St Michael's (Liverpool ward)

St. Michaels ward is an electoral district of Liverpool City Council centred on the St Michael's district of Liverpool and within the Liverpool Riverside Parliamentary constituency.

St Michael's
St Michael's ward within Liverpool
Population5,810 (2021 census)
Registered Electors4,256 (2023 election)
Metropolitan borough
Metropolitan county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors
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UK
England
Merseyside

Background

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The ward was created in 1953 and its boundaries were changed for the 1973, 2004 and 2023 elections. Between 1980 and 2004 the ward was disestablished.

1953 boundaries

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1953 St Michael's ward

The ward was first established in 1953.

1980 elections

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The ward was disestablished at the 1980 election, where it was distributed into the new Aigburth and Dingle wards.

2004 boundaries

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2004 St Michael's ward

The ward was re-formed for the 2004 Municipal elections from the former Aigburth and Dingle wards.[1]

The ward boundaries were Promenade Gardens, Dingle Lane, Ullet Lane, Croxteth Gate, Mossley Hill Drive, Aigburth Road, the southeastern property line of Fulwood Drive, and the River Mersey.[1]

The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 12,991,[2] and at the 2021 census of 12,482.[3]

2023 boundaries

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The ward boundaries were changed in 2023 following a review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England which decided that the existing 30 wards each represented by three Councillors should be replaced by 64 wards represented by 85 councillors with varying representation by one, two or three councillors per ward. The St Michael's ward was reformed as a single-member ward. The ward boundaries retained the centre of the 2004 ward, losing the southern section to the new Festival Gardens ward and the northern section to the new Sefton Park ward.[4]

Councillors

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Election Councillor Councillor Councillor
1980-2003 WARD DISESTABLISHED
2004 Peter Allen (LD) John Coyne (LD) Elaine Allen (LD)
2006 Peter Allen (LD) John Coyne (Green) Elaine Allen (LD)
2006 Peter Allen (LD) John Coyne (Green) Elaine Allen (LD)
2007 Peter Allen (LD) John Coyne (Green) Elaine Allen (LD)
2008 Peter Allen (LD) John Coyne (Green) Sarah Jennings (Green)
2010 Sharon Green (LD) John Coyne (Green) Sarah Jennings (Green)
2011 Sharon Green (LD) John Coyne (Green) Sarah Jennings (Green)
2011 Sharon Green (Ind) John Coyne (Green) Sarah Jennings (Green)
2012 Sharon Green (Ind) John Coyne (Green) Sarah Jennings (Green)
2014 Tom Crone (Green) John Coyne (Green) Sarah Jennings (Green)
2015 Tom Crone (Green) Anna Key (Green) Sarah Jennings (Green)
2016 Tom Crone (Green) Anna Key (Green) Sarah Jennings (Green)
2018 Tom Crone (Green) Anna Key (Green) Sarah Jennings (Green)
2019 Tom Crone (Green) Anna Key (Green) Sarah Jennings (Green)
2021 Tom Crone (Green) Anna Key (Green) Steph Pitchers (Green)
WARD REFORMED
2023 Tom Crone (Green)

  indicates seat up for re-election after boundary changes.

  indicates change in affiliation.

  indicates seat up for re-election.

  • Cllr John Coyne (elected as Liberal Democrat) defected to the Green Party in 2006 and was re-elected with the Green Party twice in 2007 and 2011.
  • Cllr Sharon Green (elected as Liberal Democrat) resigned from the whip to sit as an Independent on 6 May 2011 following the suspension of former leader Warren Bradley from the party.[5]

Election results

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Elections of the 2020s

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2023

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4th May 2023[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Thomas Crone[Note 1] 1,124 66.96
Labour Helen Thompson[Note 2] 427 26.51
Liberal Democrats Christopher Michael Collins 40 2.48
Conservative Robert Peter Scott 20 1.24
Majority 697 43.26
Turnout 1,611 37.85
Registered electors 4,256
Rejected ballots 8 0.49
Total ballots 1,619 38.04
Green win (new seat)

2021

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6th May 2021[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Stephanie Louise Pitchers 2,308 57.79  9.17
Labour Portia Eve Fahey 1,362 34.10  6.56
Conservative David Patmore 171 4.28  1.94
Liberal Democrats Chris Collins 153 3.83%  0.67
Majority 946 23.69  15.73
Turnout 3,994 39.61  1.31
Registered electors 10,084
Rejected ballots 57 1.41  0.81
Green hold Swing -7.87

Elections of the 2010s

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May 2019

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Liverpool City Council election, 2nd May 2019: St Michael's[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Anna Key 2,458 66.96%   8.64
Labour Calvin Wesley Smeda 1,011 27.54%   9.35
Liberal Democrats Chris Collins 116 3.16%   0.99
Conservative David Patmore 86 2.34%   0.28
Majority 1,447 39.42%  17.99
Turnout 3,693 38.30%   0.32
Registered electors 9,642
Rejected ballots 22 0.60%   0.38
Green hold Swing  9.00

May 2018

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Liverpool City Council election, 3 May 2018: St Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Thomas Crone 2,205 58.3  3.7
Labour Stuart Fordham 1,395 36.9  7.9
Conservative David Patmore 99 2.6  0.5
Liberal Democrats Norman Darbyshire 82 2.2  1.7
Majority 810 21.4  11.6
Registered electors 9,810
Turnout 3,789 38.6  0.7
Rejected ballots 8 0.2  0.7
Green hold Swing  5.8

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May 2016

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Liverpool City Council election, 5 May 2016: St Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Sarah Jennings 2,187 62.0  12.1
Labour Steve Fitzsimmons 1,023 29.0  7.4
Liberal Democrats Thomas Sebire 139 3.9  0.3
Conservative David Patmore 74 2.1  2.7
English Democrat Paul Rimmer 53 1.5  1.4
TUSC Elise Khan 50 1.4  0.3
Majority 1,164 33.0  19.5
Registered electors 9,399
Turnout 3,558 37.9  30.1
Rejected ballots 32 0.9  0.6

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May 2015

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Liverpool City Council election, 7 May 2015: St Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Anna Key 3,266 49.9  10.2
Labour Steve Fitzsimmons 2,384 36.4  6.0
Conservative David Patmore 315 4.8  1.6
Liberal Democrats Kris Brown 236 3.6  1.3
UKIP Shashwat Singh 222 3.4 New
TUSC Giorgio Moulas 111 1.7  0.2
English Democrat Paul Rimmer 9 0.1  1.6
Majority 882 13.5  16.2
Registered electors 9,648
Turnout 6,563 68.0  30.8
Rejected ballots 20 0.3  0.1
Green hold Swing  8.1

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May 2014

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Liverpool City Council election, 22 May 2014: St Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Thomas Crone 2,130 60.1  6.0
Labour Patricia O'Brien 1,078 30.4  3.5
Conservative David Patmore 112 3.2  1.7
Liberal Democrats Anna Martin 80 2.3  2.6
TUSC Giorgo Moulas 69 1.9 New
English Democrat Paul Rimmer 60 1.7  0.5
Liberal Jessica Bull 15 0.4 New
Majority 1,052 29.7  9.5
Registered electors 9,554
Turnout 3,557 37.2  2.4
Rejected ballots 13 0.4  0.2
Green gain from Independent Swing  4.8

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May 2012

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Liverpool City Council election, 3 May 2012: St Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Sarah Jennings 1,828 54.1  3.6
Labour Patricia O'Brien 1,148 33.9  0.3
Liberal Democrats Anna Martin 166 4.9  3.4
Conservative David Patmore 165 4.9  1.3
English Democrat Paul Rimmer 75 2.2  1.5
Majority 680 20.2  3.9
Registered electors 9,764
Turnout 3,402 34.8  5.6
Rejected ballots 20 0.6  0.1
Green hold Swing  2.0

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May 2011

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Liverpool City Council election, 5 May 2011: St Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green John Coyne 1,978 50.5  20.1
Labour Phil Molyneux 1,341 34.2  5.2
Liberal Democrats Linda Farrelly 326 8.3  25.7
Conservative David Patmore 143 3.6  3.1
UKIP Paul Rimmer 70 1.8 New
Liberal Terry Formby 31 0.8 New
English Democrat Neil Kenny 29 0.7 New
Majority 637 16.3 N/A
Registered electors 9,741
Turnout 3,936 40.4  18.6
Rejected ballots 18 0.5  0.2
Green hold Swing  10.0

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May 2010

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Liverpool City Council election, 6 May 2010: St Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sharon Green 2,002 34.0  2.7
Green Thomas Crone 1,790 30.4  12.2
Labour Matthew Garlick 1,710 29.0  13.2
Conservative David Patmore 394 6.7  1.8
Majority 212 3.6 N/A
Registered electors 10,054
Turnout 5,935 59.0  27.2
Rejected ballots 39 0.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing  4.8

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Elections of the 2000s

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May 2008

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Liverpool City Council election, 1 May 2008: St Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Sarah Jennings 1,309 42.6  4.6
Liberal Democrats Elaine Allen 1,128 36.7  7.5
Labour Nicholas Mutize 485 15.8  10.1
Conservative David Patmore 149 4.9  0.3
Majority 181 5.9  2.9
Registered electors 9,706
Turnout 31.8  1.8
Green gain from Liberal Democrats Swing  1.5

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May 2007

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Liverpool City Council election, 3 May 2007: St Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green John Coyne 1,232 38.0  12.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher Curry 947 29.2  12.3
Labour Jack Johnson 839 25.9  0.9
Conservative David Patmore 149 4.6  3.8
Liberal George Roberts 75 2.3 New
Majority 285 8.8 N/A
Registered electors 9,662
Turnout 33.6  7.6
Green hold Swing  12.6

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May 2006

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Liverpool City Council election, 4 May 2006: St Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Allen 1,112 41.5  8.1
Green Jean Hill 675 25.2  8.8
Labour Jack Johnson 670 25.0  1.1
Conservative David Patmore 225 8.4  1.7
Majority 437 16.3  9.4
Registered electors 10,288
Turnout 26.0  3.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing  4.7

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June 2004

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Liverpool City Council election, 10 June 2004: St Michael's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Elaine Allen [n 1] 1,552 49.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Coyne [n 2] 1,537
Liberal Democrats Peter Allen [n 3] 1,484
Labour Jack Johnson 750 23.9 N/A
Labour Johnathan Reynolds 727
Labour Peter Tuffley 708
Green Jean Hill 514 16.4 N/A
Green Johnathan Clatworthy 453
Green Howard Jago 391
Conservative Helen Hicklin 316 10.1 N/A
Conservative David Patmore 280
Conservative Elizabeth Morton 261
Majority 802 25.7 N/A
Registered electors 10,830
Turnout 29.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

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Notes

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italics denote the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate

  1. ^ Tom Crone was a re-standing councillor for the former St Michael's ward.
  2. ^ Helen Thompson was a re-standing councillor for the former Belle Vale ward.
  1. ^ Elected to serve a 4-year term.
  2. ^ Elected to serve a 3-year term.
  3. ^ Elected to serve a 2-year term.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Boundary Commission Report". 15 May 2010.
  2. ^ "City of Liverpool Ward population 2011". Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  3. ^ "St Michael's (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  4. ^ "New electoral arrangements for Liverpool City Council Final Recommendations" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 1 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Liberal Democrat Sharon Green defects to become Independent in Liverpool". Liverpool Daily Post.
  6. ^ "Elections results for St Michaels, 4 May 2023". Liverpool City Council.
  7. ^ "Municipal Elections 2021, Riverside". Liverpool City Council.
  8. ^ "Municipal Elections 2019, Riverside". Liverpool City Council.
  9. ^ "Election results for St Michaels Municipal Elections - Thursday, 3rd May, 2018". Liverpool City Council.
  10. ^ "Election results for St Michaels Municipal Elections - Thursday, 5th May, 2016". Liverpool City Council.
  11. ^ "Election results for St Michaels Municipal Elections - Thursday, 7th May, 2015". Liverpool City Council.
  12. ^ "Election results for St Michaels Municipal Elections - Thursday, 22nd May, 2014". Liverpool City Council.
  13. ^ "Election results for St Michaels Municipal Elections - Thursday, 3rd May, 2012". Liverpool City Council.
  14. ^ "Election results for St Michaels Municipal Elections - Thursday, 5th May, 2011". Liverpool City Council.
  15. ^ "Election results for St Michaels Municipal Elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2010". Liverpool City Council.
  16. ^ a b c d "Liverpool City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre.
  17. ^ a b c d "Local Elections Archive Project St Michael's Ward — Liverpool". Local Elections Archive Project.

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