Kensington_and_Fairfield_(ward)
Kensington and Fairfield (Liverpool ward)
Metropolitan borough council ward in England
53.413°N 2.971°W / 53.413; -2.971
| Kensington & Fairfield Kensington (1895–2003) | |
|---|---|
Kensington & Fairfield ward within Liverpool | |
| Population | 19,585 (2021 census) |
| Registered Electors | 11,617 (2023 election) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
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Kensington & Fairfield ward is an electoral division of Liverpool City Council in the Liverpool Wavertree, Liverpool West Derby and Liverpool Riverside Parliamentary constituencies. The ward contains the Kensington and Fairfield areas of Liverpool.
The ward was established in 1895 as Kensington ward and was renamed as Kensington & Fairfield following the 2003 local government boundary review.
1953 ward boundary
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The ward boundaries of Liverpool were changed in 1953.
The Kensington ward was largely unchanged from its previous iteration with only minor changes to better reflect the contemporary arrangement of the streets.
1980 ward boundary
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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. Kensington & Fairfield ward was represented by three councillors.[1]
The report describes the boundaries of Kensington ward as "Commencing at a point where West Derby Road meets Farnworth Street, thence northeastwards along said West Derby Road to Boundary Lane, thence northwestwards along said lane to the southern boundary of Breckfield Ward, thence northeastwards along said boundary to the southwestern boundary of Anfield Ward, thence southeastwards along said boundary, generally southeastwards along the southwestern boundary of Tuebrook Ward and eastwards along the southern boundary of Tuebrook Ward to the southwestern boundary of Old Swan Ward, thence southeastwards along said boundary to the Edge Hill to Huyton railway line, thence southwestwards along said railway to Wavertree Road, thence northwestwards along said road to Botanic Road, thence northwestwards along said road to Edge Lane, thence generally southwestwards along said lane to Jubilee Drive, thence northwards along said drive and Farnworth Street to the point of commencement".[2]
2004 ward boundary
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The ward boundary was changed for the 2004 elections following a 2003 boundary review which saw the ward retain most of the former Kensington ward and small parts of the former Smithdown and Tuebrook wards.
The population of the 2004 ward taken at the 2011 census was 15,377,[3] and at the 2021 census 16,522.[4]
2023 ward boundary
The ward boundaries were changed 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 Kensington and Fairfield ward remained a three-member ward. The ward boundaries retained most of the 2004 ward, losing a portion to the new Everton East ward, and gaining parts of the former Central and Tuebrook and Stoneycroft wards.[5]
The population of the ward at the 2021 census was 19,585.[6]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | James Kendrick (LD) | Richard Marbrow (LD) | Frank Doran (LD) | ||||
| 2006 | Louise Baldock (Lab) | Richard Marbrow (LD) | Frank Doran (LD) | ||||
| 2007 | Louise Baldock (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Frank Doran (LD) | ||||
| 2008 | Louise Baldock (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Liam Robinson (Lab) | ||||
| 2010 | Louise Baldock (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Liam Robinson (Lab) | ||||
| 2011 | Louise Baldock (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Liam Robinson (Lab) | ||||
| 2012 | Louise Baldock (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Liam Robinson (Lab) | ||||
| 2014 | Sue Heron (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Liam Robinson (Lab) | ||||
| 2015 | Sue Heron (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Liam Robinson (Lab) | ||||
| 2016 | Sue Heron (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Liam Robinson (Lab) | ||||
| 2018 | Sue Walker (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Liam Robinson (Lab) | ||||
| 2019 | Sue Heron (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Liam Robinson (Lab) | ||||
| 2021 | Sue Heron (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Liam Robinson (Lab) | ||||
WARD REFORMED | |||||||
| 2023 | Liz Parsons (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Liam Robinson (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. [7]
Elections of the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Liz Parsons[Note 1] | 1,574 | 24.76 | ||
| Labour | Liam Robinson[Note 2] | 1,539 | 24.21 | ||
| Labour | Wendy Simon[Note 3] | 1,444 | 22.71 | ||
| Green | Radoslaw Maciej Chmiel | 429 | 6.75 | ||
| Liverpool Community Independents | Stephen James Faragher | 402 | 6.32 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Cassandra Gabriel | 294 | 4.62 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James Fisher | 289 | 4.55 | ||
| Independent | Joe Owens | 221 | 3.48 | ||
| Conservative | Beryl Pinnington | 166 | 2.61 | ||
| Majority | 1,145 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Rejected ballots | 9 | ||||
| Registered electors | 11,617 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Liam Robinson | 1,580 | 67.21 |  2.33 | |
| Green | Samuel James Cassidy | 263 | 11.19 |  4.68 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anna Clare Martin | 178 | 7.57 | 0.07 | |
| Liberal | Damien Patrick Daly | 175 | 7.44 | 3.55 | |
| Conservative | Luke Andrew Hingley-Smith | 155 | 6.59 | 3.97 | |
| Majority | 1,317 | 56.02 | 5.98 | ||
| Turnout | 2,351 | 25.03 | 1.72 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,392 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 56 | 2.33 | 1.77 | ||
| Total ballots | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -3.51 | |||
Elections of the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wendy Simon | 1,484 | 69.54% | 6.54 | |
| UKIP | Thomas Paul Kangley | 161 | 7.54% |  N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Pat Moloney | 160 | 7.50% | 2.77 | |
| Green | Rebecca Lawson | 139 | 6.51% | 1.19 | |
| Liberal | Damien Patrick Daly | 83 | 3.89% | 0.96 | |
| Conservative | Brian James Jones | 56 | 2.62% | 1.04 | |
| Independent | Joe Owens | 51 | 2.39% | 2.52 | |
| Majority | 1,323 | 62.00% | 6.37 | ||
| Turnout | 2,146 | 23.31% | 1.67 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,206 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.56% | 0.09 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sue Walker | 1,768 | 76.08% | 5.09 | |
| Green | Steve Faragher[Note 4] | 179 | 7.70% | 1.56 | |
| Independent | Joe Owens | 114 | 4.91% | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Barrow | 110 | 4.73% | 0.97 | |
| Conservative | Pauline Shuttleworth | 85 | 3.66% | 1.75 | |
| Liberal | Damien Patrick Daly | 68 | 2.93% | 0.37 | |
| Majority | 1,589 | 68.37% | 7.96 | ||
| Turnout | 2,335 | 24.98% | 3.61 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,347 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.47% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.76 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Liam John Robinson | 1,745 | 70.99% | +1.7% | |
| UKIP | Thomas Paul Kangley | 260 | 10.58% | -0.61% | |
| Green | Steve Faragher | 151 | 6.14% | -2.48% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Barrow | 140 | 5.70% | +1.50% | |
| Liberal | Michele Leigh Williams | 81 | 3.30% | +1.81% | |
| Conservative | Pauline Shuttleworth | 47 | 1.91% | 5.48% | |
| TUSC | Priyanga Jeyanayagam | 34 | 1.38% | -0.25% | |
| Majority | 1,485 | 60.41% | +2.31% | ||
| Registered electors | 8,673 | ||||
| Turnout | 2480 | 28.59% | -28.20% | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.16% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wendy Simon | 3,528 | 69.29% | 1.44% | |
| UKIP | Thomas Paul Kangley | 570 | 11.19% | -6.72% | |
| Green | Stephen Faragher | 570 | 8.62% | +3.03% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Barrow | 214 | 4.20% | +0.43% | |
| Conservative | Holly Nicole Boyd | 182 | 3.57% | +1.68% | |
| TUSC | Jimmy Tyson | 83 | 1.63% | +0.11% | |
| Liberal | Shelley Williams | 46 | 1.49% | +0.01% | |
| Majority | 2,958 | 58.10% | |||
| Registered electors | 8,967 | ||||
| Turnout | 5,117 | 56.79% | +8.16% | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 4.08% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sue Heron | 1,834 | 67.85% | -10.01% | |
| UKIP | Michael John Lane | 484 | 17.91% | n/a | |
| Independent | Stephen Faragher | 151 | 5.59% | n/a | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Barrow | 102 | 3.77% | -1.98% | |
| Conservative | Ben Hachula | 51 | 1.89% | -0.48% | |
| TUSC | Dave Jones | 41 | 1.52% | -2.52% | |
| Liberal | Brenda Edwards | 40 | 1.48% | -3.34% | |
| Majority | 1,350 | 49.94% | -22.17% | ||
| Turnout | 2,703 | 30.41% | -0.18% | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Liam Robinson | 2,099 | 77.86% | +1.56% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebekah Elizabeth Lindeman | 155 | 5.75% | -0.28% | |
| Green | Esther Ruth Cosslett | 139 | 5.16% | +1.46% | |
| Liberal | Karen Louise Williams | 130 | 4.82% | -0.18% | |
| TUSC | Neville Jones | 109 | 4.04% | n/a | |
| Conservative | Lucy Jane McKinstry | 64 | 2.37% | -0.54% | |
| Majority | 1,944 | 72.11% | +1.87% | ||
| Turnout | 2,696 | 30.59% | -2.77% | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.92% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wendy Ann Simon | 2228 | 76.30% | +14.25% | |
| UKIP | Frank Dunne | 177 | 6.06% | n/a | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin White | 176 | 6.03% | -22.98% | |
| Liberal | John James Joseph McNulty | 146 | 5.00% | +2.75% | |
| Green | Esther Ruth Cosslett | 108 | 3.70% | -0.07% | |
| Conservative | Andy Carpenter | 85 | 2.91% | -0.01% | |
| Majority | 2051 | 70.24% | +37.21% | ||
| Turnout | 2920 | 33.36% | -20.10% | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 18.62% | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Louise Baldock | 2949 | 62.05% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Francis Joseph Doran | 1379 | 29.01% | ||
| Green | Michael Ryan | 179 | 3.77% | ||
| Conservative | Ann Nugent | 139 | 2.92% | ||
| Liberal | Shelley Harrison | 107 | 2.25% | ||
| Majority | 1570 | 33.03% | |||
| Turnout | 4753 | 53.46% | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections of the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Liam John Robinson | 1411 | 47.88% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Francis Joseph Doran | 1214 | 41.19 | ||
| Green | Janet Louise Bunn | 144 | 4.89% | ||
| Conservative | Nigel Stuart Barber | 93 | 3.16% | ||
| Liberal | Karen Williams | 85 | 2.88% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2947 | 31.22% | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Wendy Simon | 1289 | 45.68% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Marbrow | 1237 | 43.83% | ||
| BNP | Jane Greenhalgh | 128 | 4.54% | ||
| Green | Paula Ann Rice | 106 | 3.76% | ||
| Conservative | John Astley Watson | 62 | 2.20% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2822 | 30.19% | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Louise Baldock | 1127 | 45.04% | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Jimmy Kenrick | 955 | 38.17% | ||
| Liberal | Elizabeth Susan Pascoe | 180 | 7.19% | ||
| Green | Paula Ann Rice | 152 | 6.08% | ||
| Conservative | Francis Dunne | 88 | 3.52% | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2502 | 24.16% | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
After the boundary change of 2004 the whole of Liverpool City Council faced election. Three Councillors were returned.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Frank Doran | 1528 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Marbrow | 1346 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | James Kendrick | 1321 | |||
| Labour | Michael Fox | 1155 | |||
| Labour | James Noakes | 1082 | |||
| Labour | Francis Steer | 1022 | |||
| Socialist Labour | Michael Lane | 257 | |||
| Liberal | Karen Williams | 217 | |||
| Liberal | Damien Daly | 192 | |||
| Liberal | James Richardson | 177 | |||
| Conservative | Francis Dunne | 117 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3177 | 29.61% | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | n/a | |||
• italics - Denotes the sitting Councillor.
• bold - Denotes the winning candidate.
- Liz Parsons was a re-standing councillor for the former Norris Green ward.
- Liam Robinson was a re-standing councillor for the former Kensington & Fairfield ward.
- Wendy Simon was a re-standing councillor for the former Kensington & Fairfield ward.
- Steve Faragher was forced to resign from the Green Party on 30 April after making disablist comments on social media; however, he remained on the ballot paper as the Green Party candidate. "Candidate who resigned from Green party apologises but is still standing...for the Green party". Liverpool Echo.
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