Sefton local elections
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One third of Sefton Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
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[edit] Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1986
No overall control 1986 - present
[edit] Council elections
Sefton Council election, 2007
[edit] By-election results
| Park By-Election 11 September 1997 (2) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 1,079 | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | 1,013 | ||||
| Labour | 497 | ||||
| Labour | 479 | ||||
| Conservative | 337 | ||||
| Conservative | 308 | ||||
| Turnout | 3,713 | 13.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Manor By-Election 3 October 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 924 | 48.6 | -7.8 | ||
| Conservative | 658 | 34.6 | +2.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 190 | 10.0 | -1.4 | ||
| Independent | 128 | 6.7 | +6.7 | ||
| Majority | 266 | 14.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,900 | 19.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Ainsdale By-Election 3 February 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Litherland By-Election 22 February 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | 900 | 62.8 | -11.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 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 | 3,251 | 53.9 | +11.9 | ||
| Conservative | 1,800 | 29.8 | -11.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | 981 | 16.3 | -0.8 | ||
| Majority | 1,451 | 24.1 | |||
| Turnout | 6,032 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Church By-Election 2 March 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Paul Cummins | 806 | 52.4 | +13.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Andrew Tonkiss | 431 | 28.0 | -22.8 | |
| British National Party | 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 Democrat | Swing | ||||
| Manor By-Election 25 October 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | David McIvor | 922 | 40.5 | -7.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | John Gibson | 769 | 33.8 | +13.4 | |
| Labour | Sue Hanley | 419 | 18.4 | -13.1 | |
| British National Party | Michael McDermott | 94 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
| UK Independence | Peter Harper | 71 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
| Majority | 153 | 6.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,275 | 22.8 | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
