# 2023 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2023 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election were held on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council in England.
Labour retained and increased its majority on the council.

## Summary
### Overview

The Labour Group gained 5 seats at the elections held on 4 May 2023 and the Liberal Democrat Group subsequently gained 1 seat as a result of Councillor Sinclair D'Albuquerque (Independent) joining them on 13 May 2003.

### Election result

2023 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 18 | 5 | 81.81 | 33 | 51 | 77.3 | 33,974 | 52.9 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 4 | 1 | 18.19 | 5 | 9 | 13.6 | 10,515 | 16.4 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7.6 | 10,437 | 16.3 | –3.9 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,387 | 6.8 | +2.1 |
| | FRAG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 994 | 1.5 | ±0.0 |
| | Maghull Community Independents | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,608 | 2.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1,472 | 2.3 | –6.4 |
| | Freedom Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 461 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 0.2 | N/A |

## Results by Ward

Candidates seeking re-election are marked with an asterisk (*)

### Ainsdale

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 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,973 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,211 | 42 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 5.8 | |

### Birkdale

Birkdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Shaw* | 1,431 | 40.5 | −2.9 |
| | Labour | Ged Wright | 1,356 | 38.3 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | Sam Harris | 504 | 14.3 | −5.6 |
| | Green | David Collins | 134 | 3.7 | −1.7 |
| | Reform UK | Andrew Lynn | 110 | 3.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 2.1 | −10.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,992 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,535 | 35 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.1 | |

### Blundellsands

Blundellsands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Howard* | 2,390 | 66.9 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Katie Burgess | 663 | 18.6 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Dunning | 266 | 7.4 | −3.9 |
| | Green | Kieran Dams | 254 | 7.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,727 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,187 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,573 | 39 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 22 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Cambridge

Cambridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leo Evans* | 1,468 | 42.7 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | Gary Haran Doyle | 1,175 | 34.1 | −3.8 |
| | Labour | Joanne Faulkner | 658 | 19.1 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Carla Fox | 140 | 4.1 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,701 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,441 | 35 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 28 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 4.65 | |

### Church

Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Veronica Webster* | 1,459 | 53.6 | −10.9 |
| | Green | Neil Doolin | 1,090 | 40.0 | +9.9 |
| | Conservative | Graham Campbell | 115 | 4.2 | −1.2 |
| | Freedom Alliance | John Bellis | 59 | 2.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 369 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,078 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,723 | 30 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Derby

Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dave Robinson* | 1,652 | 80.9 | −4.1 |
| | Green | Kate Robinson | 149 | 7.3 | New |
| | Conservative | Paul Barber | 139 | 6.8 | −0.8 |
| | TUSC | Dean Young | 103 | 5.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,503 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,984 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,043 | 23 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dukes

Dukes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Pugh* | 1,496 | 42.1 | +7.4 |
| | Conservative | Laura Nuttall | 1,214 | 34.2 | −7.7 |
| | Labour | Trevor Vaughan | 676 | 19.0 | −4.4 |
| | Green | Alwynne Cartmell | 165 | 4.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,419 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,551 | 34 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Ford

Ford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Moncur* | 1,638 | 80.8 | +14.3 |
| | Green | Lyndsey Davies | 205 | 10.1 | New |
| | Conservative | Harry Bliss | 127 | 6.3 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adarsh Makdani | 55 | 2.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,433 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,244 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,025 | 22 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Harington

Harington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Harvey | 1,485 | 38.3 | −2.0 |
| | Formby Residents Action Group | Dave Irving* | 994 | 25.6 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | Michael Shaw | 953 | 24.6 | −14.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annie Gorski | 263 | 6.8 | +0.1 |
| | Green | Michael Walsh | 181 | 4.7 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 491 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,693 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,876 | 40 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | | |
| | Labour gain from Formby Residents Action Group | Labour gain from Formby Residents Action Group | Swing | | |

### Kew

Kew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sean Halsall* | 1,599 | 52.5 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vic Foulds | 622 | 20.4 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Middleton | 595 | 19.5 | −7.5 |
| | Green | Will White | 228 | 7.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 977 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,568 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,044 | 29 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Linacre

Linacre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Fairclough* | 1,166 | 76.1 | −0.1 |
| | Green | Lily Davies | 139 | 9.1 | New |
| | Independent | John Rice | 138 | 9.0 | New |
| | Conservative | Anne Clegg | 91 | 5.9 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,027 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,932 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,532 | 17 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Litherland

Litherland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Tweed* | 1,556 | 74.7 | −2.5 |
| | Independent | Ian Smith | 262 | 12.6 | New |
| | Green | Graham Bentley | 155 | 7.4 | New |
| | Conservative | Michael Crichton | 110 | 5.3 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,294 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,908 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,083 | 23 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Manor

Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Clare-Louise Carragher* | 1,874 | 59.8 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | Jan Blanchard | 559 | 17.8 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Gibson | 335 | 10.7 | −0.4 |
| | Green | James O'Keefe | 280 | 8.9 | +0.8 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Marie Harrison | 84 | 2.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,315 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,792 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,132 | 32 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Meols

Meols :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lauren Davidson | 1,502 | 44.7 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | Bob Teesdale | 879 | 26.2 | −7.4 |
| | Labour | Stephen Jowett | 791 | 23.5 | +0.1 |
| | Green | Pauline Hesketh | 189 | 5.6 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 523 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,899 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,361 | 34 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Molyneux

Molyneux :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marion Atkinson* | 2,126 | 73.7 | +13.4 |
| | Maghull Community Independents | Joanne McCall | 400 | 13.9 | New |
| | Conservative | Morgan Walton | 235 | 8.1 | −0.6 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Carolyn Fitzgerald | 124 | 4.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,726 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,172 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,885 | 28 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 24 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Netherton and Orrell

Netherton and Orrell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Bradshaw* | 1,767 | 84.7 | +11.9 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Witham | 186 | 8.9 | +1.5 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Maria Walsh | 133 | 6.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,581 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,577 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,086 | 22 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Norwood

Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Greg Myers* | 1,754 | 59.3 | +3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Barton | 552 | 18.7 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Pam Teesdale | 465 | 15.7 | −6.0 |
| | Green | David Mcintosh | 188 | 6.4 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,203 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,217 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,958 | 29 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Mike Desmond | 1,436 | 44.4 | −0.7 |
| | Maghull Community Independents | John Sayers* | 1,320 | 40.9 | New |
| | Conservative | Greg Titherington | 264 | 8.2 | −4.0 |
| | Green | Roy Greason | 125 | 3.9 | −3.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Keith Cawdron | 86 | 2.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,643 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,231 | 33.5 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 17 | | |
| | Labour gain from Maghull Community Independents | Labour gain from Maghull Community Independents | Swing | | |

### Ravenmeols

Ravenmeols :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Chris Page | 1,623 | 47.5 | −5.0 |
| | Independent | Maria Bennett* | 1,072 | 31.4 | New |
| | Conservative | Angelica Sadrieva | 334 | 9.8 | −9.8 |
| | Green | Alison Gibbon | 199 | 5.8 | −2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa Nicolson-Smith | 186 | 5.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 551 | 16.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,414 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,638 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### St Oswald

St Oswald :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paula Spencer* | 1,362 | 82.1 | |
| | Conservative | Karl Starkey | 151 | 9.1 | New |
| | TUSC | Conor O'Neill | 145 | 8.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,211 | 73.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,658 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,072 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Sudell

Sudell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Phil Hart | 1,761 | 52.8 | +15.8 |
| | Maghull Community Independents | Patrick McKinley* | 1,208 | 36.2 | New |
| | Conservative | Daniel Kirk | 304 | 9.1 | +1.2 |
| | Freedom Alliance | Marie Blease | 61 | 1.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 553 | 16.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,334 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,348 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Victoria

Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leslie Byrom* | 2,348 | 61.4 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hannah Gee | 772 | 20.2 | −6.8 |
| | Green | Samantha Cook | 379 | 9.9 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Burgess | 328 | 8.6 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,576 | 41.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,827 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,498 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |