# Ainsdale (ward)

Ainsdale is a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward in the Southport Parliamentary constituency that covers the localities of Ainsdale and Woodvale in the town of Southport. At the 2011 census it had a population of 12,102.

## Councillors

indicates seat up for re-election.
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Michael Ridge (Con) | Peter Brough (Con) | Brenda Porter (Con) |
| 2006 | Mark Bigley (Con) | Peter Brough (Con) | Brenda Porter (Con) |
| 2007 | Mark Bigley (Con) | Terry Jones (Con) | Brenda Porter (Con) |
| 2008 | Mark Bigley (Con) | Terry Jones (Con) | Brenda Porter (Con) |
| 2010 | Haydn Preece (LD) | Terry Jones (Con) | Brenda Porter (Con) |
| 2011 | Haydn Preece (LD) | Terry Jones (Con) | Brenda Porter (Con) |
| 2012 | Haydn Preece (LD) | Terry Jones (Con) | Ted Hartill (Con) |
| 2014 | Haydn Preece (LD) | Terry Jones (Con) | Ted Hartill (Con) |
| 2015 | Haydn Preece (LD) | Terry Jones (Con) | Ted Hartill (Con) |
| 2016 | Haydn Preece (LD) | Terry Jones (Con) | Lynne Thompson (LD) |
| 2018 | Tony Brough (Con) | Terry Jones (Con) | Lynne Thompson (LD) |
| 2019 | Tony Brough (Con) | Terry Jones (Con) | Lynne Thompson (LD) |
| 2021 | Tony Brough (Con) | Terry Jones (Con) | Lynne Thompson (LD) |
| 2022 | Tony Brough (Con) | Terry Jones (Con) | Lynne Thompson (LD) |
| 2023 | Tony Brough (Con) | Janet Harrison (Lab) | Lynne Thompson (LD) |
| 2024 | Tony Brough (Con) | Janet Harrison (Lab) | Lynne Thompson (LD) |

## Election results
### Elections of the 2020s

Sefton Council Election 2024: Ainsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Thompson* | 1,978 | 51.5 | +16.3 |
| | Labour | Frank Hanley | 1,193 | 31.0 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | Ryan Abbott | 527 | 13.7 | −11.1 |
| | Green | Laurence Rankin | 145 | 3.8 | −0.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 27 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 785 | 21.4 | +21.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,843 | 38.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,061 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 10.4 | |
Sefton Council Election 2023: Ainsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janet Harrison | 1,497 | 35.5 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Delves | 1,481 | 35.2 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Ball | 1,046 | 24.8 | −8.2 |
| | Green | Laurence Rankin | 187 | 4.4 | −0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 0.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,211 | 42 | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 5.8 | |
Sefton Council Election 2022: Ainsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Brough | 1,387 | 33.0 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | Janet Harrison | 1,354 | 32.2 | +12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Delves | 1,272 | 30.3 | −14.2 |
| | Green | Laurence Rankin | 189 | 4.5 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,202 | 41.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 5.4 | |
Sefton Council Election 2021: Ainsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Thompson | 1,807 | 44.53 | 2.93 |
| | Conservative | Michael Shaw | 1,253 | 30.88 | |
| | Labour | Sean Flynn | 789 | 19.44 | |
| | Green | Laurence Rankin | 209 | 5.15 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 554 | 13.65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,053 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Elections of the 2010s

Sefton Council Election 2019: Ainsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Terry Jones | 1,257 | 33.0 |
| | Labour | Kevin Donnellon | 944 | 25.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Leslie Corbishley | 907 | 24.0 |
| | UKIP | Derek Samuel Tasker | 431 | 11 |
| | Green | Barbara Ann Dutton | 246 | 6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | 8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,785 | 37.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Sefton Council Election 2018: Ainsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tony Brough | 1,891 | 46.0 |
| | Labour | Frank Hanley | 1,084 | 26.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jude Storer | 935 | 23.0 |
| | Green | Barbara Ann Dutton | 118 | 3 |
| | UKIP | Peter Forder | 95 | 2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 807 | 20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,123 | 40.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Sefton Council Election 2016: Ainsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Thompson | 1,713 | 41.6 | +13.4 |
| | Conservative | Jamie Halsall | 1,149 | 27.9 | −4.1 |
| | Labour | Mhairi McLeod Johnstone Doyle | 729 | 17.7 | −1.3 |
| | UKIP | Duncan Browne | 394 | 9.6 | −7.0 |
| | Green | Barbara Ann Dutton | 133 | 3.2 | −0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 564 | 13.7 | +9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,118 | 42.6 | −29.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.8 | |
Sefton Council Election 2015: Ainsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Terry Jones | 2,247 | 32.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Thompson | 1,978 | 28.2 |
| | Labour | Lesley Delves | 1,332 | 19.0 |
| | UKIP | Terry Durrance | 1,165 | 16.6 |
| | Green | Barbara Ann Dutton | 289 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 269 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,011 | 71.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2014: Ainsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cllr Haydn Preece | 1187 | 30% |
| | Conservative | Jamie Halsall | 1159 | 29% |
| | UKIP | Terry Durrance | 990 | 25% |
| | Labour | Stephen Jowett | 444 | 11% |
| | Green | Barbara Ann Dutton | 207 | 5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3987 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2012: Ainsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Cllr Ted Hartill | 2030 | 44% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Thompson | 869 | 23% |
| | Labour | Stephen James Jowett | 653 | 17% |
| | UKIP | Bryan Leech | 624 | 17% |
| | Green | Barbara Ann Dutton | 180 | 5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3772 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2011: Ainsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Cllr Terry Jones | 2030 | 44% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Thompson | 1194 | 26% |
| | Labour | Stephen James Jowett | 799 | 17% |
| | UKIP | Bryan Leech | 318 | 7% |
| | Green | Lisa Morgan Clague | 167 | 4% |
| | BNP | John Raymond Bankes | 67 | 1% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4575 | 47% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2010: Ainsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Haydn Clive Preece | 2936 | 43% |
| | Conservative | Mark Bigley | 2703 | 40% |
| | Labour | Stephen James Jowett | 668 | 10% |
| | UKIP | John Bryan Leech | 335 | 5% |
| | BNP | John Bankes | 141 | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6783 | 71% |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |