Liverpool Council election, 2008

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Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election. (30 seats plus 1 in a by-election)

Before the election, the composition of the council was

[edit] Election result

Liverpool Local Election Result 2008
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Liberal Democrat 13 33.97
  Labour 16 40.00
  Liberal 1 6.74
  Green 1 6.67
  Conservative 0 8.38 7715
  British National Party 0 3.33
  Independent 0 0.69
  UK Independence 0 0.08
  Socialist Labour 0 0.06
  United Socialist 0 0.07

[edit] Ward results

* - Existing Councillor (PARTY) - Party of former Councillor

Allerton & Hunts Cross
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Flo Clucas * 1605 48.56
Labour Colin McAlley 684 20.70
Conservative Adam Ernest Marsden 737 22.30
Green Margaret Williams 171 5.17
Liberal Christopher Hulme 108 3.27
Majority
Turnout 3305 30.20
Anfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Robbie Quinn * 1077 36.50
Labour Brian Dowling 1521 51.54
Liberal Stephen Houghland 133 4.51
Green Jean Hill 96 3.25
Conservative Francis Stevens 97 3.29
Independent Michael McDonough 27 0.91
Majority
Turnout 2951 29.07
Belle Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Claire Wilner 1673 45.86
Liberal Democrat Tom Marshall * 1383 37.91
Conservative Jack Stallworthy 111 3.04
British National Party Peter Michael Molloy 336 9.21
United Socialist Paul Filby 67 1.84
Green Mark Bowman 78 2.14
Majority
Turnout 3648 33.09
Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine Banks (PARTY) 722 61.45
Liberal Democrat James Murray 157 13.36
Green Michael Cotgreave 134 11.40
Conservative Gregg Watson 118 10.04
Liberal Lisa Gaskell 44 3.74
Majority
Turnout 1175 9.59
Childwall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Eddie Clein * 1925 55.51
Labour Peter Dowling 711 20.50
Conservative Chris Lighten 490 14.13
Green Geoff Bunn 202 5.82
Liberal Philip Daley 140 4.04
Majority
Turnout 3468 31.29
Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Erica Kemp * 2330 60.19
Labour David Shepherd 522 13.48
Green Eleanor Martin 286 7.39
Conservative Norman Coppell 360 9.30
Independent Jeffrey Berman 273 7.05
Liberal James MacGregor 100 2.58
Majority
Turnout 3871 36.18
Clubmoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Noakes 1341 48.00
Green Eleanor Pontin 68 2.43
Liberal Dennis Gaskell 859 30.74
Conservative Gwynneth Hicklin 150 5.37
British National Party Peter Squire 358 12.81
Independent Maggie Stewart 18 0.64
Majority
Turnout 2794 24.77
County
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Marilyn Fielding * 1196 42.70
Labour Gerard Woodhouse 1189 42.45
Green Tony Jones 48 1.71
Liberal Roger Webb 32 1.14
Conservative Paul Barber 66 2.36
British National Party Peter Stafford 200 7.14
UK Independence Colin Windever 70 2.50
Majority
Turnout 2801 27.66
Cressington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Paula Keaveney (PARTY) 1812 50.17
Labour Anna Briggs 792 21.93
Green Martin Randall 262 7.25
Liberal John Pagan 108 2.99
Conservative Paul Athans 638 17.66
Majority
Turnout 3612 32.27
Croxteth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Stephen Geoghegan 1245 35.57
Labour Rose Bailey 1810 51.71
Green Don Ross 77 2.20
Conservative Diane Westwell 88 2.51
British National Party George Muse 109 3.11
Independent Ken Stewart 171 4.89
Majority
Turnout 3500 33.35
Everton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Peter Rainford 120 5.15
Labour Frank Prendergast * 1678 72.02
Green Peter North 102 4.38
Liberal Linda Roberts 78 3.35
Conservative Mark Cottrell 130 5.58
British National Party Jackie Stafford 222 9.53
Majority
Turnout 2330 23.07
Fazakerley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Graham Seddon 608 19.33
Labour Jack Spriggs * 1811 57.58
Green Ralf Ganza 64 2.03
Liberal Jane Canning 68 2.16
Conservative Denise Nuttall 154 4.90
British National Party Peter Stafford 440 13.99
Majority
Turnout 3145 27.64


Greenbank
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Janet Clein * 1180 47.99
Labour Christopher Helm 564 22.94
Green Martin Dobson 498 20.25
Liberal Susan O'Brien 52 2.11
Conservative Ann Nugent 165 6.71
Majority
Turnout 2459 23.28


Kensington & Fairfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Francis Doran * 1214 41.19
Labour Liam Robinson 1411 47.88
Green Janet Bunn 144 4.89
Liberal Karen Wiiliams 85 2.88
Conservative Nigel Barber 93 3.16
Majority
Turnout 2947 31.22
Kirkdale(2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Pauline Bradley 144 2.95
Liberal Democrat Thomas Morrison 107 2.19
Labour Beatrice Fraenkel 1737 35.54
Labour Joseph Hanson 1971 40.33
Green Jonathan Clatworthy 96 1.96
Green Alison Edis 95 1.94
Liberal Damien Daly 46 0.94
Conservative Alma McGing 95 1.94
Conservative John Watson 61 1.25
British National Party Steven Greenhalgh 389 7.96
Independent Will Thomson 146 2.99
Majority
Turnout 4887 21.23
Knotty Ash
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat David Irving * 1642 46.10
Labour Anthony Conception 1607 45.12
Green James Munro 128 3.59
Conservative Geoffrey Brandwood 185 5.19
Majority
Turnout 3562 35.33
Mossley Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Lynnie Williams 1445 45.04
Labour Matthew Garlick 650 20.26
Green Robert Smith 403 12.56
Liberal David Wood 140 4.36
Conservative Giselle McDonald 570 17.77
Majority
Turnout 3208 30.51
Norris Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Francis Cooke * 1520 64.49
Green Thomas Crone 70 2.97
Liberal Vera Phillips 258 10.95
Conservative Michael Lind 148 6.28
British National Party John Edgar 303 12.86
Socialist Labour Kai Anderson 58 2.46
Majority
Turnout 2357 22.41
Old Swan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Gary Millar 1372 44.63
Labour Allen Hammond 824 26.81
Green Paul Grimes 130 4.23
Liberal Edith Bamford 321 10.44
Conservative Lauren Graham 127 4.13
British National Party Steven McEllenborough 300 9.76
Majority
Turnout 3074 26.59
Picton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Andrew Makinson * 1262 47.89
Labour Timothy Beaumont 1015 38.52
Green Laurence Wilson 150 5.69
Liberal Griffith Parry 109 4.14
Conservative Ann Temple 99 3.76
Majority
Turnout 2635 24.16
Princes Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Mumin Khan 714 28.61
Labour Timothy Moore 1227 49.16
Green Rebecca Lawson 318 12.74
Liberal Michael Williams 74 2.96
Conservative Catherine Hirst 163 6.53
Majority
Turnout 2496 24.84
Riverside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Conor McDonald 202 8.03
Labour Stephen Munby * 1838 73.08
Green William Ward 184 7.32
Liberal John Graves 102 4.06
Conservative Emlyn Williams 189 7.51
Majority
Turnout 2515 23.35
St Michaels
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Elaine Allen * 1128 36.73
Labour Nicholas Mutize 485 15.79
Green Sarah Jennings 1309 42.62
Conservative David Patmore 149 4.85
Majority
Turnout 3071 31.64
Speke-Garston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Jackie Wilson 479 16.26
Labour Colin Strickland * 1866 63.36
Green Fiona Coyne 93 3.16
Liberal Irene Mayes 128 4.35
Conservative Brenda Coppell 171 5.81
British National Party Jane Greenhalgh 208 7.06
Majority
Turnout 2945 23.19
Tuebrook & Stoneycroft
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Kathryn Dadswell 135 4.59
Labour Robert Millington 484 16.47
Green Jennifer Brown 92 3.13
Liberal Steve Radford * 2128 72.43
Conservative George Powell 99 3.37
Majority
Turnout 2938 27.10
Warbreck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Richard Roberts 724 22.82
Labour Richard McLinden 1852 58.37
Green Raphael Levy 99 3.12
Liberal George Roberts 724 22.82
Conservative Mark Rea 154 4.85
British National Party Carol Kilkenny 198 6.24
Majority
Turnout 3173 28.31
Wavertree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Warren Bradley * 2223 68.51
Labour Nicholas Wallace 508 15.65
Green Julie Birch-Holt 297 9.15
Liberal Charles Mayes 46 1.42
Conservative David Grundy 171 5.27
Majority
Turnout 3245 30.59
West Derby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Graham Hulme 1244 37.29
Labour Brenda McGrath 863 25.87
Green Kim Graham 160 4.80
Liberal Ann Hines * 731 21.91
Conservative Neil Wilson 338 10.13
Majority
Turnout 3336 29.94
Woolton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Barbara Collinge * 1771 46.41
Labour Laurence Freeman 572 14.99
Green Alexander Rudkin 161 4.22
Liberal Maria Langley 58 1.52
Conservative Richard Downey 1254 32.86
Majority
Turnout 3816 36.45
Yew Tree
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Gary Airey 820 29.58
Labour John Prince 1370 49.42
Green Peter Cranie 125 4.51
Liberal Tracey Hawksford 112 4.04
Conservative June Brandwood 345 12.45
Majority
Turnout 2772 24.81
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