Speke (Liverpool ward)

Speke
Speke ward within Liverpool
Population9,558 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors
  • Mary Rasmussen (Labour Party)
  • Doreen Knight (Labour Party)
List of places
UK
England
Merseyside

Speke ward is an electoral division of Liverpool City Council centred on the Speke district of the city.

Background

1953 boundaries

A map showing the ward boundaries of the 1953 Speke ward
1953 Speke ward

The ward was created in for the 1953 elections where it returned three councillors. The ward boundaries followed the River Mersey, the city's eastern boundary and Speke Hall Lane.

1973 boundaries

A map showing the ward boundaries of the 1973 Speke ward
1973 Speke ward

Following the Local Government Act 1972 the ward boundaries of the council were altered. The number of wards was reduced from 40 to 33 and the aldermanic system was abolished. Speke ward was retained and returned three councillors.[1]

1980 boundaries

A map showing the ward boundaries of the 1980 Speke ward
1980 Speke ward

The ward boundary was changed for the 1980 elections. 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. Speke ward was represented by three councillors.[2]

The report describes the boundaries as "Commencing at a point where West Road is crossed by the eastern boundary of the City, thence eastwards and southwards along said City boundary to the southern boundary of the City (being low water - River Mersey), thence generally westwards along said boundary to the eastern boundary of St Mary's Ward, thence northwestwards, westwards, northwards and eastwards along said boundary to the point of commencement".[3]

2004 election

Main article: Speke-Garston (ward)

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. Speke ward was merged with the former Garston ward to form Speke-Garston.[4]

2023 boundaries

The ward was recreated in 2023 following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England which decided that the existing 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 Speke ward was reinstated as a two-member ward from the eastern section of the former Speke Garston.[5] The ward boundaries follow the boundary of the Estuary Business Park, Speke Hall Avenue, the West Coast Main Line, the city boundary and the River Mersey. The ward contains Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Speke Hall.[5]

Councillors

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 - 2022 see SPEKE-GARSTON
2023 Mary Rasmussen (Lab) Doreen Knight (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[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Rasmussen[Note 1] 1,307 37.18
Labour Doreen Knight[Note 2] 1,206 34.31
Liverpool Community Independents Paul David Theobald 356 10.13
Independent Anthony Marlow 217 6.17
Green Fiona Margaret McGill Coyne 164 4.67
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Patricia McAlliser 97 2.76
Liberal Democrats Gerard Stephen McKean 85 2.42
Independent Samantha Robinson 83 2.36
Majority 101
Turnout
Rejected ballots 9
Total ballots
Registered electors 9,558
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ^ Mary Rasmussen was a re-standing councillor for the former Speke-Garston ward.
  2. ^ Doreen Knight was a re-standing councillor for the former Speke-Garston ward.

References

  1. ^ The County of Merseyside (Electoral Divisions and Wards) Order 1973
  2. ^ The City of Liverpool (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  3. ^ "Report No.319" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission For England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Final recommendations on the future electoral arrangements for Liverpool City" (PDF). Boundary Committee for England. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010.
  5. ^ a b "New electoral arrangements for Liverpool City Council Final Recommendations" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 1 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Election Results for Speke, 4 May 2023". Liverpool City Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.