2024 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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2024 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
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22 out of 66 seats to Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout61,801, 28.9%
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Marion Atkinson John Pugh Mike Prendergast
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election 51 seats, 52.9% 9 seats, 16.4% 5 seats, 16.3%
Seats before 48 9 5
Seats after 49 9 4
Seat change Increase 1 Steady Decrease 1
Popular vote 33,385 10,332 9,098
Percentage 54.0 16.7 14.7
Swing Increase 1.1 Increase 0.3 Decrease 1.6
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Leader Neil Doolin N/A N/A
Party Green Independent Lydiate and Maghull Community Independents
Last election 0 seat, 6.8% 1 seat, 2.3% 1 seat, 2.5%
Seats before 0 2 1
Seats after 1 2 0
Seat change Increase 1 Steady Decrease1
Popular vote 5,445 272 1,245
Percentage 8.8 0.4 2.0
Swing Increase 2.0 Decrease1.9 Decrease0.5
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election
Leader before election

Marion Atkinson
Labour

Leader after election

Marion Atkinson
Labour

The 2024 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2024 to elect members of Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England, Liverpool's City Region mayoral election and Merseyside's Police and Crime Commissioner election.

As is typical for Sefton's local elections, twenty-two seats of the sixty-six total were contested. The Labour party have controlled the council since the 2012 elections, and prior to the election had a comfortable working majority of 13. Shortly before the election, this was reduced from their majority of 18 they had had following the previous year's election; in early March Labour Councillor Trish Hardy resigned from her Litherland ward seat leaving a vacancy, and less than a month before polling day Councillors Natasha Carlin and Sean Halsall left Labour in protest of the party's policy direction and stance on the war in Gaza.[2]

The majority of the seats contested were held by Labour, who defended fifteen of the twenty-two seats. The Liberal Democrats defended three seats, and the Conservatives defended two seats.[3] The then-vacant Litherland seat was also contested alongside two seats held by independent councillors.

Labour and the Conservatives contested all seats up for election, while the Green Party contested every seat except 1 (Linacre). As a result of administrative confusion some of the Green Party candidates had the description “Green Party” and the party’s logo (16 candidates) next to their name on the voting ballots while others only had the logo (5 candidates). Additionally the Liberal Democrats contested close to all seats, with candidates representing Reform UK, TUSC, Freedom Alliance, localist groups, also stood a small number of candidates alongside 2 independents.

Amongst other results, the Green party gained their first seat ever on the council, narrowly winning in Church ward by just over a hundred votes.[4]

Council composition[edit]

After 2023 election Before 2024 election[5] After 2024 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 51 Labour 48 Labour 49
Liberal Democrats 9 Liberal Democrats 9 Liberal Democrats 9
Conservative 5 Conservative 5 Conservative 4
Independent 0 Independent 2 Independent 2
Lydiate and Maghull Community Independents 1 Lydiate and Maghull Community Independents 1 Lydiate and Maghull Community Independents 0
Vacant 1

Changes:

  • 7 March 2024: Labour councillor Trish Hardy resigns.[6]
  • 8 April 2024: Natasha Carlin and Sean Halsall leave Labour to sit as independents over protest of Labour's direction and stance on the Israel-Hamas war.[2]

Election results[edit]

Sefton Council's composition following the 2024 election.
2024 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 17 Increase1 77.3 32 49 74.2 33,385 54.0 +1.1
  Liberal Democrats 3 Steady 13.6 6 9 13.6 10,332 16.7 +0.3
  Conservative 1 Decrease1 4.5 3 4 6.1 9,098 14.7 -1.6
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 2 2 3.0 272 0.4 -1.9
  Green 1 Increase1 4.5 0 1 1.5 5,445 8.8 +2.0
  Formby Residents Action Group 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,292 2.1 +0.6
  Lydiate and Maghull Community Independents 0 Decrease1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,245 2.0 -0.5
  TUSC 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 232 0.4 ±0.0
  Reform UK 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 122 0.2 ±0.0
  Freedom Alliance 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 120 0.2 -0.5

Ward Results[edit]

The Statements of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, were released by Sefton Council on 8 April 2024 following the close of nominations.[1] Councillors that were standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). The results for each ward were announced the day after the election.[7]

Ainsdale[edit]

Ainsdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Lynne Thompson* 1,978 51.5 +16.3
Labour Frank Hanley 1,193 31.0 -4.5
Conservative Ryan Abbott 527 13.7 -11.1
Green Laurence Rankin 145 3.8 -0.6
Rejected ballots 27
Majority 785 21.4 +21.1
Turnout 3,843 38.2
Registered electors 10,061
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase10.4

Birkdale[edit]

Birkdale
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 Increase 2.3

Blundellsands[edit]

Blundellsands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diane Roscoe* 2,249 68.3 +1.4
Conservative Katie Burgess 548 16.7 -1.9
Green Kieran Dams 270 8.2 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Brian Dunning 224 6.8 -0.6
Rejected ballots 25
Majority 1,701 51.6
Turnout 3,291 35.9
Registered electors 9,159
Labour hold Swing Increase 1.7

Cambridge[edit]

Cambridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Sammon 1,161 36.5 -6.2
Conservative Gary Haran Doyle 1,002 31.5 -2.6
Labour Callum Naylor 816 25.6 +6.5
Green Stephen Hesketh 204 6.4 +2.3
Rejected ballots 28
Majority 159
Turnout 3,441 32.8 -2.7
Registered electors 9,716
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Decrease 1.8

Church[edit]

Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Neil Doolin 1,412 50.6 +10.6
Labour Co-op Paul Cummins* 1,307 46.5 -7.1
Conservative Dorothy Brown 91 3.2 -1.0
Rejected ballots 18
Majority 105
Turnout 2,810 30.9 +0.9
Registered electors 9,091
Green gain from Labour Swing Increase 8.9

Derby[edit]

Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maria Porter 1,580 78.9 -2.0
Reform UK Leighton Sealeaf 122 6.1 New
Green Kate Robinson 114 5.7 -1.6
Conservative Iain Beckett 91 4.5 -2.3
TUSC Dean Young 55 2.7 -2.3
Liberal Democrats Rowenna Gibson 41 2.0 New
Rejected ballots 20
Majority 1,458
Turnout 2,003 22.3
Registered electors 9,002
Labour hold Swing Decrease 4.1

Dukes[edit]

Dukes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mike Prendergast* 1,379 41.7 +7.5
Liberal Democrats Damian Bond 967 29.3 -12.8
Labour Helen Duerden 764 23.1 +4.1
Green David Newman 195 5.9 +1.3
Rejected ballots 29
Majority 412
Turnout 3,305 31.7
Registered electors 10,442
Conservative hold Swing Increase 10.2

Ford[edit]

Ford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paulette Lappin* 1,541 80.9 +0.1
Green Lyndsey Doolin 187 9.8 -0.3
Conservative Michael Shaw 120 6.3 Steady
Liberal Democrats Adarsh Makdani 56 2.9 +0.2
Rejected ballots 17
Majority 1,354 71.8
Turnout 1,904 20.6
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing Increase 0.2

Harington[edit]

Harington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Karen Cavanagh 1,613 45.7 -7.4
Conservative Joe Riley* 978 25.7 +0.1
Formby Residents Action Group Dave Irving 551 15.6 -10.0
Green Michael Walsh 244 6.9 +2.2
Liberal Democrats Annie Gorski 142 4.0 -2.8
Rejected ballots 17
Majority 635
Turnout 3,528 36.4
Registered electors 9,689
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase3.8

Kew[edit]

Kew
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jen Corcoran* 1,358 43.8 -8.7
Liberal Democrats Daniel Lewis 1,118 36.1 +15.7
Conservative Owen Phillips 440 14.2 -5.3
Green Rob Wesley 184 5.9 -1.6
Rejected ballots 33
Majority 240
Turnout 3,100 28.9 +0.1
Registered electors 10,720
Labour hold Swing Decrease 12.2

Linacre[edit]

Linacre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joanne Williams 1,402 85.5 +9.4
Liberal Democrats David Mellalieu 134 8.2 New
Conservative John Campbell 103 6.3 +0.4
Rejected ballots 26
Majority 1268
Turnout 1,639 18.1
Registered electors 9,073
Labour hold Swing Increase0.6

Litherland[edit]

Litherland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paula Murphy 1,526 74.0 -0.7
Independent Ian Smith 249 12.1 -0.5
Green Amber-Page Moss 142 6.9 -0.5
Conservative Colin Appleton 99 4.8 -0.5
Liberal Democrats Roy Connell 47 2.3 New
Rejected ballots 19
Majority 1,277
Turnout 2,063 22.8
Registered electors 9,055
Labour gain from Vacant Swing Decrease0.1

Manor[edit]

Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dominic McNabb 1,800 62.8 +3.0
Conservative Martyn Barber 520 18.2 +0.4
Green James O’Keeffe 311 10.9 +2.0
Liberal Democrats John Gibson 233 8.1 -0.8
Rejected ballots 17
Majority 1,280
Turnout 2,864 29.1
Registered electors 9,845
Labour hold Swing Increase1.3

Meols[edit]

Meols
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Dodd* 1,452 46.3 +1.6
Labour Steve Jowett 863 27.5 +4.0
Conservative Bob Teesdale 613 19.5 -6.7
Green Pauline Anne Hesketh 208 6.6 +1.0
Rejected ballots 21
Majority 589
Turnout 3,136 31.3 -2.7
Registered electors 10,016
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease 1.2

Molyneux[edit]

Molyneux
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sam Hinde 2,063 75.0 +1.3
Conservative Marcus Bleasdale 254 9.2 +1.1
Green David Collins 220 8.0 New
Liberal Democrats Paul Young 213 7.7 New
Rejected ballots 32
Majority 1,809
Turnout 2,750 27.0
Registered electors 10,187
Labour hold Swing Increase0.1

Netherton and Orrell[edit]

Netherton and Orrell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tom Spring* 1,637 77.9 +6.8
Green Simon Baron 127 6.0 New
Freedom Alliance Maria Walsh 120 5.7 -0.7
Conservative Adam Marsden 113 5.4 -3.5
Liberal Democrats Vic Foulds 55 2.6 New
TUSC Owen Croft 50 2.4 New
Rejected ballots 12
Majority 1,510
Turnout 2,102 21.9
Registered electors 9,616
Labour hold Swing Increase0.4

Norward[edit]

Norwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dave Neary 1,487 55.3 -4.0
Conservative Margaret Middleton 461 17.2 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Lesley Delves 433 16.1 -2.6
Green David McIntosh 306 11.4 +5.0
Rejected ballots 40
Majority 1,026
Turnout 2,687 26.3 -2.7
Registered electors 10,232
Labour hold Swing Decrease 2.8

Park[edit]

Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chloe Parker 1,621 58.1 +13.7
Lydiate and Maghull Community Independents Paul McCord 641 23.0 -17.9
Conservative Craig Titherington 274 9.8 -1.6
Green Roy Greason 180 6.4 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Keith Cawdron 76 2.7 Steady
Rejected ballots 14
Majority 980
Turnout 2,792 28.9
Registered electors 9,646
Labour hold Swing Increase15.8

Ravenmeols[edit]

Ravenmeols
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catie Page* 1,759 56.8 +9.3
Formby Residents Action Group Maria Bennett 741 23.9 -7.5
Conservative Angelica Sadrieva 307 9.9 +0.1
Green Alison Gibbon 201 6.5 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Lisa Nicolson-Smith 89 2.9 -2.5
Rejected ballots 12
Majority 1,018
Turnout 3,097 31.6
Registered electors 9,793
Labour hold Swing Increase8.4

St. Oswald[edit]

St. Oswald
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joe Johnson 1,270 78.6 -3.5
TUSC Conor O’Neill 127 7.9 -1.2
Green Rupert Shoebridge 119 7.4 New
Conservative Henry Bliss 100 6.2 -2.9
Rejected ballots 11
Majority 1,143
Turnout 1,616 20.1 -0.4
Registered electors 8,028
Labour hold Swing Decrease 2.3

Sudell[edit]

Sudell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Hansen* 1,715 58.9 +6.1
Lydiate and Maghull Community Independents Joanne McCall 604 20.8 -15.4
Conservative Daniel Kirk 336 11.5 +2.4
Green Paul Dunbar 128 4.4 New
Liberal Democrats James Tattersall 104 3.6 New
Independent Marie Blease 23 0.8 New
Rejected ballots 15
Majority 1,111
Turnout 2,910 28.0
Registered electors 10,383
Labour hold Swing

Victoria[edit]

Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Roche* 2,386 68.7 +7.3
Liberal Democrats Hannah Gee 452 13.0 -7.2
Green Samantha Cook 380 10.9 +1.0
Conservative Paul Barber 253 7.3 -1.3
Rejected ballots 25
Majority 1,934 55.7
Turnout 3,471 33.0
Registered electors 10,505
Labour hold Swing Increase 7.25

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "2024 Elections in Sefton". Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Councillors quit Labour Party in leadership protest and stance on war in Gaza". Liverpool Echo. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  3. ^ "CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED FOR 2024 LOCAL ELECTIONS". On the spot news. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  4. ^ Ferguson, Angela; Coleman, Jenny (3 May 2024). "Green Party success but Labour holds Sefton and Knowsley". BBC News. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Sefton.gov. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  6. ^ Jessett, Elliot (7 March 2024). "Sefton Labour councillor quits and leaves politics with immediate effect". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Sefton Council Elections - Thursday 2nd May, 2024". Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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