Harington (ward)

Harington is a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward in the Sefton Central Parliamentary constituency that covers the western half of the town of Formby including the western half of the area known as Freshfield. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 11,780.[1]

## Current Councillors

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Denise Dutton 2010 to present (Conservative Party) - Deputy Leader of Conservative Group in Sefton Council.

Simon Jamieson 2015 to present (Conservative Party).

Prof Michael Pitt 2016 to present (Conservative Party).

Denise Dutton was formerly the leader of the Conservative group in Sefton Council, while Simon Jamieson was the deputy. In May 2018, Jamieson became embroiled in an online row in which he labelled a student a "lefty pleb". Shortly after, he was removed from his post as deputy, with Dutton taking his place.

## Historic Election results

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### Elections of the 2010s

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Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2018: Harington[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Denise Dutton  | 1820  | 46%  |
| Labour | Carol Ann Richards  | 1363  | 35%  |
| FRAG | Derek Baxter  | 578  | 15%  |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephan McCluskie  | 174  | 4%  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout | 3935  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2016: Harington[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Michael Ronald Pitt  | 1685  | 50%  |
| Labour | Alf Doran  | 1227  | 36%  |
| Green | Richard Willis  | 285  | 8%  |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephan McCluskie  | 191  | 6%  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout | 3388  |  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2015: Harington[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Simon Iain Jamieson  | 2639  | 36%  |
| Labour | Alf Doran  | 1982  | 27%  |
| FRAG | Pat Gwyther | 1658  | 23%  |
| UKIP | Robin Bond  | 639  | 9%  |
| Green | Richard Willis  | 399  | 5%  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout | 7317  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2014: Harington[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Denise Dutton  | 1652  | 43%  |
| Labour | Tim Hale  | 1010  | 27%  |
| UKIP | Dave Irving  | 720  | 19%  |
| Green | Richard Willis  | 284  | 7%  |
| Liberal Democrats | Winifred Maher  | 136  | 4%  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout | 3802  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2012: Harington[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Nina Samantha Killen  | 1146  | 31%  |
| Conservative | Simon Iain Jamieson  | 1138  | 31%  |
| UKIP | Alf Doran  | 1061  | 29%  |
| Liberal Democrats | Dru Haydon  | 321  | 9%  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout | 3666  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2011: Harington[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gillian Catherine Cuthbertson  | 2646  | 57%  |
| Labour | Ben Bentley  | 1519  | 33%  |
| Liberal Democrats | Dru Haydon  | 504  | 11%  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout | 4669  | 49%  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2010: Harington[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Denise Dutton  | 3213  | 43%  |
| Labour | Maurice Owen Newton  | 1734  | 23%  |
| Liberal Democrats | Dru Haydon  | 1507  | 20%  |
| Independent | Eric Storey  | 689  | 9%  |
| UKIP | David John Jones  | 329  | 4%  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout | 7472  | 77%  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Ward population 2011". ukcensusdata.com. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
2. ^ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=109 [dead link‍]
3. ^ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=109 [dead link‍]
4. ^ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=109 [dead link‍]
5. ^ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=77 [dead link‍]
6. ^ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=77 [dead link‍]
7. ^ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=37&RPID=3097047 [dead link‍]
8. ^ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=9&RPID=1470842 [dead link‍]

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Districts and wards of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton

Districts|

* Ainsdale
* Aintree
* Birkdale
* Blowick
* Blundellsands
* Bootle
* Brighton-le-Sands
* Carr Houses
* Churchtown
* Crosby
* Crossens
* Ford
* Formby
* Freshfield
* Great Crosby
* High Park
* Hightown
* Hillside
* Ince Blundell
* Kennessee Green
* Kew
* Lady Green
* Litherland
* Little Altcar
* Little Crosby
* Lunt
* Lydiate
* Maghull
* Marshside
* Melling
* Meols Cop
* Netherton
* Orrell
* Seaforth
* Sefton
* Southport
* Thornton
* Waddicar
* Waterloo
* Woodvale

Council Wards|

* Ainsdale
* Birkdale
* Blundellsands
* Cambridge
* Church
* Derby
* Dukes
* Ford
* Harington
* Kew
* Linacre
* Litherland
* Manor
* Meols
* Molyneux
* Netherton and Orrell
* Norwood
* Park
* Ravenmeols
* St. Oswald
* Sudell
* Victoria

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