Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council elections
One third of Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
Political control
Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Council elections
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1998
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 1999
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2000 (whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 3)[2]
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2002
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2003
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2004 (whole council elected after boundary changes)[3]
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2006
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2007
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2008
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2010
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2011
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2012
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2014
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2015
By-election results
1997-2001
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 |
|
|
2001-2005
2005-2009
Church By-Election 2 March 2006[4] |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Paul Cummins |
806 |
52.4 |
+13.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Andrew Tonkiss |
431 |
28.0 |
-22.8 |
|
BNP |
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 |
|
BNP |
Michael McDermott |
94 |
4.1 |
+4.1 |
|
UKIP |
Peter Harper |
71 |
3.1 |
+3.1 |
Majority |
153 |
6.7 |
|
Turnout |
2,275 |
22.8 |
|
|
Conservative gain from Labour |
Swing |
|
|
2009-2013
Bootle Derby By-Election 7 November 2013 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Anne Thompson |
903 |
65 |
|
|
UKIP |
Jack Colbert |
293 |
21 |
|
|
Independent |
Juliet Edgar |
97 |
7 |
|
|
TUSC |
Graham Woodhouse |
48 |
3 |
|
|
Independent |
Janice Blanchard |
29 |
2 |
|
|
Green |
Laurence Rankin |
25 |
2 |
|
Turnout |
1,399 |
15.77 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
References
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