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]

Party in control	Years
Conservative	1973 - 1986
No overall control	1986 - 2012
Labour	2012 - present

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

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

2001-2005

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

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

↑ "Sefton". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
↑ "Sefton". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
↑ "Sefton council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
↑ "BNP claim shock third place in by-election". Liverpool Echo. 2006-03-03. p. 3. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

By-election results

External links

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Council elections in Merseyside

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

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Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Merseyside County Council	1973 1977 1981 Abolished

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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