Birkdale (ward)
Birkdale is a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward in the Southport Parliamentary constituency that covers the eastern part of the localities of Birkdale and Hillside in the town of Southport, England. The population as at the 2011 census was 13,161.[1]
Councillors
[edit]indicates seat up for re-election.
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Iain Brodie-Browne (LD) | Simon Shaw (LD) | Richard Hands (LD) | |||
| 2006 | Iain Brodie-Browne (LD) | Simon Shaw (LD) | Richard Hands (LD) | |||
| 2007 | Iain Brodie-Browne (LD) | Simon Shaw (LD) | Richard Hands (LD) | |||
| 2008 | Iain Brodie-Browne (LD) | Simon Shaw (LD) | Richard Hands (LD) | |||
| 2010 | Iain Brodie-Browne (LD) | Simon Shaw (LD) | Richard Hands (LD) | |||
| 2011 | Iain Brodie-Browne (LD) | Simon Shaw (LD) | Richard Hands (LD) | |||
| 2012 | Iain Brodie-Browne (LD) | Simon Shaw (LD) | Richard Hands (LD) | |||
| 2014 | Iain Brodie-Browne (LD) | Simon Shaw (LD) | Richard Hands (LD) | |||
| 2015 | Iain Brodie-Browne (LD) | Simon Shaw (LD) | Richard Hands (LD) | |||
| 2016 | Iain Brodie-Browne (LD) | Simon Shaw (LD) | Richard Hands (LD) | |||
| 2018 | Iain Brodie-Browne (LD) | Simon Shaw (LD) | Richard Hands (LD) | |||
| 2019 | Iain Brodie-Browne (LD) | Simon Shaw (LD) | Richard Hands (LD) | |||
| 2021 | Iain Brodie-Browne (LD) | Simon Shaw (LD) | Sonya Kelly (Lab) | |||
| 2022 | Iain Brodie-Browne (LD) | Simon Shaw (LD) | Sonya Kelly (Lab) | |||
| 2023 | Iain Brodie-Browne (LD) | Simon Shaw (LD) | Sonya Kelly (Lab) | |||
| 2024 | Iain Brodie-Browne (LD) | Simon Shaw (LD) | Sonya Kelly (Lab) | |||
Election results
[edit]Elections of the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sonya Kelly* | 1,435 | 41.6 | +3.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Erin Harvey | 1,357 | 39.3 | −1.2 | |
| Conservative | Sam Harris | 489 | 14.2 | −0.1 | |
| Green | Jeff Bee | 168 | 4.9 | +1.2 | |
| Rejected ballots | 26 | ||||
| Majority | 78 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,449 | 34.4 | −1.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,018 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing |  2.3
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Shaw* | 1,431 | 40.5 | −2.9 | |
| Labour | Ged Wright | 1,356 | 38.3 | +7.1 | |
| Conservative | Sam Harris | 504 | 14.3 | −5.6 | |
| Green | David Collins | 134 | 3.7 | −1.7 | |
| Reform UK | Andrew Lynn | 110 | 3.1 | New | |
| Majority | 75 | 2.1 | −10.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,992 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,535 | 35 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  5.1
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Brodie-Browne* | 1,518 | 43.4 | +14.1 | |
| Labour | Daniel McKee | 1,093 | 31.2 | −1.5 | |
| Conservative | Lee Durkin | 697 | 19.9 | −12.1 | |
| Green | David Collins | 190 | 5.4 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 425 | 12.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3,498 | 34.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 7.8
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sonya Ann Kelly | 1,125 | 33 | ||
| Conservative | Lee Anthony Durkin | 1,099 | 32 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Vic Foulds | 1,006 | 29 | ||
| Green | Bernhard Frank | 207 | 6 | ||
| Majority | 26 | 1 | |||
| Turnout | 3,437 | 34 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Elections of the 2010s
[edit]Changes in vote share are since the seat was previously contested (i.e. 4 years prior), not since the previous local election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Shaw | 1,710 | 48 | +15 | |
| Labour | Daniel John Burns | 900 | 25 | +5 | |
| Conservative | Thomas Andrew de Freitas | 370 | 10 | −11 | |
| UKIP | Linda Julia Ann Gunn-Russo | 311 | 9 | −12 | |
| Green | David William Collins | 288 | 8 | +3 | |
| Majority | 810 | 23 | +11 | ||
| Turnout | 3,579 | 35 | −32.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Brodie Browne | 1,249 | 38 | −3 | |
| Labour | Daniel John Burns | 982 | 30 | +16 | |
| Conservative | Jacky Bliss | 806 | 25 | +11 | |
| UKIP | Derek Samuel Tasker | 101 | 3 | −11 | |
| Green | David William Collins | 121 | 4 | +1 | |
| Majority | 267 | 8 | −7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,259 | 31.8 | −5.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Ronald Hands | 1,443 | 46 | +7 | |
| Labour | Ged Wright | 717 | 23 | +1 | |
| UKIP | Linda Julia Ann Gunn-Russo | 439 | 14 | −8 | |
| Conservative | John Charles Lyon-Taylor | 428 | 14 | −3 | |
| Green | Bernhard Frank | 107 | 3 | New | |
| Majority | 726 | 23 | +6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,134 | 32.4 | −0.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Cllr Simon Shaw | 2216 | 33 | −1 | |
| Conservative | Poppy Elise Jones | 1374 | 21 | −2 | |
| UKIP | Allen Ferguson | 1360 | 21 | +8 | |
| Labour | Ged Wright | 1351 | 20 | −1 | |
| Green | Tony Young | 318 | 5 | New | |
| Majority | 842 | 12 | +1 | ||
| Turnout | 6619 | 67.2 | +26.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Cllr Iain Brodie - Browne | 1484 | 41 | −14 | |
| UKIP | Tom McKenzie | 945 | 26 | +19 | |
| Labour | Ged Wright | 521 | 14 | +7 | |
| Conservative | Jamie Halsall | 489 | 14 | −11 | |
| Green | Tony Young | 178 | 5 | New | |
| Majority | 539 | 15 | −15 | ||
| Turnout | 3617 | 37.2 | −29.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Cllr Richard Ronald Hands | 1225 | 39 | ||
| UKIP | Terry John Durrance | 707 | 22 | ||
| Labour | Ged Wright | 688 | 22 | ||
| Conservative | Nigel David Clifford Ball | 555 | 17 | ||
| Majority | 518 | 17 | |||
| Turnout | 3175 | 32.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Cllr Simon Shaw | 1361 | 34 | ||
| Conservative | Alastair James McNair | 934 | 23 | ||
| Labour | Frank Michael Robinson | 830 | 21 | ||
| UKIP | Terry John Durrance | 520 | 13 | ||
| Independent | Denise Katherine Roney | 324 | 8 | ||
| BNP | Robert Smith | 56 | 1 | ||
| Majority | 427 | 11 | |||
| Turnout | 4025 | 40.8 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Iain Brodie - Browne | 3626 | 55 | ||
| Conservative | Cath Regan | 1626 | 25 | ||
| Labour | Frank Michael Robinson | 466 | 7 | ||
| UKIP | Terry John Durrance | 437 | 7 | ||
| Independent | Jimmy Henney | 234 | 4 | ||
| BNP | Jane Leary | 177 | 3 | ||
| Majority | 2000 | 30 | |||
| Turnout | 6389 | 67 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ^ "Sefton Local Elections 2023: Results as they happen live". 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Election results for Birkdale, 5 May 2022". 5 May 2022.
- ^ "Election results for Birkdale, 6 May 2021". 6 May 2021.
- ^ Birkdale 2019 Sefton Council Results
- ^ Birkdale 2018 Sefton Council Results
- ^ Birkdale 2016 Sefton Council Results
- ^ Birkdale 2015 Sefton Council Results
- ^ Birkdale 2014 Sefton Council Results
- ^ Birkdale 2012 Sefton Council Results
- ^ Birkdale 2011 Sefton Council Results
- ^ Birkdale 2010 Sefton Council Results
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