Belle Vale (Liverpool ward)

Belle Vale
Belle Vale ward within Liverpool
Population13,653 (2021 census)
Registered Electors4,385 (2023 elections)
Metropolitan borough
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Region
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Belle Vale is an electoral division of Liverpool City Council in the Garston and Halewood Parliamentary constituency.

Background

The ward was formed in 2004 and the boundaries were altered in 2023. From 2023 the ward is represented by two councillors.

2004 boundaries

A map of the city of Liverpool showing 2004 council ward boundaries. Belle Vale ward is highlighted
2004 ward 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 Belle Vale was created from the former Netherley and Valley wards.

The ward boundaries followed the city boundary and the North Liverpool Extension Line.[1]

The population of the 2004 ward at the 2011 census was 15,004,[2] and at the 2021 census was 15,613.[3]

2023 boundaries

A 2022 review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England 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 Belle Vale ward was varied as a smaller, two-member ward, retaining most of the former Belle Vale ward, losing small sections to the new Gateacre and Childwall wards.[4]

Councillors

Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
2004 Pauline Walton (Lab) Ian Phillips (LD) Thomas Marshall (LD)
2006 Pauline Walton (Lab) Ian Phillips (LD) Thomas Marshall (LD)
2007 Pauline Walton (Lab) Janet Kent (Lab) Thomas Marshall (LD)
2008 Pauline Walton (Lab) Janet Kent (Lab) Claire Wilner (Lab)
2010 Pauline Walton (Lab) Janet Kent (Lab) Claire Wilner (Lab)
2011 Pauline Walton (Lab) Janet Kent (Lab) Claire Wilner (Lab)
2012 Pauline Walton (Lab) Janet Kent (Lab) Claire Wilner (Lab)
2014 Pauline Walton (Lab) Janet Kent (Lab) Claire Wilner (Lab)
2015 Pauline Walton (Lab) Janet Kent (Lab) Claire Wilner (Lab)
2016 Pauline Walton (Lab) Helen Thompson (Lab) Ruth Bennett (Lab)
2018 Pauline Walton (Lab) Helen Thompson (Lab) Ruth Bennett (Lab)
2019 Pauline Walton (Lab) Helen Thompson (Lab) Ruth Bennett (Lab)
2021 Pauline Walton (Lab) Helen Thompson (Lab) Ruth Bennett (Lab)
WARD REFORMED
2023 Lynnie Hinnigan (Lab) Ruth Bennett (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

After the boundary change of 2023 the whole of Liverpool City Council faced election. Two councillors were returned.

4th May 2023[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lynnie Hinnigan[Note 1] 1,645 37.63
Labour Ruth Bennett[Note 2] 1,547 35.39
Independent Rev Jane McKelvey 387 8.85
Liberal Democrats Stephen David Atkinson 256 5.86
Independent Malvern Dean Hanlon 224 5.12
Green Alvaro Jose Costela Sanchez 171 3.91
Liberal Democrats Adam Kenneth Fitzgibbon 141 3.23
Majority 1,258
Turnout
Rejected ballots 14
Total votes
Registered electors 4,385
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)


Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2021: 6th May 2021[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ruth Bennett 2,155 68.43 Decrease 2.19
Liberal Democrats Stephen David Atkinson 477 14.19 Increase 7.57
Conservative Wendy Rose Hine 220 6.99 Increase 3.41
Green Hilary Brenda McDonagh 213 6.76 Increase 0.94
Freedom Alliance. No Lockdowns Neil Sheppard 67 2.13 Steady N/A
Liberal Marjorie Peel 47 1.49 Increase0.55
Majority 1,708 54.24% Decrease6.02
Turnout 3,206 27.30% Increase1.36
Registered electors 11,745
Rejected ballots 57 1.78% Increase 1.38
Labour hold Swing -4.88

Elections of the 2010s

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2019: 2nd May 2019 [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helen Thompson 2,113 70.62% Decrease 11.99
UKIP Douglas Anthony Boffey 310 10.36% Steady N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen David Atkinson 198 6.62% Decrease 0.66
Green Hilary Brenda McDonagh 174 5.82% Increase 2.80
Conservative Wendy Rose Hine 107 3.58% Decrease 2.23
Socialist Alternative Roy Dixon 62 2.07% Steady N/A
Liberal Marjorie Peel 28 0.94% Decrease 0.34
Majority 1,803 60.26% Decrease 15.06
Turnout 3,004 25.94% Decrease 1.18
Registered electors 11,581
Rejected ballots 12 0.40% Decrease 0.11
Labour hold Swing
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2018: 3rd May 2018 [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pauline Walton 2,574 82.61% Increase 10.97
Liberal Democrats Stephen David Atkinson 227 7.28% Increase 0.33
Conservative Wendy Rose Hine 181 5.81% Increase 1.81
Green Hilary Brenda McDonagh 94 3.02% Decrease 0.91
Liberal Marjorie Peel 40 1.28% Decrease 0.39
Majority 2,347 75.32% Increase 10.63
Turnout 3,132 27.12% Increase 2.56
Registered electors 11,547
Rejected ballots 16 0.51%
Labour hold Swing 5.32%

A by-election was held in 2016, alongside an ordinary election, following the resignation of Cllr Janet Kent.

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2016: 5th May 2016 [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ruth Lillian Bennett 2,196 71.64% −4.31%
Labour Helen Thompson 1,761
Liberal Democrats Stephen Atkinson 384 6.95% +3.51%
TUSC Alan David Fogg 360 11.81% +8.06%
TUSC Roy Dixon 292
Green Hilary McDonagh 217 3.93% +0.93%
Conservative Beryl Pinnington 127 4.00% −0.30%
Conservative Elizabeth Ann Pearson 94
Liberal Damien Patrick Daly 92 1.67% +0.61%
Majority 1,812 64.69% −2.48%
Registered electors 11,290
Turnout 2,773 24.56% −40.99%
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2015: 7th May 2015 [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Kent 5,675 75.95% +8.79%
UKIP Carl Sullivan 656 8.78% −9.01%
Conservative Ben Hachula 301 4.03% +0.39%
TUSC Roy Dixon 280 3.75% −1.37%
Liberal Democrats Ian Phillips 275 3.44% n/a
Green Joel Kenyon 224 3.00%
Liberal Damien Patrick Daly 79 1.06% −1.10%
Majority 5,019 67.17% +17.80%
Registered electors 11,436
Turnout 7,496 65.55% +34.79%
Labour hold Swing 8.9%
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2014: 22nd May 2014 [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pauline Walton 2,307 67.16% −14.98%
UKIP Carl Sullivan 611 17.79% n/a
TUSC Roy Dixon 176 5.12% +1.24%
Green Julie Elizabeth Birch-Holt 141 4.10% +0.25%
Conservative Maria Prayle 125 3.64% n/a
Liberal Damien Patrick Daly 75 2.18% −3.88%
Majority 1,696 49.37% −26.71%
Turnout 3,435 30.76% +0.55%
Labour hold Swing
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2012: 3rd May 2012 [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Claire Wilner 2,709 82.14% +0.63%
Liberal Damien Patrick Daly 200 6.06% −3.26%
BNP Christopher Beatson 134 4.06% n/a
TUSC Lynne Wild 128 3.88% n/a
Green Julie Elizabeth Birch-Holt 127 3.85% −0.60%
Majority 2,209 76.08% +3.90%
Turnout 3,298 30.21% −5.45%
Labour hold Swing 1.95%
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2011: 5th May 2011 [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Irene Kent 3147 81.51% +20.06%
Liberal Democrats Michael Marner 360 9.32% −22.33%
Conservative Paul Barber 182 4.71% +0.08%
Green Julie Birch-Holt 172 4.45% +2.18%
Majority 2787 72.18% +61.47%
Turnout 3861 35.66% −22.62%
Labour hold Swing 21.20%
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2010: Belle Vale [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pauline Walton 3811 61.45%
Liberal Democrats Ian Philips 1963 31.65%
Conservative Stephen Fitzsimmons 287 4.63%
Green Julie Elizabeth Birch-Holt 141 2.27%
Majority 664 10.71%
Turnout 6202 58.28%
Labour hold Swing

Elections of the 2000s

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2008: Belle Vale [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Claire Louise Wilner 1673 45.86%
Liberal Democrats Tom Marshall 1383 37.91%
BNP Peter Michael Molloy 336 9.21%
Conservative Jack Stallworthy 111 3.04%
Green Mark Kendal Bowman 78 2.14%
United Socialist Paul Filby 67 1.84%
Majority
Turnout 3648 33.09%
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2007: Belle Vale [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Kent 1639 46.42%
Liberal Democrats Ian Phillips 1505 42.62%
Conservative Norman Coppell 118 3.34%
Liberal Damien Patrick Daly 109 3.09%
United Socialist Paul Filby 82 2.32%
Green Andrea Pennington 78 2.21%
Majority
Turnout 3531 32.09%
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2006: Belle Vale [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pauline Walton 1903 42.24%
Liberal Democrats Peter Joseph Rainford 1556 42.24%
Liberal Deborah Ann Mayes 131 3.56%
Conservative Norman Coppell 94 2.55%
Majority
Turnout 3684 32.36%
Labour hold Swing

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

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2004: Belle Vale [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Thomas Marshall 2082
Liberal Democrats Ian Phillips 2911
Labour Pauline Walton 1859
Liberal Democrats Francis O'Donoghue 1796
Labour Oliver Martins 1626
Labour Timothy Moore 1537
Conservative Joyce Larrosa 181
Majority
Turnout 4303 37.40%

• italics denotes the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

Notes

  1. ^ Lynnie Hinnigan was a re-standing councillor for Cressington ward.
  2. ^ Ruth Bennett was a re-standing councillor for the former Belle Vale ward.

References

  1. ^ "Boundary Commission Report". 15 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Liverpool City Ward population 2011". Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Anfield (Ward, United Kingdom)". citypopulation.de.
  4. ^ "New electoral arrangements for Liverpool City Council Final Recommendations" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 1 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Election results for Belle Vale, 4th May, 2023". Liverpool City Council. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Municipal Elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2021". Liverpool City Council. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2019, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
  8. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2018, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
  9. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2016, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
  10. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2015, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
  11. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2014, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
  12. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2012, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
  13. ^ "Municipal Election results 2011, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
  14. ^ "Municipal Election results 2010, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
  15. ^ "Municipal Election results 2008, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
  16. ^ "Municipal Election results 2007, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
  17. ^ "Municipal Election results 2006, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
  18. ^ "Municipal Election results 2004" (PDF). Liverpool City Council.[permanent dead link‍]

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