Picton (ward)

53°24′14″N 2°56′20″W / 53.404°N 2.939°W / 53.404; -2.939

Picton
Picton ward (2004) within Liverpool
Area	2.173 km2 (0.839 sq mi)
Population	18,906 (2021 census)
• Density	8,700/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Registered Electors	11,445 (2021 election)
Metropolitan borough	City of Liverpool
Metropolitan county	Merseyside
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Liverpool Wavertree
List of places UK England Merseyside

Picton ward was an electoral division of Liverpool City Council centred on the Edge Hill, Liverpool district of Liverpool.

The ward was first established in 1953 and its boundaries were changed in 1974, 1980 and 2004 before being dissolved in 2023.

The ward boundary was changed for the 1980 elections. 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. Picton ward was represented by three councillors.^[1]

The report describes the boundaries of Picton ward as "Commencing at a point where Smithdown Road meets the eastern boundary of Smithdown Ward, thence generally northeastwards, generally northwestwards and southeastwards along said boundary to the southern boundary of Kensington Ward, thence eastwards along said boundary to Rathbone Road, thence southwestwards along said road to Shanklin Road, thence eastwards and southwards along said road to Sandown Road, thence eastwards and southwestwards along said road and continuing southwestwards along Sandown Lane to High Street, thence southeastwards along said street to Grange Terrace, thence southwestwards along said terrace and continuing southwards along the path across Wavertree Playground, between Grange Terrace and Smithdown Road, to Smithdown Road, thence westwards along said road to Garmoyle Road, thence northwestwards along said road to Wellington Avenue, thence southwestwards along said avenue to Smithdown Road, thence northwestwards along said road to the point of commencement".^[2]

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 ward was formed from the former Picton ward, losing some of the pre-2004 ward and gaining from the former Kensington, Smithdown and Arundel wards.^[3] The ward was part of the Liverpool Wavertree Parliamentary constituency.

The population at the 2011 census was 17,009,^[4] and at the 2021 Census was 18,906.^[5]

  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.

• Cllr Ian Jobling (Lib Dem, 2007) defected to the Labour Party and was subsequently elected as a Labour candidate in the Allerton & Hunts Cross ward.^[6]
• Cllr Paul Kenyon (Labour, 2018) resigned from the council in September 2019^[7]

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections: Thursday 6 May 2021^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nathalie Nicholas	1,697	65.67	13.78
	Green	Maria Teresa Coughlan	443	17.14	10.15
	Liberal Democrats	Jenny Turner	198	7.66	2.52
	Conservative	Joshua Forrester	165	6.39	0.85
	Liberal	Alan Oscroft	81	3.13%	1.48
Majority			1,254	48.53	23.93
Turnout			2,584	22.58	34.11
Rejected ballots			63	2.38	1.79
Total ballots			2,647	23.13
Registered electors			11,445
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.97

Picton by-election 2019^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Calvin Wesley Smeda	5,196	79.45	9.61
	Green	Sophie Brown	457	6.99	8.23
	Conservative	Chris Hall	362	5.54	1.23
	Liberal Democrats	Jenny Turner	336	5.14	2.36
	Liberal	Alan Oscroft	108	1.65	1.49
	Independent	Adam Heatherington	81	1.24	N/A
Majority			4,739	72.46	17.84
Turnout			6,540	56.69	34.32
Rejected ballots			39	0.59	0.39
Total ballots			6,579	57.03
Registered electors			11,536
	Labour hold		Swing	+8.92

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections: Thursday 2 May 2019^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Abdul Qadir	1,556	69.84	13.75
	Green	Sophie Brown	339	15.22	9.20
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Brauner	167	7.50	3.69
	Conservative	Joshua Forrester	96	4.31	1.02
	Liberal	Alan Oscroft	70	3.14	2.23
Majority			1,217	54.62	22.96
Turnout			2,250	22.37	0.85
Registered electors			10,059
Rejected ballots			22	0.98	0.46
	Labour hold		Swing	-11.47

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections: 3rd May 2018 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul David Kenyon	1,931	83.59	10.60
	Green	Paul Woodruff	139	6.02	4.05
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Cottrell	88	3.81	4.29
	Conservative	Johnathan Peter Andrew	76	3.29	0.38
	Independent	Adam Giles Heatherington	55	2.38	N/A
	Liberal	Colin Edwards	21	0.91	N/A
Majority			1,792	77.58	14.66
Turnout			2,322	23.22	4.25
Registered electors			10,002
Rejected ballots			12	0.52	1.11
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.94

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections: 5th May 2016 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nathalie Alicia Nicholas	1,892	72.99%	3.66
	Green	Paul Woodruff	261	10.07%	2.21
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin White	210	8.10%	3.15
	TUSC	Frank Bowen	134	5.17%	2.31
	Conservative	Laura Elizabeth Watson	95	3.67%	0.38
Majority			1,631	62.92%	5.88
Turnout			2,635	27.47%	27.06
Registered electors			9,592
Rejected ballots			43	1.63%	0.44
	Labour hold		Swing	2.94

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections: 7th May 2015 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Abdul Qadir	3,849	69.33%	3.47
	Green	Paul David Kenyon	682	12.28%	1.08
	UKIP	Adam Giles Heathington	362	6.52%	4.75
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin White	275	4.95%	0.03
	Conservative	Alma McGing	225	4.05%	1.00
	TUSC	Frank Bowen	159	2.86%	0.62
Majority			3,167	57.04%	2.45
Turnout			5,584	54.53%	27.82
Registered electors			10,240
Rejected ballots			32	0.57%
	Labour hold		Swing	1.19

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

• italics - Denotes the sitting Councillor.
• bold - Denotes the winning candidate.

• Liverpool City Council: Ward profile