Church (Liverpool ward)

Church is a Liverpool City Council Ward. It contains part of the Mossley Hill area of Liverpool. It includes the road Penny Lane, famous for the Beatles song of the same name. The ward boundary was changed at the 2004 municipal elections to encompass parts of the former Grassendale and Allerton wards and losing part to the new Wavertree ward.[1]

Contents

Councillors

Term Councillor [2] Party
2004–2010 Colin Eldridge Liberal Democrat
2004–present Erica Kemp Liberal Democrat
2004–present Richard Kemp Liberal Democrat
2010–present Tom Morrison Liberal Democrat

Election results

Elections of the 2010s

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2011: 5th May 2011 [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Richard Kemp* 2091 41.91% -3.07%
Labour Nathalie Nicholas 1852 37.12% +7.77%
Conservative Tom Roberts 501 10.04% +0.11%
Green Eleanor Janet Mary Martin 399 8.00% +2.88%
Independent Jeff Berman 146 2.93% +0.78%
Majority 239 4.79% -10.85%
Turnout 4989 46.92 -18.30%
Liberal Democrat hold Swing -5.42%
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2010: Church [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Thomas William Morrison 3179 44.98%
Labour Peter Clarke 2074 29.35%
Conservative James Barnaby 702 9.93%
Liberal James Robert MacGregor 556 7.87%
Green Eleanor Janet Mary Martin 404 5.72%
Independent Jeffrey Berman 152 2.15%
Majority 1105 15.64%
Turnout 7067 65.22%
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Elections of the 2000s

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2008: Church [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Erica Kemp 2330 60.19%
Labour David Shepherd 522 13.48%
Conservative Norman Coppell 360 9.30%
Green Eleanor Janet Mary Martin 286 7.39%
Independent Jeffrey Berman 273 7.05%
Liberal James Robert MacGregor 100 2.58%
Majority
Turnout 3871 36.18%
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2007: Church [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Richard Kemp 2790 69.77%
Labour Stephen Laurence Bennett 461 11.53%
Conservative Graham Kenneth Jones 332 8.30%
Green Eleanor Janet Mary Martin 329 8.23%
Liberal James Robert MacGregor 87 2.18%
Majority
Turnout 3999 37.30%
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2006: Church [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Colin Eldridge* 2306 60.22%
Labour Timothy Martin Beaumont 501 13.08%
Green Eleanor Janet Mary Martin 335 8.75%
Conservative Graham Kenneth Jones 291 7.60%
Independent Jeffrey Berman 274 7.16%
Liberal James Robert MacGregor 122 3.19%
Majority
Turnout 3829 34.35%
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

After the boundary change of 2004 the whole of Liverpool City Council faced election. Three Councillors were returned.

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2004: Church
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Erica Kemp 3870
Liberal Democrat Richard Kemp 3771
Liberal Democrat Colin Eldridge 3465
Green Eleanor Martin 736
Labour Wendy Simon 733
Labour Neville Jones 601
Labour David Holt 531
Majority
Turnout 5060 44.91%
Liberal Democrat hold Swing n/a

'∗ - Denotes sitting Councillor.

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References

  1. ^ "Boundary Commission Report". 15 May 2010. http://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/north-west/merseyside/liverpool. 
  2. ^ "Liverpool City Council elections 1998-2006". 16 May 2010. http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/Council_government_and_democracy/Elections/Previous_elections/index.asp. 
  3. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2011, Church". Liverpool City Council. http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=167&RPID=2255007. 
  4. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2010, Church". Liverpool City Council. http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=135&RPID=1358587. 
  5. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2008, Church". Liverpool City Council. http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=99&V=0&RPID=1358819. 
  6. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2007, Church". Liverpool City Council. http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=67&V=0&RPID=1358821. 
  7. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2006, Church". Liverpool City Council. http://councillors.liverpool.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=13&V=0&RPID=1358823.