# Norwood (ward)

Norwood is an area and Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward in the Southport Parliamentary constituency that covers the localities of Blowick and Highpark in the town of Southport.

## Councillors

| Term | Councillor | Party |
| 2018–Present | Mhairi Doyle | Labour |
| 2019–Present | Greg Steven Myers | Labour |
| 2019–Present | Carran Janet Waterfield | Labour |
Councillors Bill Welsh and Marianne Welsh both left the Liberal Democrats in July 2017. Later that year in September, they both rejoined Sefton Council representing Labour for Norwood ward. In 2019, neither Bill Welsh or Marianne Welsh contested that year's local election. Steven Myers and Carran Janet Waterfield, both Labour candidates, were elected, albeit with a much-reduced majority. A previous councillor for the ward is Ronnie Fearn, the former Liberal Democrat MP for Southport.

## Election results

Councillors are elected every four years. The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton elects a third of there councillors each election therefore there is an election every year apart from the fourth year.

### Elections of the 2020s

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2024: Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dave Neary | 1487 | 51 | 8.0 |
| | Conservative | Margaret E Middleton | 461 | 17 | 1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Delves | 433 | 16 | 3.0 |
| | Green | David McIntosh | 306 | 11 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2687 | 26.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.0 | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2023: Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Greg Myers | 1754 | 59 | 3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jo Barton | 551 | 19 | 4.0 |
| | Conservative | Pamela (Pam) Teesdale | 465 | 16 | 6.0 |
| | Green | David McIntosh | 188 | 6 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2958 | 29 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.0 | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2022: Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mhairi Doyle | 1734 | 56 | 12.0 |
| | Conservative | Pam Teesdale | 672 | 22 | 6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Brian Williams | 452 | 15 | 7.0 |
| | Green | David McIntosh | 244 | 8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.0 | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2021: Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carran Janet Waterfield | 1326 | 44 | |
| | Conservative | Pam Teesdale | 848 | 28 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Peter Fleming West | 629 | 21 | |
| | Green | David McIntosh | 228 | 8 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Note: The May 2020 election was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was rescheduled in May 2021

### Elections of the 2010s

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2019: Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Greg Steven Myers | 1239 | 20% | |
| | Labour | Carran Janet Waterfield | 1233 | 20% | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Blake | 928 | 15% | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Ian Newman | 831 | 13% | |
| | Conservative | Michael James Shaw | 460 | 7% | |
| | UKIP | Peter Noel Gregson | 416 | 7% | |
| | UKIP | Gordon Ferguson | 413 | 7% | |
| | Green | David McIntosh | 342 | 6% | 3.0 |
| | Conservative | Sinclair Thomas | 333 | 5% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 311 | 5% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 402 | 7% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6195 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2018: Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mhairi Doyle | 1,779 | 49% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Blake | 1,122 | 31% |
| | Conservative | Michael Shaw | 506 | 14% |
| | Green | David McIntosh | 122 | 3% |
| | UKIP | Peter Gregson | 81 | 2% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 657 | 18% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3610 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2016: Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Welsh | 1210 | 43% |
| | Labour | Lesley Delves | 698 | 25% |
| | UKIP | Peter Noel Gregson | 417 | 15% |
| | Conservative | Poppy Elise Jones | 326 | 12% |
| | Green | David McIntosh | 146 | 5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2797 | 29% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2015: Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marianne Welsh | 1971 | 32% |
| | Labour | Stephen Jowett | 1459 | 24% |
| | UKIP | Jeffrey Hughes | 1303 | 21% |
| | Conservative | Anthony White | 1024 | 17% |
| | Green | David McIntosh | 400 | 6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6157 | 62% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2014: Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Lewis | 1085 | 33% |
| | UKIP | Jen Davies | 739 | 23% |
| | Labour | Lesley Delves | 604 | 19% |
| | Conservative | Graham Campbell | 629 | 18% |
| | Independent | Jacqueline Barlow | 308 | 10% |
| | Green | Neville Grundy | 176 | 5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3240 | 33% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2012: Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronnie Fearn | 1215 | 39% |
| | Labour | Lesley Delves | 820 | 27% |
| | Independent | Jacqueline Anne Barlow | 555 | 18% |
| | Conservative | Graham Campbell | 343 | 11% |
| | Green | Neville David Grundy | 147 | 5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3240 | 33% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2011: Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marianne Welsh | 1121 | 32% |
| | Labour | Michael Nolan | 931 | 26% |
| | Conservative | Graham Campbell | 629 | 18% |
| | Independent | Dr Jim Ford | 570 | 16% |
| | UKIP | Gordon Allan Ferguson | 269 | 8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3520 | 35% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2010: Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Sumner | 3425 | 56% |
| | Conservative | Tony Crabtree | 1236 | 20% |
| | Labour | Michael Nolan | 731 | 12% |
| | UKIP | Gordon Allan Ferguson | 302 | 5% |
| | BNP | Jenny Atherton | 204 | 3% |
| | Independent | Denise Roney | 175 | 3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6073 | 60% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |