- Sefton local elections
One third of
Sefton Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.Political control
Conservative 1973 - 1986
No overall control 1986 - presentCouncil elections
Sefton Council election, 1998 Sefton Council election, 1999 Sefton Council election, 2000 Sefton Council election, 2002 Sefton Council election, 2003 Sefton Council election, 2004 Sefton Council election, 2006 Sefton Council election, 2007 Sefton Council election, 2008 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,079
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,013
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 497
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 479
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 337
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 308
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,713
percentage = 13.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 924
percentage = 48.6
change = -7.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 658
percentage = 34.6
change = +2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 190
percentage = 10.0
change = -1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 128
percentage = 6.7
change = +6.7Election box majority
votes = 266
percentage = 14.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,900
percentage = 19.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,570
percentage = 50.4
change = -1.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,389
percentage = 44.6
change = +8.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 158
percentage = 5.1
change = -2.1Election box majority
votes = 181
percentage = 5.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,117
percentage = 30.4
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 900
percentage = 62.8
change = -11.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jim Murray
votes = 472
percentage = 33.0
change = +7.1Election box candidate
party = Socialist Alternative
candidate =
votes = 60
percentage = 4.2
change = +4.2Election box majority
votes = 428
percentage = 29.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,432
percentage = 17.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 3,251
percentage = 53.9
change = +11.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,800
percentage = 29.8
change = -11.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 981
percentage = 16.3
change = -0.8Election box majority
votes = 1,451
percentage = 24.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 6,032
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Cummins
votes = 806
percentage = 52.4
change = +13.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Andrew Tonkiss
votes = 431
percentage = 28.0
change = -22.8Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Michael McDermott
votes = 159
percentage = 10.3
change = +10.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Antonio Spatuzzi
votes = 143
percentage = 9.3
change = -0.6Election box majority
votes = 375
percentage = 24.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,539
percentage = 17.2
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David McIvor
votes = 922
percentage = 40.5
change = -7.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Gibson
votes = 769
percentage = 33.8
change = +13.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sue Hanley
votes = 419
percentage = 18.4
change = -13.1Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Michael McDermott
votes = 94
percentage = 4.1
change = +4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Peter Harper
votes = 71
percentage = 3.1
change = +3.1Election box majority
votes = 153
percentage = 6.7
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,275
percentage = 22.8
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =External links
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