Yew Tree (ward)
# Yew Tree (ward)

Coordinates: 53°25′44″N 2°52′16″W﻿ / ﻿53.429°N 2.871°W﻿ / 53.429; -2.871 Yew Tree is a Liverpool City Council Ward within the Liverpool West Derby Parliamentary constituency. It borders Knotty Ash and West Derby. It was formed for the 2004 Municipal elections comprising most of the pre-2004 Dovecot ward and small parts of the Croxteth, Broadgreen and Gillmoss wards. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 16,746.

## Councillors

The ward has returned six Councillors

| Term | Councillor | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 2004 - 2007 | Graham Hulme | Liberal Democrats |
| 2004 - 2008 | Robert Ousby | Liberal Democrats |
| 2004 - 2010 | Roger Johnston | Liberal Democrats |
| 2007–present | Barbara Murray | Labour |
| 2008–present | John Prince | Labour |
| 2010–present | Tony Concepcion | Labour |

## Election results

### Elections of the 2010s

United Kingdom local elections, 2019: Yew Tree :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Barbara Murray | 2,012 | 74.93% |
| | Green | Will Ward | 220 | 8.19% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Wilson | 158 | 5.88% |
| | Liberal | Sam Hawksford | 149 | 5.55% |
| | Conservative | Gillian Michelle Ferrigno | 146 | 5.44% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 32 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections: 3rd May 2018 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Tony Concepcion | 2,414 | 81.33% | 7.80 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Michelle Ferrigno | 244 | 8.22 | 1.76 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Elaine Wilson | 117 | 3.94% | 1.50 |
| | Liberal | Sam Hawksford | 100 | 3.37% | 0.93 |
| | Green | Will Ward | 93 | 3.13% | 1.53 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,170 | 73.11% | 6.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,975 | 25.18% | 1.52 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,816 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.24% | 1.31 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 3.02 | |

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections: 5th May 2016 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Philip Prince | 2,242 | 73.53% | 1.74 |
| | Conservative | Robert Leslie Albert Poynton | 197 | 6.46 | 0.96 |
| | TUSC | Charley Cosgrove | 171 | 5.61% | 3.92 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Newman | 166 | 5.44% | 1.53 |
| | Green | Will Ward | 142 | 4.66% | 1.33 |
| | Liberal | Sam Hawksford | 131 | 4.30% | 3.33 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,045 | 67.07% | 3.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,097 | 26.70% | 35.70 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,599 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 48 | 1.55% | 1.03 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.35 | |

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections: 7th May 2015 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Barbara Murray | 5,511 | 75.27% | 3.37 |
| | UKIP | Ian Joseph Hanmer | 683 | 9.33% | N/A |
| | Conservative | Patricia Anita Waddington | 403 | 5.50% | 1.74 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Hulme | 286 | 3.91% | N/A |
| | Green | Russ Thornton | 244 | 3.33% | 4.55 |
| | TUSC | Charley Cosgrove | 124 | 1.69% | N/A |
| | Liberal | Sam Hawksford | 71 | 0.97% | 5.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,828 | 65.94% | 4.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,360 | 62.72% | 34.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,734 | | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 38 | 0.52% | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | - | |

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections: 22nd May 2014 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Tony Concepcion | 2596 | 78.64% | +1.82% |
| | Green | Will Ward | 260 | 7.88% | +4.89% |
| | Conservative | Pat Waddington | 239 | 7.24% | +2.33% |
| | Liberal | Tracey Hawksford | 206 | 6.24% | +3.31% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,336 | 70.76% | +2.30% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3301 | 28.58% | -0.48% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | -1.54% | |

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Prince | 2489 | 76.82% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Allen | 271 | 8.36% |
| | Conservative | Patricia Waddington | 159 | 4.91% |
| | TUSC | Charlotte Cosgrove | 129 | 3.98% |
| | Green | William Ward | 97 | 2.99% |
| | Liberal | Sam Hawksford | 95 | 2.93% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2218 | 68.46% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3240 | 29.06% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

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

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Barbara Ann Murray | 2779 | 74.82% | +18.03% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Parr | 437 | 11.77% | -16.29% |
| | Conservative | Anna Senior | 239 | 6.44% | -0.62% |
| | Socialist Labour | Barbara Bryan | 109 | 2.93% | +0.87% |
| | Green | William Ward | 84 | 2.26% | +0.41% |
| | TUSC | Charlotte Cosgrove | 66 | 1.78% | n/a |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2342 | 63.06% | +34.34% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3714 | 33.21% | -22.95% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +26.18% | |

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2010: Yew Tree :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Tony Concepcion | 3618 | 56.79% | +7.37% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary John Airey | 1788 | 28.06% | -1.52% |
| | Conservative | Matthew Thomas Peter Taylor | 450 | 7.06% | -5.39% |
| | Liberal | Tracey Hawksford | 266 | 4.18% | +0.14% |
| | Socialist Labour | Barbara Bryan | 131 | 2.06% | n/a |
| | Green | William Ward | 118 | 1.85% | -2.66 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1830 | 28.72% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6371 | 56.16% | +31.35% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +4.45% | |

### Elections of the 2000s

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2008: Yew Tree :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | John Philip Prince | 1370 | 49.42% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary John Airey | 820 | 29.58% |
| | Conservative | June Hilda Brandwood | 345 | 12.45% |
| | Green | Peter Cranie | 125 | 4.51% |
| | Liberal | Tracey Hawksford | 112 | 4.04% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2772 | 24.81% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2007: Yew Tree :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Barbara Ann Murray | 1426 | 48.60% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Hulme | 1101 | 37.53% |
| | Conservative | June Hilda Brandwood | 160 | 5.45% |
| | Liberal | Sam Hawksford | 156 | 5.32% |
| | Green | Stephen Thomas Clatworthy | 91 | 3.10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2934 | 26.29% |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

Liverpool City Council Municipal Elections 2006: Yew Tree :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Johnston | 1089 | 42.42% |
| | Labour | Barbara Ann Murray | 1076 | 41.92% |
| | Conservative | Brian James Jones | 205 | 7.99% |
| | Liberal | Tracey Hawksford | 197 | 7.67% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2567 | 22.74% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

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: Yew Tree :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Ousby | 1636 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Hulme | 1582 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Johnston | 1469 | |
| | Labour | Peter Holden | 1160 | |
| | Labour | Barbara Murray | 1023 | |
| | Labour | John Prince | 1001 | |
| | Liberal | Kevin Buchanan | 311 | |
| | Conservative | Brian Jones | 242 | |
| | Liberal | Deborah Mayes | 213 | |
| | Liberal | Tracey Hawksford | 205 | |
| | Socialist Labour | Thomas McKay | 82 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3542 | 31.53% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | n/a |

* italics denotes the sitting Councillor • bold denotes the winning candidate
