Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, generally known as Sefton Council, is the local authority for the metropolitan borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 66 councillors have been elected from 22 wards.[1]

Political control

Sefton was created under the Local Government Act 1972 as a metropolitan borough, with Merseyside County Council providing county-level services. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974.[2] Merseyside County Council was abolished in 1986 and Sefton became a unitary authority. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties:[3][4]

Party in controlYears
Conservative1973–1986
No overall control1986–2012
Labour2012–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1973 have been:[5]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Tom Glover Conservative1 May 1973May 1981
Eric Storey ConservativeMay 1981May 1982
Ron Watson ConservativeMay 19828 May 1986
Joe Benton Labour8 May 19863 May 1990
Peter Comer Labour3 May 19902 May 1991
Dave Martin Labour2 May 1991May 2000
John Pugh Liberal DemocratsMay 2000Jun 2001
David Bamber Liberal Democrats26 Jul 20015 May 2002
Dave Martin Labour16 May 200224 Jun 2004
Tony Robertson Liberal Democrats24 Jun 200417 May 2011
Peter Dowd Labour17 May 2011May 2015
Ian Maher Labour21 May 2015

Council elections

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats‡ Independent Other Control Notes
1973[6] 37 24 3 2 3 Ratepayers Conservative
1975[7] 40 22 3 2 2 Ratepayers Conservative
1976[8] 43 21 3 1 1 Ratepayers Conservative
1978[9] 44 21 3 0 1 Ratepayers Conservative
1979[10] 41 23 4 0 1 Ratepayers Conservative New ward boundaries.[11]
1980[12] 39 22 5 1 2 Ratepayers Conservative
1982[13] 39 20 5 1 4 SDP Conservative
1983[14] 39 21 7 1 1 SDP Conservative
1984[15] 36 22 9 1 1 SDP Conservative
1986[16] 30 24 12 0 2 SDP, 1 vacancy No overall control
1987[17] 27 24 15 0 3 SDP No overall control
1988[18] 25 24 20 0 0 No overall control
1990[19] 24 27 18 0 0 No overall control
1991[20] 22 27 20 0 0 No overall control
1992[21] 25 27 17 0 0 No overall control
1994[3] 24 26 19 0 0 No overall control
1995[3] 21 29 19 0 0 No overall control
1996[3] 13 32 24 0 0 No overall control
1998[22] 14 31 23 1 0 No overall control
1999[23] 15 30 24 0 0 No overall control
2000[24] 19 22 25 0 0 No overall control New ward boundaries, number of seats reduced from 69 to 66.[25]
2002[26] 16 26 21 0 3 No overall control
2003[27] 17 25 21 0 3 No overall control
2004[28] 19 20 27 0 0 No overall control Whole council elected after boundary changes.[1]
2006[29] 19 21 26 0 0 No overall control
2007[30] 18 22 26 0 0 No overall control
2008[31] 18 21 27 0 0 No overall control
2010[32] 15 23 28 0 0 No overall control
2011[33] 14 28 23 0 1 UKIP No overall control
2012[34] 8 36 20 2 0 Labour
2014[35] 7 40 17 2 0 Labour
2015[36] 7 42 16 0 1 Independent Conservative, 1 Community action not politics Labour
2016[37] 6 38 17 4 1 Independent Conservative Labour
2018[38] 8 43 12 3 0 Labour
2019[39] 6 43 12 3 2 Formby Residents Action Group Labour
2021[40] 8 48 8 0 2 Formby Residents Action Group Labour
2022[41] 7 48 8 1 2 Formby Residents Action Group Labour
2023[42] 5 51 9 1 1 Lydiate, Maghull, Aintree, and Lunt Community Independent Labour

By-election results

1994-1998

Park By-Election 11 September 1997 (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,079
Liberal Democrats 1,013
Labour 497
Labour 479
Conservative 337
Conservative 308
Turnout 3,713 13.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Manor By-Election 3 October 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 924 48.6 -7.8
Conservative 658 34.6 +2.5
Liberal Democrats 190 10.0 -1.4
Independent 128 6.7 +6.7
Majority 266 14.0
Turnout 1,900 19.0
Labour hold Swing

1998-2002

Ainsdale By-Election 3 February 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 1,570 50.4 -1.4
Conservative 1,389 44.6 +8.5
Labour 158 5.1 -2.1
Majority 181 5.8
Turnout 3,117 30.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Litherland By-Election 22 February 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Darren Hardy 900 62.8 -11.3
Liberal Democrats Jim Murray 472 33.0 +7.1
Socialist Alternative 60 4.2 +4.2
Majority 428 29.8
Turnout 1,432 17.6
Labour hold Swing
Manor By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Douglas 3,251 53.9 +11.9
Conservative 1,800 29.8 -11.1
Liberal Democrats 981 16.3 -0.8
Majority 1,451 24.1
Turnout 6,032
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2002-2006

Church By-Election 2 March 2006[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Cummins 806 52.4 +13.1
Liberal Democrats Andrew Tonkiss 431 28.0 -22.8
BNP Michael McDermott 159 10.3 +10.3
Conservative Antonio Spatuzzi 143 9.3 -0.6
Majority 375 24.4
Turnout 1,539 17.2
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2006-2010

Manor By-Election 25 October 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David McIvor 922 40.5 -7.6
Liberal Democrats John Gibson 769 33.8 +13.4
Labour Sue Hanley 419 18.4 -13.1
BNP Michael McDermott 94 4.1 +4.1
UKIP Peter Harper 71 3.1 +3.1
Majority 153 6.7
Turnout 2,275 22.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2010-2014

Bootle Derby By-Election 7 November 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anne Thompson 903 65
UKIP Jack Colbert 293 21
Independent Juliet Edgar 97 7
TUSC Graham Woodhouse 48 3
Independent Janice Blanchard 29 2
Green Laurence Rankin 25 2
Turnout 1,399 15.77
Labour hold Swing

2014-2018

Dukes By-Election 2 November 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Pugh 1,680 56
Conservative Ann Pearmain 790 26
Labour Frank Hanley 417 14
UKIP Terry Durance 69 2
Green Nick Senior 45 1
Majority 890 30
Turnout 3,001 28.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2022-2026

Linacre By-Election 24 November 2022[44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dan McKee 636 81.5 +5.3
Independent Ian Smith 144 18.5 +18.5
Majority 492 63.0
Turnout 780
Labour hold Swing
Netherton and Orrell By-Election 16 February 2023[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Spring 1,001 82.5 +9.7
Conservative Katie Burgess 119 9.8 +2.4
Independent Champian 94 7.7 +7.7
Majority 882 72.7
Turnout 1,214
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. 1 2 "The Borough of Sefton (Electoral Changes) Order 2003", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2003/1977, retrieved 27 August 2022
  2. ↑ Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System. London: HMSO. 1974. p. 184. ISBN 0117508470.
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  5. ↑ "Council minutes". Sefton Council. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
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  7. ↑ "Tories capture 199 seats in 'big cities' poll triumph". The Times. 2 May 1975.
  8. ↑ "Conservatives control 17 metropolitan councils". The Times. 8 May 1976.
  9. ↑ "Power shift in only eight of 80 councils outside London". The Times. 6 May 1978. p. 3.
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  15. ↑ "Labour takes Birmingham, Liberals do well". The Times. 4 May 1984. p. 5.
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  17. ↑ The Guardian, 8 May 1987
  18. ↑ The Guardian, 6 May 1988
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  22. ↑ "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
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  24. ↑ 2000 Summary - BBC News
  25. ↑ "The Borough of Sefton (Electoral Changes) Order 1999", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 1999/2782, retrieved 27 August 2022
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  27. ↑ 2003 Summary - BBC News
  28. ↑ 2004 Summary - BBC News
  29. ↑ 2006 Summary - BBC News
  30. ↑ 2007 Summary - BBC News
  31. ↑ 2008 Summary - BBC News
  32. ↑ 2010 Summary - BBC News
  33. ↑ 2011 Summary - BBC News
  34. ↑ "BBC News - Vote 2012 - Sefton".
  35. ↑ 2014 Summary - Sefton Council
  36. ↑ 2015 Summary - Sefton Council
  37. ↑ 2016 Summary - Sefton Council
  38. ↑ 2018 Summary - Sefton Council
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  42. ↑ "Election results". Sefton Council. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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  45. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Netherton and Orrell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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