Meols (ward)

Meols is a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward in the Southport Parliamentary constituency that covers the localities of Churchtown and Crossens in the north end of the town of Southport.

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Councillors

Term Councillor[1] Party
1991–Present John Dodd Liberal Democrats
2004–Present David Rimmer Liberal Democrats
2011–Present Nigel Roy Ashton Liberal Democrats

Election results

Elections of the 2010s

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2011: Meols[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Nigel Roy Ashton 1211 31%
Conservative Chris Cross 1136 29%
Labour Maureen Stoker 711 18%
Independent Margaret Brown 628 16%
UKIP Patricia Elaine Shanks 278 7%
Majority
Turnout 3964 41%
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2010: Meols[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat David Rimmer 3202 49%
Conservative Chris Cross 1989 30%
Labour Maureen Stoker 561 9%
Independent Margaret Brown 329 5%
UKIP Patricia Elaine Shanks 313 5%
BNP Max Blair 183 3%
Majority
Turnout 6577 68%
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

References