# 2011 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election

The 2011 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect 22 members to Sefton Council, the same day as other local elections in the United Kingdom. It elected one-third of the council's 66 members to a four-year term. The council remained under no overall control.

## Results summary

2011 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 | 12 | 5 | 54.5 | 16 | 28 | 42.4 | 36,876 | 45.3 | |
| | Conservative | 5 | 1 | 22.7 | 10 | 15 | 22.7 | 20,397 | 25.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | 4 | 22.7 | 18 | 23 | 34.8 | 16,051 | 19.7 | |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,203 | 5.2 | |
| | Southport Party | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,373 | 2.9 | |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,031 | 1.3 | |
| | BNP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 324 | 0.4 | |
| | TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 181 | 0.2 | |
| | English Democrat | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 55 | 0.1 | |

## Ward results
### Ainsdale

Ainsdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terry Jones* | 2,030 | 44.4 | 20.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynne Thompson | 1,194 | 26.1 | 1.9 |
| | Labour | Stephen Jowett | 799 | 17.5 | 9.9 |
| | UKIP | Bryan Leech | 318 | 7.0 | New |
| | Green | Lisa Clague | 167 | 3.7 | New |
| | BNP | John Bankes | 67 | 1.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 836 | 18.3 | 18.2 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,575 | 47.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,558 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.1 | |

### Birkdale

Birkdale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Shaw* | 1,361 | 33.8 | 14.8 |
| | Conservative | Alastair McNair | 934 | 23.2 | 7.7 |
| | Labour | Frank Robinson | 830 | 20.6 | 12.4 |
| | UKIP | Terry Durrance | 520 | 12.9 | 0.6 |
| | Southport Party | Denise Roney | 324 | 8.0 | New |
| | BNP | Robert Smith | 56 | 1.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 427 | 10.6 | 7.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,025 | 40.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,870 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.6 | |

### Blundellsands

Blundellsands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Papworth* | 1,823 | 43.5 | 14.4 |
| | Labour | Ben Winstanley | 1,802 | 43.0 | 20.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Tonkiss | 281 | 6.7 | 13.3 |
| | Green | Laurence Rankin | 280 | 6.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 0.5 | 35.8 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,186 | 47.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,877 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 17.7 | |

### Cambridge

Cambridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Crabtree | 1,339 | 32.3 | 5.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lauren Keith | 1,323 | 31.9 | 15.1 |
| | Labour | Andy Dams | 737 | 17.8 | 13.0 |
| | Southport Party | Stuart Taylor | 475 | 11.4 | 0.6 |
| | UKIP | Allen Ferguson | 277 | 6.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,151 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,464 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 5.0 | |

### Church

Church :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Veronica Webster* | 2,413 | 72.9 | 25.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Barber | 506 | 15.3 | 1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Gill | 259 | 7.8 | 13.0 |
| | BNP | Andrew Leary | 130 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,907 | 57.6 | 30.5 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,308 | 37.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.6 | |

### Derby

Derby :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dave Robinson | 2,071 | 75.8 | 19.0 |
| | UKIP | John Rice | 404 | 14.8 | 13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Robertson | 107 | 3.9 | 6.6 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Parry | 95 | 3.5 | 1.3 |
| | English Democrat | Dean McGrane | 55 | 2.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,667 | 61.0 | 32.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,732 | 30.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,053 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 16.1 | |

### Duke's

Duke's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Pat Ball | 1,475 | 38.0 | 13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Dawson | 1,152 | 29.7 | 4.8 |
| | Labour | Catherine Cookson | 581 | 15.0 | 5.4 |
| | Southport Party | Harry Forster | 376 | 9.7 | 4.5 |
| | UKIP | John Lyon-Taylor | 296 | 7.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 323 | 8.3 | 18.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,880 | 39.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,913 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.1 | |

### Ford

Ford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Cluskey* | 2,281 | 80.4 | 17.6 |
| | UKIP | Philip Wordley | 205 | 7.2 | 1.9 |
| | Conservative | Jessaine Hounslea | 196 | 6.9 | 2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nicola Smith | 84 | 3.0 | 9.0 |
| | BNP | Jane Leary | 71 | 2.5 | 7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,076 | 73.2 | 22.4 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,837 | 32.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,876 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.9 | |

### Harington

Harington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gillian Cuthbertson* | 2,646 | 56.7 | 9.4 |
| | Labour | Ben Bentley | 1,519 | 32.5 | 16.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dru Haydon | 504 | 10.8 | 7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,127 | 24.1 | 24.1 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,669 | 48.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,710 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 13.0 | |

### Kew

Kew :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Booth* | 1,132 | 34.8 | 16.3 |
| | Labour | Richard Owens | 867 | 26.6 | 19.3 |
| | Conservative | Cath Regan | 777 | 23.9 | 0.7 |
| | UKIP | Mike Lewtas | 481 | 14.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 265 | 8.1 | 18.4 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,257 | 35.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,252 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 17.8 | |

### Linacre

Linacre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Fairclough* | 1,758 | 81.7 | 4.6 |
| | UKIP | Robin-Michael Thompson | 191 | 8.9 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Anderson | 110 | 5.1 | New |
| | Conservative | Thomas Moylan | 93 | 4.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,567 | 72.8 | 0.2 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,152 | 27.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 27.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,821 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 6.8 | |

### Litherland

Litherland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Tweed* | 2,132 | 84.7 | 14.6 |
| | Conservative | Helen Barber | 235 | 9.3 | 2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Lewis | 151 | 6.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,897 | 75.3 | 16.5 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,518 | 30.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,230 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.3 | |

### Manor

Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Diane Roberts | 2,324 | 53.7 | 22.2 |
| | Conservative | Martyn Barber* | 1,538 | 35.5 | 12.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Ludley | 468 | 10.8 | 9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 786 | 18.2 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,330 | 44.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,725 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 17.4 | |

### Meols

Meols :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Ashton | 1,211 | 30.5 | 22.6 |
| | Conservative | Chris Cross | 1,136 | 28.7 | 1.3 |
| | Labour | Maureen Stoker | 711 | 17.9 | 13.1 |
| | Southport Party | Margaret Brown | 628 | 15.8 | 3.6 |
| | UKIP | Patricia Shanks | 278 | 7.0 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 75 | 1.9 | 21.2 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,964 | 40.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,760 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 10.7 | |

### Molyneux

Molyneux :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marion Atkinson | 2,494 | 57.8 | 36.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jack Colbert | 1,004 | 23.3 | 32.7 |
| | Conservative | John Jarvis | 416 | 9.6 | 1.6 |
| | UKIP | Peter Harper | 404 | 9.4 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,490 | 34.5 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,318 | 43.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,940 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 34.5 | |

### Netherton and Orrell

Netherton and Orrell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Bradshaw | 2,206 | 74.7 | 11.9 |
| | UKIP | Pat Gaskell | 271 | 9.2 | 7.0 |
| | Conservative | Michael McGrady | 200 | 6.8 | New |
| | TUSC | Peter Glover | 181 | 6.1 | New |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Hill | 97 | 3.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,935 | 65.5 | 23.7 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,955 | 33.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,754 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.5 | |

### Norwood

Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marianne Welsh | 1,121 | 31.8 | 22.6 |
| | Labour | Mike Nolan | 931 | 26.4 | 16.3 |
| | Conservative | Graham Campbell | 629 | 17.9 | 0.7 |
| | Southport Party | Jim Ford | 570 | 16.2 | 6.1 |
| | UKIP | Gordon Ferguson | 269 | 7.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 190 | 5.4 | 30.4 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,520 | 35.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,063 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 19.5 | |

### Park

Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Robertson | 1,480 | 37.4 | 23.8 |
| | Labour | Kris Brown | 1,411 | 35.6 | 22.1 |
| | Conservative | Alex Orme | 867 | 21.9 | 2.2 |
| | Green | Roy Greason | 200 | 5.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 1.7 | 39.8 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,958 | 41.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,612 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 23.0 | |

### Ravenmeols

Ravenmeols :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Catie Page | 2,032 | 44.6 | 16.8 |
| | Conservative | Debi Jones | 1,974 | 43.3 | 12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Hough | 307 | 6.7 | 9.7 |
| | Green | Richard Willis | 241 | 5.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 58 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,554 | 48.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,378 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 14.7 | |

### St. Oswald

St. Oswald :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Dowd* | 2,405 | 89.1 | 9.7 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Barber | 200 | 7.4 | 13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Farrell | 94 | 3.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,205 | 81.7 | 22.9 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,699 | 31.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,465 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.5 | |

### Sudell

Sudell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patrick McKinley | 2,314 | 53.3 | 35.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Mainey* | 1,169 | 26.9 | 28.2 |
| | Conservative | Wendy Moore | 713 | 16.4 | 6.6 |
| | Green | Andrew Rossall | 143 | 3.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,145 | 26.4 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,339 | 43.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,932 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 32.0 | |

### Victoria

Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leslie Byrom | 2,258 | 49.5 | 13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Hough* | 1,442 | 31.6 | 9.8 |
| | Conservative | Sharon Hutchinson | 575 | 12.6 | 4.1 |
| | UKIP | Michael Kelly | 289 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 816 | 17.9 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,564 | 44.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,202 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 11.8 | |