# Speke-Garston (ward)

53°20′53″N 2°52′41″W﻿ / ﻿53.348°N 2.878°W﻿ / 53.348; -2.878 Speke Garston is a Liverpool City Council Ward, within the Garston and Halewood Parliamentary constituency. It was formed for the 2004 Municipal elections from the former St Mary's ward and includes the Garston, Speke and Oglet areas. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 20,300.
The resignation of Liberal Democrat Cllr Danny Hughes led to a by election taking place on 8 March 2007, which was subsequently won by the Labour candidate, Colin Strickland.

## Councillors

The ward has returned seven councillors
| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| 2004 | Frank Roderick (LD) | Paula Keaveney (LD) | Danny Hughes (LD) |
| 2006 | Doreen Knight (Lab) | Paula Keaveney (LD) | Danny Hughes (LD) |
| 2007 | Doreen Knight (Lab) | Mary Rasmussen (Lab) | Colin Strickland (Lab) |
| 2008 | Doreen Knight (Lab) | Mary Rasmussen (Lab) | Colin Strickland (Lab) |
| 2010 | Doreen Knight (Lab) | Mary Rasmussen (Lab) | Colin Strickland (Lab) |
| 2011 | Doreen Knight (Lab) | Mary Rasmussen (Lab) | Colin Strickland (Lab) |
| 2012 | Doreen Knight (Lab) | Mary Rasmussen (Lab) | Colin Strickland (Lab) |
| 2014 | Doreen Knight (Lab) | Mary Rasmussen (Lab) | Colin Strickland (Lab) |
| 2015 | Doreen Knight (Lab) | Mary Rasmussen (Lab) | Colin Strickland (Lab) |
| 2016 | Doreen Knight (Lab) | Mary Rasmussen (Lab) | Leon Tootle (Lab) |
| 2018 | Doreen Knight (Lab) | Mary Rasmussen (Lab) | Leon Tootle (Lab) |
| 2019 | Doreen Knight (Lab) | Mary Rasmussen (Lab) | Leon Tootle (Lab) |
indicates seat up for re-election after boundary changes.
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indicates seat up for re-election after casual vacancy.

## Election results
### Elections of the 2010s
#### 2019

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections: 2nd May 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Rasmussen | 2,365 | 79.84% | 2.99 |
| | Green | Jonathan Key | 299 | 10.09% | 4.30 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wiebke Ruterjans | 178 | 6.01 | 0.22 |
| | Conservative | Michael Borman | 120 | 4.05% | 1.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,066 | 69.75% | 7.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,996 | 21.74% | 1.38 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,781 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 34 | 1.13% | 0.85 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.64 | |

#### 2018

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections: 3rd May 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Doreen Knight | 2,634 | 82.83% | 3.88 |
| | Green | Rachael Joanne Blackman Stretton | 184 | 5.79% | 2.67 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Peter Tormey | 184 | 5.79% | 2.14 |
| | Conservative | James Kenton Craig | 178 | 5.60% | 0.94 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,450 | 77.04% | 6.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,189 | 23.12% | 2.88 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,792 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.28% | 0.95 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.28 | |

#### 2016

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections: 5th May 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leon Paul Tootle | 2,659 | 78.95 | 1.08 |
| | Green | James Joseph Myles | 285 | 8.46% | 3.46 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Francis Dunne | 267 | 7.93% | 4.77 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Anita Waddington | 157 | 4.66% | 0.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,374 | 70.49% | 1.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,410 | 26.00% | 35.70 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,116 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 42 | 1.23% | 0.86 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.27 | |

#### 2015

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections: 7th May 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Rasmussen | 6,412 | 80.03% | 0.09 |
| | UKIP | Carl Schears | 614 | 7.66% | N/A |
| | Green | Lee Michael Keegan | 401 | 5.00% | 3.61 |
| | Conservative | Derek Thomas Nuttall | 332 | 4.14% | 0.73 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy David Paul Pollard | 253 | 3.16% | 3.16 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,798 | 72.37% | 0.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,042 | 61.70% | 35.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,034 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 30 | 0.37% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

#### 2014

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2014: 22nd May 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Doreen Knight | 2717 | 80.12% | −4.70% |
| | Green | Pam Robinson | 292 | 8.61% | +1.89% |
| | Conservative | Lewis Wooding-Smith | 165 | 4.87% | +1.84% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kris Brown | 161 | 4.75% | −0.67% |
| | Liberal | Colin Edwards | 56 | 1.65% | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,425 | 71.51% | −6.59% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3391 | 26.22% | −1.30% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -3.30% | |

#### 2012

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2012: 3rd May 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Colin Strickland | 2940 | 84.82% | +2.62% |
| | Green | Helen Elizabeth Randall | 233 | 6.72% | +2.36% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Helen Oelbaum | 188 | 5.42% | −0.91% |
| | Conservative | Julian Mann | 105 | 3.03% | −0.63% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,707 | 78.10% | +2.23% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3466 | 27.52% | −2.82% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.13% | |

#### 2011

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2011: 5th May 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary Rasmussen | 3,167 | 82.20% | +1.62% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Wren | 244 | 6.33% | −0.85% |
| | Green | Helen Randall | 168 | 4.36% | +0.89% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Barber | 141 | 3.66% | −2.76% |
| | Liberal | John Harold Pagan | 133 | 3.45 | +1.11% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2923 | 75.87 | +2.47% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3853 | 30.34% | −17.09% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.39% | |

#### 2010

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2010: Speke-Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Doreen Knight | 4847 | 80.58% | +17.22% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Helen Oelbaum | 432 | 7.18% | −9.08% |
| | Conservative | Norman Coppell | 386 | 6.42% | +0.61% |
| | Green | Helen Anne McAlister | 209 | 3.47% | +0.31% |
| | Liberal | John Harold Pagan | 141 | 2.34% | −2.01% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4415 | 73.40% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6015 | 47.43% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +13.15% | |

### Elections of the 2000s
#### 2008

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2008: Speke-Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Colin Strickland | 1866 | 63.36% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Elaine Wilson | 479 | 16.26% |
| | BNP | Jane Greenhalgh | 208 | 7.06% |
| | Conservative | Brenda Coppell | 171 | 5.81% |
| | Liberal | Irene Norah Mayes | 128 | 4.35% |
| | Green | Fiona Coyne | 93 | 3.16% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2945 | 23.19% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

#### 2007

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2007: Speke-Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mary Rasmussen | 1859 | 57.13% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Keaveney | 990 | 30.42% |
| | BNP | Steven McEllenborough | 190 | 5.84% |
| | Conservative | Brenda Coppell | 81 | 2.49% |
| | Green | Cherry Fitzsimmons | 75 | 2.30% |
| | Liberal | John Harold Pagan | 59 | 1.81% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3254 | 25.58% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

#### 2007 by-election

Speke-Garston by-election, 8th March 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Colin Strickland | 1984 | 54.30% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynnie Marie Williams | 1218 | 33.33% |
| | BNP | Steven Greenhalgh | 281 | 7.69% |
| | Green | Cherry Fitzsimmons | 68 | 1.86% |
| | Conservative | Brenda Coppell | 54 | 1.48% |
| | UKIP | Mark Eric Bill | 49 | 1.34% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3654 | 28.71% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

#### 2006

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2006: Speke-Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Doreen Knight | 2141 | 59.29% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis Stanley Roderick | 1138 | 31.51% |
| | Green | Cherry Fitzsimmons | 141 | 3.90% |
| | Conservative | Denise Mary Nuttall | 107 | 2.96% |
| | Liberal | Michael Alan Williams | 84 | 2.33% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3611 | 27.31% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

#### 2004

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: Speke-Garston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Danny Hughes | 2368 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Keaveney | 2313 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Roderick | 2211 | |
| | Labour | Doreen Knight | 1608 | |
| | Labour | Colin Strickland | 1506 | |
| | Labour | Raymond Carrick | 1417 | |
| | Conservative | Denise Nuttall | 169 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4433 | 33.89% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | n/a |