# Dukes (ward)

Dukes is a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward in the Southport Parliamentary constituency that covers the western part of the localities of Birkdale and Hillside in the town of Southport. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 13,333.

## Councillors

indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates by-election.
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Ronald Watson (Con) | Leslie Byrom (Con) | David Pearson (Con) |
| 2006 | Ronald Watson (Con) | Leslie Byrom (Con) | David Pearson (Con) |
| 2007 | Ronald Watson (Con) | Leslie Byrom (Con) | David Pearson (Con) |
| 2008 | Ronald Watson (Con) | Leslie Byrom (Con) | David Pearson (Con) |
| 2010 | Ronald Watson (Con) | Leslie Byrom (Con) | David Pearson (Con) |
| 2011 | Ronald Watson (Con) | Pat Ball (Con) | David Pearson (Con) |
| 2012 | Ronald Watson (Con) | Pat Ball (Con) | Tony Dawson (LD) |
| 2014 | David Barton (Con) | Pat Ball (Con) | Tony Dawson (LD) |
| 2015 | David Barton (Con) | Pat Ball (Con) | Tony Dawson (LD) |
| 2016 | David Barton (Con) | Pat Ball (Con) | Tony Dawson (LD) |
| 2017 by-election | David Barton (Con) | John Pugh (LD) | Tony Dawson (Ind) |
| 2018 | Ron Watson (Con) | John Pugh (LD) | Tony Dawson (Ind) |
| 2019 | Ron Watson (Con) | John Pugh (LD) | Tony Dawson (Ind) |
| 2021 | Ron Watson (Con) | John Pugh (LD) | Mike Prendergast (Con) |
| 2022 | Ron Watson (Con) | John Pugh (LD) | Mike Prendergast (Con) |

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

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2022: Dukes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ron Watson* | 1,479 | 41.9 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Barton | 1,224 | 34.7 | +18.6 |
| | Labour | Trevor Vaughan | 824 | 23.4 | +8.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 255 | 7.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,527 | 33.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.3 | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2021: Dukes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mike Prendergast | 1,576 | 41.8 |
| | Independent | Tony Dawson | 816 | 21.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Newman | 606 | 16.1 |
| | Labour | Thomas Spring | 551 | 14.6 |
| | Green | Robert Doyle | 219 | 5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 760 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Elections of the 2010s

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2019: Dukes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Pugh | 1,729 | 49.2 |
| | Conservative | Adam Charles Edward Kennaugh | 797 | 22.7 |
| | Labour | Lesley Delves | 511 | 14.5 |
| | UKIP | Al Johnson | 285 | 8.1 |
| | Green | Robert Michael Doyle | 194 | 5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 932 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,516 | 32.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2018: Dukes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Sir Ron Watson | 1,409 | 40.1 | 10.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Barton | 1275 | 36.3 | 10.9 |
| | Labour | Sahar Dehghani-Barenji | 710 | 20.2 | 3.5 |
| | Green | Nick Senior | 118 | 3.4 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 134 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3512 | 32.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.9 | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal By-Elections 2017: Dukes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Pugh | 1680 | 56.0 | 28.4 |
| | Conservative | Ann Blanche Pearmain | 790 | 26.3 | 9.4 |
| | Labour | Frank Hanley | 417 | 13.9 | 2.3 |
| | UKIP | Terry Durrance | 69 | 2.3 | 13.5 |
| | Green | Nick Senior | 45 | 1.5 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 890 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3001 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2011: Dukes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Pat Ball | 1475 | 38% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Dawson | 1152 | 30% |
| | Labour | Catherine Emily Cookson | 581 | 15% |
| | Independent | Harry Forster | 376 | 10% |
| | UKIP | John Charles Lyon-Taylor | 296 | 8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3880 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2010: Dukes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ron Watson | 2589 | 43% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mary Joan Shavaksha | 2137 | 35% |
| | Labour | Catherine Emily Cookson | 687 | 11% |
| | Independent | Harry Forster | 635 | 10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6048 | 62% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |