Waterfront North (Liverpool ward)

Waterfront North
Waterfront North ward within Liverpool
Population	864 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough	City of Liverpool
Metropolitan county	Merseyside
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Liverpool Riverside
Councillors	Dave Hanratty(Labour)
List of places UK England Merseyside

Waterfront North ward is an electoral district of Liverpool City Council within the Liverpool Riverside constituency.

Background

2023 ward

The ward was created for the elections held on 4 May 2023 following a 2022 review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, which decided that the previous 30 wards each represented by three Councillors should be replaced by 64 wards represented by 85 councillors with varying representation by one, two or three councillors per ward. The Waterfront North ward was created as a single-member ward from the western side of the former Kirkdale ward. ^[1]

The ward boundaries follow the city boundary at the northern edge of the Canada Dock, Dacre Street and Bedford Place, thereafter St John's Road, the Merseyrail Northern Line, Leeds Street, Paisley Street, the southern edge of the Prince's Half-Tide Dock, and the River Mersey. The ward covers the Port of Liverpool from Canada Dock to the Prince's Half-Tide Dock, the Ten Streets area, Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse and Everton Stadium. ^[1]

The ward has a significantly smaller number of residents than other wards of the city, with a -85% variance from average at the 2019 figures used in the review, at 567. This had increased by the 2023 elections to 864. However, due to the expected significant redevelopment of the docklands it was projected that by 2027 the electorate would be 4,035, representing a -6% variance. ^[1]

Councillors

Election	Councillor
2023		Dave Hanratty (Lab)

  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.

Election results

Elections of the 2020s

4th May 2023 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dave Hanratty [Note 1]	91	47.15
	Liberal Democrats	Howard Michael Winik	71	36.79
	Green	Willhelm David Hernandez De Miranda	27	13.99
	Independent	William McGarry	3	1.55
	Independent	Margaret Ryan	1	0.52
Majority			20	10.36
Turnout			193	22.34
Rejected ballots			1	0.52
Total ballots			194	22.45
Registered electors			864
	Labour win (new seat)

Notes

1. Dave Hanratty was a re-standing councillor for the former Kirkdale ward.

References

1. "New electoral arrangements for Liverpool City Council Final Recommendations" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 9 May 2023.
2. "Election Results for Waterfront North, 4 May 2023". Liverpool City Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.