# Kew (Sefton ward)

Kew is a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward in the Southport Parliamentary constituency that covers the localities of Kew and Blowick in the town of Southport. During the 2019 local elections the electorate was 10,064. The population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 12,631.

## Councillors

| Term | Councillor | Party |
| 2022–present | Laura Lunn Bates | Labour |
| 2021–Present | Jennifer Julie Corcoran | Labour |
| 2019–Present | Sean Halsall | Independent |

## Election results

Changes in vote share are since the seat was previously contested (i.e. 4 years prior), not since the previous local election.

### Elections of the 2020s

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2022: Kew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laura Lunn Bates | 1563 | 50 | 5.2 |
| | Conservative | Laura Elizabeth Nuttall | 842 | 27 | 10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vic Foulds | 715 | 23 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 721 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3120 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2021: Kew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jennifer Julie Corcoran | 1,079 | 37 |
| | Conservative | Laura Elizabeth Nuttall | 905 | 31 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Barton | 768 | 26 |
| | Green | Fred Weavers | 200 | 7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 174 | 6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,952 | 28 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Elections of the 2010s

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2019: Kew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sean Halsall | 1124 | 37% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Barton | 791 | 26% |
| | UKIP | Sarah Elizabeth Howard | 454 | 15% |
| | Conservative | Margaret Eileen Middleton | 446 | 15% |
| | Green | Emma Elizabeth Gillinder | 212 | 7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 333 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3027 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | {{{swing}}} |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2018: Kew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janis Blackburne | 1448 | 44.8 | 26.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fred Weavers | 1012 | 31.3 | 3.0 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Middleton | 563 | 17.4 | 4.7 |
| | UKIP | Linda Gunn-Russo | 128 | 4.0 | 24.4 |
| | Green | Robert Doyle | 80 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 436 | 13.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3231 | 32.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 14.5 | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2016: Kew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Pullin | 1085 | 39.5 | +2% |
| | Labour | Janet Harrison | 680 | 24.8 | −4% |
| | UKIP | Terry Durrance | 551 | 20.1 | −1% |
| | Conservative | Tina Bliss | 329 | 12.0 | −2% |
| | Green | Richard Furness | 102 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 405 | 14.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2747 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2015: Kew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cllr Mike Booth | 1842 | 32.0 | −3% |
| | Labour | Janet Harrison | 1329 | 23.1 | −4% |
| | UKIP | Philip Cantlay | 1251 | 21.7 | +7% |
| | Conservative | Jordan Shandley | 1004 | 17.4 | −7% |
| | Green | Neville Grundy | 339 | 5.9 | +6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 513 | 8.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5765 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2014: Kew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cllr Fred Weavers | 1094 | 34.3 | −19% |
| | UKIP | Mike Lewtas | 905 | 28.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Janet Harrison | 600 | 18.8 | +8% |
| | Conservative | Jordan Shandley | 406 | 12.7 | −11% |
| | Green | Dave McIntosh | 183 | 5.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 189 | 5.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3188 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2012: Kew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cllr Maureen Fearn | 1028 | 36.8 | −10% |
| | Labour | Janet Catherine Harrison | 800 | 28.6 | +22% |
| | UKIP | Michael Cedric Lewtas | 578 | 20.8 | +18% |
| | Conservative | Chris Cross | 390 | 14.0 | −13% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 228 | 8.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2796 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2011: Kew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cllr Mike Booth | 1132 | 34.8 | −16% |
| | Labour | Richard James Owens | 867 | 26.6 | +20% |
| | Conservative | Cath Regan | 777 | 23.9 | −1% |
| | UKIP | Mike Lewtas | 481 | 14.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 8.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3257 | 36% | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2010: Kew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frederick Weavers | 2993 | 52.6 |
| | Conservative | David Robert Thomas Smith | 1391 | 24.5 |
| | Labour | David Stott | 615 | 10.8 |
| | Independent | John Joseph Lee | 410 | 7.2 |
| | BNP | Michael McDermott | 237 | 4.2 |
| | Independent | Jose Miguel Mendoza | 43 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1602 | 28.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5689 | 62% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Elections of the 2000s

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2008: Kew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cllr Maureen Fearn | 1404 | 47.3 |
| | Conservative | Anthony White | 809 | 27.3 |
| | Southport Party | John Lee | 455 | 15.3 |
| | Labour | Stephen Jowett | 203 | 6.8 |
| | UKIP | Val Pollard | 100 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 595 | 20.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2967 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2007: Kew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Booth | 1405 | 51.0 |
| | Conservative | Adam Kennaugh | 678 | 24.6 |
| | Southport Party | John Lee | 468 | 17.0 |
| | Labour | Stephen Jowett | 204 | 7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 727 | 26.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2755 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2006: Kew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frederick Weavers | 1346 | 47.3 |
| | Conservative | Terence Jones | 649 | 22.8 |
| | Southport Party | John Lee | 475 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Jowett | 227 | |
| | UKIP | Valerie Pollard | 149 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 697 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2846 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2004: Kew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Maureen Fearn | 1774 | 17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence Francis | 1684 | 16.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fred Weavers | 1340 | 13.4 |
| | Southport Party | Russell Watson | 948 | 9.5 |
| | Southport Party | Anthony Holland | 918 | 9.2 |
| | Southport Party | John Lee | 859 | 8.6 |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Hunton | 612 | 6.1 |
| | Conservative | David Woodfine | 603 | 6.0 |
| | Conservative | Charles Lyon-Taylor | 584 | 5.9 |
| | Labour | Graham Brannan | 379 | 3.8 |
| | Labour | Eunice Slatcher | 291 | 2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9992 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |