# Childwall (Liverpool ward)

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Childwall ward is an electoral district of Liverpool City Council within the Liverpool Wavertree and Garston and Halewood Parliamentary constituencies.

## Background

The ward was created in 1920 and the ward boundaries were changed in 1953, 1973, 1980, 2004 and 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. Childwall ward was represented by three councillors.
The report describes the boundaries as "Commencing at a point where Childwall Park Avenue meets Woolton Road, thence northwestwards along said road and continuing generally northwestwards along the northeastern boundary of Church Ward to the eastern boundary of Old Swan Ward thence northwards along said boundary to the southern boundary of Broadgreen Ward, thence generally eastwards along said boundary to the eastern boundary of the City, thence southeastwards along said boundary to Bowring Park Road, thence westwards along said road to the West Derby - Hunt's Cross railway, thence southeastwards along said railway to Well Lane, thence southwestwards along said lane to Childwall Lane, thence southeastwards along said lane to the southeastern boundary of the Childwall Hall County College playing fields, thence southwestwards along said boundary to the eastern boundary of Childwall Woods, thence southwards along said boundary and northwestwards and southwestwards along the southern boundary of said woods to Woolton Road, thence northwestwards along said road to the point of commencement".

### 2004 boundaries

The ward boundary was changed at the 2004 municipal elections to take in a small part of the former Valley ward and losing part to the new Wavertree ward.
The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 13,098.

### 2023 boundaries

The ward boundary was changed at the 2023 municipal elections following a 2022 review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England which decided that the 30 wards established in 2004, 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. Childwall ward was to be represented by two councillors and the ward boundaries were extended slightly to the east taking in part of the former Belle Vale ward, and lost area in the west to the new Wavertree Garden Suburb ward.
The ward boundaries follow the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, behind Thornton Road, including St Pachel Baylon Primary School, Childwall Valley Road, Score Lane, Childwall Lane, the southern boundary of Childwall Woods, Woolton Road, and Queens Drive. The ward includes the Liverpool Hope University Hope Park campus.
The population of the ward at the 2021 census was 12,258.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Sir Trevor Jones (LD) | Doreen Jones (LD) | Edwin Clein (LD) |
| 2006 | Sir Trevor Jones (LD) | Doreen Jones (LD) | Edwin Clein (LD) |
| 2007 | Sir Trevor Jones (LD) | Pamela Clein (LD) | Edwin Clein (LD) |
| 2008 | Sir Trevor Jones (LD) | Pamela Clein (LD) | Edwin Clein (LD) |
| 2010 | Pat Moloney (LD) | Pamela Clein (LD) | Edwin Clein (LD) |
| 2011 | Pat Moloney (LD) | Jeremy Wolfson (Lab) | Edwin Clein (LD) |
| 2012 | Pat Moloney (LD) | Jeremy Wolfson (Lab) | Ruth Hirschfield (Lab) |
| 2014 | Frank Hont (Lab) | Jeremy Wolfson (Lab) | Ruth Hirschfield (Lab) |
| 2015 | Frank Hont (Lab) | Jeremy Wolfson (Lab) | Ruth Hirschfield (Lab) |
| 2016 | Frank Hont (Lab) | Jeremy Wolfson (Lab) | Liz Parsons (Lab) |
| 2018 | Carole Storey (LD) | Jeremy Wolfson (Lab) | Liz Parsons (Lab) |
| 2019 | Carole Storey (LD) | Alan Tormey (LD) | Liz Parsons (Lab) |
| 2021 | Carole Storey (LD) | Alan Tormey (LD) | Pat Moloney (LD) |
| WARD REFORMED |||||||
| 2023 | Mike Storey (LD) | Pat Moloney (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 of the 2020s

4th May 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Storey | 2,193 | 32.12 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Moloney | 2,138 | 32.12 | |
| | Labour | Brenda Anne McGrath | 996 | 14.59 | |
| | Labour | Matthew James Smyth | 838 | 12.27 | |
| | Green | John Bernard Cowan Coyne | 352 | 5.16 | |
| | Independent | Sharon Lesley Cross | 206 | 3.02 | |
| | Conservative | Wendy Rose Hine | 104 | 1.52 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,197 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | | |
| Total ballots | Total ballots | Total ballots | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,827 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2021: 6th May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Moloney | 2,329 | 54.68% | 2.27 |
| | Labour | Betsan Evans | 1,173 | 27.54% | 11.00 |
| | Green | Helen Alexandra Parker-Jervis | 356 | 8.36% | 2.90 |
| | Conservative | James Kenton Craig | 207 | 4.86% | 2.90 |
| | Liberal | Jonathan Mason | 194 | 4.56% | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,156 | 27.14% | 13.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,321 | 39.87 | 3.07 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,838 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 62 | 1.43% | 1.19 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 6.64 | |

### Elections of the 2010s

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2019: 2nd May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Peter Tormey | 2,421 | 52.41% | 3.79 |
| | Labour | Jeremy Wolfson | 1,780 | 38.54% | 4.69 |
| | Green | David Ronald Teasdale | 252 | 5.46% | 1.50 |
| | Conservative | David Jeffery | 109 | 2.36% | 0.95 |
| | Women's Equality | Erika Lesley Raffle-Currie | 57 | 1.23% | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 641 | 13.88% | 8.49 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,807 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,641 | 42.94 | 0.94 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.24% | 1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 4.24% | |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2018: 3rd May 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carole Storey | 2,200 | 48.62% | 19.46 |
| | Labour | Frank Hont | 1,956 | 43.23 | 9.47 |
| | Green | Phil Williamson | 179 | 3.96 | 2.50 |
| | Conservative | David Jeffery | 150 | 3.31 | 1.31 |
| | Liberal | Lindsey Wood | 40 | 0.88 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 5.39 | 28.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,804 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,536 | 42.0 | 2.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.24% | 1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | 14.47 | |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2016: 5th May 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Liz Parsons | 2,234 | 52.70 | 3.04 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Moloney | 1,236 | 29.16 | 12.77 |
| | UKIP | Shimrit Manning | 299 | 7.05 | 1.96 |
| | Green | Lewis Coyne | 274 | 6.46 | 1.20 |
| | Conservative | Maria Elaine Prayle | 196 | 4.62 | 4.31 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 998 | 33.54 | 5.81 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,885 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,294 | 39.45 | 33.34 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.91 | |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2015: 7th May 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeremy Wolfson | 4,425 | 55.74 | 10.64 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Moloney | 1,301 | 16.39 | 10.16 |
| | UKIP | Shimrit Manning | 715 | 9.01 | 6.23 |
| | Conservative | Maria Elaine Prayle | 709 | 8.93 | 3.56 |
| | Green | Josie Mullen | 608 | 7.66 | 2.33 |
| | TUSC | David Edwards | 180 | 2.27 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,124 | 39.35 | 20.80 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,961 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,979 | 72.79 | 37.57 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +10.30 | |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2014: 22nd May 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Hont | 1,755 | 45.10 | 6.38 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Moloney | 1033 | 26.55 | 6.45 |
| | UKIP | Adam Heatherington | 593 | 15.24 | 8.98 |
| | Green | Rebecca Lawson | 215 | 5.53 | 1.99 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Ann Pearson | 209 | 5.37 | 0.87 |
| | Liberal | Jonathan Mason | 86 | 2.21 | 0.99 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 722 | 18.56 | 0.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,891 | 35.22 | 2.58 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +0.04 | |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2012: 3rd May 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ruth Hirschfield | 2,153 | 51.48 | 3.62 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eddie Clein | 1,380 | 33.00 | 2.06 |
| | UKIP | Adam Heatherington | 262 | 6.26 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Arron Poole | 188 | 4.5 | 4.70 |
| | Green | Pierre Laurent Jean Vandervorst | 148 | 3.54 | 0.28 |
| | Liberal | Liam Francis Canning | 51 | 1.22 | 0.28 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 773 | 18.48 | 5.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,182 | 37.8 | 5.10 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | -2.84 | |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2011: 5th May 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeremy George Wolfson | 2,616 | 55.10 | 12.84 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Clein | 1,469 | 30.94 | 7.82 |
| | Conservative | James Andrew Rogers | 437 | 9.20 | 0.37 |
| | Green | Pierre Laurent Jean Vandervorst | 155 | 3.26 | 0.29 |
| | Liberal | Andrew Sharkey | 71 | 1.50 | 5.68 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,147 | 24.16 | 20.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4748 | 42.90 | −24.41 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +10.33 | |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2010: Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Moloney | 3,162 | 42.26 | 13.25 |
| | Labour | Rosemary Connell | 2,900 | 38.76 | 18.26 |
| | Conservative | Jade Louise Adamowicz | 661 | 8.83 | 5.30 |
| | Liberal | Philip Daley | 537 | 7.18 | 3.14 |
| | Green | Pierre Vandervorst | 222 | 2.97 | 2.85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 3.50 | 31.51 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7482 | 67.31 | 36.02 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -15.75 | |

### Elections of the 2000s

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2008: Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eddie Clein | 1,925 | 55.51 | 1.82 |
| | Labour | Peter Dowling | 711 | 20.50 | 2.82 |
| | Conservative | Chris Lighten | 490 | 14.13 | 1.74 |
| | Green | Geoff Bunn | 202 | 5.82 | 0.64 |
| | Liberal | Philip Daley | 140 | 4.04 | 0.56 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,214 | 35.01 | 1.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,468 | 31.29 | 1.07 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -0.50 | |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2007: Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Clein | 1,928 | 53.69 | 8.19 |
| | Labour | David Shepherd | 635 | 17.68 | 1.95 |
| | Conservative | Chris Lighten | 445 | 12.39 | 3.66 |
| | UKIP | Mark Eric Bill | 272 | 7.57 | N/A |
| | Green | Faye Griffiths | 186 | 5.18 | 2.01 |
| | Liberal | Philip Daley | 125 | 3.48 | 0.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,293 | 36.01 | 6.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,591 | 32.36 | 2.61 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -3.12 | |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2006: Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sir Trevor Jones | 2,084 | 61.88 |
| | Labour | Janet Kent | 661 | 19.63 |
| | Conservative | June Hilda Brandwood | 294 | 8.73 |
| | Green | Faye Griffiths | 242 | 7.19 |
| | Liberal | Francis Porter | 87 | 2.58 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,423 | 42.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,368 | 29.75 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | 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: Childwall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edwin Clein | 3,418 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doreen Jones | 3,306 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Jones | 3,121 | | |
| | Labour | Frank Hont | 831 | | |
| | Labour | David Minahan | 624 | | |
| | Labour | William Owen | 580 | | |
| | Green | Anne Saunders | 534 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,665 | 42.35 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
italics - Denotes sitting Councillor.