County (Liverpool ward)

Metropolitan borough council ward in England

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Human settlement in England

County

County ward within Liverpool

Population| 11,388 (2021 census)
Registered Electors| 7,790 (2023 elections)
Metropolitan borough|

* City of Liverpool

Metropolitan county|

* Merseyside

Region|

* North West

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
UK Parliament|

* Liverpool Walton

Councillors|

* John Jennings (Labour)
* Bernard Packenham (Labour)

List of places

England
Merseyside

County ward is an electoral division of Liverpool City Council. The ward is within the Liverpool Walton Parliamentary constituency.

## Background

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

### 1980 boundaries

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1980 ward 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. County ward was represented by three councillors.[1]

The report describes the boundaries as "Commencing at a point where Walton Lane meets Spellow Lane, thence northwards along said Spellow Lane and Goodison Road to Winslow Street, thence northwestwards along said street to County Road, thence northwards and northeastwards along said road and in continuation in a straight line to the centre of the Rice Lane roundabout and the southern boundary of Warbreck Ward, thence generally northeastwards along said boundary to the western boundary of Pirrie Ward, thence southeastwards along said boundary and southwards, northwestwards and southwestwards along the western boundary of Clubmoor Ward to the Liverpool Exchange-Broad Green railway, thence northwestwards along said railway to Walton Lane, thence southwestwards along said lane to the point of commencement".[2]

### 2004 boundaries

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2004 ward 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. County ward was changed to gain small parts of the former Warbreck ward, and losing parts to the new Clubmoor ward. The ward boundaries follow the northern property line on Taylors Lane, Tressel Street, and Herbarth Close, Rice Lane, Queens Drive, Moor Lane, around the northern boundary of Walton Hall Park, Walton Hall Avenue, Stanley Park Avenue North, the Canada Dock Branch line, Walton Lane, Spellow Lane, Carisbrooke Road until Margaret Road thereafter behind the eastern property line to the Maghull to Liverpool railway.[3]

The population of the 2004 ward at the 2011 census was 14,045.[4]

### 2023 boundaries

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In 2023 the ward boundaries were changed following a 2022 review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, which decided that the previous 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 ward was reformed as a two-member ward, retaining the majority of the former County ward, losing Walton Hall Park and the streets to the north of Breeze Hill to the reformed Walton ward, and the triangle between Queens Drive, Walton Hall Avenue and Stanley Hall Avenue North to the new Clubmoor West ward.[5] The ward contains Goodison Park, Walton Parish Church and Alsop High School.

The population of the ward at the 2021 census was 11,388.[6]

## Councillors

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Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor

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2004 |  | Paul Clark (LD)  |  | Karen Afford (LD)  |  | Marilyn Fielding (LD)
2006 |  | Paul Clark (LD)  |  | Karen Afford (LD)  |  | Marilyn Fielding (LD)
2007 |  | Paul Clark (LD)  |  | Karen Afford (LD)  |  | Marilyn Fielding (LD)
2008 |  | Paul Clark (LD)  |  | Karen Afford (LD)  |  | Marilyn Fielding (LD)
2010 |  | Gerard Woodhouse (Lab)  |  | Karen Afford (LD)  |  | Marilyn Fielding (LD)
2011 |  | Gerard Woodhouse (Lab)  |  | Roy Gladden (Lab)  |  | Marilyn Fielding (LD)
2012 |  | Gerard Woodhouse (Lab)  |  | Roy Gladden (Lab)  |  | Eryl Owen (Lab)
2014 |  | Gerard Woodhouse (Lab)  |  | Roy Gladden (Lab)  |  | Eryl Owen (Lab)
2015 |  | Gerard Woodhouse (Lab)  |  | Roy Gladden (Lab)  |  | Eryl Owen (Lab)
2016 |  | Gerard Woodhouse (Lab)  |  | Roy Gladden (Lab)  |  | Kay Davies (Lab)
2018 |  | Gerard Woodhouse (Lab)  |  | Roy Gladden (Lab)  |  | Kay Davies (Lab)
2019 |  | Gerard Woodhouse (Lab)  |  | Roy Gladden (Lab)  |  | Kay Davies (LD)
2021 |  | Gerard Woodhouse (Lab)  |  | Roy Gladden (Lab)  |  | Maureen Delahunty-Kehoe (Lab)
2023  |  | Gerard Woodhouse (Ind)  |  | Roy Gladden (Lab)  |  | Maureen Delahunty-Kehoe (Lab)

WARD REFORMED

2023 |  | John Jennings (Lab)  |  | Bernard Packenham (Lab)

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 Kay Davies left the Labour Party and joined the Liberal Democrats in 2018 after briefly sitting as an independent.[7]
* Cllr Gerard Woodhouse left the Labour Party after being told he would not be a Labour candidate in the 2023 elections.[8]

## Election results

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### Elections of the 2020s

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Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2023: 4th May 2023 [9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | John William Jennings  | 1,080  | 33.30  |
| Labour | Bernard Edward Packenham  | 922  | 28.43  |
| Independent | Gerard Woodhouse  | 619  | 19.09  |
| Independent | Rosemary Nzingha Edwards  | 197  | 6.07  |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Ronald Bell  | 181  | 5.58  |
| Independent | Rosemary Nzingha Edwards  | 173  | 5.33  |
| Conservative | Louise Margaret Waters  | 71  | 2.19  |
Majority | 461  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
Rejected ballots  | 32  |  |
Total ballots  |  |
Registered electors | 7,790  |  |
| Labour win (new seat)
| Labour win (new seat)

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2021: 6th May 2021 [10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Maureen Patricia Delahunty-Kehoe  | 1,608  | 70.50  | 7.14
| Green | Linda Jeanne Jones  | 213  | 9.34  | 0.11
| Liberal Democrats | Jez Clein  | 190  | 8.33  | 1.07
| Liberal | Irene Morrison  | 142  | 6.23  | 3.56
| Conservative | Irene Stuart  | 128  | 5.61  | 2.67
Majority | 1,395  | 61.16  | 7.03
Turnout | 2281  | 24.70  | 1.83
Registered electors | 9,234  |  |
Rejected ballots  | 67  | 2.85  | 1.54
Total ballots  | 2,348  |
| Labour hold | Swing | -7.15  |

### Elections of the 2010s

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Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2019: 2nd May 2019 [11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Roy Gladden  | 1,635  | 77.64%  |  9.00
| Green | Lina Jeanne Jones  | 199  | 9.45%  |  6.02
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Cottrell  | 153  | 7.26  |  6.50
| Conservative | Olivia Georgina Lever  | 62  | 2.94%  |  0.70
| Liberal | Irene Morrison  | 57  | 2.67%  |  0.27
Majority | 1,436  | 68.19%  |  12.15
Turnout | 2,134  | 22.87%  |  2.01
Registered electors | 9,329  |  |
Rejected ballots  | 28  | 1.31%  |  0.88
| Labour hold | Swing | -7.51%  |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2018: 3rd May 2018 [12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Gerard Woodhouse | 2,023  | 86.64%  |  13.45
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Charles McAllister-Bell  | 147  | 6.30%  |  6.50
| Conservative | Olivia Georgina Lever  | 85  | 3.64%  |  0.09
| Green | Ceri Rhys Jones  | 80  | 3.43%  |  6.22
Majority | 1,876  | 80.34%  |  19.95
Turnout | 2,345  | 24.88%  |  2.20
Registered electors | 9,427  |  |
Rejected ballots  | 10  | 0.43%  |
| Labour hold | Swing | 9.98%  |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2016: 5th May 2016 [13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Kay Eizabeth Davies | 1,813  | 73.19%  | −3.49%
| Liberal Democrats | Rachel Plant  | 317  | 12.80%  | +6.81%
| Green | Chris Melia-Jones  | 239  | 9.65%  | +4.91%
| Conservative | Brian James Jones  | 88  | 3.55%  | +1.30%
| TUSC | Lynne Wild  | 20  | 0.81%  | −0.63%
Majority | 1,496  | 60.39%  | −8.11%
Registered electors | 9,309  |  |
Turnout | 2,521  | 27.08%  | −33.91%
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.15%  |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2015: 7th May 2015 [14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Roy Gladden | 4,433  | 76.68%  | −0.34%
| UKIP | Robert Thompson  | 473  | 8.18%  | −6.38%
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Elisabeth Afford  | 346  | 5.99%  | n/a
| Green | Ashley Scott-Griffiths  | 274  | 4.74%  | +1.44%
| Conservative | Brian James Jones  | 130  | 2.25%  | +0.53%
| TUSC | Lynne Wild  | 83  | 1.44%  | n/a
| Liberal | Stephen Francis Houghland  | 42  | 0.73%  | −2.68%
Majority | 3,960  | 68.50%  | +6.04%
Registered electors | 9,518  |  |
Turnout | 5,805  | 60.99%  | +31.92%
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.02%  |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2014: 22nd May 2014 [15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Gerard Woodhouse | 2,148  | 77.02%  | −5.82%
| UKIP | Neil Kenny  | 406  | 14.56%  | +8.63%
| Liberal | Stephen Francis Houghland  | 95  | 3.41%  | +1.55%
| Green | Tony Jones  | 92  | 3.30%  | 1.05%
| Conservative | Brian James Jones  | 48  | 1.72%  | +0.18%
Majority | 1,742  | 62.46%  | −14.45%
Turnout | 2789  | 29.07%  | −1.02%
| Labour hold | Swing | -7.22%  |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2012: 3rd May 2012 [16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Eryl Marshall Owen | 2,360  | 82.84%  | +9.15%
| UKIP | Thomas Marsden Bodcock  | 169  | 5.93%  | n/a
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Thomas Sefton  | 142  | 4.98%  | −10.04%
| Green | Tony Jones  | 64  | 2.25%  | +0.57%
| Liberal | Stephen Houghland  | 53  | 1.86%  | +1.01%
| Conservative | John Ainsley Watson  | 44  | 1.54%  | −0.39%
| British Freedom | Peter James Stafford  | 17  | 0.60%  | n/a
Majority | 2,191  | 76.91%  | +18.24%
Turnout | 2,849  | 30.09%  | −3.18%
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +1.61%  |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2011: 5th May 2011 [17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Roy Butler Gladden | 2330 | 73.69% | +13.02%
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Elisabeth Afford | 475  | 15.02%  | −15.81%
| UKIP | Tom Bodcock  | 138  | 4.36%  | n/a
| TUSC | Roger Bannister  | 78  | 2.47%  | n/a
| Conservative | John Astley Watson  | 61  | 1.93%  | −1.09%
| Green | Tony Jones  | 53  | 1.68%  | +0.5%
| Liberal | Stephen Francis Houghland  | 27  | 0.85%  | n/a
Majority | 1855  | 58.67%  | +28.83
Turnout | 3162  | 33.27%  | −19.55%
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 14.42%  |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2010: County [18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Gerard Woodhouse | 3131 | 60.67% |
| Liberal Democrats | Ruth Gould  | 1591  | 30.83%  |
| BNP | Peter James Stafford  | 222  | 4.30%  |
| Conservative | Angela Maria Oates  | 156  | 3.02%  |
| Green | Tony Jones  | 61  | 1.18%  |
Majority | 1540  | 29.84%  |
Turnout | 5161  | 52.82%  |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |

### Elections of the 2000s

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Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2008: County [19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Fielding | 1196 | 42.70% |
| Labour | Gerard Woodhouse  | 1189  | 42.45%  |
| BNP | Peter James Stafford  | 200  | 7.14%  |
| UKIP | Colin Windever  | 70  | 2.50%  |
| Conservative | Paul Martyn Barber  | 66  | 2.36%  |
| Green | Tony Jones  | 48  | 1.71%  |
| Liberal | Roger George Webb  | 32  | 1.14%  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2801  | 27.66%  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2007: County [20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Karen Afford | 1541 | 58.46% |
| Labour | Colin McAlley  | 859  | 32.59%  |
| Conservative | Jennifer Kelly  | 62  | 2.35%  |
| Liberal | Roger George Webb  | 53  | 2.01%  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2636  | 25.53%  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |  |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2006: County [21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Paul Clark | 1380 | 52.73% |
| Labour | Patrick Delahunty  | 1080  | 41.27%  |
| Liberal | Roger George Webb  | 84  | 3.21%  |
| Conservative | Francis Victor Stevens  | 73  | 2.79%  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 2617  | 24.07%  |
| 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: County  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Marilyn Fielding | 2067 |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Karen Afford | 1881 |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Clark | 1869 |  |
| Labour | Gary Booth  | 1515  |  |
| Labour | Patrick Delahunty  | 1515  |  |
| Labour | Jeanette Fearon  | 1440  |  |
| Liberal | Roger Webb  | 96  |  |
| Liberal | Thomas Newell  | 95  |  |
| Liberal | Damian O'Brien  | 60  |  |
Majority |  |  |
Turnout | 3824  | 34.33%  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | n/a  |

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

## External links

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* Ward Profile

## References

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1. ^ The City of Liverpool (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
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. ^ "City of Liverpool ward population 2011". Retrieved 11 January 2016.
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. ^ Thorp, Liam. "Liverpool Councillor who quit Labour joins Lib Dem rivals in shock move". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
8. ^ Thorp, Liam. "Veteran Labour councillor to challenge party as independent after being blocked from standing". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
9. ^ "Election Results for County, 4th May 2023". Liverpool City Council.
10. ^ "Election Results for County, 6th May 2021". Liverpool City Council.
11. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2019, County". Liverpool City Council.
12. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2018, County". Liverpool City Council.
13. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2016, County". Liverpool City Council.
14. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2015, County". Liverpool City Council.
15. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2014, County". Liverpool City Council.
16. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2012, County". Liverpool City Council.
17. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2011, County". Liverpool City Council.
18. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2010, County". Liverpool City Council.
19. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2008, County". Liverpool City Council.
20. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2007, County". Liverpool City Council.
21. ^ "Municipal Election Results 2006, County". Liverpool City Council.

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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

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