Kensington and Fairfield (ward)
# Kensington and Fairfield (ward)

Coordinates: 53°24′47″N 2°58′16″W﻿ / ﻿53.413°N 2.971°W﻿ / 53.413; -2.971 Kensington & Fairfield is a Liverpool City Council Ward in the Liverpool Wavertree Parliamentary constituency. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 15,377. It contains the Kensington and Fairfield areas of Liverpool. It was formed for the 2004 municipal elections taking most of the former Kensington ward and small parts of the former Smithdown and Tuebrook wards.

## Councillors

The ward has returned seven councillors.

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | James Kendrick (LD) | Richard Marbrow (LD) | Frank Doran (LD) |
| 2006 | Louise Baldock (Lab) | Richard Marbrow (LD) | Frank Doran (LD) |
| 2007 | Louise Baldock (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Frank Doran (LD) |
| 2008 | Louise Baldock (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Liam Robinson (Lab) |
| 2010 | Louise Baldock (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Liam Robinson (Lab) |
| 2011 | Louise Baldock (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Liam Robinson (Lab) |
| 2012 | Louise Baldock (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Liam Robinson (Lab) |
| 2014 | Sue Heron (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Liam Robinson (Lab) |
| 2015 | Sue Heron (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Liam Robinson (Lab) |
| 2016 | Sue Heron (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Liam Robinson (Lab) |
| 2018 | Sue Walker (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Liam Robinson (Lab) |
| 2019 | Sue Heron (Lab) | Wendy Simon (Lab) | Liam Robinson (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

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2019: 2nd May 2019 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Wendy Simon | 1,484 | 69.54% | 6.54 |
| | UKIP | Thomas Paul Kangley | 161 | 7.54% | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pat Moloney | 160 | 7.50% | 2.77 |
| | Green | Rebecca Lawson | 139 | 6.51% | 1.19 |
| | Liberal | Damien Patrick Daly | 83 | 3.89% | 0.96 |
| | Conservative | Brian James Jones | 56 | 2.62% | 1.04 |
| | Independent | Joe Owens | 51 | 2.39% | 2.52 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,323 | 62.00% | 6.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,146 | 23.31% | 1.67 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,206 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.56% | 0.09 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2018: 3rd May 2018 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Sue Walker | 1,768 | 76.08% | 5.09 |
| | Green | Steve Faragher | 179 | 7.70% | 1.56 |
| | Independent | Joe Owens | 114 | 4.91% | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Barrow | 110 | 4.73% | 0.97 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Shuttleworth | 85 | 3.66% | 1.75 |
| | Liberal | Damien Patrick Daly | 68 | 2.93% | 0.37 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,589 | 68.37% | 7.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,335 | 24.98% | 3.61 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,347 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.47% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.76 | |

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2016: 5th May 2016 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Liam John Robinson | 1,745 | 70.99% | +1.7% |
| | UKIP | Thomas Paul Kangley | 260 | 10.58% | -0.61% |
| | Green | Steve Faragher | 151 | 6.14% | -2.48% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Barrow | 140 | 5.70% | +1.50% |
| | Liberal | Michele Leigh Williams | 81 | 3.30% | +1.81% |
| | Conservative | Pauline Shuttleworth | 47 | 1.91% | 5.48% |
| | TUSC | Priyanga Jeyanayagam | 34 | 1.38% | -0.25% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,485 | 60.41% | +2.31% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,673 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2480 | 28.59% | -28.20% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.16% | |

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2015: 7th May 2015 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Wendy Simon | 3,528 | 69.29% | 1.44% |
| | UKIP | Thomas Paul Kangley | 570 | 11.19% | -6.72% |
| | Green | Stephen Faragher | 570 | 8.62% | +3.03% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Barrow | 214 | 4.20% | +0.43% |
| | Conservative | Holly Nicole Boyd | 182 | 3.57% | +1.68% |
| | TUSC | Jimmy Tyson | 83 | 1.63% | +0.11% |
| | Liberal | Shelley Williams | 46 | 1.49% | +0.01% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,958 | 58.10% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,967 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,117 | 56.79% | +8.16% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.08% | |

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2014: 22nd May 2014 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Sue Heron | 1,834 | 67.85% | -10.01% |
| | UKIP | Michael John Lane | 484 | 17.91% | n/a |
| | Independent | Stephen Faragher | 151 | 5.59% | n/a |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Barrow | 102 | 3.77% | -1.98% |
| | Conservative | Ben Hachula | 51 | 1.89% | -0.48% |
| | TUSC | Dave Jones | 41 | 1.52% | -2.52% |
| | Liberal | Brenda Edwards | 40 | 1.48% | -3.34% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,350 | 49.94% | -22.17% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,703 | 30.41% | -0.18% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2012: 3rd May 2012 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Liam Robinson | 2,099 | 77.86% | +1.56% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebekah Elizabeth Lindeman | 155 | 5.75% | -0.28% |
| | Green | Esther Ruth Cosslett | 139 | 5.16% | +1.46% |
| | Liberal | Karen Louise Williams | 130 | 4.82% | -0.18% |
| | TUSC | Neville Jones | 109 | 4.04% | n/a |
| | Conservative | Lucy Jane McKinstry | 64 | 2.37% | -0.54% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,944 | 72.11% | +1.87% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,696 | 30.59% | -2.77% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +0.92% | |

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2011: 5th May 2011 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Wendy Ann Simon | 2228 | 76.30% | +14.25% |
| | UKIP | Frank Dunne | 177 | 6.06% | n/a |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin White | 176 | 6.03% | -22.98% |
| | Liberal | John James Joseph McNulty | 146 | 5.00% | +2.75% |
| | Green | Esther Ruth Cosslett | 108 | 3.70% | -0.07% |
| | Conservative | Andy Carpenter | 85 | 2.91% | -0.01% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2051 | 70.24% | +37.21% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2920 | 33.36% | -20.10% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 18.62% | |

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2010: Kensington and Fairfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Louise Baldock | 2949 | 62.05% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis Joseph Doran | 1379 | 29.01% |
| | Green | Michael Ryan | 179 | 3.77% |
| | Conservative | Ann Nugent | 139 | 2.92% |
| | Liberal | Shelley Harrison | 107 | 2.25% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1570 | 33.03% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4753 | 53.46% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections of the 2000s

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2008: Kensington and Fairfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Liam John Robinson | 1411 | 47.88% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis Joseph Doran | 1214 | 41.19 |
| | Green | Janet Louise Bunn | 144 | 4.89% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Stuart Barber | 93 | 3.16% |
| | Liberal | Karen Williams | 85 | 2.88% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2947 | 31.22% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2007: Kensington and Fairfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Wendy Simon | 1289 | 45.68% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Marbrow | 1237 | 43.83% |
| | BNP | Jane Greenhalgh | 128 | 4.54% |
| | Green | Paula Ann Rice | 106 | 3.76% |
| | Conservative | John Astley Watson | 62 | 2.20% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2822 | 30.19% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2006: Kensington and Fairfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Louise Baldock | 1127 | 45.04% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jimmy Kenrick | 955 | 38.17% |
| | Liberal | Elizabeth Susan Pascoe | 180 | 7.19% |
| | Green | Paula Ann Rice | 152 | 6.08% |
| | Conservative | Francis Dunne | 88 | 3.52% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2502 | 24.16% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

After the boundary change of 2004 the whole of Liverpool City Council faced election. Three Councillors were returned.

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2004: Kensington and Fairfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frank Doran | 1528 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Marbrow | 1346 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Kendrick | 1321 | |
| | Labour | Michael Fox | 1155 | |
| | Labour | James Noakes | 1082 | |
| | Labour | Francis Steer | 1022 | |
| | Socialist Labour | Michael Lane | 257 | |
| | Liberal | Karen Williams | 217 | |
| | Liberal | Damien Daly | 192 | |
| | Liberal | James Richardson | 177 | |
| | Conservative | Francis Dunne | 117 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3177 | 29.61% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | n/a |

* italics - Denotes the sitting Councillor. • bold - Denotes the winning candidate.
