Harington is a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward in the Sefton Central Parliamentary constituency that covers the western half of the town of Formby including the western half of the area known as Freshfield. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 11,780.[1]

Current Councillors

Denise Dutton 2010 to present (Conservative Party) - Deputy Leader of Conservative Group in Sefton Council.

Simon Jamieson 2015 to present (Conservative Party).

Prof Michael Pitt 2016 to present (Conservative Party).

Denise Dutton was formerly the leader of the Conservative group in Sefton Council, while Simon Jamieson was the deputy. In May 2018, Jamieson became embroiled in an online row in which he labelled a student a "lefty pleb". Shortly after, he was removed from his post as deputy, with Dutton taking his place.

Historic Election results

Elections of the 2010s

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2018: Harington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Denise Dutton 1820 46%
Labour Carol Ann Richards 1363 35%
FRAG Derek Baxter 578 15%
Liberal Democrats Stephan McCluskie 174 4%
Majority
Turnout 3935
Conservative hold Swing
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2016: Harington[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Ronald Pitt 1685 50%
Labour Alf Doran 1227 36%
Green Richard Willis 285 8%
Liberal Democrats Stephan McCluskie 191 6%
Majority
Turnout 3388
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2015: Harington[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Iain Jamieson 2639 36%
Labour Alf Doran 1982 27%
FRAG Pat Gwyther 1658 23%
UKIP Robin Bond 639 9%
Green Richard Willis 399 5%
Majority
Turnout 7317
Conservative hold Swing
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2014: Harington[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Denise Dutton 1652 43%
Labour Tim Hale 1010 27%
UKIP Dave Irving 720 19%
Green Richard Willis 284 7%
Liberal Democrats Winifred Maher 136 4%
Majority
Turnout 3802
Conservative hold Swing
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2012: Harington[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nina Samantha Killen 1146 31%
Conservative Simon Iain Jamieson 1138 31%
UKIP Alf Doran 1061 29%
Liberal Democrats Dru Haydon 321 9%
Majority
Turnout 3666
Labour hold Swing
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2011: Harington[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gillian Catherine Cuthbertson 2646 57%
Labour Ben Bentley 1519 33%
Liberal Democrats Dru Haydon 504 11%
Majority
Turnout 4669 49%
Conservative hold Swing
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2010: Harington[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Denise Dutton 3213 43%
Labour Maurice Owen Newton 1734 23%
Liberal Democrats Dru Haydon 1507 20%
Independent Eric Storey 689 9%
UKIP David John Jones 329 4%
Majority
Turnout 7472 77%
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Ward population 2011". ukcensusdata.com. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. ↑ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=109
  3. ↑ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=109
  4. ↑ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=109
  5. ↑ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=77
  6. ↑ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=77
  7. ↑ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=37&RPID=3097047
  8. ↑ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=9&RPID=1470842

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