Wavertree_(ward)
Wavertree (ward)
Former metropolitan borough council ward in Liverpool, England
Wavertree ward was an electoral division of Liverpool City Council centred on the Wavertree, Liverpool district of Liverpool.
| Wavertree | |
|---|---|
Wavertree ward (2004) within Liverpool | |
| Area | 2.853 km2 (1.102 sq mi) |
| Population | 14,262 (2021 census) |
| • Density | 4,999/km2 (12,950/sq mi) |
| Registered Electors | 10,550 (2021 election) |
| Metropolitan borough | |
| Metropolitan county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
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The ward was first established in 1895 before being dissolved in 1953, it was recreated in 2004 and dissolved again in 2023.
2004 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 ward was created from parts of the former Childwall, Church, and Picton wards.[1] The ward was part of the Liverpool Wavertree Parliamentary constituency.
The ward boundaries followed the Liverpool to Manchester railway line, Northway, Thingwall Road, Queens Drive, Woolton Road, Heathfield Road, Smithdown Road, and the West Coast Main Line.[1]
The ward contained the Liverpool Blue Coat School, Childwall Sports and Science Academy, and Wavertree Playground.
The population of the ward taken at the 2021 Census was 14,262.[2]
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Steve Hurst (LD) | Mike Storey (LD) | Warren Bradley (LD) | |||
| 2006 | Steve Hurst (LD) | Mike Storey (LD) | Warren Bradley (LD) | |||
| 2007 | Steve Hurst (LD) | Mike Storey (LD) | Warren Bradley (LD) | |||
| 2008 | Steve Hurst (LD) | Mike Storey (LD) | Warren Bradley (LD) | |||
| 2010 | Rosie Jolly (LD) | Mike Storey (LD) | Warren Bradley (LD) | |||
| 2011 | Rosie Jolly (LD) | Jake Morrison (Lab) | Warren Bradley (Ind.)[a] | |||
| 2012 | Rosie Jolly (LD) | Jake Morrison (Lab) | Helen Casstles (Lab) | |||
| 2013 | Rosie Jolly (Lab)[b] | Jake Morrison (Ind.)[c] | Helen Casstles (Lab) | |||
| 2014 | Rosie Jolly (Lab) | Jake Morrison (Ind.) | Helen Casstles (Lab) | |||
| 2015 | Rosie Jolly (Lab) | David Cummings (Lab) | Helen Casstles (Lab) | |||
| 2016 | Rosie Jolly (Lab) | David Cummings (Lab) | Helen Casstles (Lab) | |||
| 2017 | Rosie Jolly (Lab) | David Cummings (Lab) | Clare McIntyre (Lab)[d] | |||
| 2018 | Angela Coleman (Lab) | David Cummings (Lab) | Clare McIntyre (Lab) | |||
| 2019 | Angela Coleman (Lab) | David Cummings (Lab) | Clare McIntyre (Lab) | |||
| 2021 | Angela Coleman (Lab) | David Cummings (Lab) | Clare McIntyre (Lab) | |||
| 2022 | Angela Coleman (Lab) | David Cummings (Ind)[e] | Clare McIntyre (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.
Notes
a.^ Cllr Warren Bradley (elected as Liberal Democrat, 2008) was suspended and eventually expelled from the Liberal Democrats following allegations of electoral fraud which he later admitted in Court, he unsuccessfully contested the 2012 elections as an Independent.[3]
b.^ Cllr Rosie Jolly (elected as Liberal Democrat, 2010) defected to the Labour Party in May 2013 and successfully defended her seat in 2014.[4]
c.^ Cllr Jake Morrison (elected as Labour, 2010) resigned his membership of the Labour Party in June 2013, due to internal disputes with the local Labour MP and disillusionment with national Labour policies.[5]
d.^ Cllr Helen Casstles (Labour, 2016) resigned from the council in April 2017 citing conflicting work commitments.[6]
e.^ Cllr David Cummings (elected as Labour, 2019) was suspended from the Labour whip in 2019 before being expelled from the Labour Party in 2022, following a string of complaints of abuse and receiving two criminal convictions.[7]
Bold - Denotes the winning candidate. italics - Denotes a re-standing councillor.
Elections of the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Clare McIntyre | 1,579 | 38.82 |  14.08 | |
| Green | David William Morgan | 1,176 | 28.92 |  12.77 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Tania Turner | 975 | 23.97 | 3.40 | |
| Conservative | Stuart Wood | 155 | 3.81 | 0.33 | |
| Liberal | David Seth Harrap | 115 | 2.83 | 1.25 | |
| Independent | Adam Giles Heatherington | 67 | 1.65 | 0.51 | |
| Majority | 403 | 9.91 | 22.42 | ||
| Turnout | 4,067 | 38.55 | 5.21 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 22 | 0.54 | 0.09 | ||
| Total ballots | 4,089 | 38.76 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,550 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -13.42 | |||
Elections of the 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dave Cummings | 1,841 | 52.90 | 9.57 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Hulme | 716 | 20.57 | 1.35 | |
| Green | David William Morgan | 562 | 16.15 | 7.23 | |
| Conservative | Stuart Wood | 144 | 4.14 | 3.13 | |
| Liberal | David Seth Harrap | 142 | 4.08 | 1.96 | |
| Democrats and Veterans | Adam Giles Heatherington | 75 | 2.16 |  N/A | |
| Majority | 1,125 | 32.33 | 9.91 | ||
| Turnout | 3,480 | 33.34 | 0.90 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 22 | 0.63 | 0.62 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,439 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.46 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Angela Coleman | 2,122 | 62.47 | 0.28 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Hulme | 653 | 19.22 | 3.49 | |
| Green | David William Morgan | 303 | 8.92 | 2.54 | |
| Conservative | Stuart Wood | 247 | 7.27 | 0.51 | |
| Liberal | Jonathan Mason | 72 | 2.12 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,469 | 42.24 | 8.83 | ||
| Turnout | 3,409 | 32.44 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.35% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,510 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | 1.88 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Clare McIntyre | 2,632 | 62.19 | +8.61 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joe Harmer | 961 | 22.71 | +3.54 | |
| Conservative | Stuart Wood | 286 | 6.76 | +2.15 | |
| Green | Paul Woodruff | 270 | 6.38 | -5.15 | |
| TUSC | Angela Grant | 83 | 1.96 | -1.54 | |
| Majority | 1,671 | 34.41 | |||
| Turnout | 4,259 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Helen Casstles | 1,929 | 53.58 | -6.31 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Donald McFarlane Turner | 690 | 19.17 | +8.56 | |
| Green | Peter Andrew Cranie | 415 | 11.53 | +0.04 | |
| Liberal | Pamela Ann Bradley | 274 | 7.61 | n/a | |
| Conservative | Diane Isobel Watson | 166 | 4.61 | -2.33 | |
| TUSC | Angela Grant | 126 | 3.50 | +0.97 | |
| Majority | 1239 | 34.41 | |||
| Turnout | 3648 | 35.53 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dave Cummings | 4280 | 59.89 | ||
| Green | Julie Birch-Holt | 821 | 11.49 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Leo Evans | 758 | 10.61 | ||
| Conservative | Dianne Watcon | 496 | 6.94 | ||
| UKIP | Vincent McDermott | 484 | 6.77 | ||
| TUSC | Angela Grant | 181 | 2.53 | ||
| Independent | Stephen McNally | 127 | 1.78 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rosie Jolly | 1859 | 53.36 | +5.07 | |
| UKIP | Neil Lawrence Miney | 438 | 12.57 | n/a | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Maddison | 435 | 12.49 | +3.27 | |
| Green | Elizabeth Susan Pascoe | 351 | 10.07 | +3.55 | |
| Conservative | Diane Isabel Watson | 155 | 4.45 | +1.59 | |
| Liberal | James Robert Dykstra | 131 | 3.76 | n/a | |
| NHA | Stephen McNally | 115 | 3.30 | n/a | |
| Majority | 1,421 | 40.79 | |||
| Turnout | 3484 | 34.00 | -4.69 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Helen Casstles | 1874 | 48.29 | ||
| Independent | Warren Bradley | 1118 | 28.81 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin White | 358 | 9.22 | ||
| Green | Elizabeth Susan Pascoe | 253 | 6.52 | ||
| UKIP | Neil Lawrence Miney | 122 | 3.14 | ||
| Conservative | Sabrina Bigby | 111 | 2.86 | ||
| BNP | Mike Whitby | 45 | 1.16 | ||
| Majority | 756 | ||||
| Turnout | 3881 | 38.69 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jake Morrison | 2337 | 51.27 | +14.33 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Storey | 1444 | 31.68 | -15.26 | |
| Green | Elizabeth Susan Pascoe | 275 | 6.03 | +0.76 | |
| UKIP | Neil Lawrence Miney | 184 | 4.04 | n/a | |
| Liberal | Sean Keatley | 138 | 3.03 | -2.74 | |
| Conservative | Angela Maria Oates | 129 | 2.83 | -2.26 | |
| Respect | Diana Linda Raby | 51 | 1.12 | n/a | |
| Majority | 893 | 19.59 | +29.59 | ||
| Turnout | 4558 | 44.64 | -18.92 | ||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +21.96 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Rosie Jolly | 3118 | 46.94 | -21.57 | |
| Labour | Anthony Robert Murphy | 2454 | 36.94 | +21.29 | |
| Liberal | Mary Jane Canning | 383 | 5.77 | +4.35 | |
| Green | Elizabeth Susan Pascoe | 350 | 5.27 | -3.88 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Mark Clinton | 338 | 5.09 | -0.18 | |
| Majority | 664 | 10.00 | |||
| Turnout | 6643 | 63.56 | +32.97 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -21.43 | |||
Elections of the 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Warren Bradley | 2223 | 68.51 | ||
| Labour | Nicholas Richard Wallace | 508 | 15.65 | ||
| Green | Julie Elizabeth Birch-Holt | 297 | 9.15 | ||
| Conservative | David Grundy | 171 | 5.27 | ||
| Liberal | Charles Railton Mayes | 46 | 1.42 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3245 | 30.59 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Storey CBE | 2350 | 70.04 | ||
| Labour | Timothy Beaumont | 559 | 16.66 | ||
| Green | Julie Elizabeth Birch-Holt | 219 | 6.53 | ||
| Conservative | David Grundy | 137 | 4.08 | ||
| Liberal | Charles Railton Mayes | 90 | 2.68 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3355 | 32.10 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Hurst | 1928 | 64.48 | ||
| Labour | Claire Wilner | 553 | 18.49 | ||
| Green | Julie Elizabeth Birch-Holt | 260 | 8.70 | ||
| Conservative | David Grundy | 142 | 4.75 | ||
| Liberal | Susan O'Brien | 107 | 3.58 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2990 | 27.73 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
After the boundary change of 2004 the whole of Liverpool City Council faced election. Three Councillors were returned.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Warren Bradley | 2918 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Storey | 2836 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Hurst | 2652 | |||
| Labour | Matthew Dunne | 550 | |||
| Labour | Ebenezer Quartey | 498 | |||
| Labour | Barrie Grunewald | 491 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 3975 | 36.22 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | n/a | |||
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- Liverpool City Council elections 1880–present
- Liverpool Town Council elections 1835 - 1879
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