2010 Liverpool City Council election

Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 6 May 2010. One third of the council was up for election. (30 seats)

2010 Liverpool City Council election

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30 seats were up for election (one third): one seat for each of the 90 wards
46 seats needed for a majority
2010 local election results in Liverpool

As Liverpool Council is elected in thirds, councillors elected in the 2006 elections defend their seats this year, and the vote share changes are compared on that basis.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Party Seats   ±  
Labour 47 +8
Liberal Democrat 38 -8
Liberal 3 0
Green 1 -1

Election result

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Liverpool Local Election Result 2010
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 9 1 9 -8 33.33% 29.80% 53,193
  Labour 20 8 0 +8 66.6% 52.10% 93,004
  Liberal 1 0 0 0 3.2% 5.95% 10,624
  Green 0 0 1 -1 0% 4.66% 8,312
  Conservative 0 0 0 0 0% 7.33% 13,092
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0% 1.34% 2,394
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0% 0.13% 238
  Socialist Labour 0 0 0 0 0% 0.21% 370

Ward results

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Changes in vote share are compared with the corresponding elections in 2006.

* - Retiring Councillor

Allerton and Hunts Cross

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Allerton & Hunts Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Vera Best * 3,148 43.95 −5.7%
Labour Colin McAlley 2,750 38.3 +17.3
Conservative Adam Marsden 1,010 14.1 −2.9
Green Margaret Williams 270 3.8 −2.7
Majority 398
Registered electors 11,085
Turnout 7,178 64.75 +34.8
Rejected ballots 29
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Anfield

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Anfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Francis 2,817 54.5% +22.8%
Liberal Democrats Ann Kendrick 1,526 29.5 −12.8
BNP Karen Otty 278 5.4 N/A
Liberal Stephen Houghland 274 5.3 −11.9
Conservative Brenda Copell 185 3.6 −0.1
Green Jean Hill 88 1.7 −3.4
Majority 1,291
Registered electors 9,531
Turnout 5,168 54.2 +31.2
Rejected ballots 18
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Belle Vale

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Belle Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pauline Walton * 3,811 61.5% +9.8%
Liberal Democrats Ian Phillips 1,963 31.7 −10.6
Conservative Stephen Fitxsimmons 287 4.6 +2.0
Green Julie Birch-Holt 141 2.3 N/A
Majority 1,848
Registered electors 10,642
Turnout 6,202 58.3 +26.3
Rejected ballots 34
Labour hold Swing

Central

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Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nick Small * 2,084 53.2% −0.1%
Liberal Democrats Richard Marbrow 1,107 20.3 −9.0
Conservative Thomas Roberts 410 10.5 +2.9
Green Fiona Coyne 237 6.1 −1.6
Liberal John Gannon 81 2.1 +0.0
Majority 977 25.0 +1.0
Registered electors 12,031
Turnout 3,919 32.6 +20.6
Rejected ballots
Labour hold Swing

Childwall

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Childwall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Pat Moloney 3,162 42.3% −19.6%
Labour Rosemary Connell 2,900 38.8 +19.2
Conservative Jade Adamowicz 661 8.8 +0.1
Liberal Philip Daley 537 7.2 +4.6
Green Pierre Van Der Vorst 222 3.0 −4.2
Majority 262 3.5 −38.8
Registered electors 11,116
Turnout 7,482 67.3 +37.3
Rejected ballots 64
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Church

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Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Morrison 3,171 45.91% −14.3%
Labour Peter Clarke 2,074 30.0 +16.9
Conservative James Barnaby 702 10.2 +2.6
Liberal James MacGregor 556 8.1 +4.9
Green Eleanor Martin 404 5.9 −2.8
Independent Jeffrey Berman 152 2.2 −5.0
Majority 1.097 15.9 +8.7
Registered electors 10,836
Turnout 7,059 65.1 +30.9
Rejected ballots 49
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Clubmoor

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Clubmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roz Gladden * 4,245 73.9% +25.3%
Liberal David Maher 1,073 18.7 −8.0
BNP Peter Squire 364 6.33 N/A
Conservative Victoria MacDonald 281 4.9 +0.4
Green Mark Bacon 148 2.6 −1.4
Majority 4,425
Registered electors 11,618
Turnout 6,111 52.6 +27.6
Rejected ballots 20
Labour hold Swing

County

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County
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gerard Woodhouse 3,131 63.4% +22.1%
Liberal Democrats Ruth Gould 1,591 32.2 −20.5
BNP Peter Stafford 222 4.5 N/A
Conservative Angela Oates 156 3.2 +0.4
Green Tony Jones 61 1.2 N/A
Majority 1,540
Registered electors 9,771
Turnout 5,161 52.8 +28.8
Rejected ballots 19
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Cressington

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Cressington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Oglethorpe * 3,127 44.3% −8.2%
Labour Anna Briggs 2,635 37.3 +15.3
Conservative Paul Athans 952 13.5 +2.7
Green Mark Bowman 294 4.2 −4.1
Liberal Michael Williams 50 0.7 −5.7
Majority 492
Registered electors 11,240
Turnout 7,058 62.8 +31.8
Rejected ballots 37
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Croxteth

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Croxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Mitchell 3,307 59.6% +1.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Coughlin 1,711 30.8 +0.1
Conservative G Tyldsley 271 4.9 −0.2
Socialist Labour Kai Anderson 244 4.4 N/A
Liberal Michael Morgan 181 3.3 +0.7
Green Don Ross 78 1.4 −3.7
Majority 1,596
Registered electors 10,604
Turnout 5,792 54.6 +26.6
Rejected ballots 73
Labour hold Swing

Everton

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Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John McIntosh * 3,623 79.3% +10.5%
Liberal Linda Roberts 532 11.7 +6.4
BNP Jackie Stafford 281 6.15 N/A
Conservative James Rogers 278 11.7 +5.4
Green Raphael Levy 134 2.9 −3.3
Majority 3,623 66.7 +11.3
Registered electors 9,908
Turnout 4,848 48.93 +28.9
Rejected ballots 23
Labour hold Swing

Fazakerley

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Fazakerley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dave Hanratty * 4,250 68.0% −19.9%
Liberal Democrats Graham Seddon 1,415 22.6 −21.6
Conservative Paul Barber 324 5.2 +1.5
BNP Peter Stafford 292 4.7 N/A
Liberal Irene Mayes 187 3.0 −1.0
Green Edward Gommon 75 1.2 N/A
Majority 2,835 45.4
Registered electors 11,363
Turnout 6,534 57.6 +31.6
Rejected ballots 30
Labour hold Swing

Greenbank

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Greenbank
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Elaine Allen 2,530 41.8% +1.0%
Labour Laura Robertson-Collins 2,039 33.7 +8.7
Green Peter Cranie 800 13.2 −6.1
Conservative Christopher Hall 562 9.3 −0.5
Liberal Terence Formby 119 2.0 −3.2
Majority 491 8.1 −7.7
Registered electors 10,728
Turnout 6,050 56.4 +33.4
Rejected ballots 22
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Kensington & Fairfield

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Kensington & Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Louise Baldock * 2,949 62.1% +17.1%
Liberal Democrats Frank Doran 1,379 29.0% −9.2%
Green Michael Ryan 179 3.8% −2.3%
Conservative Ann Nugent 139 2.9% −0.6%
Liberal Shelly Harrison 107 2.3% −4.9%
Majority 1,570 33.0% +26.2%
Registered electors 8,891
Turnout 4,753 53.5% +29.5%
Rejected ballots 15
Labour hold Swing

Kirkdale

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Kirkdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Malcolm Kennedy 4,284 85.7% +7.5%
BNP Steven Greenhalgh 403 8.1% N/A
Liberal George Roberts 336 6.7% N/A
Conservative Nigel Barber 246 4.9% +2.1%
Green Jonathan Clatworthy 133 2.7% +0.1%
Independent Will Thomson 86 1.7% N/A
Majority 4,284
Registered electors 11,358
Turnout 5,488 48.3%
Rejected ballots 35
Labour hold Swing

Knotty Ash

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Knotty Ash
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jacqui Nasuh 3,044 51.4% +10.7%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Parr 2,303 38.9% −5.2%
Liberal Patricia Elmour 247 4.2% −4.1%
Conservative June Brandwood 203 3.4% −3.5%
Green Eveline Van der Steen 124 2.1% N/A
Majority 741
Registered electors 9,903
Turnout 5,921 59.8% +31.8%
Rejected ballots 16
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Mossley Hill

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Mossley Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tina Gould * 3,171 46.7% −8.8%
Labour Christopher Helm 2,351 33.9% +15.9%
Conservative Giselle McDonald 909 13.1% +2.0%
Green Robert Smith 418 6.02% −4.7%
Liberal David Wood 97 1.4% −3.3%
Majority 820
Registered electors 10,668
Turnout 6,946 65.1% +33.1%
Rejected ballots 35
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Norris Green

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Norris Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vi Bebb * 3,948 80.6% +21.4%
Liberal Charles Mayes 550 11.2% +7.0%
BNP John Edgar 312 6.4% −11.4%
Conservative George Powell 308 6.3% +0.01%
Green Elspeth Anwar 93 1.9% +2.2%
Socialist Labour Kim Singleton 40 0.8% N/A
Majority 3,948
Registered electors 10,224
Turnout 5,251 51.4% +30.4%
Rejected ballots 24
Labour hold Swing

Old Swan

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Old Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joanne Anderson 3,557 55.4% +26.4%
Liberal Democrats Keith Turner 2,341 36.5% −11.9%
BNP Steven McEllenborough 242 3.78% N/A
Conservative Gwynneth Hicklin 231 3.6% −1.4%
Green Vikki Gregorich 194 3.0% −1.5%
Liberal Elaine Tyrer 100 1.6% −4.2%
Majority 1,216
Registered electors 11,283
Turnout 6,423 56.9% +32.9%
Rejected ballots 48
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Picton

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Picton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Timothy Beaumont 2,937 54.4% +19.6%
Liberal Democrats Laurence Sidorczuk * 1,786 33.1% −16.6%
Green Ian Harvey 198 3.7% −3.4%
Liberal Griffith Parry 251 4.7% −3.9%
Conservative Pauline Shuttleworth 225 4.2% N/A
Majority 1,151
Registered electors 10,832
Turnout 5,397 49.8% +28.8%
Rejected ballots 35
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Princes Park

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Princes Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anna Rothery 2,740 53.4% +8.9%
Liberal Democrats Mumin Khan 1,293 25.2 +1.0
Green Abdullahi Mahmoud 634 12.4 −4.5
Conservative Dianne Watson 294 5.8 +2.2
Liberal Thomas Peel 166 3.2 −4.5
Majority 1,447
Registered electors 10,008
Turnout 5,127 51.2% +27.2%
Rejected ballots 48
Labour hold Swing

Riverside

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Riverside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joe Anderson * 3,978 67.5% +1.5%
Liberal Democrats Reg Standish 1,022 17.3% +6.0%
Conservative Alma McGing 420 7.1% −1.6%
Green Lewis Coyne 281 4.8%
Liberal Maria Langley 193 3.27% −2.8%
Majority 2,956
Registered electors 11,598
Turnout 5,896 50.8% +23.3
Rejected ballots 25
Labour hold Swing

St. Michael's

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St Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sharon Green 2,002 34.0% −7.5%
Green Tom Crone 1,790 30.4% +5.2%
Labour Matthew Garlick 1,710 29.0% +4.0%
Conservative David Patmore 394 6.7% −1.7%
Majority 292
Registered electors 10,054
Turnout 5,896 58.6% +32.6%
Rejected ballots 39
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Speke-Garston

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Speke-Garston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Doreen Knight * 4,847 80.6% +21.3%
Liberal Democrats Rachel Oelbaum 432 7.2% −24.3%
Conservative Norman Coppell 386 6.42% +3.4%
Liberal John Pagan 141 2.3% +0.0%
Green Helen McAlister 209 3.5% −0.4%
Majority 4,415
Registered electors 12,683
Turnout 6,015 47.4% +20.4%
Rejected ballots 66
Labour hold Swing

Tuebrook & Stoneycroft

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Tuebrook & Stoneycroft
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chris Lenton * 3,523 59.3% −1.3%
Labour Dan Barrington 2,041 34.3% +10.3%
Green Natalie Clark 190 3.2% N/A
Conservative Prashant Singh 190 3.2% −0.5%
Majority 1,482
Registered electors 10,474
Turnout 5,944 56.8% +34.8%
Rejected ballots 18
Liberal hold Swing

Warbreck

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Warbreck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maria McEvoy 3,761 58.7% +14.4%
Liberal Democrats Richard Roberts 2,238 34.9% −10.3%
Conservative David Jeffrey 248 3.9% −0.5%
Green Eleanor Pontin 161 2.5% N/A
Majority 1.523
Registered electors 11,278
Turnout 6,408 56.8% +29.8%
Rejected ballots 46
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Wavertree

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Wavertree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rosie Jolly 3,118 46.9% −17.6%
Labour Tony Murphy 2,454 36.9% +18.4%
Green Elizabeth Pascoe 350 5.3% −3.4%
Conservative Christopher Clinton 338 5.1% +0.4%
Liberal Mary Jane Canning 383 5.8% +2.2%
Majority 664
Registered electors 10,452
Turnout 6,643 63.6% +35.6%
Rejected ballots 4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

West Derby

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West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pam Thomas 3,391 48.1% +25.3%
Liberal Democrats Stuart Monkcom * 2,326 33.0% −16.5%
Liberal Ann Hines 674 9.6% +1.8%
Conservative Andrew Desborough 567 8.0% −2.8%
Green Martin Randall 91 1.3% −5.8%
Majority 1,065 15.1%
Registered electors 10,960
Turnout 7,049 64.3% +39.3%
Rejected ballots 10
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Woolton

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Woolton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Kelly * 3,543 50.6% −5.7%
Labour John Fulham 1,728 24.8% +11.6
Conservative Richard Downey 1,500 21.5% −0.1%
Green Alexander Rudkin 197 2.8% −2.6%
Majority 1.815 26.05%
Registered electors 10,467
Turnout 6,968 66.6% +33.3%
Rejected ballots 26
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Yew Tree

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Yew Tree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Conception 3,618 58.3% +16.4%
Liberal Democrats Gary Airey 1,788 28.8% −13.6%
Conservative Matthew Taylor 415 6.7% −1.2%
Liberal Tracey Hawksford 266 4.3% −3.4%
Green Will Ward 118 1.9% N/A
Socialist Labour Barbara Bryan 131 2.1% N/A
Majority 1,830 29.5%
Registered electors 11,344
Turnout
Rejected ballots 36
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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By-elections

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Croxteth, 18 November 2010

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Following the death of Cllr Rose Bailey [3] and the resignation of Cllr Phil Moffat a dual by-election was held on 18 November 2010.[4] Two candidates were returned:

Croxteth By-Election 18 November 2010[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Cummins 1447 31.85%
Labour Stephanie Till 1424 31.34%
Liberal Democrats Mark Coughlin 611 13.45%
Liberal Democrats Michael Marner 479 10.54%
Socialist Labour Kai Andersen 135 2.97%
BNP Peter Tierney 117 2.58%
Socialist Labour Barbara Bryan 70 1.54%
Green Eleanor Pontin 63 1.39%
UKIP Tony Hammond 50 1.10%
English Democrat Paul Rimmer 35 0.77%
English Democrat Steven McEllenborough 33 0.73%
Conservative Norman Coppell 31 0.68%
Conservative Brenda Coppell 29 0.64%
UKIP Michael Lane 19 0.42%
Majority
Turnout 4543 21.42%
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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References

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  1. ^ Liverpool Daily Post 7 May 2010
  2. ^ "Municipal Elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2010". Liverpool City Council. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Liverpool Councillor Rose Bailey dies". Liverpool Echo. 13 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Low turn-out at Croxteth by-election". Liverpool Echo. 19 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Municipal Election results for Croxteth, 18 November 2010" (PDF). Liverpool City Council.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Croxteth By Election 18 November 2010". Liverpool City Council. Retrieved 13 April 2017.