A report of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England published in November 1978 set out proposals for changes to the wards of Liverpool City Council, maintaining the number of councillors at 99 representing 33 wards. Breckfield ward was retained and was represented by three councillors. ^[1]

The report describes the boundaries of Breckfield ward as "Commencing at a point where Aubrey Street meets Everton Road, thence northwestwards along said road and Heyworth Street to Grecian Terrace, thence southwestwards along said terrace and Havelock Street to Netherfield Road North, thence northwestwards along said road and continuing northwestwards along the eastern boundary of Vauxhall Ward to the southwestern boundary of Melrose Ward, thence northeastwards along said boundary to Anfield Road, thence southeast wards along said road to Back Rockfield Road, thence southeastwards along said road to a point opposite the rear boundaries of Nos 24-2 Lake Street, thence southwestwards along said boundaries to a point opposite the rear boundary of the Public House (No 185), in Walton Breck Road, thence southeastwards to and along said boundary and southwestwards along the eastern boundary of said Public House to Walton Breck Road, thence southeastwards along said road to Oakfield Road, thence southeastwards along said road and Belmont Road to Whitefield Road, thence southwestwards along said road to and southwestwards along the unnamed road north of Prince Rupert County Primary School to Whitefield Way, thence continuing southwestwards along said way, crossing Queen's Road and continuing southwestwards in a straight line to the junction of Hodson Place and Margaret Street, thence southwards along said street to Aubrey Street, thence southwestwards along said street to the point of commencement". ^[2]

Until 1983 the ward was within the Liverpool Kirkdale Parliamentary constituency and afterwards the Liverpool Walton Parliamentary constituency. ^[3]

2004 elections

A report of the Local Government Boundary Commission published in March 2003 recommended the number of wards in the city be reduced to 30 and the number of councillors reduced to 90. The Breckfield ward was dissolved and distributed into the re-arranged Everton and Anfield wards. ^[4]

Councillors

Election	Councillor		Councillor		Councillor
1895		Louis Samuel Cohen (Con)		William Hall Walker (Con)		George Hampson Morrisson (Con)
1896		Louis Samuel Cohen (Con)		William Hall Walker (Con)		George Hampson Morrisson (Con)
1897		Louis Samuel Cohen (Con)		William Hall Walker (Con)		George Hampson Morrisson (Con)
1898		Louis Samuel Cohen (Con)		William Hall Walker (Con)		Edwin Berry (Con)
1899		Louis Samuel Cohen (Con)		William Hall Walker (Con)		Edwin Berry (Con)
1900		Louis Samuel Cohen (Con)		John Duncan (Con)		Edwin Berry (Con)
1901		Louis Samuel Cohen (Con)		John Duncan (Con)		Edwin Berry (Con)
1902		Louis Samuel Cohen (Con)		John Duncan (Con)		Edwin Berry (Con)
1903		Louis Samuel Cohen (Con)		John Duncan (Con)		Edwin Berry (Con)
1904		Louis Samuel Cohen (Con)		William Herbert Priest (Con)		Edwin Berry (Con)
1905		Louis Samuel Cohen (Con)		William Herbert Priest (Con)		Edwin Berry (Con)
1906		Louis Samuel Cohen (Con)		William Herbert Priest (Con)		Edwin Berry (Con)
1907		Frank John Leslie (Con)		William Herbert Priest (Con)		Louis Samuel Cohen (Con)
1908		Frank John Leslie (Con)		William Herbert Priest (Con)		Louis Samuel Cohen (Con)
1909		Frank John Leslie (Con)		William Herbert Priest (Con)		Louis Samuel Cohen (Con)
1910		Frank John Leslie (Con)		William Herbert Priest (Con)		William Rudd (Con)
1911		Frank John Leslie (Con)		William Herbert Priest (Con)		William Rudd (Con)
1912		Frank John Leslie (Con)		Alfred Griffiths (Con)		William Rudd (Con)
1913		Edward Powell (Con)		Alfred Griffiths (Con)		William Rudd (Con)
1914		Edward Powell (Con)		Alfred Griffiths (Con)		William Rudd (Con)
1919		Edward Powell (Con)		Henry Alfred Booth (Lab)		William Rudd (Con)
1920		Edward Powell (Con)		Henry Alfred Booth (Lab)		Alfred Griffiths (Con)
1921		Thomas Henry Burton (Con)		Henry Alfred Booth (Lab)		Alfred Griffiths (Con)
1922		Thomas Henry Burton (Con)		Edward James Jones (Con)		Alfred Griffiths (Con)
1923		Thomas Henry Burton (Con)		Edward James Jones (Con)		Alfred Griffiths (Con)
1924		Thomas Henry Burton (Con)		Edward James Jones (Con)		Alfred Griffiths (Con)
1925		Thomas Henry Burton (Con)		Edward James Jones (Con)		Alfred Griffiths (Con)
						Harry Longbottom (Protestant) [d]
1926		Thomas Henry Burton (Con)		Edward James Jones (Con)		Herbert Edward Rose (Lab)
1927		Thomas Henry Burton (Con)		Edward James Jones (Con)		Herbert Edward Rose (Lab)
1928		Thomas Henry Burton (Con)		Edward James Jones (Con)		Herbert Edward Rose (Lab)
1929		Thomas Henry Burton (Con)		Edward James Jones (Con)		Herbert Edward Rose (Lab)
1930		Thomas Henry Burton (Con)		Edward James Jones (Con)		Herbert Edward Rose (Lab)
1931		Thomas Henry Burton (Con)		Henry James Pearson jr. (Con)		Ada Martha Burton (Con)
1932		Thomas Henry Burton (Con)		Henry James Pearson jr. (Con)		Ada Martha Burton (Con)
1933		Thomas Henry Burton (Con)		Henry James Pearson jr. (Con)		Ada Martha Burton (Con)
1934		Thomas Henry Burton (Con)		Henry James Pearson jr. (Con)		Ada Martha Burton (Con)
1935		Thomas Henry Burton (Con)		Henry James Pearson jr. (Con)		Ada Martha Burton (Con)
1936		David John Lewis (Con)		Henry James Pearson jr. (Con)		Ada Martha Burton (Con)
1937		David John Lewis (Con)		George William Prout (Con)		Ada Martha Burton (Con)
1938		David John Lewis (Con)		George William Prout (Con)		Ada Martha Burton (Con)
1945		David John Lewis (Con)		George William Prout (Con)		Ada Martha Burton (Con)
1946		David John Lewis (Con)		George William Prout (Con)		Thomas Henry Thompson (Con)
1947		David John Lewis (Con)		George William Prout (Con)		David Jean Lewis (Con)
1949		Thomas Henry Thompson (Con)		George William Prout (Con)		David Jean Lewis (Con)
1950		Thomas Henry Thompson (Con)		George William Prout (Con)		David Jean Lewis (Con)
1951		Thomas Henry Thompson (Con)		George William Prout (Con)		David Jean Lewis (Con)
1952		William Ralph Snell (Lab)		Samuel Curtis (Con)		William Bell Pickett (Con)
1953		J. S. Ross (Con)		William Bell Pickett (Con)		Samuel Curtis (Con)
1954		J. Cullen (Lab)		William Bell Pickett (Con)		Samuel Curtis (Con)
1955		J. Cullen (Lab)		S. E. Goldsmith (Con)		Samuel Curtis (Con)
1956		J. Cullen (Lab)		S. E. Goldsmith (Con)		S. Airey (Con)
1957		W. A. Lowe (Con)		S. E. Goldsmith (Con)		S. Airey (Con)
1958		W. A. Lowe (Con)		J. Mottram (Lab)		S. Airey (Con)
1959		W. A. Lowe (Con)		J. Mottram (Lab)		S. Airey (Con)
1960		W. A. Lowe (Con)		J. Mottram (Lab)		S. Airey (Con)
1961		W. A. Lowe (Con)		F. Parry (Con)		S. Airey (Con)
1962		W. A. Lowe (Con)		F. Parry (Con)		J. E. Burns (Lab)
1963		L. Williams (Lab)		F. Parry (Con)		J. E. Burns (Lab)
1964		L. Williams (Lab)		A. Williams (Lab)		J. E. Burns (Lab)
1965		L. Williams (Lab)		A. Williams (Lab)		John K. Tanner (Con)
1966		L. Williams (Lab)		A. Williams (Lab)		John K. Tanner (Con)
1967		L. Williams (Lab)		Kenneth B. Jacques (Con)		John K. Tanner (Con)
1968		L. Williams (Lab)		Kenneth B. Jacques (Con)		John K. Tanner (Con)
1969		Michael W. Maxwell (Con)		Kenneth B. Jacques (Con)		John K. Tanner (Con)
1970		Michael W. Maxwell (Con)		Kenneth B. Jacques (Con)		John K. Tanner (Con)
1971		Michael W. Maxwell (Con)		Kenneth B. Jacques (Con)		L. Williams (Lab)
1972		T. Roberts (Lab)		Kenneth B. Jacques (Con)		L. Williams (Lab)
1973		F. McNevin (Lib)		D. J. Hartley (Lib)		B.B. Chivall (Lib)
1975		F. McNevin (Lib)		D. J. Hartley (Lib)		B. B. Chivall (Lib)
1976		F. McNevin (Lib)		J. Connolly (Lab)		B. B. Chivall (Lib)
1978		F. McNevin (Lib)		J. Connolly (Lab)		D. Croft (Lib)
1979		F. McNevin (Lib)		J. Connolly (Lab)		D. Croft (Lib)
1980		William Roberts (Lib)		Frank McNevin (Lib)		D. Croft (Lib)
1982		William Roberts (Lib)		Frank McNevin (Lib)		D. Croft (Lib)
1983		William Roberts (Lib)		John McIntosh (Lab)		D. Croft (Lib)
1984		William Roberts (Lib)		John McIntosh (Lab)		Steve Ellison (Lab)
1986		J. Brazier (Lab)		John McIntosh (Lab)		P. Skinley (Lab)
1987		J. Brazier (Lab)		W. Lane (Lab)		P. Skinley (Lab)
1988		J. Brazier (Lab)		W. Lane (Lab)		Mary McGiveron (Lab)
1990		Frank Prendergast (Lab)		W. Lane (Lab)		Mary McGiveron (Lab)
1991		Frank Prendergast (Lab)		Alan Dean (Lab)		Mary McGiveron (Lab)
1992		Frank Prendergast (Lab)		Alan Dean (Lab)		Mary McGiveron (Lab)
1994		Frank Prendergast (Lab)		Alan Dean (Lab)		Mary McGiveron (Lab)
1995		Frank Prendergast (Lab)		John McIntosh (Lab)		Mary McGiveron (Lab)
1996		Frank Prendergast (Lab)		John McIntosh (Lab)		Mary McGiveron (Lab)
1998		Frank Prendergast (Lab)		John McIntosh (Lab)		Mary McGiveron (Lab)
1999		Frank Prendergast (Lab)		John McIntosh (Lab)		Mary McGiveron (Lab)
2000		Frank Prendergast (Lab)		John McIntosh (Lab)		Harry Jones (LD)
2002		Frank Prendergast (Lab)		John McIntosh (Lab)		Harry Jones (LD)
2003		Frank Prendergast (Lab)		John McIntosh (Lab)		Harry Jones (LD)

  indicates seat up for re-election after boundary changes.

  indicates seat up for re-election.

  indicates change in affiliation.

  indicates seat up for re-election after casual vacancy.

Notes

d. ^ Cllr Alfred Griffiths died on 20 October 1925, a by-election was held on 1 December 1925. ^[5]

Election Results

Elections of the 2000s

Thursday 1 May 2003 ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John McIntosh	972	66.39	2.88
	Liberal Democrats	James Gaskell	314	21.45	4.96
	Liberal	Daniel Wood	178	12.16	2.08
Majority			658	44.95	7.85
Turnout			1,464	20.44	1.21
Registered electors			7,162
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.92

Thursday 2 May 2002 ^{[8] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Prendergast	1,159	63.51	18.37
	Liberal Democrats	Jeremy Wright	482	26.41	20.79
	Liberal	Beryl Ackers	184	10.08	2.42
Majority			677	37.10	35.05
Turnout			1,825	21.65	5.29
Registered electors			8,428
	Labour hold		Swing	+19.58

Thursday 4 May 2000 ^{[9] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Harry Jones	690	47.20	5.11
	Labour	Richie Keenan	660	45.14	1.85
	Liberal	E. Bamford	112	7.66	0.31
Majority			30	2.05	2.85
Turnout			1,462	16.36	4.19
Registered electors			8,937
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	+3.48

Elections of the 1990s

Thursday 6 May 1999 ^{[10] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John McIntosh	873	46.99	4.81
	Liberal Democrats	Harry Jones	782	42.09	12.42
	Liberal	E. Bamford	148	7.97	1.43
	Socialist Labour	J. Dooher	33	1.78	4.69
	Ward Labour	K. Wignall	22	1.18	N/A
Majority			91	4.90	17.23
Turnout			1,858	20.55	5.21
Registered electors			9,075
	Labour hold		Swing	-8.62

Thursday 7 May 1998 ^{[11] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Prendergast	721	51.80	14.58
	Liberal Democrats	J. Clucas	413	29.67	16.05
	Liberal	M. Seigar	91	6.54	4.87
	Socialist Labour	J. Dooher	90	6.47	N/A
	Conservative	Ms. E. Bayley	77	5.53	0.02
Majority			308	22.13	30.62
Turnout			1,392	15.34	5.27
Registered electors			9,075
	Labour hold		Swing	-15.32

Thursday 2 May 1996 ^{[12] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary McGiveron	1,291	66.38	5.88
	Liberal Democrats	Karren Afford	265	13.62	3.55
	Liberal	J. McAllister	222	11.41	5.29
	Conservative	Ms. E. Bayley	108	5.55	0.47
	Militant Labour	J. Morris	59	3.03	3.44
Majority			1,026	52.75	9.44
Turnout			1,945	20.61	2.67
Registered electors			9,436
	Labour hold		Swing	-4.72

Thursday 4 May 1995 ^{[13] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John McIntosh	1,607	72.26	3.28
	Liberal Democrats	Karren Afford	224	10.07	7.09
	Militant Labour	J. Morris	144	6.47	N/A
	Liberal	B. Edwards	136	6.12	N/A
	Conservative	Ms. E. Bayley	113	5.08	2.22
Majority			1,383	62.19	3.81
Turnout			2,224	23.28	3.70
Registered electors			9,553
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.90

Thursday 5 May 1994 ^{[14] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Prendergast	2,029	75.54	15.03
	Liberal Democrats	Karren Afford	461	17.16	0.22
	Conservative	E. Bayley	196	7.30	5.18
Majority			1,568	58.38	14.82
Turnout			2,886	26.98	5.12
Registered electors			9,954
	Labour hold		Swing	+7.40

Thursday 7 May 1992 ^{[15] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary McGiveron	1,382	60.51	5.12
	Liberal Democrats	F. Crebbin	387	16.94	6.93
	Conservative	Elizabeth Bayley	285	12.48	1.98
	Liverpool Independent Labour	H. Chase	230	10.07	N/A
Majority			995	43.56	1.81
Turnout			2,284	21.86	8.23
Registered electors			10,446
	Labour hold		Swing	+0.90

Thursday 2 May 1991 ^{[16] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Dean	2,081	65.63	14.74
	Liberal Democrats	C. Cartmel	757	23.87	9.45
	Conservative	E. Bayley	333	10.50	5.29
Majority			1,324	41.75	24.20
Turnout			3,171	30.09	11.87
Registered electors			10,538
	Labour hold		Swing	-12.10

Thursday 3 May 1990 ^{[17] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Prendergast	3,238	80.37	3.16
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Afford	581	14.42	1.84
	Conservative	Elizabeth Bayley	210	5.21	1.31
Majority			2,657	65.95	5.00
Turnout			4,029	41.96	4.93
Registered electors			9,603
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.50

Elections of the 1980s

Thursday 5 May 1988 ^{[7] [18]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary McGiveron	3,148	77.21	16.85
	SLD	H. Burt	663	16.26	7.98
	Conservative	Elizabeth Bayley	266	6.52	2.82
Majority			2,485	60.95	24.80
Turnout			4,077	37.03	10.19
Registered electors			11,009
	Labour hold		Swing	+12.42

Thursday 7 May 1987 ^{[19] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Lane	3,263	60.36	6.73
	Alliance	R. C. Littler	1,309	24.24	17.36
	Independent	S. Bell	634	11.73	N/A
	Conservative	Elizabeth Bayley	200	3.70	1.10
Majority			1,954	36.15	24.08
Turnout			5,406	47.22	5.40
Registered electors			11,449
	Labour hold		Swing	12.04

Thursday 8 May 1986 ^{[Note 1] [20] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Brazier	2,538	53.63	3.60
	Labour	P. Skinley	2,434	51.44	1.41
	Alliance	J. Kendrick	1,967	41.57	4.82
	Alliance	J. Diamond	1,820	38.46	7.93
	Conservative	E. Bayley	227	4.80	1.22
	Conservative	J. Atkinson	207	4.37	0.79
Majority			571	12.07	8.43
Turnout			4,732	41.82	8.74
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing	+1.10
	Labour hold		Swing	+4.67

Thursday 3 May 1984 ^{[21] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. J. Ellison	2,911	50.03	1.57
	Liberal	D. M. B. Croft	2,699	46.39	0.19
	Conservative	A. Brill	208	3.58	1.76
Majority			212	3.64	1.38
Turnout			5,818	50.56	10.13
Registered electors			11,508		212
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing	+0.69

Thursday 5 May 1983 ^{[22] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John McIntosh	2,296	48.46	5.91
	Liberal	Jimmy Kendrick	2,189	46.20	0.97
	Conservative	W. D. Henry	253	5.34	4.93
Majority			107	2.26	2.36
Turnout			4,738	40.43	4.41
Registered electors			11,720
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.34

Thursday 6 May 1982 ^{[23] [24] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William Roberts	1,970	47.17	9.76
	Labour	John McIntosh	1,777	42.55	11.12
	Conservative	A. Wilson	429	10.27	1.37
Majority			193	4.62	20.87
Turnout			4,176	36.02	1.16
Registered electors			11,592
	Liberal hold		Swing	-10.44

Thursday 1st May 1980 ^{[Note 2] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Michael Bruce Croft	2,367	56.93
	Liberal	Frank McNevin	2,318	55.75
	Liberal	William Roberts	2,173	52.26
	Labour	John Connolly	1,307	31.43
	Labour	Philip Howard Rowe	1,187	28.55
	Labour	Miriam Ann Jones	1,166	28.04
	Conservative	James Butterfield	484	11.64
	Conservative	Brian John Hawkins	376	9.04
	Conservative	Teresa Hawkins	342	8.23
Majority			1,060	25.49
Turnout			4,158	34.86
Registered electors			11,928
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

Notes

1. A by-election was held alongside the ordinary election. Two members were elected.
2. Due to boundary changes the whole of the council faced re-election. Three members were elected.

See also

• Liverpool City Council
• Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present
• Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879

References

1. The City of Liverpool (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
2. "Report No.319" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission For England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2022.
3. Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN   0-900178-09-4.
4. "The City of Liverpool (Electoral Changes) Order 2003". 29 September 2003. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
5. "Liverpool City Council". Proceedings of the Council: 510. 1924–1925.
6. Liverpool Daily Post , 2 May 2002
7. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (16 May 2018). "Liverpool City Council elections 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre, University of Plymouth.
8. Liverpool Daily Post , 3 May 2002
9. Liverpool Daily Post , 5 May 2000
10. Liverpool Daily Post , 7 May 1999
11. Liverpool Daily Post , 8 May 1998
12. Liverpool Daily Post , 3 May 1996
13. Liverpool Daily Post , 5 May 1995
14. Liverpool Daily Post , 6 May 1994
15. Liverpool Daily Post , 8 May 1992
16. Liverpool Daily Post , 3 May 1991
17. Liverpool Daily Post , 4 May 1990
18. Liverpool Daily Post . 6 May 1988.
19. Liverpool Daily Post . 8 May 1987.
20. Liverpool Daily Post . 2 May 1986.
21. Liverpool Daily Post . 4 May 1984.
22. Liverpool Daily Post . 6 May 1983.
23. Liverpool Daily Post . 7 May 1982.
24. Proceedings of the Council 1980-1981 (Volume 1) Liverpool City Council