# Church (Sefton ward)

Church is a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward in the Bootle Parliamentary constituency that covers the localities of Seaforth and Waterloo. The population of the ward as taken at the 2011 census was 12,068.

## Councillors

indicates seat up for re-election.  indicates by-election.
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | James Murray (LD) | Cynthia Johnson (LD) | Pauline Kehoe (LD) |
| 2006 by-election | James Murray (LD) | Cynthia Johnson (LD) | Paul Cummins (Lab) |
| 2006 | Daren Veidman (Lab) | Cynthia Johnson (LD) | Paul Cummins (Lab) |
| 2007 | Daren Veidman (Lab) | Veronica Webster (Lab) | Paul Cummins (Lab) |
| 2008 | Daren Veidman (Lab) | Veronica Webster (Lab) | Paul Cummins (Lab) |
| 2010 | Daren Veidman (Lab) | Veronica Webster (Lab) | Paul Cummins (Lab) |
| 2011 | Daren Veidman (Lab) | Veronica Webster (Lab) | Paul Cummins (Lab) |
| 2012 | Daren Veidman (Lab) | Veronica Webster (Lab) | Paul Cummins (Lab) |
| 2014 | Daren Veidman (Lab) | Veronica Webster (Lab) | Paul Cummins (Lab) |
| 2015 | Daren Veidman (Lab) | Veronica Webster (Lab) | Paul Cummins (Lab) |
| 2016 | Daren Veidman (Lab) | Veronica Webster (Lab) | Paul Cummins (Lab) |
| 2018 | Daren Veidman (Lab) | Veronica Webster (Lab) | Paul Cummins (Lab) |
| 2019 | Daren Veidman (Lab) | Veronica Webster (Lab) | Paul Cummins (Lab) |
| 2021 | Daren Veidman (Lab) | Veronica Webster (Lab) | Paul Cummins (Lab) |
| 2022 | Daren Veidman (Lab) | Veronica Webster (Lab) | Paul Cummins (Lab) |
| 2023 | Daren Veidman (Lab) | Veronica Webster (Lab) | Paul Cummins (Lab) |
| 2024 | Daren Veidman (Lab) | Veronica Webster (Lab) | Neil Doolin (Green) |

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

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2024: Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Neil Anthony Doolin | 1,412 | 50 | 10 |
| | Labour | Paul Cummins | 1307 | 47 | 7 |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Amanda Brown | 91 | 3 | 1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105 | 4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,091 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,867 | | |
| | Green gain from Labour | Green gain from Labour | Swing | 10.0 | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2023: Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Veronica Webster | 1,459 | 54 | 10.5 |
| | Green | Neil Anthony Doolin | 1,090 | 40 | 9.9 |
| | Conservative | John Graham Campbell | 115 | 4 | 1.4 |
| | Freedom Alliance. Stop the Great Reset | John Bellis | 59 | 2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 369 | 14 | 20.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,078 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,723 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.5 | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2022: Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Daren Veidman | 1,850 | 64.5 | 0.8 |
| | Green | Neil Doolin | 862 | 30.1 | 9.0 |
| | Conservative | John Campbell | 155 | 5.4 | 5.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 988 | 34.7 | 8.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,157 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 21 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,867 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.1 | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2021: Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Cummins | 1,727 | 63.7 |
| | Green | Mike Carter | 571 | 21.1 |
| | Conservative | Sean Dorgan | 305 | 11.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zanna Ashton | 107 | 3.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,156 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,423 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 50 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections of the 2010s

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2019: Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Veronica Webster | 1,560 | 62.4 |
| | Green | Mike Carter | 550 | 22.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Les Ashton | 195 | 7.8 |
| | Conservative | Lynne Margaret Bold | 194 | 7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,010 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,389 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,499 | 27.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2018: Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Daren Veidman | 2,018 | 76.9 | 18.7 |
| | Conservative | Anne Clegg | 271 | 10.3 | 10.1 |
| | Green | Laurence Rankin | 237 | 9.0 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frances Eaton | 99 | 3.8 | 0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1747 | 66.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2625 | 28.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 14.5 | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2016: Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Paul Cummins | 1,868 | 71.9% |
| | Green | Mike Carter | 447 | 17.2 |
| | Conservative | Helen Barber | 282 | 10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,421 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,597 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2015: Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Veronica Webster | 3,785 | 65.0% |
| | Conservative | Helen Barber | 627 | 10.8 |
| | UKIP | Mike Kelly | 574 | 9.9 |
| | Green | Laurence Rankin | 525 | 9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nathan Roche | 316 | 5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,158 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,827 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2014: Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Cllr Daren Veidman | 1690 | 58% |
| | UKIP | Mike Kelly | 593 | 20% |
| | Green | Laurence Rankin | 277 | 10% |
| | Conservative | Paula Parry | 207 | 7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hannah Gee | 135 | 5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2902 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2011: Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Cllr Miss Veronica Webster | 2413 | 73% |
| | Conservative | Paul Martyn Barber | 506 | 15% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Gill | 259 | 8% |
| | BNP | Andrew Dennis Leary | 130 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3308 | 37% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2010: Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Daren Veidman | 3119 | 57% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Tonkiss | 1137 | 21% |
| | Conservative | Sarah Louise Jackson | 642 | 12% |
| | UKIP | Joseph Nugent | 327 | 6% |
| | BNP | Andrew Dennis Leary | 222 | 4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5447 | 61% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |