Wavertree (ward)

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Wavertree
Liverpool Wavertree (2004 ward).svg
Wavertree ward (2004) within Liverpool
Area2.853 km2 (1.102 sq mi)
Population14,262 (2021 census)
•  Density 4,999/km2 (12,950/sq mi)
Registered Electors10,550 (2021 election)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
UK Parliament
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Merseyside

Wavertree ward was an electoral division of Liverpool City Council centred on the Wavertree, Liverpool district of Liverpool.

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Background

The ward was first established in 1895 before being dissolved in 1953, it was recreated in 2004 and dissolved again in 2023.

2004 boundaries

A review by the Boundary Committee for England recommended that the council was formed of a reduced number of 90 members elected from 30 wards. The ward was created from parts of the former Childwall, Church, and Picton wards. [1] The ward was part of the Liverpool Wavertree Parliamentary constituency.

The ward boundaries followed the Liverpool to Manchester railway line, Northway, Thingwall Road, Queens Drive, Woolton Road, Heathfield Road, Smithdown Road, and the West Coast Main Line. [1]

The ward contained the Liverpool Blue Coat School, Childwall Sports and Science Academy, and Wavertree Playground.

The population of the ward taken at the 2021 Census was 14,262. [2]

Councillors

ElectionCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2004 Steve Hurst (LD) Mike Storey (LD) Warren Bradley (LD)
2006 Steve Hurst (LD) Mike Storey (LD) Warren Bradley (LD)
2007 Steve Hurst (LD) Mike Storey (LD) Warren Bradley (LD)
2008 Steve Hurst (LD) Mike Storey (LD) Warren Bradley (LD)
2010 Rosie Jolly (LD) Mike Storey (LD) Warren Bradley (LD)
2011 Rosie Jolly (LD)Jake Morrison (Lab) Warren Bradley (Ind.) [a]
2012 Rosie Jolly (LD)Jake Morrison (Lab)Helen Casstles (Lab)
2013Rosie Jolly (Lab) [b] Jake Morrison (Ind.) [c] Helen Casstles (Lab)
2014 Rosie Jolly (Lab)Jake Morrison (Ind.)Helen Casstles (Lab)
2015 Rosie Jolly (Lab)David Cummings (Lab)Helen Casstles (Lab)
2016 Rosie Jolly (Lab)David Cummings (Lab)Helen Casstles (Lab)
2017Rosie Jolly (Lab)David Cummings (Lab)Clare McIntyre (Lab) [d]
2018 Angela Coleman (Lab)David Cummings (Lab)Clare McIntyre (Lab)
2019 Angela Coleman (Lab)David Cummings (Lab)Clare McIntyre (Lab)
2021 Angela Coleman (Lab)David Cummings (Lab)Clare McIntyre (Lab)
2022Angela Coleman (Lab)David Cummings (Ind) [e] Clare McIntyre (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.

Notes

a. ^ Cllr Warren Bradley (elected as Liberal Democrat, 2008) was suspended and eventually expelled from the Liberal Democrats following allegations of electoral fraud which he later admitted in Court, he unsuccessfully contested the 2012 elections as an Independent. [3]

b. ^ Cllr Rosie Jolly (elected as Liberal Democrat, 2010) defected to the Labour Party in May 2013 and successfully defended her seat in 2014. [4]

c. ^ Cllr Jake Morrison (elected as Labour, 2010) resigned his membership of the Labour Party in June 2013, due to internal disputes with the local Labour MP and disillusionment with national Labour policies. [5]

d. ^ Cllr Helen Casstles (Labour, 2016) resigned from the council in April 2017 citing conflicting work commitments. [6]

e. ^ Cllr David Cummings (elected as Labour, 2019) was suspended from the Labour whip in 2019 before being expelled from the Labour Party in 2022, following a string of complaints of abuse and receiving two criminal convictions. [7]

Election results

Bold - Denotes the winning candidate. italics - Denotes a re-standing councillor.

Elections of the 2020s

Thursday 6 May 2021 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clare McIntyre1,579 38.82 Decrease2.svg14.08
Green David William Morgan1,17628.92Increase2.svg12.77
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Tania Turner97523.97Increase2.svg 3.40
Conservative Stuart Wood1553.81Decrease2.svg 0.33
Liberal David Seth Harrap1152.83Decrease2.svg 1.25
Independent Adam Giles Heatherington671.65Decrease2.svg 0.51
Majority4039.91Decrease2.svg22.42
Turnout 4,06738.55Increase2.svg 5.21
Rejected ballots220.54Decrease2.svg 0.09
Total ballots4,08938.76
Registered electors 10,550
Labour hold Swing -13.42

Elections of the 2010s

Thursday 2 May 2019 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Cummings1,841 52.90 Decrease2.svg 9.57
Liberal Democrats Graham Hulme71620.57Increase2.svg 1.35
Green David William Morgan56216.15Increase2.svg 7.23
Conservative Stuart Wood1444.14Decrease2.svg 3.13
Liberal David Seth Harrap1424.08Increase2.svg 1.96
Democrats and Veterans Adam Giles Heatherington752.16Steady2.svgN/A
Majority1,12532.33Decrease2.svg 9.91
Turnout 3,48033.34Increase2.svg0.90
Rejected ballots220.63Increase2.svg 0.62
Registered electors 10,439
Labour hold Swing -5.46
Thursday 3 May 2018 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Angela Coleman 2,122 62.47 Increase2.svg 0.28
Liberal Democrats Graham Hulme65319.22Decrease2.svg 3.49
Green David William Morgan3038.92Increase2.svg 2.54
Conservative Stuart Wood2477.27Increase2.svg 0.51
Liberal Jonathan Mason722.12Steady2.svg N/A
Majority1,46942.24Increase2.svg 8.83
Turnout 3,40932.44
Rejected ballots120.35%
Registered electors 10,510
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg1.88
Wavertree By-election: Thursday 4 May 2017 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clare McIntyre 2,632 62.19 +8.61
Liberal Democrats Joe Harmer96122.71+3.54
Conservative Stuart Wood2866.76+2.15
Green Paul Woodruff2706.38-5.15
TUSC Angela Grant831.96-1.54
Majority1,67134.41
Turnout 4,259
Labour hold Swing
Thursday 5 May 2016 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen Casstles1,929 53.58 -6.31
Liberal Democrats Donald McFarlane Turner69019.17+8.56
Green Peter Andrew Cranie41511.53+0.04
Liberal Pamela Ann Bradley2747.61n/a
Conservative Diane Isobel Watson1664.61-2.33
TUSC Angela Grant1263.50+0.97
Majority123934.41
Turnout 364835.53
Labour hold Swing
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2015: 7th May 2015 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Cummings428059.89
Green Julie Birch-Holt82111.49
Liberal Democrats Leo Evans75810.61
Conservative Dianne Watcon4966.94
UKIP Vincent McDermott4846.77
TUSC Angela Grant1812.53
Independent Stephen McNally1271.78
Majority
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2014: 22nd May 2014 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rosie Jolly185953.36+5.07
UKIP Neil Lawrence Miney43812.57n/a
Liberal Democrats Stephen Maddison43512.49+3.27
Green Elizabeth Susan Pascoe35110.07+3.55
Conservative Diane Isabel Watson1554.45+1.59
Liberal James Robert Dykstra1313.76n/a
NHA Stephen McNally1153.30n/a
Majority1,42140.79
Turnout 348434.00-4.69
Labour hold Swing
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2012: 3rd May 2012 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Helen Casstles187448.29
IndependentWarren Bradley111828.81
Liberal Democrats Kevin White3589.22
Green Elizabeth Susan Pascoe2536.52
UKIP Neil Lawrence Miney1223.14
Conservative Sabrina Bigby1112.86
BNP Mike Whitby451.16
Majority756
Turnout 388138.69
Labour hold Swing
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2011: 5th May 2011 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jake Morrison233751.27+14.33
Liberal Democrats Mike Storey144431.68-15.26
Green Elizabeth Susan Pascoe2756.03+0.76
UKIP Neil Lawrence Miney1844.04n/a
Liberal Sean Keatley1383.03-2.74
Conservative Angela Maria Oates1292.83-2.26
Respect Diana Linda Raby511.12n/a
Majority89319.59+29.59
Turnout 455844.64-18.92
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +21.96
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2010: Wavertree [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rosie Jolly311846.94-21.57
Labour Anthony Robert Murphy245436.94+21.29
Liberal Mary Jane Canning3835.77+4.35
Green Elizabeth Susan Pascoe3505.27-3.88
Conservative Christopher Mark Clinton3385.09-0.18
Majority66410.00
Turnout 664363.56+32.97
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -21.43

Elections of the 2000s

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2008: Wavertree [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Warren Bradley222368.51
Labour Nicholas Richard Wallace50815.65
Green Julie Elizabeth Birch-Holt2979.15
Conservative David Grundy1715.27
Liberal Charles Railton Mayes461.42
Majority
Turnout 324530.59
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2007: Wavertree [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Storey CBE235070.04
Labour Timothy Beaumont55916.66
Green Julie Elizabeth Birch-Holt2196.53
Conservative David Grundy1374.08
Liberal Charles Railton Mayes902.68
Majority
Turnout 335532.10
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2006: Wavertree [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Hurst192864.48
Labour Claire Wilner55318.49
Green Julie Elizabeth Birch-Holt2608.70
Conservative David Grundy1424.75
Liberal Susan O'Brien1073.58
Majority
Turnout 299027.73
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

After the boundary change of 2004 the whole of Liverpool City Council faced election. Three Councillors were returned.

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2004: Wavertree [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Warren Bradley2918
Liberal Democrats Michael Storey2836
Liberal Democrats Stephen Hurst2652
Labour Matthew Dunne550
Labour Ebenezer Quartey498
Labour Barrie Grunewald491
Majority
Turnout 397536.22
Liberal Democrats hold Swing n/a

See also

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