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.[1]

Councillors

Term Councillor[2] 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.[3]

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 2022: Norwood [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mhairi Doyle 1734 56 Increase12.0
Conservative Pam Teesdale 672 22 Decrease6.0
Liberal Democrats Stuart Brian Williams 452 15 Decrease7.0
Green David McIntosh 244 8
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2021: Norwood[citation needed]
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 Increase2.0
Turnout
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[4]
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% Increase3.0
Conservative Sinclair Thomas 333 5%
Majority 311 5%
Majority 402 7%
Turnout 6195
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2018: Norwood[citation needed]
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 657 18%
Turnout 3610
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2016: Norwood[citation needed]
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
Turnout 2797 29%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2015: Norwood[5]
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
Turnout 6157 62%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2014: Norwood[6]
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
Turnout 3240 33%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2012: Norwood[7]
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
Turnout 3240 33%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2011: Norwood[8]
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
Turnout 3520 35%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Municipal Elections 2010: Norwood[9]
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
Turnout 6073 60%
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Ward Profiles". Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Your Councillors". Archived from the original on 15 May 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Norwood Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  4. ^ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=145&RPID=12252143
  5. ^ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=145&RPID=12252143
  6. ^ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=117&RPID=9709794
  7. ^ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=85&RPID=12252127
  8. ^ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=45&RPID=3097363
  9. ^ http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=17&RPID=1471536


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