Sefton Park (Liverpool ward)

Sefton Park
Sefton Park West (1899–1952)
Sefton Park ward within Liverpool
Population4,188 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Merseyside

Sefton Park ward is an electoral district of Liverpool City Council within the Liverpool Riverside constituency. The ward includes, and is named for, Sefton Park, and part of the district of the same name.

Background

1895 boundaries

The ward was created in 1895 to accommodate the expanding city. In 1899 the ward was renamed as Sefton Park West with the Sefton Park East ward created at the same time.[1]

2023 boundaries

The ward was re-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 Sefton Park ward was re-created as a single-member ward from the northern half of the former St Michael's ward, with small sections of the former Princes Park and Mossley Hill wards.[2] The ward boundaries follow Croxteth Gate, Mossley Hill Drive, Elmswood Road, Aigburth Vale, Aigburth Road, and Ullet Road.[2]

Councillors

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
1895[1] Richard Dart (Con) Augustus Frederick Warr (Con) Francis Henderson (Con)
1896 Richard Dart (Con) Augustus Frederick Warr (Con) Francis Henderson (Con)
1897[3] Richard Dart (Con) Augustus Frederick Warr (Con) Francis Henderson (Con)
1898 Richard Dart (Con) Radcliffe William Smith (Con) Francis Henderson (Con)
RENAMED SEFTON PARK WEST
1899 Richard Dart (Con) Radcliffe William Smith (Con) Thomas Stanley Rogerson (Con)
1900 Richard Dart (Con) Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (Lib) Thomas Stanley Rogerson (Con)
1901 Richard Dart (Con) Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (Lib) Thomas Stanley Rogerson (Con)
1902 Richard Dart (Con) Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (Lib) Thomas Stanley Rogerson (Con)
1903 Richard Dart (Con) Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (Lib) Thomas Stanley Rogerson (Con)
1904 Richard Dart (Con) Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (Lib) Joseph Wilson (Lib)
1905 Richard Dart (Con) Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (Lib) Joseph Wilson (Lib)
1906 Richard Dart (Con) Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (Lib) Joseph Wilson (Lib)
1907 Richard Dart (Con) Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (Lib) Fred Pritchard (Con)
1908 Richard Dart (Con) Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (Lib) Fred Pritchard (Con)
1909 Richard Dart (Con) Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (Lib) Fred Pritchard (Con)
1910 Richard Dart (Con) Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (Lib) Frank Campbell Wilson (Lib)
1911 Ernest Cranstoun Given (Con) Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (Lib) Frank Campbell Wilson (Lib)
1912 Ernest Cranstoun Given (Con) Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (Lib) Frank Campbell Wilson (Lib)
1913 Ernest Cranstoun Given (Con) Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (Lib) Frank Campbell Wilson (Lib)
1914 Ernest Cranstoun Given (Con) Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (Lib) Frank Campbell Wilson (Lib)
1918 Mabel Fletcher (Con) Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (Lib) Frank Campbell Wilson (Lib)
1919 Mabel Fletcher (Con) Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (Lib) Frank Campbell Wilson (Lib)
? (Lib)
1920 Mabel Fletcher (Con) ? (Lib) Frank Campbell Wilson (Lib)
1921 Mabel Fletcher (Con) ? (Lib) Frank Campbell Wilson (Lib)
1922 Mabel Fletcher (Con) Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (Lib) Frank Campbell Wilson (Lib)
1923 Mabel Fletcher (Con) Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (Lib) Frank Campbell Wilson (Lib)
1924 Mabel Fletcher (Con) Herbert Reynolds Rathbone (Lib) Frank Campbell Wilson (Lib)
1925 Mabel Fletcher (Con) James Graham Reece (Con) Frank Campbell Wilson (Lib)
1926 Mabel Fletcher (Con) James Graham Reece (Con) Frank Campbell Wilson (Lib)
1927 Mabel Fletcher (Con) James Graham Reece (Con) Frank Campbell Wilson (Lib)
Ronald Percy Clayton (Con)
1928 Mabel Fletcher (Con) James Graham Reece (Con) Ronald Percy Clayton (Con)
1929 Mabel Fletcher (Con) James Graham Reece (Con) Ronald Percy Clayton (Con)
1930 Walter Thomas Lancashire (Con) James Graham Reece (Con) Ronald Percy Clayton (Con)
1931 Walter Thomas Lancashire (Con) James Graham Reece (Con) Ronald Percy Clayton (Con)
1932 Walter Thomas Lancashire (Con) James Graham Reece (Con) Ronald Percy Clayton (Con)
1933 Walter Thomas Lancashire (Con) James Graham Reece (Con) Ronald Percy Clayton (Con)
1934 Walter Thomas Lancashire (Con) James Graham Reece (Con) Ronald Percy Clayton (Con)
1935 Walter Thomas Lancashire (Con) James Graham Reece (Con) William James Austin (Con)
1936 Walter Thomas Lancashire (Con) James Graham Reece (Con) William James Austin (Con)
1937 Walter Thomas Lancashire (Con) James Graham Reece (Con) William James Austin (Con)
1938 Walter Thomas Lancashire (Con) James Graham Reece (Con) Alexander Maver Finlayson (Con)
1940 ? (Con) Alexander Maver Finlayson (Con)
1944 Arthur Brierley Collins (Con) ? (Con)
1945 Arthur Brierley Collins (Con) ? (Con) Frederick Bidston (Con)
1946 Arthur Brierley Collins (Con) George Walter Pickles (Con) Frederick Bidston (Con)
1947 Arthur Brierley Collins (Con) George Walter Pickles (Con) Frederick Bidston (Con)
1949 Arthur Brierley Collins (Con) George Walter Pickles (Con) Frederick Bidston (Con)
1950 Arthur Brierley Collins (Con) George Walter Pickles (Con) Frederick Bidston (Con)
1951 Arthur Brierley Collins (Con) George Walter Pickles (Con) Frederick Bidston (Con)
1952 Arthur Brierley Collins (Con) George Walter Pickles (Con) Frederick Bidston (Con)
1953-2022 WARD DISESTABLISHED
2023 John Howard (Green)

  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[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green John David Howard 760 56.80
Labour Jim Davies 449 33.56
Liberal Democrats Jane Francesca Westcott 69 5.16
Conservative Pauline Dougherty 60 4.48
Majority 311 23.24
Turnout 1,338 31.95
Rejected ballots 7 0.52
Total ballots 1,345 32.12
Registered electors 4,188
Green win (new seat)

Elections of the 1890s

Thursday 1 November 1898
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Francis Henderson unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
By-election: Tuesday 18 October 1898[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Radcliffe William Smith unopposed
Registered electors 4,366
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was held on 18 October 1898 and was caused by the resignation of Councillor Augustus Frederick Warr MP, which was reported to the council on 5 October 1898.[3]

Thursday 1 November 1897
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Augustus Frederick Warr MP 1,413 56%
Liberal John Morris 1,094 44%
Majority 319
Registered electors 4,366
Turnout 2,507 57%
Conservative hold Swing
Monday 2 November 1896
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Dart unopposed
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing
Thursday 1 November 1895
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Francis Henderson 1,287 54% N/A
Conservative Augustus Frederick Warr 1,243 52% N/A
Conservative Richard Dart 1,221 51% N/A
Liberal Robert Kirkland 1,092 46% N/A
Liberal Edward Paull 1,036 44% N/A
Liberal Robert McDuff 905 38% N/A
Majority N/A
Registered electors 3,718
Turnout N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ a b "Liverpool City Council". Proceedings of the Council. 1895–1896.
  2. ^ a b "New electoral arrangements for Liverpool City Council Final Recommendations" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 9 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Liverpool City Council - Proceedings of the Council 1897-1898
  4. ^ "Election Results for Sefton Park, 4 May 2023". Liverpool City Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.