Church (Liverpool ward)

Church
Church
	Church ward within Liverpool
Population	6,795 (2021 census)
Registered Electors	4,883 (2023 elections)
Metropolitan borough	City of Liverpool;
Metropolitan county	Merseyside;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Liverpool Garston;
Councillors	Carl Cashman (Liberal Democrat);
	List of places UK England Merseyside

53°23′13″N 2°55′12″W / 53.387°N 2.920°W / 53.387; -2.920

Church ward is an electoral district of Liverpool City Council. The ward is within the Liverpool Garston Parliamentary constituency.

Background

The ward was created in 1953 and elected three councillors. The boundaries of the ward were changed for the 1973, 1980, 2004 and 2023 elections.

1980 boundaries

A report of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England published in November 1978 set out proposals for changes to the wards of Liverpool City Council, maintaining the number of councillors at 99 representing 33 wards. Church ward was represented by three councillors.^[1]

The report describes the boundaries as "Commencing at a point where Rose Lane meets the railway, thence northwestwards along said railway to Penny Lane, thence northeastwards along said lane to Smithdown Road, thence northwestwards along said road to the eastern boundary of Picton Ward, thence northwards along said boundary to the southern boundary of Old Swan Ward, thence eastwards along said boundary to Mill Lane, thence southwards along said lane to Leverell Road, thence northeastwards along said road to the road known as Northway, thence southwards along said road and the road known as South Way to Thingwall Road, thence generally southwestwards along said road to Childwall Road, thence southeastwards along said road to Beauclair Drive, thence southeastwards along said drive to Dunbabin Road, thence southwestward along said road to Woolton Road, thence southeastwards along said road to Gipsy Lane, thence southwards along said lane to Druids Cross Road, thence southwestwards along said road crossing Menlove Avenue, to Calderstones Road, thence generally westwards and southwestwards along said road and Rose Lane to the point of commencement".^[2]

2004 boundaries

A review by the Boundary Committee for England recommended that the council was formed of a reduced number of 90 members elected from 30 wards. The Church ward was changed to encompass parts of the former Grassendale and Allerton wards and losing part to the new Wavertree ward. The ward boundaries followed Penny Lane, Heathfield Road, Woolton Road, Cromptons Lane, Menlove Avenue, Yew Tree Road, Booker Avenue, and the West Coast Main Line^[3]

The population of the 2004 ward taken at the 2011 census was 13,974.^[4]

2023 boundaries

The ward boundary was changed at the 2023 municipal elections taking the southern half of the former Wavertree ward and a small part of the former Church ward. The 2023 ward is represented by one councillor.^[5]

The ward boundaries follow Grant Avenue, Prince Alfred Road, Wavertree High Street, Childwall Road, Queens Drive, and Smithdown Road. The ward contains Picton Clock Tower, the Liverpool Blue Coat School and King David High School^[5]

THe population of the ward at the 2021 census was 6,795.^[6]

Councillors

Election
2004	Colin Eldridge (LD)	Richard Kemp (LD)	Erica Kemp (LD)
2006	Colin Eldridge (LD)	Richard Kemp (LD)	Erica Kemp (LD)
2007	Colin Eldridge (LD)	Richard Kemp (LD)	Erica Kemp (LD)
2008	Colin Eldridge (LD)	Richard Kemp (LD)	Erica Kemp (LD)
2010	Tom Morrison (LD)	Richard Kemp (LD)	Erica Kemp (LD)
2011	Tom Morrison (LD)	Richard Kemp (LD)	Erica Kemp (LD)
2012	Tom Morrison (LD)	Richard Kemp (LD)	Erica Kemp (LD)
2014	Richard Wenstone (Lab)	Richard Kemp (LD)	Erica Kemp (LD)
2015	Richard Wenstone (Lab)	Richard Kemp (LD)	Erica Kemp (LD)
2016	Richard Wenstone (Lab)	Richard Kemp (LD)	Andrew Makinson (LD)
2018	Liz Makinson (LD)	Richard Kemp (LD)	Andrew Makinson (LD)
2019	Liz Makinson (LD)	Richard Kemp (LD)	Andrew Makinson (LD)
2021	Liz Makinson (LD)	Richard Kemp (LD)	Andrew Makinson (LD)
WARD REFORMED
2023	Carl Cashman (LD)

indicates seat up for re-election after boundary changes.

indicates seat up for re-election.

indicates change in affiliation.

indicates seat up for re-election after casual vacancy.

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

4th May 2023 ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Carl Cashman	1,165	55.45
	Labour	David John Luke Needham	705	33.56
	Green	Stefano Mariani	202	9.61
	Conservative	Lovemore Bhebhe	29	1.38
Majority			460	21.89
Turnout			2,101	43.02
Rejected ballots			7	0.33
Total ballots			2108	43.17
Registered electors			4,883
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2021: 6th May 2021 ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Makinson	3,080	59.12
	Labour	Simon James Jones	1,259	24.17
	Green	David Ronald Teasdale	700	13.44
	Conservative	Peter Andrew	171	3.28
Majority			1,821	34.95
Registered electors			10,555
Turnout			5,210
Rejected ballots			66
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Elections in the 2010s

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2019: 2nd May 2019 ^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	*Richard Kemp*	2,859	60.32%	2.34
	Labour	Nat Griffin	1,313	27.70%	3.88
	Green	Julie Elizabeth Birch-Holt	486	10.25%	3.37
	Conservative	James Kenton Craig	82	1.73%	1.83
Majority			1,546	32.62%	6.22
Registered electors			10,490
Turnout			4,770	45.47%	1.42
Rejected ballots			30	0.63%	0.52
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.11%

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2018: 3rd May 2018 ^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Liz Makinson	2,706	57.98%	+2.23%
	Labour	Nigel David James Parsons	1,474	31.58%	+3.91%
	Green	Julie Elizabeth Birch-Holt	321	6.88%	−1.3%
	Conservative	Thomas Lewis Burton	166	3.56%	+1.01%
Majority			1,232	26.40%	−1.68%
Registered electors			10,594
Turnout			4,667	44.05%	−5.57%
Rejected ballots			5	0.11%
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	-0.84%

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2016: 5th May 2016 ^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Kendrick Makinson	2,903	55.75%	+9.23%
	Labour	Jan McDermott	1,441	27.67%	−8.45%
	Green	Eleanor Janet Mary Martin	426	8.18%	−0.49%
	Liberal	John Bradley	135	2.59%	n/a
	Conservative	David Jeffery	133	2.55%	−1.88%
	UKIP	Noah Aubrey Linus Sorensen	123	2.36%	−0.93%
	TUSC	William Delf	46	0.88%	−0.05%
Majority			1,462	28.08%	+17.68%
Registered electors			10,593
Turnout			5,256	49.62%	−25.61%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	8.84%

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2015: 7th May 2015 ^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Kemp	3,808	46.52%	+8.19%
	Labour	Liz Parsons	2,957	36.12%	−4.36%
	Green	Ted Grant	710	8.67%	−2.42%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Ann Pearson	363	4.43%	−1.64%
	UKIP	Christopher Neil Thwaite	272	3.32%	n/a
	TUSC	Jack Robert Yarlett	76	0.93%	n/a
Majority			851	10.40%	+12.55%
Registered electors			10,903
Turnout			8,202	75.23%	+31.37%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	6.28%

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2014: 22nd May 2014 ^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dr Richard Wenstone	1,906	40.48%	+4.42%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Makinson	1805	38.33%	−10.38%
	Green	Eleanor Janet Mary Martin	522	11.09%	+3.69%
	Conservative	James Pearson	286	6.07%	+1.71%
Majority			101	2.15%	−10.50%
Turnout			4,709	43.86%	−0.26%
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	+7.40%

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2012: 3rd May 2012 ^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Erica Kemp	2291	48.71%	+6.8%
	Labour	Richard Wenstone	1696	36.06%	−1.06%
	Green	Eleanor Janet Mary Martin	348	7.40%	−3.64%
	Conservative	Christopher Matthew Hall	205	4.36%	−5.68%
	UKIP	Tony Hammond	163	3.47%	n/a
Majority			595	12.65%	+7.86%
Turnout			4703	44.12%	−2.8%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	+3.93%

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2011: 5th May 2011 ^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Kemp	2091	41.91%	−3.07%
	Labour	Nathalie Nicholas	1852	37.12%	+7.77%
	Conservative	Tom Roberts	501	10.04%	+0.11%
	Green	Eleanor Janet Mary Martin	399	8.00%	+2.88%
	Independent	Jeff Berman	146	2.93%	+0.78%
Majority			239	4.79%	−10.85%
Turnout			4989	46.92	−18.30%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	-5.42%

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2010: Church ^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas William Morrison	3179	44.98%
	Labour	Peter Clarke	2074	29.35%
	Conservative	James Barnaby	702	9.93%
	Liberal	James Robert MacGregor	556	7.87%
	Green	Eleanor Janet Mary Martin	404	5.72%
	Independent	Jeffrey Berman	152	2.15%
Majority			1105	15.64%
Turnout			7067	65.22%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Elections in the 2000s

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2008: Church ^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Erica Kemp	2330	60.19%
	Labour	David Shepherd	522	13.48%
	Conservative	Norman Coppell	360	9.30%
	Green	Eleanor Janet Mary Martin	286	7.39%
	Independent	Jeffrey Berman	273	7.05%
	Liberal	James Robert MacGregor	100	2.58%
Majority
Turnout			3871	36.18%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2007: Church ^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Kemp	2790	69.77%
	Labour	Stephen Laurence Bennett	461	11.53%
	Conservative	Graham Kenneth Jones	332	8.30%
	Green	Eleanor Janet Mary Martin	329	8.23%
	Liberal	James Robert MacGregor	87	2.18%
Majority
Turnout			3999	37.30%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2006: Church ^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Eldridge	2306	60.22%
	Labour	Timothy Martin Beaumont	501	13.08%
	Green	Eleanor Janet Mary Martin	335	8.75%
	Conservative	Graham Kenneth Jones	291	7.60%
	Independent	Jeffrey Berman	274	7.16%
	Liberal	James Robert MacGregor	122	3.19%
Majority
Turnout			3829	34.35%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

After the boundary change of 2004 the whole of Liverpool City Council faced election. Three Councillors were returned.

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2004: Church
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Erica Kemp	3870
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Kemp	3771
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Eldridge	3465
	Green	Eleanor Martin	736
	Labour	Wendy Simon	733
	Labour	Neville Jones	601
	Labour	David Holt	531
Majority
Turnout			5060	44.91%
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	n/a

∗ italics denotes the sitting Councillor. * bold denotes the winning candidate.

External links

Ward Profile

References

^ The City of Liverpool (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
^ "Report No.319" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission For England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2022.
^ "Boundary Commission Report". 15 May 2010.
^ "Liverpool City Ward population 2011". Retrieved 11 January 2011.
^ ^a ^b "New electoral arrangements for Liverpool City Council Final Recommendations" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 1 March 2023.
^ "Ward Profiles". Liverpool City Council.
^ "Election results for Church, 4 May 2023". Liverpool City Council.
^ "Municipal Election Results 2021, Church". Liverpool City Council.
^ "Municipal Election Results 2019, Church". Liverpool City Council.
^ "Municipal Election Results 2018, Church". Liverpool City Council.
^ "Municipal Election Results 2016, Church". Liverpool City Council.
^ "Municipal Election Results 2015, Church". Liverpool City Council.
^ "Municipal Election Results 2014, Church". Liverpool City Council.
^ "Municipal Election Results 2012, Church". Liverpool City Council.
^ "Municipal Election Results 2011, Church". Liverpool City Council.
^ "Municipal Election Results 2010, Church". Liverpool City Council.
^ "Municipal Election Results 2008, Church". Liverpool City Council.
^ "Municipal Election Results 2007, Church". Liverpool City Council.
^ "Municipal Election Results 2006, Church". Liverpool City Council.

[1] The City of Liverpool (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979

[lgbce80-2] "Report No.319" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission For England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2022.

[3] "Boundary Commission Report". 15 May 2010.

[4] "Liverpool City Ward population 2011". Retrieved 11 January 2011.

[lgbce23-5] "New electoral arrangements for Liverpool City Council Final Recommendations" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 1 March 2023.

[6] "Ward Profiles". Liverpool City Council.

[7] "Election results for Church, 4 May 2023". Liverpool City Council.

[8] "Municipal Election Results 2021, Church". Liverpool City Council.

[9] "Municipal Election Results 2019, Church". Liverpool City Council.

[10] "Municipal Election Results 2018, Church". Liverpool City Council.

[11] "Municipal Election Results 2016, Church". Liverpool City Council.

[12] "Municipal Election Results 2015, Church". Liverpool City Council.

[13] "Municipal Election Results 2014, Church". Liverpool City Council.

[14] "Municipal Election Results 2012, Church". Liverpool City Council.

[15] "Municipal Election Results 2011, Church". Liverpool City Council.

[16] "Municipal Election Results 2010, Church". Liverpool City Council.

[17] "Municipal Election Results 2008, Church". Liverpool City Council.

[18] "Municipal Election Results 2007, Church". Liverpool City Council.

[19] "Municipal Election Results 2006, Church". Liverpool City Council.

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Wards	Aigburth Allerton Anfield Arundel Belle Vale Broadgreen Brownlow Hill Calderstones Canning Childwall Church City Centre North City Centre South Clubmoor East Clubmoor West County Croxteth Croxteth Country Park Dingle Edge Hill Everton East Everton North Everton West Fazakerley East Fazakerley North Fazakerley West Festival Gardens Garston Gateacre Grassendale & Cressington Greenbank Park Kensington and Fairfield Kirkdale East Kirkdale West Knotty Ash & Dovecot Park Mossley Hill Much Woolton & Hunts Cross Norris Green Old Swan East Old Swan West Orrell Park Penny Lane Princes Park Sandfield Park Sefton Park Smithdown Speke Springwood St Michaels Stoneycroft Toxteth Tuebrook Breckside Park Tuebrook Larkhill Vauxhall Walton Waterfront North Waterfront South Wavertree Garden Suburb Wavertree Village West Derby Deysbrook West Derby Leyfield West Derby Muirhead Woolton Village Yew Tree
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