# Belle Vale (Liverpool ward)

Belle Vale is an electoral division of Liverpool City Council in the Garston and Halewood Parliamentary constituency.

## Background

The ward was formed in 2004 and the boundaries were altered in 2023. From 2023 the ward is represented by two councillors.

### 2004 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. The Belle Vale was created from the former Netherley and Valley wards.
The ward boundaries followed the city boundary and the North Liverpool Extension Line.
The population of the 2004 ward at the 2011 census was 15,004, and at the 2021 census was 15,613.

### 2023 boundaries

A 2022 review by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England decided that the existing 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 Belle Vale ward was varied as a smaller, two-member ward, retaining most of the former Belle Vale ward, losing small sections to the new Gateacre and Childwall wards.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Pauline Walton (Lab) | Ian Phillips (LD) | Thomas Marshall (LD) |
| 2006 | Pauline Walton (Lab) | Ian Phillips (LD) | Thomas Marshall (LD) |
| 2007 | Pauline Walton (Lab) | Janet Kent (Lab) | Thomas Marshall (LD) |
| 2008 | Pauline Walton (Lab) | Janet Kent (Lab) | Claire Wilner (Lab) |
| 2010 | Pauline Walton (Lab) | Janet Kent (Lab) | Claire Wilner (Lab) |
| 2011 | Pauline Walton (Lab) | Janet Kent (Lab) | Claire Wilner (Lab) |
| 2012 | Pauline Walton (Lab) | Janet Kent (Lab) | Claire Wilner (Lab) |
| 2014 | Pauline Walton (Lab) | Janet Kent (Lab) | Claire Wilner (Lab) |
| 2015 | Pauline Walton (Lab) | Janet Kent (Lab) | Claire Wilner (Lab) |
| 2016 | Pauline Walton (Lab) | Helen Thompson (Lab) | Ruth Bennett (Lab) |
| 2018 | Pauline Walton (Lab) | Helen Thompson (Lab) | Ruth Bennett (Lab) |
| 2019 | Pauline Walton (Lab) | Helen Thompson (Lab) | Ruth Bennett (Lab) |
| 2021 | Pauline Walton (Lab) | Helen Thompson (Lab) | Ruth Bennett (Lab) |
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| 2023 | Lynnie Hinnigan (Lab) | Ruth Bennett (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.

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

After the boundary change of 2023 the whole of Liverpool City Council faced election. Two councillors were returned.
4th May 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lynnie Hinnigan | 1,645 | 37.63 | |
| | Labour | Ruth Bennett | 1,547 | 35.39 | |
| | Independent | Rev Jane McKelvey | 387 | 8.85 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen David Atkinson | 256 | 5.86 | |
| | Independent | Malvern Dean Hanlon | 224 | 5.12 | |
| | Green | Alvaro Jose Costela Sanchez | 171 | 3.91 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adam Kenneth Fitzgibbon | 141 | 3.23 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,258 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,385 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2021: 6th May 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ruth Bennett | 2,155 | 68.43 | 2.19 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen David Atkinson | 477 | 14.19 | 7.57 |
| | Conservative | Wendy Rose Hine | 220 | 6.99 | 3.41 |
| | Green | Hilary Brenda McDonagh | 213 | 6.76 | 0.94 |
| | Freedom Alliance. No Lockdowns | Neil Sheppard | 67 | 2.13 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Marjorie Peel | 47 | 1.49 | 0.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,708 | 54.24% | 6.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,206 | 27.30% | 1.36 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,745 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 57 | 1.78% | 1.38 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -4.88 | |

### Elections of the 2010s

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2019: 2nd May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Thompson | 2,113 | 70.62% | 11.99 |
| | UKIP | Douglas Anthony Boffey | 310 | 10.36% | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen David Atkinson | 198 | 6.62% | 0.66 |
| | Green | Hilary Brenda McDonagh | 174 | 5.82% | 2.80 |
| | Conservative | Wendy Rose Hine | 107 | 3.58% | 2.23 |
| | Socialist Alternative | Roy Dixon | 62 | 2.07% | N/A |
| | Liberal | Marjorie Peel | 28 | 0.94% | 0.34 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,803 | 60.26% | 15.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,004 | 25.94% | 1.18 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,581 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.40% | 0.11 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2018: 3rd May 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pauline Walton | 2,574 | 82.61% | 10.97 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen David Atkinson | 227 | 7.28% | 0.33 |
| | Conservative | Wendy Rose Hine | 181 | 5.81% | 1.81 |
| | Green | Hilary Brenda McDonagh | 94 | 3.02% | 0.91 |
| | Liberal | Marjorie Peel | 40 | 1.28% | 0.39 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,347 | 75.32% | 10.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,132 | 27.12% | 2.56 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,547 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.51% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.32% | |
A by-election was held in 2016, alongside an ordinary election, following the resignation of Cllr Janet Kent.
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2016: 5th May 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ruth Lillian Bennett | 2,196 | 71.64% | −4.31% |
| | Labour | Helen Thompson | 1,761 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Atkinson | 384 | 6.95% | +3.51% |
| | TUSC | Alan David Fogg | 360 | 11.81% | +8.06% |
| | TUSC | Roy Dixon | 292 | | |
| | Green | Hilary McDonagh | 217 | 3.93% | +0.93% |
| | Conservative | Beryl Pinnington | 127 | 4.00% | −0.30% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Ann Pearson | 94 | | |
| | Liberal | Damien Patrick Daly | 92 | 1.67% | +0.61% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,812 | 64.69% | −2.48% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,290 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,773 | 24.56% | −40.99% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2015: 7th May 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janet Kent | 5,675 | 75.95% | +8.79% |
| | UKIP | Carl Sullivan | 656 | 8.78% | −9.01% |
| | Conservative | Ben Hachula | 301 | 4.03% | +0.39% |
| | TUSC | Roy Dixon | 280 | 3.75% | −1.37% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Phillips | 275 | 3.44% | n/a |
| | Green | Joel Kenyon | 224 | 3.00% | |
| | Liberal | Damien Patrick Daly | 79 | 1.06% | −1.10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,019 | 67.17% | +17.80% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,436 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,496 | 65.55% | +34.79% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.9% | |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2014: 22nd May 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pauline Walton | 2,307 | 67.16% | −14.98% |
| | UKIP | Carl Sullivan | 611 | 17.79% | n/a |
| | TUSC | Roy Dixon | 176 | 5.12% | +1.24% |
| | Green | Julie Elizabeth Birch-Holt | 141 | 4.10% | +0.25% |
| | Conservative | Maria Prayle | 125 | 3.64% | n/a |
| | Liberal | Damien Patrick Daly | 75 | 2.18% | −3.88% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,696 | 49.37% | −26.71% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,435 | 30.76% | +0.55% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2012: 3rd May 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Claire Wilner | 2,709 | 82.14% | +0.63% |
| | Liberal | Damien Patrick Daly | 200 | 6.06% | −3.26% |
| | BNP | Christopher Beatson | 134 | 4.06% | n/a |
| | TUSC | Lynne Wild | 128 | 3.88% | n/a |
| | Green | Julie Elizabeth Birch-Holt | 127 | 3.85% | −0.60% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,209 | 76.08% | +3.90% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,298 | 30.21% | −5.45% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.95% | |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2011: 5th May 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janet Irene Kent | 3147 | 81.51% | +20.06% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Marner | 360 | 9.32% | −22.33% |
| | Conservative | Paul Barber | 182 | 4.71% | +0.08% |
| | Green | Julie Birch-Holt | 172 | 4.45% | +2.18% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2787 | 72.18% | +61.47% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3861 | 35.66% | −22.62% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 21.20% | |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2010: Belle Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Pauline Walton | 3811 | 61.45% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Philips | 1963 | 31.65% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Fitzsimmons | 287 | 4.63% |
| | Green | Julie Elizabeth Birch-Holt | 141 | 2.27% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 664 | 10.71% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6202 | 58.28% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections of the 2000s

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2008: Belle Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Claire Louise Wilner | 1673 | 45.86% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tom Marshall | 1383 | 37.91% |
| | BNP | Peter Michael Molloy | 336 | 9.21% |
| | Conservative | Jack Stallworthy | 111 | 3.04% |
| | Green | Mark Kendal Bowman | 78 | 2.14% |
| | United Socialist | Paul Filby | 67 | 1.84% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3648 | 33.09% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2007: Belle Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Janet Kent | 1639 | 46.42% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Phillips | 1505 | 42.62% |
| | Conservative | Norman Coppell | 118 | 3.34% |
| | Liberal | Damien Patrick Daly | 109 | 3.09% |
| | United Socialist | Paul Filby | 82 | 2.32% |
| | Green | Andrea Pennington | 78 | 2.21% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3531 | 32.09% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2006: Belle Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Pauline Walton | 1903 | 42.24% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Joseph Rainford | 1556 | 42.24% |
| | Liberal | Deborah Ann Mayes | 131 | 3.56% |
| | Conservative | Norman Coppell | 94 | 2.55% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3684 | 32.36% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
After the boundary change of 2004 the whole of Liverpool City Council faced election. Three Councillors were returned at this election.
Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2004: Belle Vale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Marshall | 2082 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Phillips | 2911 | |
| | Labour | Pauline Walton | 1859 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis O'Donoghue | 1796 | |
| | Labour | Oliver Martins | 1626 | |
| | Labour | Timothy Moore | 1537 | |
| | Conservative | Joyce Larrosa | 181 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4303 | 37.40% |
* italics denotes the sitting councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate