Belle_Vale_(ward)
Belle Vale (Liverpool ward)
Metropolitan borough council ward in England
Belle Vale is an electoral division of Liverpool City Council in the Garston and Halewood Parliamentary constituency.
Quick Facts Population, Registered Electors ...
| Belle Vale | |
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Belle Vale ward within Liverpool | |
| Population | 13,653 (2021 census) |
| Registered Electors | 4,385 (2023 elections) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
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The ward was formed in 2004 and the boundaries were altered in 2023. From 2023 the ward is represented by two councillors.
2004 boundaries
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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 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]
More information Election, Councillor ...
| 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) | ||||
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| 2023 | Lynnie Hinnigan (Lab) | Ruth Bennett (Lab) | |||||
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Elections of the 2020s
After the boundary change of 2023 the whole of Liverpool City Council faced election. Two councillors were returned.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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) | |||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ruth Bennett | 2,155 | 68.43 |  2.19 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen David Atkinson | 477 | 14.19 |  7.57 | |
| Conservative | Wendy Rose Hine | 220 | 6.99 | 3.41 | |
| Green | Hilary Brenda McDonagh | 213 | 6.76 | 0.94 | |
| Freedom Alliance. No Lockdowns | Neil Sheppard | 67 | 2.13 |  N/A | |
| Liberal | Marjorie Peel | 47 | 1.49 | 0.55 | |
| Majority | 1,708 | 54.24% | 6.02 | ||
| Turnout | 3,206 | 27.30% | 1.36 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,745 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 57 | 1.78% | 1.38 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.88 | |||
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Elections of the 2010s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Helen Thompson | 2,113 | 70.62% | 11.99 | |
| UKIP | Douglas Anthony Boffey | 310 | 10.36% | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen David Atkinson | 198 | 6.62% | 0.66 | |
| Green | Hilary Brenda McDonagh | 174 | 5.82% | 2.80 | |
| Conservative | Wendy Rose Hine | 107 | 3.58% | 2.23 | |
| Socialist Alternative | Roy Dixon | 62 | 2.07% | N/A | |
| Liberal | Marjorie Peel | 28 | 0.94% | 0.34 | |
| Majority | 1,803 | 60.26% | 15.06 | ||
| Turnout | 3,004 | 25.94% | 1.18 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,581 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.40% | 0.11 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Pauline Walton | 2,574 | 82.61% | 10.97 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen David Atkinson | 227 | 7.28% | 0.33 | |
| Conservative | Wendy Rose Hine | 181 | 5.81% | 1.81 | |
| Green | Hilary Brenda McDonagh | 94 | 3.02% | 0.91 | |
| Liberal | Marjorie Peel | 40 | 1.28% | 0.39 | |
| Majority | 2,347 | 75.32% | 10.63 | ||
| Turnout | 3,132 | 27.12% | 2.56 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,547 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.51% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 5.32% | |||
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A by-election was held in 2016, alongside an ordinary election, following the resignation of Cllr Janet Kent.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Elections of the 2000s
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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After the boundary change of 2004 the whole of Liverpool City Council faced election. Three Councillors were returned at this election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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• italics denotes the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
- Lynnie Hinnigan was a re-standing councillor for Cressington ward.
- Ruth Bennett was a re-standing councillor for the former Belle Vale ward.
- "Boundary Commission Report". 15 May 2010.
- "Liverpool City Ward population 2011". Retrieved 11 January 2016.
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- "New electoral arrangements for Liverpool City Council Final Recommendations" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 1 March 2023.
- "Election results for Belle Vale, 4th May, 2023". Liverpool City Council. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- "Municipal Elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2021". Liverpool City Council. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- "Municipal Election Results 2019, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
- "Municipal Election Results 2018, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
- "Municipal Election Results 2016, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
- "Municipal Election Results 2015, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
- "Municipal Election Results 2014, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
- "Municipal Election Results 2012, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
- "Municipal Election results 2011, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
- "Municipal Election results 2010, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
- "Municipal Election results 2008, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
- "Municipal Election results 2007, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
- "Municipal Election results 2006, Belle Vale". Liverpool City Council.
- "Municipal Election results 2004" (PDF). Liverpool City Council.[permanent dead link]