Croxteth (ward)
# Croxteth (ward)

Croxteth is a Liverpool City Council Ward in the Liverpool West Derby Parliamentary constituency. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 14,561. The ward boundary was changed in 2004 when the number of councillors was reduced. The pre 2004 Croxteth ward was essentially West Derby village, whereas the post 2004 ward was based on the Croxteth 'Council' estate and the Croxteth Country Park estate.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillor | Councillor | Councillor |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2004 | Nadia Stewart (Lab) | Alan Fearehough (Lab) | Rose Bailey (Lab) |
| 2006 | Nadia Stewart (Lab) | Alan Fearehough (Lab) | Rose Bailey (Lab) |
| 2007 | Nadia Stewart (Lab) | Phil Moffatt (LD) | Rose Bailey (Lab) |
| 2008 | Nadia Stewart (LD) | Phil Moffatt (LD) | Rose Bailey (Lab) |
| 2010 | Peter Mitchell (Lab) | Phil Moffatt (LD) | Rose Bailey (Lab) |
| 2010 | Peter Mitchell (Lab) | Steph Till (Lab) | Martin Cummins (Lab) |
| 2011 | Peter Mitchell (Lab) | Steph Till (Lab) | Martin Cummins (Lab) |
| 2012 | Peter Mitchell (Lab) | Steph Till (Lab) | Martin Cummins (Lab) |
| 2014 | Peter Mitchell (Lab) | Steph Till (Lab) | Martin Cummins (Ind) |
| 2015 | Peter Mitchell (Lab) | Joann Kushner (Lab) | Martin Cummins (Ind) |
| 2016 | Peter Mitchell (Lab) | Joann Kushner (Lab) | Anthony Lavelle (Lab) |
| 2018 | Peter Mitchell (Lab) | Joann Kushner (Lab) | Anthony Lavelle (Lab) |
| 2019 | Peter Mitchell (Lab) | Joann Kushner (Lab) | Anthony Lavelle (Lab) |

indicates seat up for re-election after boundary changes.

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indicates change in affiliation.

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 | Joann Kushner | 1,670 | 73.12% | 9.76 |
| | Green | Rachael Joanne Blackman-Stretton | 215 | 9.41% | 5.54 |
| | Conservative | Alice Margaret Day | 146 | 6.39% | 0.33 |
| | Liberal | Ray Catesby | 128 | 5.60% | 2.63 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Barrow | 125 | 5.47% | 5.47 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,455 | 63.70% | 12.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,318 | 22.01% | 2.30 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,532 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 34 | 1.47% | 1.12 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -7.65 | |

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Peter Mitchell | 2,120 | 82.88% | 9.02 |
| | Conservative | Alice Margaret Day | 172 | 6.72% | 3.78 |
| | Green | Martin Trevor Randall | 99 | 3.87% | 0.59 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Pendril Bentall | 91 | 3.56% | 0.91 |
| | Liberal | Raymond Frank Catesby | 76 | 2.97% | 0.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,948 | 76.15% | 12.01 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,567 | 24.31% | 2.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,558 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.35% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 2.62 | |

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Anthony Lavelle | 1,984 | 73.86% | +1.21% |
| | UKIP | John David Sisson | 261 | 9.72% | -0.33% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Hulme | 120 | 4.47% | -0.90% |
| | Liberal | John James McBridge | 102 | 3.80% | 2.15% |
| | Green | Yasmin Gasimova | 88 | 3.28% | -0.39% |
| | Conservative | Denise Mary Nuttall | 79 | 2.94% | -1.59% |
| | TUSC | Rebecca Elizabeth McCourt | 52 | 1.94% | -0.15% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,723 | 64.14% | +1.54% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10287 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,722 | 26.46% | -36.38% |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | n/a | |

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Joann Kushner | 4,765 | 72.65% | +6.32% |
| | UKIP | Mark Andrew Leavesley | 659 | 10.05% | -11.92% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Twigger | 352 | 5.37% | n/a |
| | Conservative | Beryl Pinnington | 297 | 4.53% | +0.59% |
| | Green | Lewis Coyne | 241 | 3.67% | -0.79% |
| | TUSC | Mary Ann Wheeler | 137 | 2.09% | n/a |
| | Liberal | John James McBridge | 108 | 1.65% | -1.65% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,106 | 62.60% | -18.24% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,588 | 62.84% | +35.57% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.12% | |

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Peter Mitchell | 1,887 | 66.33% | +0.74% |
| | UKIP | Mark Leavesley | 625 | 21.97% | n/a |
| | Green | Don Ross | 127 | 4.46% | +2.30% |
| | Conservative | Giselle Henrietta McDonald | 112 | 3.94% | +1.56% |
| | Liberal | John James McBridge | 94 | 3.30% | +1.46% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,262 | 44.36% | -6.47% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2845 | 27.27% | +0.32% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Martin Cummins | 1,822 | 65.59% | -2.97% |
| | Socialist Labour | Kai Andersen | 410 | 14.76% | +9.79% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Coughlin | 283 | 10.19% | -7.10% |
| | English Democrat | Lee Alan Walton | 86 | 3.10% | n/a% |
| | Conservative | Brenda Coppell | 66 | 2.38% | -1.55% |
| | Green | Don Ross | 60 | 2.16% | +0.37% |
| | Liberal | John James McBride | 51 | 1.84% | -0.23% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,412 | 50.83% | -0.44% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,778 | 26.95% | -3.44% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -6.38% | |

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Stephanie Till | 2181 | 68.56% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Anthony Coughlin | 550 | 17.29% |
| | Socialist Labour | Kai Andersen | 158 | 4.97% |
| | Conservative | Brenda Coppell | 125 | 3.93% |
| | Liberal | John James McBride | 66 | 2.07% |
| | Green | Donald Ross | 57 | 1.79% |
| | BNP | Peter Tierney | 44 | 1.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1631 | 51.27% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3181 | 30.39% |

Following the death of Cllr Rose Bailey and the resignation of Cllr Phil Moffat a dual by-election was held on 18 November 2010. Two candidates were returned:

Croxteth By-Election 18 November 2010 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Martin Cummins | 1447 | 31.85% |
| | Labour | Stephanie Till | 1424 | 31.34% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Coughlin | 611 | 13.45% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Marner | 479 | 10.54% |
| | Socialist Labour | Kai Andersen | 135 | 2.97% |
| | BNP | Peter Tierney | 117 | 2.58% |
| | Socialist Labour | Barbara Bryan | 70 | 1.54% |
| | Green | Eleanor Pontin | 63 | 1.39% |
| | UKIP | Tony Hammond | 50 | 1.10% |
| | English Democrat | Paul Rimmer | 35 | 0.77% |
| | English Democrat | Steven McEllenborough | 33 | 0.73% |
| | Conservative | Norman Coppell | 31 | 0.68% |
| | Conservative | Brenda Coppell | 29 | 0.64% |
| | UKIP | Michael Lane | 19 | 0.42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4543 | 21.42% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2010: Croxteth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Peter Mitchell | 3307 | 57.10% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Coughlin | 1711 | 29.54% |
| | Conservative | Grace Charlotte Tyldsley | 271 | 4.68% |
| | Socialist Labour | Kai Andersen | 244 | 4.21% |
| | Liberal | Michael Morgan | 181 | 3.13% |
| | Green | Don Ross | 78 | 1.35% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5792 | 54.62% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Elections of the 2000s

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2008: Croxteth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Rose Bailey | 1810 | 51.71% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Geoghegan | 1245 | 35.57% |
| | Independent | Ken Stewart | 171 | 4.89% |
| | BNP | George Muse | 109 | 3.11% |
| | Conservative | Diane Joyce Westwell | 88 | 2.51% |
| | Green | Don Ross | 77 | 2.20% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3500 | 33.35% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2007: Croxteth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Moffatt | 1246 | 45.61% |
| | Labour | Jim Noakes | 1236 | 45.24% |
| | Green | Anne Graham | 121 | 4.43% |
| | Conservative | Diane Joyce Westwell | 90 | 3.29% |
| | Liberal | Susan O'Brien | 39 | 1.43% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2732 | 26.36% |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2006: Croxteth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Nadia Stewart | 1804 | 61.49% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Moloney | 902 | 30.74% |
| | Green | Anne Graham | 151 | 5.15% |
| | Liberal | Mary Jane Canning | 77 | 2.62% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2934 | 27.78% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | 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: Croxteth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Rosemary Bailey | 1749 | |
| | Labour | Alan Fearehough | 1426 | |
| | Labour | Nadia Stewart | 1379 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pamela Clein | 1350 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Moloney | 1326 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Gaskell | 1248 | |
| | Liverpool Labour | Anthony Jennings | 324 | |
| | Liverpool Labour | John Jones | 315 | |
| | Liverpool Labour | Henry Bennett | 303 | |
| | Conservative | Audrey Bowness | 170 | |
| | Green | Anne Graham | 165 | |
| | Liberal | Beryl Ackers | 127 | |
| | Liberal | Francis Porter | 91 | |
| | Socialist Labour | Violet Shaw | 90 | |
| | Liberal | Jean Worrall | 82 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3791 | 35.67% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | n/a |

* italics – Denotes sitting Councillor.
* bold – Denotes the winning candidate
