Smithdown (Liverpool ward)

Smithdown
Smithdown
	Smithdown ward within Liverpool
Population	8,124 (2023 electorate)
Metropolitan borough	City of Liverpool;
Metropolitan county	Merseyside;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Liverpool Riverside; Liverpool Wavertree;
Councillors	James Roberts (Labour Party); Jon Morris (Labour Party);
	List of places UK England Merseyside

Smithdown ward is an electoral district of Liverpool City Council within the Liverpool Riverside and Liverpool Wavertree constituencies.

History

The ward was created in 1953 within the Liverpool Edge Hill constituency. The boundaries were altered in 1973 and 1980. The ward was dissolved in 2004 reinstated in 2023.

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. Smithdown ward was represented by three councillors.^[1]

The report describes the boundaries as "Commencing at a point where Upper Parliament Street meets the eastern boundary of Abercromby Ward, thence generally northwestwards along- said boundary to the southeastern boundary of Everton Ward, thence northwards and generally northeastwards along said boundary to the western boundary of Kensington Ward, thence southwards, eastwards and southeastwards along said boundary to Wavertree Road, thence northwestwards along said road to Tunnel Road, thence southwards along said road to Spekeland Road, thence northeastwards along said road to Acton Street, thence southwards along said street to Lindley Street, thence southwestwards along said street to Earle Road, thence southeastwards along said road to Tunstall Street, thence southwestwards along said street to Smithdown Road, thence northwestwards along said road and Smithdown Lane to Upper Parliament Street, thence generally westwards along said street to the point of commencement".^[2]

2004 boundaries

A report of the Local Government Boundary Commission published in March 2003 recommended the number of wards in the city be reduced to 30 and the number of councillors reduced to 90. The Smithdown ward was dissolved and distributed into the new Picton, Kensington and Fairfield, and Central wards.^[3]

2023 boundaries

A 2022 review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England 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.^[4]^[5] The Smithdown ward was re-established as a smaller ward from a section of the previous Greenbank and Picton wards. The new ward is roughly bounded by the West Coast Main Line, Cranborne Road and Smithdown Road. The ward is represented by two councillors.

Councillors

Election
1980	Ernest Stephenson (Lib)	Joseph Clitherow (Lib)	Anne Clitherow (Lib)
1982	Alex Gamble (Lab)	Joseph Clitherow (Lib)	Anne Clitherow (Lib)
1983	Alex Gamble (Lab)	Steve Jenkins (Lab)	Anne Clitherow (Lib)
1984	Alex Gamble (Lab)	Steve Jenkins (Lab)	Dorothy Matthews (Lab)
1986	Alex Gamble (Lab)	Steve Jenkins (Lab)	Dorothy Matthews (Lab)
1987	Juliet Herzog (Lab)	I Templeman (Lab)	Judith Nelson (Lab)
1988	Juliet Herzog (Lab)	I Templeman (Lab)	D Bermingham (Lab)
1990	Juliet Herzog (Lab)	I Templeman (Lab)	D Bermingham (Lab)
1991	Juliet Herzog (Lab)	M. Clarke (Lab)	D Bermingham (Lab)
1992	Juliet Herzog (Lab)	M. Clarke (Lab)	W. Barrow (LD)
1994	Nev Bann (Lab)	M. Clarke (Lab)	W. Barrow (LD)
1995	Nev Bann (Lab)	M. Clarke (Lab)	W. Barrow (LD)
1996	Nev Bann (Lab)	M. Clarke (Lab)	Richie White (Lab)
1998	Gary Airey (LD)	M. Clarke (Lab)	Richie White (Lab)
1999	Gary Airey (LD)	Andrew Makinson (LD)	Richie White (Lab)
2000	Gary Airey (LD)	Andrew Makinson (LD)	Juli Sames (LD)
2002	Richie White (Lab)	Andrew Makinson (LD)	Juli Sames (LD)
2003	Richie White (Lab)	Andrew Makinson (LD)	Juli Sames (LD)
2004 - 2022 WARD DISESTABLISHED
2023	James Roberts (Lab)	Jon Morris (Lab)

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Election Results

Elections of the 2020s

4th May 2023 - 2 seats^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James Roberts^[a]	1,211	37.38
	Labour	Jon Morris	1,020	31.48
	Green	Thomas Watts	414	12.78
	Independent	Dave Cummings^[b]	399	12.31
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Hulme	144	4.44
	Conservative	Harry Gallimore-King	52	1.60
Majority			797	22.13
Turnout
Rejected ballots			10
Total ballots
Registered electors			8,124
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

Notes

a.^ James Roberts was a re-standing councillor representing Greenbank ward.

b.^ Dave Cummings was a re-standing councillor representing the Wavertree ward. He was affiliated with the Liberate Liverpool movement.^[11]

Elections of the 2000s

1st May 2003^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	*Andrew Makinson*	893	57.65	21.60
	Labour	Richard Keenan	495	321.96	17.63
	Green	Simon Holgate	89	5.75	3.79
	Liberal	John Moore	40	2.58	0.14
	Conservative	Grahame Harden	32	2.07	0.81
Majority			398	25.69	12.17
Turnout			1,549	18.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	19.61

2nd May 2002^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard White	711	49.58	11.17
	Liberal Democrats	Gary Airey	517	36.05	18.76
	Independent	Michael Lane	125	8.72
	Liberal	John Moore	35	2.44	2.18
	Green	Simon Holgate	28	1.95	0.21
	Conservative	Kenneth Watkin	18	1.26
Majority			194	13.53	2.88
Turnout			1,434
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	14.97

4th May 2000^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Juli Sames	558	54.81	3.15
	Labour	Richie White	391	38.41	1.42
	Liberal	M. A. Williams	47	4.62	0.80
	Conservative	K. G. Watkin	22	2.16
Majority			167	16.40	4.57
Turnout			1,018
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	2.29

Elections of the 1990s

6th May 1999^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Makinson	668	51.66	0.69
	Labour	R. Keenan	515	39.83	0.53
	Liberal	J. Moore	70	5.41	0.35
	Conservative	J. Cole	28	2.17
	Ward Labour	L. Evans	12	0.93	3.04
Majority			153	11.83	0.16
Turnout			1,293
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	0.08

7th May 1998^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gary Airey	681	50.97	27.98
	Labour	Nev Bann	525	39.30	23.24
	Liberal	M. Williams	77	5.76	8.70
	Ward Labour	V. Marsland	53	3.97
Majority			156	11.68	27.87
Turnout			1,336
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	25.61

6th May 1996^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard White	960	62.54	6.60
	Liberal Democrats	Garry Airey	353	23.00	2.00
	Liberal	K. White	222	14.46	10.11
Majority			607	39.54	4.60
Turnout			1,535
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing	-2.30

4th May 1995^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*M. Clarke*	1,286	69.14	7.84
	Liberal Democrats	G. Hulme	465	25.00	7.85
	Liberal	N. Roberts	81	4.35	0.08
	Conservative	K. Watkin	28	1.51	0.07
Majority			821	44.14	15.68
Turnout			1,860
	Labour hold		Swing	7.84

5th May 1994^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Neville Bann	1,592	61.30	20.46
	Liberal Democrats	G. Hulme	853	32.85	14.77
	Liberal	M. Langley	111	4.27
	Conservative	D. O'Leary	41	1.58	1.05
Majority			739	28.46	21.68
Turnout			2,597
	Labour hold		Swing	17.62

7th May 1992^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	W. Barrow	1,159	47.62	12.65
	Labour	Cecilia Holleran	994	40.84	19.34
	Conservative	Denise O'Leary	64	2.63	2.23
	Smithdown Labour	D. Bermingham	217	8.92
Majority			165	6.78	18.44
Turnout			2,434
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing	-16.00

2nd May 1991^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Clarke	1,661	60.18	7.22
	Liberal Democrats	W. Barrow	965	34.96	6.97
	Conservative	D. O'Leary	134	4.86	2.40
Majority			696	25.22	14.19
Turnout			2,760
	Labour hold		Swing	-7.10

3rd May 1990^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*Juliet Herzog*	2,632	67.40	9.44
	Liberal Democrats	P. McGrath	1,093	27.99	10.15
	Conservative	Denise O'Leary	96	2.46	2.86
	Green	J. Stevenson	84	2.15
Majority			1,539	39.41	19.59
Turnout			3,905
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections of the 1980s

5th May 1988^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Bermingham	2,791	76.84	26.36
	SLD	Mary Young	648	17.84	29.14
	Conservative	F. Ryan	193	5.31	2.78
Majority			2,143	59.00	55.51
Turnout			3,632
	Labour hold		Swing

7th May 1987 - 3 seats^[a]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	I. Templeman	2,682	54.77	4.29
	Labour	Juliet Herzog	2,660
	Labour	Judith Nelson	2,555
	Alliance	E. R. Stephenson	2,102	42.92	4.06
	Alliance	Shirley Parry	2,001
	Alliance	Mary Young	1,921
	Conservative	J.S. Smith	113	2.31	0.23
	Conservative	Sarah L. Williamson	100
	Conservative	A. Vigar	82
Majority			580	11.84	8.35
Registered electors			9,916
Turnout			4,897	49.38
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Notes

a.^ Alex Gamble, Steve Jenkins and Dorothy Mathews were surcharged and banned from office following the Rate-capping rebellion. Three seats were contested at the 1986 election.

1st May 1986^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Gamble	2,152	50.48	8.78
	Alliance	E. Stephenson	2,003	46.99	9.80
	Conservative	F. Sellers	108	2.53	1.02
Majority			149	3.50	18.57
Turnout			4,263
	Labour hold		Swing	5.67

1st May 1984^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dorothy Matthews	2,884	59.26	5.49
	Liberal	Anne Clitherow	1,810	37.19	5.84
	Conservative	S. J. Melia	173	3.55	0.36
Majority			1,074	22.07	11.33
Registered electors			10,331
Turnout			4,867	47.11	4.26
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing	5.67

5th May 1983^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. M. Jenkins	2,454	53.77	0.26
	Liberal	J. S. Clitherow	1,964	43.03	2.54
	Conservative	B. J. Ardrey	146	3.20	2.80
Majority			490	10.74	2.28
Registered electors			10,650
Turnout			4,564	42.85	9.48
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing	-1.14

6 May 1982^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Gamble	1,981	53.51	16.96
	Liberal	E. R. Stephenson	1,499	40.49	15.47
	Conservative	R. C. Duncalf	222	6.00	1.49
Majority			482	13.02	6.40
Registered electors			10,744
Turnout			3,702	33.37	0.94
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing	16.22

6th May 1980 - 3 seats^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Anne Clitherow	2,130	55.96
	Liberal	Joseph Sydney Clitherow	2,046
	Liberal	Ernest Richard Stephenson	1,949
	Labour	Peter Thomas Devaney	1,391	36.55
	Labour	Paul Herbert Gray	1,240
	Labour	Joseph Stanton	1,239
	Conservative	John Atherton	285	7.49
	Conservative	James McDermott	234
	Conservative	Rolland Louis Zollner	129
Majority			739	19.42
Registered electors			11,095
Turnout			3,806	34.30
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)
	Liberal win (new seat)

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.
^ "The City of Liverpool (Electoral Changes) Order 2003". 29 September 2003. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
^ "New electoral arrangements for Liverpool City Council Final Recommendations" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 1 March 2023.
^ Thorp, Liam (1 January 2023). "The map of how Liverpool is set to completely change in 2023". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "Liverpool City Council elections 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. 16 May 2018.
^ "Statement of Persons Nominated - All wards". Liverpool City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
^ "Liverpool City Council: The 6 candidates in Smithdown". Who Can I Vote For?. Democracy Club Community Interest Company. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ "Election Results for Smithdown, 4 May 2023". Liverpool City Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^ Raynor, Dominic (5 May 2023). "Liverpool local election results 2023: who won council elections in my area - as votes counted". Liverpool World. National World Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
^ https://www.liberateliverpool.org/candidates

[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] "The City of Liverpool (Electoral Changes) Order 2003". 29 September 2003. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

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

[5] Thorp, Liam (1 January 2023). "The map of how Liverpool is set to completely change in 2023". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[plym-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "Liverpool City Council elections 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. 16 May 2018.

[7] "Statement of Persons Nominated - All wards". Liverpool City Council. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

[8] "Liverpool City Council: The 6 candidates in Smithdown". Who Can I Vote For?. Democracy Club Community Interest Company. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[9] "Election Results for Smithdown, 4 May 2023". Liverpool City Council. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

[10] Raynor, Dominic (5 May 2023). "Liverpool local election results 2023: who won council elections in my area - as votes counted". Liverpool World. National World Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

[11] ttps://www.liberateliverpool.org/candidates

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v t e Districts and Wards of the City of Liverpool
Districts	Aigburth Allerton Anfield Belle Vale Broadgreen Canning Childwall Chinatown City Centre Clubmoor Croxteth Dingle Dovecot Edge Hill Everton Fairfield Fazakerley Garston Gateacre Gillmoss Grassendale Hunt's Cross Kensington Kirkdale Knotty Ash Mossley Hill Netherley Norris Green Oglet Old Swan Orrell Park Sefton Park St Michael's Hamlet Speke Stoneycroft Toxteth Tuebrook Vauxhall Walton Wavertree West Derby Woolton
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
Defunct wards	Abercromby Allerton and Hunt's Cross Allerton, Childwall and Little Woolton Breckfield Brunswick Castle Street Central Central, Everton, Netherfield Clubmoor Cressington Dovecot Everton Exchange Fairfield Fazakerley Gillmoss Granby Granby, Princes Park Grassendale Great George Greenbank Kensington Kirkdale Knotty Ash Lime Street Little Woolton Low Hill Low Hill, Smithdown Melrose Melrose, Westminster Much Woolton Netherfield Netherley North Scotland North Toxteth North Walton Old Swan Picton Pirrie Pitt Street Riverside Rodney Street St. Anne Street St. Domingo St. James' St. Mary's St. Paul's St. Peter's Sandhills Scotland Sefton Park East Sefton Park West South Scotland South Toxteth South Walton Speke-Garston Tuebrook Tuebrook and Stoneycroft Valley Warbreck Wavertree West Derby Westminster Woolton Woolton East Woolton West